Download or read book Christmas Sucks written by Joanne Kimes and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-09-17 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These days, Christmas lights adorn front porches before the Thanksgiving turkey is even in the oven. Plane tickets to visit hardly-missed relatives cost more than the suitcase full of presents people have to lug across the country. And radios everywhere play songs about that fat guy in a red suit on an endless loop. Yes, it’s official: Christmas Sucks. This title is a humorous look at America’s commercialization of the Christmas holiday season and the terrible travel, inordinate amount of preparation, and family strife that accompanies it. You can commiserate with the fact that everyone drives themselves into debt buying gifts, no one enjoys seeing long-lost relatives, and everyone is creeped out by the department store Santa. With twelve days of Christmas, there’s plenty of reasons why this is far from the most wonderful time of the year.

Download or read book A Pine Island Christmas written by Caroline Mickelson and published by Bon Accord Press. This book was released on 2018-07-23 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Atheist s Guide to Christmas written by Robin Harvie and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2010-11-02 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This funny, festive, and thoughtful collection delves into age-old holiday questions for the non-believer—like what do you get an atheist for Christmas? If you’re an atheist, you don’t believe in the three wise men, so this Christmas, we bring you not three, but forty-two wise men and women, bearing gifts of comedy, science, philosophy, the arts, and knowledge. What does it feel like to be born on Christmas day? How can you most effectively use lights to make your house visible from space? And where can you listen to the echoes of the Big Bang on December 25? The Atheist’s Guide to Christmas answers all these questions and more: Richard Dawkins tells an original Christmas story. Phil Plait fact-checks the Star of Bethlehem. Neal Pollack teaches his family a lesson on holiday spirit. Simon Singh offers a very special scientific experiment. Simon le Bon loses his faith (but keeps church music). AC Grayling explains how to have a truly happy Christmas. Plus thirty-six other brilliant, funny, free-thinking pieces perfect for anyone who doesn’t think of holidays as holy days.

Download or read book A Most Mizerable Christmas written by Mick Foley and published by Bradygames. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For years, Miz has bullied the kids of Wrescal Lane, yet managed to stay on Santa's good list. A new kid arrives and shakes the foundations of Miz's selfish beliefs, and sets in motion a chain of events that includes Miz trying to fool Santa. Full color.

Download or read book Rogue Saints written by Jerry Herships and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 2019-03-12 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world is full of good-hearted heathens, those who love people and those who want to do good in the world. They're not against Godâ€"they just have little use for church. Church is boring and hypocritical.  Plus, who wants to sit through a sermon every week? But while organized religion doesn't appeal to them, these heathens long for a connection to something bigger than themselves: meaning, community, mission. Pastor Jerry Herships leads a church-ish community full of good-hearted heathens. They may not love church, but they love sitting around a bar talking about what really matters and doing some good for their city's poorest residents. Herships takes that experience and absolves other former churchgoers of their guilt. No, you don't have to go to church to love and serve God. Yes, God still loves you and wants to help you love the world.

Download or read book Twisted Intentions Books 1 3 Complete Series Box Set written by Summer Cooper and published by Lovy Books Ltd. This book was released on with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Complete Billionaire Bully Dark Romance Box Set from USA Today Bestselling Author Summer Cooper. Beauty queen. Prom queen. Head cheerleader. Footballer’s wife. Keily had it all—she was the it girl. All the guys wanted to date her. All the girls wanted to be like her. Sadly, life doesn’t always go as planned. An abusive ex-husband, a father who never cared for her, and a mother who stole from her... Keily also now had no job, no money, and no home to go back to. Just as the once-queen-of-everything thought her life couldn’t sink any lower... A job landed on her doorstep. One that wasn’t meant for her. One that would at least get her off of her sister’s couch. One that involved working for a gorgeous billionaire. Was this finally her chance to get her life back on track? She could work her charm and seduce her boss. She could become a trophy wife like she had always planned. But she soon realizes that he’s determined to make her suffer. He’s determined to make her surrender to his every twisted demand… Included in this box set: 1. Twisted Beauty 2. Twisted Love 3. Twisted Fate Unveil the enchanting tale of a beauty queen turned billionaire's muse! Discover a spellbinding romance as she takes on the role of his dedicated assistant. Witness their love story blossom amidst power struggles and captivating desire. A must-read for romance lovers craving a rollercoaster of emotions, charm, and intoxicating chemistry!

Download or read book Moon Fever written by Maggie Shayne and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2007-09-25 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A scintillating anthology featuring four of the sexiest paranormal romances—featuring vampires, werewolves, ghosts, and more—that will send shivers of desire down your spine. In “Tempting Fate” by Susan Sizemore, Desiree dreams she spent a passion-filled night with sexy rock star Jon Coyote...and that he told her he was a vampire. But when Desiree discovers she is mysteriously pregnant, her erotic fantasy takes a strangely realistic turn. An angry ghost is haunting Caroline’s house in “The Darkness Within” by award-winning author Maggie Shayne. But when sexy private investigator Jim Lipton offers to help discover what is going on, Caroline suspects that he has a personal interest in her ghost—and in her. In “Cobwebs Over the Moon” by Lori Handeland, Manhattanite Carly Kelly is pursued by werewolves across the wintry Alaskan wilderness, and only ruggedly handsome soldier Dylan Shepard stands between her and death. Lycanthropy takes an exotic tropical twist in “Crazy for the Cat” by Caridad Piñeiro. When scientist Jessica Morales travels to the Amazon jungle, she discovers that beneath the savage grace of her local guide, the handsome Javier da Costa, lurks a hidden wildness that is as tempting as it is dangerous.

Download or read book Christopher s Journey written by Maribeth R. Ditmars and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2007-03-25 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Poignant and bittersweet, Christopher's Journey is the true story of a remarkable young man's battle with leukemia and the lives that he touches along the way. Author Maribeth Ditmars chronicles her son Christopher's chemotherapy treatments, his irrepressible antics, and finally, his insightful acceptance of his own illness. "Maribeth Ditmars writes with a special sense of humor so reminiscent of Chris. Her understanding of the critical need for laughter during such difficult times is a valuable message to all who read her words. Chris's story, as told from a mother's perspective, will be helpful to others as they journey through treatment, recovery, and sometimes loss." -Anna Maria Gentile, Regional Director, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society "I was incredibly moved by this story. It made me go home and hug my kids. Although I cried several times during the reading, I never wanted to stop. I was in awe of Chris's spirituality, acceptance, and peace. Christopher's Journey is a beautiful book." -Susan Burns, Sarasota Magazine "Christopher's Journey gives voice to those children's physical and emotional struggles endured during treatment. This book will be a valuable tool for anyone who is touched by a child's courageous fight against cancer." -Jerry Barbosa, MD, Director, Pediatric Oncology, All Children's Hospital

Download or read book Beyond the Plan written by Dover Kincaid and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2018-01-09 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beyond the Plan By: Dover Kincaid Michael Raven is a highly successful businessman who is accustomed to pursuing and acquiring anything and anyone he wants. He is sole owner of Raven Enterprises (RE) a conglomerate of manufacturing, transportation and shipping companies. He has recently acquired Triage Route Management (TRM) in Shreveport, Louisiana. He has come to Shreveport to see the operation firsthand, and to make sure the President knows what is expected of any company that is part of RE. Elise Abbott is a single mother who has worked tirelessly to acquire a Middle-America lifestyle for her family and herself. She has overcome a bad marriage and dropping out of college in her early twenties when she found herself pregnant and her husband unreliable. She hasn’t dated in years, and has no time for a relationship with a man. She has come to TRM in Shreveport, Louisiana to implement a software program they recently purchased from her company. When Michael and Elise meet, they feel an immediate attraction. Michael pursues; Elise resists. Will these two focused individuals be able to forge a lasting relationship?

Download or read book What This Comedian Said Will Shock You written by Bill Maher and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2024-05-21 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The ... host of HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher has written his funniest, most opinionated, and most necessary book ever--a brilliantly astute and acerbically funny vivisection of American life, politics, and culture ... The book was inspired by the 'editorial' Bill delivers at the end of each episode of Real Time. These editorials are direct-to-camera sermons about culture, politics, and what's happening in the world. To put this book together, Maher reviewed more than a decade of his editorials, rewriting, reimagining, and updating them, and adding new material to speak exactly to the moment we're in. Free speech, cops, drugs, race, religion, the generations, cancel culture, the parties, the media, show biz, romance, health"--

Download or read book Life in the Hollywood Lane written by Ann Crawford and published by Bublish, Inc.. This book was released on 2018-07-31 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Quirky, heart-opening, funny, poignant, up, down, and everywhere in between--that's life and that's Life in the Hollywood Lane. Trish, an LA actor, is bereft with guilt after her best friend commits suicide. Glamorous yet tough-as-nails Hollywood is Trish's backdrop and a reflection of her life as she stumbles on through an actor's life of casting calls and premieres, rejection and acceptance. Slowly Trish releases the idea of how her life should be and embraces the messy, flawed, yet stunningly beautiful truth of how it is. Trish's humorous resilience and acceptance lead to transformation, surrender, and ultimately love. Author Ann Crawford's trademark optimism for life and love shine through in this inspiring story that reminds us all that no matter what the question, love is always the answer. Life in the Hollywood Lane is chockablock with LOL and aha moments. Also, know any folks who've been chasing a long-held dream? Do them a favor and gift them this book!

Download or read book Devil Drove Back to Jersey written by Louis Morris and published by Louis Morris. This book was released on 2022-05-03 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Continuing the dark and humorous tale of horror and woe concerning an unwitting Radio Shack salesman turned Jersey Devil who still finds themself just a tad behind on their infernal quota.

Download or read book Roar Like a Woman written by Natalie Ritchie and published by eBook Partnership. This book was released on 2018-06-05 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you a feminist? Or are you a masculinist? It's a trick question-they're the same thing, says mother of two and parenting magazine journalist, Natalie Ritchie. Five decades after feminism began, women are trapped in a masculinist dead end. Feminists claim to be women's friend, but their actions shout the opposite. Feminism cheerleads a woman's man-identical career, but sneers at her work as mother and housewife. It pushes women into nine-to-five jobs designed for a man with a 24/7 wife at home, but fails to shape jobs around the domestic workload of the working woman who is also that 24/7 wife. It exhorts women to ape men's working style, and shuns development of a truly womanly working style. It celebrates a woman's 'leadership' that copies a man's leadership in the economy and politics, but blindsides a woman's more profound leadership outside the workplace as the one who shapes the souls of the next generation, and who lives, loves and spreads the joy in our homes, friendship circles and communities. Feminists seek a 50/50 'gender-equal' world in which one hundred percent of women do what one hundred percent of men do, ensuring women's interests, contributions and priorities are eradicated. In its bid to bust the patriarchy, feminism has become the patriarchy.After a wide-ranging career in public relations and writing, as a mother, and from her most recent role as features editor at a national parenting magazine, Natalie Ritchie shows feminism up for what it is-masculinism. With a warm regard for women, a big-picture eye for feminism's hypocritical man-worship, and a defiant refusal to bow to it, she points to what the world looks like when it truly values women.

Download or read book Operation White Out written by Robert G. Williscroft and published by Fresh Ink Group. This book was released on 2023-01-20 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recovering from his Operation Arctic Sting injuries, USS Teuthis Executive Officer Mac McDowell is tasked with laying SOSUS arrays in the southern Atlantic and off Thurston Island, Western Antarctica. Teuthis tangles with Argentine subs in the south Atlantic, then confronts a ChiCom sub off Thurston Island. Mac and his team experience serious setbacks at the hands of the ChiComs while installing a relay transmitter on a nearby mountain peak. Teuthis discovers an underwater oil operation off Thurston Island and is tasked with escorting a Taiwanese sub and underwater tanker under the cover of the largest military marine exercise since World War II: PacEx89. Teuthis is attacked by a Chinese Han-class sub and a previously unknown North Korean AIP sub despite the protection provided by three U.S. fast-attack subs. Will Mac and Teuthis complete their mission, or will they finally meet their watery graves on the Pacific Ocean abyssal plain?

Download or read book Billboard written by and published by . This book was released on 1997-09-13 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.

Download or read book Emergency Contact written by Lauren Layne and published by Blackstone Publishing. This book was released on 2023-10-24 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From New York Times bestselling author Lauren Layne—and her real life husband and high school sweetheart, Anthony LeDonne—comes a new holiday romcom that is sure to warm even the coldest heart. Katherine, an ambitious New York City attorney, gets diagnosed with a concussion and must be monitored for forty-eight hours to make sure it doesn’t get worse. Unfortunately, she forgot to updated her emergency contact so the person they call is her ex-husband, Tom. Unable to be left alone, Katherine reluctantly agrees to travel to Chicago with him for the holidays. But thanks to a blizzard, what should have been a quick plane ride turns into an antagonistic overnight misadventure that stirs up old feelings even as Tom prepares to propose to his girlfriend on Christmas Eve. A delightful meet-cute between The Proposal and Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, Emergency Contact is perfect for fans of Christina Lauren and Sophie Kinsella.

Download or read book Our Last Summer written by Ajay Peter Manuel and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2013-08 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life is an adventure to embark upon. Having traveled around the world, my life has been full of separations, and new beginnings. Time flows incessantly, no matter what happens around us. The last six years of my life describe a unique journey from high school in Sudan to a university in Canada. The experience enabled me to learn the importance of family, friends, and love- along with the need to live life without regrets. My story begins with my struggles as an eleventh grader at Khartoum American School in Sudan, revealing the raw emotions of my first infatuation with a girl, her rejection, and my subsequent efforts to move on without her. Nothing could have prepared me then for the sequence of events that were to unfold in my life that summer, and the few years that followed. It all began when I found a friend in Tina. Our Last Summer offers a poignant glimpse into a young man's coming-of-age journey through laughter, tears, betrayal, infatuation, and love as he cherishes the memories of his past, learns to live in the present, and happily anticipates his future.