Author: Michael Patrick Welch
Publisher: LSU Press
ISBN: 0807170429
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 383
Book Description
New Orleans: The Underground Guide shows visitors how to experience the Big Easy like a local, looking past staples like beignets and Bourbon Street to reveal a city bursting with contemporary and experimental art, genre-busting DJs, international cuisines, and even kid-friendly activities. This fully updated edition offers an expansive collection of alternative recommendations for exploring the city of Mardi Gras, brass bands, and weekly festivals. Featuring over two hundred new entries on local bands, rappers, restaurants with live music, galleries, and more, this guidebook takes readers on a one-of-a-kind journey through New Orleans, giving advice on everything from what thrift stores and bookshops to visit to what bands to catch in concert and what parades to attend. Lead author Michael Patrick Welch provides a detailed guide of the less traditional, more adventurous side of New Orleans, from bars that hold readings of poetry and erotic literature to costume shops that sell handmade masks, party supplies, and all the parade throws you can carry. Drawing on the wisdom of New Orleans celebrities, journalists, artists, and musicians from throughout the Crescent City, the fourth edition of New Orleans: The Underground Guide is an authentic and reliable resource for where locals listen to music, art hop, shop, eat, drink, and let loose.
Fat, Stupid, Ugly
Author: Debrah Constance
Publisher: HCI
ISBN: 9780757302251
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In the spirit of A Child Called "It" comes an amazing story of resilience from a woman who triumphed over child abuse, cancer, and alcoholism to founder of A Place Called Home. "I began life, it would seem, as some kind of Grimm's fairy tale creature, large and oafish, undesirable, grossly imperfect. Neatly penned in my baby book were the words, 'Debbie was a fat, unattractive baby.' Fat and ugly aside, my life was fairly normal for a couple of years. It would be a while before the abuse began. Before the smoking and pills, the rage and rebellion, the alcoholism and cancer, the broken marriages. In those first uncomplicated years I could have set out on any of a dozen different paths toward an orderly life . . . it was not to be. . . . But this is not a story of defeat." This is a book about surviving. It's about hope. It's about how each of us-ordinary, imperfect, damaged-can dream and heal. This book weaves the humorous, often outrageous, always courageous tapestry of Debrah Constance's life. Voted Woman of the Year by the State of California Legislature for founding A Place Called Home, (APCH) an organization providing services to at-risk inner-city kids in South Los Angeles, she proves that anyone can rise above life's obstacles and make a better life for themselves-and others.
Publisher: HCI
ISBN: 9780757302251
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In the spirit of A Child Called "It" comes an amazing story of resilience from a woman who triumphed over child abuse, cancer, and alcoholism to founder of A Place Called Home. "I began life, it would seem, as some kind of Grimm's fairy tale creature, large and oafish, undesirable, grossly imperfect. Neatly penned in my baby book were the words, 'Debbie was a fat, unattractive baby.' Fat and ugly aside, my life was fairly normal for a couple of years. It would be a while before the abuse began. Before the smoking and pills, the rage and rebellion, the alcoholism and cancer, the broken marriages. In those first uncomplicated years I could have set out on any of a dozen different paths toward an orderly life . . . it was not to be. . . . But this is not a story of defeat." This is a book about surviving. It's about hope. It's about how each of us-ordinary, imperfect, damaged-can dream and heal. This book weaves the humorous, often outrageous, always courageous tapestry of Debrah Constance's life. Voted Woman of the Year by the State of California Legislature for founding A Place Called Home, (APCH) an organization providing services to at-risk inner-city kids in South Los Angeles, she proves that anyone can rise above life's obstacles and make a better life for themselves-and others.
Fat, Dumb, and Ugly
Author: Peter Strupp
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451603908
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
The world's lone superpower...supreme guardian of democracy...and home of the blithely uninformed and epidemically obese. Welcome to America -- pull up a chair, click on the tube, and grab a donut. Concerned Citizen Peter Strupp is shocked and bothered by what he sees. It seems we're not as thin, smart, and good-looking as we like to think. Packed with real facts and statistics, Fat, Dumb, and Ugly takes readers on an eye-opening, laugh-out-loud, and at times horrifying tour of the numbers that shape our country: • Percentage of adults in the United States who are overweight: 64.5 • Percentage of Americans who believe they have actually spoken with Satan: 5 • Percentage of voters for whom Saturday Night Live and MTV are primary sources of information about presidential candidates: 16 • Average number of pink lawn flamingos sold annually in America: 250,000 A wickedly hilarious and addictive cultural snapshot of our nation of conspicuous consumers, fast-food fanatics, and dumbed-down dolts, Fat, Dumb, and Ugly casts a revealing spotlight on John Q. Public, the average American -- and it's not always pretty.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451603908
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
The world's lone superpower...supreme guardian of democracy...and home of the blithely uninformed and epidemically obese. Welcome to America -- pull up a chair, click on the tube, and grab a donut. Concerned Citizen Peter Strupp is shocked and bothered by what he sees. It seems we're not as thin, smart, and good-looking as we like to think. Packed with real facts and statistics, Fat, Dumb, and Ugly takes readers on an eye-opening, laugh-out-loud, and at times horrifying tour of the numbers that shape our country: • Percentage of adults in the United States who are overweight: 64.5 • Percentage of Americans who believe they have actually spoken with Satan: 5 • Percentage of voters for whom Saturday Night Live and MTV are primary sources of information about presidential candidates: 16 • Average number of pink lawn flamingos sold annually in America: 250,000 A wickedly hilarious and addictive cultural snapshot of our nation of conspicuous consumers, fast-food fanatics, and dumbed-down dolts, Fat, Dumb, and Ugly casts a revealing spotlight on John Q. Public, the average American -- and it's not always pretty.
Why We Suck
Author: Denis Leary
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440640734
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
The New York Times bestseller One of America’s most original and biting comic satirists, Denis Leary takes on all the poseurs, politicians, and pop culture icons who have sucked in public for far too long. Sparing no one, Leary zeroes in on the ridiculous wherever he finds it—his Irish Catholic upbringing, the folly of celebrity, the pressures of family life, and the great hypocrisy of politics—with the same bright, savage, and profane insight he brought to his critically acclaimed one-man shows No Cure for CancerLock ’n Load. Proudly Irish-American, defiantly working class, with a reserve of compassion for the underdog and the overlooked, Leary delivers blistering diatribes that are both penetrating social commentary with no holds barred and laugh-out-loud funny. As always, Leary’s impassioned comic perspective in Why We Suck is right on target. Leary is the star and co-creator of the Emmy-nominated television show Rescue Me.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440640734
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
The New York Times bestseller One of America’s most original and biting comic satirists, Denis Leary takes on all the poseurs, politicians, and pop culture icons who have sucked in public for far too long. Sparing no one, Leary zeroes in on the ridiculous wherever he finds it—his Irish Catholic upbringing, the folly of celebrity, the pressures of family life, and the great hypocrisy of politics—with the same bright, savage, and profane insight he brought to his critically acclaimed one-man shows No Cure for CancerLock ’n Load. Proudly Irish-American, defiantly working class, with a reserve of compassion for the underdog and the overlooked, Leary delivers blistering diatribes that are both penetrating social commentary with no holds barred and laugh-out-loud funny. As always, Leary’s impassioned comic perspective in Why We Suck is right on target. Leary is the star and co-creator of the Emmy-nominated television show Rescue Me.
Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot and Other Observations
Author: Al Franken
Publisher: Random House Digital, Inc.
ISBN: 0440508649
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Move over P.J. O'Rourke! From Al Franken, America's premier liberal satirist, comes a hilarious homage to the wonderful, awful, and always absurd American political process that skewers a whole new crop of presidential hopefuls--just in time for the 1996 presidential election. "(Franken is) responsible in part for some of the most brilliant political satire of our time".--John Podhoretz, New York Post.
Publisher: Random House Digital, Inc.
ISBN: 0440508649
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Move over P.J. O'Rourke! From Al Franken, America's premier liberal satirist, comes a hilarious homage to the wonderful, awful, and always absurd American political process that skewers a whole new crop of presidential hopefuls--just in time for the 1996 presidential election. "(Franken is) responsible in part for some of the most brilliant political satire of our time".--John Podhoretz, New York Post.
Good Girls Don't Get Fat
Author: Robyn Silverman
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1426869010
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 213
Book Description
Based on Dr. Robyn Silverman's groundbreaking research at Tufts University, and filled with searingly honest young voices, Good Girls Don't Get Fat: – Decodes the ripple effects of actions that damage our girls—and provides tools to help stop them. – Shines light on the positive influence of women who embrace body types of any size—and explains how to model the right behavior. – Shows how girls, whatever their size, can own their strengths, trust their power and accomplish amazing things.
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1426869010
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 213
Book Description
Based on Dr. Robyn Silverman's groundbreaking research at Tufts University, and filled with searingly honest young voices, Good Girls Don't Get Fat: – Decodes the ripple effects of actions that damage our girls—and provides tools to help stop them. – Shines light on the positive influence of women who embrace body types of any size—and explains how to model the right behavior. – Shows how girls, whatever their size, can own their strengths, trust their power and accomplish amazing things.
Wintergirls
Author: Laurie Halse Anderson
Publisher: Scholastic UK
ISBN: 1407148710
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
A beautifully written and riveting look at anorexia from acclaimed author Laurie Halse Anderson. Cassie and Lia are best friends, and united in their quest to be thin. But when Cassie is found dead in a motel room, Lia must question whether she continues to lose weight, or choose life instead.
Publisher: Scholastic UK
ISBN: 1407148710
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
A beautifully written and riveting look at anorexia from acclaimed author Laurie Halse Anderson. Cassie and Lia are best friends, and united in their quest to be thin. But when Cassie is found dead in a motel room, Lia must question whether she continues to lose weight, or choose life instead.
Ugly
Author: Margaret McHeyzer
Publisher: Margaret McHeyzer
ISBN: 9780994354747
Category : Abused children
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
If I were dead, I wouldn't be able to see. If I were dead, I wouldn't be able to feel. If I were dead, he'd never raise his hand to me again. If I were dead, his words wouldn't cut as deep as they do. If I were dead, I'd be beautiful and I wouldn't be so...ugly. I'm not dead...but I wish I was.
Publisher: Margaret McHeyzer
ISBN: 9780994354747
Category : Abused children
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
If I were dead, I wouldn't be able to see. If I were dead, I wouldn't be able to feel. If I were dead, he'd never raise his hand to me again. If I were dead, his words wouldn't cut as deep as they do. If I were dead, I'd be beautiful and I wouldn't be so...ugly. I'm not dead...but I wish I was.
50 Reasons I Don't Want Your Stupid, Ugly Dick PIC
Author: Beatrix James
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN: 9781726874021
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
This is a book for all women who fight the constant battle every day against unwanted dick pics. Penis photos are a scourge to our society, and we must hit them where it hurts. This book has 50 different ways of shaming potential dick-senders into never wanting to send you another dick pic ever again. This book obviously contains Adult Situations and Language. #shamethedicks Together, we can make this a dick pic-free society!
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN: 9781726874021
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
This is a book for all women who fight the constant battle every day against unwanted dick pics. Penis photos are a scourge to our society, and we must hit them where it hurts. This book has 50 different ways of shaming potential dick-senders into never wanting to send you another dick pic ever again. This book obviously contains Adult Situations and Language. #shamethedicks Together, we can make this a dick pic-free society!
New Orleans
Author: Michael Patrick Welch
Publisher: LSU Press
ISBN: 0807170429
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 383
Book Description
New Orleans: The Underground Guide shows visitors how to experience the Big Easy like a local, looking past staples like beignets and Bourbon Street to reveal a city bursting with contemporary and experimental art, genre-busting DJs, international cuisines, and even kid-friendly activities. This fully updated edition offers an expansive collection of alternative recommendations for exploring the city of Mardi Gras, brass bands, and weekly festivals. Featuring over two hundred new entries on local bands, rappers, restaurants with live music, galleries, and more, this guidebook takes readers on a one-of-a-kind journey through New Orleans, giving advice on everything from what thrift stores and bookshops to visit to what bands to catch in concert and what parades to attend. Lead author Michael Patrick Welch provides a detailed guide of the less traditional, more adventurous side of New Orleans, from bars that hold readings of poetry and erotic literature to costume shops that sell handmade masks, party supplies, and all the parade throws you can carry. Drawing on the wisdom of New Orleans celebrities, journalists, artists, and musicians from throughout the Crescent City, the fourth edition of New Orleans: The Underground Guide is an authentic and reliable resource for where locals listen to music, art hop, shop, eat, drink, and let loose.
Publisher: LSU Press
ISBN: 0807170429
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 383
Book Description
New Orleans: The Underground Guide shows visitors how to experience the Big Easy like a local, looking past staples like beignets and Bourbon Street to reveal a city bursting with contemporary and experimental art, genre-busting DJs, international cuisines, and even kid-friendly activities. This fully updated edition offers an expansive collection of alternative recommendations for exploring the city of Mardi Gras, brass bands, and weekly festivals. Featuring over two hundred new entries on local bands, rappers, restaurants with live music, galleries, and more, this guidebook takes readers on a one-of-a-kind journey through New Orleans, giving advice on everything from what thrift stores and bookshops to visit to what bands to catch in concert and what parades to attend. Lead author Michael Patrick Welch provides a detailed guide of the less traditional, more adventurous side of New Orleans, from bars that hold readings of poetry and erotic literature to costume shops that sell handmade masks, party supplies, and all the parade throws you can carry. Drawing on the wisdom of New Orleans celebrities, journalists, artists, and musicians from throughout the Crescent City, the fourth edition of New Orleans: The Underground Guide is an authentic and reliable resource for where locals listen to music, art hop, shop, eat, drink, and let loose.
Enough
Author: Buddy Gosey
Publisher: WestBow Press
ISBN: 1973648644
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 145
Book Description
“Buddy has a great story because he has lived an inspiring life! The benefit of this book is how he puts such approachable handles on living that same kind of life. Reading this book isn’t just enjoyable; it’s moving! Enough’s enough! Start it today!” —Clay Scroggins, Author of How to Lead When You’re Not in Charge and Lead Pastor of North Point Community Church “Enough will help you refocus on the goodness of Jesus and help make your ‘someday’ plans a reality.” —Aaron Brockett, Lead Pastor of Traders Point Christian Church In an uplifting guide, church planting pastor Buddy Gosey helps others discover how God fights for us, empowers us, and equips us along our journeys through life. While challenging others to shun the fears that accompany the status quo and find the strength and motivation—through Christ—to embark on new or expanded adventures, Gosey also helps us discover how God sees not just where we have been, but where He has designed us to go. Throughout his guidebook, Gosey shares personal stories, scripture, and wisdom that examine why we delay the pursuit of our dreams and how Jesus speaks truth into the lies that paralyze us.
Publisher: WestBow Press
ISBN: 1973648644
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 145
Book Description
“Buddy has a great story because he has lived an inspiring life! The benefit of this book is how he puts such approachable handles on living that same kind of life. Reading this book isn’t just enjoyable; it’s moving! Enough’s enough! Start it today!” —Clay Scroggins, Author of How to Lead When You’re Not in Charge and Lead Pastor of North Point Community Church “Enough will help you refocus on the goodness of Jesus and help make your ‘someday’ plans a reality.” —Aaron Brockett, Lead Pastor of Traders Point Christian Church In an uplifting guide, church planting pastor Buddy Gosey helps others discover how God fights for us, empowers us, and equips us along our journeys through life. While challenging others to shun the fears that accompany the status quo and find the strength and motivation—through Christ—to embark on new or expanded adventures, Gosey also helps us discover how God sees not just where we have been, but where He has designed us to go. Throughout his guidebook, Gosey shares personal stories, scripture, and wisdom that examine why we delay the pursuit of our dreams and how Jesus speaks truth into the lies that paralyze us.