Download or read book This Might Sting a Bit written by Claire Adlam and published by . This book was released on 2021-10-04 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet Kat. Just a regular teenager growing up on a Zimbabwean farm. Full of fun, but sensible - her brother and grandfather are far more suited to the role of family nutters. Then a tragic accident takes her - slowly, insidiously - from her idyllic world into a darker reality. Chronic pain leads her to a stormy love affair with pharmaceuticals and into a battle she seems unlikely to win. Playing fast and loose with their prescription pads, doctors help set the scene for Kat's utter destruction. In treatment, a group of colourful characters do their best to draw her from the dark underbelly of life, back into a lighter world. In the background, skeletons continue to tumble from the family closet with Kat's mother saving the best for last. Light and wittily told, This Might Sting a Bit is a laugh-while-you-weep story of hope, survival and family. It throws some punches, yet embraces the reader as it follows the journeys of broken and vulnerable members of society, and of those who fight to save them.
Download or read book The King of Sting written by Coyote Peterson and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2018-11-27 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wildlife expert and Emmy Award-winning Coyote Peterson brings his 12.5 million YouTube subscribers and legions of kid fans a full-color exploration of his "Sting Zone" adventure series, featuring shots from the episodes and culminating in his thrilling encounter with the "King of Sting"--the Executioner Wasp. Coyote Peterson, YouTube star, animal enthusiast, and creator of the Brave Adventure series, has tracked down some of the world's most painfully stinging insects and chronicled getting stung by each of them on his YouTube channel. Coyote has saved the best--or possibly the worst--for last, and he's finally ready to share his experience with the most painful sting in the world: the Executioner Wasp. Featuring full-color stills from his show, and packed with facts about nature's most misunderstood creatures, King of Sting is a dream book for any kid that loves animals, bugs, outdoor exploration, and danger!
Download or read book The Sting of the Wild written by Justin O. Schmidt and published by Johns Hopkins University Press. This book was released on 2018-02-01 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With colorful descriptions of each venom’s sensation and a story that leaves you tingling with awe, The Sting of the Wild’s one-of-a-kind style will fire your imagination.
Download or read book Lyrics written by Sting and published by Dial Press. This book was released on 2009-07-16 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the first Police album, Outlandos D'Amour, through Sacred Love, here are the collected lyrics written by Sting, along with his commentary. “Publishing my lyrics separately from their musical accompaniment is something that I’ve studiously avoided until now. The two, lyrics and music, have always been mutually dependent, in much the same way as a mannequin and a set of clothes are dependent on each other; separate them, and what remains is a naked dummy and a pile of cloth. Nevertheless, the exercise has been an interesting one, seeing perhaps for the first time how successfully the lyrics survive on their own, and inviting the question as to whether song lyrics are in fact poetry or something else entirely. And while I’ve never seriously described myself as a poet, the book in your hands, devoid as it is of any musical notation, looks suspiciously like a book of poems. So it seems I am entering, with some trepidation, the unadorned realm of the poet. I have set out my compositions in the sequence they were written and provided a little background when I thought it might be illuminating. My wares have neither been sorted nor dressed in clothes that do not belong to them; indeed, they have been shorn of the very garments that gave them their shape in the first place. No doubt some of them will perish in the cold cruelty of this new environment, and yet others may prove more resilient and become perhaps more beautiful in their naked state. I can’t predict the outcome, but I have taken this risk knowingly and, while no one in their right mind should ever attempt to set “The Waste Land” to music, in the hopeful words of T. S. Eliot, These fragments I have shored against my ruins.” —Sting, from the Introduction
Download or read book Bermuda Schwartz written by Bob Morris and published by Minotaur Books. This book was released on 2007-02-06 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the Edgar-nominated, bestselling series that gets better with each book, and an author who constantly surprises, comes Bermuda Schwartz--a tale of hidden treasure, murder, romance, and rum. A young scuba guide, scouting new dive sites in the shipwreck-laden reefs that rim Bermuda, makes a fatal discovery--a treasure more valuable than gold or jewels. And some people are willing to kill for it. Enter Zack Chasteen, knockabout palm-tree farmer, and his inscrutable Taino associate, Boggy, who have been dragged to Bermuda by Zack's ladylove, Barbara Pickering. She needs their help throwing a gala 75th birthday party for her wealthy and eccentric Aunt Trula. While there, Zack drops by the bank to visit his money, a couple of million dollars earned in recent exploits that he has stashed away in one of the country's notorious tax-free offshore accounts. Big problem: Zack's money is gone and his bankers can't seem to explain where it is or who might have it. Zack is grappling with another issue as well: Where is this whole thing going with him and Barbara Pickering? She's not pressing, but it's clear she'd like to tie the knot, maybe start a family. Is Zack really ready to say, "I do?" As he wrestles with the dilemmas of love and money, both of which may wind up lost, Zack falls in with wise and wily Teddy Schwartz, a legendary Bermudan treasure salvager and one of Aunt Trula's longtime paramours. Schwartz is harboring a few secrets of his own, and Zack is soon crossing paths with a secret sect of religious zealots who are hoping to complete a bloody and tumultuous two-thousand-year-old quest. Suspenseful, laugh-out-loud hilarious, and startlingly original, Bermuda Schwartz is Bob Morris's best book yet, a rollicking island yarn that turns the historical puzzle thriller on its head!
Download or read book The Stimulati Experience written by Jim Curtis and published by Rodale Books. This book was released on 2017-08-08 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive plan for overcoming chronic illness, stress, and personal setbacks For more than 20 years, Jim Curtis battled a mysterious chronic illness. He grew accustomed to living in pain, denial, and despair. But when traditional medical therapies didn’t help, he sought answers elsewhere. He traveled the world and met a group of extraordinary people he calls The Stimulati—and what he learned from them ultimately changed his life. In The Stimulati Experience, Jim outlines his own incredible journey, as well as his step-by-step program to overcome pain, setback, and struggle to transform your life into one filled with better health, freedom, joy, strength, and purpose. Whether you suffer from a chronic illness, anxiety, or depression, you’ll learn how to achieve better health and an abundance of happiness. Featuring a motivational and inspiring foreword by New York Times bestselling author Gabrielle Bernstein, The Stimulati Experience distills Jim’s unique nine-step program created from his own personal experience, The Stimulati themselves, and lessons he has learned from creating the world’s leading digital health platforms. Using grounded scientific research, practical takeaways, insightful evaluations, and his own personal stories, Jim takes you on a journey of self-discovery so that you can radically improve your life. The Stimulati Experience is your ultimate guide to optimal health of the body and mind.
Download or read book Lakeside Love written by Kathleen Fuller and published by HarperChristian + ORM. This book was released on 2017-06-06 with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Esther has always lived in the shadow of her beautiful younger sister Sarah. Even the boy she has known—and loved—her entire life, Judah, only has eyes for Sarah. But when a handsome young Englischer comes to live with the family for a summer, everything begins to change.
Download or read book A Dangerous Invitation written by Erica Monroe and published by Quillfire Publishing. This book was released on 2013-12-06 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scoundrels, thieves, and rebels inhabit the rookeries--where dangerous men fall in love with fierce women. SHE'S GIVEN UP ON LOVE AND WANTS ONLY INDEPENDENCE... Torn from her life of privilege by her father's death, Kate Morgan survives in London's dark and depraved rookeries as a fence for stolen goods. The last man she ever expects--or wants--to be reunited with is her first love, who promised to cherish, honor, and protect her, and instead fled amidst accusations of murder. HE'S THE REFORMED RAKE DETERMINED TO WIN HER BACK. One drunken night cost Daniel O'Reilly the woman he loved. If he ever wants to reclaim Kate--and his old life--he'll not only have to prove he's innocent of murder but convince the pistol-wielding hellion that he's no longer the scoundrel he once was. Together, they'll have to face a killer. Time is running out... ---------------------- *2014 Daphne du Maurier Excellence in Romantic Suspense Finalist in Published Historical Romance* Note: A Dangerous Invitation is a dark, gritty, and steamy (on-page sex scenes) romantic suspense about the working class of pre-Victorian England, taking place in the London underworld. It is a full-length standalone historical romance and is book one in the Rookery Rogues series.
Download or read book Sting of the Drone written by Richard A. Clarke and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2014-05-13 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Washington, D.C., the Kill Committee gathers in the White House's Situation Room to pick the next targets for the United States drone program. At an airbase just outside Las Vegas, a team of pilots, military personnel, and intelligence officers follow through on the committee's orders, finding the men who have been deemed a threat to national security and sentenced to death. Meanwhile, on the other side of the world, in the mountains where the drones hunt their prey, someone has decided to fight back. And not just against the unmanned planes that circle their skies, but against the Americans at home who control them. In Sting of the Drone, bestselling author Richard A. Clarke draws on his decades-long experience at the very highest levels of national security to craft a thrilling novel that has the feel of nonfiction, taking us behind closed doors to meet the men and women who protect America--and those who seek to do us harm.
Download or read book Hope Rekindled Striking a Match Book 3 written by Tracie Peterson and published by Bethany House. This book was released on 2011-06-01 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At long last, Deborah Vandermark is preparing for her own wedding...but the groom suddenly goes absent. Tragedy has befallen Christopher's family in Kansas City, upsetting the doctor's future with Deborah. With five siblings now under his care, can he return to Texas and impose a ready-made family on Deborah? Deborah herself finds her resolve faltering as her fears about marriage and career start to overwhelm her. How can she marry and be a mother to Christopher's siblings, and still be able to pursue her work and training as a physician? When an old adversary reveals a contract that may spell ruin for Vandermark Logging, Deborah's life seems to be spiraling out of control. How can God possibly work this for good? And can Christopher and Deborah find a way to claim the future they long to share when so much stands in their way?
Download or read book Stanley Brambles and the Lost City written by Owen Spendlove and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2015-11-06 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thirteen-year-old Stanley Brambles has returned to his normal, boring life in the sleepy town of East Stodgerton. School will be starting again soon, and his incredible adventure on the high seas of Terra already feels like a distant memory. Stanley has all the problems of a normal kid his agehomework, bullies, vindictive teachers, unrequited crushesbut he is also troubled by dreams: horrible nightmares, and visions of a mysterious giant blue crystal floating high above a distant jungle The crystal is very importantof this, Stanley is certain, but what is it, really? Where is it? How is he supposed to find it? As fate would have it, Stanley and his friends are once again suddenly and unexpectedly uprooted from their normal, boring lives, and cast back into the wilds of Terra. This time, their adventures will take them into the dark and dangerous jungles of Verduria, the Green Continent, in search of the Lost City of QuetzalKhan, the rumoured home of a certain giant floating crystal, and of an evil power that is slowly corrupting the jungle.
Download or read book Broken Last Chance Series 4 written by A.L. Long and published by ALLongbooks Publishing. This book was released on 2019-10-14 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Award Winning Author of The Shattered Innocence Trilogy “No one would ever know just how much I was willing to give up.” There are things in life that no one should have to go through and Alannah had her fair share. With no chance of escape, being under the control of a man as ruthless as Winston Nelson was her life now. Every day was longer than the one before it and her hopes of ever seeing the one man she loved more than life itself was slowly disappearing. When Winston Nelson decides to leave Last Chance for good, a window of opportunity opens and Alannah knows she has only one chance to escape. Her freedom comes at a price. Is she willing to risk her life? Contains adult content 18+ It is suggested that you start with Bought and before reading this book. Last Chance Series Bought Slaved Taken Broken Freed Find more of A.L. Long's books at www.allongbooks.com
Download or read book The Sales Boss written by Jonathan Whistman and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-06-29 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The step-by-step guide to a winning sales team The Sales Boss reveals the secrets to great sales management, and provides direct examples of how you can start being that manager today. The not-so-secret "secret" is that a winning sales team is made up of high performers—but many fail to realize that high performance must be collective. A single star cannot carry the entire team, and it's the sales manager's responsibility to build a team with the right balance of skills, strengths, and weaknesses. This book shows you how to find the exact people you need, bring them together, and empower them to achieve more than they ever thought possible. You'll learn what drives high performance, and how to avoid the things that disrupt it. You'll discover the missing pieces in your existing training, and learn how to invest in your team to win. You'll come away with more than a better understanding of great sales management—you'll have a concrete plan and an actionable list of steps to take starting right now. Your people are the drivers, but you're the operator. As a sales manager, it's up to you to give your team the skills and tools they need to achieve their potential and beyond. This book shows you how, and provides expert guidance for making it happen. Delve into the psychology behind peak performance Hire the right people at the right time for the right role Train your team to consistently outperform competitors Build and maintain the momentum of success to reach even higher Without sales, business doesn't happen. No mortgages paid, no college funds built, no retirement saved for, until the sales team brings in the revenue. If the sales team wins, the organization wins. Build your winning team with The Sales Boss, the real-world guide to great sales management.
Download or read book Dyed Souls written by Gary Santorella and published by Troubador Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2018-02-06 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dyed Souls takes on the human cost of destructive behaviour, in both a Darwinian and Philosophical context. It symbolises the growing ethical ambiguity of current American culture and examines the notion of identity in a civilisation lacking in substantive culture. Set in the 1980’s, Dyed Souls follows the life of 13-year-old Charlie; an intelligent, troubled teen, taken from his grandparents by his drug addicted mother, only to end up at Hawthorne Residential Treatment Village. There he ponders Darwin, Socrates, and Plato, and unexpectedly falls in love with a girl named Margo. When she breaks his heart, Charlie runs away, beginning a new journey that will leave him shattered before he finally makes it to Virginia. Back with his grandparents, the return of his mother forces him to learn a bitter truth that changes his life forever. Dyed Souls is more a work of philosophy than psychology, examining an America where the notion of living an ethical life has become increasingly vague, superficial, and distorted, and its implications for a species capable of both great cruelty and great compassion. It is a thought-provoking, gritty novel, highlighting how blatant self-interest and prurient self-gratification has replaced the pursuit of wisdom and reason. It will appeal to fans of literary fiction and philosophical literature. A coming-of-age novel, it is suitable for both young adult and adult readers.
Download or read book Blood and Roses written by Christy Dunlap and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2021-06-10 with total page 708 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Blood and Roses By: Christy Dunlap "And in that moment, in his mind's eye, Brice actually saw her. Not just her fiery red hair and bright green eyes, but the way she was dressed. Then he remembered something that disturbed him greatly. Layton had mentioned something about bounty hunters, and he was suddenly sure that the beautiful woman he'd just run into was a bounty hunter and that slight tilt of her head had been the realization that she had found him."
Download or read book Croix written by Jay Johnson and published by Hillcrest Publishing Group. This book was released on 2014-11-18 with total page 549 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1961, St. Croix River, Minnesota. Philip Brandes has everything. The foremost lumber, oil, and export tycoon in the world, he has an adoring-forgiving-wife, beautiful children, business partners he trusts with his life. And immense wealth. Until tragedy strikes. Rewind to the beginning of the Brandes empire. A young immigrant, Val Brandes, wants his piece of the Industrial Revolution and a better life for his family. With no experience, the logging industry is his best bet, and Val soon becomes co-founder of Brandes & Olsen Lumber. As life becomes overwhelming, Val is willing to do whatever it takes to remain on top-a trait that Philip will inherit-which may be the key to solving an attempted murder. Croix is a riveting portrayal of the consequences of Val's actions. Author Jay Johnson details the lengths to which one family has gone to remain on top, only to be faced with one question: Was it worth it?
Download or read book Basic Fundamentals of Modern Tattoo written by C. R. Jordan and published by Tattoo Books Online LLC. This book was released on 2009-03 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book won t teach you how to tattoo like a professional. This book wont teach you how to make a million dollars by opening your own tattoo studio in a week. You should really be weary of any book that does promise that. This book WILL get you started with the basic foundation for your apprenticeship. Written for the apprentice by someone who competed a formal tattoo apprenticeship, documenting the lessons learned along the way. The best way to learn to tattoo is as an apprentice, but some things you should know going into the situation. Just because we stress an apprenticeship does not mean that this 240+ page manual is lacking by any means! Basic Fundamentals of Modern Tattoo covers everything from how to build a tattoo machine to what types of needle configurations are best for each task. The best part of the book is that you get access to 'Teach Me To Tattoo' an interactive website designed specifically for the book. Where you can ask questions and get detailed information about each section of the book. As more information is added to the website the value increases. Registered copies of the book will allow the reader to gain access to the TMTT Portal online for as long as the portal is in existence at no additional charge. If you are a tattoo apprentice then you should definitely have this piece of literature in your toolbox. Learn about the components of tattoo machines, how to tune a tattoo machine, about different needle configurations, what pigments are best for the job, sterilization standards, and industry secrets / tips. Follow the goals and milestones laid out in a concise and easy to understand manner, with detailed graphics and illustrations (many computer generated for detail). Get recommendations on what gear is considered top quality, and tricks on how to use after-market parts on your machines to get the most bang for your buck. Remember that the best tattoo artists will always tell you to complete an apprenticeship, the only secrets in the tattoo industry are the answers to the questions you have not yet asked. Tattoo Apprentice, Learn tattoo, tattoo tricks, tattoo tips, tattoo guide.
