Download or read book Too Tempting The Lewis Cousins Book 1 written by Bethany Lopez and published by Bethany Lopez. This book was released on 2018-03-26 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gabriel "Gabe" Lewis retired from the NFL and returned home to Cherry Springs. He combined his passion for football with camping and is now the owner of a football camp for teens. His summers are dedicated to spending time with family and teaching his campers about the sport he loves. Zoey Zahn is a quirky, introverted writer and self-proclaimed geek. When she's asked if she’ll accompany her nephew, Christopher, to camp, Zoey agrees, envisioning quiet evenings of writing in the great outdoors. After she stumbles upon Gabe, however, quiet evenings alone are the last thing on her mind. The chemistry between Gabe and Zoey is undeniable, but as camp ends, a brewing storm causes their blooming relationship to fumble. All Gabe knows is that Zoey is Too Tempting to deny, and he's determined to overcome the obstacles between them to be the man she deserves. Too Tempting is the first in an all-new small town romance series by Bethany Lopez. Follow the Lewis cousins of Cherry Springs, the kind of place where there are festivals for every occasion and everyone knows your business, as they learn about love and loss.

Download or read book Who You Claim written by Robert Garot and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2010-02 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2011 Honorable Mention for the American Sociological Association Community and Urban Section's Robert E. Park Book Award The color of clothing, the width of shoe laces, a pierced ear, certain brands of sneakers, the braiding of hair and many other features have long been seen as indicators of gang involvement. But it’s not just what is worn, it’s how: a hat tilted to the left or right, creases in pants, an ironed shirt not tucked in, baggy pants. For those who live in inner cities with a heavy gang presence, such highly stylized rules are not simply about fashion, but markers of "who you claim," that is, who one affiliates with, and how one wishes to be seen. In this carefully researched ethnographic account, Robert Garot provides rich descriptions and compelling stories to demonstrate that gang identity is a carefully coordinated performance with many nuanced rules of style and presentation, and that gangs, like any other group or institution, must be constantly performed into being. Garot spent four years in and around one inner city alternative school in Southern California, conducting interviews and hanging out with students, teachers, and administrators. He shows that these young people are not simply scary thugs who always have been and always will be violent criminals, but that they constantly modulate ways of talking, walking, dressing, writing graffiti, wearing make-up, and hiding or revealing tattoos as ways to play with markers of identity. They obscure, reveal, and provide contradictory signals on a continuum, moving into, through, and out of gang affiliations as they mature, drop out, or graduate. Who You Claim provides a rare look into young people’s understandings of the meanings and contexts in which the magic of such identity work is made manifest.

Download or read book Shrewdest Faction written by Kay Bennson and published by Kay Bennson. This book was released on 2021-06-01 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The simulation was only the beginning… When the Chi Rho Iota Corporation announces that the second round of War Game XRI will be at a different school, Cassie Routhier and her squad are convinced it’s game over for Settontown High. Their new opponents have an entire squad of champions, a group that rules with fear and goes by the Shrewdest Faction. The more Cassie learns about them, the more happy she is to be injured and watching everyone else from the sidelines. Cassie gets herself in trouble when she overhears something she shouldn’t. There’s no way she can stand among the Chi Rho Iota Corporation and act like nothing is wrong. When facing the Shrewdest Faction seems like the better choice, Cassie knows there is no going back to the way things were before. She must choose a battle inside the simulation

Download or read book After the end written by David L. Pike and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2024-04-09 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After the End argues that the cultural imaginaries and practices of the Cold War continue to deeply shape the present in profound but largely unnoticed ways across the global North and in the global South. The argument draws examples from literature and literary criticism, film, music, the historical and social scientific record and past and present physical sites to consider the bunker as a material form, an image and as a fantasy that took shape in the global North in the 1960s and that spread globally into the twenty-first century. After the End reminds us not only that most of the world’s peoples have lived with or died from apocalyptic conditions for centuries, but that the Cold War imaginaries that grew from and fed those conditions, continue to survive as well.

Download or read book The Streets Keep Pulling Me Back written by Brittani Williams and published by Urban Books. This book was released on 2022-01-25 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Go on a roller coaster ride with Tank, a man who battled a tortured past to become a “made man,” determined to win no matter what he must do, or who he must hurt in the process… From the day he was born, Martavious “Tank” Young had to fight for what was his. No parents, no family, mentally and physically abused throughout his childhood. The challenges he endured only made him stronger and soon, the man who grew up with nothing had it all. Now, Tank is the man running the streets and the city, both legal and illegal. His money is long, his patience is short, and his reach is far. Finally at the pinnacle of the game, he’s decided the time has come to leave the streets alone and retire, enjoying the life of luxury he’s worked hard to achieve. But, when vengeance rears its ugly head and Tank is the target, it almost costs him everything, including his life.

Download or read book Rural Humor Slice of Americana Life of A Tractor Salesman written by Kevin Schmidt and published by CCB Publishing. This book was released on 2016-08-30 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Mountain Story written by Lori Lansens and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-06-30 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Four lost hikers are about to discover they’re capable of something extraordinary. Nola has gone up the mountain to commemorate her wedding anniversary, the first since her beloved husband passed. Blonde, stick-thin Bridget is training for a triathalon. Vonn is working out her teenage rebellion at eight thousand feet, driven by family obligation and the urge to escape her mistakes. Still reeling from the tragic accident that robbed him of his best friend, Wolf Truly is the only experienced hiker among them, but he has come to the cliffs on his eighteenth birthday without food or supplies because he plans to take his own life. When a series of missteps strands this unusual group together in the wilderness, they soon realize that their only defense against the brutality of nature is one another. As one day without rescue spirals dramatically into the next, and misadventure turns to nightmare, these four broken souls begin to form an inextricable bond, pushing themselves and one another further than they ever could have dreamed possible. The three who make it home alive will be forever changed by their harrowing days on the mountain. From the New York Times bestselling author of The Girls, The Mountain Story is a fast-paced, suspenseful adventure and a gorgeous tribute to the resilience of the human spirit. Braving a landscape both unforgivingly harsh and breathtakingly beautiful, Nola, Bridget, Vonn, and Wolf find themselves faced with an impossible question: How much will they sacrifice for a stranger?

Download or read book Slice of Americana written by Kevin Schmidt and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-03-31 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Things are way to serious these days time to relax and read (and drink beer)! Its not political, religious, or even politically correct. Just plain funny, light-hearted look at a lifetime of rural America. I havent read two books in my life (from cover to cover) nor do I get on the Internet (dont even know how). This book is real stories from rural America, Authors Disclaimer: While you may lose weight reading this book (by laughing your rear end off) it is not a proven weight loss book. Thank you, KevinThis book is defiantly full of it and I loved it. I am still laughingNeil Hohenbrink (rep for Alliance product group) I have seen Kevin in action, these stories are true and very funny even strange, somewhat warped, little bazaar but well worth readingRick Riggs (hazardous material mover, Linde Corp. Murray Hill, NJ) Kevin brings out great humor between city and rural life and I have seen him on stage in his comedy act he is a country hick.Lynn Oldham (A real rural American farmer, Rural USA) Dont forget to take the Cheap Country Hick (C.C.H.) test at the end of the book (e-mail me the results)

Download or read book Girl of Steel written by Melissa Wehler and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2020-03-20 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The CW's hit adaptation of Supergirl is a new take on the classic DC character for a new audience. With diverse female characters, it explores different versions of the female experience. No single character embodies a feminist ideal but together they represent attributes of the contemporary feminist conversation. This collection of new essays uses a similar approach, inviting a diverse group of scholars to address the many questions about gender roles and female agency in the series. Essays analyze how the series engages with feminism, Supergirl's impact on queer audiences, and how families craft the show's feminist narratives. In the ever-growing superhero television genre, Supergirl remains unique as viewers watch a female hero with almost godlike powers face the same struggles as ordinary women in the series.

Download or read book A Touch of Magic written by Rose Bak and published by Rose Bak. This book was released on with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 3 magical sisters. 3 funny paranormal love stories. Just outside the shifter town of Greysden sits Rosewater Manor, a place shrouded in magic. The Rosewater sisters all have special gifts, although sometimes they're a bit glitchy. At least until they find true love… This three book midlife romance collection includes: Love Potion Psychic Flashes Kitchen Magic About the "Magical Midlife" series: Just outside the shifter town of Greysden sits Rosewater Manor, a place shrouded in magic. The Rosewater women and their friends all have special gifts, although sometimes they're a bit glitchy. At least until they find true love… Check out these instalove romantic comedies if you enjoy fated mates who start off as rejected mates, midlife characters, eccentric small towns, nosy friends and family intent on matchmaking, steamy scenes, and sweet happily ever afters. keywords: paranormal romance, romantic comedy, rom-com, romcom, fated mate, rejected mate, witch, psychic, wolf, wolf shifter, shifter, shapeshifter, instalove, love at first sight, small town, magic, fantasy, light, funny, humor, action & adventure, humorous, family, sisters

Download or read book Lost in Time written by Kate Porter and published by Kate Porter. This book was released on with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fawn Carter is not only a valued member of Team Dalton, and a decorated officer with the Savannah Police Department, she is an uccisore to be reckoned with. But when Carter is suddenly transferred to Team Nightly, she is furious. In spite of her repeated requests to be returned to her own team, Carter grudgingly, and not unquestioningly does as Dalton demands. Carter isn’t the only one against her transferring to Chase Nightly’s team. Michael Maxson has been trying to keep the uccisore firecracker at arm’s length since the first moment he laid eyes on her. The fact she happens to be the cousin of his sister’s new husband, Hunter Blackfox, and now a constant partner during patrols, makes his vow to not let himself get too close a moot point. When Carter joins her new interim female teammates, who have become great friends, on a shopping spree in Charleston, she purchases a small box of broken jewelry to use in her own craft projects. One such piece, found at the bottom of the box and covered in a thick tarnish, is a silver disk with intricate carvings. Realizing this might be what has every uccisori team in the region is searching for, Carter informs Chase and Dalton. However, before anyone can protect her and the amulet, Gordon has Carter kidnapped and brought to him, believing the ancient talisman will restore his own humanity. Carter is the only one who can control the true power of the gift, one that had been made for her by her soulmate in a past life, before being Lost in Time after her previous incarnation’s death. Nor are they prepared for their introduction to the entity behind the powers bestowed on the uccisore bloodline, centuries before they were ever created.

Download or read book F cking History written by The Captain and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-08-11 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History that doesn't suck: Smart, crude, and hilariously relevant to modern life. Those who don't know history are doomed to repeat it. Too bad it's usually boring as sh*t. Enter The Captain, the ultimate storyteller who brings history to life (and to your life) in this hilarious, intelligent, brutally honest, and crude compendium to events that happened before any of us were born. The entries in this compulsively readable book bridge past and present with topics like getting ghosted, handling haters, and why dog owners rule (sorry, cat people). Along the way you'll get a glimpse of Edith Wharton's sex life, dating rituals in Ancient Greece, catfishing in 500 BC, medieval flirting techniques, and squad goals from Catherine the Great. You'll learn why losing yourself in a relationship will make you crazy--like Joanna of Castile, who went from accomplished badass to Joanna the Mad after obsessing over a guy known as Philip the Handsome. You'll discover how Resting Bitch Face has been embraced throughout history (so wear it proudly). And you'll see why it's never a good idea to f*ck with powerful women--from pirate queens to diehard suffragettes to Cleo-f*cking-patra. People in the past were just like us--so learn from life's losers and emulate the badasses. The Captain shows you how.

Download or read book Reinventing Food Banks and Pantries written by Katie S. Martin and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2021-03-09 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the US, there is a wide-ranging network of at least 370 food banks, and more than 60,000 hunger-relief organizations such as food pantries and meal programs. These groups provide billions of meals a year to people in need. And yet hunger still affects one in nine Americans. What are we doing wrong? In Reinventing Food Banks and Pantries, Katie Martin argues that if handing out more and more food was the answer, we would have solved the problem of hunger decades ago. Martin instead presents a new model for charitable food, one where success is measured not by pounds of food distributed but by lives changed. The key is to focus on the root causes of hunger. When we shift our attention to strategies that build empathy, equity, and political will, we can implement real solutions. Martin shares those solutions in a warm, engaging style, with simple steps that anyone working or volunteering at a food bank or pantry can take today. Some are short-term strategies to create a more dignified experience for food pantry clients: providing client choice, where individuals select their own food, or redesigning a waiting room with better seating and a designated greeter. Some are longer-term: increasing the supply of healthy food, offering job training programs, or connecting clients to other social services. And some are big picture: joining the fight for living wages and a stronger social safety net. These strategies are illustrated through inspiring success stories and backed up by scientific research. Throughout, readers will find a wealth of proven ideas to make their charitable food organizations more empathetic and more effective. As Martin writes, it takes more than food to end hunger. Picking up this insightful, lively book is a great first step.

Download or read book Echoes from Other Worlds written by Stephen Sanders and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010-01-02 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Echoes From Other Worlds" is an anthology of poetry, short stories, and artwork. It is divided into two parts - "Tales from the Sea" which is pirate-themed and "Tales from the Mist" which includes works of science fiction and fantasy. It includes poems like "It's in Me Blood," "Vagabond," "Legend of the Compass Rose," "The Scottish Pirate," and "The Pirate Christmas Party." There are short stories like "The Surgeon's Mate," "Judgment," "John Neligan," "The Portal," "The Sorcerer's Headphones," and "The Passing of the Mantle." Come, be still and listen, you may hear echoes from other worlds . . .

Download or read book Lucky Numbers A TroubleMaker Novel written by Kelly Gendron and published by Kelly Gendron. This book was released on with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Luke "Lucky" O'Conner is a committed bachelor. His motto..."Nobody's ever getting this Lucky." So when Kaley Harlow walks into his tattoo shop and somehow leaves with the only record of the numbers to his new safe tattooed on her sexy little hip, Lucky's motto is threatened. If he wants to see those numbers again, he has to get close. Closer than he's ever gotten to any woman. And he has three weeks to do it. Kaley Harlow, a happily washed-up former child star, is out to ruin her reputation. She's through with people looking at her like she's still that innocent little girl in pigtails. Not to mention, her agent has just signed her up for a movie contract. But, really, all Kaley wants is to start a new life and finally go to college. When Lucky happens into Kaley's life for the second time, the hot, tattooed badass is exactly what she needs to sabotage her image. But this badass has a secret, one that could ruin more than just Kaley's reputation. One locked safe, a troublemaking tattoo, and two determined people... add up to unlocked secrets and a love that just won't stop. USA Today's best-selling author Kelly Gendron brings you the steamy standalone TroubleMaker Series!

Download or read book 8th Fleet Journal Vol 1 Of 8 written by Alan McGowan and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011-06-30 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based upon the the novel 'Panjian Galactic History' this series of books follows the every day adventures of super soldier Alan Dok McGowan as he reveals some facts that didn't make it into the news. The book has been faithfully translated from Panjian into English by a team of expert translators and editors. we hope you enjoy this dark and eye opening look at the inner workings of the Panjian Alliance.

Download or read book Masterson The Box Set Books 1 2 written by Lisa Lang Blakeney and published by Writergirl Press. This book was released on 2021-05-03 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you met Roman Masterson? He’s rich, tatted, carries a gun, has a very dirty mouth, and can’t keep his hands off of Elizabeth…even though he should. The first two books of this Amazon All-Star bestselling forbidden romance series are now available in one convenient, discounted mini bundle. Masterson She's a sweet girl in trouble. He's a bad boy asked to protect her. Their chemistry is undeniable but it's an attraction that’s completely off-limits to explore. That was their first mistake... Masterson Unleashed I made a mistake and had a taste of something sweet, something forbidden, something highly addictive– Elizabeth. It's no secret that I'm greedy, and I want more. Now I just have to convince her pretty ass that she does too.