Download or read book Who Thought This Was a Good Idea written by Alyssa Mastromonaco and published by Twelve. This book was released on 2017-03-21 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If your funny older sister were the former deputy chief of staff to President Barack Obama, her behind-the-scenes political memoir would look something like this . . . Alyssa Mastromonaco worked for Barack Obama for almost a decade, and long before his run for president. From the then-senator's early days in Congress to his years in the Oval Office, she made Hope and Change happen through blood, sweat, tears, and lots of briefing binders. But for every historic occasion -- meeting the queen at Buckingham Palace, bursting in on secret climate talks, or nailing a campaign speech in a hailstorm -- there were dozens of less-than-perfect moments when it was up to Alyssa to save the day. Like the time she learned the hard way that there aren't nearly enough bathrooms at the Vatican. Full of hilarious, never-before-told stories, Who Thought This Was a Good Idea? is an intimate portrait of a president, a book about how to get stuff done, and the story of how one woman challenged, again and again, what a "White House official" is supposed to look like. Here Alyssa shares the strategies that made her successful in politics and beyond, including the importance of confidence, the value of not being a jerk, and why ultimately everything comes down to hard work (and always carrying a spare tampon). Told in a smart, original voice and topped off with a couple of really good cat stories, Who Thought This Was a Good Idea? is a promising debut from a savvy political star.

Download or read book So Here s the Thing written by Alyssa Mastromonaco and published by Twelve. This book was released on 2019-03-05 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the New York Times bestselling author of Who Thought This Was a Good Idea? comes a fun, frank book of reflections, essays, and interviews on topics important to young women, ranging from politics and career to motherhood, sisterhood, and making and sustaining relationships of all kinds in the age of social media. Alyssa Mastromonaco is back with a bold, no-nonsense, and no-holds-barred twenty-first-century girl's guide to life, tackling the highs and lows of bodies, politics, relationships, moms, education, life on the internet, and pop culture. Whether discussing Barbra Streisand or The Bachelor, working in the West Wing or working on finding a wing woman, Alyssa leaves no stone unturned...and no awkward situation unexamined. Like her bestseller Who Thought This Was a Good Idea?, SO HERE'S THE THING... brings a sharp eye and outsize sense of humor to the myriad issues facing women the world over, both in and out of the workplace. Along with Alyssa's personal experiences and hard-won life lessons, interviews with women like Monica Lewinsky, Susan Rice, and Chelsea Handler round out this modern woman's guide to, well, just about everything you can think of.

Download or read book The New Southern Style written by Alyssa Rosenheck and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2020-09-22 with total page 479 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A vibrantly illustrated exploration of the creative, inclusive, and inspiring movement happening in today’s Southern interior design The American South is a place steeped in history and tradition. We think of sweet tea, thick drawls, and even thicker summer air. It is also a place with a fraught history, complicated social norms, and dated perspectives. Yet among the makers and artists of the South, there is a powerful movement afoot. Alyssa Rosenheck shines a much-needed spotlight on a burgeoning community of people who are taking what’s beloved, inherent, and honored in the South and making it their own. The New Southern Style tours more than 30 homes and includes interviews with the designers, artists, and creative entrepreneurs who are reinventing Southern design and culture. This beautifully illustrated book is sure to inspire the home and soul.

Download or read book The Eleventh Trade written by Alyssa Hollingsworth and published by Roaring Brook Press. This book was released on 2018-09-18 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From debut author Alyssa Hollingsworth comes a story about living with fear, being a friend, and finding a new place to call home. They say you can't get something for nothing, but nothing is all Sami has. When his grandfather’s most-prized possession—a traditional Afghan instrument called a rebab—is stolen, Sami resolves to get it back. He finds it at a music store, but it costs $700, and Sami doesn’t have even one penny. What he does have is a keychain that has caught the eye of his classmate. If he trades the keychain for something more valuable, could he keep trading until he has $700? Sami is about to find out. The Eleventh Trade is both a classic middle school story and a story about being a refugee. Alyssa Hollingsworth tackles a big issue with a light touch. 2020 UKLA Award Winner

Download or read book Spring Break Adventure written by Jessica Yellowknife and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-06 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What would two pre teenagers do on their spring break with a working mother and being stuck with a babysitter with no clue on what kids are like today. What kind of adventure could they have? What would you do, if you were them? Any ideal! Alyssa and Jack are always pulling tricks on each other, to see who would be the first one to go crawling crying like a big baby to their Mom. These two don't get along like most brother and sister, its vinegar and oil on most days. They just don't mix but always have each other back. Alyssa decided to go to her room and lie on her bed and think about what she would like to achieve on her spring break. She slips into a deep sleep. Meanwhile Jack plans on fabricating a train that could run off the solar energy of the sun, so that it would protect the environment from pollution. Alyssa starts to get a high fever and her imagination runs wild and Jack meets up with his two best friends Mark and Pagie and the adventure of a lifetime begin. One is living his and the other dreaming her adventure away. Which one will have the best adventure or will they come together as one, friends and all.

Download or read book Flipping Dreams written by Kirsten Osbourne and published by Unlimited Dreams Publishing. This book was released on 2021-12-15 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kayla Romriell is happy with her life. She’s been working for herself for years, buying, fixing up, and selling old houses. When her parents die unexpectedly, her world comes crashing down around her, and she wants nothing more than to spend time with her four sisters, so they can get through the tragedy together. She is the last sister to join the others in Bear Lake, where the five of them are working on turning their family’s lake house into a bed and breakfast. As soon as she arrives, her oldest sister marries, leaving her feeling a bit lost, having wanted badly for all five of them to live together for a while. With her share of the work mostly done by a contractor, she is immediately in search of a new house to flip. Bear Lake has been a good move for her sisters, and she hopes it will be for her as well, as she moves into a home filled with memories of love, laughter, and happiness.

Download or read book Jenna s Dilemma written by Melissa J. Morgan and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2007 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eleven-year-old Jenna, contending with the separation of her parents and the unwanted presence of her twin brother and older sister at Camp Lakeview, is determined to make a name for herself by pulling the ultimate prank.

Download or read book Decision and Dissent written by David Brianza and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2012-11 with total page 1007 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet Alyssa Dashiell-attractive, gifted young attorney, relishing the wellearned reward of a few moments to herself behind the wheel of a founding partner's Bugatti Veyron, the world's fastest car. Powerless to resist taking the once-in-a-lifetime experience to its extreme, she gains the attention of Police Officer Connor Daeman-an encounter that proves life-changing for both in ways neither could imagine. A fast-flowing chain of events rapidly unfolds; enthralling, hold-yourbreath occurrences that lead inexorably to what will be called the trial of the century-a powerful courtroom drama, as provocative as it is divisive, that pits two of the world's finest lawyers against each other in a contest that puts everything on the line, with the potential to abolish centuries of hard-earned rights for millions. It is a trial, controversial, incendiary, and tainted with madness, that sets the stage to blow the lid off the naïve belief that there are some things that just can't happen in America. Suspenseful, alarming, and destined for controversy, Decision and Dissent is to be counted among those rare novels that require courage on the part of the reader; virtually every page will affect the reader like no story he or she has ever read before. Explosive action, humour, and provocative points of view expressed by characters who leap to life will hold the reader spellbound to the very last page.

Download or read book written by Valentine Mckay-riddell, Ph.d. and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2010-08 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr. Valentine McKay-Riddell holds a PhD in Transpersonal Psychology and a Master's degree in Counseling Psychology from the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology (ITP) in Palo Alto, California, and a BFA in Painting and Sculpture from the San Francisco Art Institute. She studied Creative Writing, Education, and Child Psychology at the University of Texas in Austin; Painting and Sculpture at the University of Nebraska in Omaha; Psychology at St. Mary's College in Orinda, California; and Arts and Consciousness at John F. Kennedy University, also in Orinda. She is a member of ITP's Global Adjunct Faculty and currently serves as Co-President of ITP's Alumni Association. Valentine is Founding Executive Director of Orenda Healing International, a 501c.3. nonprofit organization devoted to promoting individual and community health and well-being. OHI umbrellas many of her research projects, which currently include filmmaking as art therapy with incarcerated youth and filmmaking as catalyst for intergenerational healing among Native American youth and elders.Born in Orlando, Florida, she has lived in Canada, Mexico, and much of the United States, and has traveled in England, Ireland, And The British West Indies. She has taught art-making to young people and adults since 1965, and Healing Artй-a shamanic art-making process she developed in 1984 to heal herself of cancer-to AIDS and cancer patients; incarcerated, homeless, and challenged youth; developmentally disabled adults; and women in transition in Texas, California, Oregon, and New Mexico. She is a certified Reiki Master in the Usui Lineage. Valentine has a private practice in holistic counseling and shamanic healing in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where she currently teaches multicultural art therapy at Southwestern College. Free time is spent with husband Lewis Riddell on nature photography shoots, writing fantasy for young adults, and visiting her two daughters and five grandchildren.

Download or read book Alyssa and the Spell Garden written by Alexandra Sheppard and published by Faber & Faber. This book was released on 2024-04-02 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Enchanting and heart-lifting.' Sophie Anderson 'Bursts with glimmering magic.' Jasbinder Bilan 'A delight . . . funny, heartfelt and packed full of magic.' Abi Elphinstone 'Magical and empowering.' G M Linton 'A magical, cosy, spellbinding treat!' Kieran Larwood ' Utterly charming.' Lizzie Huxley-Jones 'The perfect mix of heart and magic.' Rachel Faturoti ' A heart warming read with a blast of magic!' Janelle McCurdy Alyssa must save the magical spell garden with her new unreliable powers. When 11-year-old Alyssa is forced to spend the summer holiday with her mum's family, who she's never met before, her latent magical powers explode into life. Her great aunt runs a secret magic school in her spell garden where local kids can hone their power. The garden grows magical spell ingredients that have protected their family and the wider neighbourhood for decades - ever since they arrived from Jamaica with their mother Effie in the 1960s. But something is going wrong and the magic is running out! Can Alyssa use her new, unpredictable magic to set things right? A contemporary fantasy set in a small community in North London facing eviction and gentrification with a magical garden at the centre of it. Stunningly illustrated by Bex Glendining.

Download or read book The Amazing Thoughts and Brilliant Ideas of Alyssa written by Lambda Publishing and published by . This book was released on 2021-01-03 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Best Gift idea for Alyssa UNDER 10 DOLLARS ! This pretty, lined, notebook is perfect for school, taking notes, recipes, to do lists, sketching, writing, organizing and drawing, with beautiful soft colors design combination. Forget the boring thank you car and gift them this unique notebook that they can use and always remember you by. This really does make an excellent gift, perfect for Christmas, Birthdays or any special occasion!

Download or read book Closer Than She Thinks written by Meryl Sawyer and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2015-12-22 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the New York Times–bestselling author, an electrifying romantic suspense novel of passion, betrayal—and revenge. Twelve years ago, Alyssa Rossi fled Louisiana under a cloud of scandal and criminal accusations. But her self-imposed exile in Italy comes to an abrupt end when she has to return to New Orleans for the sale of her jewelry company to an international conglomerate. There, she comes face-to-face with Clay Duvall, the duplicitous lover who betrayed her. TriTech CEO Jake Williams has no inkling that the employee behind his company’s acquisition of Rossi Designs is a man obsessed with its owner. Then Jake meets Alyssa. Tall, smart, and gorgeous, she’s a dead ringer for Clay Duvall’s wife, Phoebe, Alyssa’s first cousin and the woman for whom Clay left her. Jake finds himself falling hard for Alyssa—despite her position at the center of a storm of gossip and controversy that has raged for more than a decade. And now a murder shockingly close to home raises the stakes as a fiendishly orchestrated plot could cast suspicion on Alyssa again—or make her a killer’s final victim. Award-winning author Meryl Sawyer’s sexy and thrilling romantic suspense novels will “keep you turning pages with lightning speed” (Kristin Hannah).

Download or read book Intimate Betrayal written by Adrienne Basso and published by Kensington Publishing Corp.. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author of Every Bit a Rogue delivers a Regency romance that “builds sexual tension to a satisfying crescendo. This book sizzles with desire” (Literary Times). Fiercely independent Alyssa Carrington deftly ran her father’s English estate for years. But before his death, he auctioned Westgate Manor to the highest bidder, leaving her penniless. Now there was a new lord of the manor—and Alyssa found herself at his mercy . . . A charismatic ladies’ man, the Duke of Gillingham is more than happy to welcome lovely Alyssa into rooms that were once hers—especially the master bedroom. Never before has he met a woman who so attracts him body and mind. But it is exactly Alyssa’s mind that concerns her. Much as she enjoys the Duke’s attentions, she does not enjoy the longing he inspires. Nor will she become another of his conquests. Yet the Duke has powers of persuasion Alyssa never dreamed possible. Now she must decide whether to risk her sensibly planned future—and her sensibly guarded heart . . . Praise for the novels of Adrienne Basso “Basso has a gift for creating stories tinged with simmering passion and poignancy.” —Romantic Times “Sinfully sensual.” —Booklist “Delightful . . . This rousing romance will enchant series fans and win over new readers.” —Publishers Weekly

Download or read book Harlequin Special Edition February 2017 Box Set 2 of 2 written by Rachel Lee and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2017-02-01 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harlequin® Special Edition brings you three new titles for one great price, available now! These are heartwarming, romantic stories about life, love and family. This Special Edition box set includes: HIS PREGNANT COURTHOUSE BRIDE Conard County: The Next Generation by Rachel Lee An unexpected pregnancy has high-class lawyer Amber Towers heading for Conard County—and Judge Wyatt Carter. Neither of them expected their law-school attraction to still be this strong, but their fledgling feelings have to weather Amber's wariness when it comes to love, not to mention nasty rumors and an election season, if they want to make it to a courthouse wedding. THE COOK'S SECRET INGREDIENT Hurley's Homestyle Kitchen by Meg Maxwell PI and single dad Carson Ford knows the fortune-teller who promised his dad a second great love was a fraud. He just needs the fortune-teller's daughter, Olivia Hurley, to explain that to his father. But the mystery woman sounds very much like her estranged aunt, so they set out to find her and just might find love for themselves along the way. HOW TO STEAL THE LAWMAN'S HEART Sweet Briar Sweethearts by Kathy Douglass Widowed chief of police Trent Knight never expected Carmen Shields, the woman he blames for his wife's death, to be the one to make him love again. Yet Carmen is not only finding her way into his daughters' affections, she seems to be stealing his heart, too.Look for Harlequin Special Edition’s Febuary 2017 Box set 1 of 2, filled with even more stories of life, love and family!Look for 6 compelling new stories every month from Harlequin® Special Edition!

Download or read book Asking For Trouble written by Rosalind James and published by Rosalind James. This book was released on 2015-04-09 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sometimes you go looking for trouble. And sometimes, trouble finds you. Alyssa Kincaid knows she needs to make some big changes. A move to San Francisco is the first step, and now it's time to get serious, and to get the rest of her life on track. If only her messy life would cooperate. And if only it had Joe Hartman in it. Multimillionaire software entrepreneur Joe knows all about pain, and not much at all about love. But he's clear on one thing: Making a move on his best friend's little sister, the beloved youngest sibling in the closest thing to a family he's got, would be asking for trouble. Unfortunately, Alyssa always does seem to be asking for trouble. And it's getting harder and harder for Joe to resist answering. This steamy, sexy best friend's little sister San Francisco friends to lovers romance will be enjoyed by fans of Catherine Bybee, Jill Shalvis, and Kristin Higgins.

Download or read book The House Guest written by Hank Phillippi Ryan and published by Forge Books. This book was released on 2023-02-07 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The House Guest is another diabolical cat-and-mouse thriller from USA Today bestselling author Hank Phillippi Ryan—but which character is the cat, and which character is the mouse? After every divorce, one spouse gets all the friends. What does the other one get? If they’re smart, they get the benefits. Alyssa Macallan is terrified when she’s dumped by her wealthy and powerful husband. With a devastating divorce looming, she begins to suspect her toxic and manipulative soon-to-be-ex is scheming to ruin her—leaving her alone and penniless. And when the FBI shows up at her door, Alyssa knows she really needs a friend. And then she gets one. A seductive new friend, one who’s running from a dangerous relationship of her own. Alyssa offers Bree Lorrance the safety of her guest house, and the two become confidantes. Then Bree makes a heart-stoppingly tempting offer. Maybe Alyssa and Bree can solve each others’ problems. But no one is what they seem. And the fates and fortunes of these two women twist and turn until the shocking truth emerges: You can’t always get what you want. But sometimes you get what you deserve. Other books by Hank Phillippi Ryan: Her Perfect Life The First to Lie The Murder List On the House Trust Me THE JANE RYLAND SERIES: The Other Woman / The Wrong Girl / Truth Be Told / What You See / Say No More THE CHARLOTTE MCNALLY SERIES: Prime Time / Face Time / Air Time / Drive Time At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Download or read book How to Steal the Lawman s Heart written by Kathy Douglass and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2017-02-01 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this second chance romance, a widowed single father unexpectedly falls for the woman involved in the car accident that killed his wife. Chief of police Trent Knight had it all—a wonderful marriage and family—until an accident took his wife and he was left alone to raise his two beautiful daughters. Now the person he always blamed for his loss is back in town, and all bets are off. But soon his anger toward Carmen Shields gives way to a very different emotion—awareness of Carmen as a woman. On one hand, it feels like a betrayal of his late wife’s memory. On the other, it could be the widower’s second chance at happiness—and Carmen’s shot at redemption. Maybe Carmen can even make the small town her home again—with the love of a certain lawman. . . .