Download or read book Your Favorite Band Is Killing Me written by Steven Hyden and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2016-05-17 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Steven Hyden explores nineteen music rivalries and what they say about life in this "highly entertaining" book (Rolling Stone) perfect for every passionate music fan. Beatles vs. Stones. Biggie vs. Tupac. Kanye vs. Taylor. Who do you choose? And what does that say about you? Actually -- what do these endlessly argued-about pop music rivalries say about us? Music opinions bring out passionate debate in people, and Steven Hyden knows that firsthand. Each chapter in Your Favorite Band Is Killing Me focuses on a pop music rivalry, from the classic to the very recent, and draws connections to the larger forces surrounding the pairing. Through Hendrix vs. Clapton, Hyden explores burning out and fading away, while his take on Miley vs. Sinead gives readers a glimpse into the perennial battle between old and young. Funny and accessible, Hyden's writing combines cultural criticism, personal anecdotes, and music history -- and just may prompt you to give your least favorite band another chance.

Download or read book This City Is Killing Me written by Jonathan Foiles and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2019-08-06 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jonathan Foiles weaves together psychology and public policy, exploring the trauma underlying urbanization in a book Kirkus Reviews calls an "urgent call for reform." When Jonathan Foiles was a graduate studen

Download or read book Click Here to Kill Everybody Security and Survival in a Hyper connected World written by Bruce Schneier and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2018-09-04 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A world of "smart" devices means the Internet can kill people. We need to act. Now. Everything is a computer. Ovens are computers that make things hot; refrigerators are computers that keep things cold. These computers—from home thermostats to chemical plants—are all online. The Internet, once a virtual abstraction, can now sense and touch the physical world. As we open our lives to this future, often called the Internet of Things, we are beginning to see its enormous potential in ideas like driverless cars, smart cities, and personal agents equipped with their own behavioral algorithms. But every knife cuts two ways. All computers can be hacked. And Internet-connected computers are the most vulnerable. Forget data theft: cutting-edge digital attackers can now crash your car, your pacemaker, and the nation’s power grid. In Click Here to Kill Everybody, renowned expert and best-selling author Bruce Schneier examines the hidden risks of this new reality. After exploring the full implications of a world populated by hyperconnected devices, Schneier reveals the hidden web of technical, political, and market forces that underpin the pervasive insecurities of today. He then offers common-sense choices for companies, governments, and individuals that can allow us to enjoy the benefits of this omnipotent age without falling prey to its vulnerabilities. From principles for a more resilient Internet of Things, to a recipe for sane government regulation and oversight, to a better way to understand a truly new environment, Schneier’s vision is required reading for anyone invested in human flourishing.

Download or read book Karachi You re Killing Me written by Saba Imtiaz and published by Random House India. This book was released on 2014-02-24 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ayesha is a twenty-something reporter in one of the world’s most dangerous cities. Her assignments range from showing up at bomb sites and picking her way through scattered body parts to interviewing her boss’s niece, the couture-cupcake designer. In between dicing with death and absurdity, Ayesha despairs over the likelihood of ever meeting a nice guy, someone like her old friend Saad, whose shoulder she cries on after every romantic misadventure. Her choices seem limited to narcissistic, adrenaline-chasing reporters who’ll do anything to get their next story—to the spoilt offspring of the Karachi elite who’ll do anything to cure their boredom. Her most pressing problem, however, is how to straighten her hair during the chronic power outages. Karachi, You’re Killing Me! is Bridget Jones’s Diary meets The Diary of a Social Butterfly—a comedy of manners in a city with none.

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Download or read book The Princess Who Wouldn t Smile written by Roger L. Danchik and published by Baker's Plays. This book was released on 1982 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Alphabetical Diaries written by Sheila Heti and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2024-02-06 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A thrilling confessional from the award-winning, beloved author of Pure Colour. Sheila Heti kept a record of her thoughts over a ten-year period, then arranged the sentences from A to Z. Passionate and reflective, joyful and despairing, these are her alphabetical diaries.

Download or read book The Darkness We Hide written by Debra Webb and published by MIRA. This book was released on 2020-03-31 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of Trust No One Some secrets are worth dying for. For months, Doctor Rowan Dupont has been staring death in the face. It followed her back to her hometown of Winchester, Tennessee, ten months ago, cloaking the walls of her family’s Victorian funeral home like a shroud. In investigating the mysterious deaths of her loved ones, Rowan has unearthed enough family secrets to bury everything she’d previously thought true. But each shocking discovery has only led to more bodies and more questions; the rabbit hole is deeper than she ever imagined. Despite settling in to a comfortable life with Police Chief Billy Brannigan, Rowan knows dangerous serial killer Julian Addington is still out there. She can’t let her guard down now. Not when she’s this close to ending his torment once and for all. But with a storm brewing on the horizon, she’ll get only one shot before the impending darkness takes hold, threatening to wipe away every truth she’s uncovered—and everything she holds dear.

Download or read book Post Apocalyptic Joe in a Cinematic Wasteland Episode 1 When It Rains It Pours written by Joe Gillis and published by Jowagi Productions. This book was released on 2023-12-15 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After a nuclear war destroys the world as we know it, Joe finds himself in a post-apocalypse full of monsters inspired by his favorite movies.

Download or read book Post Apocalyptic Joe in a Cinematic Wasteland Season One written by Joe Gillis and published by Jowagi Productions. This book was released on 2024-10-11 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Every chapter gets better and better. Can't wait to read more. Have no idea where this is going and loving it." - Ryan McKinney, Writer and Director, The Invited Survive. Clone. Repeat. When the world ends, Joe's adventure begins! Armed with alien tech and a cloning machine, he accidentally creates a squad of quirky lookalikes. Now they must battle giant rats, uncover government secrets, and master the art of post-apocalyptic living. It's like "Multiplicity" meets "Fallout," with a dash of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy." Buckle up for the wildest ride since the apocalypse! Who knew the end of the world could be this much fun? All six episodes of Post-Apocalyptic Joe in a Cinematic Wasteland bundled together for your reading pleasure. Post-Apocalyptic Joe in a Cinematic Wasteland: Season One: Episode 1: When It Rains, It Pours Episode 2: It's the End of the World As We Know It, and I Don't Feel Fine Episode 3: The Rise of Post-Apocalyptic Joe Episode 4: Killer Rodents of Unusual Size Episode 5: Let the Mischief Begin Episode 6: Know Thy Enemy Post-Apocalyptic Joe in a Cinematic Wasteland: Where the end of the world is just the beginning of the story. ----- Post-Apocalyptic Joe in a Cinematic Wasteland: Season 1 is a six-episode story arc that is meant to be enjoyed as one continuous tale.

Download or read book Just One Spark written by Jenna Bayley-Burke and published by Entangled: Lovestruck. This book was released on 2018-04-09 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hannah Daniels reads steamy romance novels to forget her last trip on the love roller coaster shredded her heart and tossed it like confetti. Her instincts about men stink, but at work they’re on point. Only, her busy schedule means she reads whenever she can make time. Like at the laundromat while sitting on top of a washing machine. Don’t judge. Firefighter Mason McNally has searched his whole life for a woman who stirs his soul. When he finds her, she’s nose-deep in a racy paperback atop a vibrating washer. Her beauty, boldness, and raw sensuality ignite his interest. But there’s a problem. He’s forgotten he’s wearing a wedding ring. No amount of hasty explanations that it’s for his brother’s psychology experiment convinces her to give him a chance. But he’s rushed into fiery situations before, and this woman is totally worth the risk. He’ll just have to prove to her that first impressions can be wrong and their spark of attraction is oh so right.

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Download or read book Twisted Luck Series 1 8 written by Mel Todd and published by Bad Ash Publishing. This book was released on with total page 1908 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The entire Twisted Luck series in one place, with two novellas included. My Luck - Cori Munroe is a young woman with a BFF, estranged parents, and the weirdest luck you've ever seen. Hired Luck - Cori is in a new city, with a new job, and a new dead body. That she can deal with, but finding out she's a mage? Educated Luck - School is mandatory for mages, but why is there a bounty on Cori's head? No Luck - Charles has never been the popular one, but it doesn't mean he's unable to protect himself. Inherited Luck - The first part of schooling is done and Cori inherits a house with a definite personality. Drafted Luck - Government is rarely intelligent with where they put people, but did it have to involve dragons? Faded Luck - The things you do for the people you love, but being pregnant might be more than she bargained for. Unbalanced Luck - The herald of magic is supposed to fix everything, but all Cori knows it's getting worse and she still has no idea. Balanced Luck - Cori can't save everyone, but she is willing to die trying.

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