Download or read book Five Dog Epiphany How a Quintet of Badass Bichons Retrieved Our Joy written by Marianne Leone and published by Akashic Books. This book was released on 2024-09-03 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new installment in best-selling author Ann Hood’s Gracie Belle imprint, actress Marianne Leone’s (The Sopranos, etc.) memoir explores how a bereaved couple and a pack of rescue dogs rediscovered joy IN FIVE-DOG EPIPHANY, MARIANNE LEONE writes about the joy that can be summoned after a great loss, "when you look into the eyes of another damaged creature and know that your happiness is a mirror and an echo and a prayer, and that the little soul reflecting all that energy is happy too, at last." This memoir is a moving and sometimes surprisingly funny exploration of grief and the mutual healing that can occur between rescue dogs and people who have experienced a soul-crushing loss. Leone and her husband, actor Chris Cooper, lost their only child suddenly in 2005. Jesse was seventeen, a straight-A student, and a brilliant poet, who was also quadriplegic and nonverbal except with the assistance of a computer. When six-year-old Jesse miraculously blurted "dog" to Santa, Goody appeared on his bed on Christmas morning. Goody was followed by Lucky, Frenchy, Titi, and Sugar, all rescues adopted after Jesse’s passing. After Jesse’s death, Leone grew a tumor the size of her premature son at birth, her husband disappeared into dark acting roles (Breach, Married Life), and Leone fainted during the filming of a scene in The Sopranos where she is standing in front of her television son’s coffin. This is the story of a bereaved couple and a pack of rescue dogs finding their way to a new life, everyone licking their wounds, both corporal and spiritual, and the rediscovery of joy.

Download or read book Badass Christian written by Kyle Alexander and published by Habakkuk Transcriptions Company. This book was released on 2012-12-28 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An old African American grandmother tries to instill spiritual values in her willful naïve granddaughter before she dies, but Sugar would need more than old wives’ tales for her Gen-X, dirty-south world, she would need faith of her own.

Download or read book Drama written by Stephanie K. Lee-McKenzie and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2018-06-01 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There's kinship, offspring, siblings, kindred, legacies, relatives, heirs, and blood. There's family, right. More like emotions, tension, theatrics, spectacles, tragedy, and the list goes on. Meet the Maxwells and the Rogers. Dramaeveryone has met it; few know how to resolve it.

Download or read book Big Chance Cowboy written by Teri Anne Stanley and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2019-08-27 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At Big Chance Animal Rescue, Even humans get a second chance After a disastrous mistake disbanded his Army unit, Adam Collins has returned home to Big Chance, Texas. He just wants to sell the family ranch, set up his sister and grandfather with the funds, and then ride off into the sunset. Lizzie Vanhook has landed back in her small western town, heartbroken and jobless. Adding to her troubles is the unruly stray who's claimed her as his own. Lizzie knows she's in over her head. Enter Adam—not only does he work with big dogs, he's also tall, dark, handsome, and the one who got away... Adam wants nothing to do with other people, much less dogs. But when his old flame asks him to help her train her scruffy dog, he can't say no. As his reluctant heart opens up, the impossible seems possible: a second chance with the woman he's always loved in a place where he, his friends, and the other strays who show up can heal and call home, Big Chance, Texas. These big-hearted dogs (and their humans!) all need that last, great chance at finding home...and a forever sort of love.

Download or read book A Dog Named Beautiful written by Robert Kugler and published by Random House. This book was released on 2019-03-21 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For fans of Nala's World and Arthur, this is an uplifting and unforgettable true story about how the love of a good dog can save your life. Rob Kugler adopted his chocolate Lab Bella as a puppy - a bundle of fun and love to keep his girlfriend company as he headed off to war. But when Rob's brother died and his relationship fell apart, it was Bella who was there to help heal the wounds, and make Rob's life worth living again. So when Rob was told Bella had cancer - first in her leg, which had to be amputated, and then in her lungs - he was devastated. With only months of Bella's life left, he knew just what he had to do for his furry best friend. Determined to show her the same unconditional love she had always shown him, Rob decided to give Bella the farewell adventure of her doggy dreams. Criss-crossing the USA from coast to coast, making many new friends along the way, Bella taught Rob never to give up and to live each day as though it's your last. A heartbreaking but ultimately uplifiting true tale, A Dog Named Beautiful is full of hope, love, tears and laughter. Enjoy the journey. _______________ 'Teaches the reader a wealth about the value of making human connections.' FORBES

Download or read book 236 Pounds of Class Vice President written by Jason Mulgrew and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2013-02-13 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jason Mulgrew, popular blogger and author of Everything Is Wrong with Me, continues his depreciating yet hilarious self-reflection with 236 Pounds of Class Vice President. Set in Mulgrew’s high school years, this genuine and honest memoir revisits his teenage antics and escapades as he, while navigating the indignity of puberty, attempts to run for vice president of the student body, displays a penchant for long fur capes, and (naturally) wonders about sex. Mulgrew’s blog, Everything Is Wrong with me, has received more than 200 million hits since its inception in 2004. Complete with awkward, “what was he thinking?” photos—unmitigated proof of Mulgrew’s ungainly adolescence—236 Pounds of Class Vice President is an no-holds-barred yet tender look at the years some of us would rather forget.

Download or read book Hustlin Fo Love written by Corey N. Smalls and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2019-04-30 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Corey Gary is nothing but a low class street runner for a local drug dealer until the day he gets caught in a drug bust. While serving five years in South Carolina's Department of Corrections, the woman he love the most— and mother of his only child—betrays his trust and love. Now, he's back on the streets, and he's got a plan. Corey is going to get back what belongs to him, including his son and the love of his life. He also plans to conquer the lucrative market of Myrtle Beach. A wise forty- dollar investment becomes millions after Corey is introduced to a half- Nicaraguan, half-Cuban drug lord from Central America. Using the alias Walt Diznee, Corey turns a small business into serious street cred. Unfortunately, the love of his life gets involved in a relationship with another drug pusher, placing all of them in jeopardy. Meanwhile, an ex-stripper named Felicia gets a second chance at life when Mr. Teflon sends her to college. She ends up a federal agent and is now playing both sides to traffic cocaine across state lines. Will her path help or hinder Corey? It turns out loyalty is everything in this rough world of hate, envy, and death.

Download or read book The Other End of the Leash written by Patricia McConnell, Ph.D. and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2009-02-19 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn to communicate with your dog—using their language “Good reading for dog lovers and an immensely useful manual for dog owners.”—The Washington Post An Applied Animal Behaviorist and dog trainer with more than twenty years’ experience, Dr. Patricia McConnell reveals a revolutionary new perspective on our relationship with dogs—sharing insights on how “man’s best friend” might interpret our behavior, as well as essential advice on how to interact with our four-legged friends in ways that bring out the best in them. After all, humans and dogs are two entirely different species, each shaped by its individual evolutionary heritage. Quite simply, humans are primates and dogs are canids (as are wolves, coyotes, and foxes). Since we each speak a different native tongue, a lot gets lost in the translation. This marvelous guide demonstrates how even the slightest changes in our voices and in the ways we stand can help dogs understand what we want. Inside you will discover: • How you can get your dog to come when called by acting less like a primate and more like a dog • Why the advice to “get dominance” over your dog can cause problems • Why “rough and tumble primate play” can lead to trouble—and how to play with your dog in ways that are fun and keep him out of mischief • How dogs and humans share personality types—and why most dogs want to live with benevolent leaders rather than “alpha wanna-bes!” Fascinating, insightful, and compelling, The Other End of the Leash is a book that strives to help you connect with your dog in a completely new way—so as to enrich that most rewarding of relationships.

Download or read book An American Dream written by Tony Thomas and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2011-03 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Slang written by Paul Dickson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2010-09-01 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you want to be privy to the inside banter of the boardroom, backroom or the Washington Beltway, Slang is an indispensable resource, and a lot of fun. Slang is evidence that the spoken language is continually changing to meet new needs for verbal expressions, tailored to changing realities and perceptions. Unlike most slang dictionaries that list entries alphabetically, Slang takes on modern American English one topic at a time, from "auctionese" to "computerese", the drug trade and sports slang. Slang was originally published by Pocket Books in 1990 in paperback and revised in 1998 in hardcover and paperback. The new Slang has 50% new material, including new chapters on slang associated with work cubicles, gaming, hip hop, and coffeehouses. Dickson brings slang into the twenty-first century with such blogger slang as TMPMITW, which stands for "the most powerful man in the world" (the president). Whether you want to be privy to the inside banter of the boardroom, backroom or the Washington Beltway, Slang is an indispensable resource, and a lot of fun.

Download or read book Russian Dog written by Cynthia Seidel and published by Fulton Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2024-02-12 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Annika, the daughter of a torturing and unloving father, is handed over to another brutal Mafia boss, Angelino Rossi, she wonders if he will mend her broken pieces or will be the dark angel that destroys her for good. While Angelino's plan is to use her to destroy her father, Volkov, for his heinous crimes against the Rossi family, he never could have imagined the brokenness she, too, suffered at the hands of her father. Suddenly, his plans are in question. Will he go on as planned, or do these two broken souls heal each other?

Download or read book Badass Horror written by Michael Hemmingson and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seven stories written by some of the best writers of modern fiction including Garry Kilworth, Ron Damien Malfi, Michael Boatman, and Michael Hemmingson reach to the edge of human endurance and push all the harder.

Download or read book Love or Leave written by EREB and published by EREB. This book was released on 2018-09-24 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Love is life, but nothing lasts forever. If truth is love, why does the truth hurt? With 17 short stories included, couples will face catastrophic real events that happen every day. Inside, you'll find: Domestic violence Adultery and infidelity A Husband on the DL A Wife pregnant from another man Hidden STDs Stalking and murder Unknown Transgender lovers Murders committed by lovers Hidden family secrets You can never tell what curve ball life will end up throwing. It's how you handle it that'll shape who you are. Get ready to read stories that'll either make you laugh, cry or angry inside. Imagine yourself in their shoes. Is love enough???

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Download or read book Resume of Evil written by Mark Lee Sheppard and published by Tate Publishing. This book was released on 2013-02 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tyler Sinclair dreamed of glory on the gridiron, but an untimely injury suffered in his third season at the University of Alabama extinguished all hope of a career in the NFL. Still seeking the riches that accompanied the life of a professional athlete, Tyler turned to the only other lucrative possibility for him: moving narcotics. After making this fateful choice, casualties quickly mounted in his wake as he stepped on whomever he needed in order to reach the pinnacle of what he considered success. Meanwhile, Shawn Colton worked for the Creek County Sheriff's office in the Drug Task Force, and later became Sheriff of Creek County. Shawn had been watching Tyler for some time and had placed a confidential informant inside Tyler's organization-a course of action that nearly cost Shawn his wife. As tension mounts, Tyler rolls the dice with greater cunning and frequency in his quest to exact revenge upon Colton. Will Shawn suffer the same fate of the many uncounted victims, or will Tyler's arrogance precipitate his capture? Based on true events, Resume of Evil will take you from the deep South of central Alabama to the jungles of Bogota, South America in this action-packed thriller."

Download or read book Rebels of the Lamp written by Peter Speakman and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2015-05-12 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life is a blast when you have your very own genie. But when Parker Quarry is shipped from sunny Los Angeles to live with relatives in a quiet New Hampshire college town and releases a 2,000 year-old jinn from an ancient canister "borrowed" from the university building where his uncle works, the biggest blasts comes from the millennia old power struggle he reignites. Now it is up to Parker, his mild-mannered cousin, Theo, and their wiz-kid classmate, Reese, to stop a battalion of battle-ready jinn from re-starting an all-out war ??? one with humanity in the crosshairs

Download or read book Dead Mech Trilogy Box Set written by Jake Bible and published by Jake Bible Fiction LLC. This book was released on 2019-10-04 with total page 1139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Military Sci-Fi Adventure Series - The Apex Trilogy chronicles the zombie apocalypse where the dead have mechs. Dead Mech: In a Post Apocalyptic far future, there is only one thing that can save the fragile civilizations humanity has cobbled together: the mechs. A ragtag crew of mech pilots must battle the undead hordes, cannibal tribes, and religious cults in a daily race to keep humanity safe. But now a threat worse than anything has surfaced and is growing stronger. The undead have reanimated in their own battle machines and created the rise of the Dead Mechs! Dead Mech is a zombie filled, post apocalyptic, military scifi, mecha action/adventure novel like no other! Reviews: “It’s mechs. It’s zombies. It’s zombies in mechs. You already know you’re going to buy it. So just get it over with.” -New York Times Bestselling Author Scott Sigler “Even if you're (Like me) kinda over zombies, go get this awesome book.” -John, Goodreads review “When I started this book I was already a fan of Jake Bible, but THIS book made me an even bigger fan.”- Laura, Goodreads review “Giant fighting Robots + Zombies = EPIC”- Amy, Goodreads review “Suspenseful, psychotic, and artistically profane.” Mason, Goodreads review The Americans: The exciting sidequel to DEAD MECH is a hellride through Europe, Asia and beyond as American Ghost Heather Walton must save her family, her friends, and an all important cargo. The world has survived the North American zombie apocalypse, but Americans struggle to maintain their place in a world where the powers that be no longer want them. And will stop at nothing to put an end to their standing and their very existence! Reviews: “A very different book from "Dead Mech," but you still have the great characters, non-stop action, and imaginative technologies. I finished it in 2 days (work interrupted me!) And immediately downloaded the final book in the trilogy.”- Beth, Goodreads review “4+ stars. All I can really say at this point that might make sense is: what the literal fudgesicle did I just read from cover to cover practically without stopping?”- Ziggy, Goodreads review “Brilliant book, I have read Jake Bibles other Apex Trilogy book - Dead Mech - and thoroughly enjoyed it, and have been waiting for the next part of the trilogy. This book did not disappoint!”- Kay, Goodreads review Metal and Ash: Will fifty foot battle mechs be enough against hundreds of thousands of techno-zombies ready to wipe everything living off the scorched map that is the wasteland? Alliances are formed and broken, mech pilots are made and murdered, secrets are revealed and agendas destroyed, and thousands of bodies fall and rise again What began in the wasteland of DEAD MECH, continued alongside in Europe and Asia in The Americans, now has its epic conclusion in Metal and Ash! Reviews- “Wow wow wow!!!! I literally could not stop reading this book. Action packed all the way to the last page. I'm sad that it's over.”- Amy, Goodreads review “A great end to the Apex series.”- Matt, Goodreads review “To start in, this was the best of the 3 books. Hands down, I felt that as a whole, this last book was the real prize.”- Bex, Goodreads review Keywords: zombies, mech, post-apocalyptic, mecha, wasteland, apocalypse, science fiction, undead, mecha, mechs, scifi, action/adventure, military, armor, power armor, cyberpunk, technothriller, post-apocalypse, techno-zombies Key Phrases: the walking dead, apocalyptic fiction, apocalyptic books, post-apocalypse books, zombie apocalypse weapons, mech warrior, battletech, post-apocalyptic books, post-apocalyptic fiction, post-apocalyptic collection, zombie apocalypse survival kit, zombie apocalypse books, battle machine books, military science fiction kindle books, technothriller books, military scifi books Other books by Jake Bible: By Series: Roak: Galactic Bounty Hunter Series The Z-Burbia Series The Mega/Team Grendel Thrillers The Flipside Sagas Max Rage: Intergalactic Badass! Black Box Inc. Series Dead Mech/The Apex Trilogy The Salvage Merc One Series Fighting Iron Series Dead Team Alpha Series The AntiBio Series The Kaiju Winter Series Reign of Four By Genre: Science Fiction- Roak: Galactic Bounty Hunter Series Max Rage: Intergalactic Badass! The Flipside Sagas The Salvage Merc One Series Drop Team Zero Outpost Hell Galactic Vice Agent Prime Dead Mech/The Apex Trilogy Fighting Iron Series Mech Corps Reign of Four The AntiBio Series In Perpetuity Thriller/Action/Adventure- Max Rage: Intergalactic Badass! The Mega/Team Grendel Thrillers The Flipside Sagas Blood Cruise Agent Prime Galactic Vice Post-Apocalyptic- The Z-Burbia Series Dead Team Alpha Series Dead Mech/The Apex Trilogy EverRealm Fighting Iron Series The AntiBio Series The Kaiju Winter Series Zombies!- The Z-Burbia Series Dead Team Alpha Series Dead Mech/The Apex Trilogy EverRealm Horror- The Z-Burbia Series Blood Cruise Stone Cold Bastards Fantasy/Urban Fantasy/Dark Fantasy- Black Box Inc. Series Stone Cold Bastards EverRealm YA/MG Novels- ScareScapes! (middle grade scifi adventure Intentional Haunting (2014 Bram Stoker Award Finalist- YA horror) Little Dead Man (YA zombie apocalypse)