Download or read book The Lucky Star written by William T. Vollmann and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-02-18 with total page 674 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The National Book Award winning author returns to his original fictional territory--the lives of the dispossessed in San Francisco--with a parable about the limitations of desire and life at the margins of society In such earlier works of fiction as The Rainbow Stories and The Royal Family, William T. Vollmann wrote of pimps, prostitutes, addicts and homeless dreamers in San Francisco's Tenderloin district. In this new novel, Vollmann returns there with a story that centers around a woman with magical powers whom everyone loves, and who has to love them all back. After being initiated into a coven of island witches, Neva begins to fulfill her fate in a Tenderloin dive bar. Her worshippers include Richard, the introverted, alcoholic, occasionally omniscient narrator; a profane, aggressive transgender sex worker named Shantelle; the brisk but motherly barmaid Francine; and the former Frank, who has renamed herself after her idol Judy Garland. When Judy starts to love Neva too much, Judy's retired policeman boyfriend embarks on a mission of exposure and destruction. Crafted out of language by turns spiritual and sexually graphic, The Lucky Star aches with compassion as it explores celebrity culture, gender identity, incest, Christian sacrifice and, most of all, the quotidian and sometimes faltering heroism of marginalized people who in the face of humiliation and outright violence seek to love in their own way, and stand up for who they are.
Download or read book Interview Questions and Answers written by Richard McMunn and published by How2Become Ltd. This book was released on 2013-05 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Early Retirement Extreme written by Jacob Lund Fisker and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "How to retire in your 20s and 30s (without winning the lottery). This book provides a robust strategy that makes it possible to stop working for money in less than a decade."--Page 4 of cover.
Download or read book The Last Man to Die written by Malcolm Shuman and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2014-07-15 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An archaeological dig turns up a skeleton whose death is recent history The beaches are full on this sunny Biloxi afternoon, but Micah Dunn has no appetite for sunbathing. Watching a group of scientists excavate an ancient Native American site along the Mississippi, the private detective’s thoughts turn first to the archaeologist who broke his heart, and then to murder. Hoping for beads or pottery, the scientists have found a dirt-stained skeleton whose fillings tell them he was killed during the twentieth century, whose amputated leg suggests a veteran, and whose punctured skull says death by pistol. The bones belonged to Max Chantry, a 1940s reform political candidate who disappeared under mysterious circumstances. But if New Orleans politicos killed him, why did he end up buried a state away? This case is ice cold, but solving it will put Dunn in the hot seat.
Download or read book Cross Training for First Responders written by Gregory Bennett and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2010-06-21 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The tragedy that occurred in the United States on September 11, 2001 brought enhanced emergency preparedness among first responders to the forefront of public awareness. Since those events and despite significant progress made in many of the areas previously deemed deficient some response areas are still woefully inadequate. Cross-Training for
Download or read book Retirement Planning with Purpose written by Tricia Snow and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2021-05-04 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your guide to personalized, purposeful retirement planning Preparing for retirement is so much more than just organizing your finances. With this unique workbook, you'll get in touch with your values and priorities so you can truly enjoy the freedom of retirement. Delve into your financial situation, interests, and personal goals, and take a look at how those may grow and change with you. With the practical retirement planning tools inside, you'll be able to retire in a way that gives you meaning and satisfaction. Know where you are—Take stock of your finances and dream big for the future with help from self-inventory exercises focused around your savings, schedule, hobbies, and more. Identify your values—Figure out what makes you feel fulfilled, and put that knowledge into action with retirement planning that takes into account the different paths you might take. Live your best life—Learn what gives you a sense of peace and belonging with the help of targeted quizzes, and create a detailed schedule to understand your day-to-day. Start making your retirement goals and dreams reality with this retirement planning guide.
Download or read book The Strip Commandments written by May and published by Monsoon Books. This book was released on 2013-05-31 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a step-by-step guide to becoming a consistently successful mega-moneymaking adult entertainer, businessperson and seductress. As a successful adult entertainer, who has been in the adult entertainment industry for over twenty years and has had consistent success year after year, May imparts the secrets of her success that helped her to also eventually become a successful businesswoman and venture capitalist – living and investing in both New York City and New York State. In this book, May describes in detail how succeed in anything that you set out to do in life, whether your goal is to become a successful businessperson, a successful woman or a successful adult entertainer. It is important to note that adult entertainment is neither porn nor prostitution – adult entertainers do not engage in sex for money – they make their living by selling a fantasy. Women from all walks of life can learn to use the selling of this fantasy in order to get ahead. Additionally, businesspeople can use the sales techniques outlined in this book in order to succeed further and close every deal. So read about how to hunt and capture your prey, have a “happy hunting” and not a “happy ending”.
Download or read book NOTHING BEATS A FAILURE BUT A TRY written by Kimberly M. Ross and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011-10-25 with total page 71 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kimberly has led an interesting life when it comes to relationships. Love, loss, and trust have played a major part in her life. From a husband on the Down Low to having a husband with an ongoing criminal history, to finding a husband that she believes she can spend the rest of her life with. Her constant struggle with men has led her to her third marriage by the age of 40. She is an over achiever in all areas business, work, education, and socially but, she just can't get it right in the relationship department. Kimberly continues to strive because nothing beats a failure but a try!
Download or read book Congressional Record written by United States. Congress and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 1334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)
Download or read book Investigation of Disability Retirement Systems in the Armed Services written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services and published by . This book was released on 1948 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book UNSUPERVISED COWS written by TIM LOWE and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-01-07 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, you will travel through a life full of turmoil, struggle, violence, and unfaithfulness, with drugs, alcohol and racial tension playing a major role in a destroyed life. With countless second chances, find out how God bestowed his grace and love on this lost soul.In this book you will find out what an unsupervised cow is, and how the power of a mother´s love and the grace of God changed a life headed for total annihilation.
Download or read book Conversations With Principals written by Andrew E. Dubin and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2006-01-06 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Conversations With Principals: Issues, Values, and Politics is a unique compilation of interviews with principals at the elementary, middle, and secondary levels. Unlike any other text in Educational Administration, this book allows students the unusual opportunity to experience the inner voice of principals as they discuss the many decisions they make and the multitude of people they must engage. Key Features: Places students at the front line of leadership: This book provides a simple, straightforward, and honest view of the realities of the principalship as experienced by those who assume these roles. Each chapter offers a rare view into the minds of educational leaders as they honestly discuss their feelings and strategies behind their leadership practices. Provides personal profiles and school demographic data: The professional background of each principal is given so students can better understand their journey from an educator to a leadership position. In addition, each interview conveys a different school situation to demonstrate the complexity of the profession and allow readers to understand how different school contexts impact and affect decisions that are made. Connects students to the material: At the conclusion of each chapter, comprehensive and probing questions, role playing activities, and leadership projects engage readers and connect them to the role of principal. An analysis section provided after each interview reflects on the leader′s approaches and decision-making in a theoretical context that helps students link theory to application in a very practical and relevant way. Intended Audience: This is an excellent supplementary text for a variety of graduate courses in Educational Administration such as Introduction to School Administration, Educational Leadership, Principalship, Foundations in Educational Organization, Effective Leadership, and Organizational Dynamics of the American Educational System.
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Download or read book Security for Holy Places written by Stephen D. Bryen and published by Morgan James Publishing. This book was released on 2020-03-03 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Security for Holy Places is the first comprehensive security guide for religious associations and organizations. While focused on houses of worship (and schools and centers connected to them), the guide also provides important information on securing religious summer camps and its guidance can be used for any faith-based organization, senior center, day care, or school. The book includes chapters on: overall threat types of weapons used by intruders perimeter and inside security where to get professional help how to build a security plan what to know when hiring guards armed versus unarmed guards & volunteers gun laws mental health issues how to use volunteers effectively to strengthen security information on technology that can strengthen the protection of holy places and their immediate surroundings security for day and overnight camps guidance on how to organize security committees to strengthen security checklists for congregations and camps to use immediately
