Author: Bonnie Smith Krenz
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1452055882
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
You will laugh and cry your way through the pages of Do You Believe Me Now? It is a collection of short stories inspired by the author’s personal experiences. Do You Believe Me Now? takes you on a journey of joy and tragedy through snippets of true life. In the eyes of a child in the 1950s you will experience the wonderment of innocence. In the eyes of a naïve teenager and young adult in the 1960s, you will feel the freedom of youth and experience exciting and comical adventures. You will suffer through the consequences of blind trust, emotional humiliation, and the struggle of accepting an untimely death. Years later, in the eyes of an adult, you will know the power of love.
Do You Believe Me Now?
Author: Bonnie Smith Krenz
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1452055882
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
You will laugh and cry your way through the pages of Do You Believe Me Now? It is a collection of short stories inspired by the author’s personal experiences. Do You Believe Me Now? takes you on a journey of joy and tragedy through snippets of true life. In the eyes of a child in the 1950s you will experience the wonderment of innocence. In the eyes of a naïve teenager and young adult in the 1960s, you will feel the freedom of youth and experience exciting and comical adventures. You will suffer through the consequences of blind trust, emotional humiliation, and the struggle of accepting an untimely death. Years later, in the eyes of an adult, you will know the power of love.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1452055882
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
You will laugh and cry your way through the pages of Do You Believe Me Now? It is a collection of short stories inspired by the author’s personal experiences. Do You Believe Me Now? takes you on a journey of joy and tragedy through snippets of true life. In the eyes of a child in the 1950s you will experience the wonderment of innocence. In the eyes of a naïve teenager and young adult in the 1960s, you will feel the freedom of youth and experience exciting and comical adventures. You will suffer through the consequences of blind trust, emotional humiliation, and the struggle of accepting an untimely death. Years later, in the eyes of an adult, you will know the power of love.
Walk to Beautiful
Author: Mr. Jimmy Wayne
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
ISBN: 0718021851
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
A New York Times bestseller! Imagine yourself a thirteen-year-old hundreds of miles away from home, in a strange city, and your mom leaves you at a bus station parking lot and drives off into the night with her lover. That’s the real-life story of country music star Jimmy Wayne. It’s a miracle that Jimmy survived being hungry and homeless, bouncing in and out of the foster care system, and sleeping in the streets. But he didn’t just overcome great adversity in his life; he now uses his country music platform to help children everywhere, especially teenagers in foster care who are about to age out of the system. Walk to Beautiful is the powerfully emotive account of Jimmy’s horrendous childhood and the love he received from Russell and Bea Costner, the elderly couple who gave him a stable home and provided the chance to complete his education. Jimmy says of Bea, “She changed every cell in my body.” This moving memoir chronicles: Jimmy’s life as a foster child and homeless teenager His adoption by Russell and Bea Costner, an elderly couple who gave him a stable home and provided the opportunities for him to thrive His surprising rise to fame in the music industry His tireless advocacy for children in the foster care system through his Meet Me Halfway awareness campaign, a 1,700 mile walk halfway across America from Nashville to Phoenix Join Jimmy on his walk to beautiful and see how one person really can make a difference.
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
ISBN: 0718021851
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
A New York Times bestseller! Imagine yourself a thirteen-year-old hundreds of miles away from home, in a strange city, and your mom leaves you at a bus station parking lot and drives off into the night with her lover. That’s the real-life story of country music star Jimmy Wayne. It’s a miracle that Jimmy survived being hungry and homeless, bouncing in and out of the foster care system, and sleeping in the streets. But he didn’t just overcome great adversity in his life; he now uses his country music platform to help children everywhere, especially teenagers in foster care who are about to age out of the system. Walk to Beautiful is the powerfully emotive account of Jimmy’s horrendous childhood and the love he received from Russell and Bea Costner, the elderly couple who gave him a stable home and provided the chance to complete his education. Jimmy says of Bea, “She changed every cell in my body.” This moving memoir chronicles: Jimmy’s life as a foster child and homeless teenager His adoption by Russell and Bea Costner, an elderly couple who gave him a stable home and provided the opportunities for him to thrive His surprising rise to fame in the music industry His tireless advocacy for children in the foster care system through his Meet Me Halfway awareness campaign, a 1,700 mile walk halfway across America from Nashville to Phoenix Join Jimmy on his walk to beautiful and see how one person really can make a difference.
Believe Me
Author: Eddie Izzard
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698405668
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “Izzard is one of the funniest people alive, a talented actor, a sharp cross-dresser, an experienced marathon runner, and a great writer. You will have to read this if only to find out what a jazz chicken is.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer With his brand of keenly intelligent humor that ranges from world history to historical politics, sexual politics, mad ancient kings, and chickens with guns, Eddie Izzard has built an extraordinary fan base that transcends age, gender, and race. Writing with the same candor and insight evident in his comedy, he reflects on a childhood marked by the loss of his mother, boarding school, and alternative sexuality, as well as a life in comedy, film, politics, running and philanthropy. Honest and generous, Believe Me is an inspired account of a very singular life thus far.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698405668
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “Izzard is one of the funniest people alive, a talented actor, a sharp cross-dresser, an experienced marathon runner, and a great writer. You will have to read this if only to find out what a jazz chicken is.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer With his brand of keenly intelligent humor that ranges from world history to historical politics, sexual politics, mad ancient kings, and chickens with guns, Eddie Izzard has built an extraordinary fan base that transcends age, gender, and race. Writing with the same candor and insight evident in his comedy, he reflects on a childhood marked by the loss of his mother, boarding school, and alternative sexuality, as well as a life in comedy, film, politics, running and philanthropy. Honest and generous, Believe Me is an inspired account of a very singular life thus far.
Would You Believe Me?
Author: Mariah Shepherd
Publisher: Archway Publishing
ISBN: 1480840211
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Sixteen-year-old Rose Mendez has the same dream every night. Shes at a playground with her little brother Gabe. Gabe wants to play hide-and-seek, so she tells him to go hide. The problem is, she never finds him. Her parents tell her to call the cops. A body is eventually discovered, but Rose doesnt believe its little Gabe. She wakes up screaming. Its too bad the dream really happened. Now, her parents are dead, too, and Rose is being fostered by the Johnson family and their creepy son. Despite her bad luck, her first day at Riverview High School starts out all right. She finds a friend in Cameron, and a friend is what she needs since she thinks Gabe is still alive and shes made it her mission to find him. There are people who think shes crazy. After all, they found Gabes body, and the DNA was a match. Rose has a theory, though, about what really happened that day at the playground. As she copes with the loss of her parents and brother, she becomes more and more obsessed with the investigation. Question is: who will believe her story?
Publisher: Archway Publishing
ISBN: 1480840211
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Sixteen-year-old Rose Mendez has the same dream every night. Shes at a playground with her little brother Gabe. Gabe wants to play hide-and-seek, so she tells him to go hide. The problem is, she never finds him. Her parents tell her to call the cops. A body is eventually discovered, but Rose doesnt believe its little Gabe. She wakes up screaming. Its too bad the dream really happened. Now, her parents are dead, too, and Rose is being fostered by the Johnson family and their creepy son. Despite her bad luck, her first day at Riverview High School starts out all right. She finds a friend in Cameron, and a friend is what she needs since she thinks Gabe is still alive and shes made it her mission to find him. There are people who think shes crazy. After all, they found Gabes body, and the DNA was a match. Rose has a theory, though, about what really happened that day at the playground. As she copes with the loss of her parents and brother, she becomes more and more obsessed with the investigation. Question is: who will believe her story?
World Lost
Author: R. P. Sisodia
Publisher: Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd
ISBN: 9788120730793
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Publisher: Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd
ISBN: 9788120730793
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
The Devil in Los Angeles
Author:
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1430325429
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Have you ever wondered why things are so bad in Los Angeles? Why is everything so irritating? Why are the lines so long? Why is everyone so selfish and immature? If you spend your time asking questions like these then you should meet the person responsible. Barlaam Smith is the devil assigned to Southern California. He has been so successful that he has worked himself out of a job. The people in his area are now so bad that he doesn't have to do a thing and his statistics are still incredible. In fact, many Angelinos could do his job better than he could on his best (or worst) day. Through his work in media and other modern means the city does his work automatically. So, he's bored and has begun to question himself. He's been pretending to be a human for ages, so the longer he stays on Earth the more human he becomes while all around him we humans become less so. What can he do?
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1430325429
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Have you ever wondered why things are so bad in Los Angeles? Why is everything so irritating? Why are the lines so long? Why is everyone so selfish and immature? If you spend your time asking questions like these then you should meet the person responsible. Barlaam Smith is the devil assigned to Southern California. He has been so successful that he has worked himself out of a job. The people in his area are now so bad that he doesn't have to do a thing and his statistics are still incredible. In fact, many Angelinos could do his job better than he could on his best (or worst) day. Through his work in media and other modern means the city does his work automatically. So, he's bored and has begun to question himself. He's been pretending to be a human for ages, so the longer he stays on Earth the more human he becomes while all around him we humans become less so. What can he do?
The Return of Glory
Author: Neville
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1698704909
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 1064
Book Description
In books, radio, TV, recordings, and lectures, Neville revealed the law of imagining—creating wishes fulfilled by using certain imaginal techniques. The year 1959 added a new dimension: six major visions told of the scriptural promises to transform every man into God, eventually, and the signs it has been completed.
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1698704909
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 1064
Book Description
In books, radio, TV, recordings, and lectures, Neville revealed the law of imagining—creating wishes fulfilled by using certain imaginal techniques. The year 1959 added a new dimension: six major visions told of the scriptural promises to transform every man into God, eventually, and the signs it has been completed.
The Living Age
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Languages : en
Pages : 900
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Pages : 900
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Littell's Living Age
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Category : Literature
Languages : en
Pages : 852
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Category : Literature
Languages : en
Pages : 852
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Littell's Living Age
Author: Eliakim Littell
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Languages : en
Pages : 846
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Pages : 846
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