Author: Randy Pausch
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780340978504
Category : Cancer
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The author, a computer science professor diagnosed with terminal cancer, explores his life, the lessons that he has learned, how he has worked to achieve his childhood dreams, and the effect of his diagnosis on him and his family.
The Last Lecture
Author: Randy Pausch
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780340978504
Category : Cancer
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The author, a computer science professor diagnosed with terminal cancer, explores his life, the lessons that he has learned, how he has worked to achieve his childhood dreams, and the effect of his diagnosis on him and his family.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780340978504
Category : Cancer
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The author, a computer science professor diagnosed with terminal cancer, explores his life, the lessons that he has learned, how he has worked to achieve his childhood dreams, and the effect of his diagnosis on him and his family.
Ashley Enright Investigations
Author:
Publisher: PublishAmerica
ISBN: 1456048422
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Twelve-year-old Ashley Enright lives in a small town on the coast of Maine with her parents and younger sister. In the summer, she loves to wear her New York Mets baseball cap, ride her bicycle, and write stories. She enjoys living at the end of Foggy Bottom Road, because her house overlooks a crescent beach and it is very quiet—not that things were ever very noisy in her sleepy town of Donnybrook. Ashley isn’t nosey, just curious and intelligent. When she looks out her bedroom window one night, she notices a light flickering in the window of an abandoned lighthouse. She knows that something is not right, but doesn’t want to call the police just yet. Ashley investigates the mystery with her best friend, Josh Stewart, who draws comic books featuring superheroes. What the two friends discover at the lighthouse in Donnybrook will change someone’s life forever.
Publisher: PublishAmerica
ISBN: 1456048422
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Twelve-year-old Ashley Enright lives in a small town on the coast of Maine with her parents and younger sister. In the summer, she loves to wear her New York Mets baseball cap, ride her bicycle, and write stories. She enjoys living at the end of Foggy Bottom Road, because her house overlooks a crescent beach and it is very quiet—not that things were ever very noisy in her sleepy town of Donnybrook. Ashley isn’t nosey, just curious and intelligent. When she looks out her bedroom window one night, she notices a light flickering in the window of an abandoned lighthouse. She knows that something is not right, but doesn’t want to call the police just yet. Ashley investigates the mystery with her best friend, Josh Stewart, who draws comic books featuring superheroes. What the two friends discover at the lighthouse in Donnybrook will change someone’s life forever.
Skiing
The Boy Who Failed Dodgeball
Author: Jordan Sonnenblick
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 1338749625
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 167
Book Description
Sixth grade is the worst... and also the best, as Jordan rides the ups and downs of middle-school life in hilarious fashion. Funny, outrageous things didn’t stop for Jordan Sonnenblick after he left fourth grade. No, in many ways the events detailed to hilarious effect in The Boy Who Failed Show and Tell were but a prelude to sixth grade, a time when Jordan would have to deal with... -- A rival named Jiminy (his real name is Jimmy -- but, hey, he looks like a cricket) -- A stickler English teacher who doesn’t care that all the old, worn copies of Great Expectations smell like puke -- An Evel Knievel obsession -- A first crush on a girl from band -- An assistant principal who brands Jordan a repeat offender... on his first day (If you want to know why, you have to read the book. A tooth is involved.) -- A continued reckoning with both anxiety and asthma -- And more!
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 1338749625
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 167
Book Description
Sixth grade is the worst... and also the best, as Jordan rides the ups and downs of middle-school life in hilarious fashion. Funny, outrageous things didn’t stop for Jordan Sonnenblick after he left fourth grade. No, in many ways the events detailed to hilarious effect in The Boy Who Failed Show and Tell were but a prelude to sixth grade, a time when Jordan would have to deal with... -- A rival named Jiminy (his real name is Jimmy -- but, hey, he looks like a cricket) -- A stickler English teacher who doesn’t care that all the old, worn copies of Great Expectations smell like puke -- An Evel Knievel obsession -- A first crush on a girl from band -- An assistant principal who brands Jordan a repeat offender... on his first day (If you want to know why, you have to read the book. A tooth is involved.) -- A continued reckoning with both anxiety and asthma -- And more!
Tough Guys (Have Feelings Too)
Author: Keith Negley
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781912497157
Category : Emotions
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Did you know that wrestlers have feelings? Knights do too. Even superheroes feel sad sometimes. In fact everyone has feelings - even dads who love their children! Now in paperback, children will love to recognise the feelings in Keith Negley's bold illustrations which accompany a fun-to-read aloud narrative. Parents can enjoy and engage with children in a light-hearted discussion about emotions and how they affect us all.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781912497157
Category : Emotions
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Did you know that wrestlers have feelings? Knights do too. Even superheroes feel sad sometimes. In fact everyone has feelings - even dads who love their children! Now in paperback, children will love to recognise the feelings in Keith Negley's bold illustrations which accompany a fun-to-read aloud narrative. Parents can enjoy and engage with children in a light-hearted discussion about emotions and how they affect us all.
The Outcast
Author: Danielle Tanton
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1105634396
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 37
Book Description
"The typical modern American family; sibling rivalry, disobeying your parents, the confused rebellious teenager. Will he fit in or fall by the wayside forever? Everybody is so focused on Allison, Do we tell Mom and Dad she's dating that kid? Can we blackmail her into relaizing what's good and what's not? Scottie stays quietly in the background with little notice. He's the quiet, perfect kid; what could go wrong? Soon the others realize Scottie is acting... different than usual. It could just be a random teenage phase or getting used to high school, but... I can't explain it. I guess you could call it a gut feeling or whatever. Kurt Larsen, the school bully: I know I haven't been the nicest person to Scott but I'm worried about him. "Scottie! Oh, Scottie please, no." Scottie was slumped against the wall, a bottle lay just inches from his limp right hand. Will Scott survive Allie's drama?" An american family of 12 trying to find their own way in life and encountering hardships and bonds of love.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1105634396
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 37
Book Description
"The typical modern American family; sibling rivalry, disobeying your parents, the confused rebellious teenager. Will he fit in or fall by the wayside forever? Everybody is so focused on Allison, Do we tell Mom and Dad she's dating that kid? Can we blackmail her into relaizing what's good and what's not? Scottie stays quietly in the background with little notice. He's the quiet, perfect kid; what could go wrong? Soon the others realize Scottie is acting... different than usual. It could just be a random teenage phase or getting used to high school, but... I can't explain it. I guess you could call it a gut feeling or whatever. Kurt Larsen, the school bully: I know I haven't been the nicest person to Scott but I'm worried about him. "Scottie! Oh, Scottie please, no." Scottie was slumped against the wall, a bottle lay just inches from his limp right hand. Will Scott survive Allie's drama?" An american family of 12 trying to find their own way in life and encountering hardships and bonds of love.
Tweak
Author: Nic Sheff
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1471109739
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 393
Book Description
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NOW A MAJOR FILM, STARRING STEVE CARELL AND BAFTA AND GOLDEN GLOBE NOMINATED TIMOTHEE CHALAMET ‘It was like being in a car with the gas pedal slammed down to the floor and nothing to do but hold on and pretend to have some semblance of control. But control was something I'd lost a long time ago.’ Nic Sheff was drunk for the first time at age 11. In the years that followed, he would regularly smoke pot, do cocaine and ecstasy, and develop addictions to crystal meth and heroin. Even so, he felt like he would always be able to quit and put his life together whenever he needed to. It took a violent relapse one summer to convince him otherwise. In a voice that is raw and honest, Nic spares no detail in telling us the compelling true story of his relapse and the road to recovery. He paints an extraordinary picture for us of a person at odds with his past, with his family, with his substances, and with himself. Tweak is a raw, harrowing, and ultimately hopeful tale of the road from relapse to recovery and complements his father’s parallel memoir, Beautiful Boy. Praise for Nic Sheff:- ‘Difficult to read and impossible to put down.’Chicago Tribune 'Nic Sheff's wrenching tale is told with electrifying honesty and insight.' Armistead Maupin
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1471109739
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 393
Book Description
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NOW A MAJOR FILM, STARRING STEVE CARELL AND BAFTA AND GOLDEN GLOBE NOMINATED TIMOTHEE CHALAMET ‘It was like being in a car with the gas pedal slammed down to the floor and nothing to do but hold on and pretend to have some semblance of control. But control was something I'd lost a long time ago.’ Nic Sheff was drunk for the first time at age 11. In the years that followed, he would regularly smoke pot, do cocaine and ecstasy, and develop addictions to crystal meth and heroin. Even so, he felt like he would always be able to quit and put his life together whenever he needed to. It took a violent relapse one summer to convince him otherwise. In a voice that is raw and honest, Nic spares no detail in telling us the compelling true story of his relapse and the road to recovery. He paints an extraordinary picture for us of a person at odds with his past, with his family, with his substances, and with himself. Tweak is a raw, harrowing, and ultimately hopeful tale of the road from relapse to recovery and complements his father’s parallel memoir, Beautiful Boy. Praise for Nic Sheff:- ‘Difficult to read and impossible to put down.’Chicago Tribune 'Nic Sheff's wrenching tale is told with electrifying honesty and insight.' Armistead Maupin
The Kids
Author: Gabriela Herman
Publisher: The New Press
ISBN: 1620973685
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
PAPERBACK ORIGINAL A stunning new photobook featuring more than fifty portraits of children brought up by gay parents in America, sixth in a groundbreaking series that looks at LGBTQ communities around the world Judges, academics, and activists keep wondering how children are impacted by having gay parents. Maybe it’s time to ask the kids. For the past four years, award-winning photographer Gabriela Herman, whose mother came out when Herman was in high school and was married in one of Massachusetts’ first legal same-sex unions, has been photographing and interviewing children and young adults with one or more parent who identify as lesbian, gay, trans, or queer. Building on images featured in a major article for the New York Times Sunday Review and The Guardian and working with the Colage organization, the only national organization focusing on children with LGBTQ parents, The Kids brings a vibrant energy and sensitivity to a wide range of experiences. Some of the children Herman photographed were adopted, some conceived by artificial insemination. Many are children of divorce. Some were raised in urban areas, other in the rural Midwest and all over the map. These parents and children juggled silence and solitude with a need to defend their families on the playground, at church, and at holiday gatherings. This is their story. The Kids was designed by Emerson, Wajdowicz Studios (EWS).
Publisher: The New Press
ISBN: 1620973685
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
PAPERBACK ORIGINAL A stunning new photobook featuring more than fifty portraits of children brought up by gay parents in America, sixth in a groundbreaking series that looks at LGBTQ communities around the world Judges, academics, and activists keep wondering how children are impacted by having gay parents. Maybe it’s time to ask the kids. For the past four years, award-winning photographer Gabriela Herman, whose mother came out when Herman was in high school and was married in one of Massachusetts’ first legal same-sex unions, has been photographing and interviewing children and young adults with one or more parent who identify as lesbian, gay, trans, or queer. Building on images featured in a major article for the New York Times Sunday Review and The Guardian and working with the Colage organization, the only national organization focusing on children with LGBTQ parents, The Kids brings a vibrant energy and sensitivity to a wide range of experiences. Some of the children Herman photographed were adopted, some conceived by artificial insemination. Many are children of divorce. Some were raised in urban areas, other in the rural Midwest and all over the map. These parents and children juggled silence and solitude with a need to defend their families on the playground, at church, and at holiday gatherings. This is their story. The Kids was designed by Emerson, Wajdowicz Studios (EWS).
This Raging Light
Author: Estelle Laure
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0544636481
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 293
Book Description
“A funny, heartwrenching, and soulful” debut novel about family, friends, and first love from the acclaimed author of Mayhem and But Then I Came Back (Bustle). Lucille Bennett is pushed into adulthood after her mom decides to take a break from parenting, from responsibility, from Lucille and her little sister, Wren. Left to cover for her absentee parents, Lucille thinks, “Wren and Lucille. Lucille and Wren. I will do whatever I have to. No one will pull us apart.” Now is not the time for level-headed Lucille to fall in love. But love—messy, inconvenient love—is what she’s about to experience when she falls for Digby Jones, her best friend’s brother. With blazing longing that builds to a fever pitch, Estelle Laure’s soulful debut will keep readers hooked and hoping until the very last page. “I loved this book. I was torn between wanting to devour it in one breathless read and needing to stop and savor each gorgeous turn of phrase. This is a remarkable debut.”—Morgan Matson, New York Times-bestselling author of The Unexpected Everything “Estelle Laure’s This Raging Light might be YA, but it’s got plenty of grown-up appeal.”—Entertainment Weekly “A funny, poetic, big-hearted reminder that life can—and will—take us all by surprise.”—Jennifer E. Smith, bestselling author of Field Notes on Love “Lucille may not take down a beast or assassinate any super bads, but she’s what heroines look like and love like in real life.”—Justine Magazine “Heartbreakingly hopeful, lyrically told.”—Kirkus Reviews
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0544636481
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 293
Book Description
“A funny, heartwrenching, and soulful” debut novel about family, friends, and first love from the acclaimed author of Mayhem and But Then I Came Back (Bustle). Lucille Bennett is pushed into adulthood after her mom decides to take a break from parenting, from responsibility, from Lucille and her little sister, Wren. Left to cover for her absentee parents, Lucille thinks, “Wren and Lucille. Lucille and Wren. I will do whatever I have to. No one will pull us apart.” Now is not the time for level-headed Lucille to fall in love. But love—messy, inconvenient love—is what she’s about to experience when she falls for Digby Jones, her best friend’s brother. With blazing longing that builds to a fever pitch, Estelle Laure’s soulful debut will keep readers hooked and hoping until the very last page. “I loved this book. I was torn between wanting to devour it in one breathless read and needing to stop and savor each gorgeous turn of phrase. This is a remarkable debut.”—Morgan Matson, New York Times-bestselling author of The Unexpected Everything “Estelle Laure’s This Raging Light might be YA, but it’s got plenty of grown-up appeal.”—Entertainment Weekly “A funny, poetic, big-hearted reminder that life can—and will—take us all by surprise.”—Jennifer E. Smith, bestselling author of Field Notes on Love “Lucille may not take down a beast or assassinate any super bads, but she’s what heroines look like and love like in real life.”—Justine Magazine “Heartbreakingly hopeful, lyrically told.”—Kirkus Reviews
Trouble
Author: Suzana Thompson
Publisher: SHADOWSWEPT PUBLISHING LLC
ISBN: 1737453061
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
Asher Stone before: tormented, soulful, and intriguing Asher Stone after: angry, spiteful, and cruel I fell for him before we met, but I made a mistake he won't forgive. Asher Stone thinks he can bully me, but he doesn't know me. The girl he wrote those letters to is gone. I'm not the girl he wanted, but he won't leave me alone.
Publisher: SHADOWSWEPT PUBLISHING LLC
ISBN: 1737453061
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
Asher Stone before: tormented, soulful, and intriguing Asher Stone after: angry, spiteful, and cruel I fell for him before we met, but I made a mistake he won't forgive. Asher Stone thinks he can bully me, but he doesn't know me. The girl he wrote those letters to is gone. I'm not the girl he wanted, but he won't leave me alone.