La vaste expérience de Dennis Smith en tant que pompier de la ville de New York offre une perspective puissante et authentique à travers laquelle il examine la vie des intervenants d'urgence. Il témoigne d'un profond respect pour leur professionnalisme inébranlable et leur volonté de servir sans égoïsme, capturant la réalité brute de leur travail quotidien. Son écriture offre aux lecteurs un aperçu intime du dévouement et du courage qui se manifestent en première ligne face aux crises. Le travail de Smith met constamment en évidence la bravoure et le sacrifice inhérents à ces professions vitales, célébrant l'engagement de ceux qui consacrent leur vie à aider les autres.
Exploring the theme of obedience to God, this book reflects on the author's 40 years of Christian experience and the lessons learned from life's challenges. The narrative emphasizes that true success stems from aligning with divine will, highlighting the consequences of disobedience, which lead to repeated failures. Through personal insights, the author shares the transformative power of faith and the importance of following God's guidance for a fulfilling life.
A former New York City firefighter, Smith details the 1906 earthquake and fire in San Francisco and reveals little known details through the stories of those who lived through the terrible days.
Santo Fico is an isolated Tuscan village set next to the sea and high on the mountain cliffs. Reachable only by a winding, dangerous road, it is a village few people visit and many want to leave. One day a British tourist bus, lost and out of petrol, turns up - and Santo Fico is never the same again... Father Elio feels the drought, the lack of money and tourists, the theft of the church's great treasure - a magnificent stone fresco - and the villagers' apathy, are his fault. He loses all hope and thinks his only chance to bring back good fortune is to fast. Leo is probably the only person who can save his life - when the lost bus arrived, he saw his chance to make himself some money, resurrected an old legend about the 'miracle' of Santo Fico (St Francis and the fig tree) and makes 200,000 lira. He, and his friends Topo and Marta (owner of the inn and mother of beautiful 9-year-old blind Nina), try various 'miracles' to get Father Elio gain back his spirit to lead the village through the rest of its life...
The tragic events of September 11, 2001, forever altered the American landscape, both figuratively and literally. Immediately after the jets struck the twin towers of the World Trade Center, Dennis Smith, a former firefighter, reported to Manhattan's Ladder Co. 16 to volunteer in the rescue efforts. In the weeks that followed, Smith was present on the front lines, attending to the wounded, sifting through the wreckage, and mourning with New York's devastated fire and police departments. This is Smith's vivid account of the rescue efforts by the fire and police departments and emergency medical teams as they rushed to face a disaster that would claim thousands of lives. Smith takes readers inside the minds and lives of the rescuers at Ground Zero as he shares stories about these heroic individuals and the effect their loss had on their families and their companies. "It is," says Smith, "the real and living history of the worst day in America since Pearl Harbor." Written with drama and urgency, Report from Ground Zero honors the men and women who—in America's darkest hours—redefined our understanding of courage.
A moving memoir of growing up Irish Catholic & poor in New York City. Told in the first person, this lyrical remembrance is a powerful odyssey of one young man coming of age in a confusing & sometimes hostile world.
