Download or read book Bringing Big Daddy Down written by B.J. White and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2006-08-21 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First things first, I honor my GOD for the inspiration and impartation to write this book. It is through my own personal experiences and struggles with excess weight as well as other personal battles, along with the observation of my family, relatives, friends and many others ; that I’ve decided to expose a frequently seen but little known and seldom understood emotional and psychological disease that I’ve titled ; (BIG DADDYISM)! In keeping it simple and keeping it real, this book was written to help you present the best you possible. With a changing economy, our national and personal debt rising to historic highs along with healthcare cost going up faster than you can swallow your next pill down, to quote a popular phrase; something’s got to give! Many individuals have taken charge of securing their financial future into their own hands; while this is good, one must remember a quote from my book (101 1?2 Pivotal Proverbs Vol.3) Those who neglect to take care of their health may not live long enough to enjoy their wealth; so my slogan is before you pop a pill you should (T.A.P. into this book), meaning; turn a page and read on toward your good health.
Download or read book Big Daddy s Rules written by Steve Schirripa and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-05-06 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author shares his misadventures in parenting two daughters, a journey that pitted his over-the-top personality against such challenges as boyfriends, birth control, and inappropriate teachers.
Download or read book Bringing Up Daddy written by Stella Bruzzi and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-07-25 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offering a broad perspective on the Hollywood dad, looking at important Hollywood fathers and discussing films from many genres, this book adopts a multi-faceted theoretical approach, making use of psychoanalysis, sociology and masculinity studies and contextualising the father figure within both Hollywood and American history.
Download or read book The Girl with the Louding Voice written by Abi Daré and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-02-23 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A READ WITH JENNA TODAY SHOW BOOK CLUB PICK! “Brave, fresh . . . unforgettable.”—The New York Times Book Review “A celebration of girls who dare to dream.”—Imbolo Mbue, author of Behold the Dreamers (Oprah’s Book Club pick) Shortlisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize and recommended by The New York Times, Marie Claire, Vogue, Essence, PopSugar, Daily Mail, Electric Literature, Red, Stylist, Daily Kos, Library Journal, The Everygirl, and Read It Forward! The unforgettable, inspiring story of a teenage girl growing up in a rural Nigerian village who longs to get an education so that she can find her “louding voice” and speak up for herself, The Girl with the Louding Voice is a simultaneously heartbreaking and triumphant tale about the power of fighting for your dreams. Despite the seemingly insurmountable obstacles in her path, Adunni never loses sight of her goal of escaping the life of poverty she was born into so that she can build the future she chooses for herself – and help other girls like her do the same. Her spirited determination to find joy and hope in even the most difficult circumstances imaginable will “break your heart and then put it back together again” (Jenna Bush Hager on The Today Show) even as Adunni shows us how one courageous young girl can inspire us all to reach for our dreams…and maybe even change the world.
Download or read book Hannah Tate Beyond Repair written by Laura Piper Lee and published by Union Square & Co.. This book was released on 2024-02-13 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new mom repairs her broken dreams in this hilarious rom-com about starting over that sparkles with intelligence, wit, and compassion. Hannah Tate can hardly believe her sleep-deprived eyes when she finds an engagement ring hidden in the closet. Killian, her super responsible, incredibly attractive boyfriend—and the father of her new baby, Bowie—is finally going to propose. But a romantic night out goes horribly wrong when Killian reveals he’s dumping Hannah, not proposing. Furious and heartbroken, Hannah takes Bowie and moves in with her mama and stepdaddy in the mountains of Blue Ridge, Georgia. Hannah realizes that her parents’ cabin has vacation property gold written all over it—and could save her mama from going broke. Again. Only problem? The cabin’s décor is . . . mildly terrifying and it’s in desperate need of renovation. Hannah hires the hot carpenter living in the treehouse next door to fix up the place. Not only does River respect Hannah’s business acumen, he looks at her like she’s a woman, not a hot mess. And Hannah can’t deny that River awakens something new inside her. Can Hannah embrace a future that looks different from the picture-perfect family she once dreamed of . . . and maybe start living life on her own terms? This heartwarming, spicy romance book is perfect for fans of small-town romance like the Lovelight series by B.K. Borison and Tessa Bailey books.
Download or read book The Outside Groove written by Erik E. Esckilsen and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2006 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Casey LaPlante wanted nothing to do with racecar driving. What was so impressive about making a bunch of left turns, one after another? But from what she had seen as the sister of Fliverton’s newest stock-car hero, Wade "the Blade” LaPlante, her whole town was interested in little else. Next to her brother, she felt invisible. Even her parents seemed to ignore her athletic victories and academic successes. With so much of her family’s income being poured into Wade’s racing career, she wasn’t even sure her parents would help pay her college tuition. So one late-April evening, Casey decides to get behind the wheel and claim a little of the attention she had been denied. After all, how hard could racecar driving be? But as the first female driver at Demon’s Run racetrack, she finds getting up to speed more challenging than she’d expected. Casey soon discovers there’s more to stock-car racing than driving around in circles, and more to winning than being first to cross the finish line. Action and suspense run high as Casey navigates some tight corners, on and off the track, showing everyone--especially herself--just what she’s made of.
Download or read book Bringing Down the Moon written by Jonathan Emmett and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Synopsis coming soon.......
Download or read book Narratives from the Crib written by Katherine Nelson and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This classic psychological case study focuses on one talkative child's emerging ability to use language, her capacity for understanding, for imagining, and for making inferences and solving problems. In wide-ranging essays, scholars offer multifaceted linguistic and psychological analyses of two-year-old Emily's bedtime conversations with her parents and pre-sleep monologues, taped over a fifteen-month period. In a foreword written for this new edition, Emily, now an adult, reflects on the experience of having been a research subject without knowing it.
Download or read book A Little Girl Who Can t Read Writes a Book and Brings the Shoney s Corporation to Its Knees written by Christine Williams and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2023-01-31 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christine Williams was born, sixth out of eight children, to a very modest family in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1960. When she was in the first grade, Williams was among the first to be integrated into a White school, where instead of learning, she was expected to wash the classroom windows, take out the trash, mop the floor, and dust. When Williams entered the first grade, her race was used against her due to an all-White school and integration. After many humiliations in the classroom, Williams finally gave up on school when she was fifteen. While school was bad, life was no better at home. There, her days were fraught with dysfunction and tension. To cope, Williams often went out to the back porch, sat on the steps, and talked to God. Christine Williams has been a lifelong trailblazer against racial injustice. She played an important role while employed by Shoney's Inc. This included efforts both before the 1989 company-wide race discrimination lawsuit but also in the successful implementation of the settlement of that lawsuit after she became one of the first mid-level African Americans ever employed by Shoney's. Her efforts helped countless African Americans who came behind her gain better jobs with better work conditions and more opportunities for advancement at Shoney's. --Tommy Warren, Class Counsel, Haynes versus Shoney's Inc. I have known Christine Williams for many years and have always been impressed by her high moral character, integrity, dedication, and the loyalty she has shown to worthwhile causes in the community. She works tirelessly to help those who do not have a voice and need protection. I am happy to stand up to endorse Christine in anything she does because I have so much confidence in her. --Brenda Gilmore, Senator, District #19, Tennessee
Download or read book Dusty Britches written by Marcia Lynn McClure and published by Distractions Ink. This book was released on 2012-05 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Years ago Angelina Hunter fell in love--only to have her heart broken. Now she runs her father's ranch, all businesslike and severe ... until a cattle drive brings back the man responsible for her hopes. Will Angelina's heart be softened? Will she learn to hope again? Will her long-lost dreams become a blessed reality?
Download or read book Bring the Funny written by Greg DePaul and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2016-07-15 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sharp, funny book about comedy screenwriting from a successful screenwriter that uses recent – as in this century – movies you've actually seen as examples. Greg DePaul (Screenwriter, Bride Wars, Saving Silverman) has sold scripts to Miramax, Fox, Disney, New Line, Sony, MGM and Village Roadshow. He's worked with comedy stars like Jack Black, Kate Hudson, Jason Biggs and Amanda Peet. Now Greg takes everything he knows about writing comedy and breaking into the biz, tosses it into a blender and serves up this tasty, fat-free smoothie of a book that’s easy to read, brutally honest, and straight from the heart ... of Hollywood. Bring the Funny is chock full o' tricks, strategies and insider terms used by successful comedy screenwriters, including: Comic Justice Wrylies Genre-Bending Shadow Characters The BDR's The Two-Hander The Conceit Comedic Escalation Gapping A.I.C. Fish Outta Water The Idea Factory Really Important Comedy Screenwriting Rules Number 99 and 100 If you're looking to write funnier and better screenplays, you want this book. But if you're ready to pack up your car, drive out to L.A., and dive into a career as a comedy screenwriter, you need this book. Now. Buy it, jam it into your pocket, and hit the gas. Greg's got your back.
Download or read book The Porch Down Home written by Deborah Ronna Baker and published by Tate Publishing. This book was released on 2010-08 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deborah Ronna Baker's The Porch Down Home chronicles the life of seventeen-year-old Avie and her sister, Cassie, who live in the Midwest with their beloved grandparents, Bigmomma and Bigdaddy. Avie and Cassie have been taught right from wrong by their young-at-heart grandparents, but that doesn't stop Avie from getting into mischief every once in a while, like the time she 'borrows' a stash of Bigdaddy's healing herb to use for her science project. But Bigdaddy will soon be thankful, for a summer storm destroys seemingly all of the precious herb one night-all but Avie's stash in the meadow. The Porch Down Home offers a cast of characters as different as night and day that will become like part of your own family, from nosy Cora Lee and the stuttering Lester brothers to Big Sally the bully and shy but sweet Chase. From the schoolhouse to the nickel and dime, join these Midwest characters in discovering that life is best lived on The Porch Down Home. The author creates a real world peopled with characters-even animals-that are so lively, colorful, and vivid they become your next-door neighbors. No-closer than that; they're like family! -Mary Frances Stubbs, Director of Development for the College of Engineering, Architecture and Computer Sciences, and Advisor of Film and Literary Projects, Howard University
Download or read book The Grey Sisters written by Jo Treggiari and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-09-24 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two years after a deadly plane crash, best friends D and Spider head into the mountains to face their grief. A gripping psychological thriller for fans of The Cheerleaders and Sadie. D and Spider have always been close friends, and they are further united in their shared heartbreak: they both lost siblings in a horrific plane crash two years earlier. A chance sighting of a beloved cuddly toy in a photograph of the only survivor spurs D to finally seek closure. She and Spider and their friend, Min, set off on a road trip to the mountainside site of that terrible crash. Ariel has lived on the mountain all her life. She and her extended family are looked down upon by neighboring townsfolk and she has learned to live by her wits, trusting few people outside of her isolated, survivalist community. A terrifying attack sends her down the mountain for help; on her way, she comes upon the three girls -- a chance encounter that will have far-reaching consequences for them all.
Download or read book Reality 36 written by Guy Haley and published by Watkins Media Limited. This book was released on 2011-08-04 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SOMETHING IS AMISS IN THE RENEGADE DIGITAL REALM OF REALITY 36. Richards - a Level 5 AI with a PI fetish - and his partner, a decommissioned German military cyborg, are on the trail of a murderer, but the killer has hidden inside an artificial reality. Richards and Klein must stop him before he becomes a god - for the good of all the realms. File Under: Science Fiction [ Great Firewall | 'Net Profit | Remurder | Don't Upload! ] e-book ISBN: 9780857661470
Download or read book Richards Klein written by Guy Haley and published by Watkins Media Limited. This book was released on 2021-05-25 with total page 731 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reality 36 Richards and Klein are a 22nd century Holmes and Watson...except Richards is a highly advanced AI and Klein is a German ex-military cyborg. Together, they must journey through the Great Firewall of China into the renegade digital realm of Reality 36, in search of a missing AI rights activist. But what they find will threaten their entire world. Omega Point K52 is an AI with a diabolical plan: to create an artificial reality of the entire universe, and learn to control the real universe in turn. And only Richards and Klein can stop it. File Under: Science Fiction [ The Great Firewall | Net Profit | Don't Upload | Remurder ]
Download or read book Promised Lands written by Elizabeth Crook and published by Doubleday. This book was released on 2013-07-31 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elizabeth Crook's vast yet intimate novel of the Texas Revolution takes us beyond the traditional setpieces of the Alamo and San Jacinto to the other places where the war was fought—to the forest traces and prairies and Gulf Coast beaches, and to the hearts of the novel's vibrant characters. Among them: Domingo de la Rosa—the great Tejano ranchero, implacable and devout, for whom the fight against the Anglo "heretics" is nothing less than a holy war. Hugh Kenner—a physician whose son has run away to the war. Hugh will discover the heroic strength of his compassion, and also its brutal cost. Katie Kenner—Hugh's restless daughter, a refugee caught up in the massive human stampede known as The Runaway Scrape, who finds herself in love with a foreigner and responsible for the life of an orphan baby. Adelaido Pacheco—a dashing tobacco smuggler loyal to no cause but his own, a man without a country and in peril of becoming a man without a soul. Crucita Pacheco—Adelaido's beautiful sister who has lost her family, all but Adelaido, in the cholera epidemic of 1832. Feeling that God has forsaken her, she enters Domingo de la Rosa's employ as a spy against the Anglo rebels, and discovers an improbable love. Through these people and others, Promised Lands brings a myth-encrusted chapter of American history to authentic life. Elizabeth Crook demonstrates once again a stunning command of her period and a passionate regard for her characters. Promised Lands bears the hallmark of a master novelist: a grand vision, rendered on an unforgettably human scale.
Download or read book Which Brings Me to You written by Steve Almond and published by Algonquin Books. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A two-sided look at modern love-- and lust-- by two bestselling writers at the top of their form. Two rambunctious, romantic flameouts. One boring wedding. One heated embrace in a quiet coatroom. This is not exactly the recipe for true love. John and Jane's lusty encounter at a friend's wedding isn't really the beginning of anything with any weight to it; even they know that. When they manage to pull back, it occurs to them that they might start this whole thing over properly. They might try getting to know one another first, through letters. What follows is a series of traded confessions-- of their messy histories, their past errors, their big loves, their flaws, and their passions. Each love affair, confessed as honestly as possible, reveals the ways in which Jane and John have grown and changed-- or not changed-- over the years; the people they've hurt, the ones still bruised. The ones who bruised them.Where all of this soul-baring will take them is the burning question behind every letter-- a question that can only be answered when they meet again, finally, in the flesh.
