Download or read book Your Girlfriends Only Know So Much written by Finesse Mitchell and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2007-11-06 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Face it. Your girlfriends can tell you what you need to know about just about everything...except men. For that, you need comedian and Essence columnist Finesse Mitchell. Eager to help his sistas out and show them how to avoid the types of men who have left them baffled, blue, or just plain bitter, Mitchell tells the truth, whether it's good, bad, or downright despicable. Your Girlfriends Only Know So Much clues women in to what men are really thinking at every stage of a relationship, from first contact through deciding to propose. Lighthearted and brutally (if hilariously) honest, Your Girlfriends Only Know So Much lets women in on the things only men know about men and, in the process, saves them from wasting weeks,

Download or read book What My Mother Doesn t Know written by Sonya Sones and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-10-19 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My name is Sophie. This book is about me. It tells the heart-stoppingly riveting story of my first love. And also of my second. And, okay, my third love, too. It's not that I'm boy crazy. It's just that even though I'm almost fifteen I've been having sort of a hard time trying to figure out the difference between love and lust. It's like my mind and my body and my heart just don't seem to be able to agree on anything.

Download or read book A Christmas Wish for Junior Up in the Inner City Hood in Uptown Harlem written by Eugene Bolden and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2017-03-16 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Christmas Wish for Junior Up in the Inner City Hood in Uptown Harlem entails the lives of young people living in the inner city and ghetto of Harlem, New York. This story is based on unity in the community via love, death, friendship, comedy, fun, and personal bonding and love for God. A Christmas Wish for Junior Up in the Inner City Hood in Uptown Harlem is truly a wish becoming a dream, the dream becoming a vision, and the vision becoming totally true and actual reality.

Download or read book Saturday Night Live FAQ written by Stephen Tropiano and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2013-11-01 with total page 505 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Television history was made on Saturday, October 11, 1975, at 11:30pm (ET), when Chevy Chase welcomed America to the first episode of a new late-night comedy series. With its cutting edge satire and cast of young, talented performers, Saturday Night Live set a new standard for television comedy while launching the careers of such comedy greats as John Belushi, Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, Eddie Murphy, Mike Myers, Dana Carvey, Will Ferrell, Amy Poehler, and Tina Fey. Saturday Night Live FAQ is the first book to offer the show's generations of fans everything they ever wanted to know (and may have forgotten) about SNL. Beginning with the show's creation in the mid-1970s by Lorne Michaels and the Not Ready for Prime Time Players, SNL FAQ takes you through the show's history with an in-depth look at all thirty-eight seasons. It's all here – the comedic highlights and low points, memorable hosts and musical guests, controversial moments, and, of course, the recurring characters and sketches, catch phrases, and film shorts that have made SNL the epicenter of American comedy for nearly four decades. SNL FAQ also examines the show's influence on American culture and includes profiles of over 100 SNL cast members, along with a comprehensive guide detailing every episode.

Download or read book The SNL Companion written by Stephen Tropiano and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2024-09-17 with total page 649 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This is a comprehensive ticket to learning more about every aspect of the late-night comedy staple and its storied history." - Library Journal Television history was made on October 11, 1975, when a new generation of young performers welcomed America to the first episode of a new late-night comedy and variety show. Combining cutting-edge humor with a satirical sensibility, Saturday Night Live would go on to become the longest-running series of its kind in television history, shining a light on pop culture as well as contemporary social and political issues. It also became a launching pad for many of the leading comedy performers of the last five decades, including John Belushi, Bill Murray, Gilda Radner, Eddie Murphy, Phil Hartman, Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Seth Meyers, Jimmy Fallon, Maya Rudolph, and Kate McKinnon Celebrating the show’s record-breaking 50 years on the air, The SNL Companion is a fun, fact-filled tribute to a television institution. From the show’s creation by Lorne Michaels through all of the seasons leading up to its golden anniversary, it provides an in-depth look at SNL’s comedic highlights and nadirs, its memorable hosts and musical guests, and its many controversies. Along with a complete episode guide, it explores the characters, sketches, politics, catchphrases, commercial parodies, and viral shorts that have made it a leader in American comedy for over five decades. Vastly revised, updated, and expanded since its original publication in 2013 and packed with photographs and rich encyclopedic detail, The SNL Companion is a one-stop resource for all things SNL.

Download or read book My Especially Weird Week with Tess written by Anna Woltz and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2023-05-09 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the bestselling author of Talking to Alaska comes a hilarious, heart-warming summer adventure. For fans of Ross Welford and Helen Rutter. THE TIMES CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE WEEK 'This funny, award-winning novel by Dutch writer Woltz is original and touching — and has two wonderfully memorable characters…’ Sally Morris, Daily Mail It’s the first day of the holidays and Sam is roaming the island of Texel, imagining what it’d feel like to be the last person on earth. Then, like a whirlwind, 12-year-old islander Tess swoops into his life. Sam’s only option is to go along for the ride. Soon he’s dancing the waltz, burying a pet canary and coming up with an especially weird plan to help Tess find her father, who doesn’t even know she exists. Along the way, Sam discovers the true meaning of family and what it is to be alive. One thing’s for sure – this is a holiday he’ll never forget.

Download or read book We Only Know So Much written by Elizabeth Crane and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2012-06-12 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A funny and moving debut novel that follows four generations of a singularly weird American family, all living under one roof, as each member confronts a moment of crisis in a narrative told through a uniquely quirky, charming, and unforgettable voice. Acclaimed short story writer Elizabeth Crane, well known to public radio listeners for her frequent and captivating contributions to WBEZ Chicago’s Writer’s Block Party, delivers a sublime, poignant, and often hilarious first novel, perfect for fans of Jessica Anya Blau’s The Summer of Naked Swim Parties and Heather O’Neill’s Lullabies for Little Criminals. “Crane has a distinctive and eccentric voice that is consistent and riveting.” —New York Times Book Review

Download or read book Supreme Evil Young Master written by Lao Feng and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2019-12-05 with total page 769 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "If there's a pretty girl, I won't touch her!" [Previous Chapter] [Table of Contents] [Next Chapter] He was a wolf, he never let go of any of the beauties beside him, he was a mystery, from being an orphan to instantly becoming the crown prince of a mysterious organization in China, he was a god, galloping across China, shaking the world, becoming the world's sovereign, embracing endless beauties, behind the scenes, in the dark world, he became stronger and stronger, watching how he manipulated life's journey, overturning the world, writing magnificent legends.

Download or read book THE FAUSTIAN BARGAIN written by Lawrence J. Terlizzese and published by Christian Publishing House. This book was released on 2021-12-09 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Faced with a decision that will affect the course of history and the balance of power in the Western hemisphere, the young urban professional Cosmo Valente struggles to find himself while trying to choose between the type of society he wishes to live in. Set in a future post-United States world that has fractured into several competing nations, plagued by civil war and interminable infighting, vying for supremacy over the remnants of the old Union. The clamorous powers of North America fight to protect their sovereignty from the expanding Communist regime of the newly created Latin American Alliance. Armed with nuclear weapons, these colossal forces confront each other in a showdown to which Cosmo holds the key to victory.

Download or read book What if my Bestfriend s Girl Friend becomes Mine written by Sachin Goswami and published by Ukiyoto Publishing. This book was released on 2022-07-06 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Its a story of a college boy - Aayush whose mother died in an accident when he was only 11 years old. It was no shame to say that he was Mumma's Boy. After 3 years of his mom's death, his father married again and brought a stepmom for him. His life turned more miserable after that and one fine day his father threw him out on road to die, after thrashing hard. And then, Aayush went to a new city...To his bestfriend- Anirudh in search of happiness. In the first year of their college they both found Shrashti{their senior} and started loving her. Shrashti chosen Aayush over Anirudh and this broken Anirudh. That day those bestfriend's years long friendship ended. Soon Shrashti and Aayush decided to get married but, on their marriage day Shrashti didn't arrived to the court. Others believed that Shrashti ditched Aayush whereas the truth was, Shrashti was brutally murdered by Aayush's one sided lover ... Pratiksha Mishra. The boy who only desired love after a hectic life only got sorrow and pain in last. But, story didn't ended here. After a year of Shrashti's death, her bestfriend and Aayush's neighbor Alisha got married to Aayush and gave birth to a girl.{How Aayush agreed to get married to Alisha will be revealed in 2nd part - "How I got Married to my Neighbor(After his girlfriend's death)"}

Download or read book Grown and Flown written by Lisa Heffernan and published by Flatiron Books. This book was released on 2019-09-03 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: PARENTING NEVER ENDS. From the founders of the #1 site for parents of teens and young adults comes an essential guide for building strong relationships with your teens and preparing them to successfully launch into adulthood The high school and college years: an extended roller coaster of academics, friends, first loves, first break-ups, driver’s ed, jobs, and everything in between. Kids are constantly changing and how we parent them must change, too. But how do we stay close as a family as our lives move apart? Enter the co-founders of Grown and Flown, Lisa Heffernan and Mary Dell Harrington. In the midst of guiding their own kids through this transition, they launched what has become the largest website and online community for parents of fifteen to twenty-five year olds. Now they’ve compiled new takeaways and fresh insights from all that they’ve learned into this handy, must-have guide. Grown and Flown is a one-stop resource for parenting teenagers, leading up to—and through—high school and those first years of independence. It covers everything from the monumental (how to let your kids go) to the mundane (how to shop for a dorm room). Organized by topic—such as academics, anxiety and mental health, college life—it features a combination of stories, advice from professionals, and practical sidebars. Consider this your parenting lifeline: an easy-to-use manual that offers support and perspective. Grown and Flown is required reading for anyone looking to raise an adult with whom you have an enduring, profound connection.

Download or read book Only by Your Touch written by Catherine Anderson and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2003-04-01 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times bestselling author Catherine Anderson takes readers to a quaint wilderness town, where a man and a woman find a second chance at life—and love… Determined to give her son Jeremy the childhood he deserves, Chloe Evans has left a tough past behind and is starting fresh in the charming resort town of Jack Pine, Oregon. But protecting Jeremy becomes a dicey proposition when he seeks out the most dangerous man in town to heal his sick puppy. Chloe has been warned to stay away from Ben Longtree. But there’s something about the gentle, untamed loner that intrigues her… Long ago, Ben accepted his role as town outcast. Rumored to have once killed a man, he lives in splendid isolation with his forgetful mother, secretly employing his skills as a veterinarian to heal the wounded animals that mysteriously come to him. Now, Chloe’s sunny warmth and brave tenacity arouse desires he has long denied. And although Ben is notorious for his healing touch, it is Chloe’s hands—and heart—that have the power to save his battered soul.

Download or read book The Art of Fiction written by John Gardner and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2010-08-18 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This classic guide, from the renowned novelist and professor, has helped transform generations of aspiring writers into masterful writers—and will continue to do so for many years to come. John Gardner was almost as famous as a teacher of creative writing as he was for his own works. In this practical, instructive handbook, based on the courses and seminars that he gave, he explains, simply and cogently, the principles and techniques of good writing. Gardner’s lessons, exemplified with detailed excerpts from classic works of literature, sweep across a complete range of topics—from the nature of aesthetics to the shape of a refined sentence. Written with passion, precision, and a deep respect for the art of writing, Gardner’s book serves by turns as a critic, mentor, and friend. Anyone who has ever thought of taking the step from reader to writer should begin here.

Download or read book Plop written by R. Abilash and published by Pustaka Digital Media. This book was released on 2019-09-30 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If thinking for Descartes is proof of Being (I think, therefore I am), writing, to many of us, is an act of intense suffering. In fact, suffering is integral to thinking as well. Bertrand Russell’s sarcastic comment, “most people would rather die than think and many of them do,” perhaps reflects his disdain for the ‘lowly’ existence of such non thinkers. Thinking and writing are interrelated. Writing is a natural corollary of the act of thinking. While thinking involves sincerity, open mindedness, flexibility and curiosity, writing entails discipline, focused and uninterrupted attention, not easily available in today’s world. That would explain why there are very few good writers amidst us. However, the crux of the matter is this: without doubting and questioning there can be no new knowledge, and for Descartes, the founder of the Rationalist School of philosophical thought, therefore, doubting and questioning are absolutely important virtues. These two acts are constant reminders and indicators of human existence. Plop! Notes on Heidegger is an outcome of the aforementioned virtues – an artistic expression that is creative and critical at once. Life is all about trying to make sense of the seemingly nonsensical. Meanings are to be made of our everyday life – joys, sorrows, friends, enemies and every relationship that we form in this temporal world. What is that unifying factor that binds all these, the ‘is-ness’ that was crucial to Heidegger? It’s interesting to learn that this work is born out of such a curiosity – a curiosity to understand and make meanings out of certain phenomena, perhaps even the most common ones, which yet may have gone unnoticed or conveniently ignored all the while. As the book is a critique of Heidegger’s philosophy and in their objective to be faithful to his huge breadth of works, the authors have discussed a vast gamut of topics ranging from everyday commonplace phenomena to art and culture, from freedom to media and technology, politics, philosophy and education. Philosophy is both inclusive and eclectic and this book too reflects that. It is also quite heartening to know that our faculty and students have such critical insights and more importantly they are brought to the fore through such creative initiatives. I take this opportunity to congratulate the team, and also appreciate their efforts. A great work indeed from a small team! All the essays have been well conceived, well researched and written in a way any one can not only understand the philosophical underpinnings of Heidegger’s thoughts but also appreciate the relevance of Philosophy as a discipline itself. Dr Abilash Chandran is from the Department of English, Ms Neha Aggarwal is from Department of Psychology, and Mr Ayush is a student of Science. So here is an instance of Humanities, Social Science and Science bonding to create a new paradigm and for CHRIST which is focused on inter- and multi-disciplinary approaches to learning this connection is extremely significant. As illustrated through the work, the possibilities of one’s ‘being’ are limitless, and my best wishes to the team to continue to exploring the possibilities by doubting, questioning, introspecting, and reflecting. In all this, have the courage to be self-critical of your own work, ideas, and practices – and that is yet another explicit sign of one’s ‘being’. Best Wishes! Dr John J Kennedy Professor and Dean, Humanities and Social Sciences

Download or read book The fantasy fiction formula written by Deborah Chester and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2016-01-01 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There's more to writing a successful fantasy story than building a unique world or inventing new magic. How exactly is a plot put together? How do you know if your idea will support an entire novel? How do you grab reader attention and keep it? How do you create dynamic, multi-dimensional characters? What is viewpoint and do you handle it differently in urban fantasy than in traditional epics? What should you do if you're lost in the middle? How do you make your plot end up where you intend it to go? From the writing of strong, action-packed scenes to the handling of emotions, let award-winning fantasy author Deborah Chester guide you through the process of putting a book together. Convinced there's no need to shroud the writing process under a veil of mystery, Chester supplies tips that are both practical and proven. They are exactly what she uses in writing her own novels and what she teaches in her writing courses at the University of Oklahoma. Along with explaining story construction step-by-step, Chester illustrates each technique with examples drawn from both traditional and urban fantasy. The technique chapters include exercises to assist novices in mastering the craft of writing fantasy as well as suggestions for avoiding or solving plot problems. More experienced writers will find tips for taking their work to the next level. With an introduction by author Jim Butcher, The fantasy fiction formula provides the information you need to gain skill and proficiency in writing fantasy like a pro.

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