Bøger af Robert Curtis

It wasn't rockets or artillery that came through the skies one week during the war. It was the horrific force of nature that suddenly put both sides in awe. Sometimes wars are suspended and fighting stops for a while. A holiday that both sides recognize might do it, as happened in the Christmas truce during World War I. Weather might do it, too, a

Some of Billy Grays stories are funny, some sad but all come to the moral conclusion that good ( God) is triumphant over evil. Some stories are taken from his courtroom experiences in a somber setting but with a comical twist. Others you will see inside of a penitentiary as never before seen and still others, men called of God to their profession whether it be preaching or coaching.

Just as Nature unfurls each season of each year, so Life unfolds seasons of each lifetime. Each season of Nature and Life presents its own joys and challenges, primarily depending on one's perspective. Over 45 years of writing compose this compilation of personal though fictional stories, poems, song lyrics, and essays from the author's pen, as well as inspirational quotes from others. Journey from early childhood into late-life through chapters Spring, Summer, Autumn, Summer, Seasons Future, and Seasons Forever. Since Seasons go on and on again and again, and Life goes on and on over and over generation after generation, consider--is THIS all there is to Life? One of the book's two shortest poems reads: "Fear not for the future / Nor regret the past / Each day is a lifetime / Live it like your last." But it's your choice.

About the BookThis book was written by Robert Curtis and Steve Eggleston with the goal in mind to highlight some dilemmas Christians go through in life. With keeping trust in God and doing what is right, things turn out for the better."Do you give the horse his strength, And endow his neck with splendor?Do you make the steed to quiver While his thunderous snorting spreads Terror?He jubilantly paws the plain And rushes in his might against the Weapons.He laughs at fear and cannot be deterred; He turns not back from the sword.Around him rattles the quiver, Flashes the spear and the javelin.Frenzied and trembling he devours the Ground; He holds not back at the sound of the Trumpet, But at each blast he cries, "Aha!"Even from afar he scents the battle, The roar of the chiefs and the shouting."

Robert "Bobby Rack" Rachaborski desperately needs a break. He's living back in his dysfunctional home after college in a rough part of Boston, working a series of dead-end jobs, and trying to find time to write-his only solace in an unforgiving world. And then, it comes: he gains acceptance at the prestigious Yale School of Drama for playwriting, and his life is forever changed, though not in the ways he ever expected. Bobby struggles to find his place-and writing voice-in an unfamiliar world of privilege and promise. He finds love and comfort in the arms of an acting student, Sally, and together they navigate with sometimes genuine bravado, sometimes screaming alcohol-fueled faux-courage, the harsh criticism and toxic envy that is part and parcel of the theater world."Bob Curtis was a fine writer with a fascinating story to tell. Do yourself a favor and read this book. You won't be disappointed." -Mark SaFranko, author of Hating Olivia, The Suicide and Nowhere Near Hollywood "Nothing comes easy for Bobby Rack. From the hardscrabble streets of 1980's Boston to the hallowed halls of the Yale School of Drama the deck seems stacked against him. But Bobby never loses his faith in the power of the written word or the dignity of the working class. Searingly honest and brutally funny, Bob Curtis writes about the places where we hurt." -Seth Kanor, author of Indian Leap"I once knew a poet who lived before his time..." Jimmy Buffett claims in a brilliant song. I feel the same about Bob Curtis. He wasn't just a writer, he truly lived writing. Everything fed his creative genius. Yes, I said genius. Love or hate the content, there's no denying his unbelievable talent. His voice draws you in like a siren. His craft keeps you there. Bob's writing cracks open humanity, and looks at all the bloody, messy parts inside. I miss my friend Bob, but I believe his writing makes him immortal." -Michael F.X. Daley, Television Writer, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, ReaperClinical Associate Professor at Loyola Marymount University

A reference book for lay Dominicans and anyone else interested in learning about the Order of Preachers.