Download or read book Blue All Rise Our Story written by Antony Costa and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2017-10-19 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the first time, more than 15 years after four boys from London were first thrown together to form what would go on to become one of the most successful and infamous groups of the boyband era, Lee, Antony, Duncan and Simon tell their full, no-holds-barred story in their own inimitable words.

Download or read book Rise from the Blue written by Boade Mandeng and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2021-03-09 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book tells us the story of John Nobola, an immigrant of color who came to the United States of America with high hopes of finding refuge and happiness in a noble society. Once there, he realizes that many things have changed, over the course of a few years, from promising to deteriorating. Nobola witnesses various scenes of social violence and destruction; he is then critical of one wing of the political hierarchy which in particular favors those behind the social unrest. At the end, he feels the disappointment that the America he had dreamt of may be leaning backwards. Often, Nobola takes his frustrations out through public events, social media and conversations with friends and family. Still he remains hopeful for a better future of the country and praises the efforts of some very patriotic politicians.

Download or read book Playing Black and Blue written by Valerie R. Still and published by . This book was released on 2018-03-31 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Playing Black and Blue - Still I Rise, is a memoir by women's legendary basketball player turned author, Valerie R. Still. This memoir chronicles her time as a University of Kentucky stand out basketball player to her professional career oversees and her championship career in the American Basketball League. Still delves into her personal life and reflects on her career and family and what they have meant to her along the way.

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Download or read book Playing Black and Blue written by Valerie R. Still and published by . This book was released on 2018-03-31 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: University of Kentucky all-time leading scorer and rebounder, Valerie Still has written her memoirs. It is a narrative of tragedy, struggle, survival, growth, triumph, self-awareness, self-discovery and empowerment. Hopefully, in between the lines and words of each page, the reader will connect with her in an organic, ethereal way; experiencing enlightenment and awakening while appreciating the uniqueness and sacredness of each human's earth journey. The journey of self-discovery can be an onerous one. The basis of our true essence is love, power, purity, happiness, wisdom, bliss and peace but often on our earth journey, we lose, forget, misplace or smother our true selves. This leads to a peace-less life of suffering and unhappiness. Valerie has taken this "hero's journey" and discovered timeless truth that regardless of the categories we are placed in ¿ so often dictated by our gender, religion, race, social class, age and sexuality ¿ what unites us and empowers us, gives our lives meaning is knowing that though we may be personally afraid, our true selves are peaceful, loving, powerful, blissful, pure and, of course, fearless. Basketball great, Valerie Still family¿s illustrious lineage begins during slavery through the secretive and dangerous network of the Underground Railroad. She connects this lineage, which include her great- great- granduncle, abolitionist William Still to her experiences as a 21st century woman. She is a pioneer in women¿s basketball at the collegiate and professional levels both nationally and internationally. Her magnificent career begins in the streets of Camden, New Jersey where she competed with her brothers. Still¿s memoir is an inspiration for all.

Download or read book If the Creek Don t Rise written by Leah Weiss and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2017-08-22 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An immersive and deeply emotional reading experience—especially satisfying for readers who love richly drawn characters and a strong sense of place" —NPR He's gonna be sorry he ever messed with me and Loretta Lynn. Sadie Blue has been a wife for fifteen days. That's long enough to know she should have never hitched herself to Roy Tupkin, even with the baby. Sadie is desperate to make her own mark on the world, but in remote Appalachia, a ticket out of town is hard to come by and hope often gets stomped out. When a stranger sweeps into Baines Creek and knocks things off kilter, Sadie finds herself with an unexpected lifeline...if she can just figure out how to use it. Fans of The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek will love this intimate insight into a fiercely proud, tenacious community and relish the voices of the forgotten folks of Baines Creek. With a colorful cast of characters and a flair for the Southern Gothic, If the Creek Don't Rise is a debut novel bursting with heart, honesty, and homegrown grit. "Like all great southern writers, Leah Weiss's magic turns the local into the universal." —Wiley Cash, New York Times bestselling author, on All The Little Hopes

Download or read book The Rise of Viagra written by Meika Loe and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2004-08-11 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on interviews with men who take the drug, their wives, doctors and pharmacists as well as scientists and researchers in the field, this fascinating account provides an intimate history of the Viagra's effect on America.

Download or read book Ready to Rise written by Jo Saxton and published by WaterBrook. This book was released on 2020-04-14 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A powerful call to step into your full potential that biblically affirms the need for women to rise up and work together to make a better world. "Jo is one of my most trusted voices in Christian leadership. . . . She leads auditoriums full of people, and she leads me one-on-one."—Jen Hatmaker Have you ever questioned the roles you find yourself in, wondering if you were made for more but unsure of the rocky path before you? Have you had a clear vision for your life, but along the way, insecurity and fear weighted your dreams and silenced the voice within you? You’re not alone. Many amazing women like you have experienced the same struggles. Whether you’re moving into leadership, discovering your calling, fighting for change, or doing all three, leadership coach and speaker Jo Saxton affirms that God designed women for influence and impact. But are you living up to your full potential? Ready to Rise tackles the real-life issues—from harassment and sexism to self-doubt and loneliness—that can discourage and derail women from leading in the areas God has called them to. With insights from her own journey and powerful biblical examples, Jo offers practical advice to empower and equip women to transform their communities. If you’ve ever longed to uncover your true potential, own your voice, and boldly advance God’s goodness in the world, now is the time to start. Get ready to rise!

Download or read book Race Man written by Ann Field Alexander and published by University of Virginia Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although he has largely receded from the public consciousness, John Mitchell Jr., the editor and publisher of the Richmond Planet, was well known to many black, and not a few white, Americans in his day. A contemporary of Booker T. Washington, Mitchell contrasted sharply with Washington in temperament. In his career as an editor, politician, and businessman, Mitchell followed the trajectory of optimism, bitter disappointment, and retrenchment that characterized African American life in the Reconstruction and Jim Crow South. Best known for his crusade against lynching in the 1880s, Mitchell was also involved in a number of civil rights crusades that seem more contemporary to the 1950s and 1960s than the turn of that century. He led a boycott against segregated streetcars in 1904 and fought residential segregation in Richmond in 1911. His political career included eight years on the Richmond city council, which ended with disenfranchisement in 1896. As Jim Crow strengthened its hold on the South, Mitchell, like many African American leaders, turned to creating strong financial institutions within the black community. He became a bank president and urged Planet readers to comport themselves as gentlemen, but a year after he ran for governor in 1921, Mitchell's fortunes suffered a drastic reversal. His bank failed, and he was convicted of fraud and sentenced to three years in the state penitentiary. The conviction was overturned on technicalities, but the so-called reforms that allowed state regulation of black businesses had done their worst, and Mitchell died in poverty and some disgrace. Basing her portrait on thorough primary research conducted over several decades, Ann Field Alexander brings Mitchell to life in all his complexity and contradiction, a combative, resilient figure of protest and accommodation who epitomizes the African American experience in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Download or read book Wildspark A Ghost Machine Adventure written by Vashti Hardy and published by Scholastic UK. This book was released on 2019-05-02 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A mind-bending adventure from the author of Brightstorm! A year after the death of her older brother, Prue Haywood's family is still shattered by grief. But everything changes when a stranger arrives at the farm. A new, incredible technology has been discovered in the city of Medlock, where a secretive guild of inventors have developed a way to capture spirits of the dead in animal-like machines, bringing them back to life. Prue knows that the "Ghost Guild" might hold the key to bringing her brother back, so she seizes the stranger's offer to join as an apprentice. But to find her brother, she needs to find a way to get the ghost machines to remember the people they used to be. Yet if Prue succeeds, all of society could come apart...

Download or read book The Fall and Rise of Circus Boy Blue written by Joyce Raskin and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010-08-15 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a tale of heartbreak, redemption, and true love. Circus Boy-a guitar player in the circus on the outskirts of New Orleans-has piercing blue eyes and a big heart. Circus Boy takes us with him on a musical journey that includes encounters with evil clowns, a beautiful trapezist, jazz musicians, and a fortune teller. An digital album that goes along with the book is available for sale at https: //scarce1.bandcamp.com/album/the-fall-and-rise-of-circus-bo

Download or read book Saint Bubba the Blue and Sir Ravennir in Rise of the Morningstar written by Bubba S. Gossett and published by Pencil. This book was released on 2023-06-16 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Saint Bubba the Blue and Sir Ravennir long lost friends that are as close as brothers go on a journey meeting many new friends and enemy's in a world hundreds of years into the future after an nuclear apocalypse set the world back and brought magic and evil into the world. Ravennir must face his darkest side and Saint Bubba must he there for his cousin? You can find out in this exciting journey Inspired by the Bible and the imagination of Bubba S. Gossett. I hope you all enjoy I've had fun writing this and there will be more in the future

Download or read book All for Naught The Rise and Fall of President Barry Blue written by M.E. Sharpe and published by M.E. Sharpe. This book was released on 2014-06-15 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All for Naught tells the story of Richard Melmont, a billionaire many times over. His wife Maria, daughter Barbara, and son Daniel are appalled by his cutthroat methods and even more appalled by the weapons system he is developing. Is he deliberately deceiving government officials, bankers, and the general public, or is he deceiving himself? In The Rise and Fall of President Barry Blue, an experienced White House correspondent is trying to sort through contradictory insider accounts to get a true picture of an elusive president.

Download or read book Rise How a House Built a Family written by Cara Brookins and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2017-01-24 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you were inspired by Wild and Eat, Pray, Love, you’ll love this extraordinary true story of a woman taking the greatest risk of her life in order to heal from the unthinkable. After escaping an abusive marriage, Cara Brookins had four children to provide for and no one to turn to but herself. In desperate need of a home but without the means to buy one, she did something incredible. Equipped only with YouTube instructional videos, a small bank loan and a mile-wide stubborn streak, Cara built her own house from the foundation up with a work crew made up of her four children. It would be the hardest thing she had ever done. With no experience nailing together anything bigger than a bookshelf, she and her kids poured concrete, framed the walls and laid bricks for their two story, five bedroom house. She had convinced herself that if they could build a house, they could rebuild their broken family. This must-read memoir traces one family’s rise from battered victims to stronger, better versions of themselves, all through one extraordinary do-it-yourself project.

Download or read book The Rise written by Sarah Lewis and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-03-04 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From celebrated art historian, curator, and teacher Sarah Lewis, a fascinating examination of how our most iconic creative endeavors—from innovation to the arts—are not achievements but conversions, corrections after failed attempts. The gift of failure is a riddle: it will always be both the void and the start of infinite possibility. The Rise—part investigation into a psychological mystery, part an argument about creativity and art, and part a soulful celebration of the determination and courage of the human spirit—makes the case that many of the world’s greatest achievements have come from understanding the central importance of failure. Written over the course of four years, this exquisite biography of an idea is about the improbable foundations of a creative human endeavor. Each chapter focuses on the inestimable value of often ignored ideas—the power of surrender, how play is essential for innovation, the “near win” can help propel you on the road to mastery, the importance of grit and creative practice. The Rise shares narratives about figures past and present that range from choreographers, writers, painters, inventors, and entrepreneurs; Frederick Douglass, Samuel F.B. Morse, Diane Arbus, and J.K. Rowling, for example, feature alongside choreographer Paul Taylor, Nobel Prize–winning physicists Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov, and Arctic explorer Ben Saunders. With valuable lessons for pedagogy and parenting, for innovation and discovery, and for self-direction and creativity, The Rise prompts deep reflection and sparks inspiration.

Download or read book Blue Collar Conservatism written by Timothy J. Lombardo and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2021-05-07 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Blue-Collar Conservatism examines the blue-collar, white supporters of Frank Rizzo—Philadelphia's police commissioner turned mayor—and shows how the intersection of law enforcement and urban politics created one of the least understood but most consequential political developments in recent American history.

Download or read book Planeta Blu written by Temistocles Blessed Ferreira and published by . This book was released on 2021-08 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Planeta Blu - Rise of Agoo is an epic afro-futuristic adventure that tells the tale of inner-city youth: Lares, her brother Angel, Tomé, and Tyler as they fight to save humanity and animal kind from the apocalyptic plans of Zander, oil tycoon billionaire, turned evil world conqueror. Classic themes such as courage, compassion, sacrifice, and love connect present-day teenage sheroes and heroes as they join forces and gain powers from animals in order to save the planet from a toxic global genocide.