Download or read book Uncle Funky s a Drunk Skunk written by Dr. John F. Does and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2020-01-17 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Little Skunky loves his Uncle Funky, but it unsettles him when his uncle drinks. One day, after Uncle Funky trips over Little Skunky and yells at him, Mommy Skunky holds Little Skunky on her lap and explains his uncle’s strange and unpredictable behavior. Sometimes Uncle Funky is clumsy, loud, and silly. Sometimes he says means things. Sometimes he’s sad. Uncle Funky’s a Drunk, Skunk is a warm and loving way to introduce young children to the issue of problem drinking by adults. It is an amusing and empowering tool for parents, educators, and counsellors, facilitating open communication about a sensitive issue that most children will encounter as they experience the sometimes confusing and conflicted world of adults.

Download or read book The Goddess of Crime and Other Stories written by Michael La Ronn and published by Author Level Up LLC. This book was released on 2024-10-02 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ten page-turning science fiction & fantasy short stories from Michael La Ronn, one of the most prolific science fiction & fantasy authors of his generation. With over 100 books to his name, Michael La Ronn debuts his award-winning short fiction in this groundbreaking new series. From forgotten goddesses to magical uncles to dark apocalyptic adventures, Strange Stories showcases La Ronn's vivid world-building, quirky humor, and unforgettable characters. In the lead story, “The Goddess of Crime,” a goddess arrives in a crime-ridden city to collect a dark tribute from her subjects, only to uncover something far more sinister. This story, featured in the Hidden Villains: Betrayed anthology, earned Silver Honorable Mention in the Writers of the Future Contest. Each story brims with thrills, strange twists, and haunting beauty, topped off by an exclusive behind-the-scenes author's note. But that’s not all—readers also get a Strange Stories exclusive: the Encore story. This daring, genre-bending bonus tale ties together the worlds, characters, and stories of the collection in a mind-bending finale you won’t see coming. Stories included in this volume: • The Goddess of Crime • The Goddess of Justice • Hangin’ with Uncle Funky • All Hallowed Roads • Return to Exodus Ranch • Alone in Naked Greed • Almost Dawn • Maybe Now the Stars Will Shine • Quick—Only a Fool Would Say That! • One Last Thing Before We Dock • (Bonus) Encore No. 1 Get ready to stay up late with these strange and captivating tales. V1.0

Download or read book Giveadamn Brown written by Robert Deane Pharr and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 1997 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Larry "Giveadamn" Brown is thrust into the high stakes world of his deceased uncle's Harlem dope and numbers empire.

Download or read book Funk written by Rickey Vincent and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2014-11-04 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Funk: It's the only musical genre ever to have transformed the nation into a throbbing army of bell-bottomed, hoop-earringed, rainbow-Afro'd warriors on the dance floor. Its rhythms and lyrics turned bleak urban realties inside out with distinctive, danceable, downright irresistible music. Funk hasn't received the critical attention that rock, jazz, and the blues have-until now. Colorful, intelligent, and in-you-face, Rickey Vincent's Funk celebrates the songs, the musicians, the philosophy, and the meaning of funk. The book spans from the early work of James Brown (the Godfather of Funk) through today, covering funky soul (Stevie Wonder, the Temptations), so-called "black rock" (Jimi Hendrix, Sly and the Family Stone, the Isley Brothers), jazz-funk (Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock), monster funk (Parliament, Funkadelic, Bootsy's Rubber Band), naked funk (Rick James, Gap Band), disco-funk (Chic, K.C. and the Sunshine Band), funky pop (Kook & the Gang, Chaka Khan), P-Funk Hip Hop (Digital Underground, De La Soul), funk-sampling rap (Ice Cube, Dr. Dre), funk rock (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Primus), and more. Funk tells a vital, vibrant history-the history of a uniquely American music born out of tradition and community, filled with energy, attitude, anger, hope, and an irrepressible spirit.

Download or read book The Time Being written by Joseph Dunn and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2017-04-10 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE TIME BEING tells of a grown boy that was once considered as an unwilling ‘witness’ to the disappearance of three of his friends, and how he interacts with their surviving relatives when returning forty-plus unsolved years later. THE TIME BEING has mixed racial relationships taking place in long ago Baltimore, when the black parts of town were not yet in the white parts of town. THE TIME BEING travels from Civil War Maryland to recent Baltimore, while tripping THE WIRE with a dose of EDGAR ALLAN POE.

Download or read book The Weather s Shitty Kitty written by Dr. John F. Does and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2020-01-17 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children absorb information and language like little sponges, sometimes faster than they can handle and with no real understanding of what the words mean. But that doesn’t stop them from parroting our words back at us. So, what do we do when our cute little angels hear, or use, words that are inappropriate? Ideally, we talk to them about it, but it can be hard to know where to start. That’s where The Weather’s Shitty, Kitty ― the first in a series of “conversation starter” books ― comes in. When Little Kitty hears her father say a “bad word” after hitting his paw with a hammer, she is uncomfortable and doesn’t know what to think about it. Can a word actually be “good” or “bad”? Or is it just a word? Luckily, she feels safe talking to her parents about tricky subjects. Dr. Does warmly explores these interesting concepts though the eyes of an adorable family of kitties.

Download or read book Brother Marcus written by Len Gordon and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-06-25 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brother Marcus is a suspense novel that delves into what happens when there is only one survivor from a horrific accident and the survivor asks the question 'Why did I survive?' Earl young survives an horrific car accident only to be in a coma for five months. He awakes from the coma to new and conflicting changes. Is the family that greets him as he awakes from the coma really his family, and his memory has not fully come back? The doctor says the amnesia is an effect of the accident and the five-month coma. On the other hand, is it really amnesia? Are there other forces divine or worldly at play in Earl's life? Who is Brother Marcus and where does he come from? Why doesn't Earl remember him? Did another family adopt Brother Marcus when he was born and he just recently discovered his biological family? Why is it he only appeared after Earl's horrific accident? Earl knows that his memory is not failing him and that something strange is afoot. He vows to find out the truth even if it destroys the family he knows or worse kills him. Earl makes note of every oddity, especially the bright light from Brother Marcus' bedroom door. What is that? Is Brother Marcus an alien that wants to take Earl back to his planet? Or is he a divine intervention trying to right a mistake?

Download or read book The 100 Greatest Bands of All Time 2 volumes written by David V. Moskowitz and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2015-11-10 with total page 803 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This one-of-a-kind reference investigates the music and the musicians that set the popular trends of the last half century in America. Many rock fans have, at one time or another, ranked their favorite artists in order of talent, charisma, and musical influence on the world as they see it. In this same spirit, author and music historian David V. Moskowitz expands on the concept of "top ten" lists to provide a lineup of the best 100 musical groups from the past 60 years. Since the chosen bands are based on the author's personal taste, this two-volume set provokes discussion of which performers are included and why, offering insights into the surprising influences behind them. From the Everly Brothers, to the Ramones, to Public Enemy, the work covers a wide variety of styles and genres, clearly illustrating the connections between them. Entries focus on the group's history, touring, membership, major releases, selected discography, bibliography, and influence. Contributions from leading scholars in popular music shed light on derivative artists and underscore the overall impact of the performers on the music industry.

Download or read book Brothas Be Yo Like George Ain t That Funkin Kinda Hard On You written by George Clinton and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the funk music legend's rise from a 1950s barbershop quartet to an influential multigenre artist, discussing his pivotal artistic and business achievements with "Parliament-Funkadelic.".

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Download or read book This Guy s The Limit written by Michael E. Petrie and published by DORUS MOR BOOKS. This book was released on 2024-06-27 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “In the pulse-pounding thriller This Guy’s the Limit, author Michael E. Petrie weaves a tangled web of lust, greed, and murder among the tropical paradise and seedy underbelly of California and Hawaii beach communities.” —The Daily “This Guy’s the Limit is a must-read for fans of page-turning drama. Petrie delivers a cast of complex characters and a nuanced examination of the lengths people will go to satisfy their deepest desire.” —South Bay Review By all appearances, Connie Cantu-Gambil would seem to have the perfect life: living aboard a yacht in Honolulu and married to a man who is both loving and rich. But Connie has been spending a good amount of time fantasizing about becoming a wealthy widow and now intends to make that a reality. Eddy Emsch, owner of a bucolic California vineyard, also appears to be living the perfect life. But Eddy has a secret. A kinky dark side he cannot rein in. When his fingerprints are found at a murder scene on Oahu, he becomes the subject of a police investigation—one that ultimately extends to California, connecting his winery to a drug smuggling operation. Handsome, charismatic criminal defense lawyer Vincent Scatucci—known for a clientele of drug lords and high-priced madams—is hired to represent the vineyard owner now accused of drug smuggling, but quickly finds himself in over his head when the crimes escalate to blackmail and murder. Ben Harding—a California lawyer who abandoned his career to become an aging beach bum—experiences a reality check that changes the direction of his life forever, sending him hurtling through a tormentous underworld littered with heartbreak and death. Book Two of the Ben Harding Mystery series, This Guy’s The Limit, set in Hawaii and California, is a story of intrigue, murder, drugs, and sexual blackmail drawn from the author’s experiences and observations over a thirty-year legal career. This story will keep readers turning pages to the very end.

Download or read book You Re the Only One I Can Trust written by Michael E. Petrie and published by Abbott Press. This book was released on 2012-06-30 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The glint of a gun barrel caught his eye it was the second to last thing wealthy Los Angeles businessman Griffin Gambil would ever see. There is a loud, percussive pop, a spume of red, and the final seconds of his life are spent watching his own blood spilling onto his Gucci loafers before collapsing in the driveway of his mistress house the ink on his Last Will and Testament still wet. Meanwhile, in another part of L.A., attorney Benjamin Harding feeling jilted by the legal system is turning his back on the practice of law after twenty years. Ben now looks forward to spending his days as a carefree sun worshiper and people watcher along one of Southern Californias most fascinating stretches of sand, Venice Beach. Just settling into his new life, Ben is contacted by the long lost love from his youth newly widowed, Samantha Zimmer-Gambil asking Ben to handle her deceased husbands estate. Finding the woman of his dreams once again available, Ben reluctantly agrees to take on this one last legal matter but it quickly exceeds what he intended. Officially ruled as suicide, Samantha is certain her husband was murdered, enlisting Ben to go above and beyond the call of your average probate attorney in trying to discover who killed her late husband. Searching for clues takes the reader on a fun but dangerous romp, surfing and sailing through the ocean communities of Los Angeles and offshore to the isles of Santa Catalina and Hawaii. YOURE THE ONLY ONE I CAN TRUST offers up a fine webbing of plot twists, unusual suspects, aspects of travelogue, legal primer, and a touch of the bizarrely erotic, spun together in a murder mystery that will keep the reader guessing right to the final page.

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Download or read book Bum Rush the Page written by Tony Medina and published by Crown. This book was released on 2009-04-23 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bum Rush the Page is a groundbreaking collection, capturing the best new work from the poets who have brought fresh energy, life, and relevance to American poetry. “Here is a democratic orchestration of voices and visions, poets of all ages, ethnicities, and geographic locations coming together to create a dialogue and to jam–not slam. This is our mouth on paper, our hearts on our sleeves, our refusal to shut up and swallow our silence. These poems are tough, honest, astute, perceptive, lyrical, blunt, sad, funny, heartbreaking, and true. They shout, they curse, they whisper, and sing. But most of all, they tell it like it is.” –Tony Medina, from the Introduction

Download or read book Father Hartke written by Mary Jo Santo Pietro and published by CUA Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In this biography, Mary Jo Santo Pietro chronicles Father Hartke's experiences and endless achievements by combining his own stories, taped weekly during the last year of his life, with stories told by friends, colleagues, and celebrities. The book offers an inside look at major theatrical and political events in the nation's capital from the 1930s through the 1980s, and also uncovers the complex and paradoxical character of the man known as the "White House priest" and "Show Biz priest.""--BOOK JACKET.

Download or read book All Music Guide written by Vladimir Bogdanov and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2001 with total page 1508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arranged in sixteen musical categories, provides entries for twenty thousand releases from four thousand artists, and includes a history of each musical genre.