Download or read book I m Lucky to Have a Friend Like You written by Susan Polis Schutz and published by . This book was released on 2015-03-01 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: True friends appreciate you for who you are. They share in your joys and successes and convey comfort and support when your spirit needs it most. Together you bring out the best in each other. Your relationship is based on trust and mutual admiration, and there is nothing one of you wouldn't do for the other. This heartfelt collection by best-selling author Susan Polis Schutz expresses the gratitude you feel for a dear friend who has helped to shape you into the person you are today. Her words give voice to what it means to be a friend and to have a friend. This book is a perfect way to let someone who has made a lasting impression in your life know that they are in your thoughts and your heart and you feel lucky to have them for a friend.
Download or read book Slaughterhouse 90210 written by Maris Kreizman and published by Flatiron Books. This book was released on 2015-10-06 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The perfect book for anyone with a Netflix account and a library card. "Smart, sharp, and hilarious, Slaughterhouse 90210 is the perfect pick-me-up and never-put-me-down book." - Jami Attenburg, bestselling author of The Middlesteins Slaughterhouse 90210 pairs literature's greatest lines with pop culture's best moments. In 2009, Maris Kreizman wanted to combine her fierce love for pop culture with a lifelong passion for reading, and so the blog Slaughterhouse 90210 was born. By matching poignant passages from literature with popular moments from television, film, and real life, Maris' work instantly caught the attention (and adoration) of thousands. And it's easy to see why. Slaughterhouse 90210 is subversively brilliant, finding the depth in the shallows of reality television, and the levity in Lahiri. A picture of Taylor Swift is paired with Joan Didion's quote, "Above all, she is the girl who 'feels things'. The girl ever wounded, ever young." Tony Soprano tenderly hugs his teenage son, accompanied by a line from Middlemarchabout, "The patches of hardness and tenderness [that] lie side by side in men's dispositions." The images and quotes complement and deepen one another in surprising, profound, and tender ways. With over 150 color photographs from some of popular culture's most iconic moments, Kreizman shows why comparing Walter White to Faust makes sense in our celebrity obsessed, tv crazed society.
Download or read book I m Glad I Found You This Christmas written by CP Ward and published by AMMFA Publishing. This book was released on 2020-09-19 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I'm glad I found you this Christmas - an uplifting sweet romance set against the magical backdrop of Christmas. Maggie Coates is frustrated. Her longterm boyfriend, Dirk, recently moved to London to take a job she fears puts him out of her league. Despite the assurances of her best friend Renee, Maggie is convinced Dirk is slowly drifting away. All Maggie wants is to get married and settle down, but maybe Dirk has other ideas. Convinced by Renee to make one last throw of the dice, Maggie books a romantic holiday for two in the quaint Scottish village of Hollydell. But will Dirk show up? And if he doesn't, what if there is a perfect man waiting for her among the Christmas magic of Hollydell's snow-laden streets? What if Henry, the humble reindeer farmer with the kind smile, turns out to be the man of Maggie's dreams? I'm glad I found you this Christmas is a glowing sweet romance which will leave you feeling warm inside and buzzing with Christmas spirit.
Download or read book How Luck Happens written by Janice Kaplan and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2018-03-06 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Creator and host of the podcast The Gratitude Diaries and New York Times bestselling author Janice Kaplan examines the phenomenon of luck--and discovers the exciting ways you can grab opportunities and make luck for yourself every day. After spending a year researching and experiencing gratitude for The Gratitude Diaries, Janice Kaplan is back to tackle another big, mysterious influence in all our lives: luck. And this time she's joined on her journey by coauthor Dr. Barnaby Marsh, a renowned academic who guides her exploration. Together they uncover the unexpected, little-understood science behind what we call "luck," proving that many seemingly random events are actually under your--and everyone's--control. They examine the factors that made stars like Harrison Ford and Jonathan Groff so successful, and learn the real secrets that made Kate Spade and Warby Parker into global brands. Using original research, fascinating studies, and engaging interviews, Kaplan and Marsh reveal the simple techniques to create luck in love and marriage, business and career, and health, happiness, and family relationships. Their breakthrough insights prove that all of us--from CEOs to stay-at-home moms--can tip the scales of fortune in our favor. Through a mix of scientific research, conversations with famous and successful people--from academics like Dan Ariely and Leonard Mlodinow to actor Josh Groban--and powerful narrative, How Luck Happens uncovers a fascinating subject in accessible and entertaining style.
Download or read book I m Feeling Lucky written by Douglas Edwards and published by HMH. This book was released on 2011-07-12 with total page 437 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A marketing director’s story of working at a startup called Google in the early days of the tech boom: “Vivid inside stories . . . Engrossing” (Ken Auletta). Douglas Edwards wasn’t an engineer or a twentysomething fresh out of school when he received a job offer from a small but growing search engine company at the tail end of the 1990s. But founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin needed staff to develop the brand identity of their brainchild, and Edwards fit the bill with his journalistic background at the San Jose Mercury News, the newspaper of Silicon Valley. It was a change of pace for Edwards, to say the least, and put him in a unique position to interact with and observe the staff as Google began its rocket ride to the top. In entertaining, self-deprecating style, he tells his story of participating in this moment of business and technology history, giving readers a chance to fully experience the bizarre mix of camaraderie and competition at this phenomenal company. Edwards, Google’s first director of marketing and brand management, describes the idiosyncratic Page and Brin, the evolution of the famously nonhierarchical structure in which every employee finds a problem to tackle and works independently, the races to develop and implement each new feature, and the many ideas that never came to pass. I’m Feeling Lucky reveals what it’s like to be “indeed lucky, sort of an accidental millionaire, a reluctant bystander in a sea of computer geniuses who changed the world. This is a rare look at what happened inside the building of the most important company of our time” (Seth Godin, author of Linchpin). “An affectionate, compulsively readable recounting of the early years (1999–2005) of Google . . . This lively, thoughtful business memoir is more entertaining than it really has any right to be, and should be required reading for startup aficionados.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review “Edwards recounts Google’s stumbles and rise with verve and humor and a generosity of spirit. He kept me turning the pages of this engrossing tale.” —Ken Auletta, author of Greed and Glory on Wall Street “Funny, revealing, and instructive, with an insider’s perspective I hadn’t seen anywhere before. I thought I had followed the Google story closely, but I realized how much I’d missed after reading—and enjoying—this book.” —James Fallows, author of China Airborne
Download or read book Can You Learn to Be Lucky written by Karla Starr and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2018-08-14 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “I don't know when I've been so wowed by a new author” –Chip Health, co-author of The Power of Moments and Switch A talented journalist reveals the hidden patterns behind what we call "luck" -- and shows us how we can all improve outcomes despite life’s inevitable randomness. "Do you believe in luck?" is a polarizing question, one you might ask on a first date. Some of us believe that we make our own luck. Others see inequality everywhere and think that everyone’s fate is at the whim of the cosmos. Karla Starr has a third answer: unlucky, "random" outcomes have predictable effects on our behavior that often make us act in self-defeating ways without even realizing it. In this groundbreaking book, Starr traces wealth, health, and happiness back to subconscious neurological processes, blind cultural assumptions, and tiny details you're in the habit of overlooking. Each chapter reveals how we can cultivate personal strengths to overcome life’s unlucky patterns. For instance: • Everyone has free access to that magic productivity app—motivation. The problem? It isn’t evenly distributed. What lucky accidents of history explain patterns behind why certain groups of people are more motivated in some situations than others? • If you look like an underperforming employee, your resume can't override the gut-level assumptions that a potential boss will make from your LinkedIn photo. How can we make sure that someone’s first impression is favorable? • Just as people use irrelevant traits to make assumptions about your intelligence, kindness, and trustworthiness, we also make inaccurate snap judgments. How do these judgments affect our interactions, and what should we assume about others to maximize our odds of having lucky encounters? We don’t always realize when the world's invisible biases work to our advantage or recognize how much of a role we play in our own lack of luck. By ending the guessing game about how luck works, Starr allows you to improve your fortunes while expending minimal effort.
Download or read book Ten Traditional Tellers written by Margaret Read MacDonald and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examining storytelling through the distinct voices of ten traditional tellers, this text offers a look at their lives and art as they discuss their reasons for telling, their uses of the stories, and the influence of their cultural heritage.
Download or read book Las Vegas Sidewinders Box Set Volume I written by Kat Mizera and published by Kat Mizera. This book was released on 2017-08-08 with total page 1034 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Las Vegas Sidewinders Drake written by Kat Mizera and published by Kat Mizera. This book was released on 2016-04-10 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looks can be deceiving... NHL defenseman Drake Riser is a tough guy on the ice. Out of the rink, he's more teddy bear than grizzly. But Drake secretly longs for someone to share his life with. Even after a failed marriage, he’d try again if the right woman came along. When she finally does, he's determined not to let anything stand in his way, even her. U.S. Marines Major Erin Gentry carriers the physical and emotional scars from war everywhere she goes. No amount of glitter can camouflage the ugly Erin feels inside. When she meets a hunky hockey star at a masquerade ball, she tries to convince herself that she’s too damaged to get involved, even though he makes her feel things she wishes she didn't. Drake thinks they’re perfect for each other, but Erin is stuck in the past, struggling to put her demons to rest—demons that are back and threatening to destroy her. Drake is ready to do anything to give them a shot at love, but Erin will have to learn letting someone help you fight your battles doesn't make you weak. Time is running out as they race the clock to win the game--and each other.
Download or read book The Road To The Sands written by Anne Douglas and published by Piatkus. This book was released on 2013-03-07 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The war has brought devastating changes to the people of Portobello, a seaside district of Edinburgh. But as VE day nears, Tess Gillespie and her mother are feeling hopeful. Tess is looking forward to being able to walk on her beloved beaches for the first time since war was declared. More importantly, her father and sister will soon be back home and they can all be a family once again. However, the war has changed Don Gillespie and no longer content to settle back in to his former life. The future will bring both betrayal and heartbreak for all the Gillespie women. And it will take all their courage and resolution to rebuild their lives and find new happiness.
Download or read book A Long Way Up written by Evans G. Valens and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When she was Eighteen, a candidate for the U.S. Olympic skiing team, Jill Kinmont was injured during a race and has been paralyzed ever since. That was in 1955. This biography describes the effect of her accident, how she changed, and with what courage she sought a new life as a teacher.
Download or read book The Shooting written by Chris Taylor and published by LCT Productions Pty Limited. This book was released on 2015-05-03 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: USA Today bestselling author Chris Taylor delivers another gripping read… Detective Senior Sergeant Tom Munro is a veteran police negotiator, but right now he’s in over his head. Married for sixteen years, Lily Munro and his children are paramount in Tom’s life. But when his loving wife is caught in the crossfires of a school shooting, he is shattered to the core. While Lily lies in a coma fighting for her life, Tom struggles to pick up the pieces of his crumbling family. Just when he believes life cannot get any worse, Tom’s doctor delivers unexpected and damning test results. With his teenage daughter acting out, rebelling against the rules, he’s forced to confront his deepest fears. Now, Tom must face the truth about his own health, deal with his daughter’s issues, all while praying for a miracle for Lily. Will the shooting be the first of many disasters the family faces or will Tom find a way to save the Munros from destruction? Fans of Sandra Brown, Karen Rose, Liliana Hart, Barbara Freethy and J.D. Robb will love this series by USA Today bestselling author Chris Taylor. Start reading now and get hooked on another thrilling read.
Download or read book Getting Lucky written by and published by Craig Anderson. This book was released on with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Ladle to the Grave written by Connie Archer and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2015-03-03 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By the Spoonful is Snowflake, Vermont’s most popular soup shop, but owner Lucky Jamieson doesn’t have any time to enjoy her success—she’s too busy trying to keep a lid on false accusations against her loved ones… It’s almost May, and some of the local ladies have organized a pagan celebration in the woods to welcome spring. But the evening goes terribly wrong when one of the attendees winds up dead, apparently poisoned by an herbal concoction prepared by Lucky’s grandfather, Jack. Lucky’s sure her grandfather could not have made such a tragic mistake. But before she can clear him of suspicion, her best friend, Sophie, is diverted from planning her wedding to By the Spoonful chef Sage DuBois when she finds a dead man floating in the creek on her property. Now it’s up to Lucky to get both Sophie and Jack out of hot water before a killer stirs up more trouble… Recipes included!
Download or read book Agony written by Kshitij and published by Partridge Publishing. This book was released on 2014-03-10 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The pain makes you do thingshorrible things A cold lonely life, paralyzed by sickening nightmares: thats what Kewy, a young Irish teacher, has started to experience. And then an abrupt knocking at her door establishes that the time has come. Things buried in her past have found a way to communicate with herthe dreams, which always receive her at a godforsaken place, dwell with evil and are surrounded by death, fear and hopelessness. The past is agonizing, but part of her still believes she can erase it. In her quest, Kewy is joined by two beings, both of whom find a reason to live in her struggle. Kasper, a grocery boy, works in small county of Louth. In Kewy, he thinks he has found the meaning of his life. Einin is a teen catholic student in Kewys art history class. She anticipates Kewys problem and offers a helping hand. Together, the three decide to visit the dark, disturbed and desolated land from Kewys dream. There is fear and anxiety, but they hope to get past itnot having the slightest idea that what waits for them in those dead woods is more than just a plain and ordinary fear. Welcome to Reinhardt. Est. 1667, Population: 213
Download or read book Song of Memory written by Sharon Ricklin and published by Sharon Ricklin . This book was released on 2015-02-11 with total page 431 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sara: I’ve been known to lose things now and then. Most often it’s something small - like earrings, sunglasses, or keys. Occasionally a lone sock vanishes without a trace. Eventually these things will be found, replaced or forgotten. But some things that disappear are people. And apparently - I’m one of them. What do you do when you’re finally found, but you didn’t even know you were missing? Jack: I’ve lost my share of things. Most were nonessential, like pocket change, gloves, and an umbrella. I once lost my favorite old fishing hat when it blew right off my head and out to sea. But some things that disappear are irreplaceable; perhaps the most valuable thing in your life - like your wife. What do you do if you’re fortunate enough to finally find her, but she has absolutely no memory of you? Song of Memory is a heartwarming story about two lonely people who, after nearly twenty years of separation, attempt to piece together exactly what happened to rip them apart.
