Download or read book Tales from the Front written by Laura Kavesh and published by Doubleday Books. This book was released on 1988 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twice a week, in newspapers across the country, Kavesh and Lavin report on the war between the sexes. Now, they go straight to the hearts of millions of American men and women with this delightful collection of firsthand stories from today's singles scene.
Download or read book Cancel Culture written by Paul Du Quenoy and published by . This book was released on 2021-10-15 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is "cancel culture." A new phrase in popular circulation for less than two years, it has provoked passionate denunciations from observers concerned with civil liberties, especially rights of free speech and expression, and apologetic defenses from opponents who advocate equity and accountability in light of new mores. Still others deny that "cancel culture" exists at all, while many claim never to have heard of it. In Cancel Culture: Tales from the Front Lines, noted historian and critic Paul du Quenoy presents a series of case studies that reveal the new phenomenon known as "cancel culture" as experienced or claimed in media, academia, the arts, public space, and other areas of ideological controversy. More than a bald denunciation or frustrated description of an unfamiliar new concept, this groundbreaking approach seeks to understand "cancel culture" as a process - how it starts and stops, where it comes from and leads, and how and, indeed, whether it might one day end. This penetrating and highly original analysis sheds light on a society grappling feverishly with fundamental issues of freedom and liberty.
Download or read book What Just Happened written by Art Linson and published by Grove Press. This book was released on 2008-10-03 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Producer Linson gives readers a brutally honest, funny, and comprehensive tour through the horrors of Hollywood, from script to screen.
Download or read book Tales from the Track written by and published by RH/Disney. This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stories of the adventures of race car Lightning McQueen, Mater and their 4-wheeled friends, based on the Disney/Pixar movie Cars.
Download or read book Tales from the Back Row written by Amy Odell and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-09 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Hilarious, insightful and smart. A must-read for anyone who wears clothes.” —Chelsea Handler *US Weekly, “Riveting Reads for Labor Day”* *Bustle, “2015 Books Every Funny Woman Should Read” and “September 2015’s Best Books”* *Refinery29 “Fall’s Most Highly Anticipated Nonfiction Reads”* *theSkimm, “Skimm Reads”* *Popsugar, “Motivational Books You Should Read this Fall”* *AM NY, “New Books for New Yorkers to Read This Fall”* The Lowdown on High Fashion Cosmopolitan.com editor Amy Odell knows what it’s really like to be a young woman working in the fashion industry. In Tales from the Back Row, Amy—funny and fearless—takes readers behind the stage of New York’s hottest fashion shows to meet the world’s most influential models, designers, celebrities, editors, and photographers. But first, she has to push her way through the crowds outside, where we see the lengths people go to be noticed by the lurking paparazzi, and weave her way through the packed venue, from the very back row to the front. And as Amy climbs the ladder (with tips about how you can, too), she introduces an industry powered by larger-than-life characters: she meets the intimidating Anna Wintour and the surprisingly gracious Rachel Zoe, not to mention the hilarious Chelsea Handler, and more. As she describes the allure of Alexander Wang’s ripped tights and Marchesa’s Oscar-worthy dresses, Amy artfully layers in something else: ultimately this book is about how the fashion industry is an exaggerated mirror of human fallibility—reflecting our desperate desire to belong, to make a mark, to be included. For Amy is the first to admit that as much as she is embarrassed by the thrill she gets when she receives an invitation to an exclusive after-party, she can’t help but RSVP “yes.”
Download or read book Front Porch Tales written by Philip Gulley and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Part Mark Twain, part Garrison Keillor, Philip Gulley is a breath of fresh air in an over-sophisticated and often jaded world.” —Gloria Gaither, singer and songwriter Master storyteller Philip Gulley shares tender and hilarious real-life moments that capture the important truths of everyday life. When Philip Gulley began writing newsletter essays for the twelve members of his Quaker meeting in Indiana, he had no idea one of them would find its way to radio commentator Paul Harvey Jr. and be read on the air to twenty-four million people. Fourteen books later, with more than a million books in print, Gulley still entertains as well as inspires from his small-town front porch. “Perhaps more things were resolved on America’s front porches than in any other place, and yet so few are being used today. With this delightful collection of stories, told in a warm and easy style, Philip Gulley invites us to sit again on the front porch—a place of hearth, home, and folks we’ve known.” —Gary Smalley, bestselling author and family relationship expert “The tales Philip Gulley unveils are tender and humorous . . . filled with sudden, unexpected, lump-in-the-throat poignancy.” —Paul Harvey, Jr., American radio broadcaster
Download or read book The Forever War written by Dexter Filkins and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2009-06-02 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The definitive account of America's conflict with Islamic fundamentalism and a searing exploration of its human costs—an instant classic of war reporting from the Pulitzer Prize winning journalist. Through the eyes of Dexter Filkins, a foreign correspondent for the New York Times, we witness the rise of the Taliban in the 1990s, the aftermath of the attack on New York on September 11th, and the American wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Filkins is the only American journalist to have reported on all these events, and his experiences are conveyed in a riveting narrative filled with unforgettable characters and astonishing scenes. Brilliant and fearless, The Forever War is not just about America's wars after 9/11, but about the nature of war itself.
Download or read book Help Wanted written by Sydney Lewis and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Young people across the nation talk candidly about their first forays into the real world of working.
Download or read book Nichiv written by Giorgio Geddes and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 2001 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is the true, poetic, and passionately told story of the civilians caught between the Soviet and German armies in World War II. "Geddes....seeks to bear witness to the appalling suffering of ordinary Russians as they struggled to survive the war....he has an eye for the telling detail, particularly in describing the many Soviet citizens he encountered."--"Library Journal."
Download or read book Retail Crap Tales from the Front written by Howard Harrison and published by Bookbaby. This book was released on 2021-12-06 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Retail Crap: Tales from the Front" offers a humorous look at the U.S. retail industry with a particular focus on the people who work in the stores. These are the people who must deal with the American buying public. "Retail Crap" explores how self-checkout, cashless stores, online shopping, and other technology are putting retail employees out of work. It looks at the effect of shoplifting and other retail crime on honest employees and customers. Most of all, it shares first-hand accounts from retail employees about parents who lose track of their kids and blame the store, shoppers who refuse to leave at closing time, Black Friday horror stories, and countless other "tales from the front". In this hilarious follow up to author Howard Harrison's critically acclaimed Corporate Crap: Lessons Learned from 40 Years in Corporate America", Harrison shares a hilarious but compelling inside look into life as a retail worker. Harrison also is the author of two other books, "NOW They Make it Legal: Reflections of an Aging Baby Boomer", named a 2016 Reviewer's Choice by the Midwest Book Review, and "The Great Divide: Story of the 2016 U.S. Presidential Race".
Download or read book Fire Falling written by Elise Kova and published by . This book was released on 2015-11-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Soldier... Sorcerer... Savior... Who is Vhalla Yarl? Vhalla Yarl marches to war as property of the Solaris Empire. The Emperor counts on her to bring victory, the Senate counts on her death, and the only thing Vhalla can count on is the fight of her life. As she grapples with the ghosts of her past, new challenges in the present threaten to shatter the remnants of her fragile sanity. Will she maintain her humanity? Or will she truly become the Empire's monster?
Download or read book Earth s End written by Elise Kova and published by . This book was released on 2016-02-11 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A woman awoken in air, a soldier forged by fire, a weapon risen from blood. Vhalla Yarl has made it to the warfront in the North. Forged by blood and fire, she has steeled her heart for the final battle of the Solaris Empire's conquest. The choices before Vhalla are no longer servitude or freedom, they are servitude or death. The stakes have never been higher as the Emperor maintains his iron grip on her fate, holding everything Vhalla still has left to lose in the balance. About the Author Elise Kova has always had a passion for storytelling. She wrote her first novella, a high-fantasy, in sixth grade. Over the years she's honed her love of literature with everything from fantasy to romance, science fiction to mystery, and whatever else catches her eye. Elise lives in Saint Petersburg, Florida, where she's currently working on the next installment in her debut YA fantasy series: Air Awakens. She enjoys video games, anime, table-top role playing games, and many other forms of "geekdom." She loves talking with fans on Twitter (@EliseKova) and Facebook (/AuthorEliseKova). Visit her website, EliseKova.com/, for news and extras about her books
Download or read book Tales from the Map Room written by Peter Barber and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Tales from a Child of the Enemy written by Ursula Duba and published by Penguin (Non-Classics). This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These peoms about the Holocaust are deceptively simple, evocative, and unforgettable.
Download or read book Frankly Feminine written by Eileen McCarthy and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The House of Cariboo and Other Tales from Arcadia written by Alfred Paul Gardiner and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Awesome Tales from the Fringe written by J. Aussem and published by Outskirts Press. This book was released on 2016-06-20 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THERE'S NO TELLING WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN ON THE FRINGE, UNTIL... Suddenly, you may find yourself in a situation from which you cannot escape… on the Fringe! Beware! Who knows? …Except you! Your fate may be unknown! Be careful as you tread… Someone may or may not be able to come to your rescue… You may become a character in a horrible story—your own tale… That no one knows about… You realize to your horror and astonishment that you shouldn’t have stepped over the Edge… But if you’re adventurous enough, come and walk the line of the Fringe with the characters of these chilling tales. Some of those have crossed over into the unknown… For example, meet Rick Misfort, who finds himself locked up in a Medieval Torture Chamber, or Chester van Stillmort, who’s frozen in a Cryogenic Deep Freeze and can’t get out… Or how you’ll discover that you cannot deplane off of Flight 136. Only Ms. Faith Foundered can see the Green Ghost Gremlins who are running all about, taking apart the plane and bringing it down! You may also find yourself up against the likes of a lady named Gretchen who you didn’t realize is a Witch! Or you may find yourself beyond help, like Duke Skywatcher, who soon finds himself aboard an alien spaceship, soon to be whisked away and never heard from again! Or risky and unpredictable time travel with Chico Hernandez in his time machine… It all remains a mystery… who or what you may soon find… on the Fringe!