Download or read book Shut Up and Give Me a Valium written by Kelly Cronk and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-11-08 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bridget Jones, step aside. This journal documents the gradual, exotic dissension into madness and despair, when a Sober Life Coach is paired with a drug addicted billionaire who refuses to follow directions. Their dysfunctional relationship, ultimately heading for a one-way trip to tragedy. A perfect diabolical mix of humor, mutual hatred, and ass-kissing. Chloe knew of the recent trend of hiring Sober Coaches (as sober bodyguards) where they would accompany their client 24/7 to prevent them from relapsing. Chloe was well qualified. She had sobriety and what amounted to a psychology degree in bullshit and deception. Questions was, did she want to put her personal life on hold for an entire year so she could travel with someone who might potentially relapse, overdose, and die on her? Was it worth the risk? These questions could only be answered by accepting the job and the adventure. "It's 'The Devil Wears Prada' meets 'Girl, Interrupted'"

Download or read book Fit to Die written by Karen Hanson Stuyck and published by Speaking Volumes. This book was released on with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lauren Prescott is fifty, fat (according to her husband) and flat broke after he leaves her. To land a magazine job, Lauren writes a profile of a fitness guru who died while jogging—a death that looks increasingly suspicious the more she probes. Her search for her missing husband reveals unexpected criminal secrets. Lauren must decipher the brutal reality behind the two men's public facades, unaware that the killer also has a deadline—for her murder.

Download or read book NOFX written by NOFX and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 2016-04-12 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The candid, hilarious, shocking, occasionally horrifying, and surprisingly moving New York Times bestselling autobiography of punk legends NOFX, their own story in their own words NOFX: The Hepatitis Bathtub and Other Stories is the first tell-all autobiography from one of the world's most influential and controversial punk bands. Alongside hilarious anecdotes about pranks and drunkenness and teenage failures-featuring the trademark NOFX sense of humor-the book also shares the ugliness and horror the band members experienced on the road to becoming DIY millionaires. Fans and non-fans alike will be shocked by stories of murder, suicide, addiction, counterfeiting, riots, bondage, terminal illness, the Yakuza, and pee...lots and lots of pee. Told by each of the band members (and two former members), NOFX looks back at more than thirty years of comedy, tragedy, and completely inexplicable success.

Download or read book Not Really Gone written by Blaire Sharpe and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2015-05-08 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In every family there is a rockthe person that keeps things together. In Blaire Sharpes family, that rock was her grandma. As she shares the inspiring story of her relationship with her grandma, Blaire expands on the notion of what it really means to be loved. When she was just an infant, Blaires troubled parents divorced. Since both parents were incapable of raising Blaire and her siblings, the children were slated for foster careuntil their grandmother, Eleanor, stepped in to raise them as her own. As Eleanor valiantly struggled against a family legacy of alcoholism and depression, she modeled strength and wisdom to endure the most challenging of times. Still, Blaires life was not perfect. As she matured into adulthood, she battled addictions that eventually led her into recovery, just as Eleanors health began to decline. When she found herself sandwiched between two generations, each increasingly needy, Blaire poignantly reveals how she discovered the true meaning of love and commitment, and the essence of what it means to be a mother. Not Really Gone is the story about the undying love a grandmother gave her granddaughtera love that inspired her to carry on and become the rock in her own family.

Download or read book Tennis Drugs and Jesus Christ written by Eric Miller and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2023-03-15 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: About the Book This book is about a hard-partying Oklahoma, USA tennis family that went from Atheism to Christianity. This book is about how much I love Rock ‘n’ Roll music and comedy. I did my best trying to get all the dates and facts correct, but they’re not perfect. Here is a sociological fact: if one parent is chemically dependent, their children have a fifty percent chance of being chemically dependent. If both parents are chemically dependent, their children have a 75 percent chance of being chemically dependent. The Miller family nailed it. Both parents were chemically dependent. Three out of four of their children were chemically dependent. The Miller family's life is part tragedy and part comedy. Please laugh as hard as you want. Drug abuse is a nightmare. I am not glamorizing drug use in my book. Warning! I have severe ADHD. I've been in special Ed classes my whole life. I've never passed an English class in my life. I'm not a writer, I did my best. I hope you enjoy the Miller family true story. About the Author Hello warriors. My name is Eric Miller. I'm a white liberal, tennis loving, recovering drug addict, trying to let God run my life, good dude. I was born in Iowa City, Iowa in 1966. I grew up in Norman Oklahoma the land of OU sooner football. I was an average NAIA college tennis player for East Central University in Ada Oklahoma. I taught tennis professionally in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma for a long time. I now live in Estes Park Colorado, at close to 8,000 feet. I live with my best friend, my 75-pound, female, deaf dog named Prudence. I've never had children or been married. I'm 100 percent for civil rights for all. Not just for white American males.

Download or read book Terminal Event written by James S Thayer and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-09-15 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Joe Durant gets news of an airplane crash outside Seattle, a "terminal event" with no survivors, the distressed former National Transportation Safety Board investigator rushes to the site -- his wife was one of the passengers. Desperate to find answers for his devastated fifteen-year-old daughter, his hunt for clues becomes obsessive. But while he meticulously wades through the wreckage and collects evidence pointing to sabotage, higher powers are determined to blame the tragedy on pilot error. Now the bomber has stepped forward and promised to strike again within ten days...and Durant must race to avert another ghastly catastrophe. Exploring the grimly fascinating world of NTSB crash investigators in riveting, authentic detail, Terminal Event is a page-turning suspense thriller whose shocking ending will leave you gasping.

Download or read book Impossible Escalation written by Chack Bruno and published by Writat. This book was released on 2022-03-04 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: bizarre politicians are dragging the world into a hallucinatory war! This is a mad story of two presidents with big dreams of ruling the world by themselves. They must resort to unsavory means of deceit, bribery, and corruption to achieve their goals. This novel is set in the Fata Morgana desert.Alexander Monro - President of the free union(Contains about half of worldwide most important countries)-versus Suleiman Aswad - President of the free forces(Contains the other half of worldwide most important countries) they are engaged in an intense battle for power in the desert.Union's Vice president Barney Chaplin doesn’t believe in this war. Nevertheless, he is sent to the front against his will to entertain the troops. This proves to be a risky endeavor with his life to stake to keep the soldiers happy. The battle proves to be a trying affair as it forced old and famous Hollywood actors to act as deadly commando soldiers and go beyond enemy lines. Barney gets captured and looks to be executed until Monro plans a put in place to rescue him. Other countries and international organizations are restricted from intervening in this dire situation. Eventually, both leaders are accused of war crimes. To escape the consequences of their actions, they pull out a doomsday device to hold the world at ransom until something goes very wrong. As this story progresses, we learn about the darker parts of human nature, such as greed, self-centeredness, and immorality. It also sheds light on the struggle in the fight for human survival.

Download or read book The Lucy Falls Series Box Set written by E.R. Whyte and published by Whyte House Publications. This book was released on 2023-10-20 with total page 1007 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the men of small-town Lucy Falls, protecting the women they love is something that comes naturally. In Play Me False, a professor discovers her husband was never really hers…but maybe her hot teacher's assistant is? Will they have a chance at a happy-ever-after, though, when her deranged ex has other ideas? In the duet Speak No Secrets & Tell No Lies, a student uncovers his young teacher’s dirty little secret. He has a thing for her...but a stalker does, too. In Trust the Liar, an inactive duty officer fleeing from a past full of secrets runs headfirst into the arms of the man who is supposed to kill her. Instead of carrying out his assignment…he kidnaps her, spiriting her away to a remote cabin in a frozen wilderness. Readers call these books “engaging,” “heart-pounding,” and “all-consuming.” In Lucy Falls, the town may be small, but the suspense is chilling, and the heat is anything but. Pick up anywhere in the series and start reading today!

Download or read book Little Secrets written by Darlene J. Forbes and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2021-09-21 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Little Secrets By: Darlene J. Forbes “Does anyone in your family die of natural causes?” Nancy was beginning to think no, only tragically. Sadly, Nancy saw many loved ones pass away over the years, but the death of her longtime best friend is what finally led her to tell this story. Little Secrets is a book about Nancy and Sally, the stories from their youth, and the trials they have faced through the years. As long as they lived, they would keep each other’s secrets. Now, the secrets come to light: secrets of adultery, abuse, alcoholism, bigotry, and survival. A book as funny as it is heart-wrenching, Little Secrets offers a glimpse into the bonds that women share, reminding us that friendship and strength can survive under the toughest circumstances, even after death.

Download or read book My Last Confession written by Helen FitzGerald and published by Faber & Faber. This book was released on 2011-08-25 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When she starts her new job as a parole officer, Krissie is happy and in love. Then she meets convicted murderer Jeremy, and begins to believe he may be innocent. Her growing obsession with his case threatens to jeopardise everything - her job, her relationship and her life. Perfect for fans of Julia Crouch, Sophie Hannah and Laura Lippman, My Last Confession is a dark and compelling psychological thriller that traces a young parole officer and her dangerous obsession with a convicted murderer. Helen FitzGerald is also the acclaimed author of The Cry, which was longlisted for the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year award. 'Thinking woman's noir.' Sunday Telegraph 'Cool, classy and sexy.' Daily Mirror 'A story that adeptly escalates to a satisfyingly shocking climax.' Big Issue

Download or read book Diana Her True Story In Her Own Words written by Andrew Morton and published by Michael O'Mara Books. This book was released on 2017-06-22 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A reissue of this classic title, updated with never-before-published material from the original taped interviews and with a new introduction by Andrew Morton that reflects on the extraordinary circumstances surrounding the original publication of Diana: Her True Story.

Download or read book Breaking the Silence written by Kenzell Evans and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2012-12-04 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Dickensian Family and a racist Criminal Justice System have blown my life off course. How I prevailed over the long haul is my bizarre, gut-wrenching story. The travesty of having my freedom snatched away will haunt me to my grave. I became my own lawyer to challenge a double life plus 15 year sentence and I talked to animals for companionship and used a city dump as a clothing store to outfit myself when my family tossed me out in the cold. I had to use my brain power to fight calamities rather than get the diploma I wanted in business management. Im still ashamed of being falsely accused. This is a horror story of a wrecked life and a focused mind.

Download or read book The Tranquilizing of America written by Richard Hughes and published by New York : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. This book was released on 1979 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Duplicity written by Jo Wilde and published by Next Chapter. This book was released on 2021-12-27 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anna Lee Baker suffers from childhood amnesia. Now, as an adult, she can't seem to catch a break. Fleeing from an abusive boyfriend, she heads to New Orleans where her big brother, Dr. Jeff Baker lives. Jeff offers to help Anna if she promises to enroll in college, get a job, and most of all, to see a therapist. When a budding romance begins between Anna and the neighbor, Dr. Ethan LeBlanc, she finds herself in a dangerous love triangle. A huge question hangs in the balance: is Ethan involved with her therapist, Dr. Kim Rice. Soon, Anna's world begins to spiral out of control, as she struggles to discern between reality or delusion. Is Dr. Rice right about Anna having schizophrenia, or is the doctor trying to get Anna out of Ethan's life for good, no matter the cost? This romantic suspense novel contains some strong language.

Download or read book Every Little Thing written by Cirese Summerrose and published by Chipmunkapublishing ltd. This book was released on 2011-06-01 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DescriptionOnce upon a time, a girl child was born. In most cases, girls grow up fine. THIS girl grew up...interesting. By incredible happenstance, she became a share-holder of a castle; a petty thief; a performance art critic; a victim of guerrilla warfare and organic farming. She did all this, before she got married and had the five kids. Add into the mix a kleptomaniac English Mastiff and the stories only grow exponentially in FUN! More remarkable yet, our heroine threw caution to the North wind and moved to Iceland where she encountered a real Viking, an unreal date (or two), went insane, and fell in love with the most beautiful island nation in the world. Read these short-short true-life stories, and prepare to laugh out loud. Most importantly, be so very thankful they didn't happen to YOU. About the AuthorCirese Summerrose made her way into the world backwards. Her doctor, seeing that things were amiss, decided to turn her around. Doctors have been trying to turn her around ever since, generally with much less success. Cirese now lives in Iceland with the Anti-cat, Brooks and the surviving house plants. She is currently at work on another book

Download or read book The Walker Brothers written by John Walker & Gary Walker and published by Kings Road Publishing. This book was released on 2010-10-11 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Maus was the founder member of The Walker Brothers and still tours today. He has a record label, publishing company and operates a recording studio. He lives in California with his wife Cynthia and between them they have three children and three grandchildren.Gary Leeds was born in Glendale, California on 9 March 1942. His only youthful ambition was to be a pilot and fly. His other passion was playing the drums, which led to fame with The Walker Brothers. He has been married for thirty years to Barbara, has a son Michael, and lives in England.

Download or read book You ll Never Eat Lunch in This Town Again written by Julia Phillips and published by Random House Trade Paperbacks. This book was released on 2017-02-14 with total page 689 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The Hollywood memoir that tells all . . . Sex. Drugs. Greed. Why, it sounds just like a movie.”—The New York Times Every memoir claims to bare it all, but Julia Phillips’s actually does. This is an addictive, gloves-off exposé from the producer of the classic films The Sting, Taxi Driver, and Close Encounters of the Third Kind—and the first woman ever to win an Academy Award for Best Picture—who made her name in Hollywood during the halcyon seventies and the yuppie-infested eighties and lived to tell the tale. Wickedly funny and surprisingly moving, You’ll Never Eat Lunch in This Town Again takes you on a trip through the dream-manufacturing capital of the world and into the vortex of drug addiction and rehab on the arm of one who saw it all, did it all, and took her leave. Praise for You'll Never Eat Lunch in This Town Again “One of the most honest books ever written about one of the most dishonest towns ever created.”—The Boston Globe “Gossip too hot for even the National Enquirer . . . Julia Phillips is not so much Hollywood’s Boswell as its Dante.”—Los Angeles Magazine “A blistering look at La La Land.”—USA Today “One of the nastiest, tastiest tell-alls in showbiz history.”—People