Download or read book Drinking Coffee Elsewhere written by ZZ Packer and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2004-02-03 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The acclaimed debut short story collection that introduced the world to an arresting and unforgettable new voice in fiction, from multi-award winning author ZZ Packer Her impressive range and talent are abundantly evident: Packer dazzles with her command of language, surprising and delighting us with unexpected turns and indelible images, as she takes us into the lives of characters on the periphery, unsure of where they belong. We meet a Brownie troop of black girls who are confronted with a troop of white girls; a young man who goes with his father to the Million Man March and must decide where his allegiance lies; an international group of drifters in Japan, who are starving, unable to find work; a girl in a Baltimore ghetto who has dreams of the larger world she has seen only on the screens in the television store nearby, where the Lithuanian shopkeeper holds out hope for attaining his own American Dream. With penetrating insight, ZZ Packer helps us see the world with a clearer vision. Fresh, versatile, and captivating, Drinking Coffee Elsewhere is a striking and unforgettable collection, sure to stand out among the contemporary canon of fiction.

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 Radge written by Esther E. Schmidt and published by Esther E. Schmidt. This book was released on 2021-09-28 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meribeth - Chaos erupts, causing my parents to force me into an arranged marriage. When I try to coerce circumstances to take a turn, that’s when true mayhem strikes. Ramsey - She’s wild, crazy, and a streak of violence runs through her veins. But the headstrong, gorgeous redhead landing right in my lap is the key to executing a plot for vengeance. Radge is a standalone, biker/mafia romance with a happily-ever-after.

Download or read book Millicent Quinones written by Jeanette Michelle and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-03-26 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In order to understand Millicent Quinones, you must first read the first book written by this author titled Mycall. Millicent Quinones is a spin off from Mycall and a prequel to Mycall part II. Millicent left Minnesota with Mycall due to an unfortunate incident beyond their control. If you like suspense, mayhem and murder you definitely will enjoy Millicent Quinones. To better understand the characters in this novel, it’s recommended to read, Mycall followed by, You can’t save them all. Millicent Quinones is a virtuous woman who was never influenced by evil, but evil and bad people always delimited her. The truth is finally revealed to Millicent, which puts her life in total disarray.

Download or read book One Step Forward Two Steps Back written by D.F. Block and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011-11-12 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It had been a long day; the phone hadn't stopped ringing since it was turned on at Ten 'o clock this morning, it was now just after eleven at night and I was tired. As I pulled into the large empty car park on this cold wet night there in the far corner sat a metallic blue XR3i. The headlights flashed once and I cruised over to where it was parked, Dave sat on the rear parcel shelf staring vacantly out of the window. I drew up alongside the car and its driver's window went down automatically, I dropped my window slightly."Yer gonna have to get in the motor, I aint passing fuck all through the window!" I wound my window back up and waited. There were a few stragglers waiting so time was of the essence. The passenger door of my car opened slowly and then shut quietly, a young girl sat on the passenger seat wearing a blue pair of pyjamas and a green towelling dressing gown.

Download or read book The Market Lads and Me A 1980 s Memoir written by S C Hamill and published by https://schamill.com. This book was released on 2023-10-18 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A tale of fun and fear, and love and beer." "Joy and pain, and sunshine and rain." The Market Lads And Me is a humorous story of gritty realism and a fond recollections of a week in the 1980s in the life of an ordinary everyday working-class barrow boy employed at a wholesale fruit & vegetable market in Wigan, near Liverpool, England. Authors Note: The Market Lads and Me is my fond recollections and happy memories of a week in my life in the early 1980s working at Wigan wholesale fruit and vegetable market. The writing is based on real people, real lives, and real events....with a little Tomfoolery! Full of gritty and witty northern patter. A shoot-from-the-hip story about a week in the life of an eighties teenager, All reviews are accepted with thanks. Five stars: Full of gritty and witty northern patter, thoroughly enjoyed the book. Five stars: This is a shoot-from-the-hip story about a week in the life of an eighties teenager, thoroughly enjoyed the read. Five Stars: Fantastic book, a must-read 10/10. Five stars: Good read, worth a look. Front cover logo: Ai Free Publication ® ™ is a UK Registered Trademark. Trade Mark No: UK00003915810. No Ai was used in the writing and publication of this book. QR Code & Trademark supplied and available at aifreepublication.org

Download or read book Too Much Too Young the 2 Tone Records Story Rude Boys Racism and the Soundtrack of a Generation written by Daniel Rachel and published by Akashic Books. This book was released on 2024-06-04 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive and remarkable story of 2 Tone Records, featuring an introduction by Pauline Black —A Times/Sunday Times Book of the Year —An Uncut Book of the Year —Long-Listed for the Penderyn Music Book Prize —A Louder Than War Book of the Year —A Blitzed Magazine Book of the Year In 1979, 2 Tone Records exploded into the consciousness of music lovers in Britain, the US, and beyond, as albums by the Specials, the Selecter, Madness, the English Beat, and the Bodysnatchers burst onto the charts and a youth movement was born. 2 Tone was Black and white: a multiracial force of British and Caribbean musicians singing about social issues, racism, class, and gender struggles. It spoke of injustices in society and fought against rightwing extremism. It was exuberant and eclectic: white youths learning to dance to the infectious rhythm of ska and reggae, crossed with a punk attitude, to create an original hybrid. The idea of 2 Tone was born in Coventry, England, and masterminded by a middle-class art student, Jerry Dammers, who envisioned an English Motown. Dammers signed a slew of successful artists, and a number of successive hits propelled 2 Tone onto Top of the Pops and into the hearts and minds of a generation. However, infighting among the bands and the pressures of running a label caused 2 Tone to bow to the inevitable weight of expectation and recrimination. Over the following years, Dammers built the label back up again, entering a new phase full of fresh signings and a beautiful end-piece finale in the activist hit song “(Free) Nelson Mandela.” Told in three parts, Too Much Too Young is the definitive story of a label that for a brief, bright burning moment shaped British, American, and world culture.

Download or read book After We Collided written by Anna Todd and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-11-25 with total page 704 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Book two of the After series--the Internet sensation with millions of readers. Tessa didn't plan on meeting H. during her freshman year of college. But now that she has, her life will never be the same same"--

Download or read book The Yoop written by Christian Specht and published by PageFree Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2002-11-14 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's the place where David Brendt and his buddies, Hoover, Buzz, and Stan Slouski go to get away from it all. For twenty years it has served them well as a temporary refuge from the stress of modern life. Not that Dave's been there lately. With the young girlfriend and his partnership in a night club in Milwaukee, he's been just a little too busy to head north whenever the spirit moved him. But when the girlfriend bails, and the business goes bust, Dave decides that it is high time to head for God's country. The Lodge is located on Spirit Lake, in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, (The Yoop). Dave wastes no time throwing some fishing gear and liquor in the trunk of his car and putting Brew town in his rearview mirror. Along the way he meets Lisa the ex-biker chick, Fuzzy the drunk, and Playmate Ashley, all with their own reasons for hiding out from the civilized world. He will also cross paths with Crash Maddox, an outlaw biker with a gang of ruthless cutthroats backing him up and a score to settle with Lisa. When an unexpected forest fire bears down on Spirit Lake, everyone there finds themselves in a fight for their lives. Some will live and some will die, but in the end, even those who survive will never be the same.

Download or read book Power Ballads written by Will Boast and published by University of Iowa Press. This book was released on 2011-09-16 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Real musicians don’t sign autographs, date models, or fly in private jets. They spend their lives in practice rooms and basement clubs or toiling in the obscurity of coffee-shop gigs, casino jobs, and the European festival circuit. The ten linked stories in Power Ballads are devoted to this unheard virtuoso: the working musician. From the wings of sold-out arenas to hip-hop studios to polka bars, these stories are born out of a nocturnal world where music is often simply work, but also where it can, in rare moments, become a source of grace and transcendence, speaking about the things we never seem to say to each other. A skilled but snobby jazz drummer joins a costumed heavy metal band to pay his rent. A country singer tries to turn her brutal past into a successful career. A vengeful rock critic reenters the life of an emerging singer-songwriter, bent on wreaking havoc. The characters in Power Ballads—aging head-bangers, jobbers, techno DJs, groupies, and the occasional rock star (and those who have to live with them)—need music to survive, yet find themselves lost when the last note is played, the lights go up, and it’s time to return to regular life. By turns melancholy and hilarious, Power Ballads is not only a deeply felt look at the lives of musicians but also an exploration of the secret music that plays inside us all.

Download or read book Room For Two written by A.B Julian and published by A.B Julian Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2024-11-10 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: M/M Romance - Gay Romance Story of Neo and Cohen is a romantic comedy to jell in with the spirit of holidays. Neo I did not see this winter blizzard coming, or I would have left the office early. I was supposed to be home celebrating holidays with family, but now I was stuck here in this storm. And it wasn’t bad enough that I had to stay at a resort that couldn't serve a decent sandwich, I had to share my bed with the enemy. Cohen Pailington is the most obnoxious, self-absorbed person on earth. We didn't just hate each other, our families hated each other. The feud ran deep, but a twist in the tale happened when I got stuck pretending to be his boyfriend. Themes: Enemies to Lovers, Pretend Boyfriend, Parents Drama and lots of holiday cookies and pastries.

Download or read book Motormouth written by Courtney Lynn Rose and published by Croí na Tine Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 101-01-01 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He lied about everything . . . and I love him anyway. My name is Tyffani Hobbs, but everyone calls me Motormouth, and I’ve got a body count as big as my attitude with a bank account to match. A mercenary all my life, I wouldn’t trade it for anything. After the death of my mentor, I assemble a team to continue his work in protecting the citizens of Hollow Ridge. But The Lady Depot Club is about to bring a lot more trouble than some egotistical strippers. In my line of work, love is the last thing I’m looking for. But that doesn’t stop the new club DJ from catching my eye. Chris “Preacher” Boseman is a walking wet dream . . . and despite trying to ignore his advances, I’ve got no problem getting on my knees to pray in front of this guy. Even though I should be used to secrets, the one Preacher is keeping doesn’t just have the power to destroy us, but everything I’ve worked my life to build. When lines are drawn, the truth comes tumbling out, and everyone has to pick a side— but my choice might be the one that gets us all killed.

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Download or read book You Thought It Was More written by Andy Thibault and published by Histria Books. This book was released on 2024-06-18 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unravel the thrilling saga of an extraordinary counterfeiter in this raucously entertaining memoir!"You Thought It Was More" is the gripping memoir of Louis 'The Coin' Colavecchio, recognized as the world's best counterfeiter. Colavecchio takes readers on an amazing journey through his wild adventures around the United States and Europe through a fascinating and funny tale. He gives compelling details of his exploits as he made a great deal of undetectable slot machine tokens, exposing the hidden world of counterfeiting.Colavecchio's prowess as a jeweler, manufacturer, and charmer has earned him a place in history, having been featured on prestigious platforms such as The History Channel and The BBC. His profound impact on the casino gaming industry has left a lasting legacy, forever changing it.

Download or read book From Ashes written by Molly McAdams and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2012-12-11 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aside from her dad, who passed away when she was six, Cassidy Jameson has only ever trusted one man: her best friend, Tyler. So of course she follows him to Texas when he leaves for college. She just didn't expect to be so drawn to their new roommate, Gage, a gorgeous guy with a husky Southern drawl. The only problem? He's Tyler's cousin. Gage Carson was excited to share an apartment off campus with his cousin. He didn't mind that Tyler was bringing the mysterious friend he'd heard about since they were kids . . . until the most beautiful girl he's ever seen jumps out of his cousin's Jeep. There's something about Cassi that makes Gage want to give her everything. Too bad Tyler has warned him that she's strictly off-limits. Despite everything keeping them apart, Cassi and Gage dance dangerously close to the touch they've both been craving. But when disaster sends her running into Tyler's arms, Cassi will have to decide whether to face the demons of herpast . . . or to burn her chance at a future with Gage.