Author: Quinn Dalton
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451604378
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
Years after running away from America and the mysteries surrounding her mother's death, Merle Winslow winds up editing trash novels at X Publishing in West London and shacked up with a drug-addled diplomat's son. Shaky and defeated, she heads home to Florence, Ohio, with no money and no idea of what to do next. Meanwhile, Merle discovers that her brother Olin, rich and successful from marketing Marilyn Monroe meat thermometers, is poised to embark on a dubious performance art career, and that her stodgy father might be falling in love after years of living alone. As Merle looks for clues about her mother's life she uncovers disturbing new truths about her own romantic failings. She suspects she's never really escaped her old life; she's simply dragged it along with her, "like an outfit that was ill-fitting and too revealing, but impossible to get rid of." But with the help of her tough-talking grandmother, free-spirited brother, and a pilot who nurses a failing plane, Merle finally begins to face her family's checkered past and her own uncertain future. In vivid cinematic prose, High Strung balances humor on the rough edge of loss, regret, and wounded family love. Merle is an unforgettable creation in an exhilarating debut novel from a young writer to watch.
High Strung
Author: Quinn Dalton
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451604378
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
Years after running away from America and the mysteries surrounding her mother's death, Merle Winslow winds up editing trash novels at X Publishing in West London and shacked up with a drug-addled diplomat's son. Shaky and defeated, she heads home to Florence, Ohio, with no money and no idea of what to do next. Meanwhile, Merle discovers that her brother Olin, rich and successful from marketing Marilyn Monroe meat thermometers, is poised to embark on a dubious performance art career, and that her stodgy father might be falling in love after years of living alone. As Merle looks for clues about her mother's life she uncovers disturbing new truths about her own romantic failings. She suspects she's never really escaped her old life; she's simply dragged it along with her, "like an outfit that was ill-fitting and too revealing, but impossible to get rid of." But with the help of her tough-talking grandmother, free-spirited brother, and a pilot who nurses a failing plane, Merle finally begins to face her family's checkered past and her own uncertain future. In vivid cinematic prose, High Strung balances humor on the rough edge of loss, regret, and wounded family love. Merle is an unforgettable creation in an exhilarating debut novel from a young writer to watch.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451604378
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
Years after running away from America and the mysteries surrounding her mother's death, Merle Winslow winds up editing trash novels at X Publishing in West London and shacked up with a drug-addled diplomat's son. Shaky and defeated, she heads home to Florence, Ohio, with no money and no idea of what to do next. Meanwhile, Merle discovers that her brother Olin, rich and successful from marketing Marilyn Monroe meat thermometers, is poised to embark on a dubious performance art career, and that her stodgy father might be falling in love after years of living alone. As Merle looks for clues about her mother's life she uncovers disturbing new truths about her own romantic failings. She suspects she's never really escaped her old life; she's simply dragged it along with her, "like an outfit that was ill-fitting and too revealing, but impossible to get rid of." But with the help of her tough-talking grandmother, free-spirited brother, and a pilot who nurses a failing plane, Merle finally begins to face her family's checkered past and her own uncertain future. In vivid cinematic prose, High Strung balances humor on the rough edge of loss, regret, and wounded family love. Merle is an unforgettable creation in an exhilarating debut novel from a young writer to watch.
High Strung
Author: T Gephart
Publisher: T Gephart
ISBN: 9780992518813
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Ashlyn Murphy was not living the dream. Twenty-seven years old, college educated, up to her eyeballs in debt and yet she'd been relegated to pouring beers at a local bar. She desperately needed an out and was willing to do anything to get back into the corporate world. Well, almost anything. Dan Evans, Rock Star was NOT one of those things. In fact she despised him. Apparently he didn't get the memo. Dan Evans, bass player of international rock band Power Station had it all. He was rich, travelled the world, played to millions of adoring fans and had no shortage of beautiful women willing to share his bed. He didn't need a moody redheaded knockout with a superiority complex complicating his life. Or did he? When two people who couldn't be more opposite cross paths, it's bound to be explosive; sometimes all you can do is sit back and enjoy the show. Book one of the Power Station series.
Publisher: T Gephart
ISBN: 9780992518813
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Ashlyn Murphy was not living the dream. Twenty-seven years old, college educated, up to her eyeballs in debt and yet she'd been relegated to pouring beers at a local bar. She desperately needed an out and was willing to do anything to get back into the corporate world. Well, almost anything. Dan Evans, Rock Star was NOT one of those things. In fact she despised him. Apparently he didn't get the memo. Dan Evans, bass player of international rock band Power Station had it all. He was rich, travelled the world, played to millions of adoring fans and had no shortage of beautiful women willing to share his bed. He didn't need a moody redheaded knockout with a superiority complex complicating his life. Or did he? When two people who couldn't be more opposite cross paths, it's bound to be explosive; sometimes all you can do is sit back and enjoy the show. Book one of the Power Station series.
Confessions of a High Strung Woman
Author: Abbi Walker
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781736551103
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
This is the fiercely honest story of a feisty woman who grew tired of trying to make herself more likeable, the hard fought wisdom learned from discovering how to take care of such a high octane personality, the life changing practices of healthy limits & boundaries, the magic of harnessing the superpowers of big emotions, and the unbelievable joy and FREEDOM that finally comes as a result of finally owning and celebrating powerful high strung personalities. ? Self Care-? Learning how to care well for a such a strung personality can change your life. learning to master your high powered engine.Boundaries-? take back your "no", find your sacred ground- where you operate at peace & in power, & finally let go of what is not yours to carry.Emotions-? the profound shift from fearing your big feelings to embracing them, harnessing them to do incredible things. finding your anchors when the waves of your emotions crash.This is about going from pain to power, from panicked self- improvement to rest and self care, and the unstoppable power of a woman who says NO to the wrong things, and HELL YEAH to the right things!!!
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781736551103
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
This is the fiercely honest story of a feisty woman who grew tired of trying to make herself more likeable, the hard fought wisdom learned from discovering how to take care of such a high octane personality, the life changing practices of healthy limits & boundaries, the magic of harnessing the superpowers of big emotions, and the unbelievable joy and FREEDOM that finally comes as a result of finally owning and celebrating powerful high strung personalities. ? Self Care-? Learning how to care well for a such a strung personality can change your life. learning to master your high powered engine.Boundaries-? take back your "no", find your sacred ground- where you operate at peace & in power, & finally let go of what is not yours to carry.Emotions-? the profound shift from fearing your big feelings to embracing them, harnessing them to do incredible things. finding your anchors when the waves of your emotions crash.This is about going from pain to power, from panicked self- improvement to rest and self care, and the unstoppable power of a woman who says NO to the wrong things, and HELL YEAH to the right things!!!
The Highstrung Koto
Author: Deon de Jongh
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595303358
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595303358
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
Instant Analysis
Author: David J. Lieberman
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312194666
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Have you ever wondered... Why am I so eaily discouraged? Why do I procrasinate? Why do I stare at myself in the mirror? Why do I keep people waiting? Why do I eat when I am not hungry? Why do I secretly hope other people will fail? Why do I feel alone even when I'm around other people? Why am I constantly misplacing my keys and other things? Why do I enjoy hearing the secrets and confessions of others? Why will I do a favor for someone I don't even like? Why am I so superstitious? Why do I have trouble asking for help? If any of these behavior, habit, and thoughts are keeping you from having the life you want, then you need to know that help has finally arrived in David J Lieberman's Instant Analysis.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312194666
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Have you ever wondered... Why am I so eaily discouraged? Why do I procrasinate? Why do I stare at myself in the mirror? Why do I keep people waiting? Why do I eat when I am not hungry? Why do I secretly hope other people will fail? Why do I feel alone even when I'm around other people? Why am I constantly misplacing my keys and other things? Why do I enjoy hearing the secrets and confessions of others? Why will I do a favor for someone I don't even like? Why am I so superstitious? Why do I have trouble asking for help? If any of these behavior, habit, and thoughts are keeping you from having the life you want, then you need to know that help has finally arrived in David J Lieberman's Instant Analysis.
Strung Out
Author: Erin Khar
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1488056323
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
“This is a story she needed to tell; and the rest of the country needs to listen.” — New York Times Book Review “This vital memoir will change how we look at the opioid crisis and how the media talks about it. A deeply moving and emotional read, STRUNG OUT challenges our preconceived ideas of what addiction looks like.” —Stephanie Land, New York Times bestselling author of Maid In this deeply personal and illuminating memoir about her fifteen-year struggle with heroin, Khar sheds profound light on the opioid crisis and gives a voice to the over two million people in America currently battling with this addiction. Growing up in LA, Erin Khar hid behind a picture-perfect childhood filled with excellent grades, a popular group of friends and horseback riding. After first experimenting with her grandmother’s expired painkillers, Khar started using heroin when she was thirteen. The drug allowed her to escape from pressures to be perfect and suppress all the heavy feelings she couldn’t understand. This fiercely honest memoir explores how heroin shaped every aspect of her life for the next fifteen years and details the various lies she told herself, and others, about her drug use. With enormous heart and wisdom, she shows how the shame and stigma surrounding addiction, which fuels denial and deceit, is so often what keeps addicts from getting help. There is no one path to recovery, and for Khar, it was in motherhood that she found the inner strength and self-forgiveness to quit heroin and fight for her life. Strung Out is a life-affirming story of resilience while also a gripping investigation into the psychology of addiction and why people turn to opioids in the first place.
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1488056323
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
“This is a story she needed to tell; and the rest of the country needs to listen.” — New York Times Book Review “This vital memoir will change how we look at the opioid crisis and how the media talks about it. A deeply moving and emotional read, STRUNG OUT challenges our preconceived ideas of what addiction looks like.” —Stephanie Land, New York Times bestselling author of Maid In this deeply personal and illuminating memoir about her fifteen-year struggle with heroin, Khar sheds profound light on the opioid crisis and gives a voice to the over two million people in America currently battling with this addiction. Growing up in LA, Erin Khar hid behind a picture-perfect childhood filled with excellent grades, a popular group of friends and horseback riding. After first experimenting with her grandmother’s expired painkillers, Khar started using heroin when she was thirteen. The drug allowed her to escape from pressures to be perfect and suppress all the heavy feelings she couldn’t understand. This fiercely honest memoir explores how heroin shaped every aspect of her life for the next fifteen years and details the various lies she told herself, and others, about her drug use. With enormous heart and wisdom, she shows how the shame and stigma surrounding addiction, which fuels denial and deceit, is so often what keeps addicts from getting help. There is no one path to recovery, and for Khar, it was in motherhood that she found the inner strength and self-forgiveness to quit heroin and fight for her life. Strung Out is a life-affirming story of resilience while also a gripping investigation into the psychology of addiction and why people turn to opioids in the first place.
The Synonym Finder
Author: Jerome Irving Rodale
Publisher: Rodale
ISBN: 9780878572366
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 1376
Book Description
Contains more than one million alphabetically-arranged synonyms grouped in related clusters.
Publisher: Rodale
ISBN: 9780878572366
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 1376
Book Description
Contains more than one million alphabetically-arranged synonyms grouped in related clusters.
Declassified
Author: Arianna Warsaw-Fan Rauch
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593331478
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
The best masterclass in classical music you never knew you needed. Arianna Warsaw-Fan Rauch’s life-long fascination with classical music has taken her through Juilliard and into the shiny world of symphony halls and international concert tours. She’s loved classical music her whole life. But she’s also hated classical music her whole life. After all, if you can like Beyoncé without liking Bieber, you can certainly like Brahms without liking Bach—especially since they were born 148 years apart and the thing we call “classical music” is really just centuries of compositions shoved into one hodge-podge of a genre. In Declassified, Warsaw-Fan Rauch blows through the cobwebs of elitism and exclusion and invites everyone to love and hate this music as much as she does. She offers a backstage tour of the industry and equips you for every listening scenario, covering: the 7 main compositional periods (even the soul-crushingly depressing Medieval period), a breakdown of the instruments and their associated personality types (apologies to violists and conductors), what it’s like to be a musician at the highest level (it’s hard), how to steal a Stradivarius (and make no money in the process), and when to clap during a live performance (also: when not to). Declassified cheekily demystifies the world of High Art while making the case that classical music matters, perhaps now more than ever.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593331478
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
The best masterclass in classical music you never knew you needed. Arianna Warsaw-Fan Rauch’s life-long fascination with classical music has taken her through Juilliard and into the shiny world of symphony halls and international concert tours. She’s loved classical music her whole life. But she’s also hated classical music her whole life. After all, if you can like Beyoncé without liking Bieber, you can certainly like Brahms without liking Bach—especially since they were born 148 years apart and the thing we call “classical music” is really just centuries of compositions shoved into one hodge-podge of a genre. In Declassified, Warsaw-Fan Rauch blows through the cobwebs of elitism and exclusion and invites everyone to love and hate this music as much as she does. She offers a backstage tour of the industry and equips you for every listening scenario, covering: the 7 main compositional periods (even the soul-crushingly depressing Medieval period), a breakdown of the instruments and their associated personality types (apologies to violists and conductors), what it’s like to be a musician at the highest level (it’s hard), how to steal a Stradivarius (and make no money in the process), and when to clap during a live performance (also: when not to). Declassified cheekily demystifies the world of High Art while making the case that classical music matters, perhaps now more than ever.
Dictionary of Americanisms, Briticisms, Canadianisms and Australianisms
Author: V.S. Matyushenkov
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 145003246X
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 580
Book Description
The Dictionary Of Americanisms, Canadianisms, Briticisms and Australianisms is a complete, modern, and comprehensive dictionary featuring a large word list of more than 20000 entries. The purpose of this book is to provide a generous sampling of words and expressions of the various spheres of life in the USA, Great Britain, Australia and Canada during the last centuries. The dictionary also features a collection of slang and colloquial expressions in these four countries in the twentieth century. It has a clear, easy-to-use format and is ideal for students, schools, libraries, tourists and anyone who is interested in varieties of English spoken in major English-speaking countries.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 145003246X
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 580
Book Description
The Dictionary Of Americanisms, Canadianisms, Briticisms and Australianisms is a complete, modern, and comprehensive dictionary featuring a large word list of more than 20000 entries. The purpose of this book is to provide a generous sampling of words and expressions of the various spheres of life in the USA, Great Britain, Australia and Canada during the last centuries. The dictionary also features a collection of slang and colloquial expressions in these four countries in the twentieth century. It has a clear, easy-to-use format and is ideal for students, schools, libraries, tourists and anyone who is interested in varieties of English spoken in major English-speaking countries.