Download or read book Licks of Love written by John Updike and published by Random House. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this brilliant late-career collection, John Updike revisits many of the locales of his early fiction: the small-town Pennsylvania of Olinger Stories, the sandstone farmhouse of Of the Farm, the exurban New England of Couples and Marry Me, and Henry Bech’s Manhattan of artistic ambition and taunting glamour. To a dozen short stories spanning the American Century, the author has added a novella-length coda to his quartet of novels about Harry “Rabbit” Angstrom. Several strands of the Rabbit saga come together here as, during the fall and winter holidays of 1999, Harry’s survivors fitfully entertain his memory while pursuing their own happiness up to the edge of a new millennium. Love makes Updike’s fictional world go round—married love, filial love, feathery licks of erotic love, and love for the domestic particulars of Middle American life.

Download or read book The Lick of Love written by Julian Clary and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2021-10-14 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From one of Britain's best-loved comedians comes this wonderfully funny, sharp and touching memoir and a celebration of the bond between man and dog - an autobidography, if you will. 'I loved The Lick of Love. It's often insightful, sometimes hilarious, frequently filthy - I'm a cat person, but if anything were ever to convince me to get a dog, it would be this' Joanne Harris '. . . wise and perceptive, and funny and moving. Each dog you meet marks a different chapter of your life and Julian writes about it so BEAUTIFULLY' Joanna Cannon 'A quirky and witty excavation of memory lane in the company of his furry canine friends' Dame Joan Collins The Lick of Love takes us on a tour of Julian's colourful life - and wherever life has taken him, Julian has had a dog by his side. Fanny the Wonder Dog, who came into Julian's life when he was somewhat adrift, propelled him up the ranks of the alternative comedy circuit and onto television. Valerie, the whippet cross-breed escorted Julian through his forties, the Germaine Greer to his Bernard Manning. Albert, a jaunty geezer type who was sent to acclimatise Julian to middle age and helped him seduce his now husband, before being joined by naughty but nice Gigi, an unpredictable fur bullet of a dog. These canine characters have been there, bearing witness, on and off stage. Whether writing about encounters in seedy London nightclubs, finding success on television with Sticky Moments, the death of his partner, that Normant Lamont joke, a narrow squeak with a thwarted eastern European plot to kidnap him, his move to the country, or finally settling down, falling in love and getting married, Julian's unique voice bounces off the page. Ultimately, The Lick of Love is the story of a fascinating life and a love letter to the dogs that have played a loving and near constant part of it. Told with humour and great honesty, this promises to be one of the best memoirs of the year. 'Whatever else is going on, it is the water bowl in the kitchen, the dog hair on my jumper, the knowing gaze from the dog in the basket beside me that comforts me and tells me that all is well.' JC

Download or read book Far from the Tree written by Robin Benway and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2017-10-03 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: National Book Award Winner, PEN America Award Winner, and New York Times Bestseller! Perfect for fans of This Is Us, Robin Benway’s beautiful interweaving story of three very different teenagers connected by blood explores the meaning of family in all its forms—how to find it, how to keep it, and how to love it. Being the middle child has its ups and downs. But for Grace, an only child who was adopted at birth, discovering that she is a middle child is a different ride altogether. After putting her own baby up for adoption, she goes looking for her biological family, including— Maya, her loudmouthed younger bio sister, who has a lot to say about their newfound family ties. Having grown up the snarky brunette in a house full of chipper redheads, she’s quick to search for traces of herself among these not-quite-strangers. And when her adopted family’s long-buried problems begin to explode to the surface, Maya can’t help but wonder where exactly it is that she belongs. And Joaquin, their stoic older bio brother, who has no interest in bonding over their shared biological mother. After seventeen years in the foster care system, he’s learned that there are no heroes, and secrets and fears are best kept close to the vest, where they can’t hurt anyone but him. Don't miss this moving novel that addresses such important topics as adoption, teen pregnancy, and foster care.

Download or read book Garfield Takes His Licks written by Jim Davis and published by Ballantine Group. This book was released on 2012-06-26 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eat, Sleep, and Be Merry—with Garfield! Just as day becomes night, summer becomes fall, and breakfast becomes lunch (with ample time for snacks in between!), Garfield becomes plumper and funnier with every meal he devours and every practical joke he performs. So whether he’s nudging Odie off the coffee table or “doing” lunch with Jon’s goldfish, Garfield’s in it for the fun—and so are we!

Download or read book 100 Arpeggio Licks for Shred Guitar written by Chris Brooks and published by WWW.Fundamental-Changes.com. This book was released on 2020-10-23 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 100 Arpeggio Licks for Shred Guitar is a ground-breaking rock guitar method that reveals exactly how your favourite shredders turn arpeggios into explosive signature licks that rip up the guitar neck.

Download or read book Best of Steely Dan written by Steely Dan and published by Cherry Lane Music. This book was released on 2000 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fantastic collection of 16 hits showcasing the sophisticated sounds of Steely Dan. Includes: Babylon Sisters * Bad Sneakers * Cousin Dupree * Deacon Blues * Do It Again * FM * Gaucho * Here at the Western World * Hey Nineteen * I.G.Y. (What a Beautiful World) * Josie * Kid Charlemagne * My Old School * Peg * Reeling in the Years * Rikki Don't Lose That Number.

Download or read book 50 Licks written by Peter Fornatale and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Behold the Rolling Stones: run-ins with the law, chart-topping successes, and now the World's Greatest Continually Operating Rock and Roll Band. It tells the story of the Stones, right from its very origins.

Download or read book Black Queer Hoe written by Britteney Black Rose Kapri and published by Haymarket Books. This book was released on 2018-10-02 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From an award-winning and “stunningly talented” writer, reflections on the line between sexual freedom and sexual exploitation (Samantha Irby, New York Times–bestselling author of We Are Never Meeting in Real Life). Women’s sexuality is often used as a weapon against them. In this refreshing, unapologetic debut, award-winning performance poet and playwright Britteney Black Rose Kapri lends her unmistakable voice to fraught questions of identity, sexuality, reclamation, and power in a world that refuses black queer women permission to define their own lives and boundaries. Black Queer Hoe is a powerful intervention into important and ongoing conversations. “In a debut crackling with energy, honesty, and wit, Kapri moves to reclaim elements of language surrounding women’s sexuality, especially that of black women . . . Kapri assails the ways social norms are routinely used to blame girls and women for the moral failures of boys and men. Embracing the intimacy of a confessional and the sting of a viral tweet, Kapri unabashedly celebrates the various facets of her self and refuses to serve as anyone’s martyr.” —Publishers Weekly

Download or read book Jimi Hendrix Signature Licks written by Jimi Hendrix and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 1996-12-01 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Signature Licks Guitar). This book/audio pack offers a unique and thorough examination of twelve of Hendrix's greatest compositions. Each song segment is presented with all of the guitar parts fully transcribed, plus accompanying audio, as performed by a full band. All solos, as well as complex rhythm parts, are also performed slowly for easier consumption and understanding. Performance notes, outlining chord voicings, scale use, and unusual techniques are included for each song. Songs include: Foxey Lady * Hey Joe * Little Wing * Purple Haze * and more.

Download or read book Licks written by Delilah Devlin and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2012-07-01 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From National Bestselling Author, Delilah Devlin, and Amazon Bestseller Paisley Smith, comes Licks, a collection of eight scrumptious lesbian tales, ranging from succulent and sensual to tempting and taboo. Climb aboard a Harley with a butch beauty in Riding Bitch. Satisfy your craving for unrepentant girl-on-girl sex in The Out-of-Towner. Travel back in time to 18th century Paris in Bordello. A sexy femme submits in The Hired Hand. Celebrate a first lesbian encounter in My Best Friend's Birthday and take a wild ride with your favorite toy in The Only Game in Town. These irresistible stories and more invite the reader to savor that delectable flavor of the ultimate in lesbian erotica.

Download or read book How Many Licks written by Aaron Santos and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2009-08-25 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How many licks to the center of a Tootsie Pop? How many people are having sex at this moment? How long would it take a monkey on a typewriter to produce the plays of Shakespeare? For all those questions that keep you up at night, here's the way to answer them. And the beauty of it is that it's all approximate! Using Enrico Fermi's theory of approximation, Santos brings the world of numbers into perspective. For puzzle junkies and trivia fanatics, these 70 word puzzles will show the reader how to take a bit of information, add what they already know, and extrapolate an answer. Santos has done the impossible: make math and the multiple possibilities of numbers fun and informative. Can you really cry a river? Is it possible to dig your way out of jail with just a teaspoon and before your life sentence is up? Taking an academic subject and using it as the prism to view everyday off-the-wall questions as math problems to be solved is a natural step for the lovers of sudoku, cryptograms, word puzzles, and other thought-provoking games.

Download or read book Hot Licks written by Jennifer Trainer Thompson and published by Chronicle Books (CA). This book was released on 1994 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Quick and easy hot sauce recipes.

Download or read book Love After Love written by Ingrid Persaud and published by One World. This book was released on 2020-08-04 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A stellar debut . . . about an unconventional family, fear, hatred, violence, chasing love, losing it and finding it again just when we need it most.”—The New York Times Book Review WINNER OF THE COSTA BOOK AWARD • “A wonder . . . [This book] teems with real, Trinidadian life.”—Claire Adam, award-winning author of Golden Child SEMI-FINALIST FOR THE OCM BOCAS PRIZE • One of the Best Books of the Summer: Time • The Guardian • Goop • Women’s Day • LitHub After Betty Ramdin’s husband dies, she invites a colleague, Mr. Chetan, to move in with her and her son, Solo. Over time, the three become a family, loving each other deeply and depending upon one another. Then, one fateful night, Solo overhears Betty confiding in Mr. Chetan and learns a secret that plunges him into torment. Solo flees Trinidad for New York to carve out a lonely existence as an undocumented immigrant, and Mr. Chetan remains the singular thread holding mother and son together. But soon, Mr. Chetan’s own burdensome secret is revealed, with heartbreaking consequences. Love After Love interrogates love and family in all its myriad meanings and forms, asking how we might exchange an illusory love for one that is truly fulfilling. In vibrant, addictive Trinidadian prose, Love After Love questions who and how we love, the obligations of family, and the consequences of choices made in desperation. Praise for Love After Love “Love After Love is gift after gift. An unforgettable symphony of love and loss, heartache and guilt, and the secrets and lies that pull us together, and tear us apart. Dazzlingly told in the most electrifying prose you will read all year.”—Marlon James, Booker Prize–winning author of Black Leopard, Red Wolf “This book teems with real, Trinidadian life: neighbors so nosy they know your business before it happens; descriptions of food that'll have you googling recipes; feting and liming and plenty of sex. There's darkness here, too—violence, loneliness, moments of despair—and how Ingrid Persaud weaves all these elements together in one book, with so much warmth and humor and love for her characters, is a wonder.”—Claire Adam, award-winning author of Golden Child

Download or read book Joe Satriani Legendary Licks written by Arthur Rotfeld and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Guitar Educational). The Legendary Licks series presents the music of a band or artist in a comprehensive play-along package. Each book contains note-for-note transcriptions and detailed performance notes on how to play a multitude of classic licks, fills, riffs, and solos complete with recorded demonstrations of each exercise and gear setup tips. This edition includes instruction on playing 12 Satriani classics: Always with Me, Always with You * Andalusia * Crowd Chant * Cryin' * Flying in a Blue Dream * Friends * Littleworth Lane * The Mystical Potato Head Groove Thing * Satch Boogie * Summer Song * Super Colossal * Surfing with the Alien.

Download or read book 100 Classic Rock Licks for Guitar written by Joseph Alexander and published by WWW.Fundamental-Changes.com. This book was released on 2017-10-31 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 100 Classic Rock Licks for Guitar goes way beyond every other 'boring' lick book, and teaches you 100 essential rock guitar licks in the style of the world's 20 greatest rock guitarists....

Download or read book Lick Dogs written by Carli Davidson and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2016-10-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The pet photographer and bestselling author of the Shake series presents more than sixty cute, cuddly, and charming dogs caught in mid-lick in this delightfully funny full-color photography collection. Photographed in Carli Davidson’s recognizable style, Lick Dogs includes more than 130 highly detailed, up-close portraits of dogs at their most candid tongue-flicking moments. Showcasing slow-motion photography, Lick Dogs follows the same layout as her previous books—each spread features two images of the same dog placed side by side to capture them in the action. The collection also includes a model roster listing the names, ages, and types of canines photographed, charming outtake images from the shoots, a short introduction about her process, and information about animal rescue to encourage fans to adopt a rescue dog. Filled with adorable and entertaining photographs, Lick Dogs is a must for every dog and animal lover and photography fans.

Download or read book Martin Taylor s Jazz Guitar Licks Phrase Book written by Martin Taylor and published by WWW.Fundamental-Changes.com. This book was released on 2020-05-19 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you're looking for the most direct pathway to beautiful jazz guitar soloing - here it is! Get ready to master the jazz guitar with over 100 jazz guitar licks carefully transcribed from Martin Taylor's secret personal repertoire