Download or read book American Whiskey Bar written by Michael Turner and published by arsenal pulp press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American Whiskey Bar is a remarkable faux memoir about the un-making of a film--a film which Michael Turner was commissioned to write. However, whether or not this film was ever made is debatable. And only one print is said to exist. Nevertheless, American Whiskey Bar, a film seen by only a handful of people, is well on its way to becoming a curious footnote to cinematic history. American Whiskey Bar, the book, is an attempt to set the record straight--a story of sex, violence, lies, ambition, power, paradox, dreams, and regret. Consider yourself warned. The script from American Whiskey Bar was produced as a live film experiment directed by acclaimed filmmaker Bruce Macdonald and aired on CityTV. When first published in 1997, American Whiskey Bar elicited rave reviews for its anti-aesthetic, postmodern ideas of what constitutes a novel. This new edition of the book features a new ISBN, a new cover, and a new foreword by William Gibson.

Download or read book Okefenokee written by R. J. Harden and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2018-01-16 with total page 439 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Voodoo and Black magic practiced in Georgia's sweltering Okenfenokee Swamp. Life was held in the balance at the many dangers living in the Okenfenokee. Spellbinding suspense makes this book a rollercoaster of emotions, an over the edge page turner, where life is interlocked between a white and black family. A symphony of emotions. Love, betrayal, ignorance, prejudice and bitter hatred. A young woman having a child out of wedlock in the time span of this book was labeled a whore, and her child a bastard.

Download or read book To Love a Texan written by Georgina Gentry and published by Zebra Books. This book was released on 2007 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wonderful. --Booklist on To Tempt a Texan

Download or read book 101 Poems from My Lithuanian Soul That Seek to Be Sung written by Steve Rincavage and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collection of 101 poems written over a span of twenty years. Poem Chapters: Heroes, History & Me, Faith, Patterns, Blues & Country, Days of Music, Occupation, Relationships, Nature & Places, Appalachian Trail, The Dark Side, Love, Nonsense. Sample Poems: Godda be Like God, United States of Paradox, Prince of Peace, Cabernet Sauvignon, The Hominoid that Got Lucky, Catoctin to Katahdin, Love is a Four Letter Verb, Mathematical Love, Don't Let my Willie, Why do Men have Nipples? Poetry and music are like Laurel and Hardy, a sharp razor and a hairy back. They can survive on their own but do much better with the other one makin' sure they come back for more. Some people like to smoke cigars in the free lane. I like to smoke and inhale Mark Twain. Everythin' comes down to one, but what is the one, is it the Son or a one-celled paramecium? Could God have created a common duality to test our partiality and unsettled sensuality? Let down your right guard and think about that one real hard.

Download or read book Daring Pioneers Tame the Frontier written by Bettye Burkhalter and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2010 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History, Romance, & Destiny Daring Pioneers Tame the Frontier is an exquisite saga of Dr. Jean (John) Baptiste Elzèar Burel's lifelong desire to cross the Atlantic Ocean to the beckoning new America. With his naval surgeon license in one hand and his medical chest in the other, he followed Marquis de Lafayette to Colonial America during the Revolutionary War. During the war he fell passionately in love and married a beautiful Acadian French woman in Philadelphia. After the war they made plans to return to his home at Ollioules, France. Homeward bound, the bourgeois doctor boarded the ship in Philadelphia with his new bride and their few belongings. There on deck he was unexpectedly forced to choose between his beloved homeland and family in France and his wife with child. Disembarking the ship with grave disappointment, John knowingly forfeited his inheritance as sole heir. Struggling to survive in Philadelphia, oftentimes John sat quietly admiring the beautiful woman who owned his heart as he secretly yearned for his prominent family and lifestyle on the Mediterranean Coast of France. Standing on the threshold of the newly independent America, the young doctor decided to take his wife and infant son and pioneer down the Great Wagon Road into the raw frontier of South Carolina. Believing he would build a new and prosperous life, he settled at Goshen Hill between the Tyger and Enoree Rivers within the lawless backcountry of South Carolina. Fighting the dangers and hardships of the frontier, and the recurring restlessness to return to France, John and his family carved out a simple life. Although disappointed at times, within the walls of his log home the enduring love and warmth of his wife and six children transcended adversity and hardships of the outside world. The heartwarming story is filled with humanity as John faced his inevitable destiny. The first novel in the trilogy closes with Dr. Burel's widow standing helplessly in her front yard watching the wagon train take her spirited children and grandchildren west in search of richer land and prosperity. It was déjà vu!

Download or read book When I Was a Dancer written by Robert W. Mc Intyre and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2003-09-15 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is no available information at this time.

Download or read book Cast a Road Before Me written by Brandilyn Collins and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2003 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Previously published: Nashville, Tenn.: Broadman & Holman, 2001.

Download or read book The Devil and George Bailey written by Tom Horn and published by RSE Inc.. This book was released on 2011-06-15 with total page 1128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The long-awaited sequel to the legendary film It's a Wonderful Life, this story takes up where the movie left off, but veers quickly into dark, unfamiliar territory. Old George Bailey never did make it out of his little town of Bedford Falls; his one dying hope was that his children would take up the torch and explore the world as he'd always dreamed of doing … but, sadly, none shared his dream. This is a story about search and redemption. Spanning four decades and five continents, it is a tale of renewal, obsession, presage, ambition; of self-inflicted isolation and dwindling friendships in the 20th century: a century whose task is to rediscover its gods.

Download or read book Goober Joe Coming of Age a Civil War Novel written by Bob Whetstone and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2008-10 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joe, a mixed race son of a Southern slave woman, sells peanuts to guards at the notorious Civil War Prison at Andersonville, Georgia. At great risk, He secretly hides an escaped Union prisoner who is also mixed race. The French/Indian escapee teaches Joe to be proud of his multicultural heritage. Joe undergoes an Ojibwe Vision Quest to find a name to replace the despised nickname "Goober."

Download or read book Yeah I Said It written by Wanda Sykes and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2004-09-21 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wanda Sykes reduces people to tears -- tears of laughter. She's done so as a stand-up comic, a sitcom star, and a sports commentator for years now, and in the process she's gained a huge fan base nationwide. Now that she's conquered television, she's applying her genius to her first book, Yeah, I Said It. Here, Wanda presents hilarious and uncensored commentary on sex, family, politics, celebrities, and much more than she could ever say in a sound bite. But then again, she's a genius with a sound bite too. Here's what she says about men and football. "I used to think that football took place in this overbearing male-only environment that bled masculine domination. But the more I attend, the more I realize these football fans could actually be experiencing the straight man's gay pride parade. You see men painting each other's faces in bright colors. You see men proud to wear another man's last name on their shirt. You see some men wear no shirt at all....Hot wieners on every corner as you walk up to the main competition. Men open the back of their trunks for a little tailgating." Here's what she says about women: "Women are taking stripper classes in hopes their men will stop going to strip clubs....You can't compete with those strippers....You gotta have...the stripper mentality. In other words, the ability to lie like a dog for a measly buck. A stripper will tell your man anything for a dollar. 'Oow, I thought you were Brad Pitt.' " An uproarious and irreverent collection from one of today's foremost comedic talents, Yeah, I Said It is Wanda Sykes at her uncensored best. Here, she channels her sharp wit into funny bits on the truth as she sees it from the halls of government in Washington, D.C., to the red carpets and boardrooms of Hollywood. Imbued with her razor-sharp voice, these essays showcase Sykes's sidesplitting candor and her trademark brand of comedy.

Download or read book The Victorious Opposition American Empire Book Three written by Harry Turtledove and published by Del Rey. This book was released on 2004-04-27 with total page 642 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “[A] colossal and brilliant saga . . . [This novel] may be the strongest and most compelling since the opener, How Few Remain.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review) Seventy years have passed since the first War Between the States. Jake Featherston, leader of the ruling Freedom Party, has won power in the South—and is taking his country and the world to the edge of an abyss. Charismatic and shrewd, he is whipping the Confederate States into a frenzy of hatred. Blacks are being rounded up and sent to prison camps, and the persecution has just begun. As the North stumbles through a succession of leaders, Featherston is feeling his might. With the U.S.A. locked in a bitter, bloody occupation of Canada, facing an intractable rebellion in Utah, and fatigued from a war in the Pacific against Japan, Featherston may pursue one dangerous proposition above all: that he can defeat the U.S.A. in an all-out war. Praise for The Victorious Opposition “Turtledove’s Great War/American Empire series is an epic achievement, a meticulously worked-out alternate history of the twentieth century’s great two-act tragedy. . . . Bravo! A fine performance by a master-craftsman.”—S. M. Stirling, author of Island in the Sea of Time “Anyone who loves history will love what Harry Turtledove can do with it.”—Larry Bond, New York Times bestselling author of Red Phoenix

Download or read book Ten Percent Marriage written by Robert Henry Jr. Wright and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2005-08 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Robert Henry Wright, Jr., a resident of the Idaho Panhandle since 1988, has published Ten Percent Marriage, a second novel set in the Sandpoint, Idaho, area. Wright categorizes Ten Percent Marriage as a love story, an action story, and as personal relations in an outdoor setting. To escape the horror of a sadistic sexual assault that had left her with an illegitimate child and a shattered life before that life could begin, Emily has been living in a cabin at Arrowhead Point beside Lake Pend d'Oreille in northern Idaho. She had exiled herself there thirty years ago at age seventeen. Harvey considers himself to be one of God's chosen losers, as he had lost at everything he had truly wanted to win: the state high school football championship; his son; and his wife. The final blow was having been presented with an early retirement package and shown to the door. Aimless and defeated, he goes to see a piece of land he had won in a bouré game years before; the land is located at Arrowhead Point beside Lake Pend d'Oreille in northern Idaho. Emily and Harvey meet; they clash; they become attracted to each other; but there are obstacles to overcome. Harvey discovers that there are two Emilys: Ewón and Etú. Ewón is the dominant personality, a passionate artist who has a well developed phobia of males. Etú is fun loving, flirtatious, reckless, and has a mania for males. To Harvey's dismay, Emily is Ewón for ninety percent of the time and Etú for the remaining ten percent. Oth

Download or read book Confessions of a Serial Songwriter written by Shelly Peiken and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2016-03-01 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Book). Confessions of a Serial Songwriter is an amusing and poignant memoir about songwriter Shelly Peiken's journey from young girl falling under the spell of magical songs to working professional songwriter writing hits of her own. It's about growing up, the creative process the highs and the lows, the conflicts that arise between motherhood and career success, the divas and schemers, but also the talented and remarkable people she's found along the way. It's filled with stories and step-by-step advice about the songwriting process, especially collaboration. And it's about the challenge of staying relevant in a rapidly changing and youth-driven world. As Shelly so eloquently states in Confessions of a Serial Songwriter : "If I had to come up with one X factor that I could cite as a characteristic most hit songs have in common (and this excludes hit songs that are put forth by an already well-oiled machine...that is, a recording artist who has so much notoriety and momentum that just about anything he or she releases, as long as it's 'pretty good,' will have a decent shot at succeeding), I would say it would be: A universal sentiment in a unique frame ." Peiken has tapped the universal sentiment again and again; her songs have been recorded by such artists as Christina Aguilera, Natalie Cole, Selena Gomez, Celine Dion, the Pretenders, and others. In Confessions of a Serial Songwriter , she pulls the curtain back on the music business from the perspective of a behind-the-scenes hit creator and shares invaluable insight into the craft of songwriting.

Download or read book Getting Played written by Jody Miller and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2008-03-01 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2010 Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship Book Award from the American Sociological Association; Race, Gender, and Class Section 2008 Finalist, The Society for the Study of Social Problems C. Wright Mills Award Draws a vivid picture of the race and gender inequalities that harm young African American women in poor urban communities Much has been written about the challenges that face urban African American young men, but less is said about the harsh realities for African American young women in disadvantaged communities. Sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, and even gang rape are not uncommon experiences. In Getting Played, sociologist Jody Miller presents a compelling picture of this dire social problem and explores how inextricably, and tragically, linked violence is to their daily lives in poor urban neighborhoods. Drawing from richly textured interviews with adolescent girls and boys, Miller brings a keen eye to the troubling realities of a world infused with danger and gender-based violence. These girls are isolated, ignored, and often victimized by those considered family and friends. Community institutions such as the police and schools that are meant to protect them often turn a blind eye, leaving girls to fend for themselves. Miller draws a vivid picture of the race and gender inequalities that harm these communities—and how these result in deeply and dangerously engrained beliefs about gender that teach youths to see such violence—rather than the result of broader social inequalities—as deserved due to individual girls' flawed characters, i.e., she deserved it. Through Miller's careful analysis of these engaging, often unsettling stories, Getting Played shows us not only how these young women are victimized, but how, despite vastly inadequate social support and opportunities, they struggle to navigate this dangerous terrain.

Download or read book I m Theman written by Michael Friesen and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2002-02-15 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Yes, I'm Theman. The boy wonder. People love me. Kids think I'm cool. Girls are attracted to me. Kids parents think I'm special. I'm also full of it. I don't know for sure if any of this is true. But you know what? I don't care. It's my story and I'll tell it any way I want. As long as I think these things are true, they are. It only matters in my mind. I have a knack for creating my own world. A lot of kids buy into it - they believe I'm popular because I tell them I am. They don't know any better. The girls like it that I think they like me. I also work to convince many of them that I like them. And they like that. You see there's a lot of positive feelings going around. I like people. They like me. So everyone's happy. I'm nice about it, you know. Not cocky at all. I just believe my own press. I believe the reputation I've created for myself. Of course there are some exceptions- guys who don't accept me for who and what I say I am. I don't know if they're jealous or if I interfere with their desire to be perceived as cool and popular. Probably both. But I have subtle ways of making my detractors look like jerks. Or getting them blamed for things they didn't do. It all makes for a pretty darned good story. And fortunately for you, if you're reading this, I'm going to share it with you. Before I start, let me give you a heads up. First, don't try this stuff yourself. It takes experts like me to make these things work. Second, pay attention. You're going to learn something. About life. About love. And about the pursuit of popularity. The story begins early on Friday morning on the last day of school.

Download or read book The Cult Teacher written by Martin A Rosenthal and published by Martin A Rosenthal. This book was released on 2008-09-11 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A middle aged Hare Krishna retiree struggles with his own artistic bipolar personality while teaching English in an unsympathetic New Orleans public school. He must deal with disrespectful hyperactive students who go unchecked by administrators while he endeavors to teach the sincere and gifted students who appreciate him.

Download or read book Dawn s Harbor written by Kymberly Hunt and published by Kensington Books. This book was released on 2007-02 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After a woman who has lost all faith in herself meets an African heir whos been forced into exile, they both experience firsthand the power of love and faith that ultimately leads to a lasting family bond and redemption. Original.