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 Nobody written by Allan A. Zarbock and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011-06-12 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follow the life of the title character as he struggles to attach some understanding to the unforgiving world that seems determined to consume him. At school, he's confronted with indifferent administrators, both over-demanding and hardhearted teachers, and a variety of bullies. At home, he's simply left alone--forgotten--to fend for himself. His father is long gone and barely a memory. His mother is more concerned with surviving her own life rather than being a mother to Nobody. Therefore, all Nobody can hope for in life is to survive, one minute at a time, which leaves little ambition for homework. Even though life seems like a sick, twisted joke with the laugh always at his expense, Nobody searches inside himself to find the strength to endure and eventually overcomes his fate. Nobody understands that it's up to himself alone to find his own path as he tries to decide whether or not to drop out of high school.
Download or read book Freakin Faeries written by Melanie James and published by Melanie James. This book was released on 2024-06-25 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After defeating the last wave of supernatural beings, things in Angel Bay have quieted down. For Emmy and Zane, it’s the perfect prescription to take their romance to the next level. But maybe Angel Bay is a little too quiet. After all, the town is a virtual G-spot for pesky paranormal creatures. Or is it ground zero? Whatevs. In any case, when a new batch of strangers swoop down, everyone is in danger. It takes an otherworldly journey or two to save the ones they love, and perhaps begin to unravel a mystery that has vexed the angels from the beginning.
Download or read book Marley Me written by John Grogan and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-03-17 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The heartwarming and unforgettable story of a family and the wondrously neurotic dog who taught them what really matters in life. Now with photos and new material. Is it possible for humans to discover the key to happiness through a bigger-than-life, bad-boy dog? Just ask the Grogans. John and Jenny were just beginning their life together. They were young and in love, with not a care in the world. Then they brought home Marley, a wiggly yellow furball of a puppy. Life would never be the same. Marley grew into a barreling, ninety-seven-pound streamroller of a Labrador retriever. He crashed through screen doors, gouged through drywall, and stole women's undergarments. Obedience school did no good -- Marley was expelled. But just as Marley joyfully refused any limits on his behavior, his love and loyalty were boundless, too. Marley remained a model of devotion, even when his family was at its wit's end. Unconditional love, they would learn, comes in many forms. Marley & Me is John Grogan's funny, unforgettable tribute to this wonderful, wildly neurotic Lab and the meaning he brought to their lives.
Download or read book I Had a Black Dog written by Matthew Johnstone and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2012-03-01 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'I Had a Black Dog says with wit, insight, economy and complete understanding what other books take 300 pages to say. Brilliant and indispensable.' - Stephen Fry 'Finally, a book about depression that isn't a prescriptive self-help manual. Johnston's deftly expresses how lonely and isolating depression can be for sufferers. Poignant and humorous in equal measure.' Sunday Times There are many different breeds of Black Dog affecting millions of people from all walks of life. The Black Dog is an equal opportunity mongrel. It was Winston Churchill who popularized the phrase Black Dog to describe the bouts of depression he experienced for much of his life. Matthew Johnstone, a sufferer himself, has written and illustrated this moving and uplifting insight into what it is like to have a Black Dog as a companion and how he learned to tame it and bring it to heel.
Download or read book Poetic Justice written by Christopher Stone and published by Dog Ear Publishing. This book was released on 2016-02-29 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Poetic Justice Douglas Pennington is a highly-trained military assassin. Although his kill rate is the highest ever recorded, it is his cold, unfeeling approach to his missions that catches the eye of a secret group known as “The Council” who are on a mission to exact justice where the legal and judicial systems have failed. They recruit Pennington for the sole purpose of assassinating specific people they have targeted. Pennington executes his missions with precision and is one of the world’s most lethal men—that is, until he meets Dr. Sherri Fergusson. Pennington’s chance meeting with Fergusson will change the course of both their lives as he learns too late that The Council takes no prisoners and will share their warrior commodity with no one. Deception, confinement, betrayal, revenge, and love all combine to create a journey of deadly unpredictability as Douglas Pennington and The Council collide, each seeking out their own type of justice. “Poetic Justice is a fun and fast-paced read. The author does an excellent job setting the scene and describing characters, and with plenty of twists and turns in the story, you’ll have a hard time putting this book down!” Christina Guthrie, Dog Ear Publishing Editor
Download or read book Ranking written by Sarah Jewett and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2012-01-26 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the team: immortal. Well they wish. Unfortunately they get yanked back to reality when much loved co-pilot Jake is KIA. As if matters couldnt get any worse, his replacement just so happens to be Alecs little sister Izzy. The only reason that poses a problem is because Alec is the Captain. Before the team has time to correct the issue theyre sent on a priority rescue mission. Izzy proves to be well worth the risk, as well as a good fit to this misfit crew. Mike, the alien weapons specialist, falls into a bit of an issue when trying to balance his loyalty to Alec, and his sense of right and wrong. Strangely enough the only one who manages to remain neutral in this situation is the wiz kid TJ and his number one invention Trace. Somehow these very different people (aliens) manage to share a small ship, and a knack for getting in over their heads.
Download or read book The Crucible written by Joaquin De Torres and published by eBookIt.com. This book was released on 2012-09 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Commander Kristina Torres, the U.S. Navy's preeminent weapons designer, once had a dream of commanding her own ship. But her father's over-protective demeanor, and a horrifying experience when she was a teenager have all but ended any realization of that dream. Her father, Admiral Ramon Torres, is the commanding officer of the Pacific Fleet, a force that faces a shortage of ships and captains on the eve of war with North Korea and China. He must enforce the globally-protested "Iron Clad blockade" around North Korea which has already caused the deaths of half a million people. Out of sheer rage and desperation, North Korea has given the U.S. just 24 hours to lift the blockade before it launches every last man, shell and missile onto South Korea and the 30,000 American troops stationed there. China waits patiently for this, planning to launch a million landing troops on Taiwan on the heels of the initial attack. At the moment, Admiral Torres' daughter is in waters north of Hawaii, on the testbed ship USS Gettysburg, testing weapons that she herself designed. She's thousands of miles away from any war zone, any threat. She's utterly safe. . .at least that's what he thinks. Stalking behind a pending typhoon is a massive predator. The North Korean juggernaut-the Kim-Il-Sung-has sailed across the Pacific to deliver a message to the U.S. government and the world. When the Kim Il-Sung spots the Gettysburg, it unleashes its message.
Download or read book Hand of the Omega written by Katherine Whitley and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-03-22 with total page 601 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What would you do to save the life of someone you love? What could you sacrifice to save your own soul? Special Agent Will Taylor and his reluctant partner, Jackson Allen, have formed an uneasy and unlikely friendship, but are now bonded forever because of the complicated hand of Fate interlocking the two by family and circumstance. As they settle into their new lives, the Fallen plots the demise of mankind by horrific means; using the Society’s love and Commitment to one another to create the havoc and negativity causing tragedies the world over. No sacrifice is too great, and unimaginable pain willingly suffered as they must fight both separately and as a team to bring an end to this evil that threatens to destroy The Society, and take world along for the ride. Along the way, the hard lessons of fate, destiny and life are both taught and learned by everyone involved in the struggle for both the salvation of the world and the understanding that life is not about the individual; but about the ultimate plan. And one’s final destination.
Download or read book Non Compliance The Transition written by Paige Daniels and published by Grimbold Books, Kristell Ink. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three months have passed since Shea Kelly and the rest of Boss's crew eliminated Danny Rose from the Non-Compliance Sector, but their troubles are far from over. A new, more dangerous opponent has emerged, causing those once considered enemies to strike a tenuous truce. Secrets about the vaccine, the chip, and the past threaten Shea's budding romance, not to mention the very existence of the crew.
Download or read book The Satisfying Lie written by Tamika Shuler and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2008-01-05 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dreams are often deferred by people, places, or things as is the case for Marley. Anxious to take the city of Chicago for a new ride on the music train, she becomes overtaken by success and quickly becomes the blues instead of singing them.
Download or read book Love in the Time of a Highland Laird written by Angeline Fortin and published by My Personal Bubble LLC. This book was released on 2015-10-21 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They say accidents happen for a reason... When she was accidently pushed into a wormhole, Allorah ‘Al’ Maines never imagined she’d be thrown back in time, land at the feet of a gorgeous Highlander… and be taken as his prisoner. Al is awestruck by the savage Scot who chained her up in his dungeon. But once she emerges from her cell, she finds herself even more captivated by the roguish Highlander he’s transformed into. An undeniably enticing manifestation of all her secret fantasies. Ones she’s tempted to explore. However, regardless of what the fairytales say, Al knows passion fades and lust dies. Keeping her heart intact and planning for a future on her own is the only way their story can end. If all women in the twenty-first century were as stubborn as Allorah Maines, Keir MacCoinnach wept for the future of man. Nay, he despaired for them. She’s utterly obtuse, difficult, aggravating… and quite possibly the most fascinating woman he’d ever met. Al offers him an intriguing peek into the future. Keeping her by his side is the key to the knowledge of the ages. Keeping her in his bed and in his heart is the key to a life of love and joy. But can Keir convince Al to share that life with him before she walks away forever? Can he prove to her the passion they discover between the sheets can surpass anything she’d ever found between the pages of her favorite novels?
Download or read book Leave the World Behind written by Rumaan Alam and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2020-10-06 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now a Netflix film starring Julia Roberts, Mahershala Ali, Ethan Hawke, Myha'la, Farrah Mackenzie, Charlie Evans and Kevin Bacon. Written for the Screen and Directed by Sam Esmail. Executive Producers Barack and Michelle Obama, Tonia Davis, Daniel M. Stillman, Nick Krishnamurthy, Rumaan Alam A Read with Jenna Today Show Book Club Pick! Finalist for the 2020 National Book Award in Fiction One of Barack Obama's Summer Reads A Best Book of the Year From: The Washington Post * Time * NPR * Elle * Esquire * Kirkus * Library Journal * The Chicago Public Library * The New York Public Library * BookPage * The Globe and Mail * EW.com * The LA Times * USA Today * InStyle * The New Yorker * AARP * Publisher's Lunch * LitHub * Book Marks * Electric Literature * Brooklyn Based * The Boston Globe A magnetic novel about two families, strangers to each other, who are forced together on a long weekend gone terribly wrong. From the bestselling author of Rich and Pretty comes a suspenseful and provocative novel keenly attuned to the complexities of parenthood, race, and class. Leave the World Behind explores how our closest bonds are reshaped—and unexpected new ones are forged—in moments of crisis. Amanda and Clay head out to a remote corner of Long Island expecting a vacation: a quiet reprieve from life in New York City, quality time with their teenage son and daughter, and a taste of the good life in the luxurious home they’ve rented for the week. But a late-night knock on the door breaks the spell. Ruth and G. H. are an older couple—it’s their house, and they’ve arrived in a panic. They bring the news that a sudden blackout has swept the city. But in this rural area—with the TV and internet now down, and no cell phone service—it’s hard to know what to believe. Should Amanda and Clay trust this couple—and vice versa? What happened back in New York? Is the vacation home, isolated from civilization, a truly safe place for their families? And are they safe from one other?
Download or read book Science as Psychology written by Lisa M. Osbeck and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2010-11-22 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Science as Psychology reveals the complexity and richness of rationality by demonstrating how social relationships, emotion, culture, and identity are implicated in the problem-solving practices of laboratory scientists. In this study, the authors gather and analyze interview and observational data from innovation-focused laboratories in the engineering sciences to show how the complex practices of laboratory research scientists provide rich psychological insights, and how a better understanding of science practice facilitates understanding of human beings more generally. The study focuses not on dismantling the rational core of scientific practice, but on illustrating how social, personal, and cognitive processes are intricately woven together in scientific thinking. The book is thus a contribution to science studies, the psychology of science, and general psychology.
Download or read book The Foggiest Idea written by Robin Dutton-Cookston and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2008-11 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What's it like to go from sitting two rows behind George W. Bush in church to explaining ass-less chaps to a two-year-old while wandering through the Castro neighborhood of San Francisco? Robin Dutton-Cookston grew up in a Texas town where the only chaps were found at the annual rodeo, yet she found herself peeing on the pregnancy stick while still unpacking the boxes in her hipster San Francisco apartment. Life in the mama-lane quickly straddled the great divide between red and blue states, and Robin learned to blend new age street smarts and deep-fried southern hospitality when raising her daughter. Take a trip to San Francisco Mamaland and sneak a peek into an odyssey of bumbling motherhood. It all takes place in a city where what passes as ordinary-same-sex mommies and daddies, creative facial piercings, rabid political rallies, and professional families who can't afford to buy a house-evokes gasps of shock and awe from folks back in Texas. On the way Robin covers universal parenting themes common to many mamas and daddies: breastfeeding chaos, naptime battles, life transitions, the quest for a sense of home, and the need teach her California child the subtle difference between east and west Texas barbeque sauce.
Download or read book There s No Freaking Way I ll be Your Lover Unless Light Novel Vol 3 written by Teren Mikami and published by Seven Seas Entertainment. This book was released on 2023-11-02 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Absolute angel Ajisai-san has an awful argument with her family and decides to decamp to the seaside for the summer. In other words: she's running away from home! Renako Amaori can't let this innocent ingenue wander the big, bad world alone. She's coming along, too! Will their high school hearts and minds be healed by bouts of ping-pong and wholesome spells in the hot springs, or will romantic drama find them, no matter where they go?
Download or read book I mpossible written by Heather B. Jacobs and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2014-05-13 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book can make you laugh, cry, and want to hug those you love. It is a personal journey written with sarcasm, humor, and sometimes painful honesty that has the reader captivated. This book shares a personal journey through the eyes of a teenage girl living with Ulcerative Colitis. The message conveyed is one that anyone struggling with a chronic illness may find empowering. Heather is an amazing young lady who has an incredible gift to express her inner thoughts with grace, beauty and humor. She has endured better than most adults and grown from her journey with her disease. - Sherry Moore, R.N. with expertise in cardiology, blood and marrow transplant and gastroenterology