Author: Michael Chugg
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1466825863
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 201
Book Description
Michael Chugg was only fifteen years old when he began managing and promoting music in his hometown of Launceston, Tasmania. That was in 1962. Fast forward to the present, and "Chuggi", as he is affectionately known, has been a pioneer in bringing the newest, biggest and baddest musical acts to Australia. These include The Police, Frank Sinatra, Liza Minelli and Sammy Davis Jr., Fleetwood Mac, R.E.M., Bon Jovi, Guns N Roses, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Kiss, Pearl Jam, and many more. Chuggi has developed a reputation as a hard-arse, often walking on stage to shout down the crowd or pull the talent into line. He also never minces words – writing in shocking detail about what goes on behind closed doors when big international acts come to town. This honest, open and blunt expose of the underbelly of Australian music events is both hilarious and fascinating.
Hey, You in the Black T-Shirt
Author: Michael Chugg
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1466825863
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 201
Book Description
Michael Chugg was only fifteen years old when he began managing and promoting music in his hometown of Launceston, Tasmania. That was in 1962. Fast forward to the present, and "Chuggi", as he is affectionately known, has been a pioneer in bringing the newest, biggest and baddest musical acts to Australia. These include The Police, Frank Sinatra, Liza Minelli and Sammy Davis Jr., Fleetwood Mac, R.E.M., Bon Jovi, Guns N Roses, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Kiss, Pearl Jam, and many more. Chuggi has developed a reputation as a hard-arse, often walking on stage to shout down the crowd or pull the talent into line. He also never minces words – writing in shocking detail about what goes on behind closed doors when big international acts come to town. This honest, open and blunt expose of the underbelly of Australian music events is both hilarious and fascinating.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1466825863
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 201
Book Description
Michael Chugg was only fifteen years old when he began managing and promoting music in his hometown of Launceston, Tasmania. That was in 1962. Fast forward to the present, and "Chuggi", as he is affectionately known, has been a pioneer in bringing the newest, biggest and baddest musical acts to Australia. These include The Police, Frank Sinatra, Liza Minelli and Sammy Davis Jr., Fleetwood Mac, R.E.M., Bon Jovi, Guns N Roses, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Kiss, Pearl Jam, and many more. Chuggi has developed a reputation as a hard-arse, often walking on stage to shout down the crowd or pull the talent into line. He also never minces words – writing in shocking detail about what goes on behind closed doors when big international acts come to town. This honest, open and blunt expose of the underbelly of Australian music events is both hilarious and fascinating.
So You Want to Talk About Race
Author: Ijeoma Oluo
Publisher: Seal Press
ISBN: 1541619226
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
In this #1 New York Times bestseller, Ijeoma Oluo offers a revelatory examination of race in America Protests against racial injustice and white supremacy have galvanized millions around the world. The stakes for transformative conversations about race could not be higher. Still, the task ahead seems daunting, and it’s hard to know where to start. How do you tell your boss her jokes are racist? Why did your sister-in-law hang up on you when you had questions about police reform? How do you explain white privilege to your white, privileged friend? In So You Want to Talk About Race, Ijeoma Oluo guides readers of all races through subjects ranging from police brutality and cultural appropriation to the model minority myth in an attempt to make the seemingly impossible possible: honest conversations about race, and about how racism infects every aspect of American life. "Simply put: Ijeoma Oluo is a necessary voice and intellectual for these times, and any time, truth be told." ―Phoebe Robinson, New York Times bestselling author of You Can't Touch My Hair
Publisher: Seal Press
ISBN: 1541619226
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
In this #1 New York Times bestseller, Ijeoma Oluo offers a revelatory examination of race in America Protests against racial injustice and white supremacy have galvanized millions around the world. The stakes for transformative conversations about race could not be higher. Still, the task ahead seems daunting, and it’s hard to know where to start. How do you tell your boss her jokes are racist? Why did your sister-in-law hang up on you when you had questions about police reform? How do you explain white privilege to your white, privileged friend? In So You Want to Talk About Race, Ijeoma Oluo guides readers of all races through subjects ranging from police brutality and cultural appropriation to the model minority myth in an attempt to make the seemingly impossible possible: honest conversations about race, and about how racism infects every aspect of American life. "Simply put: Ijeoma Oluo is a necessary voice and intellectual for these times, and any time, truth be told." ―Phoebe Robinson, New York Times bestselling author of You Can't Touch My Hair
Crazy, Mixed-Up World
Author: Kevin Zdrill
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1491732458
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
Right or wrong, a series of fragile relationships collides through chance, coincidence, or fate. Twelve years ago, Kirk made an innocent but terrible mistake. As he faces down another night of tormented dreams, he struggles to shake the scars he still bears. After sixty years as man and wife, Ira and Betsy's love is as vibrant as it was the day their eyes made contact across a dusty country parking lot. Now, disease and willful destruction tear away at everything they've built together. Just sixteen, Megan is at war with the world and especially her mother, who flounders in a failing campaign to keep her daughter from making the same mistakes she did at that age. Robin, a career-driven woman with an unwavering, take-no-prisoners attitude despite the ultimate sacrifice she made as a woman finds her husband Rick, who has opted to coast (and flirt) through his own career, frustrating at best. Wes and Trish were once high school sweethearts and now have a teenager of their own. They cherish their daughter, but that's not enough to keep them from growing apart. And now, the fate of their family hangs on the success of one big score. By eighteen, Jo-Ann was alone and pregnant. Twelve years later, she's about to discover the reward for a good deed doesn't come without loss. This novel reveals the intersection of the lives of a group of very different people, illuminating the shocking ramifications of life, love, and loss in a crazy, mixed-up world.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1491732458
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
Right or wrong, a series of fragile relationships collides through chance, coincidence, or fate. Twelve years ago, Kirk made an innocent but terrible mistake. As he faces down another night of tormented dreams, he struggles to shake the scars he still bears. After sixty years as man and wife, Ira and Betsy's love is as vibrant as it was the day their eyes made contact across a dusty country parking lot. Now, disease and willful destruction tear away at everything they've built together. Just sixteen, Megan is at war with the world and especially her mother, who flounders in a failing campaign to keep her daughter from making the same mistakes she did at that age. Robin, a career-driven woman with an unwavering, take-no-prisoners attitude despite the ultimate sacrifice she made as a woman finds her husband Rick, who has opted to coast (and flirt) through his own career, frustrating at best. Wes and Trish were once high school sweethearts and now have a teenager of their own. They cherish their daughter, but that's not enough to keep them from growing apart. And now, the fate of their family hangs on the success of one big score. By eighteen, Jo-Ann was alone and pregnant. Twelve years later, she's about to discover the reward for a good deed doesn't come without loss. This novel reveals the intersection of the lives of a group of very different people, illuminating the shocking ramifications of life, love, and loss in a crazy, mixed-up world.
Claiming You
Author: Tina Martin
Publisher: Tina Martin Publications
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 97
Book Description
A Standalone Novella At 39, Remington (Remy) Lennox married Emory McNeil. They’ve been friends for two years – married for one of those years. He told her the marriage was strictly for business reasons and that they'd keep it between themselves while remaining friends. That the rest of the Lennox family doesn't have to know. What he doesn’t tell Emory is, he’s deeply in love with her. She thinks they’re only friends, but he worships the ground she walks on. Still, he keeps his feelings at bay, that is until he feels like his younger brother, Giovanni is moving in on his territory. Now, Remington knows he must CLAIM his woman and let her know his true feelings. Keeping their "arrangement" a secret is no longer an option. * * * The Lennox Series are all standalone novellas with the exception of Caught in the Storm with a Lennox which is the prequel to Claiming You. Book 0 - Caught in the Storm With a Lennox (A Short Story Prequel to Claiming You) Book 1 - Claiming You – Remington Lennox and Emory McNeil Book 2 - Making You My Business – Giovanni Lennox and Joelle Bannon Book 3 - Wishing That I Was Yours – Jessalyn Lennox and Spencer Wakefield Book 4 - Before You Say I Do – Kenton Lennox and Lauren Chandler
Publisher: Tina Martin Publications
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 97
Book Description
A Standalone Novella At 39, Remington (Remy) Lennox married Emory McNeil. They’ve been friends for two years – married for one of those years. He told her the marriage was strictly for business reasons and that they'd keep it between themselves while remaining friends. That the rest of the Lennox family doesn't have to know. What he doesn’t tell Emory is, he’s deeply in love with her. She thinks they’re only friends, but he worships the ground she walks on. Still, he keeps his feelings at bay, that is until he feels like his younger brother, Giovanni is moving in on his territory. Now, Remington knows he must CLAIM his woman and let her know his true feelings. Keeping their "arrangement" a secret is no longer an option. * * * The Lennox Series are all standalone novellas with the exception of Caught in the Storm with a Lennox which is the prequel to Claiming You. Book 0 - Caught in the Storm With a Lennox (A Short Story Prequel to Claiming You) Book 1 - Claiming You – Remington Lennox and Emory McNeil Book 2 - Making You My Business – Giovanni Lennox and Joelle Bannon Book 3 - Wishing That I Was Yours – Jessalyn Lennox and Spencer Wakefield Book 4 - Before You Say I Do – Kenton Lennox and Lauren Chandler
Those Were the Days
Author: Gary Diehl
Publisher: Nelson Publishing&Marketing
ISBN: 193391615X
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Glen's story captures the very essence of life in the 1950s, at that pivotal time in every boy's childhood when comic books, tree houses, and ballgames give way to chemistry sets, young love, and earning money. Gary Diehl's vivid descriptions of post-war suburban Detroit will have you basking in the mark memories of your own adolescence.
Publisher: Nelson Publishing&Marketing
ISBN: 193391615X
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Glen's story captures the very essence of life in the 1950s, at that pivotal time in every boy's childhood when comic books, tree houses, and ballgames give way to chemistry sets, young love, and earning money. Gary Diehl's vivid descriptions of post-war suburban Detroit will have you basking in the mark memories of your own adolescence.
Shifting Time
Author: Kelly Bennett Seiler
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 159309650X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
"A thirty-something woman wakes up one day to discover her long-lost love has come back to life"--Page 4 of cover.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 159309650X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
"A thirty-something woman wakes up one day to discover her long-lost love has come back to life"--Page 4 of cover.
The Story Between Us
Author: Darlene Deluca
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press Inc
ISBN: 1509232583
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 351
Book Description
Her agent warned her not to get attached to a fan. But children's book author Kristen Hanover is about to break the rules. Kristen meets a young boy who is a victim of a tragic accident and is drawn into the heartbreaking situation. Six years ago, Reed Armstrong never imagined he'd actually become guardian of his sister's boy. Now he is, and most days he's not sure he's up to the task. When he and Dylan meet Kristen, Reed downplays his nephew's crush on the author. But as their lives become unexpectedly intertwined, he finds himself captivated as well. Trouble is, she sells stories for a living. Does she truly care about Dylan…and Reed, or is she using them for her own career advancement?
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press Inc
ISBN: 1509232583
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 351
Book Description
Her agent warned her not to get attached to a fan. But children's book author Kristen Hanover is about to break the rules. Kristen meets a young boy who is a victim of a tragic accident and is drawn into the heartbreaking situation. Six years ago, Reed Armstrong never imagined he'd actually become guardian of his sister's boy. Now he is, and most days he's not sure he's up to the task. When he and Dylan meet Kristen, Reed downplays his nephew's crush on the author. But as their lives become unexpectedly intertwined, he finds himself captivated as well. Trouble is, she sells stories for a living. Does she truly care about Dylan…and Reed, or is she using them for her own career advancement?
Cicatrix
Author: Avilay Mathur
Publisher: Partridge Publishing
ISBN: 1482838966
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 221
Book Description
Moonset Horizon is well known for the biggest view of the moon in the world. It's more than a picturesque city for it has curled up many ancient secrets up its sleeve and only comes alive during nightfall. He entered this world, unknowingly but soon became one with this new being within himself. From being a recluse to being a strong, determined and the most popular young'un of the school, he soon achieved all his aspirations but one. She was the foremost reason of his arrival in this ravenous town and an inspiration to his life, will he give her up? Or fight the law of the supernatural forces? Can he get her back... the love of his life in exchange for that lasting scar - the Cicatrix?
Publisher: Partridge Publishing
ISBN: 1482838966
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 221
Book Description
Moonset Horizon is well known for the biggest view of the moon in the world. It's more than a picturesque city for it has curled up many ancient secrets up its sleeve and only comes alive during nightfall. He entered this world, unknowingly but soon became one with this new being within himself. From being a recluse to being a strong, determined and the most popular young'un of the school, he soon achieved all his aspirations but one. She was the foremost reason of his arrival in this ravenous town and an inspiration to his life, will he give her up? Or fight the law of the supernatural forces? Can he get her back... the love of his life in exchange for that lasting scar - the Cicatrix?
What Mattered Most
Author: Jerry Brooks Speight
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1496955714
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 674
Book Description
Brandon is the only child of Shelly and Rick Seger, a prosperous couple coping with an abundance of material possessions, a troubled marriage, conflicting career goals, and contrasting parenting philosophies. Lee Kyle lives with his older sister and single-parent mother Louise Kyle, who struggles to provide lifes basics for her family. The two boys meet when Louise moves her family into Brandons Owensboro, Kentucky, neighborhood. Although coming from vastly different backgrounds, the two boys are instantly drawn together, finding balance, comfort, and support in a friendship that sustains them in the present and the future. What Mattered Most is an adult fiction novel inviting the reader to experience, and hopefully identify with the unique and rare relationship of these two young men and their interactions with family, friends, and lovers. The story presents a parallel evolution of their lives as they adapt to parental influences, high school experiences, owning high-performance cars, acquiring girlfriends, discovering sexuality, and learning the effects of their choices on their future. The poetry and music of each era is carefully woven into the story to support and enhance the unfolding events and life experiences of the characters.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1496955714
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 674
Book Description
Brandon is the only child of Shelly and Rick Seger, a prosperous couple coping with an abundance of material possessions, a troubled marriage, conflicting career goals, and contrasting parenting philosophies. Lee Kyle lives with his older sister and single-parent mother Louise Kyle, who struggles to provide lifes basics for her family. The two boys meet when Louise moves her family into Brandons Owensboro, Kentucky, neighborhood. Although coming from vastly different backgrounds, the two boys are instantly drawn together, finding balance, comfort, and support in a friendship that sustains them in the present and the future. What Mattered Most is an adult fiction novel inviting the reader to experience, and hopefully identify with the unique and rare relationship of these two young men and their interactions with family, friends, and lovers. The story presents a parallel evolution of their lives as they adapt to parental influences, high school experiences, owning high-performance cars, acquiring girlfriends, discovering sexuality, and learning the effects of their choices on their future. The poetry and music of each era is carefully woven into the story to support and enhance the unfolding events and life experiences of the characters.
Hey Black Child
Author: Useni Eugene Perkins
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0316360325
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 41
Book Description
Six-time Coretta Scott King Award winner and four-time Caldecott Honor recipient Bryan Collier brings this classic, inspirational poem to life, written by poet Useni Eugene Perkins. Hey black child, Do you know who you are? Who really are?Do you know you can be What you want to be If you try to be What you can be? This lyrical, empowering poem celebrates black children and seeks to inspire all young people to dream big and achieve their goals.
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0316360325
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 41
Book Description
Six-time Coretta Scott King Award winner and four-time Caldecott Honor recipient Bryan Collier brings this classic, inspirational poem to life, written by poet Useni Eugene Perkins. Hey black child, Do you know who you are? Who really are?Do you know you can be What you want to be If you try to be What you can be? This lyrical, empowering poem celebrates black children and seeks to inspire all young people to dream big and achieve their goals.