Download or read book The Velvet Hotline written by Arsh Verma and published by Penguin Random House India Private Limited. This book was released on 2023-12-22 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ayingbi Mayengbam, a well-meaning primary school teacher, wants to take on some part-time work over the summer, ideally a job through which she can help people. When her first day as a volunteer at a suicide hotline ends in her finding a dead body, she is done with this line of work. But soon, she is approached by the winsome Dr Rastogi, a man who runs another suicide hotline with a more altruistic approach, and she is unable to say no. While initially shy and uncertain, Ayingbi learns quickly, her warmth and sincerity enabling her to connect well with callers, her fierce determination to save lives compensating for lack of experience. Over time, however, Ayingbi is confronted with an unfortunate realization: when working at a suicide hotline, you simply can’t save everyone. On top of that, there is something sinister afoot at Rastogi’s agency, least of which are the three phones in Ayingbi’s cubicle, one of which begins to ring without being plugged in . . .

Download or read book Audacity written by Jonathan Chait and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2017-01-17 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An essential starting point for those assessing the Obama presidency.” —Washington Monthly Two presidencies later, the time has never been better to revisit the legacy of Barack Obama. In Audacity, New York Magazine writer Jonathan Chait makes the unassailable case that, in the eyes of history, Obama will be viewed as one of America’s best and most accomplished presidents. Over the course of eight years, Barack Obama has amassed an array of outstanding achievements. His administration saved the American economy from collapse, expanded health insurance to millions who previously could not afford it, negotiated an historic nuclear deal with Iran, helped craft a groundbreaking international climate accord, reined in Wall Street and crafted a new vision of racial progress. He has done all of this despite a left that frequently disdained him as a sellout, and a hysterical right that did everything possible to destroy his agenda even when they agreed with what he was doing. Now, as the page turns to our next Commander in Chief, Jonathan Chait, acclaimed as one of the most incisive and meticulous political commentators in America, digs deep into Obama’s record on major policy fronts—economics, the environment, domestic reform, health care, race, foreign policy, and civil rights—to demonstrate why history will judge our forty-fourth president as among the greatest in history. Audacity does not shy away from Obama’s failures, most notably in foreign policy. Yet Chait convincingly shows that President Obama has accomplished what candidate Obama said he would, despite overwhelming opposition—and that the hopes of those who voted for him have not been dashed despite the smokescreen of extremist propaganda and the limits of short-term perspective.

Download or read book Bullshit Artist written by Ron Schalow and published by BS Artist. This book was released on 2006-03-28 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No Conspiracy Theories in This Book-Just a True Story of Spleen Clutching Incompetence, Forehead Slapping Stupidity and Ear Sweating Cowardice.Tough on terrorism? Strong on defense? Leadership? Not quite. Compared to George W. Bush's gutless and incompetent performance on 9/11, Brownie looks like General Patton. The President pulled a FEMA for 102 minutes while al Qaeda struck with impunity-but since W's actions on September 11 were largely ignored by the national media-most people weren't even aware of the little man's 7 minutes of ass sitting paralysis in an elementary school classroom until Michael Moore's film "Fahrenheit 9/11" exposed the frozen leader of the free world-let alone know about Bush's clueless loitering-cutting and running, and terrorist appeasing for the other 95 minutes of the attacks. Ron Schalow's "Bullshit Artist" provides a full account of the President's lollygagging, decision avoiding and hiding in the heartland on the tragic day-in Bush's own words and the tortuously twisty recollections of the White House brain trust-Card, Rove, Fleischer, Hughes, Rice, Cheney & Rumsfeld-plus the traditional bushel basket of excuses that ensue after every Bush failure. And Bush supporters like Bill Sammon, Ann Coulter, Sean Hannity, John Podhoretz, David Frum and Dick Morris also chime in to provide cover for the cowardly Commander-in-Chief-evidently more concerned about the image of their beloved politician than the security of the American people. Then, as if his flaccid failures on 9/11 weren't shameful enough, a delusional GW boasts of his defense prowess at least 19 times per day in the following years-whoring the terrorist attacks and 3,000 deaths on his watch to his immense political benefit-a Bullshit Artist at his best. www.bullshitartist.net

Download or read book III Wishes written by Edward Harrison and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2011 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jamil, Eric and Alicia were best friends and they as far as they were concerned, they would do anything for each other; even die. However, when Rome unleashes a plot that would forever change their relationships, he also forces them to stand in front of a mirror and question just how strong their commitment to each other really is. They discover that even truth can contain deceit and are forced to fight through an avalanche of secrets that leave them on the verge of tearing each other apart. Truth is only truth if it is absolute and they can do nothing to stop the impact of their secrets as it wreaks havoc on all involved.

Download or read book Paper Stages written by Yolanda Williams and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book They Call Me Law written by Kelly Marie and published by Sullivan Group Publishing. This book was released on 2016-12-19 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet Ky-mani "Law" Parker; the sexy retired King of the streets of Chicago. He can have any woman he wants and women want nothing more than to be his queen; especially his accidental baby momma, Monae. The women he has encountered do not even begin to qualify until he meets Honey. Honey Unique Johnson is in a loveless five-year relationship with her boyfriend Jerome. They had the perfect, straight life together until he became a man of the streets. The sudden change and the street life is too much for Honey and she walks away. But then she meets Ky-mani and all is great until she finds out that he is none other than Law, someone who Honey has learned to fear. Can she look past the king of the streets and see the man inside? Can she overlook who he is, when she left her boyfriend for being a street nigga? Can Ky-mani find a way to hold on to the one woman he can't live without? Find out as you follow this unlikely couple as they battle with finding a way to merge their two different worlds together whilst facing off with snakes, family secrets, lies and betrayal.

Download or read book Oh This Is Some Bullsh t written by Twiggy D Author and published by Opulence Publishing House LLC . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Oh, This Is Some Bullsh*t.. Is a collection of essays detailing the life of young Twiggy and her life growing up in a highly toxic household. The author expresses memories and feelings towards her narcissistic alcoholic mother, her narcissistic family, and medical professionals who all had a part in making her life a living hell. She dealt with all types of abuse, and neglect, and feeling unloved and unwanted. All this including carrying the weight of living with a chronic illness was almost too much to bear. She chronicles all the most pivotal moments that made her ultimately want to end it all, but suicide attempts proved to be an unwanted end to the problems and she learned to face them head on! No more secrets and hiding, Twiggy has released herself from the prison of depression, fear, and the trauma of her past that held her captive for so many years, to bring you this true life collection of stories that seems almost like a movie than real life. With every word written, and each sentence you read- another wall is taken down. Freeing her from the demons of her past.

Download or read book I Walked With Giants written by Jimmy Heath and published by Temple University Press. This book was released on with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Composer of more than 100 jazz pieces, three-time Grammy nominee, and performer on more than 125 albums, Jimmy Heath has earned a place of honor in the history of jazz. Over his long career, Heath knew many jazz giants such as Charlie Parker and played with other innovators including John Coltrane, Miles Davis, and especially Dizzy Gillespie. Heath also won their respect and friendship. In this extraordinary autobiography, the legendary Heath creates a “dialogue” with musicians and family members. As in jazz, where improvisation by one performer prompts another to riff on the same theme, I Walked with Giants juxtaposes Heath’s account of his life and career with recollections from jazz giants about life on the road and making music on the world’s stages. His memories of playing with his equally legendary brothers Percy and Albert (aka “Tootie”) dovetail with their recollections. Heath reminisces about a South Philadelphia home filled with music and a close-knit family that hosted musicians performing in the city’s then thriving jazz scene. Milt Jackson recalls, “I went to their house for dinner...Jimmy’s father put Charlie Parker records on and told everybody that we had to be quiet till dinner because he had Bird on.... When I [went] to Philly, I’d always go to their house.” Today Heath performs, composes, and works as a music educator and arranger. By turns funny, poignant, and extremely candid, Heath’s story captures the rhythms of a life in jazz.

Download or read book Rebelwing written by Andrea Tang and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-02-23 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Mixing everything that's best about dragons, dystopia, and generational conflict, Tang delivers a high flying debut that pulls no punches." --E.K. Johnston, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Things just got weird for Prudence Wu. One minute, she's cashing in on a routine smuggling deal. The next, she's escaping enforcers on the wings of what very much appears to be a sentient cybernetic dragon. Pru is used to life throwing her some unpleasant surprises--she goes to prep school, after all, and selling banned media across the border in a country with a ruthless corporate government obviously has its risks. But a cybernetic dragon? That's new. She tries to forget about the fact that the only reason she's not in jail is because some sort of robot saved her, and that she's going to have to get a new side job now that enforcers are on to her. So she's not exactly thrilled when Rebelwing shows up again. Even worse, it's become increasingly clear that the rogue machine has imprinted on her permanently, which means she'd better figure out this whole piloting-a-dragon thing--fast. Because Rebelwing just happens to be the ridiculously expensive weapon her government needs in a brewing war with its neighbor, and Pru's the only one who can fly it. Set in a wonderfully inventive near-future Washington, D.C., this hilarious, defiant debut sparkles with wit and wisdom, deftly exploring media consumption, personal freedoms, and the weight of one life as Pru, rather reluctantly, takes to the skies.

Download or read book Honor Thy Boss written by Charmanie Saquea and published by Sullivan Group Publishing. This book was released on 2017-06-08 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trust and loyalty are two key factors that Boss, the king of the mean Detroit streets, live by. When the only woman to ever steal his heart goes against him, leaving him to become a single father, Boss puts all his emotions, time, and focus on his daughter and his empire. That was until he just so happens to run across the young, sexy, and ambitious Choyce. Sharing a similar story, Choyce was also forced to become a single mother at a young age when the father of her child switched up on her. She had no interest in finding love and just wanted to accomplish the goals she had set for herself. Falling for the sexy, dominant, and sometimes callous Boss, was nowhere in her plans, but you can't help who you fall for. Will these two broken and guarded people be able to put their pasts behind them and form a love that no one will be able to penetrate? Or will the pain from previous betrayal cause them to push one another away? Take a journey through the streets of Detroit as Boss and Choyce show us that dealing with love is not as easy as some may think.

Download or read book A Pimp s Life written by Treasure Hernandez and published by Urban Books. This book was released on 2009-01-27 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the tradition of Donald Goines and Iceberg Slim comes A Pimp's Life, the story of the rise and fall of Mack Jones. He's at the top of his pimp game in Queens, New York, until he breaks one of the cardinal rules of Pimping 101 and falls in love with one of his girls. Destiny was once an innocent young girl tricked into selling her body, but now she's as tough as the most seasoned professionals on the street. Then a tragic turn of events causes her to open her heart once again. When Mack is shot, she stays by his side during his recovery, proving herself to be as devoted as any wife would be to her husband. After she sees that Mack has regained his strength, Destiny finally gathers the courage to leave the life behind her, and Mack is forced to make a decision. He won't stop her from leaving, but he must decide if he will follow her out of the game. Will he stay with what he's always known, or take a chance on love? And even if he does choose to get out, will the streets let him go that easy?

Download or read book The Playground written by Carmichael Wolfe and published by Dog Ear Publishing. This book was released on 2010-12 with total page 634 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When I was a child I tried a whole host of things and I always had the full support of my mother, Carmel Armstrong, and she told me that I could do anything that I put my mind to and I believed her and not only did I believe her, but I have also tried to pass this same message on to others as often as I could and especially to children because there's no greater gift that a human being can give to another than the gift of encouragement. And because of the wonderful and magnificent gift of encouragement, I am currently living my dream of being a published author and I have wanted this title ever since I watched my mother sit in front of her typewriter while filling the pages with words and in case you haven't guessed by now my mother was also a writer. The Playground is a gritty Gangster Novel that takes you on a journey through the lives of Sophia and David Bloom; mother and son who are forced to move to a Housing Project that's located on the Eastside of South Central Los Angeles after a family tragedy robs them of their financial well being. And their move takes place just before the rise of Crack Cocaine and before the decline of Heroin and it puts them in direct contact with dirty Cops, F.B.I. Agents, C.I.A. Operatives, Gangsters, Drug Dealers, White Supremacists, Thieving dope fiends of the worst kind, Revolutionaries or Domestic Terrorists if you prefer, and other shady representatives of the United States Government. But that's just the beginning because you see there's an unbelievable twist to the story that you won't believe. And I invite you to learn who Damu is and who Warlock is.

Download or read book I Want You to Shut the F ck Up written by D.L. Hughley and published by Crown Archetype. This book was released on 2012-07-31 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: D.L. Hughley calls it like he sees it, discussing everything from dating to former president Barack Obama with sharp, thoughtful commentary “The best book since The Hunger Games. First he was a King of Comedy; now he’s the king of comedy authors.”—Chris Rock The American dream is in dire need of a wake-up call. A f*cked up society is like an addict: if you are in denial, then things are going to keep getting worse until you hit bottom. According to D. L. Hughley, that's the direction in which America is headed. In I Want You to Shut the F*ck Up, D.L. explains how we've become a nation of fat sissies playing Chicken Little, but in reverse: The sky is falling, but we're supposed to act like everything's fine. D.L. just points out the sobering facts: there is no standard of living by which we are the best. In terms of life expectancy, we're 36th—tied with Cuba; in terms of literacy, we're 20th—behind Kazakhstan. Things are bad now and they're only going to get worse. Unless, of course, you sit down, shut the f*ck up, and listen to what D. L. Hughley has to say. I Want You to Shut the F*ck Up is a slap to the political senses, a much needed ass-kicking of the American sense of entitlement. In these pages, D. L. Hughley calls it like he sees it, offering his hilarious yet insightful thoughts on: • Our supposedly post-racial society • The similarities between America the superpower and the drunk idiot at the bar • Why apologizing is not the answer to controversy, especially when you meant what you said • Why civil rights leaders are largely to blame for black people not being represented on television • And more!

Download or read book My Heart Beats for an Atlanta Boss written by D. Nika and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-12 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After surviving an abusive relationship, Nautica realizes she needs a fresh start where she can feel safe. Taking a leap of faith, she moves to Atlanta to be with her cousins, Amaris and Ahnais. Ahnais is in a relationship with the love of her life Dravien, everything was going perfect for them until Ahnais finds out that Dravien betrayed her in the worse way. Can Dravien prove that his intentions were not to hurt Ahnais? Is there something deeper behind his secret? Amaris has dated a few guys here and there but none of them where "the one". When Jaysun enters her life will he be able to prove that he is the one to change Amaris' cold heart or will it be a failure like all the rest? When Dravien's best friend Majik sees something special in Nautica, he's ready to change her view of men but there's one problem standing in the way, CoCo, his worrisome baby mama. Can Majik get CoCo out of the way and focus his love on Nautica?

Download or read book Acquisition and Preservation written by M. Findley and published by Artistic License Publishing. This book was released on with total page 867 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part 2 of The Five Star Law novel Please read Conscription Compromise before Acquisition and Preservation. Casey: Soldier in the USA army, and loyal to a fault Lottie: A draft dodger with convictions and courage to spare Together: They will find out what it means to be products of the Female Procreation Act Lottie promised those she left behind at Gates research hospital that she would get them out. If she succeeds, she’d have everyone she ever loved live with her at the settlement. Casey only ever wanted to keep his family and soldiers safe, but when his loyalty comes under question, Casey has to decide what he really wants: his family or his career. But to succeed, both Lottie and Casey have to pull off the impossible. With trials by nature and the US Army’s long reach, Lottie and Casey will learn what exactly it means to be a family after the Five-Star Law. Rated: 16+ POSSIBLE SPOILERS: Genre: Dark, M/F romance, Literary Dystopia, Post-Apocalyptic Content: Emotional, PG 16 for language and mature themes Themes: Human vs. Nature, Army, Bully, Family, Rebellion Length: ~ 260,000 words WARNING: This story contains scenes of violence, offensive language, bullying, sexual encounters, and sexual assault

Download or read book 609 Pages of Horse Shit written by Scott Barry and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-05-04 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is our binary copy stack of 609 pages of utter horse shit and what seems like an accumulation of content that is far underground and censored, not shown on Media Relations TV or Radio or even the crap CIA 8080 World Wide Wiretap...

Download or read book Shadow in the Forest written by Marty Shopes and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-04-15 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recalling a pivotal year as a senior in college leads the author on a journey to discover his life's arc. The intimacy of his journals mix with a present-day perspective to tell a life-long coming of age story rich with inner thoughts and emotions. From bittersweet memory emerges one person's life resolutions not as he usually desired, but perfect beyond his own powers.