Download or read book It s My F ing Birthday written by Merrill Markoe and published by Villard. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “In the coming year,” she said, hoisting her blindingly clean and gleaming glass into the air, “may half of all your dreams come true.” “Mom,” I said to her, “isn’t that kind of pathetic?” “Well, it’s realistic.” It’s her thirty-sixth birthday, and she really thought things would be different this year—that she’d have figured out men and how to get along with her narcissistic parents enough to survive a birthday celebration. But nothing’s changed. Her disappointing day is capped off by the delivery of a huge bouquet of flowers from Carl, with whom she has recently, and bitterly, split. A gesture of reconciliation? Of passive aggression? She’s too unhinged to tell. It’s My F---ing Birthday unfolds in seven state-of-my-life addresses this hapless high school art teacher writes to herself on consecutive birthdays, as she is determined to break the patterns of behavior that are keeping her down. Her objective: to avoid making the same mistakes over and over and start making some new ones. Through seven outrageously funny years of needling parents, self-absorbed boyfriends, riots, O.J., and Monica—and bigger and bigger bouquets from Carl—she navigates a circuitous (and ultimately successful) route to happiness in a world where everything seems to conspire to the contrary. What I Learned This Year That I Need to Remember 1. No more taking the bait from Mom. Even if the fight becomes about not taking the bait. 2. No more dwelling in the past. 3. Try much harder to continue being a vegetarian. This will limit the restaurants the folks can take me to. 4. No more trying to decode the flowers from Carl. If he sends them again, just think of them as a fun, free thing, like a little sample box of cereal or detergent that suddenly appears in the mailbox. 5. Don’t make a big deal out of the fact that there were no guys this year. Perhaps that’s a better thing than continuing to get involved with guys who exhibit behavior from the beginning that indicates the whole thing is completely hopeless. So try to remember the above as a coping strategy when I am so crazed with horniness that I want to throw myself off a building. 6. No more mumbo jumbo. This means no more calling 900 astrology numbers listed at the end of horoscopes in women’s magazines to find out my love forecast. And no more going to psychics, no matter how dicey things get.

Download or read book Battleground Chicago written by Frank Kusch and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2008-05 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 1968 Democratic Convention, best known for police brutality against demonstrators, has been relegated to a dark place in American historical memory. Battleground Chicago ventures beyond the stereotypical image of rioting protestors and violent cops to reevaluate exactly how—and why—the police attacked antiwar activists at the convention. Working from interviews with eighty former Chicago police officers who were on the scene, Frank Kusch uncovers the other side of the story of ’68, deepening our understanding of a turbulent decade. “Frank Kusch’s compelling account of the clash between Mayor Richard Daley’s men in blue and anti-war rebels reveals why the 1960s was such a painful era for many Americans. . . . to his great credit, [Kusch] allows ‘the pigs’ to speak up for themselves.”—Michael Kazin “Kusch’s history of white Chicago policemen and the 1968 Democratic National Convention is a solid addition to a growing literature on the cultural sensibility and political perspective of the conservative white working class in the last third of the twentieth century.”—David Farber, Journal of American History

Download or read book Cowards written by W. A. Burgess and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1997-04-15 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A novel on drug addicts in Seattle, the Shangrila of the alternative culture. The protagonist is Mitch Slaughter, a drummer who plays for Otis Process, a band composed of addicts. He describes the drugs they take and their debauched lifestyle, the purpose of which is to shock. By the author of Trainspotting.

Download or read book Colt written by Nina Levine and published by Nina Levine. This book was released on with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fast-paced, sexy motorcycle club romance featuring a heroine who keeps her man on his toes, an alpha who’s not afraid of a feisty woman, and a whole lot of MC action. Throw in a crazy club president whose woman has gone missing, fun Stormgirl antics, and a catch-up with all the Storm couples, and you’ve got the ending to a series that will make you laugh, swoon, and smile big over everyone’s HEA. Echo Kade is having a bad year. She’s dealing with a divorce, a bank balance that looks suspiciously like $0, way too many speeding tickets, and a mother who has decided to move across the world. No mother should ever think it’s okay to move across the damn world. Echo is ready to sell off her belongings, join a commune, and contemplate the pros and cons of celibacy. But first, she has to help the president of the Sydney Storm MC find his old lady who has gone missing. And that involves working with Colton Creed, a biker built for sin. A biker who opens doors for women, picks up after himself, and knows his way around that part of a woman that all men should know their way around. Suddenly, her year is looking a whole lot better. Celibacy? What even is that? The Storm MC world from USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author, Nina Levine, currently has three completed motorcycle club romance series, with more to come. Nina's alphas are always protective and possessive, and usually bossy. Her heroines all have inner strength and always give as good as they get. The Storm MC books are spicy romances and feature heroes who will scorch the earth for the woman they love. If you enjoyed Sons of Anarchy, you will love the Storm MC series! Binge read the COMPLETE series! Books in the Storm MC Series: Book 1: Storm Book 2: Fierce Book 3: Blaze Book 4: Revive Book 5: Slay Book 6: Sassy Christmas Book 7: Illusive Book 8: Command Book 9: Havoc Book 10: Gunnar Book 11: Wilder Book 12: Colt For fans of: Kristen Ashley, Madeline Sheehan, Autumn Jones Lake, Ryan Michele, Chelle Bliss, Laramie Briscoe. Keywords: Motorcycle Club Romance, biker romance, alpha hero, bad boy romance, romantic suspense, mc romance, protector romance, found family, contemporary romance, new adult romance, hot romance, steamy romance, spicy romance, women's romance, Australian romance.

Download or read book I Fucking Love Your Cock Happy Birthday To My Favorite Man written by Wet Wild Publications and published by . This book was released on 2019-10-18 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you looking for a great gift for your favorite man? This is an empty lined notebook / journal to write in. Makes a great gift for an anniversary! Perfect for taking notes, jotting lists, doodling, brainstorming, prayer and meditation journaling, writing in as a diary, or giving as a gift. Not too thick & not too thin, so it's a great size to throw in your car or bag! Details: Blank Lined Pages 120 pages 6 inches x 9 inches Soft Matte Cover White paper

Download or read book The Bitchy Waiter written by Darron Cardosa and published by Union Square + ORM. This book was released on 2016-07-05 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hilarious tales from the trenches of food service from the popular blog—perfect for fans of David Sedaris, Anthony Bourdain, Erma Bombeck and Mo Rocca. For all those disenchanted current and former food service employees, Darron Cardosa (a.k.a. The Bitchy Waiter) has your back. Based on his popular blog, this riotous book is full of waitstaff horror stories—plus heartwarming tales—from three decades in the industry. Cardosa knows you want your beer cold (“You want a cold beer? Thank you for clarifying so I didn’t bring you the one that just came out of the oven”). And while he may hate children (“I know the kid at Table Eight is trouble the moment he rolls into the restaurant in his fancy stroller”), he will at least consider owning up to his mistakes: “Do I take the steak from the floor, citing the “three-second rule,” and put it in the to-go box and carry it back to the woman?” From crazy customers to out-of-control egos, these acerbic tales offer a hilarious glimpse into what really goes on in that fancy restaurant—and inside the mind of a server. Praise for The Bitchy Waiter “Cardosa does for wait staff what Anthony Bourdain did for kitchens: he exposes the ugly side of food service from the perspective of those working on the front lines. And he puts the potential restaurant customer on notice that someone is watching and recording their bad behavior.” —Shelf Awareness

Download or read book For Forester written by J. Nathan and published by J. Nathan. This book was released on 2017-07-19 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trace Forester is Alabama's star wide receiver. Being back under his parents' roof for the summer isn't the ideal situation, but the moment he runs into Marin, the single mom down the block, he knows it's about to get interesting. She may not have noticed him back when she was the star of his adolescent fantasies, but he's going to make damn sure she does now. The last time Marin saw Trace he was just a wild kid in the neighborhood. That's when she thought she had the perfect husband and perfect life. But now, with her life in shambles, Trace is back in town for the summer. And he’s offering to spend time with her son, doing all the things a dad should be doing with him. And, while Marin doesn’t want to be drawn to Trace’s good looks, undeniable charm, and connection with her son, being swept up in his world is hard to resist. But what happens when summer ends and Trace returns to school? Is it just her son he’ll be leaving? Or will Marin be left with another broken heart? For You - New Adult, Sports Romance - Standalone Series - Each book follows a new couple. Book 1 - For Finlay (frenemies to lovers romance) Book 2 - For Forester (reverse age gap romance ) Book 3 - For Crosby (enemies to lovers romance) Book 4 - For Emery (friends to lovers romance)

Download or read book Everyman written by Carol Ann Duffy and published by Faber & Faber. This book was released on 2015-05-28 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everyman is successful, popular and riding high when Death comes calling. Forced to abandon the life he has built, he embarks on a last, frantic search to recruit a friend, anyone, to speak in his defence. But Death is close behind, and time is running out. One of the great primal, spiritual myths, Everyman asks whether it is only in death that we can understand our lives. A cornerstone of English drama since the 15th century, this new adaptation by Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy was presented at the National Theatre, London, in April 2015.

Download or read book Work in Progress written by Paul Thomas and published by Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited. This book was released on 2011-11-01 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This novel is an acute, darkly comic portrayal of changing times and sexual mores, and the baby boomer generation in the shadow of mid-life crisis. Novelist Max Napier didn't set out to make a mess of his life, but if you choose to entertain romantic notions and a raffish self-image, it's always on the cards. Now on the brink of turning 50, he's alone in his little flat: seduced, abandoned, out of ideas and out of fashion. A chance meeting with an old friend arrests the spiral, but not all the ghosts from Max's past are benevolent and there are tricky curves to negotiate on the road to redemption and emotional renewal.

Download or read book Assholes Finish First written by Tucker Max and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-10-18 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a new collection of alcohol-induced "fratire" adventures in hedonism that convey the author's experiences of being intoxicated at inappropriate times, seducing a large number of women, and otherwise living in complete disregard of social norms.

Download or read book La Ronde written by Max Gill and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-02-13 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This portrait of the human need for another boldly reimagines the infamous original to interrogate modern attitudes to gender, sexuality, and social status. With over three thousand different versions of the show, which story will you see? With four actors to play the cast of ten and roles selected with a roulette, our La Ronde embraces life's game of chance and the blindness of desire and fortune.

Download or read book Ellington Boulevard written by Adam Langer and published by Spiegel & Grau. This book was released on 2009-05-26 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author of "Crossing California" delivers this ode to New York: the story of why people come to a city they can't afford, take jobs they despise, sacrifice love, and eventually become the people they never thought they'd be.

Download or read book The Dumpster s Daughter written by PJ White and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010-10-12 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A bored ten year old girl is stuck at her mother's workplace (a daytime shelter for homeless women and children). While rummaging around she finds a diary which seems to belong to one of the shelter's homeless clients.Whose diary is this? What is her name? The questions become more and more urgent as the girl reads on: this nameless woman and her baby might be in terrible danger. Will she be able to help them? Will she find out who they are before it's too late?

Download or read book Malcolm written by Lane Hart and published by Editor's Choice Publishing . This book was released on 2023-10-11 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While Malcolm Hyde may look like your very own personal Jesus, he’s anything but a saint. Covered in tattoos and leather, he’s a smoking hot biker and nothing but trouble. As the president of the Dirty Aces MC, Malcolm is known for being cold and calculating. One bad decision – getting into business with the wrong person – is all it takes to bring down the entire MC. It’s happened before to his predecessor, which is why Malcolm refuses to let it happen again on his watch. He doesn’t trust anyone except for the few men who wear the same ace of spades patch on their back. And that’s exactly why he doesn’t ever take his eyes off of me – the new girl. I never intended to make an enemy out of Malcolm or the MC when I was sent to steal everything I could from them. After Malcolm finds out what I’ve been doing, he’s furious and shows no mercy until I spill all of my secrets, ones that could very well end my life. That’s when he makes me a surprising offer – he’s willing to take care of all of my problems, and the only thing he’s asking for in return is for me to completely surrender myself to him. Spending two weeks in bed with a bad boy biker sounds more like a reward than a punishment. There’s just one little catch – once he claims my body, there’s no guarantee he won’t steal my heart too.

Download or read book The Midnight Front written by David Mack and published by Tor Books. This book was released on 2018-01-30 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes an excerpt of the next book in the series, The iron codex.

Download or read book Sniper One written by Dan Mills and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2011-04-26 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A decorated member of the Princess of Wales' Royal Regiment recounts his 2004 tour of duty in Iraq, a six-month service of peaceful intentions that were violently altered by hostile attacks by the people of Al Amarah. Reprint. 100,000 first printing.

Download or read book Up from the Bottom written by Alastair Sharp and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2008-12-12 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No one would ever regard the insignificant muddy watercourse that wanders through the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia, as iconic, or mystical. There is nothing of the Ganges, or the Thames or the Mississippi about the Yarra. Most people barely notice it's there and those who do tend to disparage its effluence. Yet, for the two men who have spent most of their lives keeping the Yarra channels flowing, there is a kind of divine power there. From a family tradition of riverboat men, identical twins, Jay and Vic Walker, see their almost religious respect for the river confirmed, when their dredge brings up a small fortune, the river's gift. The gift however is conditional, it comes with responsibility, one that consumes them and changes their otherwise humdrum simple lives indelibly. Birthdays mark the significant steps in the Walkers' story, and on his 50th birthday, looking back, Jay attempts to make sense of his journey. From the temporary sanctuary of his hospital room, gently impelled forward by his psychiatrist, he records the events as a birthday present for the eight year old boy in his family. Steadily unravelling the Walker history into a tape recorder, he narrates their trajectory, from the dredge's revelation, purchasing their identical Honda Gold Wings and then encountering the homeless Mo Heany on her beaten-up Yamaha. When they invite her to become their housekeeper, their lifestyle changes irrevocably. At the same time, their dredging days give way to a very different kind of craft, all fuelled by the secret stash under the barbecue in their backyard. However, as Jay comes to understand ever more deeply, the river has its price and ultimately the price must be paid. What is dredged up must be accounted for. Who is responsible for the mysterious and deadly explosion on the tourist boat? Who in fact is the real father of the child? The tape recording narrator's portrayal of his own world may be rather different from how the world really is.