Download or read book My Way written by Paul Anka and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2013-04-09 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A teen idol of the 1950s who virtually invented the singer/songwriter/heartthrob combination that still tops pop music today, Paul Anka rocketed to fame with a slew of hits-from "Diana" to "Put Your Head on my Shoulder"-that earned him a place touring with the major stars of his era, including Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Buddy Holly. He wrote Holly's last hit, and just missed joining the rocker on his final, fatal plane flight. Anka also stepped in front of the camera in the teen beach-party movie era, scoring the movies and romancing their starlets, including Annette Funicello. When the British invasion made his fans swoon for a new style of music-and musician--Anka made sure he wasn't conquered. A rapier-canny businessman and image-builder who took his career into his own hands-just as he had from the very beginning, swiping his mother's car at fourteen to drive himself, underage, to his first gigs in Quebec-Anka toured the world until he could return home in triumph. A charter member of the Rat Pack, he wrote the theme music for The Tonight Show as well as his friend Frank Sinatra's anthem "My Way". By the 1970s, a multi-decade string of pop chart-toppers, including "Puppy Love" and "(You're) Having My Baby", cemented his status as an icon. My Way is bursting with rich, rollicking stories of the business and the people in Anka's life: Elizabeth Taylor, Dodi Fayed, Tom Jones, Michael Jackson, Adnan Khashoggi, Little Richard, Brooke Shields, Johnny Roselli, Sammy Davis, Jr., Brigitte Bardot, Barnum & Bailey Circus acrobats, and many more. Anka is forthcoming, funny and smart as a whip about the business he's been in for almost six decades. My Way moves from New York to Vegas, from the casino stage to backstages all over the world. It's the most entertaining autobiography of the year.
Download or read book Almost Sleeping my way to Timbuktu written by Sihle Khumalo and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2013-09-01 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Travelling in West Africa by public transport, Sihle Khumalo turned a wish list into an itinerary. The plans for his trip were lean on practical detail, but grand in concept: Visit five World Heritage Sites listed by UNESCO for their historical and cultural significance. Having never set foot in Sénégal, Mali, Burkina Faso, Benin or Togo, Sihle planned to inform himself about Francophone Africa as he went along. Had he pondered the implications of not speaking French in a part of the world where it is the lingua franca, or what the public transport might be like there, he might have set off less bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. But Sihle is not one to be deterred by setbacks and deadends. His flexibility, irrepressible optimism and robust sense of humour, coupled with an unexpected sensitivity towards his host countries, see him reach all his goals – or almost.
Download or read book I Have Lost My Way written by Gayle Forman and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-04-16 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New York Times bestseller from the author of If I Stay “Heartwrenching…If you are ready to be emotionally wrecked yet again, you are in luck.” – Hypable A fateful accident draws three strangers together over the course of a single day: Freya who has lost her voice while recording her debut album. Harun who is making plans to run away from everyone he has ever loved. Nathaniel who has just arrived in New York City with a backpack, a desperate plan, and nothing left to lose. As the day progresses, their secrets start to unravel and they begin to understand that the way out of their own loss might just lie in helping the others out of theirs. An emotionally cathartic story of losing love, finding love, and discovering the person you are meant to be, I Have Lost My Way is bestselling author Gayle Forman at her finest. “A beautifully written love song to every young person who has ever moved through fear and found themselves on the other side.” – Jacqueline Woodson, bestselling author of Brown Girl Dreaming
Download or read book Outta My Way written by Elizabeth Peavey and published by Warren Machine Company. This book was released on 2005-11 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A hilarious and oddly touching collection of Elizabeth Peavey's popular column "Outta My Way" that appeared in Portland, Maine's favourite indie newspaper, Casco Bay Weekly. With a sharp wit and Yankee sensibility, the columns provide an off-beat perspective on life, fashion, jerks, love, etiquette, and family.
Download or read book Mapping My Way Home written by Stephanie Urdang and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2017-11-22 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stephanie Urdang was born in Cape Town, South Africa, into a white, Jewish family staunchly opposed to the apartheid regime. In 1967, at the age of twenty-three, no longer able to tolerate the grotesque iniquities and oppression of apartheid, she chose exile and emigrated to the United States. There she embraced feminism, met anti-apartheid and solidarity movement activists, and encountered a particularly American brand of racial injustice. Urdang also met African revolutionaries such as Amilcar Cabral, who would influence her return to Africa and her subsequent journalism. In 1974, she trekked through the liberation zones of Guinea-Bissau during its war of independence; in the 1980’s, she returned repeatedly to Mozambique and saw how South Africa was fomenting a civil war aimed to destroy the newly independent country. From the vantage point of her activism in the United States, and from her travels in Africa, Urdang tracked and wrote about the slow, inexorable demise of apartheid that led to South Africa’s first democratic elections, when she could finally return home. Urdang’s memoir maps out her quest for the meaning of home and for the lived reality of revolution with empathy, courage, and a keen eye for historical and geographic detail. This is a personal narrative, beautifully told, of a journey traveled by an indefatigable exile who, while yearning for home, continued to question where, as a citizen of both South Africa and the United States, she belongs. “My South Africa!” she writes, on her return in 1991, after the release of Nelson Mandela, “How could I have imagined for one instant that I could return to its beauty, and not its pain?”
Download or read book On My Way written by Lisa L White and published by Lisa L White. This book was released on 2024-04-24 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ashley graduates from college as an x-ray technician, returns to her rural hometown and moves in with her high school sweetheart. She's soon caught up in a world of drugs and alcohol. This ignites her secret struggles with irrational fears that she has fought since childhood. She's unable to cope and is sent to a treatment facility. After treatment she knows there has to be a better way. Can she carve out a new life for herself or will she fall back into old habits?
Download or read book Finding My Way written by Duncan Brown and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-12-01 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book reflects on South African literature from the perspective of 2020. It emerges from Duncan Brown’s experiences of three decades of working in this field of writing and scholarship. It is a personal intellectual exploration and an engagement with the institutional history of literary studies in South Africa and elsewhere. Finding My Way also attempts to find more creative, engaging and intriguing modes of writing about literature and the humanities universally. It seeks to recover a sense of the imaginative, the literary, and the affective, not only as things to value in the literary texts we read but also as ways of understanding and reading texts, as ways of writing criticism—of registering how books make us feel, as well as how they make us think. Print edition not for sale in Sub Saharan Africa.
Download or read book Along My Way written by Harold Hunt and published by Interactive Publications Pty Ltd. This book was released on 2016-07-26 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this compelling book, Harold Hunt charts his life from his childhood during the Great Depression to the present. One of eight children raised by a single Mum in New South Wales bush towns, with only a primary school education, he forged a career as a stockman and shearer, but then graduated as a drunk. His recovery set him on a path to help others experiencing the same horrors he had. Though he never achieved his dream of becoming a boss drover, Harold was awarded an Order of Australia Medal in 2014 for services to the community. This is a good yarn by an ordinary man at 90 years who has led an extraordinary life – with humour, sorrow and ambition. Harold has lived a big life in every sense, traversing most of the changes of the 20th Century. From the Corner Country, out the back of Bourke, we follow a hard and resilient man through the drover’s camps, the dust storms and drought, meeting shearers, wandering swaggies and other memorable characters of the Australian bush. In the end, it is Harold’s compelling honesty that makes this Everyman remarkable, confiding with us about the pain and pointlessness of racism, his own human failings and the love of a woman he adored but could not hold. –Jeff McMullen AM, Journalist, Author, Film Maker What makes this a remarkable story is not only Harold’s extraordinary memory for detail, but also the way his life charts how Aboriginal people survived in “the bush” in the twentieth century. Harold’s honesty in describing his own battle with alcohol and how he overcame his addiction is a tale of triumph and will inspire readers with his courage and determination. Harold’s autobiography, one of few written by a male, joins a distinguished list of female indigenous memoirs and sits well alongside those by Sally Morgan, Anita Heiss, Doris Pilkington and Ruby Langford Ginibi. – Irina Dunn, Director, Australian Writers Network
Download or read book Along My Way written by Evelyn Chaney Carpenter and published by Covenant Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2023-07-11 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This format used for Along My Way book is a series of conversations as if the author is talking to you, the reader, at different times and about different topics each time. This allows you to read for a time, stop, and return later to new discussions. All sorts of happenings and ideas will pop up to tweak your thinking and your interest, to arouse your questioning while you enjoy a different topic you may or may not be familiar with at the time being. Happy reading!
Download or read book Finding My Way written by Gayle Bradshaw and published by Covenant Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2018-05-29 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about my life's journey. I have come a long way, and I am excited to share it. I struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder and major depression. I have learned I can trust God in any circumstance. Though it has cost a lot, it has paid dividends of love and acceptance. I have found hope and peace. I choose to believe in God, and I choose to believe in life. If I hold on to faith, there is always hope. Nothing is impossible! In my writing, I have found purpose. I am thankful for this opportunity to speak my heart...I'm finding my way.
Download or read book I Have Lost My Way written by Ronald Shirley and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2012-08 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book God Lights My Way written by Kim Robinson and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2022-08-24 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: God Lights My Way: I Am Born Again! By: Kim Robinson This is the story of how God can change lives. Follow a Laos-born skeptic on her journey from unbelief to devout faith as she navigates the challenges that come with moving to different countries, new motherhood, family tragedies, and more. Her story goes to show that even in today's society, God can still change your life when you least expect it; all you have to do is keep an open mind.
Download or read book On My Way Home written by Christoffel Hendrickx and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2019-09-26 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a time of global awakening, a young woman and an enigmatic man fortuitously meet far away from home. Marina and Tiger try to make ends meet and look for the best life has to offer. Soon, their expectations clash, and after a climactic conflict, they break up. As Tiger drifts away, Marina is inspired by his notes and determined to write down his story as he would have told it, learning more about herself and the true nature of love in every scribble. Tiger’s story is a turbulent tale of a sensitive man who tries to understand the world and wants to elevate it to a more humane state. He is chased by a series of strange coincidences that challenge him to adjust his view and purify his mind. With settings in some of the most beautiful places on earth, On My Way Home, dissects our world and reveals its true nature. The reader has a choice: read the book as Tiger’s rollercoaster ride into awareness or as Marina’s testimony to the challenges of unconditional love.
Download or read book Get Outta My Way written by Charlotte Schiff-Booker and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2023-10-02 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get Outta My Way is a memoir filled with ballsy, entertaining, often heart-breaking recollections of an amazing life. Charlotte Schiff-Booker has created her own feminist road map, chronicling a life filled with joy and disappointment, social activism, and a trailblazing career in the television industry--a world where she had to carve her own path and managed to soar to the top. Schiff-Booker is an original bad ass, and I thank her for leading the way for all us women who can now have it all. I hung on every paragraph and page of this memoir and have now passed it on to all the women I love and respect--including my eighty-six-year-old mom. Amy Sanders, Talent Manager
Download or read book My Money My Way written by Kumiko Love and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2022-02-01 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Does fear and insecurity keep you from looking at your bank account? Is your financial anxiety holding you captive? You don’t have to stress about money anymore. YOU can take back control. As a newly divorced single mom making $24,000 per year and facing down $77,000 in debt, Kumiko Love worried constantly about money. She saw what other moms had—vacations, birthday parties, a house full of furniture—and felt ashamed that she and her son lived in a small apartment and ate dinner on the floor. Worse, when her feelings began to exhaust her, she binge-shopped, reasoning that she’d feel better after a trip to the mall. On the day she needed to pay for a McDonald’s ice cream cone without her credit card, she had an epiphany: Money is not the problem. Self-Doubt is the problem. Shame is the problem. Guilt is the problem. Society’s expectations for her are the problem. She is the solution. Once she reversed the negative thinking patterns pushing her toward decisions that didn’t serve her values or goals, her financial plan wrote itself. Now, she’s not only living debt-free in her dream home, which she paid for in cash, but she has spread her teachings around the world and helped countless women envision better lives for themselves and their families. Now, building on the lessons she’s taught millions as the founder of The Budget Mom, she shares a step by step plan for taking control back over your financial life—regardless of your level of income or your credit card balance. Through stories from navigating divorce to helping clients thrive through recessions, depression, eviction, layoffs and so much more, you will learn foundational practices such as: How to use your emotions to your financial advantage, instead of letting them control you How to create a budget based on your real life, not a life of self-denial How to create a motivating debt pay-off plan that makes you excited about your future, instead of fearing it My Money My Way will give you the tools to align your emotional health with your financial health—to let go of deprivation and embrace desire. Love’s paradigm-shifting system will teach you how to honor your unique personal values, driving emotions, and particular needs so that you can stop worrying about money and start living a financially fulfilled life.
Download or read book Finding My Way Home written by Reddy Suzwe and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2010-03 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I had asked the ultimate question; what is Life before and so now my prayers were being answered. I was about to find out for myself. Never imagined this is how God was going to capture my heart but he did and so the journey begun. This provided insight on how God healed my broken heart as he mended and repaired my being. At first it felt like I went in for an open heart surgery and I was not on any medication so every single thing that was touched on I really felt it. As painful as some of the things done to me in the past felt, I came to understand that was the reason why my Lord was there so I chose to allow Him into my life for healing to begin. It was in Him to give and so a new heart was provided for me to be able to live pain free. As I accepted the gift I was given I felt the heart beat like never before. A tear drop rolled down my cheek and I knew I was transformed. I came to find out it was new life in me. I was coming out a new person, a new being who was no longer conformed to the world but renewed, enlightened & enriched. I woke up and realized I was no longer sleeping beauty as I got the awakening. To me that was healing from the house of heaven. I was now free from heartache, no longer day dreaming but living the dream. The documentary touches on life experiences and showcases a woman's journey as she worked to free herself from oppression rebuilding her life to make it out of the wilderness alive. It turned out to be a journey of a lifetime.
Download or read book My Way of Life and Thinking written by Konosuke Matsushita and published by PHP研究所. This book was released on 2011-11-27 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “In my current position as president of Matsushita Electric (now Panasonic), I am occasionally asked how I got to where I am today and what my secret is for running a successful business. But I don’t think there is a secret I have reached this place by just moving forward, one day at a time. Thus, when I am asked to talk about my approach to business or my personal life philosophy, I know of no way to respond but to talk naturally about one day at a time.,” Konosuke Matsushita told to the question of why he succeeded.? In this book, not only midlife memoir of his work up to the age of about 40, but his way of thinking about life and business are autobiographically told. The Japanese industrialist who founded Panasonic, one of the largest consumer electronics company, is always ranked top in Japan as a respected manager, shows us how he started up and expanded the company worldwide. All the articles will be hints for better management, and his views will be guidelines to lead a full life. Part 1 1. Boyhood 2. The Electric Light Company 3. My Own Business Part 2 4. The Ohiraki-cho Works 5. A New Factory 6. The Great Kanto Earthquake 7. Friends and Supporters Part 3 8. Expanding the Business 9. Year of Crisis 10. Growth During Recession 11. Business and Human Resources 12. Radio and Battery Production 13. The Mission of Enterprise 14. Birth of a New Spirit Timeline *PHP Institute, Inc. has a large collection of books, audios, videos, and other material on Konosuke Matsushita, the founder of Panasonic and PHP. 【PHP研究所】
