Author: Brenda Scott Wilkinson Publisher: Scholastic ISBN: Category : African Americans Languages : en Pages : 184
Book Description
Twelve-year-old Roxanne leaves the security of her neighborhood middle school for a junior high school in a very upscale area. Roxanne-an African American starting junior high in an upscale New York community-learns that traveling with an in-group can lead to unexpected problems. Traveling with a crowd isn't quite what Roxanne, new to junior high, expected.
Author: Christopher Castile Publisher: Thomas Nelson Publishers ISBN: 9780785278269 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 156
Book Description
The star of ABC's Step by Step shares his experiences being a teen and an actor--the frustrations and changes--and offers readers advice on topics ranging from peer pressure, physical changes, and school to parents, friendships, self-image, and dating.
Author: Miki Agrawal Publisher: Harper Collins ISBN: 0062261568 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 189
Book Description
An inspiring, irreverent manifesto for those seeking to blaze their own path to entrepreneurship and find fulfillment and happiness through bold action and big ideas. With zero experience and no capital, Miki Agrawal opened WILD, a farm-to-table pizzeria in New York City and Las Vegas, partnered up in a children's multimedia company called Super Sprowtz, and launched a patented high-tech underwear business called THINX. Miki, a successful serial social entrepreneur and angel investor, pulls back the curtain to reveal how you can live out loud, honor your hunches, and leave nothing on the table. Start your business on a shoestring budget, nail your brainstorming sessions and product testing, and get free press coverage—all while living your best life. Whether you’re a recent college graduate trying to find your way in the world, or a professional with a dead-end job and big dreams, Do Cool Sh*t will make you open your eyes, laugh out loud, and shout, "I can do that!" Do Cool Sh*t features a foreword by Tony Hsieh, the founder and CEO of Zappos.
Author: Jon Brittain Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN: 1350018325 Category : Drama Languages : en Pages : 122
Book Description
No, Alice, I don't want to become a man, I just want to stop trying to be a woman. It's New Year in Rotterdam, and Alice has finally plucked up the courage to email her parents and tell them she's gay. But before she can hit send, her girlfriend reveals that he has always identified as a man and now wants to start living as one. Now Alice must face a question she never thought she'd ask . . . does this mean she's straight? A bittersweet comedy about gender, sexuality and being a long way from home. Rotterdam received its world premiere at Theatre503, London, in October 2015, before transferring to Trafalgar Studios, London, in May 2016.
Author: A.L. Lester Publisher: JMS Books LLC ISBN: 1634865669 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 36
Book Description
It's 1918, and Matty returns home to the family farm from the trenches only to find his brother Arthur dying of an unknown illness. The local doctor thinks it might be cancer, but Matty becomes convinced it's connected to the mysterious books his brother has left strewn around the house. Matty confides his suspicions in his friend Rob, a hired hand on the farm and potential lover. Rob has found something that looks like a gate of some kind, something Arthur referenced in his papers which may rest at the heart of his illness. But a gate to where? This short story introduces the world and characters in A.L. Lester's novel, Lost in Time.
Author: Maggie Whitley Publisher: Lulu.com ISBN: 1291742034 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 243
Book Description
Lost? Confused? Exhausted Alfonso and Ronnie Kettle certainly were! And where is their friend, Daniel Burrumbuttock? Has he really been kidnapped by the evil Farmer Cuticle? And if so, why? All these questions......! With their time-travelling rescue dog, the brothers search for the answers. Good luck to them!
Author: Bob Seidensticker Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers ISBN: 1609943473 Category : Technology & Engineering Languages : en Pages : 355
Book Description
This fascinating look at innovations past and present—and our sometimes mistaken beliefs about them—“puts technological change into historical perspective” (Henry Petroski, author of The Evolution of Useful Things). Everyone knows that today’s rate of technological change is unprecedented. With breakthroughs from the Internet to cell phones to digital music and pictures, everyone knows that the social impact of technology has never been as profound or overwhelming. But how much is truth and how much is hype? Future Hype surveys the past few hundred years to show that many of the technologies we now take for granted transformed society in far more dramatic ways than more recent developments so often touted as unparalleled and historic. In this thoughtful book, Bob Seidensticker exposes the hidden costs of technology—and helps both consumers and businesses take a shrewder position when the next “essential” innovation is trotted out.
Author: Phil Nowick Publisher: AuthorHouse ISBN: 1456758187 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 159
Book Description
Phil shares his personal ecstasy and anguish in learning the lessons of life through wrestling. The vivid and intimate descriptions of his hilarious and sometimes terrifying experiences keep you wanting to read more about his life.
Author: David Henry Publisher: Algonquin Books ISBN: 1616204478 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 321
Book Description
Provides a rare glimpse into the life of an outrageously human, fearlessly black, openly angry and profanely outspoken comedic genius whose humble beginnings as the child of a prostitute helped shaped him into one of the most influential and outstanding performers of our time.
Author: Brenda Scott Wilkinson
Author: Christopher Castile
Author: Miki Agrawal
Author: Jon Brittain
Author: James Rallison
Author: A.L. Lester
Author: Maggie Whitley
Author: Bob Seidensticker
Author: Phil Nowick
Author: David Henry