Download or read book We All Live in Vegas written by Francois Paolini and published by Stephens Press, LLC. This book was released on 2010 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Text in English & French. If Francois Paolini feels 'at home' in Las Vegas, it's because he has found here the possibility to create a world where man raises his eyes to the gods instead of keeping them fixed on the asphalt. Whether they depict a gold ingot, a dark pyramid that has dropped from a science-fiction sky, Legos for big kids or a concourse of giants, Paolini's photos are paintings of atmosphere that bring together in one image what the visitor has perceived without always analysing, as well as a concentration of astonishing dreams for those who were not there. Las Vegas as shown by Paolini is the last sacred ode to the outrageness that this modern, materialistic, down-to-earth world has forgotten. What a wonderful tribute paid to Las Vegas for its Centennial Celebration.
Download or read book Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas written by Hunter S. Thompson and published by . This book was released on 2003-04-07 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a reissue of the novel inspired by Hunter S. Thompson's ether-fuelled, savage journey to the heart of the American Dream: We were somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert when the drugs began to take hold... And suddenly there was a terrible roar all around us and the sky was full of what looked like huge bats, all swooping and screeching and diving around the car, which was going about a hundred miles an hour with the top down to Las Vegas.
Download or read book The Gambler written by William C. Rempel and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2018-01-23 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL BESTSELLER “Offers an entertaining look at Kerkorian’s outsize life… an interesting portrait of a billionaire.” – Wall Street Journal The rags-to-riches story of one of America’s wealthiest and least-known financial giants, self-made billionaire Kirk Kerkorian—the daring aviator, movie mogul, risk-taker, and business tycoon who transformed Las Vegas and Hollywood to become one of the leading financiers in American business. Kerkorian combined the courage of a World War II pilot, the fortitude of a scrappy boxer, the cunning of an inscrutable poker player and an unmatched genius for making deals. He never put his name on a building, but when he died he owned almost every major hotel and casino in Las Vegas. He envisioned and fostered a new industry —the leisure business. Three times he built the biggest resort hotel in the world. Three times he bought and sold the fabled MGM Studios, forever changing the way Hollywood does business. His early life began as far as possible from a place on the Forbes List of Billionaires when he and his Armenian immigrant family lost their farm to foreclosure. He was four. They arrived in Los Angeles penniless and moved often, staying one step ahead of more evictions. Young Kirk learned English on the streets of L.A., made pennies hawking newspapers and dropped out after eighth grade. How he went on to become one of the richest and most generous men in America—his net worth as much as $20 billion—is a story largely unknown to the world. That’s because what Kerkorian valued most was his privacy. His very private life turned to tabloid fodder late in life when a former professional tennis player falsely claimed that the eighty-five-year-old billionaire fathered her child. In this engrossing biography, investigative reporter William C. Rempel digs deep into Kerkorian’s long-guarded history to introduce a man of contradictions—a poorly educated genius for deal-making, an extraordinarily shy man who made the boldest of business ventures, a careful and calculating investor who was willing to bet everything on a single roll of the dice. Unlike others of his status and importance, Kerkorian made few public appearances and strenuously avoided personal publicity. His friends and associates, however, were some of the biggest names in business, entertainment, and sports—among them Howard Hughes, Ted Turner, Steve Wynn, Michael Milken, Cary Grant, Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, Elvis Presley, Mike Tyson, and Andre Agassi. When he died in 2015 two years shy of the century mark, Kerkorian had outlived many of his closest friends and associates. Now, Rempel meticulously pieces together revealing fragments of Kerkorian’s life, collected from diverse sources—war records, business archives, court documents, news clippings and the recollections and recorded memories of longtime pals and relatives. In The Gambler, Rempel illuminates this unknown, self-made man and his inspiring legacy as never before.
Download or read book Hope Wins written by Tom Angleberger and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2022-05-10 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a collection of personal stories and essays, award-winning and bestselling artists from Matt de la Peña and Veera Hiranandani to Max Brallier and R.L. Stine write about how hope always wins, even in the darkest of times. Where does hope live? In your family? In your community? In your school? In your heart? From a family restaurant to a hot-dog shaped car, from an empty road on a moonlight night to a classroom holiday celebration, this anthology of personal stories from award-winning and bestselling authors, shows that hope can live everywhere, even—or especially—during the darkest of times. No matter what happens: Hope wins. Contributors include: Tom Angleberger, James Bird, Max Brallier, Julie Buxbaum, Pablo Cartaya, J.C. Cervantes, Soman Chainani, Matt de la Peña, Stuart Gibbs, Adam Gidwitz, Karina Yan Glaser, Veera Hiranandani, Hena Khan, Gordon Korman, Janae Marks, Sarah Mlynowski, Rex Ogle, James Ponti, Pam Muñoz Ryan, Ronald L.Smith, Christina Soontornvat, and R.L. Stine.
Download or read book Image Vol 2 5 written by Various and published by Image Comics. This book was released on 2017-12-27 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume two of the Diamond Gem Award-winning comics magazine IMAGE+ continues with all the hard-hitting content you love. This issue features another 80 pages of interviews, previews, and in-depth features, plus exclusive comics content. IMAGE+ remains your number-one source for news and information about Image Comics, and now's the perfect time to get in on the ground floor. IMAGE+ is once again available for the low, low price of FREE for anyone already purchasing a copy of Diamond's Previews.
Download or read book Showband written by Mahora Peters and published by Huia Publishers. This book was released on 2006 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "If you like your Maori culture served in a cocktail glass then Showband! is the book for you. Recollections of white mink coats, sequined gowns and glamorous resorts contrast with personal sacrifices and dingy venues. Travelling to the four corners of the world, Mahora and the Maori Volcanics wowed audiences with their unique blend of popular music and cultural performance." --Book Jacket.
Download or read book Can We All Get Along written by Paula McClain and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-05-04 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a nation built by immigrants and bedeviled by the history and legacy of slavery and discrimination, how do we, as Americans, reconcile a commitment to equality and freedom with persistent inequality and discrimination? And what can we do about it? This widely acclaimed text by Paula D. McClain, with new coauthor Jessica D. Johnson Carew, provides a comprehensive and accessible overview of the historical and contemporary political experience of the major groups-African Americans, Latinos, Asian Americans, and American Indians-in the United States. It explores the similarities and differences in these groups' representation and participation in law, politics, and policymaking, discusses the enduring issues and concerns that they face, and examines intra- and inter-group competition and coalition-building in the face of enduring conflict and inequality. The seventh edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to include coverage of President Barack Obama's second term, the 2016 election, police brutality and Black Lives Matter, and the Dakota Access Pipeline protest movement. With a brand-new chapter on the intersections of race and gender, Can We All Get Along? remains unparalleled in its comparative coverage of the current landscape of minority politics in the United States.
Download or read book The Potato Chip Club written by Tamiko Sequin and published by Tate Publishing. This book was released on 2011-03 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Summer vacation may be over, but sophomore Bethany Dung is returning to school full of high hopes and expectations. She's lost a lot of weight and is banking on her improved looks to make this year her best yet. She's got a hot, new wardrobe for her new body, and she's not wearing her dorky glasses anymore. She's sure to be one of the popular girls and hook up with the super cute, super popular boy in school, Radson Mitchell. Just when things are going as she hoped, Bethany finds out that being pretty and popular don't mean a whole lot when she starts disappointing her parents and losing her friends at church, especially her best friend, Bernadette, and new friend, Caity. She must choose what matters more: her relationship with the cool crowd or her relationship with Christ. But maybe, just maybe, she won't have to choose, and she'll be able to lead her new friends to God, and they can all be members of The Potato Chip Club. Author Tamiko Sequin was born and raised in the beautiful state of Hawai'i. She continues to live there now with her husband and four children. She has worked as an educator in both public and private school institutions. The Potato Chip Club is her first novel.
Download or read book Billboard written by and published by . This book was released on 1979-10-13 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.
Download or read book A Day Late and a Dollar Short written by Terry McMillan and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Without question, this is McMillan’s best. A glorious novel....A moving tapestry of familial love and redemption.”—The Washington Post With her hallmark exuberance and a cast of characters so sassy, resilient, and full of life that they breathe, dream, and shout right off the page, Terry McMillan has given us a tour-de-force novel of family, healing, and redemption. A Day Late and a Dollar Short takes us deep into the hearts, minds, and souls of America—and gives us six more friends we never want to leave.
Download or read book The Cuban Mission written by John Jones and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2020-03-09 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Series of Books will continue to introduce man in person with his maker GOD ALMIGHTY. GOD will meet and work with Representatives from the Planet Ares (PA) to seek help in finding “Peace” Throughout His Entire Universe. GOD uses these meetings as a method to allow man to seek “Peace on his own terms”. The Primary Setting for this continuing Secret Peace Corp (SPC) Story (After cleaning up a few loose ends) is located in the Foreign Country of Cuba. SPC Agent John James VA10A and his Wife Susan James SPC Agent VA10C have been assigned a Major SPC Mission by their Commanding Officer (CO) Joshua Christian (JC) from the Secret Peace Corp Earth Base Station (SPCEBS). This Major SPC Mission is to transverse across the Country of Cuba from Havana to Santiago; seek out and locate known and unknown Terrorist targets set in place by the Neo-Nazi German Army (NNGA) and al-Qaida Terror Cells working in partnership. Five known Terrorist Targets have been identified so far and listed by the SPCEBS Agents! Strict Orders from the Secret Peace Corp Board (SPCB) on Planet Ares (PA) are: Locate these Targets!!! Completely Eliminate these Targets!!! NO PRISONERS!!!!!!!!!! The Mystery of how these Terrorist Targets are set up, located and eliminated will overwhelm your mind as this FINAL SPC STORY UNFOLDS AND IS TOLD!!!!!
Download or read book Finally Broken written by Rena Reagin Montford and published by Finally Broken. This book was released on 2008-04 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finally Broken is born out of personal experiences-from child abuse, spousal abuse, multiple marriages, and addiction to alcohol and prescription drugs-that author Rena Montford encountered throughout her lifetime. Never admitting to having it all together, but using her own personal struggle as a way for readers to relate, Rena's book invites readers to bring order to their own existence by inviting God's control over every segment of their lives. The content is raw and honest, and offers help and hope to those who wonder if they have out-sinned God's grace, or if their life circumstances have set them aside from being used by God. Is there a way back? Having reached the point of being Finally Broken, God has inspired the writing of Rena's life so that those who do not know Him in the fullness of His power might believe and trust Him when all other resources they sought have failed.
Download or read book Preparing the Way written by Barry A. Baker and published by Archway Publishing. This book was released on 2021-09-02 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “From small and simple to grand and glorious” sends an immediate message to many readers, but to those who do not instantly envision examples before them, Preparing the Way seeks to reveal elements of past, present, and future events, woven together to set the stage for the great and dreadful day of the Lord. This paradigm stage is set for all to discover. One of the clearest principles of world history is that everything we see before us today had a small beginning somewhere, somehow, influenced by someone. Remarkably enough, these events have prepared the way for the restoration of the church that Jesus Himself organized in His day and age. Through miraculous occurrences, His church is again upon the earth to prepare the way for His second coming to preside over His kingdom for the one-thousand-year millennial rule and reign—Jesus as King of kings and Lord of lords. Thoroughly researched and supported, this study invites you to embrace the knowledge that the same church that Jesus organized in the ancient Holy Land has been restored to the earth.
Download or read book We All Shine On written by Elliot Mintz and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2024-10-22 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A personal and revealing look at the last ten years of John Lennon’s life and his partnership with Yoko Ono, written by the friend who knew them best In 1972, Elliot Mintz installed a red light in his bedroom in Laurel Canyon. When it started flashing, it meant that either John Lennon or Yoko Ono—or sometimes both—were calling him. Which they did almost every day for nearly ten years, engaging Mintz in hours-long late-night phone conversations that all but consumed him for the better part of a decade. In We All Shine On, Mintz—a former radio and television host in Los Angeles—recounts the story of how their unlikely friendship began and where it led him over the years, revealing the ups and downs of a wild, touching, heartbreaking, and sometimes shocking relationship. Mintz takes readers inside John and Yoko’s inner sanctums, including their expansive seventh-floor apartment in New York’s fabled Dakota building, where Mintz was something of a semipermanent fixture, ultimately becoming the Lennons' closest and most trusted confidant. Mintz was with John and Yoko through creative highs, relationship and private challenges, fascinating interactions with the other former Beatles, and the happiest moment of their lives together, the birth of their son, Sean. He was also by Yoko’s side during the aftermath of John’s assassination on the doorstep of the Dakota—not merely a witness to it all, but a key figure in the drama of John and Yoko’s extraordinary lives. We All Shine On is a must-read for Beatles and Lennon fans, offering an up close and intimate view of one of the most celebrated artists of the twentieth century, as well as one of the most fascinating marriages. But it’s also a relationship story that just about everyone can relate to, a tale about partnership, loyalty, and trust, and most of all, the lasting legacy of a true and deep friendship.
Download or read book Amish to Christian written by Adam Fischer and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2012-07 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the true story of an innocent little Amish boy who grew up in southern Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. After running around with the Amish youth and getting involved with drinking, pornography, and drugs, he decided to leave the Amish faith, because he didn't believe the Amish were living by God's standards. He struggled with addictions for fifteen years and eventually moved away from Lancaster County, finding God and then walking away from God, and going on to live in complete sin. He married a non-Christian woman and soon found himself living in hell on earth. After three years of marriage, his wife decided she was going to kill them both, one way or another. God stepped into his life and freed him through salvation. He discovered a mighty power in the Holy Spirit. God changed his life and wants to do the same in your life. You just have to make a spot for Him in your life. Jesus Christ has a free gift for you, and all you have to do is receive it before it is too late.
Download or read book House Calls One Stop Real Estate Answers written by Edith Lank and published by Creators Publishing. This book was released on 2015-09-11 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edith Lank is a nationally syndicated lifestyle columnist for Creators Syndicate. This is a collection of the very best of House Calls from 2014.
Download or read book Proceedings of the Disabled American Veterans National Convention written by Disabled American Veterans. National Convention and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
