Download or read book Guess You Had To Be There written by Jim Lescher and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2023-11-29 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These stories are fictions based on the composites of memorable characters. The stories are based on speculations, reflections and the consequences of their actions. The multi-faceted truth of the human comedy and drama is examined in a mostly optimistic manner.
Download or read book You Had to Be There written by Gene Gorman and published by Archway Publishing. This book was released on 2014-10-15 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the jungles of Vietnam, to divorce courts, mental wards and alcoholic detox units of Virginia, to the showrooms of Chrysler, to corporate boardrooms of America, You Had to Be There shares the hilarious and often tragic life story of author Gene Gorman. In this memoir, Gorman narrates how he overcame a host of struggles, including addiction to alcohol, before becoming one of the most successful sales and management consultants and used car dealership owners in the country. From his birth in Brooklyn, New York, in 1946, to meeting his life-saving mentor, he offers details of his financial success journey based on how he followed the simple principles of fairness and faith in God. You Had to Be There provides a true account of how Gorman, an average man, overcame personal failure to achieve unlikely success. It offers a message of hope to others who have faced life's challenges fueled by circumstances beyond their control, poor decisions, or any type of addiction.
Download or read book You Had to Be There written by Robert Collins and published by McClelland & Stewart. This book was released on 2012-11-13 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They gained their maturity in an age of monumental and unprecedented change – from horse-and-buggy, Model TFord, and crank telephone, to moonwalks, space shuttles, and the Internet. They are better educated, more affluent, more vigorous, and longer-lived than any generation before them, yet obstinately cling to a forthright simplicity no generation is likely to regain. They are proudly “old fashioned” in their outlook, hardworking, and frugal in their ways. They are the last enthusiastic patriots, the last to accept authority with respect. They are the last generation to have reached adulthood without television, credit cards, computers, or the Pill. Their younger critics may call them “old fogies”; Robert Collins calls them Generation M, for mature. In You Had to Be There, Robert Collins gives us the entire history of this extraordinary and hugely influential generation. Through this fascinating story he weaves the voices of Canadians from across the country, who speak with humour, regret, and passion about the hardships and triumphs of their lives and about the widening gap between themselves and the rest of Canada. Generation gaps are as old as humankind, but rarely has there been as much misunderstanding and veiled animosity as there is between young and old today. Robert Collins accounts for the prejudices, pokes fun at the rivalries, and, with humour and sympathy, invites younger Canadians to re-examine their parents’ or grandparents’ lives and consider, maybe for the first time, the true proportion of their legacy.
Download or read book Trigger Warning written by William W. Johnstone and published by Pinnacle Books. This book was released on 2018-08-28 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the USA Today–bestselling authors of Stand Your Ground comes the explosive story of a liberal college under siege—and freedom under fire. Former Army Ranger Jake Rivers is not your typical Kelton College student. He is not spoiled, coddled, or ultra-lib like his classmates who sneer at the “soldier boy.” But regardless of his differences with the rest of the student body, he needs an education. And when terror strikes, the school needs Jake. Without warning, the sounds of gunfire plunge the campus into a battle zone. A violent gang of marauders invade the main hall, taking students hostage for ransom. As a veteran and patriot, Jake won’t give in to their demands. But to fight back, he needs to enlist his fellow classmates and school them in the not-so-liberal art of war. This time, the aggression isn’t “micro.” It’s life or death. And only the strong survive.
Download or read book Hand to Hold written by JJ Heller and published by WaterBrook. This book was released on 2021-07-20 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This heartwarming picture book reassures children that a parent’s love never lets go—based on the poignant lyrics of JJ Heller’s beloved lullaby “Hand to Hold.” “May the living light inside you be the compass as you go / May you always know you have my hand to hold.” With delightful illustrations and an engaging rhyme scheme, this book offers the promise of security and love every child’s heart longs to know. From skipping stones and counting stars to climbing trees and telling stories, every moment is wrapped snugly in the certain warmth of a parent’s presence and God’s blessing. With poignancy and joy, this bedtime read captures the unconditional love parents want their children to know but so often fail to express amid the chaos of daily life.
Download or read book The Big R written by Dean Baker and published by Dean Baker. This book was released on 2020-07-29 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: R is for: Relationships…Redundancy…Reunions…Romance…Redemption School reunions can be tough, nobody wants to look like a failure. But when you lose your girlfriend (to an odious, but very good looking kick-boxer) and then your IT job (with the world’s worst Stationary supplier) in quick succession, a school reunion is the last thing you need. Press-ganged by his flatmates, Craig and Melissa, and with the sage-like advice of ‘Dirty’ Barry (A guy whose chat-up line is Go ahead, make my day!), Evan takes the plunge into the world of online dating and job hunting. But with an almost Kamikaze approach to romance, and each date and job interview an even bigger disaster than the last, can Evan crack the code of online dating and bag that elusive IT job? Can Evan stop the Big R becoming the Big Argh!? The Big R asks the questions: What defines failure? Is there really such a thing as a soul mate? And should you really take dating advice from a man called ‘Dirty’ Barry?
Download or read book 2021 written by Douglas Palermo and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2022-03-20 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his first collection of poetry, 2019: A Year in Verse, we saw writer Douglas Palermo deal with grief, depression, and spiritual rebirth as he was hurled unexpectedly into the chaos that would be the year 2020. Now in this new collection of poetic word portraits, 2021: A Year Inverse, we get to join him as he confidently marches back. He is still processing the grief, still carrying the depression, but he has matured in his faith through the mastery of his craft. Readers should expect to buckle up for another 365-day trip around the sun, because this time we’re stuck in reverse. The parentheses will be closed as the masterpiece is finished. There will be no encore. There will be no curtain call. The cellar door has been closed. The author has seen his shadow and is ready for his soul to spring forth to higher dimensions and realities. So join him for this one last peek through his I of the Universe. Enjoy!
Download or read book Three Strikes You re Out written by John I Cook and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2007-05 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Growing up in the Winbrook Projects in the suburban town of White Plains, NY gave John an advantage. He had "the best of both worlds." Soon after his parents had groomed him and he had even taken a few "wrong turns" as a teenager, John had continued his education to Princeton University and later procured his Master of Science degree in Education from Iona College, he taught successfully at White Plains High School for nearly ten years. Always wanting to be successful, while continually nurturing his peace-loving side that John's mother instilled in him, John sought to move on to Colombia and finally landed in South Florida to accompany his mother, Marietta, during her last years. Then, all hell broke lose, as John's next relationship becomes a nightmare, ending him up and jail. Follow the chronicle of his life, then spiritual death and rebirth in "the belly of the beast" a correctional facility! Find out how and why his dream to become a noted author and motivational speaker was born behind bars.
Download or read book O Happy Day written by Susan Kosoff, Jane Staab and published by Baker's Plays. This book was released on 1984 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Country Music written by Irwin Stambler and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2000-07-14 with total page 758 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive reference source on the history, impact, and current state of country music, offering portraits of figures in the country music world.
Download or read book The Last Lecture written by Randy Pausch and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author, a computer science professor diagnosed with terminal cancer, explores his life, the lessons that he has learned, how he has worked to achieve his childhood dreams, and the effect of his diagnosis on him and his family.
Download or read book A Story of Man S and God S written by Alfredo Tercero Estrada and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2018-05-08 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This contains a few stories about introspection on the humanity and our vision of concept such as life, death as well as the concept God. Follow our protagonists as they fall prey to their whims and inner demons while trying to justify the unjustifiable to drag the reader down into the same madness that weigh them down. For only the insane dont know they are crazy, and understanding the words of a madman cannot be a good thing for the sane. Or maybe their sanity was from the start nothing more than a beautiful lie that they keep repeating to themselves to hide their own madness.
Download or read book Cold Fusion written by Paulette Burden and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2000-05 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is an intimate memoir of a very vivid set of experiences in the author’s life. Fascinated by a distant event, she becomes so drawn into it; she loses her mind, in the eyes of the world. Yet to her, it is a profoundly enlightening and moving experience, which instead of fading, only grows. Life imitates art, which imitates life and back again. What really is the nature of our consciousness, and what are its possibilities? Do we have any idea?
Download or read book All At Sea written by Heather Wardell and published by Heather Wardell. This book was released on 2012-09-06 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Melissa and Owen met on New Years’ Eve and he proposed on Valentine’s Day. Now it’s March, and they’re about to set sail on a two-week Caribbean cruise – and get married on the last day at sea. Though their relationship’s moving fast, Melissa’s wanted to be married for years and she knows the smart stable Owen is a great catch so she’s sure they’ll be fine. At least, she’s sure until she meets his brothers on the cruise and discovers she’s dated both of them: Austin, the fun-loving flirt whose kisses still haunt her dreams, and Nicholas, the sweet horror movie fan whose lack of ambition upset her in ways she still doesn’t understand. Melissa expected to spend tons of time onboard with her fiancé, but he instead spends nearly his every waking moment in the casino displaying a previously unseen love of gambling. This surprise, and the time she spends with Nicholas and with Austin, makes her question everything she thought she wanted. Her relationship with Owen was just fine before, but suddenly ‘just fine’ doesn’t seem good enough to keep a marriage alive for a lifetime. Melissa has two weeks to decide: stay with Owen or jump ship.
Download or read book A Hazardous Inquiry written by Allan Mazur and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Love Canal--a community poisoned by toxic waste. Borrowing the multi-viewpoint technique of the classic Japanese film RASHOMON, sociologist/engineer Allan Mazur reveals that there are many--often conflicting--versions of what occurred at Love Canal. His collection of gripping personal tales tells how politics, journalism, and epidemiology often clash, when confronting a potential community disaster.
Download or read book Pretty Boys written by Anton Maurice and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-05-27 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jeffery Booth is the enigma of Ashford. A shame to his parents, many residents want him to disappear, but the town is changed forever once he dies unexpectedly. Now the few students who knew him are forced to search for the meaning behind their friend's death while learning secrets don't stay buried.
Download or read book Tumble Hitch written by Pernille Rørth and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-11-02 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jessie Aitkin, the long-time Editor-in-Chief of a leading life sciences journal, receives a fantastic job offer. A young animal rights activist requests an interview with her husband, Peter Dahl, a research scientist at a prestigious institute. An unexpected revelation sets in motion a series of events that shifts the course of their careers and their relationship. In this novel, another page turner by the author of Raw Data: A Novel on Life in Science (Springer 2016), enthusiasm for basic research and for how science is – and could be – communicated combine in a thoughtful reflection on the impact of ambition on personal relationships. In a non-technical appendix, the author discusses the use of narrative in scientific papers and considers alternative modes of science publishing, one of which is featured in the novel. Storytelling in science has the potential to enhance communication, but may also have unintended consequences. This novel and the appendix explore these timely and important issues for the scientific community.
