Download or read book Onstage Offstage written by Michael Bublé and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-11-29 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the first time ever, Grammy Award-winning singer Michael BublÉ shares his life story with this intimate memoir complete with hundreds of beautiful four-color photos. Michael BublÉ has achieved enormous popularity with his Sinatra-style vocals. His live shows fill the world’s biggest stadiums to capacity, and his tour receipts alone earned him fourth place in theNew York Timeslist of highest earning artists. He has sold more than 25 million copies of his albums worldwide and won countless awards—including three Grammy Awards. BublÉ is offering his fans an intimate behind-the-scenes look at his world in this stunning full-color memoir and photo book. He granted photographer Dean Freeman exclusive access to his private and public life while on tour promoting his most recent album, and the result is nearly 200 beautiful photos that showcase the singing sensation both on and off stage. This lush gift book is a must-have keepsake for every true fan.

Download or read book My Secret Life As a Ping pong Wizard written by Henry Winkler and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the help of his grandfather, underachieving fifth-grader Hank Zipzer finally discovers that he is good at ping-pong, but he is afraid to tell his classmates for fear of being ridiculed.

Download or read book The Other Side of Mr Right written by Anna Levina and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-07-01 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our heroine not only wants to assimilate, she desperately wants to find Mr. Right. That special man who will make her and her daughters lives complete. In The Other Side of Mr. Right, our heroine meets a pot pourri of men. But instead of filet mignon, most turn out to be sauerkraut in more ways than one. Our heroines (mis)adventures are hilarious and some are downright scary. But all teach her invaluable lessons about the human male animal especially the Russian breed!

Download or read book A Terrible Splendor written by Marshall Jon Fisher and published by Crown. This book was released on 2010-04-20 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before Federer versus Nadal, before Borg versus McEnroe, the greatest tennis match ever played pitted the dominant Don Budge against the seductively handsome Baron Gottfried von Cramm. This deciding 1937 Davis Cup match, played on the hallowed grounds of Wimbledon, was a battle of titans: the world's number one tennis player against the number two; America against Germany; democracy against fascism. For five superhuman sets, the duo’s brilliant shotmaking kept the Centre Court crowd–and the world–spellbound. But the match’s significance extended well beyond the immaculate grass courts of Wimbledon. Against the backdrop of the Great Depression and the brink of World War II, one man played for the pride of his country while the other played for his life. Budge, the humble hard-working American who would soon become the first man to win all four Grand Slam titles in the same year, vied to keep the Davis Cup out of the hands of the Nazi regime. On the other side of the net, the immensely popular and elegant von Cramm fought Budge point for point knowing that a loss might precipitate his descent into the living hell being constructed behind barbed wire back home. Born into an aristocratic family, von Cramm was admired for his devastating good looks as well as his unparalleled sportsmanship. But he harbored a dark secret, one that put him under increasing Gestapo surveillance. And his situation was made even more perilous by his refusal to join the Nazi Party or defend Hitler. Desperately relying on his athletic achievements and the global spotlight to keep him out of the Gestapo’s clutches, his strategy was to keep traveling and keep winning. A Davis Cup victory would make him the toast of Germany. A loss might be catastrophic. Watching the mesmerizingly intense match from the stands was von Cramm’s mentor and all-time tennis superstar Bill Tilden–a consummate showman whose double life would run in ironic counterpoint to that of his German pupil. Set at a time when sports and politics were inextricably linked, A Terrible Splendor gives readers a courtside seat on that fateful day, moving gracefully between the tennis match for the ages and the dramatic events leading Germany, Britain, and America into global war. A book like no other in its weaving of social significance and athletic spectacle, this soul-stirring account is ultimately a tribute to the strength of the human spirit.

Download or read book Ortega written by Maureen Fergus and published by Kids Can Press Ltd. This book was released on 2010-03 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Raised in a laboratory, Ortega might seem nearly human to his scientist-caregivers, but to the children at his new school, a talking gorilla is nothing but a freak.

Download or read book I d Much Rather Laugh Preferisco Ridere written by Vincent Licitra and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2013-02 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do not read this book if you are weak, scared, or otherwise indifferent to the world around you. Put this book down if you could care less about America and Americans or if you tire easily, are distracted quickly and would rather be superficially entertained while consuming a large bucket of popcorn. Stay away if you are content with your lot in life or do not believe in the power of love or the ability of the underdog to overcome hatred and evil intent on pressing down on the lives of your fellow man. Don't pick this book up because it can impact your world in ways you may not be prepared to experience. This is a story of my life as I've lived it, and as I've come to see all things including: struggle, envy, scorn, individualism, prejudice and politics. The future must be confronted for it is always but one second removed from the present. Prepare to face your destiny and live a little. If you are still in possession of this written material, let me thank you for being at least willing to think outside the box, for examining the possibility of being willing to live outside the box, and perhaps for participating in a movement to utterly destroy the box we've all been placed in, which, in its current set up, permits not the realization of American democracy. God Speed.

Download or read book Life s Two Live written by Sherry L. Snelgrove and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2012-08-10 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lifes Two Live is an intriguing tale about the devastating effect of Autism on the Shealy family. Chemical, Biological & Genetic Research Inc., a struggling pharmaceutical company based in New York, develops an experimental drug that could financially rescue the business and change the world. NRC8890 is believed to tap the unrealized potential of the human brain. Is it a miracle drug or a lethal toxin? When the Food and Drug Administration denies approval, a covert program is established to further test the compound. Initially, it seems to work and Tyler Shealy, the innocent Savant from Atlanta, is miraculously transformed. However, problems soon arise as the truth slowly unfolds. But whos really behind the ambitious initiative and why? Now the fate of both the secret project and the autistic Savant hang in the balance. Heart-wrenching choices must be made and several individuals are changed forever in Lifes Two Live.

Download or read book Straight Life written by Art Pepper and published by Hachette Books. This book was released on 2024-09-17 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Art Pepper (1925-1982) was called the greatest alto saxophonist of the post-Charlie Parker generation. But his autobiography, Straight Life, is much more than a jazz book--it is one of the most explosive, yet one of the most lyrical, of all autobiographies. This edition is updated with an extensive afterword by Laurie Pepper covering Art Pepper's last years, and a complete and up-to-date discography by Todd Selbert.

Download or read book Catalog of Copyright Entries written by Library of Congress. Copyright Office and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 718 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Cactus Garden written by Robert Ward and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-08-23 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Daredevil DEA agent Jack Walker cruised down Hollywood Boulevard into the best unscheduled party of his career: a car-jacking featuring a .38 semiautomatic and his own movieland heroics. In any other city, the pretty woman he saved would be a star. Here she was Charlotte Rae, a former B-movie bombshell waving a lottery ticket straight from hell – a chance to get inside her husband’s drug-smuggling empire. Charlotte Rae and Buddy Wingate were one of California’s self-made platinum couples: the high-rolling discount furniture king and his bottle-blond trophy. It was Jack’s job to penetrate Buddy’s drug operation – and his marriage – and suddenly Jack’s doing a better job than he ever dreamed.

Download or read book Who Do I Talk To written by Neta Jackson and published by HarperChristian + ORM. This book was released on 2009-09-04 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the last place she ever imagined she'd be, Gabby will discover what she's made of--and for. Gabrielle Fairbanks knew her husband was upset with her. But she never expected him to change the locks on their Chicago penthouse, cancel her credit cards, and disappear with their two boys. Now she's literally on the streets with her elderly mother, her mom's dog...and $220 to her name. Thank goodness she has somewhere to go--Manna House, the women's shelter where she works. But even in the bustling shelter--surrounded by residents and the Yada Yada Prayer Group--Gabby feels more alone than ever. She longs for someone she can really talk to, someone to help mend together the pieces of her broken life. Her warm-hearted lawyer seems ready to offer more than legal counsel...but is he the answer to prayer or just a pleasant distraction? As her fragile plans fall apart, Gabby hits on a possibility so wild and wonderful it has to be one of those "God things." Something she's only seen happen to other Christians. Until now. For everyone who loves the best-selling Yada Yada Prayer Group novels...The Yada Yada House of Hope series features familiar faces and places, with a fresh new life all its own.

Download or read book The Metaphysics of Ping Pong written by Guido Mina di Sospiro and published by Quest Books. This book was released on 2015-09-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a mortifying defeat to his teenage son rekindles his lifelong passion for table tennis, keen philosopher Guido Mina di Sospiro sets out to learn the game properly. Guido’s love for spinning a feather-weight ball takes him from his local Ping-Pong club, populated by idiosyncratic players with extraordinary stories to tell, to training drills with a world-class coach. This seemingly harmless game also leads him into sticky situations in the CIA headquarters and the ganglands of Washington, D.C. Woven throughout his Ping-Pong epiphany are philosophical ruminations on Plato and Aristotle, metaphysicians and empiricists, Jung’s dark shadow, Sun Tzu’s war tactics, the I Ching, and much more. As Guido’s journey takes him from Big Sur to a nail-biting showdown in China against a string of elite players, he finds that Ping-Pong can teach us a surprising amount about life.

Download or read book The Best Short Plays written by Margaret Gardner Mayorga and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Rhymes of an Adolescent written by Neos Natus and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2018-08-31 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rhymes of an Adolescent By: Neos Natus This book started out as a 6th grade English poetry project. We experience the world in such a wonderful way as children, but those moments are very fleeting. The ideas of children may sometimes be naïve, but the imagination and innocence in those ideas are a reminder of what life is really about.

Download or read book Thanks for Chucking That at the Wall Instead of Me written by Monica Nawrocki and published by Brush Education. This book was released on 2018-08-11 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Monica Nawrocki moved from a regular classroom setting to the Regional Support Centre in Selkirk, Manitoba, she worked every day with a population of students who had been labeled “bad.” She thought she was simply going to learn new skills as an educator. In fact, what she learned went far beyond words, definitions, skill, strategies, or philosophies. She learned about relationships, about herself, about the miracle of human resiliency and about the ability to change and grow. This frank and practical memoir is a reflection on her learning in seven years at the Centre. The eleven short chapters work through the topics of communication, conflict, anger, and problem-solving. Each chapter shares actual experiences and reflects on what worked and what did not. This book is alive with story; real children in real situations with a real teacher. Nawrocki shares her experience with a surprisingly open heart. It is a quick read which promises to make you laugh, cry, and rethink some of your assumptions about how we approach troubled youth.

Download or read book A Rhyme Will Shine written by John R. Lyon and published by Wild Publishing. This book was released on 1996-08 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Summer House with Swimming Pool written by Herman Koch and published by Hogarth. This book was released on 2014-06-03 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The blistering, compulsively readable new novel from Herman Koch, author of the instant New York Times bestseller The Dinner. When a medical procedure goes horribly wrong and famous actor Ralph Meier winds up dead, Dr. Marc Schlosser needs to come up with some answers. After all, reputation is everything in this business. Personally, he’s not exactly upset that Ralph is gone, but as a high profile doctor to the stars, Marc can't hide from the truth forever. It all started the previous summer. Marc, his wife, and their two beautiful teenage daughters agreed to spend a week at the Meier’s extravagant summer home on the Mediterranean. Joined by Ralph and his striking wife Judith, her mother, and film director Stanley Forbes and his much younger girlfriend, the large group settles in for days of sunshine, wine tasting, and trips to the beach. But when a violent incident disrupts the idyll, darker motivations are revealed, and suddenly no one can be trusted. As the ultimate holiday soon turns into a nightmare, the circumstances surrounding Ralph’s later death begin to reveal the disturbing reality behind that summer’s tragedy. Featuring the razor-sharp humor and acute psychological insight that made The Dinner an international phenomenon, Summer House with Swimming Pool is a controversial, thought-provoking novel that showcases Herman Koch at his finest.