Author: Skinny
Publisher: Author House
ISBN: 1452029016
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 422
Book Description
Skinny sat writing to an insurance company who had made it their best interest to exploit his claim in deceit - "suddenly" ink flowed in aggravation, what was meant to be a rather poignant spew turned into a second hand "no holds barred" account of his life. Reasons for leaving a life of security to go trucking the Arctic iceroads, work in dangerous coal mines, or load DC-3's for the northern based Buffalo Airways tell stories of childhood abuse and spontaneous travel. Skinny relates many points of view on what he thinks of society as a whole - views that at times even he wishes to understand - finally forced to settle down, turn around and look back... this is one "wild & crazy" guy's version of truth... "with a twist!"
Just as Long as We're Together
Author: Judy Blume
Publisher: Delacorte Press
ISBN: 0307817776
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
From the New York Times bestselling author of Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret and the adult bestseller In the Unlikely Event comes a tale of family, friendship, and pre-teen life like only JUDY BLUME can deliver. The companion to Here’s to You, Rachel Robinson. Can you have more than one best friend? Stephanie’s best friend is Rachel. Since second grade they’ve shared everything, good and bad. But now it’s the start of seventh grade and Alison has just moved to their neighborhood. Stephanie immediately clicks with her—she’s cool and fun and totally humble even though she’s the daughter of a famous actress. Stephanie hopes all three of them can be best friends, but the more she pushes Alison on Rachel, the more Rachel seems to drift away. Is it possible to have two best friends? Or is it true that two’s company, three’s a crowd? “Judy Blume does it again in what may be her best book yet!” –American Bookseller
Publisher: Delacorte Press
ISBN: 0307817776
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
From the New York Times bestselling author of Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret and the adult bestseller In the Unlikely Event comes a tale of family, friendship, and pre-teen life like only JUDY BLUME can deliver. The companion to Here’s to You, Rachel Robinson. Can you have more than one best friend? Stephanie’s best friend is Rachel. Since second grade they’ve shared everything, good and bad. But now it’s the start of seventh grade and Alison has just moved to their neighborhood. Stephanie immediately clicks with her—she’s cool and fun and totally humble even though she’s the daughter of a famous actress. Stephanie hopes all three of them can be best friends, but the more she pushes Alison on Rachel, the more Rachel seems to drift away. Is it possible to have two best friends? Or is it true that two’s company, three’s a crowd? “Judy Blume does it again in what may be her best book yet!” –American Bookseller
BETRAYED
Author: Anne Mather
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1460347560
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Olivia didn't expect returning home to be easy. And it wasn't. Especially when it was Matthew Ryan who met her at the airport when she returned to England from her grandmother's funeral. Matt and Olivia had once been passionate lovers and he had been desperate to marry her. Instead, she had chosen to leave him, although it had nearly broken her heart. But that had been ten years ago, part of their past. Until Olivia discovered their past was far from being dead and forgotten—a potent attraction flared between them as if they'd never been parted!
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1460347560
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Olivia didn't expect returning home to be easy. And it wasn't. Especially when it was Matthew Ryan who met her at the airport when she returned to England from her grandmother's funeral. Matt and Olivia had once been passionate lovers and he had been desperate to marry her. Instead, she had chosen to leave him, although it had nearly broken her heart. But that had been ten years ago, part of their past. Until Olivia discovered their past was far from being dead and forgotten—a potent attraction flared between them as if they'd never been parted!
Everybody's Magazine
Imperfectly Criminal: A Quirky Romantic Comedy
Author: Mary Frame
Publisher: Mary Frame
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 159
Book Description
All she wanted was a little revenge, what she got was a whole lot of trouble. Freya Morgan just wanted one thing: someone to beat up her evil ex-boyfriend. So she did what any self-respecting co-ed does, and hired the campus bad boy to kick his butt. It was the best idea ever. In fact, scorned girlfriends all over campus started hiring him to exact revenge on their exes. But now some of those exes are turning up dead, and he’s the only connection. Dean Collins is in trouble, and it’s all Freya’s fault. She’s the one who got him into the vengeance business in the first place and now he expects her to get him out. When Freya agrees to help Dean find the real killer, she discovers that this bad boy isn’t so bad, after all. Also, he’s almost too hot to handle. Getting involved with him means more than solving a murder, it means potentially losing her life…and her heart.
Publisher: Mary Frame
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 159
Book Description
All she wanted was a little revenge, what she got was a whole lot of trouble. Freya Morgan just wanted one thing: someone to beat up her evil ex-boyfriend. So she did what any self-respecting co-ed does, and hired the campus bad boy to kick his butt. It was the best idea ever. In fact, scorned girlfriends all over campus started hiring him to exact revenge on their exes. But now some of those exes are turning up dead, and he’s the only connection. Dean Collins is in trouble, and it’s all Freya’s fault. She’s the one who got him into the vengeance business in the first place and now he expects her to get him out. When Freya agrees to help Dean find the real killer, she discovers that this bad boy isn’t so bad, after all. Also, he’s almost too hot to handle. Getting involved with him means more than solving a murder, it means potentially losing her life…and her heart.
Raising Dad
Author: Thom S. Rainer
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
ISBN: 0805456996
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
All parents will tell you they learn as much from their children as their children learn from them. This truth is poignantly captured in Raising Dad: What Fathers & Sons Learn from Each Other by father-son authors Thom and Art Rainer.It was Art’s idea to write from a grown child’s perspective this tribute to his father’s successes as a parent. Inviting his father Thom to write postscripts to these reflections, another tender truth emerged. Dad’s memories about his own performance aren’t nearly as rose colored, giving those who read the book great inspiration to never stop growing and learning as a parent.All told, Raising Dad shares unforgettable lessons about faith, friendship, commitment, honesty, priorities—all the things that matter most in life between parents and children.
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
ISBN: 0805456996
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
All parents will tell you they learn as much from their children as their children learn from them. This truth is poignantly captured in Raising Dad: What Fathers & Sons Learn from Each Other by father-son authors Thom and Art Rainer.It was Art’s idea to write from a grown child’s perspective this tribute to his father’s successes as a parent. Inviting his father Thom to write postscripts to these reflections, another tender truth emerged. Dad’s memories about his own performance aren’t nearly as rose colored, giving those who read the book great inspiration to never stop growing and learning as a parent.All told, Raising Dad shares unforgettable lessons about faith, friendship, commitment, honesty, priorities—all the things that matter most in life between parents and children.
Cubs Forever
Author: Bob Vorwald
Publisher: Triumph Books
ISBN: 160078044X
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 223
Book Description
Cubs Forever celebrates the 60-year romance between the team, the superstation, and the fans. It brings to life some of the great games and moments in the team's history, such as Ernie Banks' 500th home run, the first night game at Wrigley Field, and four no-hitters. Add in stories from the men who work behind the scenes at Wrigley and WGN, plus interviews with the team's many stars over this six-decade period, and you have a baseball bonanza for fans of all ages.
Publisher: Triumph Books
ISBN: 160078044X
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 223
Book Description
Cubs Forever celebrates the 60-year romance between the team, the superstation, and the fans. It brings to life some of the great games and moments in the team's history, such as Ernie Banks' 500th home run, the first night game at Wrigley Field, and four no-hitters. Add in stories from the men who work behind the scenes at Wrigley and WGN, plus interviews with the team's many stars over this six-decade period, and you have a baseball bonanza for fans of all ages.
The Pianos I Have Known: The Autobiography Of Irving Fields
Author: Irving Fields
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1105533654
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
Jewish pianist/composer Irving Fields formed one of the first piano-bass-drum trios in jazz, going on to compose song performed by Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong, Xavier Cugat, Guy Lombardo, Dinah Shore, Sarah Vaughan and others. In 1959 made history by fusing Latin and jazz music on his album "Bagels And Bongos", followed by a series of albums fusing jazz with world rhythms and his legacy was set. Irving died in 2016 at age 101. In his 90's his wrote this autobiography about his life with the help of Huffington Post columnist and former music store owner Tony Sachs. It was edited by music writer Aaron Joy with an introduction by cocktail pianist Albert Aprigliano.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1105533654
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
Jewish pianist/composer Irving Fields formed one of the first piano-bass-drum trios in jazz, going on to compose song performed by Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong, Xavier Cugat, Guy Lombardo, Dinah Shore, Sarah Vaughan and others. In 1959 made history by fusing Latin and jazz music on his album "Bagels And Bongos", followed by a series of albums fusing jazz with world rhythms and his legacy was set. Irving died in 2016 at age 101. In his 90's his wrote this autobiography about his life with the help of Huffington Post columnist and former music store owner Tony Sachs. It was edited by music writer Aaron Joy with an introduction by cocktail pianist Albert Aprigliano.
The End of the Story
Author: Lydia Davis
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1466869259
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
The End of the Story is an energetic, candid, and funny novel about an enduring obsession and a woman's attempt to control it by the telling of the story of it. With ruthless honesty, artful analysis, and crystalline depictions of human and natural landscapes, Lydia Davis's novel offers a compelling illumination of the dilemmas of loss and the process of remembering.
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1466869259
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
The End of the Story is an energetic, candid, and funny novel about an enduring obsession and a woman's attempt to control it by the telling of the story of it. With ruthless honesty, artful analysis, and crystalline depictions of human and natural landscapes, Lydia Davis's novel offers a compelling illumination of the dilemmas of loss and the process of remembering.
American Lumberman
The Spectator
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1352
Book Description
A weekly review of politics, literature, theology, and art.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1352
Book Description
A weekly review of politics, literature, theology, and art.