Download or read book The Years that Matter Most written by Paul Tough and published by Mariner Books. This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The bestselling author of How Children Succeed returns with a devastatingly powerful, mind-changing inquiry into higher education in the U.S.
Download or read book The Boy from Seaboard North Carolina written by Johnnie Mason and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2022-06-03 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Boy from Seaboard, North Carolina By: Johnnie Mason The Boy from Seaboard, North Carolina discusses what life was like for author Johnnie Mason growing up in North Carolina and the different struggles he faced with himself and with his family. Mason shares pieces of what he learned, and with his story, he hopes to help others with their journey of life.
Download or read book Okra s Child written by Njf Knowles and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012-08-16 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Suffering a fall on the Island of Long Island Bahamas, the heroine forces herself to answer the question, What is my purpose in life? Fearing death, she questions wheatear God wants her or not. Guiding her on this journey are the likes of Alice in Wonderland , movie stars, and dead relatives. They force her into accepting her own mortality, even as she attends her own funeral. The story is told from her hospital bed by way of flashbacks. Among her flashbacks are visits to the Joe McCarthy and Apartheid era of the 1940-50 s. There is humor, beginning with Bobby Darin s Splish-Splash recording, to assisting the airline pilot in landing the plane, and tears as she relives her kidnapping and other childhood molestations. She discovers her own mechanisms of surviving.
Download or read book An Unwitting Pioneer written by Marshall A. Isler and published by Tate Publishing. This book was released on 2011-07 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I quickly began to realize that, regardless of race, at the end of the day, one's success in a particular organization depends on one's contribution to the objectives of that organization. Therefore, I had to create a win-win for the organization. The more I won, the better I felt and the more productive I became for the organization. In addition, as a pioneer to my white peers, I was representing all black America. I was removing myths and preconceived notions about the intellectual capacity of blacks. Separate water fountains for blacks were common in the South in the 1950s. Marshall Isler III grew up in the Jim Crow South. Despite the social pressure for him to stay in his 'place, ' Isler forged ahead by obtaining a degree in engineering from Howard University and becoming one of few black officers in the navy at that time. Little did he know, these were just his first steps toward becoming An Unwitting Pioneer. After forgoing a civil service super-grade at 38, Isler joined Parametric, the largest black construction management firm, where he orchestrated a 17 million dollar parking garage deal with the city of Philadelphia. From there, he entered the world of entrepreneurship, only to find that others expected him to stay in his 'place' in business as well. Follow Isler as he breaks boundaries, blazes trails for the black businessman, and finds God in An Unwitting Pioneer
Download or read book written by Dorothy Hughes and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2010-02 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Thin Crust Killers written by Chris Cavender and published by Cozy Publishing. This book was released on 2017-01-31 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THIN CRUST KILLERS by Chris Cavender (Pizza Lover’s Mystery Book 3) From the Pizza Lover’s Mystery Series, first published by Kensington. Praise for The Pizza Lover’s Mysteries “Pizza lovers will relish Cavender’s delightful first in a new cozy series.” Publisher’s Weekly “Cavender introduces a promising cast of characters.” Booklist “A delightful mystery—as filling as a big slice of warm pizza.” Armchair Detective “Saucy debut…with all the ingredients needed for an enjoyable treat” Lesa’s Book Critiques “Cavender is an ace at writing cozies.” Library Journal When the local bank is held up, one of its security guards is murdered during the robbery. Things get even more complicated when the note from the robber is discovered to have been written on a brand new menu from A Slice of Delight.
Download or read book Behind the Mask written by Ronald Jeffers and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2018-11-15 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The autobiography of Ron Jeffers is the long-awaited book of his life, starting in the ghettos of Cincinnati to becoming a name well-known in the sports field. For over fifty years, he has written newspaper and magazine articles and several how-to and rule books for baseball and softball. Jeffers has travelled the world as a public speaker, including speaking for National Olympics Committee. Staying true to his roots, he still lives in the Cincinnati area with his wife, Vera.
Download or read book Follow Your Detour Let Go of Your Pain Conquer Your Fear and Find the Real You written by Lindsay McKenzie and published by Lindsay McKenzie. This book was released on 2019-03-12 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We've all been told to "follow our dreams", but what happens when those dreams aren't working out? Part personal memoir, part self-help, Follow Your Detour will inspire you to embrace the unexpected, let go of your pain and fears, and find the courage to create your own path.
Download or read book Appalachia Campfire Cooking written by Johnnie Lacy and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2022-02-02 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Appalachia Campfire Cooking: Good Campfire Meals Make a Happy Camper By: Johnnie Lacy Taking a break from the humdrum of everyday life is something that all of us deserve. Every once in a while, we must pack our bags, fully prepare ourselves and participate in activities that revitalize and invigorate us. While camping has multiple perks, for some, this adventure can be challenging as well. What should you pack? How do you prepare and cook meals? That’s why Appalachia Campfire Cooking is here to help. This book will be a great source of guidance for all camp lovers out there, from helping you pick out the perfect camping spot to providing a plethora of delicious and easy recipes.
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Download or read book Refugee An American Story written by Felix Alberto Granados and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-04-02 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book will take you through the improbable, unconventional and entertaining adventures of the author and his family who fled Cuba after Castro took control of their homeland in 1960.The family was led by the author's father, an ordinary man with no college education, no building experience and very little knowledge of the English language. He was a man who was not afraid to dream big and with sheer determination, boundless energy and drive led his family, like many refugees, to experience the American Dream. Their story takes you through an interesting twist of fate of a man and his family that had lost their home and country and recovered to provide affordable housing and create thousands of jobs for so many in a country that graciously welcomed them. Arriving in Miami in 1960 with only a few personal possessions, this story will take you through the family's diverse journey experiencing life in America in this fast-paced autobiography.
Download or read book All That I Have Seen written by Judy Larson and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2024-07-17 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follow Judy's story from her younger years in the early forties through her tough twenty-three years marriage to an abusive, alcoholic husband. Join her in her journey to finding the two loves of her life, raising a family, and finding her way in the world over the last eighty-one years.
Download or read book How to Talk American written by Jim Crotty and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1997 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on the popular "How to Talk" feature in the alternative travel magazine "Monk", this savvy and often hilarious, region-by-region guide to the way Americans talk also provides a dead-on (and sometimes too strange) indication of how we think, how we behave, and what we hold dear. 100+ photos, drawings & maps.
Download or read book Not a Happy Camper written by Mindy Schneider and published by Grove Press. This book was released on 2008-05 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A hilarious memoir of her experiences at a run-down, unsupervised summer camp in 1974 describes a young girl's adventures in the backwoods of Maine during eight unforgettable and life-changing weeks with an eccentric group of friends as she searches for the perfect boyfriend and dreams of her first kiss. Reprint.
Download or read book Between Rock and Hard Places written by Stephen Metzger and published by Stansbury Publishing. This book was released on 2021-06-04 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jim Rooney has just finished his memoir about his days as a drummer for the Johnny Sands Band, a hugely popular 1970s American rock group, when he dies in a suspicious car crash. His widow suspects he was murdered, in part because all traces of the manuscript have disappeared, and hires private investigator Mike McMahon, who moonlights as a junior college instructor teaching a class in in the history of rock 'n' roll, to look into it. McMahon is torn between his commitment to the case and his commitment to his on-again off-again girlfriend, Becka Goldberg, professor of Anglo-Saxon literature at San Francisco State. Ultimately, McMahon uncovers the truth behind the band's untimely end, a result of the death of its front man in a plane crash the night of what turned out to be their final concert, all of which would have been part of Rooney's memoir.
Download or read book Idiot Wind written by Peter Kaldheim and published by Canongate Books. This book was released on 2019-08-01 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1987 a massive snowstorm hits New York as Peter Kaldheim flees the city, owing drug debts to a dealer who is no stranger to casual violence. Leaving behind his chaotic past, Kaldheim hits the road, living hand-to-mouth in flop-houses, pan-handling with his fellow itinerants. As he makes his way across America in search of a new life, the harsh reality of living hand-to-mouth forces him to face up to his past, from his time in Rikers prison, to relationships lost and lamented. Kaldheim hikes and buses through an America rarely seen, and his encounters with a disparate collection of characters instils in him a new empathy and wisdom, as he journeys on a road less travelled.
