Hick


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Tired of going hungry while her parents get drunk and fight, thirteen-year-old Luli, who has just discovered the power of her sexuality, leaves Palmyra, Nebraska, for Las Vegas, Nevada, to find a "sugar daddy, " and soon meets two grifters who use her while teaching her how to get by.




The Hick Arrives


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Midwesterners are like you only completely different. Join Rufus "Junior" Hickman, Jr. in this hilarious human travelogue as he takes you on a journey to see how the middle half lives. In "The Hick Arrives: A Guide to Midwestern Living," Rufus gives you an inside look at life in the Midwest, with a focus on Nebraska, to find out what makes his people tick. Over the course of 20 chapters, you'll discover more than you really wanted to know about guns, talking pigs, death, booze, ditchweed, sex, pet ownership, tornadoes, the Homestead Act, football, law enforcement, why everyone else sucks, immigration, cow love, child abuse, the Lewis & Clark expedition, guns (did we mention guns?), being poor, lust, the banking industry, non-medical marijuana, the Devil & God and much, much more. Thanks to Rufus' Hicktionary, you'll also learn new meanings to more than 100 words and find out what people are really telling you when they say you have Midwestern good looks. Get ready for a wild ride. Don't buckle up and you'll fit in just fine.




The Hick Cop


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Sheriff Mat Scott admitted to himself he was just a Hick Cop, but sometimes a hicktown lawman picks out some clues that the city cops overlook . . . and gets his man for murder!




The Hick Arrives at the Tea Party


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The Profit, Ben Franklin, Momma Grizzly: Oh my!Tea Party fever is sweeping the nation, making Congressional candidates out of average Joes and spreading resentment between the people and the government that serves them. Wherever there's resentment and bitterness, there's Rufus.Join Rufus "Junior" Hickman, Jr., on the campaign trail as he trades in his grass smoking for grassroots barnstorming in the comedic political romp "The Hick Arrives at the Tea Party."Recruited to run as a Tea Party candidate for his uncanny ability to say incomprehensible things in plain English, Rufus hits the gravel to convince the folks of Nebraska's 3rd District that he's the right outlaw to serve their needs which may or may not include the preservation of personal liberty and the legalization of marijuana. But trouble lurks outside the 3rd's unguarded borders: a tearful endorsement from the coattail rider The Profit is threatening to sabotage Rufus' bandwagoning. Will truth prevail? Nope.




The hick


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Even though he does not know how to read or write, the heir of an enormous fortune makes us think and better understand life, keeping us confident in the great kindness and cleverness of God.




Eleanor and Hick


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A warm, intimate account of the love between Eleanor Roosevelt and reporter Lorena Hickok—a relationship that, over more than three decades, transformed both women's lives and empowered them to play significant roles in one of the most tumultuous periods in American history In 1932, as her husband assumed the presidency, Eleanor Roosevelt entered the claustrophobic, duty-bound existence of the First Lady with dread. By that time, she had put her deep disappointment in her marriage behind her and developed an independent life—now threatened by the public role she would be forced to play. A lifeline came to her in the form of a feisty campaign reporter for the Associated Press: Lorena Hickok. Over the next thirty years, until Eleanor’s death, the two women carried on an extraordinary relationship: They were, at different points, lovers, confidantes, professional advisors, and caring friends. They couldn't have been more different. Eleanor had been raised in one of the nation’s most powerful political families and was introduced to society as a debutante before marrying her distant cousin, Franklin. Hick, as she was known, had grown up poor in rural South Dakota and worked as a servant girl after she escaped an abusive home, eventually becoming one of the most respected reporters at the AP. Her admiration drew the buttoned-up Eleanor out of her shell, and the two quickly fell in love. For the next thirteen years, Hick had her own room at the White House, next door to the First Lady. These fiercely compassionate women inspired each other to right the wrongs of the turbulent era in which they lived. During the Depression, Hick reported from the nation’s poorest areas for the WPA, and Eleanor used these reports to lobby her husband for New Deal programs. Hick encouraged Eleanor to turn their frequent letters into her popular and long-lasting syndicated column "My Day," and to befriend the female journalists who became her champions. When Eleanor’s tenure as First Lady ended with FDR's death, Hick pushed her to continue to use her popularity for good—advice Eleanor took by leading the UN’s postwar Human Rights Commission. At every turn, the bond these women shared was grounded in their determination to better their troubled world. Deeply researched and told with great warmth, Eleanor and Hick is a vivid portrait of love and a revealing look at how an unlikely romance influenced some of the most consequential years in American history.




Death and Eternal Life


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In this cross-cultural, interdisciplinary study, John Hick draws upon major world religions, as well as biology, psychology, parapsychology, anthropology, and philosophy, to explore the mystery of death. He argues that scientific and philosophical objections to the idea of survival after death can be challenged, and he claims that human inadequacy in facing suffering supports the basic religious argument for immortality.




Hick Flicks


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While the pimps and players of blaxploitation movies dominated inner-city theaters, good old boys with muscle under their hoods and moonshine in their trunks roared onto drive-in screens throughout rural America. The popularity of these "hick flicks" grew throughout the '70s, and they attained mass acceptance with the 1977 release of Smokey and the Bandit. It marked the heyday of these regional favorites, but within a few short years, changing economic realities within the movie business and the collapse of the drive-in market would effectively spell the end of the so-called hixploitation genre. This comprehensive study of the hixploitation genre is the first of its kind. Chapters are divided into three major topics. Part One deals with "good ol' boys," from redneck sheriffs, to moonshiners, to honky-tonk heroes and beyond. Part Two explores road movies, featuring back-road racers, truckers and everything in between. Part Three, "In the Woods," covers movies about all manner of beasts--some of them human--populating the swamps and woodlands of rural America. Film stills are included, and an afterword examines both the decline and metamorphosis of the genre. A filmography, bibliography and index accompany the text.




The Worship Pastor


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Modern worship leaders are restless. They have inherited a model of leadership that equates leading worship with being a rock star. But leading worship is more than a performance, it's about shaping souls and making disciples. Every worship leader is really a pastor. The Worship Pastor is a practical and biblical introduction to this essential pastoral role. Filled with engaging, illustrative stories it is organized to address questions of theory and practice, striving to balance conversational accessibility with informed instruction. Part One presents a series of evocative "vignettes"--intriguing and descriptive titles and metaphors of who a Worship Pastor is and what he or she does. It shows the Worship Pastor as Church-Lover, Disciple Maker, Corporate Mystic, and Doxological Philosopher. Part Two covers specific roles related to ministry within the worship service itself--the Worship Pastor as Theological Dietician, Caregiver, Mortician, Emotional Shepherd, War General, Prophetic Guardian, Missional Historian, and Liturgical Architect. Part Three looks at ministry beyond the worship service--the Worship Pastor as Visionary Teacher, Evangelist, Artist Chaplain, and Team Leader. While some worship leaders are eager to embrace their pastoral role, many are lost and confused or lack the resources of time or money to figure out what this role looks like. Pastor Zac Hicks gives us a clear guide to leading worship, one that takes the pastoral call seriously.




God Has Many Names


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Analyzes the attitudes of Christians toward other religions and examines how the major religions of the world establish a relationship with God




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