Download or read book Downhill written by D.J. Vaughan and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2009-11-18 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Downhill is one man's journey to escape his past by leaving everything behind in California for the beauty of Wyoming. From an unknown business man to town hero he is tempted by power, money and one adulterous mistake that could bring his world crashing down. Laced with and humor his odyssey is brought to an end with a pulse pounding conclusion, proving that the road to success is sometimes a dangerous journey Downhill.

Download or read book Please Kill Me written by Legs McNeil and published by Grove Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in paperback, this first oral history of the most nihilistic of all pop movements brings the sound of the punk generation chillingly to life with 50 new pages of depraved testimony. "Please Kill Me" reads like a fast-paced novel, but the tragedies it contains are all too human and all too real. photos.

Download or read book Got That Get Back written by Jojo and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2022-12-22 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dread has just come home to Rochester, New York from and upstate bid. Now that he is back home he’s trying to figure out how to be a stand up guy. For himself and his lady Udding. Everything is peaceful at home but Dread is still not feeling right because he still hasn’t found a job. After one call from his homeboy LB, Dread is thinking about doing a quick run to get a few dollars so he can put some money in his house. While hanging with LB, Dread is introduced to his connect Dollaz. Dollaz shows Dread what kind of money he could be making and the temptation becomes too much to resist. Dread dives head first back into the game. With Dollaz as a connect he starts making more money than he ever had. Well as the saying goes more money more problems. Dread is about to learn this lesson the hard way. With him making move and getting money, people in the streets start to take notice. In the end he will face the truth about the people he had close to him. The question is will he be able to say he got his get back from the ones that turned on him?

Download or read book The Gang s All Queer written by Vanessa R. Panfil and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2017-08-15 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many people believe that gangs are made up of violent thugs who are in and out of jail, and who are hyper-masculine and heterosexual. Vanessa Panfil introduces us to a different world. Meet gay gang members - sometimes referred to in popular culture as "homo thugs" - whose gay identity complicates criminology's portrayal and representation of gangs, gang members, and gang life. In vivid detail, Panfil provides an in-depth understanding of how gay gang members construct and negotiate both masculine and gay identities through crime and gang membership. She draws from interviews with over 50 gay gang- and crime-involved young men in Columbus, Ohio, the majority of whom are men of color in their late teens and early twenties, as well as on-the-ground ethnographic fieldwork with men who are in gay, hybrid, and straight gangs. Panfil provides an eye-opening portrait of how even members of straight gangs are connected to a same-sex oriented underground world. Most of these young men still present a traditionally masculine persona and voice deeply-held affection for their fellow gang members. They also fight with their enemies, many of whom are in rival gay gangs. Most come from impoverished, 'rough' neighborhoods, and seek to defy negative stereotypes of gay and Black men as deadbeats, though sometimes through illegal activity. Some are still closeted to their fellow gang members and families, yet others fight to defend members of the gay community, even those who they deem to be "fags, " despite distaste for these flamboyant members of the community.

Download or read book I Love Jesus But I Want to Die written by Sarah J. Robinson and published by WaterBrook. This book was released on 2021-05-11 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compassionate, shame-free guide for your darkest days “A one-of-a-kind book . . . to read for yourself or give to a struggling friend or loved one without the fear that depression and suicidal thoughts will be minimized, medicalized or over-spiritualized.”—Kay Warren, cofounder of Saddleback Church What happens when loving Jesus doesn’t cure you of depression, anxiety, or suicidal thoughts? You might be crushed by shame over your mental illness, only to be told by well-meaning Christians to “choose joy” and “pray more.” So you beg God to take away the pain, but nothing eases the ache inside. As darkness lingers and color drains from your world, you’re left wondering if God has abandoned you. You just want a way out. But there’s hope. In I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die, Sarah J. Robinson offers a healthy, practical, and shame-free guide for Christians struggling with mental illness. With unflinching honesty, Sarah shares her story of battling depression and fighting to stay alive despite toxic theology that made her afraid to seek help outside the church. Pairing her own story with scriptural insights, mental health research, and simple practices, Sarah helps you reconnect with the God who is present in our deepest anguish and discover that you are worth everything it takes to get better. Beautifully written and full of hard-won wisdom, I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die offers a path toward a rich, hope-filled life in Christ, even when healing doesn’t look like what you expect.

Download or read book My Roommate s Dad written by Rob Matthews and published by JMS Books LLC. This book was released on 2016-09-10 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nolan Mitchell's world has been turned upside down by his recent break-up with his girlfriend. Lucky for Nolan, his best friend and roommate Cam has a plan to cheer him up -- a weekend away from the pressures of college helping Cam's dad Rick with a building project. Handsome and charming Rick Monroe is like no man Nolan has ever met. Nolan is drawn to Rick with an undeniable pull he never bothers to question until Cam jealously accuses Rick of wanting more from Nolan than just friendship. Nolan finds himself thinking thoughts he never considered before and he's flattered a charismatic older man is paying him attention, regardless of the reason. Can Nolan put the opposite sex behind him and embrace the love of an older man? Maybe, but not if Cam has anything to say about it.

Download or read book A Little Uprising written by John C. Wolfe and published by John C. Wolfe. This book was released on 2019-01-01 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A LITTLE UPRISING: For decades, Upstate and Downstate New York threatened to secede from one another, but the secession movement never amounted to anything more than a heated debate ... until 2019. That's when a bizarre story about missing tanks surfaces on social media. A 20-year-old picture of National Guard tanks driving down the Adirondack Northway generates wild conspiracy theories. The viral photo touches off a chain of events that infuriates residents in the Adirondacks. When the Governor uses strongarm tactics to silence them, the Mayors of Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse step into the fray. There are a few isolated incidents of violence. The Governor overreacts. He creates a special police force to quash the unrest. Their heavy-handed tactics exacerbate the situation. The Governor’s “Empire Police” clash with the State Police and the National Guard. The tanks -- which went missing twenty years earlier during the Y2K scare -- are rumored to be in a remote County in the Adirondacks. Allegedly, they were diverted there by Iraq War vets who were suspicious of the redeployment of all Upstate New York’s National Guard tanks to downstate armories. The Governor unleashes his “Empire Police” on Upstate New York ... and gets more than he bargained for.

Download or read book My New Roots written by Sarah Britton and published by Clarkson Potter. This book was released on 2015-03-31 with total page 585 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At long last, Sarah Britton, called the “queen bee of the health blogs” by Bon Appétit, reveals 100 gorgeous, all-new plant-based recipes in her debut cookbook, inspired by her wildly popular blog. Every month, half a million readers—vegetarians, vegans, paleo followers, and gluten-free gourmets alike—flock to Sarah’s adaptable and accessible recipes that make powerfully healthy ingredients simply irresistible. My New Roots is the ultimate guide to revitalizing one’s health and palate, one delicious recipe at a time: no fad diets or gimmicks here. Whether readers are newcomers to natural foods or are already devotees, they will discover how easy it is to eat healthfully and happily when whole foods and plants are at the center of every plate.

Download or read book What s Wrong with Black Women written by Monte Maddox and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2002 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What''s Wrong with Black Women? is one black man''s story of the bitter downside of black romance. After years of research on the Internet, and a life time of varied experiences pursuing, dating, romancing, and engaging in verbal and mental conflict with black women, the author Monte Maddox, presents a non-stop, Hip-Hop, in your face rollercoaster ride! The thin line between love and hate has been crossed and then some! The faint of heart or ultra sensitive would do well to avoid this frenetic mixture of rage, passion, street-life observations, and at times, tragic revelations about what the author says are bad black women who are destroying good black men. Maddox'' sincere and brutal frankness cuts through the reader like a chainsaw through Swiss cheese! ! If you can''t stand the heat, stay out of the kitchen. If there''s a "kitchen" of controversy about black women, What''s Wrong with Black Women? is cooking up one heck of a main course! It''s one book that surely would never be in Oprah''s book of the month club! HTTP://DIABLOBANYON.TRIPOD.COM

Download or read book Chad written by Sandra Alex and published by Sandra Alex. This book was released on 2024-11-18 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He's sworn off women for the wrong reasons. She doesn’t know that she’s the right reason. As tinsel hangs from Christmas trees, Chad figures it out…but will it be before he hears his star patient flatline? No, don’t even talk to me about it. I’m a heart surgeon, not some fly-by-night playboy that sleeps with every chick that I meet. In fact, I don’t even date, not that my schedule suggests it, anyway. Especially when I’m playing double-time, dressing up as Santa Claus for the hospital, and for the Ford brothers. But when Ginger comes into the picture, showing up seemingly to meet with her nurse friend, India, there are moments when I wish that she was more than just a coworker’s pal. When she witnesses me at a weak moment, she sees something in me that nobody else has seen before. And then I learn something about her that both freaks me out and makes me wonder why God hasn’t brought her to me sooner…and I don’t know how to deal with it. *** I fly to Sweden with him, even though India tells me I’m crazy. But it’s for business, as I keep telling myself. It’s always been about business with me, and, evidently, with Chad, too. Until we do something akin to a movie scene about the mile high club, and all bets are off. Chad doesn’t want me any more than I want him. We both have our careers to think about, and he has the added bonus of trying to save lives. But something has crossed over in both of us, and there’s no turning back. Except when someone’s heart is at stake…and this time Chad doesn’t know how to fix it…because it’s not something that can be fixed with surgery, since it’s a matter of the heart…and it’s his own heart, too. Holiday romance Christmas romance Steamy romance ​​​​​​​Medical romance Cinnamon roll hero Cliffhanger ending

Download or read book Canto Contigo written by Jonny Garza Villa and published by Wednesday Books. This book was released on 2024-04-09 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a Mariachi star transfers schools, he expects to be handed his new group's lead vocalist spot—what he gets instead is a tenacious current lead with a very familiar, very kissable face. In a twenty-four-hour span, Rafael Alvarez led North Amistad High School’s Mariachi Alma de la Frontera to their eleventh consecutive first-place win in the Mariachi Extravaganza de Nacional; and met, made out with, and almost hooked up with one of the cutest guys he’s ever met. Now eight months later, Rafie’s ready for one final win. What he didn’t plan for is his family moving to San Antonio before his senior year, forcing him to leave behind his group while dealing with the loss of the most important person in his life—his beloved abuelo. Another hitch in his plan: The Selena Quintanilla-Perez Academy’s Mariachi Todos Colores already has a lead vocalist, Rey Chavez—the boy Rafie made out with—who now stands between him winning and being the great Mariachi Rafie's abuelo always believed him to be. Despite their newfound rivalry for center stage, Rafie can’t squash his feelings for Rey. Now he must decide between the people he’s known his entire life or the one just starting to get to know the real him. Canto Contigo is a love letter to Mexican culture, family and legacy, the people who shape us, and allowing ourselves to forge our own path. At its heart, this is one of the most glorious rivals-to-lovers romance about finding the one who challenges you in the most extraordinary ways.

Download or read book Drunken Space Pirates 2 The Asinine Conspiracy part two written by Phoenix Freebird A. and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-12-07 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Crew members lost and a new enemy even more powerful than the last, though the last enemy is still a threat with time out of order. The search for answers and anything to gain an advantage over the enemy is taking its toll on the morale of the D.S.P. and the Captain just may be losing his mind in this the conclusion of Drunken Space Pirates. Season 2: The Asinine Conspiracy.

Download or read book From Every Corner written by The Princess Street Writers Collective and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each member of the Princess Street Writers Collective sees the world differently. In their first collection of short stories, this group of eight authors - each bringing unique tales to life - offers glimpses into the minds of a wide range of eclectic characters. These stories explore life and death, adventure and romance, suspense and whimsy, examining subjects light, dark and everything in between. You'll meet characters who sail on the Titanic, compete in a bridge tournament, party at a trendy club, stow away on an airplane and drive a scenic highway. From Every Corner is a delightful collection of short tales that, through the eyes of its characters, proves that life is a journey of highs and lows, cherished memories and unexpected moments. The Princess Street Writers Collective, formed in 2010, is comprised of the following authors: H.L. Edwards, who finds writing much harder than bartending but enjoys it even more; Ursula Fuchs, a nurse with a yen for the artistic side of life; Leesia Lindsay, the eccentric author of Mythica; Evelyn Lundeen, who writes to illuminate the dark corners of the world; Liz Olson, the CEO of several imaginary companies; Gim Ong, whose passions are bridge, writing and travel; Merla Reid, a home-cooking, garden-loving and border-hopping Canadian who loves to write; and Tiffany Russell, an amateur photographer with a love for historical destinations.

Download or read book Unwifeable written by Mandy Stadtmiller and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-04-03 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK POST * MARIE CLAIRE * ELITE DAILY * REFINERY29 * ROMPER * PRIDE * PUREWOW “A gutsy book you need to read right now. Filled with heart and humor, it’s scary good.” —Courtney Love Unwifeable is the “riveting” (Cheryl Strayed), “inspirational” (Issa Rae), “hilarious” (Candace Bushnell) debut memoir from notorious dating columnist Mandy Stadtmiller that is destined to “blow you away” (Colin Quinn). Critics call it “phenomenal” (Cat Marnell), “unflinching” (Elle), “brilliant” (BBC), “outrageously entertaining” (Booklist) and “a must-read” (BuzzFeed). Provocative, fearless, and dizzyingly uncensored, Mandy spills every secret she knows about dating, networking, comedy, celebrity, media, psychology, relationships, addiction, and the quest to find one’s true nature. She takes readers behind the scenes (and name names) as she relays her utterly addictive journey. Starting in 2005, Mandy picks up everything to move across the country to Manhattan, looking for a fresh start. She is newly divorced, thirty-years-old, with a dream job at the New York Post. She is ready to conquer the city, the industry, the world. But underneath the glitz and glamour, there is a darker side threatening to surface. The drug-fueled, never-ending party starts off as thrilling…but grows ever-terrifying. Too many blackout nights and scary decisions begin to add up. As she searches for the truth behind the façade, Mandy realizes that falling in love won’t fix her—until she learns to accept herself first. This is a true New York fairy tale brought to life—Sex and the City on acid. Perfect for when “you feel stuck in some way and wish to become unstuck” (Caroline Kepnes), you’all soon see why Unwifeable is one of the best reviewed, most beloved memoirs of the year.

Download or read book Hyperbole and a Half written by Allie Brosh and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-10-29 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 New York Times Bestseller “Funny and smart as hell” (Bill Gates), Allie Brosh’s Hyperbole and a Half showcases her unique voice, leaping wit, and her ability to capture complex emotions with deceptively simple illustrations. FROM THE PUBLISHER: Every time Allie Brosh posts something new on her hugely popular blog Hyperbole and a Half the internet rejoices. This full-color, beautifully illustrated edition features more than fifty percent new content, with ten never-before-seen essays and one wholly revised and expanded piece as well as classics from the website like, “The God of Cake,” “Dogs Don’t Understand Basic Concepts Like Moving,” and her astonishing, “Adventures in Depression,” and “Depression Part Two,” which have been hailed as some of the most insightful meditations on the disease ever written. Brosh’s debut marks the launch of a major new American humorist who will surely make even the biggest scrooge or snob laugh. We dare you not to. FROM THE AUTHOR: This is a book I wrote. Because I wrote it, I had to figure out what to put on the back cover to explain what it is. I tried to write a long, third-person summary that would imply how great the book is and also sound vaguely authoritative—like maybe someone who isn’t me wrote it—but I soon discovered that I’m not sneaky enough to pull it off convincingly. So I decided to just make a list of things that are in the book: Pictures Words Stories about things that happened to me Stories about things that happened to other people because of me Eight billion dollars* Stories about dogs The secret to eternal happiness* *These are lies. Perhaps I have underestimated my sneakiness!

Download or read book Nevermore written by Rob Thurman and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2015-12-01 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: People die. Everyone knows that. I knew it intimately as everyone in my life died thanks to my one seemingly harmless mistake. I'd brought down Heaven, lifted up Hell, and set the world on fire, all due to one slip of the memory. I forgot the pizzas... Caliban is a dead man. The Vigil, a group devoted to concealing the paranormal from humanity, has decided Cal has stepped out of the shadows once too often, and death is the only sentence. They plan to send a supernatural assassin into the past to take down the younger, less lethal Cal. But things change when The Vigil makes one last attempt on Caliban's life in the present—and end up destroying everyone and everything he cares about. Now, Cal has to save himself, warn those closest to him, and kill every Vigil bastard who stole his world. But if he fails, he and everyone in his life will be history…

Download or read book CRASH written by scott wellinger and published by WWPGroup, Inc.. This book was released on 2014-03-14 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prison isn't someplace that anybody wants to be. As a New Hampshire criminal defense attorney, Jacob Grantes's job is to ensure his client's freedom. Charged with Vehicular Manslaughter, he finds himself incarcerated pending his trial. Grantes's friend and investigator from South Boston, Warren Dennihan, is searching for some piece of evidence that will mitigate the attorney's guilt. Only Grantes was blackout drunk. He cannot remember anything about the crash that night, he is of no help to the investigator, Deni. Grantes's only interest is to get back to his wife and young child. As the day of the trial draws near, as the investigation moves forward, increasingly less about the case makes any sense. What seemed originally to be a simple yet horrific drunk driving incident, turns out to be a cross-country search for the truth. Both the imprisoned attorney and Deni must brace themselves for another crash.