Download or read book The Last Lecture written by Randy Pausch and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book It Doesn t Have to Be Crazy at Work written by Jason Fried and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2018-10-04 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson, the authors of the New York Times bestseller Rework, are back with a manifesto to combat all your modern workplace worries and fears.

Download or read book House Divided written by Ben Williams and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2006-05-01 with total page 1216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1947, this bestselling historical novel is cherished and remembered as one of the finest retellings of the Civil War saga—America's own War and Peace. In the first hard pinch of the Civil War, five siblings of an established Confederate Virginia family learn that their father is the grandfather of Abraham Lincoln. The family's story, and the story of their descendants, is presented in this tale that includes both soldiers and civilians—complete with their boasting, ambition, and arrogance, but also their patience, valor, and shrewdness. The grandnephew of General James Longstreet, the author brings to life one of the most extraordinary periods in history, and details war as it really is—a disease from which, win or lose, no nation ever completely recovers.

Download or read book written by John S. and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2011-05 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Stevens should have been a mortality statistic, after 25 years of a life of alcoholic insanity. As a child he endured the violence and chaos of alcoholism in his family, and he chose to perpetuate those family traditions in his own marriage. But today, thirty-five years later, John lives a life which is rich, vital, and, above all, sober; filled with friends, music, and service to others. The story of his metamorphosis is a compelling saga, a journey from the pit of addiction and degradation to a sane and useful life in recovery. John offers his story as a testimonial to the transcendent power of faith, trust, and love to utterly transform a man's life. As his tale reveals, this can sometimes begin in a sudden and dramatic way, on a fall walk through the bare trees of a still Minnesota woods.

Download or read book 97Th Street written by Dale Headley and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2006-12-28 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The decade of the 1040s, especially in South Central Los Angeles, was a challenging time and place. It endured rationing; suffered endemic racial tensions; spawned incipient gangs; and stubbornly clung to the ravages of the depression. This was the milieu Arnie Crockett and his family migrated into when he was eight and he encountered such wonders as concrete buildings, electric appliances, indoor plumbing, streetcars, stoplights, dial telephones, smog, and special movies. L.A. was an urban sprawl unique among U.S. cities. It was crisscrossed by alleys and dotted with vacant lots a serendipity of which Arnie took full advantage, turning 97th Street and environs into his exclusive fiefdom of fun. Arnie loved to play. He suffered severe asthma, a contentious relationship with his father, felonious cousins, an essential inferiority complex, and an early awareness of his mortality; but the exhilaration he felt when he played with his brother, Lenny, and his friends, Richard and Jimmy overcame all. A panoply of unique and fascinating characters inhabited 97th street: the crazy girl; the jungle lady; the fugitive kidnappers; the ghost of a suicide; the sweet old arsonists; and the evil custodian of the 97th Street School. In Arnies back yard resided the worlds mangiest dog; the worlds largest chicken; a wiener-eating snake; and the worlds smelliest duck, the demise of which turned out to be one of the most profound events in Arnies life. Elwood Crockett, Arnies father, was a complex man of varied skills and prejudices. But Elwood could not or would not show the love he truly felt for his wife and children other than by his stoic sense of responsibility. It was not until the day before Elwoods sudden, unexpected death that Arnie and his father finally came to demonstrate unequivocally their mutual love and respect.

Download or read book The Reckoning written by J.R. Roberts and published by Speaking Volumes. This book was released on with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: VENDETTA Clint Adams has made his share of enemies over the years, but never one who was a threat to the country. U.S. Marshals have been pursuing a ruthless professional assassin whose kills include politicians and cattle barons. Galloway is a walking arsenal of firearms and blades with a near-spotless reputation as a sharpshooter. And now he's on the trail of the only man to walk away from his line of fire unscathed: the Gunsmith...

Download or read book Fire Black written by Kris Eton and published by Kris Eton. This book was released on 2022-03-06 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rebecca Ling has been living a relatively normal life for a shapeshifter. Her job in the lab at the Woodland Park Police Department has afforded her enough excitement to keep her shifter self under control. When a mysterious blond man, Riker Ford, ends up in a holding cell babbling about experiments at a hidden facility in the woods, Rebecca finds her world turned upside down. Riker Ford barely escaped death at the hands of his captors. He is bent on taking down the organization that tried to kill him and is willing to do just about anything to save his fellow prisoners. Surprised by Rebecca's concern when he winds up in jail, he realizes she might be the help he needs. When Rebecca reveals Riker's shapeshifter abilities, however, it’s almost too much for his damaged psyche to handle. With full support from the Beta Group and fellow shapeshifters Anna Gustafson and Caleb Barstow, Riker and Rebecca are in a race against time to save their own kind from torture and madness. But will Riker be able to overcome his past and accept Rebecca as his shapeshifting mate before it’s too late? Fire Black is a fated mates romance with explicit love scenes and naughty language in and out of the bedroom for mature readers only. Arctic Heat 4, 5 and 6 should be read in order.

Download or read book His Battle Her Love 3 written by Star Singletary and published by Star Singletary. This book was released on 2023-07-07 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Cupid… Wesley shut up.” I think he heard me or maybe he didn’t because I said it so fast. “What did you just call me?” Oh, shit. “Nothing, I said Wesley.” He starts walking toward me and I backed up slowly. “No, you did not you called me Cupid. How did you know my name or did you know the whole time?” I ran upstairs but he was too quick for me. “Get off of me!! Stop!! Why would you pretend to be someone you’re not?” I said to him. “Stop moving I’m not going to hurt you, stop."

Download or read book The Family Jensen written by William W. Johnstone and published by Pinnacle Books. This book was released on 2010-05-01 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From William J. Johnstone, bestselling author of the acclaimed Mountain Man series, comes a sprawling Western saga that brings together for the first time the three generations of legendary frontiersmen, the Jensens, in a bloody battle for freedom, justice, and the fate of a nation. . . THE FAMILY JENSEN: PREACHER, SMOKE, AND MATT Trapped in a remote cabin, surrounded by ruthless gunmen, Matt Jensen and his adoptive father Smoke Jensen join forces with their old friend, Preacher, in the greatest fight of their lives. A ruthless cattle baron has waged an all-out war against the peaceful native tribesmen who have become Preacher's friends. In a bloodthirsty bid for land, power, and wealth, the baron's drafted an army of professional killers to destroy the homesteaders—among them the Jensens are the only men brave enough to stand in his way. Now, Matt, Smoke and Preacher face their ultimate and most deadly challenge—and share their hopes, fears, secrets, and dreams—in what could be their final, most desperate hour. No matter what happens, they are the family Jensen. Surrender is not an option.

Download or read book Surviving Being Born written by Glen Conrad and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012-07 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SURVIVING BEING BORN A TRUE AND MOTIVATING STORY OF PERSONAL INNER STRENGTH There is something romantic about a Sparrow with the heart of a Hawk, its the little guy with the firm hand, or reflecting the bright light of courage into the face of aggression. Born into life insignificant and scared, but when attacked, the sparrow like us humans have options, fly away or hold ground, then its the experience in the hawks amongst us that instantly know answers to the three immediate survival questions, when to move and where to go, leaving why for latter. Waiting to be a Hawk and pondering why just is not enough, but accepting being a Sparrow and dealing in the here and now, is not only motivational but definitely progress.

Download or read book Operation Whiplash written by Dan J Marlowe and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-04-01 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It wasn’t at all like Hazel to go off without a word to Drake. But she did. He tried calling her at the motel, but they said she’d just checked out. No, no messages. Drake figured he’d better do a little checking on his own. Which is why he went to see Hazel’s business manager, Nate Pepperan, in Hudson. It had been Pepperman’s phone call which had taken Hazel to Hudson in the first place. Nate would surely know where she was. But Nate wasn’t telling. How could he, with his throat slit? Operation Whiplash—a tense, blood-pounding tale of mayhem, murder, and the Mafia with Drake, the Man with Nobody’s Face.

Download or read book Emilia s Justice written by Birgitta Berghammar and published by Birgitta Berghammar. This book was released on 2023-11-12 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emilia's Justice Poor little Emilia who is unwanted from her birth. Her family treats her very badly and unfairly. She suffers terrible anguish when her parents and siblings make her feel unwanted and loathed. One day after school, Emilia accidentally meets Sam, who is also mistreated by his family. He will not settle for it and from him, she learns about his justice. Sam's justice is to kill those who treat him so badly. After she learns what he's done, he gives her the matchbox he used a match out of, to burn down the family's camper. At first, she hesitates to use it herself. She thinks it feels a little wrong. After all, she likes the house she lives in. It takes a while before Emilia has decided that she, too, should have her own justice! Now she had put up with too much! Now she actually thinks she is right to take help from her own justice. It seems to be the only way. Her justice is also mortal in many different ways. It is many times that she has to depend on the help that she gets from her justice. No one around her even suspects her. Emilia learns quickly that it is a great way to escape the worst tormentors. She gets good help from her justice while growing up and it takes a long time before she learns that it is wrong. Everything seems so simple to her because she thinks it's still right. She uses her justice without any feelings of guilt or any remorse whatsoever. A lot happens in her life and everything changes almost constantly around her. Until she one day falls in love and most unfortunately she has to kill her beloved to defend herself from the truth.

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Download or read book Rogue Wolves written by James Quinn and published by Next Chapter. This book was released on 2022-01-15 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He is known as The Master. A spy, double agent and freelance assassin, he has been at the top of his game for decades. The Master has worked for Nazis, Communists, intelligence agencies and terrorists alike. No one knows his true identity. Now, the world's most secretive assassin has disappeared, and several intelligence networks want him captured, interrogated and "redacted". Jack Grant, now a contract agent for the French Secret Service, is assigned to track the Master down. Hot on his heels is a deadly and beautiful CIA bounty hunter who's more than capable of hunting down both of them. But the Master has an agenda of his own, and he's ready to begin a war that will engulf them all.

Download or read book On a Quest of the Light written by Paruyr Hayrikyan and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2015-11-13 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On a Quest of the Light is a story of betrayal, heroism, passion, and loveboth for a woman and a country. Paruyr Hayrikyan, architect of Armenias independence movement and author of this book, presents his experiences as a freedom fighter through a letter to the love of his youth whom he lost during his eighteen years in prison and exile for dissident activity under the repressive Soviet regime. Written in the form of a personal memoir, On a Quest of the Light tells a chapter in the history of the fall of the Soviet empire that is rich with crucially important and nearly forgotten details of the story of a former Soviet republics journey to statehood. The letter/memoir tells the tragic love story of the naive and innocent Lusineh and the helpless romantic and democratic leader Paruyr (whom Lusineh only knows by the pseudonym Varujan) against the backdrop of Paruyrs struggle to liberate Armenia from the USSR by way of national referendum. While one chapter describes twenty-four-year-old Paruyrs excitement at his and Lusinehs first kiss, the next describes Paruyrs despair upon being sentenced to fourteen more years in prison. Parallel to the dissident activity in Armenia, the memoirs also discuss dissident movements from across the Soviet Union (Ukrainian, Russian, Georgian, Jewish, and pre-Baltic movements) through Paruyrs friendships with his counterparts in other Soviet republics, owing to their shared sufferings in Soviet prisons and shared dreams of freedom for their respective nations.

Download or read book CANDY written by Eric Santiago Martinez and published by Gatekeeper Press. This book was released on 2022-02-02 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Candy is a story about a young girl growing up in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Candy is swept away by life forces beyond her control and understanding. This Suspense-Thriller-Love Story follows the people and events that lead-up to a life-or-death struggle between her brother Santiago, his childhood friends, and fellow veterans, with a burgeoning drug syndicate in New Mexico. Candy is caught in the middle. The action escalates as outside forces fuel the flames. As the flames grow higher, the excitement builds until it reaches a boiling point. The cauldron explodes and all hell breaks loose.

Download or read book Starstruck written by Lisa Cherie and published by Author House. This book was released on 2013-08 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every woman wants to meet the man of her dreams. Ever wonder about the tall, dark and handsome actor in a movie you're watching? You know he's acting, but you still wonder, is he anything like the character he's portraying? Laura Steele gets the opportunity to find out. Laura Steele works as an assistant at a talent agency. She likes working behind the scenes instead of in the spotlight. On a whim, Laura sends an e-mail to Sebastian Thomas, the hot new actor that everyone is talking about. Laura is surprised to get a response and even more surprised when he shows up at her work. As she and Sebastian get close, she worries about their future. After all, she learned years ago about the cost of being in the public eye. Sebastian Thomas is surrounded by beautiful women daily but none of them catch his attention until he receives an interesting e-mail from a fan. Sebastian is so intrigued by Laura that he flies to meet her and they have dinner. After this, they are inseparable, but will it last?