Drink, Smoke, Pass Out

Drink, Smoke, Pass Out PDF Author: Judith Lucy
Publisher: Penguin Group Australia
ISBN: 1742536611
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 229

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A book about life that discusses liquor and lovemaking as much as it does the point of it all. Judith Lucy has looked everywhere for happiness. Growing up a Catholic, she thought about becoming a nun, and later threw herself into work, finding a partner and getting off her face. Somehow, none of that worked. So lately, she's been asking herself the big questions. Why are we here? Is there a God? What happens when we die? And why can't she tell you which of her friends has herpes, but not what they believe in? In her first volume of memoir, the bestselling The Lucy Family Alphabet, Judith tried to work out her parents. In Drink, Smoke, Pass Out, she tries to find out if there's more to life than wanting to suck tequila out of Ryan Gosling's navel. With disarming frankness and classic dry wit, she reviews the major paths of her life and, alarmingly, finds herself on a journey. 'A well written, poignant, moving and naturally humorous story of one forty-something's attempt to get her life together.' Australian Bookseller + Publisher 'An often hilarious, at times disarming account of her ongoing search for spiritual awakening.' Madison 'Can she write? Heck, yeah . . . At least one laugh per page – that's about 245 laughs' Herald Sun

Drink, Smoke, Pass Out

Drink, Smoke, Pass Out PDF Author: Judith Lucy
Publisher: Penguin Group Australia
ISBN: 1742536611
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 229

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Book Description
A book about life that discusses liquor and lovemaking as much as it does the point of it all. Judith Lucy has looked everywhere for happiness. Growing up a Catholic, she thought about becoming a nun, and later threw herself into work, finding a partner and getting off her face. Somehow, none of that worked. So lately, she's been asking herself the big questions. Why are we here? Is there a God? What happens when we die? And why can't she tell you which of her friends has herpes, but not what they believe in? In her first volume of memoir, the bestselling The Lucy Family Alphabet, Judith tried to work out her parents. In Drink, Smoke, Pass Out, she tries to find out if there's more to life than wanting to suck tequila out of Ryan Gosling's navel. With disarming frankness and classic dry wit, she reviews the major paths of her life and, alarmingly, finds herself on a journey. 'A well written, poignant, moving and naturally humorous story of one forty-something's attempt to get her life together.' Australian Bookseller + Publisher 'An often hilarious, at times disarming account of her ongoing search for spiritual awakening.' Madison 'Can she write? Heck, yeah . . . At least one laugh per page – that's about 245 laughs' Herald Sun

Bound

Bound PDF Author: Antonya Nelson
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1608193004
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 232

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Antonya Nelson is known for her razor-sharp depictions of contemporary family life in all of its sometimes sad, sometimes hilarious complexity. Her latest novel has roots in her own youth in Wichita, in the neighborhood stalked by the serial killer known as BTK (Bind, Torture, and Kill). A story of wayward love and lost memory, of public and private lives twisting out of control, Bound is Nelson's most accomplished and emotionally riveting work. Catherine and Oliver, young wife and older entrepreneurial husband, are negotiating their difference in age and a plethora of well-concealed secrets. Oliver, now in his sixties, is a serial adulterer and has just fallen giddily in love yet again. Catherine, seemingly placid and content, has ghosts of a past she scarcely remembers. When Catherine's long-forgotten high school friend dies and leaves Catherine the guardian of her teenage daughter, that past comes rushing back. As Oliver manages his new love, and Catherine her new charge and darker past, local news reports turn up the volume on a serial killer who has reappeared after years of quiet. In a time of hauntings and new revelations, Nelson's characters grapple with their public and private obligations, continually choosing between the suppression or indulgence of wild desires. Which way they turn, and what balance they find, may only be determined by those who love them most.

Lost Pals!

Lost Pals! PDF Author: Dean Davies
Publisher: Rhys Ryan Evans
ISBN: 149212950X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 288

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Dean Rhys, or Taff to his mates has been AWOL from the British army, (done a bunk) for quite some time now along with his ex recce team, what was left of them.Most of his recce team had died in the last adventure they had gotten mixed up in, which had forced them abscond from the British army! There was only three of them left now, Dean Rhys (Taff), Moose and Dunc, A while ago whilst they were serving in Bosnia in the reconnaissance platoon they were following orders to set up an ambush coordinated and lead by a drunken platoon sergeant, who had taken over instead of the platoon commander, Things went wrong; Their own ambush got ambushed, The team got involved with taking a hell of a large amount of silver bullion from the Serbs after some suspicious ugly killings.The UN went mad, international embarrassment occurred; The silver bullion was sneaked back to the UK, the platoon's corrupt platoon sergeant double-crosses the recce team; Somehow the IRA get involved and the recce team decides to go AWOL to sort out the problems, their own way! The team is hunted down by government agents across international waters, has the team got away with it? They managed to escape on a high class boat to Brazil, captained by Dunk's uncle, another dodgy character. Dean has a female partner called Carmem, originally born in Brazil, she came to the UK a long while ago, Dean and Carmem both had their identities changed completely with the help of Brazilian black market friends.With all the money from the mission cleaned up and changed into a lot of different currencies, they both took over a local caf�.It was Carmem's dream! Dean and Carmem go off cruising around the world on their posh boat and their share of the money from the silver bullion. Dean's pal: Duncan, after he has his identity changed decides to drive round Brazil with his girlfriend, They decide to check out the Brazilian Amazon rain forest and go missing in there! Moose receives a coded message on his secure pager: Dunc asking for help, Dunc's vehicle found in the Amazon River, No bodies are found, there are strange tribal arrows in the tyres. Moose sends me a text on my pager asking for help; It takes too long to get back to Brazil on our boat. Moose had already left in search of Dunc; Carmem gets me help to find my pals.Three ex-soldiers from the Brazilian armed forces. I set off to the Amazon rain forest, To find my lost pals.

Silence of Pain

Silence of Pain PDF Author: Cheryl Tolliver
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1477213112
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 301

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Entitled "Silence Of Pain" the manuscript is about an African American girl from Louisiana endures abuse at the hands of her schizophrenic mother, an absent father and the torment it brought into their family lives. At the age of five-years old and born the first of three children in Jonesville, La; this young girl was forced to endure pain, loneliness, loss and self-worth. This young girl's family was poor and had to raise their own cattle and crops in order to make a living. After the murder of a daughter, being drugged and hit in the head with an axe; her mother was diagnosed as a paranoid schizophrenic. At the age of sixteen years old, she entrapped a young man by getting pregnant. After moving out of her grandparents' home, she moved with her baby daddy only to find herself in an abusive relationship. At the age of two years old, her son thigh was mysteriously broken, therefore, she finds herself under an investigation and accused of child abuse. At the age of twenty-years old, she continued to go through the torment of her mother and the effect it had on their family lives. At the age of twenty one, she enrolled in a community college. Upon completion of her college courses and finding a job working in a Nursing Facility, she left her son's dad to live on her own. At the age of twenty four, she had worked at the Nursing Facility for two years; she was charged with a crime that she didn't perpetrate. By the age of twenty eight years old, her mother had recover from her illness, so she moved to Houston, Texas to escape any future episodes of her mother's torments and nightmare of being charged with a crime that she didn't perpetrate. Thinking that she would have a better life living in Texas; she was stalked, drugged, escaped death, and got caught up in an on the job scheme that cost her career which led her to become depressed and wanting to kill herself. Throughout her hard times, she regained her health and strength through prayer, friends, and self-motivation that allowed her to succeed in her daily life. Finally, she established a stronger bond with Christ to find solutions for both the physical and mental problems that she was facing.

Rebecca's Story: Silence

Rebecca's Story: Silence PDF Author: Barbara Denise Fox
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1291988017
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 229

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Rebecca was just an ordinary girl, but what does it take to send someone ordinary over the edge? Working in a call centre might be the start of it, or could it be the end? Starting out at a new job in a call centre, Rebecca has to go through all the palaver of training and getting to know new people, only things don't go as planned and she ends up hating her job more than she hated her life. Drinking starts to be a large part in her life as slowly she delves deeper and deeper into the world of an alcoholic. Meanwhile, there is a killer on the loose, wreaking havoc and mutilating bodies faster than the police can keep track of, each time in a new and more inventive way. The killer dubbed as The Silence Killer continues to evade police radar, but will he/she ever be caught? Will Rebecca's life spiral out of control just as she starts her new career? Will The Silence killer come for her too?

Bully for Them

Bully for Them PDF Author: Fiona Scott-Norman
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1922213330
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 300

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One of the most difficult things about being bullied is the feeling that nobody else knows what it’s like. Twenty-two of Australia’s most talented and successful people know exactly what it’s like. In candid and entertaining interviews, leading lights from across Australian life recount how they were bullied and shunned at school just for being different. Not only did they survive the ordeal but their experiences helped shape them into the remarkable individuals they are today. Contributors include: Missy Higgins (musician), Hazem El Masri (NRL), Christos Tsiolkas (writer), Tiffiny Hall (TV), Alice Pung (writer), Sam Bramham (paralympian), Stella Young (disability advocate), Eddie Perfect (actor), Megan Washington (musician), Brendan Cowell (actor), Marieke Hardy (writer), Adam Goodes (AFL), Adam Boland (TV), Bindi Cole (artist), Charlie Pickering (TV), Kate Miller-Heidke (musician), Tim Ferguson (comedian), Penny Wong (politician), Benjamin Law (writer), Judith Lucy (comedian), Paul Capsis (musician) and Wendy Harmer (TV).

The Real Antonette Come Forth

The Real Antonette Come Forth PDF Author: Antonette Smith
Publisher: Page Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1684096421
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 346

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Book Description
The Real Antonette Come Forth series walks you through the life of Antonette Smith. This book series chronicles the life of a girl from age 5 to 39. She has suffered physical, mental, emotional, and drug abuse. She has cheated death and lived to tell her story. If you have been molested, if you have been raped, if you have been in an abusive relationship, if you have run for your life, if you have been rejected, if you have been abandoned, if you have been looked over, if you are a teen parent, if you are a confused teen, if you suffer from false identity, if you suffer from hurt and pain, and if you suffer from heartache and pain, it does not matter if you are a boy or a girl, man or woman—hurt is hurt, and shame is shame. This series has been written to shame the devil and glorify God. It tells all the hidden dark secrets to dethrone the devil of Antonette’s past and make Jesus Lord of all her past, present, and future. She’s free to be the real her, who God created her to be, and you are too. Jesus freed her from a life of lies, abuse, sex, and drugs, and he has the power to free you too. “She tells her story with such inspiration, joy and forgiveness. No bitterness, regret or revenge.” —Dr. Patricia Estrada, Harvey, Louisiana “I cried, laughed, got happy and inspired. Amazing woman.” —Amelia Sherman, New Orleans, Louisiana

Drink, Smoke, Pass Out

Drink, Smoke, Pass Out PDF Author: Judith Lucy
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781459684874
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 312

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Book Description
A book about life that discusses liquor and lovemaking as much as it does the point of it all. Judith Lucy has looked everywhere for happiness. Growing up a Catholic, she thought about becoming a nun, and later threw herself into work, finding a partner and getting off her face. Somehow, none of that worked. So lately, she's been asking herself the big questions. Why are we here? Is there a God? What happens when we die? And why can't she tell you which of her friends has herpes, but not what they believe in? In her first volume of memoir, the bestselling The Lucy Family Alphabet, Judith to work out her parents. In Drink, Smoke, Pass Out, she tries to find out if there's more to life than wanting to suck tequila out of Ryan Gosling's navel. With disarming frankness and classic dry wit, she reviews the major paths of her life and, alarmingly, finds herself on a journey.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Getting a Tattoo

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Getting a Tattoo PDF Author: John Reardon
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440636265
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 276

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Book Description
Got ink? Having a tattoo is now thoroughly mainstream—but getting it done is still scary for most regular folks. Does it hurt? Is it safe? How much does it cost? Written for the novice and aficionado alike, this book walks the reader through every step of the process: making the big decision, handling the physical event, and finally, taking proper care of your own personal work of art. • Expert advice from a high-profile professional • Includes 30 original designs, exclusive to this book • Includes 8-page full-color insert • Millions of people of all ages get inked each year • Tattoo shops have sprung up everywhere to meet this growing demand, and cable shows such as "Miami Ink" and "Inked" draw huge audiences

The Painting and Piano

The Painting and Piano PDF Author: John Lipscomb
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0757319939
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 380

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Book Description
Growing up more than a thousand miles apart and worlds away from each other, Johnny and Adrianne seemed to have all that children could ask for. Born into a Great-Gatsby-like party, old-money wealth and privilege defined Johnny's childhood in Ladue, Missouri—the Beverly Hills of St. Louis. Born addicted to heroin in New York City, Adrianne was placed as an infant with loving, middle-class Jewish foster parents on Long Island. However, the demons of their respective biological mothers would eventually tear their fragile young lives apart as told in this compelling tandem narrative. Eventually, destiny would bring Johnny and Adrianne together, but first they had to endure the painful toll that alcohol, drugs, and a negligent court system would take on them. With parts of Adrianne's story ripped from national news headlines, their journeys take them for the depths of despair and near death to their first serendipitous introduction and the moment each knew they were finally safe. Filled with hope, inspiration, and humor, The Painting and the Piano is an unforgettable story of pain, loss, and the undying human quest for happiness.