Download or read book You ll Never Amount to Anything Roy written by Adam Fletcher Griffiths and published by . This book was released on 2021-03-31 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The doctor's news is the worst thing Roy has heard since his year-four teacher told him he would never amount to anything. And tragically, Roy has believed that teacher his whole life. Now nearly 70 years old, Roy has limited time and resources to put those echoing words of his teacher to rest and do what he's always dreamed of: playing soccer professionally. Roy is loved, but alone. His passion for sports is matched only by the failures of his teams. In this heart-warming underdog tale, Roy falls in love and takes his beleaguered soccer team on the ride of its life, all against the better judgment of those who love him the most.

Download or read book GI Joe Lillie written by Joseph S. Bonsall and published by New Leaf Publishing Group. This book was released on 2003-03-01 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the early morning hours of June 6, tens of thousands of boys from the shores of Maine, the rivers of Mississippi, and the lakes of Minnesota were taking a boat ride that would go down in history. With the ocean spray in their faces and hearts practically beating out of their chests, American G.I.s peers through the mist and saw the beaches of France. The Allied invasion of Hitlers Europe was on! A skinny kid from Philly checked his rifle for the umpteenth time and swallowed hard. A strip of beach codenamed Utah lay just ahead.... The 1944 D-Day landings preserved freedom all over the world and affected countless individual lives including G.I. Joe and his wife, Lillie. After the war, G.I. Joe and Lillie settled into a life that included two children. Old wounds, though, never quite let G.I. Joe leave France. Nightmares and crippling injuries left him with only one true friend, but she was all he'd ever need. Lillie embarked on a decades-long love affair, from the moment she saw that skinny boy from Philly in an army hospital. Five days of courtship and 55 years of marriage strengthened by faith saw to that. Lillie prayed daily for her husband and children in the difficult years ahead. Together, they made it all the way home. In Lillie's America, it was sacrifice that preserved cherished freedoms, and loyalty kept families united and strong. Lillie's steadfast faith and heartfelt devotion is a lesson for our time. This story of patriotism, bravery abroad and at home, and most of all, deep commitment, sets in a gold frame the very essence of America. The story of G.I. Joe and Lillie helps us all remember that true love never, ever dies.

Download or read book A Fool s Errand written by Roy Cook and published by Lioncrest Publishing. This book was released on 2020-12-22 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unless you've been living under a rock, you've heard how important it is to set goals. You've probably also heard a million different life hacks to help you reach them: get more sleep, meditate, journal. That's all helpful advice, but when push comes to shove, it won't help you lead a more fulfilling, peaceful life. That's because the key to success is how you pick the best goals...for you. The goals you set must be consistent with your inner core values. As Roy Cook shows, every person has 10-20 core values, unique to them. And when you build a life around your core values, success will follow. In the words of Socrates, "The unexamined life is not worth living." A Fool's Errand is your indispensable guide to self-examination and value-oriented living. You will learn what core values are, how to discover them, and how to use your values to make wise goal choices. You don't need life hacks. All the tools you need are already inside you.

Download or read book DisneyWar written by James B. Stewart and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2005-02-18 with total page 594 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The dramatic inside story of the downfall of Michael Eisner—Disney Chairman and CEO—and the scandals that drove America’s best-known entertainment company to civil war. “When You Wish Upon a Star,” “Whistle While You Work,” “The Happiest Place on Earth”—these are lyrics indelibly linked to Disney, one of the most admired and best-known companies in the world. So when Roy Disney, chairman of Walt Disney Animation and nephew of founder Walt Disney, abruptly resigned in November 2003 and declared war on chairman and chief executive Michael Eisner, he sent shock waves through the entertainment industry, corporate boardrooms, theme parks, and living rooms around the world—everywhere Disney does business and its products are cherished. Drawing on unprecedented access to both Eisner and Roy Disney, current and former Disney executives and board members, as well as thousands of pages of never-before-seen letters, memos, transcripts, and other documents, James B. Stewart gets to the bottom of mysteries that have enveloped Disney for years: What really caused the rupture with studio chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg, a man who once regarded Eisner as a father but who became his fiercest rival? How could Eisner have so misjudged Michael Ovitz, a man who was not only “the most powerful man in Hollywood” but also his friend, whom he appointed as Disney president and immediately wanted to fire? What caused the break between Eisner and Pixar chairman Steve Jobs, and why did Pixar abruptly abandon its partnership with Disney? Why did Eisner so mistrust Roy Disney that he assigned Disney company executives to spy on him? How did Eisner control the Disney board for so long, and what really happened in the fateful board meeting in September 2004, when Eisner played his last cards? DisneyWar is an enthralling tale of one of America’s most powerful media and entertainment companies, the people who control it, and those trying to overthrow them. It tells a story that—in its sudden twists, vivid, larger-than-life characters, and thrilling climax—might itself have been the subject of a Disney classic—except that it’s all true.

Download or read book Good Enough A Novel written by Jen Petro-Roy and published by Feiwel & Friends. This book was released on 2019-02-19 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young girl with an eating disorder must find the strength to recover in this moving middle-grade novel from Jen Petro-Roy Before she had an eating disorder, twelve-year-old Riley was many things: an aspiring artist, a runner, a sister, and a friend. But now, from inside the inpatient treatment center where she's receiving treatment for anorexia, it's easy to forget all of that. Especially since under the influence of her eating disorder, Riley alienated her friends, abandoned her art, turned running into something harmful, and destroyed her family's trust. If Riley wants her life back, she has to recover. Part of her wants to get better. As she goes to therapy, makes friends in the hospital, and starts to draw again, things begin to look up. But when her roommate starts to break the rules, triggering Riley's old behaviors and blackmailing her into silence, Riley realizes that recovery will be even harder than she thought. She starts to think that even if she does "recover," there's no way she'll stay recovered once she leaves the hospital and is faced with her dieting mom, the school bully, and her gymnastics-star sister. Written by an eating disorder survivor and activist, Good Enough is a realistic depiction of inpatient eating disorder treatment, and a moving story about a girl who has to fight herself to survive.

Download or read book Unrest written by Cheyenne Dean and published by Author House. This book was released on 2014-01-09 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mark and Ellie Gibbins moved to the country to leave their demons behind, and for a better life for their unborn son, but nothing could compare to the demons they were about to face.

Download or read book In the Volume written by Alex Hyde-White and published by Archway Publishing. This book was released on 2022-09-29 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: London born author Alex Hyde-White’s English father named him Punch, hoping it would be lucky, and he started his life as a precocious son of a rather famous actor. In In the Volume, actor Hyde-White shares his story from Hollywood’s front lines, which spans more than four decades of the most transformational period in film and television history. This memoir chronicles Hyde-White’s early life growing up in England; moving to Palm Springs in the 1960’s; graduating from high school at sixteen; getting started in Hollywood; working as a cab driver, bartender, waiter, and ski shop clerk while looking for acting gigs; playing his first part in a movie as the photographer in The Toy; and more, acting in some huge box office hits. In the Volume reveals Hyde-White’s journey, at times majestic, magical, wondrous, and fulfilling. These intimate tales of triumph and failure offer both caution and inspiration.

Download or read book Forever Innocent written by Deanna Roy and published by Casey Shay Press. This book was released on 2014-01-01 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The USA Today bestselling series "Our baby died on prom night, and nothing was ever the same again." Corabelle doesn't feel like any of the other college girls. On what should have been one of the happiest nights of her life, she and her boyfriend Gavin watched a nurse disconnect the ventilator from their seven-day-old baby. During the funeral two days later, Gavin walked out and never returned. Since then, her life has been a spiral of disasters. The only thing that has helped is her ability to black out whenever the pain gets too hard to bear, a habit that has become an addiction. When Gavin shows up in her astronomy class four years later, he is hell-bent on getting her back, insisting she forgive him. Corabelle knows she can't resist the touch that fills the empty ache that has haunted her since he left. But if he learns what she has done, if he follows the trail back through her past, her secrets will destroy their love completely. And once again, she'll lose the only person who always believed she was innocent. A New Adult Contemporary Romance. Contains themes of loss, second chance, love story, first love, reuniting, new adult and coming of age, pregnancy, grief, dangerous romance, college, and blue collar. HEA. 288 print pages

Download or read book Master the Power of Self hypnosis written by C. Roy Hunter and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 1998 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some books tell you what to change. This one tells you how! Master the powers of the mind, open the gateways to your subconscious, and seize control of your life. If you've been struggling to modify deeply ingrained habits, or reach any difficult-to-achieve goal, willpower alone may not do the trick. The secret to success lies deeply buried in the unconscious, and one of the world's foremost hypnotherapists will show you point by point how to make a commitment to change, get motivated, and alter the ingrained negative "programming" that's holding you back. With this self-hypnosis handbook, you'll learn innovative empowerment exercises that teach relaxation, stress management, overcoming insomnia, and establishing priorities. Avoid the "failure trap" by clearing psychic obstacles. "Creatively" daydream to stop smoking, lose weight, and improve job performance, memory, study habits, and more. Add on the proper use of affirmations, and fine-tune the ability of language to heal or harm. Find out the four important trance ingredients (imagination, belief, expectancy, and conviction) and use the practical tips on how to build them up and employ them in your journey into self-hypnosis. 144 pages, 7 x 10.

Download or read book All the Lives We Never Lived written by Anuradha Roy and published by Washington Square Press. This book was released on 2019-10-15 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the Man Booker Prize-nominated author of Sleeping on Jupiter and “one of India’s greatest living authors” (O, The Oprah Magazine), a poignant and sweeping novel set in India during World War II and the present day about a son’s quest to uncover the truth about his mother. In my childhood, I was known as the boy whose mother had run off with an Englishman. The man was in fact German, but in small‑town India in those days, all white foreigners were largely thought of as British. So begins the “gracefully wrought” (Kirkus Reviews) story of Myshkin and his mother, Gayatri, who rebels against tradition to follow her artist’s instinct for freedom. Freedom of a different kind is in the air across India. The fight against British rule is reaching a critical turn. The Nazis have come to power in Germany. At this point of crisis, two strangers arrive in Gayatri’s town, opening up to her the vision of other possible lives. What took Myshkin’s mother from India and Dutch-held Bali in the 1930s, ripping a knife through his comfortingly familiar universe? Excavating the roots of the world in which he was abandoned, Myshkin comes to understand the connections between the anguish at home and a war‑torn universe overtaken by patriotism. Evocative and moving, “this mesmerizing exploration of the darker consequences of freedom, love, and loyalty is an astonishing display of Roy’s literary prowess” (Publishers Weekly).

Download or read book Accept No Mediocre Life written by David Foster and published by FaithWords. This book was released on 2007-10-15 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author, trainer, pastor, and radio talk show host David Foster urges readers to rip off the labels, libels, and limitations people have stuck on them and commit to a lifelong pursuit of excellence.

Download or read book Who Killed Nutty Nuckleball written by Jerry Rannow and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2019-06-12 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hollywood comedy writer Springer McKay’s latest adventure takes us deep into the Northwoods of Wisconsin, where he is being pursued by an angry mob out to kill him. You may ask, Why is this happening? What has Springer done to enrage the weird and wild citizens of Clowntown? How did our hero become surrogate father to ragtag baseball team the Clowntown Clowns? Why did he fall in love with the bartender at a strip joint? Why was the Clowns’ mascot, Nutty Nuckleball, murdered, stuffed, and erected in the town square? Comedy, sex, and romance are artfully woven together in an offbeat and hugely entertaining whodunit.

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Download or read book Patrick Roy written by Michel Roy and published by Triumph Books. This book was released on 2015-10-01 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reveals the man behind the mask—the triumphs and failures of one of the greatest goaltenders in the history of hockeyIn the early 1970s, a young Patrick Roy laced up his hockey skates for the very first time, like thousands of other kids. More than 30 years later, his indomitable will to win and his focus on being the very best brought him four Stanley Cups, three Conn Smythe trophies, three Vezina trophies, and many more individual honors. An incredible hockey talent who was instrumental in changing the very art of goaltending, Roy's success was driven as much by determination and perseverance as by talent. Patrick Roy: Winning, Nothing Else brings to life Roy's phenomenal career and unmasks his more mysterious personal side. Michel Roy, the father of this great sports legend, reveals what makes Patrick tick, taking us behind the scenes and into the family life of one of the greatest goaltenders of all time.

Download or read book Being Us written by J.M. Walker and published by J.M. Walker. This book was released on 2020-11-19 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: -Tanner- She was beautiful. Loved. Strong. After hiding away for six months with just my dog to keep me company, I was forced out of the shadows only to end up in the arms of an enemy. Beatrix Lister saved my life. I had been taking care of myself for so long, I didn’t know how to ask for help, but she refused to go down without a fight. She was warm where I was frigid. She was kind and caring where I was a cold-blooded monster. I did things to survive. I battled the evils of the world to live. I didn’t deserve her heart but fell in love with her anyway. As much as I wanted to be with her, I needed answers and I would do anything to get them. Even if it meant breaking the heart of the only woman I had ever loved. ~ -Bee- He was lonely. Intense. Brave. Tanner Horsch came into my life unexpectedly. He was like a tornado, ripping up everything in its path. There was something about him that I craved. His touch. His words. His need to survive. But as we were getting to know each other, he still had walls up. He refused to let me in knowing my family didn’t approve of him. I refused to let him go. After being in the wrong place at the wrong time, he escaped and eventually he ran right into my arms. He was the villain of someone else’s story, but he was the hero of mine. I just prayed that he could see that not all monsters are truly evil. Before it was too late, and he gave himself to the enemy. My family. WARNING: Please be advised that there are scenes in this book that mention past child abuse and trauma. If you have triggers, please read with caution. The Next Generation Series: Control Us With Us Before Us Being Us

Download or read book Hear Them Roar written by Elizabeth Fysh and published by Boolarong Press. This book was released on 2024-01-16 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It’s a marvellous collection of inspiring stories from some of Australia’s most soul-stirring women; an eye-opening window into astonishing lives built on strength of character and an independent spirit. From medical professionals who achieved astonishing success with ground-breaking methods, to a celebrated nurse who survived the horrors of a World War II prison camp, Elizabeth Fysh takes the fortunate reader on a fascinating journey. The subjects are exceptional people and include the woman who created Australia’s first luxury hotel, the pioneer anthropologist who recorded the lives of the Wik people in Cape York, and the journalist who was at the centre of intrigue between the two World Wars. There’s the mystery of the celebrated decorator whose brutal murder was never solved, the travails of the hardy Outback stockwoman immortalised in a Slim Dusty hit, and so many more eye-opening accounts of remarkable women with unbreakable mettle.