Bøger af Richard B Christie

Synopsis: The story of Diego is a fictional story that describes the day-to-day life of a small family living in the second half of the seventeenth century in the city of Saint Augustine, Florida. The Oldest continuously occupied city in America.Autobiography: Once he retired from the business world, a love for the reenactment of early American history just seemed to be a normal result. Of course, in Florida, the early Spanish period was what he would be involved with. He joined several groups in nearby Saint Augustine, the oldest continuously occupied city in North America.Working as a volunteer reenactor, he found himself demonstrating and describing many of the historical actions and daily procedures of the 16th, through the 19th centuries, to the many visitors who came to see the town.

Synopsis: On a Saturday morning near Djibouti, some unknown terrorists attacked an American Navy Fuel Tanker as it passed by in the narrow part of the Red Sea. They fired upon it but were soon defeated by the Navy's superior return fire. Because it was a Navy ship that was attacked, there was a strong possibility that it would be seen as an act of war. But when the NSIU was assigned to investigate, and they are a U.S. Navy unit, there would be a very detailed investigation.The thoughts were that some country was trying to cause an embarrassment to the United States and had been responsible. However, one of the NSIU investigators thought it might have been political within one of the American parties.The investigation was difficult because there had been a growing divide in the newly expanded United States Fuel Supply Chain between many American politicians and news broadcasters and several foreign governments trying to regain their previous dominance over the world's supply values.By finding how the terrorists were found, who had directed them, and the resulting actions, the questions grew in many directions. If another country directed it, it could be a very dang20erous situation, but if it was an American who had arranged it, there could be severe consequences. Either way, it was a dangerous situation. The ideas, thoughts, and actions of the various members of the NSIU staff, both personal and professional, were very active and, although different, never in the way of any investigation.Autobiography: Richard B. Christie, for more than fifty years, had a career where he owned and operated a company that commissioned, validated, and certified commercial and industrial environmental systems, including clean rooms for hospitals and pharmaceutical manufacturers. Both domestic and international, it included many years of traveling and working abroad. When at home, he spent many winters and weekends volunteering as an active Certified member of the National Ski Patrol.Now retired, Christie and his wife Lee reside in Ormond Beach, Florida, with their two little dogs.