Download or read book The Reluctant Blogger written by Ryan Rapier and published by Bonneville Books. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Blogging was the last thing Todd Landry expected his psychiatrist to recommend in dealing with his wife's death. But his aversion to therapy demands drastic measures, and Todd soon finds himself writing about his sometimes-humorous struggles with single parenthood, dating, and shattered expectations. With each blog entry, Todd lets his guard down and discovers that perhaps he can find love once again.
Download or read book More Essays of a Reluctant Blogger written by Keith B. Darrell and published by Amber Book Company. This book was released on 2019-08-28 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I never wanted a blog. My friends insisted I start one, but I resisted. Frankly, the entire concept made no sense to me. When the first blogs appeared, I opined there were 10,000 blogs writers and 10,001 blog readers. To be fair, the early blogs were little more than online diaries, mostly authored by teenage girls obsessing over boys and makeup and school and boys and that snarky girl in fifth period math class who wore too much mascara and boys... Then, the mommy bloggers arrived. Stay-at-home moms discovered blogging and took the Internet by storm. While I appreciated paragraphs that read less like banter overheard outside a high school's girl's locker room, I still couldn't relate to discussions of diapers, car seats, and Oprah. Next came the business blogs. At first, I was enticed back to the Blogosphere. Here was a subject to which I could relate. But I soon realized they were all saying essentially the same thing, stating the obvious with a newfound sense of discovery. Soon, every business was told it must have a blog. Never mind if they had nothing to say; the competition had blogs so customers expected them to, as well. The proliferation of blogs continued. It expanded beyond business. Everyone needed a blog. No matter if they had nothing worth saying. No matter if they lacked writing skills. No matter if they lacked potential readers. It was de rigueur. So I started a little blog. No one read it. But when my friends asked if I had a blog, I could answer yes, and that seemed to satisfy them. They never asked to follow it, but at least I no longer received daily lectures on why it was essential that I have a blog. I had conformed and they were satisfied. As Winston Smith had accepted Big Brother, I had accepted the Blogosphere. It left me alone. For a while.
Download or read book Essays of A Reluctant Blogger Omnibus written by Keith B. Darrell and published by Amber Book Company. This book was released on 2023-10-14 with total page 880 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author Keith B. Darrell capers from humorous anecdotes to philosophical musings to insightful commentary on today's societal concerns in these collections of essays from his blog at KeithB.Darrell.com and contained within three print volumes published by Amber Book Company: Collected Essays of a Reluctant Blogger, Paperback ISBN 978-1-935971-19-1 More Essays of a Reluctant Blogger, Paperback ISBN 978-1-935971-27-6 Return of the Reluctant Blogger, Paperback ISBN 978-1-935971-38-2
Download or read book Return of the Reluctant Blogger written by Keith B. Darrell and published by Amber Book Company. This book was released on 2019-08-28 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author Keith B. Darrell's essays caper from humorous anecdotes to philosophical musings to insightful commentary on today's societal concerns. Return of the Reluctant Blogger features 264 pages of social commentary and humor collected from the best columns of Darrell's blog from 2016-to-2017.
Download or read book The Reluctant Tuscan written by Phil Doran and published by Random House. This book was released on 2012-09-30 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rising From The Mist in the sun-blushed hills of Tuscany is Il Piccolo Rustico, a 300-year-old stone farmhouse that Nancy Doran dreams of lovingly restoring into an idlyllic home. All her husband Phil can see is a crumbling money pit that, as far as dreams go, is more of a nightmare. Reluctantly leaving behind high -octane, air-conditioned Los Angeles where he lives and works as a writer-producer, Phil is uprooted to a strange country intoxicated by O sole mio, virgin olive oil and oak-aged Chianti. The local village reveals itself to be a hive of seething passions, secrets and age-old blood feuds, and the newcomers find that life is not all strolls around town during the passagiato and relaxing under the awnings of picturesque cafes. Beset by a rift of exasperating challenges - from the cunning tricks of the Pinatore family to an infuriating Byzantine Italian bureaucracy - it is only with an inspired touch of the 'Inner Italian' that Phil and Nancy finally manage to soften the hearts of their neighbours and are embraced by the community.
Download or read book The Reluctant Entertainer written by Sandy Coughlin and published by Bethany House. This book was released on 2010-08-01 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hospitality can be a blessing to both the host and her guests, but for many women today, it simply doesn't happen. Feelings of inadequacy, unrealistic expectations, fear of failure, lack of time--all conspire to steal the joy that comes from opening one's home and sharing fellowship with others. In The Reluctant Entertainer, Sandy Coughlin relates to people in real ways about real meals that mortals cook, during which real conversations draw people together. Would-be hostesses will discover that true hospitality is not about being perfect, cooking a fancy meal, or spending a lot of money. Rather, it's about an open door and an open heart.
Download or read book The Reluctant Vampire written by Lynsay Sands and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2011-05-31 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Lynsay Sands writes books that keep readers coming back for more.” —Katie MacAlister, USA Today bestselling author of A Girl’s Guide to Vampires Readers can’t get enough of Lynsay Sands’ delightfully devilish novels featuring the Argeneau vampire family, and with The Reluctant Vampire, Sands soars to new heights on silken bat wings. The story of a sexy Rogue Hunter forced to babysit a new immortal with a handsome, brooding, millennia-old vampire still devastated over the loss of a lover, The Reluctant Vampire offers heart, humor, and sizzling sensuality in equal measure—hallmarks of the incomparable Lynsay’s bestselling paranormal fiction.
Download or read book The Reluctant Dom written by Tymber Dalton and published by Siren Publishing. This book was released on 2012-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kaden's dying, but before he goes he has one problem to solve. He must ask his dearest friend, Seth, to take over as Dom and Master to his wife, Leah. Seth has seen himself as the perpetual screwup and Kaden as the strong one. He knows there's no way he can refuse Kaden this. Now Seth finds himself immersed in a role he's far from comfortable with --inflicting physical pain to provide emotional comfort to the woman he's secretly loved for years. Can he deal with his crushing grief over the impending loss of his oldest friend and still learn the skills he must master in time to become The Reluctant Dom? Note: This book was previously published with another publisher. ** A Siren Erotic Romance (amazon.com).
Download or read book Oz written by Keith B. Darrell and published by Amber Book Company. This book was released on 2022-05-18 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Zebediah Hugson books passage on The Wizard of Odds with Cap'n Bill and his first mate Trot to sail from Emerald City, Kansas downriver to Wonderland in search of his missing cousin, newspaper reporter Dorothy Gale. Meanwhile Tinka Belle, guilt-ridden over having overdosed Wendy's sister Detective Alice Dodgson on the hallucinogen fairy dust, has fled Peter Pan's luxury penthouse that towers over the futuristic art deco city of Wonderland. Tinka Belle returns to her roots in the dark underbelly of the city of tomorrow – the slums of Wonderland, where she shares an alley squat with her young friend Tip, a boy with a long-held secret and a hidden past. This sequel to Wonderland reveals what lies in the shadows of the glitz and glamor of the art deco architectural marvel of Wonderland, where the Yellow Brick Road leads through the dangerous Tenement Row, home of Old Mombi who sells abducted children and young women to the highest bidder; the local brothel, Glinda Goodwitch's Palace of Pleasure; The Quadling, the seedy bar belonging to ex-prizefighter Jack Pumpkinhead, whose face resembles a smashed gourd; and the territory claimed by Gen. Jinjur and her army of punk rock lesbians.
Download or read book The Reluctant Mentor written by Lew Sauder and published by Lew Sauder, Inc.. This book was released on 2015-02-13 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An engaging and informative story on mentoring between baby boomers and millennialsRoger Stewart Thinks he needs to mentor his young new employee. He doesn't realize that he's only half-right. In The Reluctant Mentor, Lew Sauder and Jeff Porter have weaved a tale of a baby boomer who hires Phil, an intelligent and ambitious millennial. Roger immediately sees some differences in his young new employee that he doesn't understand. After conferring with others his age, Roger decides to mentor the young man. It comes as quite a surprise that the millennial has a few things to teach Roger. The Reluctant Mentor is an enjoyable and easy to read business parable that provides a model for how baby boomers and millennials can work together more efficiently. By sharing the knowledge that each group uniquely holds within, both generations can become more productive and happier in the workplace.
Download or read book The Reluctant Mr Darwin An Intimate Portrait of Charles Darwin and the Making of His Theory of Evolution Great Discoveries written by David Quammen and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2007-07-17 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Quammen brilliantly and powerfully re-creates the 19th century naturalist's intellectual and spiritual journey."--Los Angeles Times Book Review Twenty-one years passed between Charles Darwin's epiphany that "natural selection" formed the basis of evolution and the scientist's publication of On the Origin of Species. Why did Darwin delay, and what happened during the course of those two decades? The human drama and scientific basis of these years constitute a fascinating, tangled tale that elucidates the character of a cautious naturalist who initiated an intellectual revolution.
Download or read book Alterverse written by Keith B. Darrell and published by Amber Book Company. This book was released on 2022-05-13 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In a world without hope, in a land of darkness and despair, where chaos has replaced order, one boy leads a ragtag band of rebels against omnipotent forces." The forces of Chaos have defeated those of Order and recreated reality. The result is a dystopian multiverse ruled by the Dark Gods and policed by vampires who serve as their high priests. Into this Alterverse comes a heavensent African, gender-switching, interdimensional traveler who now finds himself permanently stuck in female form and tasked with the unenviable job of restoring reality. He/She must locate 17-year-old Alaric, son of the imprisoned witch Samantha Twitch and the banished demon Lucifer, and help him form a rebellion. But in this altered reality familiar faces are not who they may seem and some who had died now still live. Pandora and Cody's teenaged children Quinn and Ursula join Alaric's nascent resistance alongside the demon Asmodeus, Grand Duke of Hell Eligos, Nitrate (an emotive from the Dreamscape), Kita the kitsune, and a Kunoichi (Japanese female assassin) against overwhelming odds, as they seek not merely to change the world but the entire multiverse, and overthrow the gods themselves.
Download or read book Why Blog written by Sarah Pedersen and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2010-06-09 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Weblogging' or ‘blogging’ has joined e-mail and Internet home pages as one of the most popular uses of the Internet. This book focuses on the British blogosphere, comparing British bloggers to the more researched US. Motivations covered include the desire to connect with others online, the need to express opinions or blow off steam, or to share experiences, and a growing financial motivation in the blogosphere. Other motivations explored include a desire to become a ‘citizen journalist’, a need for validation, the commercial possibilities of blogging and the possibility of turning your blog into a published ‘book’. Expands the discussion of the blogging phenomenon outside the US Focuses on the British blogosphere, comparing British bloggers to the more researched US Includes a discussion of the motivations of women bloggers
Download or read book The QuaranTeens written by Keith B. Darrell and published by Amber Book Company. This book was released on 2022-05-11 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2025 – A new coronavirus, COVID-25, spreads across the globe killing hundreds of thousands before disappearing. They thought the worst was over… until four years later, when the more virulent COVID-29 strikes, wiping out 80% of the world’s population. The government rapidly constructs an underground complex – the bunker – to safeguard 50 specially selected infants and young children to be mankind’s last hope. When the bunker’s last adult dies 12 years later, the quarantined teenagers must form their own society within the bunker or venture out into the post-plague world.
Download or read book Shards written by Keith B. Darrell and published by Amber Book Company. This book was released on 2023-06-02 with total page 855 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Keith B. Darrell traverses multiple genres and dimensions, guiding the reader to a wondrous universe of speculative fiction in which he has loosed the gremlins of his imagination. Leading the reader through realms of fantasy, horror, science fiction, satire, nostalgia, urban fiction, and other genres, he has tapped into the zeitgeist, chronicling the exploits of ordinary people who find themselves in extraordinary situations. His tales hold a funhouse mirror up to society and force us to recognize ourselves in the reflection. Filled with pathos, they cross all genres and are alternately poignant, nostalgic, humorous, cautionary, and even terrifying. Keith B. Darrell’s stories flow effortlessly. Do not be deceived. They are raw. They are politically incorrect. And they will take you from your comfort zone into a modern day Twilight Zone.
Download or read book The 25th Hour written by Keith B. Darrell and published by Amber Book Company. This book was released on 2016 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mackenzie Mortimer is a typical junior high geek: shy, awkward, late with his homework, and always late for class. He's never got enough time to do everything he needs to do; after all, there are only 24 hours in a day. But when Mac finds his grandfather's pocket watch, he discovers his days have an extra hour. The eccentric inventor's journal reveals the watch can add up to 60 minutes to a single day by freezing time around whomever controls it. When a crisis looms for Mac and his friends, time is running out... but fortunately, Mackenzie Mortimer has a few more minutes than anyone else.
Download or read book Wonderland written by Keith B. Darrell and published by Amber Book Company. This book was released on 2022-05-13 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Detective Alice Dodgson follows a summons from Police Chief O'Hare to the futuristic city of Wonderland. O'Hare wants Alice to assume the job of Wonderland's chief detective. She refuses, but he says, "You may find what you're looking for here in Wonderland." Alice agrees, hoping to find her sister who was abducted 15 years earlier. O'Hare's late for a tea party being given by Mademoiselle Milliner, one of Wonderland's patrons and socialites, who made her fortune from designing outrageous hats. He leaves her with Police Captain Jim Hooker, known as Capt. Hook because his left hand has been replaced by a metal hook. Alice encounters Dorothy Gale, a reporter for the Kansas Star who's come to Wonderland following a lead on a local criminal enterprise led by gangster Edmund Tusk, known as The Walrus. Alice learns the Walrus and his partner Carpenter are luring "young oysters -- girls -- into white slavery, their child sex trafficking emanating from Wonderland to Kansas and other locales. She decides to stay in Wonderland, suspecting her missing sister Wendy may have been one of their victims.
