Author: Arin Andrews
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1481416758
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
We've all felt uncomfortable in our own skin at some point. But for Andrews, it wasn't a phase that would pass. He had been born in the body of a girl and there seemed to be no relief in sight. He details the journey that led him to make the life-transforming decision to undergo gender reassignment as a high school junior: the challenges he faced as a girl, the humiliation and anger he felt after getting kicked out of his private school, and all the mental and physical changes he experienced once his transition began.
Some Assembly Required
Author: Arin Andrews
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1481416758
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
We've all felt uncomfortable in our own skin at some point. But for Andrews, it wasn't a phase that would pass. He had been born in the body of a girl and there seemed to be no relief in sight. He details the journey that led him to make the life-transforming decision to undergo gender reassignment as a high school junior: the challenges he faced as a girl, the humiliation and anger he felt after getting kicked out of his private school, and all the mental and physical changes he experienced once his transition began.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1481416758
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
We've all felt uncomfortable in our own skin at some point. But for Andrews, it wasn't a phase that would pass. He had been born in the body of a girl and there seemed to be no relief in sight. He details the journey that led him to make the life-transforming decision to undergo gender reassignment as a high school junior: the challenges he faced as a girl, the humiliation and anger he felt after getting kicked out of his private school, and all the mental and physical changes he experienced once his transition began.
Life, Some Assembly Required
Author: Kaje Harper
Publisher: Kaje Harper
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 433
Book Description
Finding love in the ashes was easy. Building a life together? Not so much. After spending the first part of his life chasing pretty girls, love has finally come to Ryan in the form of John, a tall, lanky, red-headed landscape architect with wide shoulders and a five-o’clock shadow. For the first time in Ryan's life, love feels easy. Hell, he even ran into a burning building for John and his son, and he’d do it again if he had to. But telling his father and brothers and classmates “I’m gay. I’ve met a man”? That’s going to take nerve of a different kind. For John, loving Ryan is as natural as breathing. Now if only the rest of his life would fall into place. Dealing with his teen son is complicated enough, but with his ex-wife causing trouble and his daughter wanting to move in, John’s house— and his relationship with Ryan— threaten to split at the seams. Is one month without a new surprise knocking him upside the heart really too much to ask? Unfortunately, the answer seems to be Yes. (This is a re-release of the 2015 Samhain novel, with only minor editing.)
Publisher: Kaje Harper
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 433
Book Description
Finding love in the ashes was easy. Building a life together? Not so much. After spending the first part of his life chasing pretty girls, love has finally come to Ryan in the form of John, a tall, lanky, red-headed landscape architect with wide shoulders and a five-o’clock shadow. For the first time in Ryan's life, love feels easy. Hell, he even ran into a burning building for John and his son, and he’d do it again if he had to. But telling his father and brothers and classmates “I’m gay. I’ve met a man”? That’s going to take nerve of a different kind. For John, loving Ryan is as natural as breathing. Now if only the rest of his life would fall into place. Dealing with his teen son is complicated enough, but with his ex-wife causing trouble and his daughter wanting to move in, John’s house— and his relationship with Ryan— threaten to split at the seams. Is one month without a new surprise knocking him upside the heart really too much to ask? Unfortunately, the answer seems to be Yes. (This is a re-release of the 2015 Samhain novel, with only minor editing.)
Some Assembly Required
Author: Neil Shubin
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 1101871342
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
An exciting and accessible new view of the evolution of human and animal life on Earth. From the author of national bestseller, Your Inner Fish, this extraordinary journey of discovery spans centuries, as explorers and scientists seek to understand the origins of life's immense diversity. “Fossils, DNA, scientists with a penchant for suits of armor—what’s not to love?”—BBC Wildlife Magazine Over billions of years, ancient fish evolved to walk on land, reptiles transformed into birds that fly, and apelike primates evolved into humans that walk on two legs, talk, and write. For more than a century, paleontologists have traveled the globe to find fossils that show how such changes have happened. We have now arrived at a remarkable moment—prehistoric fossils coupled with new DNA technology have given us the tools to answer some of the basic questions of our existence: How do big changes in evolution happen? Is our presence on Earth the product of mere chance? This new science reveals a multibillion-year evolutionary history filled with twists and turns, trial and error, accident and invention. In Some Assembly Required, Neil Shubin takes readers on a journey of discovery spanning centuries, as explorers and scientists seek to understand the origins of life's immense diversity.
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 1101871342
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
An exciting and accessible new view of the evolution of human and animal life on Earth. From the author of national bestseller, Your Inner Fish, this extraordinary journey of discovery spans centuries, as explorers and scientists seek to understand the origins of life's immense diversity. “Fossils, DNA, scientists with a penchant for suits of armor—what’s not to love?”—BBC Wildlife Magazine Over billions of years, ancient fish evolved to walk on land, reptiles transformed into birds that fly, and apelike primates evolved into humans that walk on two legs, talk, and write. For more than a century, paleontologists have traveled the globe to find fossils that show how such changes have happened. We have now arrived at a remarkable moment—prehistoric fossils coupled with new DNA technology have given us the tools to answer some of the basic questions of our existence: How do big changes in evolution happen? Is our presence on Earth the product of mere chance? This new science reveals a multibillion-year evolutionary history filled with twists and turns, trial and error, accident and invention. In Some Assembly Required, Neil Shubin takes readers on a journey of discovery spanning centuries, as explorers and scientists seek to understand the origins of life's immense diversity.
Adult Assembly Required
Author: Abbi Waxman
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 059319876X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
“Abbi Waxman is both irreverent and thoughtful.”—#1 New York Times bestselling author Emily Giffin A young woman arrives in Los Angeles determined to start over and discovers she doesn’t need to leave everything behind after all, from Abbi Waxman, USA Today bestselling author of The Bookish Life of Nina Hill When Laura Costello moves to Los Angeles, trying to escape an overprotective family and the haunting memories of a terrible accident, she doesn’t expect to be homeless after a week. (She’s pretty sure she didn’t start that fire — right?) She also doesn't expect to find herself adopted by a rogue bookseller, installed in a lovely but completely illegal boardinghouse, or challenged to save a losing trivia team from ignominy…but that’s what happens. Add a regretful landlady, a gorgeous housemate and an ex-boyfriend determined to put himself back in the running and you’ll see why Laura isn’t really sure she’s cut out for this adulting thing. Luckily for her, her new friends Nina, Polly and Impossibly Handsome Bob aren't sure either, but maybe if they put their heads (and hearts) together they’ll be able to make it work.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 059319876X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
“Abbi Waxman is both irreverent and thoughtful.”—#1 New York Times bestselling author Emily Giffin A young woman arrives in Los Angeles determined to start over and discovers she doesn’t need to leave everything behind after all, from Abbi Waxman, USA Today bestselling author of The Bookish Life of Nina Hill When Laura Costello moves to Los Angeles, trying to escape an overprotective family and the haunting memories of a terrible accident, she doesn’t expect to be homeless after a week. (She’s pretty sure she didn’t start that fire — right?) She also doesn't expect to find herself adopted by a rogue bookseller, installed in a lovely but completely illegal boardinghouse, or challenged to save a losing trivia team from ignominy…but that’s what happens. Add a regretful landlady, a gorgeous housemate and an ex-boyfriend determined to put himself back in the running and you’ll see why Laura isn’t really sure she’s cut out for this adulting thing. Luckily for her, her new friends Nina, Polly and Impossibly Handsome Bob aren't sure either, but maybe if they put their heads (and hearts) together they’ll be able to make it work.
Some Assembly Required
Author: George Bradley
Publisher: Knopf
ISBN: 0593321391
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
George Bradley, whose previous work has drawn praise from James Merrill and Harold Bloom, here meditates on contemporary culture, on the natural world and the world imagined, and on the life of the poet. Whether he is standing in line at the SuperSave, where tabloids beckon, or contemplating the change of seasons in a classic sonnet sequence, Bradley juxtaposes the sublime workings of the mind with the mundane static that surrounds it. What he finds in this conjunction is a surprising beauty, a uniquely contemporary formal music, and, often, a curative dose of humor. Even verse itself is not exempt from his clarifying view, as he proves in “How I Got in the Business,” a wild ride through several sorts of commerce, including the poetry trade. Throughout Some Assembly Required, Bradley savors both the riveting accident of everyday life and the long view afforded by art, in poetry that is taut, witty, and dynamic.
Publisher: Knopf
ISBN: 0593321391
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
George Bradley, whose previous work has drawn praise from James Merrill and Harold Bloom, here meditates on contemporary culture, on the natural world and the world imagined, and on the life of the poet. Whether he is standing in line at the SuperSave, where tabloids beckon, or contemplating the change of seasons in a classic sonnet sequence, Bradley juxtaposes the sublime workings of the mind with the mundane static that surrounds it. What he finds in this conjunction is a surprising beauty, a uniquely contemporary formal music, and, often, a curative dose of humor. Even verse itself is not exempt from his clarifying view, as he proves in “How I Got in the Business,” a wild ride through several sorts of commerce, including the poetry trade. Throughout Some Assembly Required, Bradley savors both the riveting accident of everyday life and the long view afforded by art, in poetry that is taut, witty, and dynamic.
The Rebuilding Year
Author: Kaje Harper
Publisher: Kaje Harper
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 341
Book Description
It took losing nearly everything, to discover what they can’t live without. A few excruciating minutes pinned under a burning beam cost Ryan Ward his job as a firefighter, the easy camaraderie of his coworkers, his current girlfriend, and damn near cost him his left leg. Giving up, though, wasn’t an option. He fought and won the battle back to health, over a painful year. Now, choosing a new profession, going back to school, and renting a room from the college groundskeeper should be simple. Until he realizes he’s falling in love with his housemate, and things take a turn for the complicated. John Barrett knows about loss. After moving twice to stay in touch with his kids, he could only watch as his ex-wife whisked them away to California. Offering Ryan a room seems better than rattling around his empty house alone. But as casual friendship moves to something more, and emotions heat up, the big old house feels like tight quarters. It’s nothing they can't learn to navigate, until life adds in unhappy teen kids, difficult family members, and mysterious deaths on campus. Rebuilding will be far from easy, even for two guys willing to open their minds, and hearts.
Publisher: Kaje Harper
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 341
Book Description
It took losing nearly everything, to discover what they can’t live without. A few excruciating minutes pinned under a burning beam cost Ryan Ward his job as a firefighter, the easy camaraderie of his coworkers, his current girlfriend, and damn near cost him his left leg. Giving up, though, wasn’t an option. He fought and won the battle back to health, over a painful year. Now, choosing a new profession, going back to school, and renting a room from the college groundskeeper should be simple. Until he realizes he’s falling in love with his housemate, and things take a turn for the complicated. John Barrett knows about loss. After moving twice to stay in touch with his kids, he could only watch as his ex-wife whisked them away to California. Offering Ryan a room seems better than rattling around his empty house alone. But as casual friendship moves to something more, and emotions heat up, the big old house feels like tight quarters. It’s nothing they can't learn to navigate, until life adds in unhappy teen kids, difficult family members, and mysterious deaths on campus. Rebuilding will be far from easy, even for two guys willing to open their minds, and hearts.
Some Assembly Required
Author: Dan Mager
Publisher: Central Recovery Press, LLC
ISBN: 1937612252
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
A once-successful behavioral health professional battles addiction and chronic pain and ultimately finds recovery from both.
Publisher: Central Recovery Press, LLC
ISBN: 1937612252
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
A once-successful behavioral health professional battles addiction and chronic pain and ultimately finds recovery from both.
Assembly Required
Author: Donald Scherer
Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group
ISBN: 1626344132
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Only one company can lead, prosper, and win in any technology market. Will it be yours? The marketplace leader, or Marketplace Gorilla, will win 50 percent of the revenue and 75 percent of the profits in a given market space. Every new enterprise hopes to reach this status, but most will fail. Whether a company employs a direct or inside sales approach, neither methodology will allow a sales team to acquire enough customers to dominate the market. Author Donald Scherer makes it clear out of the gate why these traditional sales methods will simply not work for most technology companies. Instead, he provides step-by-step instructions on how you can HYPERSCALE your sales operation by building a high-velocity sales assembly line based on the principles used by modern manufacturers. Employing these techniques will help your company mass-produce sales while simultaneously lowering the costs of sales—a powerful combination that leads to incredibly profitable growth, which eliminates the need for enormous amounts of institutional funding. Scherer’s techniques are based on the experiences of CrossBorder Solutions, an unfunded, undercapitalized software company that was sold to Thomson Reuters for a home-run valuation. He further refined his approach as the CEO of AssemblySales.com, a SaaS company that helps early-stage companies hyperscale their sales operations.
Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group
ISBN: 1626344132
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Only one company can lead, prosper, and win in any technology market. Will it be yours? The marketplace leader, or Marketplace Gorilla, will win 50 percent of the revenue and 75 percent of the profits in a given market space. Every new enterprise hopes to reach this status, but most will fail. Whether a company employs a direct or inside sales approach, neither methodology will allow a sales team to acquire enough customers to dominate the market. Author Donald Scherer makes it clear out of the gate why these traditional sales methods will simply not work for most technology companies. Instead, he provides step-by-step instructions on how you can HYPERSCALE your sales operation by building a high-velocity sales assembly line based on the principles used by modern manufacturers. Employing these techniques will help your company mass-produce sales while simultaneously lowering the costs of sales—a powerful combination that leads to incredibly profitable growth, which eliminates the need for enormous amounts of institutional funding. Scherer’s techniques are based on the experiences of CrossBorder Solutions, an unfunded, undercapitalized software company that was sold to Thomson Reuters for a home-run valuation. He further refined his approach as the CEO of AssemblySales.com, a SaaS company that helps early-stage companies hyperscale their sales operations.
Some Assembly Required
Author: Timothy S Margush
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1439820643
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 647
Book Description
A family of internationally popular microcontrollers, the Atmel AVR microcontroller series is a low-cost hardware development platform suitable for an educational environment. Until now, no text focused on the assembly language programming of these microcontrollers. Through detailed coverage of assembly language programming principles and techniques, Some Assembly Required: Assembly Language Programming with the AVR Microcontroller teaches the basic system capabilities of 8-bit AVR microcontrollers. The text illustrates fundamental computer architecture and programming structures using AVR assembly language. It employs the core AVR 8-bit RISC microcontroller architecture and a limited collection of external devices, such as push buttons, LEDs, and serial communications, to describe control structures, memory use and allocation, stacks, and I/O. Each chapter contains numerous examples and exercises, including programming problems. By studying assembly languages, computer scientists gain an understanding of the functionality of basic processors and how their capabilities support high level languages and applications. Exploring this connection between hardware and software, this book provides a foundation for understanding compilers, linkers, loaders, and operating systems in addition to the processors themselves.
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1439820643
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 647
Book Description
A family of internationally popular microcontrollers, the Atmel AVR microcontroller series is a low-cost hardware development platform suitable for an educational environment. Until now, no text focused on the assembly language programming of these microcontrollers. Through detailed coverage of assembly language programming principles and techniques, Some Assembly Required: Assembly Language Programming with the AVR Microcontroller teaches the basic system capabilities of 8-bit AVR microcontrollers. The text illustrates fundamental computer architecture and programming structures using AVR assembly language. It employs the core AVR 8-bit RISC microcontroller architecture and a limited collection of external devices, such as push buttons, LEDs, and serial communications, to describe control structures, memory use and allocation, stacks, and I/O. Each chapter contains numerous examples and exercises, including programming problems. By studying assembly languages, computer scientists gain an understanding of the functionality of basic processors and how their capabilities support high level languages and applications. Exploring this connection between hardware and software, this book provides a foundation for understanding compilers, linkers, loaders, and operating systems in addition to the processors themselves.
Some Assembly Required
Author: Michael Sorkin
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
ISBN: 1452904588
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
One of the best architecture critics writing today presents a new collection which previews the state of contemporary architecture and surveys the dramatic changes in the urban environment of the last decade.
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
ISBN: 1452904588
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
One of the best architecture critics writing today presents a new collection which previews the state of contemporary architecture and surveys the dramatic changes in the urban environment of the last decade.