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Author: CeCé Telfer Publisher: Grand Central Publishing ISBN: 1538756269 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 279
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By turns harrowing and hopeful, MAKE IT COUNT is the inspiring story of the first openly transgender woman to win a NCAA title, following her traditional upbringing in Jamaica, her fight to become a US citizen, and her efforts to achieve her Olympic dreams. CeCé Telfer is a warrior. The first openly transgender woman to win an NCAA championship, she has contended with transphobia on and off the track since childhood. Now, she stands at the crossroads of a national and international conversation about equity in sports, forced to advocate for her personhood and rights at every turn. After spending years training for the 2024 Olympics, Telfer has been sidelined and silenced more times than she can count. But she's never been good at taking no for an answer. MAKE IT COUNT is Telfer's raw and inspiring story. From coming of age in Jamaica, where she grew up hearing a constant barrage of slurs, to beginning her new life in Toronto and then New Hampshire, where she realized what running could offer her, to living in the backseat of her car while searching for a coach, to Mexico, where she trained for the US Trials, this book follows the arc of Telfer's Olympic dream. This is the story of running on what feels like the edge of a knife, of what it means to compete when you're not just an athlete but treated like a walking controversy. But it's also the story of resilience and athleticism, of a runner who found a clarity in her sport that otherwise eluded her—a sense of being simply alive on this earth, a human moving through space. Finally, herself.
Author: CeCé Telfer Publisher: Grand Central Publishing ISBN: 1538756269 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 279
Book Description
By turns harrowing and hopeful, MAKE IT COUNT is the inspiring story of the first openly transgender woman to win a NCAA title, following her traditional upbringing in Jamaica, her fight to become a US citizen, and her efforts to achieve her Olympic dreams. CeCé Telfer is a warrior. The first openly transgender woman to win an NCAA championship, she has contended with transphobia on and off the track since childhood. Now, she stands at the crossroads of a national and international conversation about equity in sports, forced to advocate for her personhood and rights at every turn. After spending years training for the 2024 Olympics, Telfer has been sidelined and silenced more times than she can count. But she's never been good at taking no for an answer. MAKE IT COUNT is Telfer's raw and inspiring story. From coming of age in Jamaica, where she grew up hearing a constant barrage of slurs, to beginning her new life in Toronto and then New Hampshire, where she realized what running could offer her, to living in the backseat of her car while searching for a coach, to Mexico, where she trained for the US Trials, this book follows the arc of Telfer's Olympic dream. This is the story of running on what feels like the edge of a knife, of what it means to compete when you're not just an athlete but treated like a walking controversy. But it's also the story of resilience and athleticism, of a runner who found a clarity in her sport that otherwise eluded her—a sense of being simply alive on this earth, a human moving through space. Finally, herself.
Author: Suzan Zeder Publisher: Dramatic Publishing ISBN: 9780871298850 Category : Drama Languages : en Pages : 52
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"Lillian Boedecker Barron is 84 years old, vibrant, funny, wise, and recently deceased! During her lifetime, Lillian shared a special, long-distance bond with her granddaughter, Kelly, and suffered an estrangement from her son Windsor, a Colonel in the Air Force, as he moved his family from base to base all over the world. After her death, Lillian discovers that she cannot "move on" until the rifts are somehow mended. Windsor and Kelly come from overseas to settle Lillian's affairs and are aghast to discover that the walls of her house have been painted with wild, sometimes humorous, sometimes horrific murals and drawings. As they unravel secrets of the paintings, the two make astonishing discoveries about themselves and a special relationship between Lillian and a neighborhood child"--Publisher.
Author: Olivia Stephens Publisher: E-Book Publishing World Inc. ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 128
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Brutal is book 2 of the Iron Dragons MC trilogy. Book 3, Ravenous, is available everywhere now! IN HIS BED, OBEDIENCE ISN’T AN OPTION; IT’S MANDATORY. KRISTINA I know men like him: they don't date, they don't believe in love, and they take what they want when they want it. Tonight, Keith Lee wants me. One look at those hungry eyes and I know what’s on his mind. He’s already made his decision to make me his plaything. I should've known better than to jump in the devil's bed. But I can't get his words out of my head: "You're MINE." KEITH Wise guys don't fall in love. Not in this business. I made that mistake once and almost paid the ultimate price for it. I never expected Kristina to re-open all the old wounds. One stupid moment. One single night. That's all it took. But once won't be enough, and there's a war coming--with her caught up in the middle of it all. I'll keep her safe. Keep her alive. But then I'm making her MINE.
Author: Debra Salonen Publisher: Tule Publishing ISBN: 1952560241 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 169
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She’s the first woman to tempt him to lower his carefully constructed walls... Aspiring screenwriter Jade McCall looks at every temp job as inspiration for her next screenplay. Her latest boss, nicknamed the “Realtor to the Stars,” is sit-com gold: handsome, rich, charismatic and intensely brooding. But it’s his intelligence, dry humor and thoughtfulness that reels her in deeper than she’s ever been. Mega-successful real estate broker Zachary Masters revels in his prestigious reputation—and why not? He wrote his own story, and hides the truth of his past behind the glamorous facade of his success. Jade intrigues him from the start, and soon he’s tempted to take their agreed upon fling to the next level. But then Jade’s career takes off, sending her home to Montana. He thinks he’s lost her for good, but the consequences of their brief affair create an unexpected second act. Zach never thought he’d have a shot at a real family until Jade returns with a secret of her own.
Author: Brian Calhoun Publisher: Studio Fun International ISBN: 0794444520 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 32
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A story about following your dreams from Brian Calhoun, creator of the popular Chickapig Board Game. The chickapig farm was all that he knew, With its crops and fields, and cows that poo’d And birds, and bees, and horses and goats. Why was he dreaming of castles and moats? Little Joe Chickapig wants to be just like his adventurous grandpa. But how did the old chickapig hero do it? Find out in this fun, original story by Brian Calhoun, creator of the popular Chickapig Board Game.
Author: Gary T Brideau Publisher: Xlibris Corporation ISBN: 1669876322 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 214
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In the real world of virtual reality, Pete buys a virtual reality visor hoping for some fun and excitement. But he winds up fighting for his life when he finds out his visor is more than what it is supposed to be. In the second story, a figurine Rosebud on Matt's desk comes to life to help him through his grief. But she winds up fighting for her life when Matt's girlfriend does everything she can to destroy her. Beebe Thompson runs away from her living boyfriend only to find herself trapped in a world of drug and prostitution
Author: Kehinde Fadipe Publisher: Grand Central Publishing ISBN: 1538741512 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 367
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Basking in Singapore’s nonstop sunshine, Dara, Amaka, and Lillian are living the glamorous expat dream—until a mysterious (not to mention handsome) new arrival infiltrates their tight-knit community and ruins everything: "Wanderlust-inducing" (Lola Akinmade Åkerström, international bestselling author). A Today Show #ReadWithJenna Book Club Pick “Dazzling . . . I loved this story about friendship, who we lean on, female ambition, and what defines us.” —Jenna Bush Hager The Lion City has gone by many names and is famous for many things—its decadent street food, its world-class shopping, its lush gardens that burst with tropical blooms. But paradise is always hiding a snake. For Dara, a workaholic lawyer from the UK, Singapore is opportunity. Every day, brokering deals for her firm’s wealthy clientele, she gets closer to her ultimate goal: making partner. For Amaka, a sharp-tongued banker from Nigeria, Singapore is extravagance. Gucci, Prada, Hermès—she loves nothing more than to luxuriate in the major department stores that call her name on Orchard Road. And for Lillian, a former pianist turned “trailing spouse” from the U.S., Singapore is reinvention. In a stunning apartment with 360° views, the island seems to glitter as far as the eye can see. But complications are looming in the form of an enigmatic stranger, whose presence exposes cracks in Singapore’s beguiling façade. Dara’s ambitions mean she has no life outside the firm, and her insecurities are threatening to derail the promotion she’s spent the last six years striving for. Amaka is desperate to escape the chaos she left behind at home and hiding a spiraling shopping addiction that’s endangering her very sense of self. And while Lillian’s life may be the envy of outsiders, a new obsession is imperiling everything—and everyone—around her. In The Sun Sets in Singapore, Kehinde Fadipe captures the richness of this metropolis through the eyes of three tenacious women, who are about to learn that unfinished history can follow you anywhere, no matter how far you run from home. Includes a Reading Group Guide.
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