Download or read book Good Rocky s Revival written by John Bontley and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2005-09 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tom Leonard, Jr. is a horse's ass. What's more, he's a tall and awkward forty-three-year-old failure stuck with a hopeless job in a hopeless city-oh, his issues are numerous. He failed early to attain the only goal he made for himself, that of being a novelist. His obstreperous, blow-hard father, whom Tom blames for darn near everything, suffers a stroke and now, after years of alienation, needs Tom's full-time attention. Sure, Tom's engaged to an angular, angry woman named Gennifer but he doesn't love her, and it would be hard to believe she loves him. His first marriage crumbled as a result of his wife, Gloria's, incessant infidelity, and he silently suffers for twenty years the rejection of his early friends and the beautiful Katie Harbor. Now his only son Elliot begins a successful writing career-working on, and completing, a debut autobiographical novel that not only details his father's myriad of misfortunes (like the day he was robbed at knifepoint while using a public toilet), but has parts lifted rather overtly from a very personal and unfinished memoir Tom Leonard, Jr. had penned two decades before. Elliot's creative process forces Tom Leonard to re-examine his past, his decisions, and the friends who left him behind (ah, there's the beautiful Katie Harbor again). Then, when Elliot's novel is finally published, damned if Elliot's vitriol didn't punch Tom right in the stomach. Good Rocky's Revival is Tom's defensive answer to Elliot's novel. It is told through Tom Leonard's humorously droll, heavily biased, and quite unreliable narrative. It bounces from the past to the present and back again: from his aching, graceless high school and college days to the testing conflicts with Gennifer Hopper and an encumbering, dying father; from his failed first marriage to the critical night he told Katie Harbor he loved her.

Download or read book Incognito written by David Eagleman and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2011-05-31 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If the conscious mind—the part you consider to be you—is just the tip of the iceberg, what is the rest doing? In this sparkling and provocative new book, the renowned neuroscientist David Eagleman navigates the depths of the subconscious brain to illuminate surprising mysteries: Why can your foot move halfway to the brake pedal before you become consciously aware of danger ahead? Why do you hear your name being mentioned in a conversation that you didn’t think you were listening to? What do Ulysses and the credit crunch have in common? Why did Thomas Edison electrocute an elephant in 1916? Why are people whose names begin with J more likely to marry other people whose names begin with J? Why is it so difficult to keep a secret? And how is it possible to get angry at yourself—who, exactly, is mad at whom? Taking in brain damage, plane spotting, dating, drugs, beauty, infidelity, synesthesia, criminal law, artificial intelligence, and visual illusions, Incognito is a thrilling subsurface exploration of the mind and all its contradictions.

Download or read book We Struggle written by Clayton Cowart and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-01-10 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The need for people to know, recognize and deal with the struggle within is great, but it seems to be a greater issue in the religious arena. Many Christians fail to realize that sexual struggles are a part of the human make-up. This book "We Struggle" is an in depth study of how Christians battle with sexual desires, lust and temptations. Although it is embarrassing and even at times causes individuals to question their salvation, the battle for sexual purity is in fact a reality in Christianity. In this book we deal with subjects that no one seems to want to address such as, masturbation, pornography, and homosexual. Many saints are embarrassed when dealing with these topics with pastors and much of the information needed is not provided because of the unwillingness to discuss these ongoing battles openly. This book was written with this in mind. It is a book, which can assist pastors in helping struggling individuals develop effective strategies to use to become pure of sexual sins and lust.

Download or read book Re Energize Your Relationship written by Sabina Dosani and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A reference for couples seeking to rejuvenate a stalled relationship provides recommendations ranging from practical to more ambitious techniques, in a guide that includes such ideas as finding time to be together and rediscovering one another's individuality. Original. 40,000 first printing.

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Download or read book Once and Again written by Lauren Dane and published by Carina Press. This book was released on 2019-03-18 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Previously published; newly refreshed by author—including bonus chapters! Welcome back to Petal, Georgia in this spin-off of the Chase Brothers series by Lauren Dane. At twenty-eight, Lily Travis never imagined she’d be back living with her mom and dealing with her messed-up little brother. Yet that’s exactly where she finds herself, seven long years after she left Petal, Georgia—and the boy who broke her heart—in the dust. Her first order of business? Getting her ex to help turn her brother’s life around. If he happens to notice just how much she hasn’t been missing him, all the better. As a teacher, Nathan Murphy is used to dealing with the unexpected, but nothing prepares him for Lily—looking like a smokin’ hot vintage pinup come to life—strolling through his door and right back into his heart. He always regretted the way things ended between them; this could be his chance to make up for past mistakes. Lily can’t resist Nathan’s Southern-honey charm, or the way he makes her melt when she’s in his arms. She fell for him once—falling for him again could destroy her. But it could also mean finding love in the last place she ever expected: home FREE BONUS CHAPTERS INCLUDED IN THIS EDITION! A Visit to Petal, Part One: Alone Time All couples need a little alone time. Glimpse what the citizens of Petal are up to in between Once and Again and Lost In You, the next book in the series. Now available at the end of the novel! One-click with confidence. This title is part of the Carina Press Romance Promise: all the romance you’re looking for with an HEA/HFN. It’s a promise! This book is approximately 46,000 words

Download or read book My Heartbeat written by Garret Freymann-Weyr and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2012-06-19 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 10th Anniversary enhanced ebook edition of the Pritz Award Honor YA novel that explores essential questions about love in all its forms. Fourteen-year-old Ellen loves her older brother Link—and she really loves his best friend James. They’re the only company she ever wants. And when they fight, she makes sure to never to take sides. She looks up to her brother, the math genius and track star. And she is head over heels for James, with his long eyelashes and hidden smiles. But then something happens that makes Ellen question the kinds of love shared between the three of them—someone at school asks if Link and James might be in love with each other. The question is simple enough—but Link refuses to discuss it. And then James refuses to stay friends with a boy so full of secrets. Ellen’s parents want Link to keep his secrets to himself, but Ellen wants to know who her brother really is. Is her curiosity a kind of betrayal? And if James says he loves Ellen, isn’t that just another way of saying he still loves Link? Featuring a new introduction by Michael Cart, this enhanced edition ebook also includes a video of Garret Freymann-Weyr revisiting My Heartbeat ten years after publication.

Download or read book The Book of Loss written by Julith Jedamus and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2014-10-07 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set in the perfectly realized world of imperial tenth-century Japan, The Book of Loss is a gripping novel of sexual jealousy at court. A renowned storyteller and lady-in-waiting to the Empress, the narrator is locked in a bitter rivalry with another woman for the love of a banished nobleman. Forced to observe the complex rules and social hierarchies of court life, she finds herself caught in a trap of her own making. Her machinations reach such a pitch that they threaten to undermine the rule of the Emperor himself. She records her plight, and her acidulous observations of courtly life, in her diary. Her voice is unforgettable—both foreign and utterly modern. Her sense of loss is unbearable, her love is all-consuming, and it will push her to the extremes of rivalry. Offering intimate seductions and terrible betrayals, The Book of Loss by Julith Jedamus takes the reader into the farthest reaches of desire, where passion rules and jealousy leads to unthinkable acts.

Download or read book My Beautiful President written by Nan TianXing and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2019-10-18 with total page 1057 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The employees that were working hard south were like fish in water as they moved between the three beautiful women's chairmen ...

Download or read book Driving Him Wild written by Zara Cox and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2020-06-01 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From international bestselling author Zara Cox comes the scorching fourth book in The Mortimers: Wealthy & Wicked series. Photographer Jensen Scott is convinced his subject is just a pampered princess with a cold heart…but this ice queen is prepared to indulge his wildest desires! Graciela Mortimer’s reputation precedes her: she’s rich, entitled and far too beautiful, exactly like the woman who broke my heart. But here on a snowy Alaskan photoshoot in the wilderness, I’m starting to think she’s not what I first thought. In fact, she might just be the wake-up call I need. After Graciela sends away her entourage in favor of an intimate one-on-one shoot with yours truly, a vicious blizzard sweeps through our camp and catches us unprepared. We’re forced to retreat to our cabin, with only each other for company. Perhaps Graciela could make me trust again…but will she let me in long enough to thaw her heart? Harlequin DARE publishes sexy romances featuring powerful alpha males and bold, fearless women exploring their deepest fantasies. Read more of Zara Cox’s exciting miniseries The Mortimers: Wealthy & Wicked: Worth the Risk, Pleasure Payback, Her Every Fantasy, available now!

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Download or read book The Most Powerful Doctor written by Yu Yang and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2020-02-10 with total page 719 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a pair of magical eyes and tenacity, he is committed to being the best doctor. He is born with a pair of eyes that can clearly see through the human body in the dark. This special ability has made his dream of being a famous doctor. A pair of magical eyes can always find lesions that other doctors cannot see. But because he accidentally discovered the secret of his boss, his life was severely hit. The boss assigned him to work in a very remote place, where there were no family members and friends, and even his girlfriend broke up with him because of that. He was not defeated by setbacks, but strengthened his dream of becoming a famous doctor. His superb medical skills have been noticed by more and more people, and he has since been awarded the title of "the most powerful doctor". ☆About the Author☆ Yu Yang, an outstanding online novelist. His rich life experience has provided inexhaustible motivation for his novel creation, and his novel plot is as good as writing.

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Download or read book A Chinese Refugee and His American Lovers written by Shisheng Chen and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2020-01-30 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Chinese Refugee and his American Lovers By: Shisheng Chen After meeting a woman he loves, Shisheng Chen presents the letters that he has written to the love of his life. Besides his love for this woman, Chen also shares the love that he has for America as well.

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