Download or read book The Last Lecture written by Randy Pausch and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author, a computer science professor diagnosed with terminal cancer, explores his life, the lessons that he has learned, how he has worked to achieve his childhood dreams, and the effect of his diagnosis on him and his family.

Download or read book Leave the World Behind written by Rumaan Alam and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2020-10-06 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now a Netflix film starring Julia Roberts, Mahershala Ali, Ethan Hawke, Myha'la, Farrah Mackenzie, Charlie Evans and Kevin Bacon. Written for the Screen and Directed by Sam Esmail. Executive Producers Barack and Michelle Obama, Tonia Davis, Daniel M. Stillman, Nick Krishnamurthy, Rumaan Alam A Read with Jenna Today Show Book Club Pick! Finalist for the 2020 National Book Award in Fiction One of Barack Obama's Summer Reads A Best Book of the Year From: The Washington Post * Time * NPR * Elle * Esquire * Kirkus * Library Journal * The Chicago Public Library * The New York Public Library * BookPage * The Globe and Mail * EW.com * The LA Times * USA Today * InStyle * The New Yorker * AARP * Publisher's Lunch * LitHub * Book Marks * Electric Literature * Brooklyn Based * The Boston Globe A magnetic novel about two families, strangers to each other, who are forced together on a long weekend gone terribly wrong. From the bestselling author of Rich and Pretty comes a suspenseful and provocative novel keenly attuned to the complexities of parenthood, race, and class. Leave the World Behind explores how our closest bonds are reshaped—and unexpected new ones are forged—in moments of crisis. Amanda and Clay head out to a remote corner of Long Island expecting a vacation: a quiet reprieve from life in New York City, quality time with their teenage son and daughter, and a taste of the good life in the luxurious home they’ve rented for the week. But a late-night knock on the door breaks the spell. Ruth and G. H. are an older couple—it’s their house, and they’ve arrived in a panic. They bring the news that a sudden blackout has swept the city. But in this rural area—with the TV and internet now down, and no cell phone service—it’s hard to know what to believe. Should Amanda and Clay trust this couple—and vice versa? What happened back in New York? Is the vacation home, isolated from civilization, a truly safe place for their families? And are they safe from one other?

Download or read book So Many Lions So Few Daniels written by Ray Comfort and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2023-03-14 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover how to live fearlessly for Christ Like Daniel in Babylon, Christians today are exiles in a hostile culture. Every day, we face the lions--the easier road of moral compromise, the lure of earthly wealth and influence, the temptation to give in to our fears or our apathy. Yet we are called to obey God rather than man, and we need courage to do it. Award-winning apologist Ray Comfort wants to help you develop the fortitude to look into the mouths of lions without flinching, trusting that God not only will bring you to the other side of the trial but is refining you through it. This encouraging and practical book draws on inspiring stories from Scripture to help you identify the lions you face and build a strategy for combatting them, recognizing that nothing catches God off guard and reminding you that, by His power, you have victory over the darkness. For any believer who sometimes feels beaten down, burned-out, or ready to give in, this book offers a spiritual shot in the arm.

Download or read book Black Mountain Alex Hunter 4 written by Greig Beck and published by Momentum. This book was released on 2012-12-01 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alex Hunter, code named Arcadian, wakes up with no knowledge of who he is, in the care of a woman he doesn't recognise, in a country not his own. But there is a calling deep within him, to return home to Black Mountain. Formed a billion years ago, the Appalachian's Black Mountain hosts a terrible legend. Only one elder remains to guard its long-forgotten, deadly secret and there is a fear that there is evil lurking again. Some hikers have gone missing, and the rescue team sent to search for them has not returned. Meanwhile, in nearby Ashville, Professor Matt Kearns is drawn into the mystery of an ancient artefact recovered from the mountainside, and an image too grotesque to be real. A survivor is then found half-alive, covered in blood – blood revealed to be not quite human. Alex must confront an age-old enemy of man and discover the truth about his past, and confront the horror that stalks the frozen mountain, and also the one haunting his very soul.

Download or read book If I Ran the Zoo written by Dr. Seuss and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 1950 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gerald tells of the very unusual animals he would add to the zoo, if he were in charge.

Download or read book Insanity of the Black Sheep written by Steve Mendoza and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2016-09-29 with total page 475 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All Katherine McAndrews wanted was a tutor for her upcoming exam. Sounds fairly easy to obtain right? Instead the tutora gothic, stoic girl named Muchiko Kisaragihas involved Katherine in a devious plan to try and find her sister, Harumi Kisaragi, after a gruesome murder in an anime convention. After finding out that Harumis next target is a popular teen idol in Russia, Katherine and Muchiko convince the idols best friend, Natasha Nikulina, to go with them. Their arrival in Europe does not go well with the locals; especially when the majority of the locals get killed using unusual punishments from the Bible. From evil frogs, a huge earthquake, and tons of explosions, the trio will have to go through Harumis own biblical tortures in order to track her down. When they discover Harumis actual plan for the continents inhabitants, the trio must hurry or Europe could be stained in blood forever.

Download or read book Just One of the Boys written by Leah Rooper and published by Entangled: Crush. This book was released on 2017-10-02 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alice Bell has one goal: to play for the elite junior hockey team the Chicago Falcons.But when she’s passed over at tryouts for being a girl, she’ll do anything to make her dream a reality...even disguising herself as her twin brother. With her amazing skills on the ice, Alice is sure she’ll fit in easily. That is, until she starts falling for one of her teammates... Hayden Tremblay, star of the Falcons, can’t keep himself out of the penalty box. Constantly living in the shadow of his older brother, Hayden’s losing his passion for hockey. But when he gets shown up on the ice by the Falcons’ new rookie, Hayden’s determined to teach the kid a thing or two. Little does he guess that “Al’s” surprises on the ice are just the beginning... Disclaimer: This Entangled Teen Crush title proves that wonderful things can happen when you’re brave enough to go after your dream. Dream hockey player, that is! Warning--a few locker room scenes are included. Each book in the Chicago Falcons series is STANDALONE: * Just One of the Boys * Just One of the Royals * Just Pretending

Download or read book The Lion Cubs written by Chrissy M. Dennis and published by Word Alive Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fifteen-year-old loner Lexi Vogan has had enough. Four foster families in two years would be enough to make anybody run away! Alone in the world, she flees to Jacksonville where a group of runaway teens live in abandoned tunnels below the city. It seems like the perfect place for a forgotten face. Liz Swavier, thirty-six, became a widow two years ago when her husband succumbed to cancer, but she's managing just fine. At least, that's what she tells herself. Working long hours as a doctor in the ER, Liz's friends and family grow concerned that she's hurling herself into work to numb her grief. Then, on a typical Friday afternoon, an appointment with divine intervention causes these two very different lives to collide, beginning a journey towards restoration that only an all-knowing, loving God could weave together.

Download or read book Love in the Time of Madness written by Matthew Lunney and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2020-09-30 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Love in the Time of Madness is a love story about a woman who has been raped. Her Boyfriend and and two other firends track down the man involved and kill him. The characters due to over consumption of drugs and the acts they have commited begin to loose control of reality.

Download or read book The Lion s Den written by Katherine St. John and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2020-06-30 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A dream vacation on a luxurious yacht turns deadly in this pulse-pounding beach read, perfect for fans of Lauren Weisberger and Ruth Ware. Belle likes to think herself immune to the dizzying effects of wealth. But when her best friend, Summer, invites her on a glamorous getaway to the Mediterranean aboard her billionaire boyfriend's yacht, the only sensible answer is yes. Once she's aboard the luxurious Lion's Den, it soon becomes clear that this jet-setting holiday is not as advertised. Belle's dream vacation quickly devolves into a nightmare as she and the other girls Summer invited are treated more like prisoners than guests by their vicious host. Belle is going to have to keep her wits about her—and her own big secret closely hidden—if she wants to make it off this yacht alive. Includes a Reading Group Guide, exclusive epilogue, and sneak peak of Katherine St. John's next book, The Siren.

Download or read book Hopeless written by George K. Jordan and published by Aphrodisia. This book was released on 2008 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tammie works hard at everything she does - CEO of a non-profit organisation, gym bunny and Church-goer, she's happy with life. But she was not prepared to fall in love. Joshua - a young ministerial candidate, swept her off her feet before she could even draw breath. Six months later they're engaged. But as she gets closer to Joshua's family and his mother - Beatrice - who has plans for Joshua that definately don't include Tammie, she begisn to realise that life is not so perfect after all.

Download or read book Be My Babies written by Kathryn Shay and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2008-03-01 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A small town called Fairview is Lily Wakefield's last stop--there's nowhere left to go. Maybe here she can finally stop running and start a new life. Which just might include Simon McCarthy, the newspaperman and single father who's starting to make her believe in love again. Just as she and Simon start becoming a real family that includes her baby twins and his daughter, Lily's past catches up with her. And that past could rob her of her chance at happiness.

Download or read book Opal a Raven Cycle Story written by Maggie Stiefvater and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2018-02-27 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An enchanting story from Maggie Stiefvater featuring Opal, Ronan, and Adam from her bestselling Raven Cycle, taking place after the events of The Raven King.

Download or read book Shutter 4 written by Joe Keatinge and published by Image Comics. This book was released on 2014-07-09 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kate Kristopher has left the life she built to confront the life she left behind-and here there be monsters.

Download or read book Unwrap My Present written by Michelle Love and published by Blessings For All SC. This book was released on 2021-11-26 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enjoy this bad boy billionaire romance collection. Two kindle melting Christmas romances full of steamy scenes, bad boys, and a bunch of lovemaking! Make sure to bring a cold drink because you are going to need it! Books inside: The Billionaire's Gift: A Holiday Romance Blaine Vanderbilt has smoldering good looks and a good heart to go along with that. He's planning on playing Santa to a bunch of sick children who are in the hospital dealing with illnesses during the holidays in his hometown of Houston, Texas. He's spent his thirty-six years doing not so good deeds as he made his fortune by founding a retail chain called Bargain Bin, Inc. A company that moves into small towns and offers all the things the non-chain stores offer at dirt-cheap prices as they get all of their stock from other countries at cut-rate prices. They also employ only disabled people but pay them minimum wage, exploiting them as well as ruining local economies. His father's death has him second-guessing his ways and he turns over a new leaf, making big changes in his stores and in his life as well. Dr. Orgasm: Billionaire Romance It's amazing what you can do when you don't care if you live or die. Like escape from the hellhole where you have been a prisoner for half your life. Or ride off on the back of a hot stranger's motorcycle. Aaron is the first guy I have ever met that I have felt this way about. I like him. I trust him. I want him. But if I follow his lead and start wanting to live again, what happens when someone tries to drag me back into the hell I escaped from? Keywords: Holiday romance, Christmas Romance, Billionaire romance, bad boy, new adult, instalove, age gap romance, alpha male, new adult romance, steamy romance, age gap romance older man younger woman, sweet romance, romantic novels, love, action, adventure, sexually romantic books, hot, alpha hero, contemporary romance, guaranteed HEA, no cliffhangers, sweet romance, love books, love stories.

Download or read book Lamentable Journey of Omaha Bigelow Into the Impenetrable Loisaida Jungle written by Edgardo Vega Yunque and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2006-01-03 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From one of the most powerful voices in contemporary fiction comes a fantastic adventure through the concrete jungle of New York City Failed in all his career aspirations, recently laid off from Kinko's, and burdened with a frustrating anatomical shortcoming, Omaha Bigelow finds salvation on the streets of New York City's Lower East Side in the form of a Nuyorican homegirl equipped with an array of powers to cure his problems. Their misbegotten romance transforms him from a perpetual loser to an overnight success, but fame comes with a hefty price. Omaha must soon struggle to remain faithful as he becomes entangled with an irresistible WASP law student and a sinister ex-CIA agent who happens to be her father. Writing with a perfect-pitch ear for the American idiom, and vividly capturing the cultural landscape of post–September 11 New York, Edgardo Vega Yunqué challenges the received wisdom of contemporary life and its politics with vitality, humor, and an abiding affection for pop culture, youth, and American optimism.

Download or read book Everyday Heroes written by Melissa Bianco and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2015-09-28 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maj. John Spencer has felt like an invisible man since a tragic event in the Iraq War took his unit and his voice. John is no stranger to pain, but after alienating his friends and family and walking away from his life, he doesnt have much to get out of bed for, so when a mountain lion stalks his shack one night too many, John decides to fight back. What happens next changes his life forever. When Dr. Grace Errington stumbles on a critically wounded man lying twenty feet from a dead mountain lion, she realizes her summer trip to the Santa Cruz Mountains to heal from a bitter divorce is not going to be the peaceful respite shed planned. What she couldnt have imagined is how her actions would set her on a journey of danger, healing, self-discovery, and the promise of love.