Author: James Vescovi
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1491831499
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 159
Book Description
Prepare yourself for a feast consumed in delicious bites. This collection of stories can be read before bed, on a lunch hour, or waiting in line. They can even be shared with friends who complain they have enough to read. Together they ask the question, "How do you make modern life run smoothly for parents or grandparents who grew up in an era when oxen were used for plowing, children left school after third grade to tend chickens, and meat was eaten only twice a year? When Tony and Desolina Vescovi arrived in America, they collided with the 20th century. Born around 1900, they were stumped by telephones, banks, fast food, TV wrestling, and supermarkets. It was up to their only child, a son, to serve as their shepherd, and it wasn’t easy For example, how to explain that his job was taking him and his family 700 miles away when, in their day, sons stayed put to work the family farm? Or that it wasn’t wise to hide $10,000 in the bedroom? Or that the ice cream they just tried and enjoyed is called ‘Chubby Hubby’? This collection of 52 bite-size stories offers a twist on the American immigrant tale and is a testament to love, loyalty, and frequent half-truths.
Eat Now; Talk Later
Author: James Vescovi
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1491831499
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 159
Book Description
Prepare yourself for a feast consumed in delicious bites. This collection of stories can be read before bed, on a lunch hour, or waiting in line. They can even be shared with friends who complain they have enough to read. Together they ask the question, "How do you make modern life run smoothly for parents or grandparents who grew up in an era when oxen were used for plowing, children left school after third grade to tend chickens, and meat was eaten only twice a year? When Tony and Desolina Vescovi arrived in America, they collided with the 20th century. Born around 1900, they were stumped by telephones, banks, fast food, TV wrestling, and supermarkets. It was up to their only child, a son, to serve as their shepherd, and it wasn’t easy For example, how to explain that his job was taking him and his family 700 miles away when, in their day, sons stayed put to work the family farm? Or that it wasn’t wise to hide $10,000 in the bedroom? Or that the ice cream they just tried and enjoyed is called ‘Chubby Hubby’? This collection of 52 bite-size stories offers a twist on the American immigrant tale and is a testament to love, loyalty, and frequent half-truths.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1491831499
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 159
Book Description
Prepare yourself for a feast consumed in delicious bites. This collection of stories can be read before bed, on a lunch hour, or waiting in line. They can even be shared with friends who complain they have enough to read. Together they ask the question, "How do you make modern life run smoothly for parents or grandparents who grew up in an era when oxen were used for plowing, children left school after third grade to tend chickens, and meat was eaten only twice a year? When Tony and Desolina Vescovi arrived in America, they collided with the 20th century. Born around 1900, they were stumped by telephones, banks, fast food, TV wrestling, and supermarkets. It was up to their only child, a son, to serve as their shepherd, and it wasn’t easy For example, how to explain that his job was taking him and his family 700 miles away when, in their day, sons stayed put to work the family farm? Or that it wasn’t wise to hide $10,000 in the bedroom? Or that the ice cream they just tried and enjoyed is called ‘Chubby Hubby’? This collection of 52 bite-size stories offers a twist on the American immigrant tale and is a testament to love, loyalty, and frequent half-truths.
th!s
Author: Daniel Shortell
Publisher: danielshortell.com
ISBN: 0692831185
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 371
Book Description
Humanity has fractured resulting in the emergence of the constitutionally protected Homo beatus species, a Superclass of humans defined by their extreme wealth and nearly infinite level of scientifically-proven motivation. When society begins to crumble under the weight of social inequality, absurdity becomes the norm as citizens scramble to find meaning and happiness in a world gone mad. Seven people from across the social strata give a personal account of how to persevere in the worst of times. One's wife moonlights as a prostitute to afford her mounting religious debts, a politician achieves immortality through a pedophilia addiction and a impoverished orphan finds peace and contentment in nihilism. Narrated from seven meticulously interconnected perspectives, th!s aims to overshoot in its attempt to find reason in a perfectly irrational world. Only through an exploration of philosophy, science, technology, economics and religion can readers understand how citizens cope inside an inverted totalitarian society.
Publisher: danielshortell.com
ISBN: 0692831185
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 371
Book Description
Humanity has fractured resulting in the emergence of the constitutionally protected Homo beatus species, a Superclass of humans defined by their extreme wealth and nearly infinite level of scientifically-proven motivation. When society begins to crumble under the weight of social inequality, absurdity becomes the norm as citizens scramble to find meaning and happiness in a world gone mad. Seven people from across the social strata give a personal account of how to persevere in the worst of times. One's wife moonlights as a prostitute to afford her mounting religious debts, a politician achieves immortality through a pedophilia addiction and a impoverished orphan finds peace and contentment in nihilism. Narrated from seven meticulously interconnected perspectives, th!s aims to overshoot in its attempt to find reason in a perfectly irrational world. Only through an exploration of philosophy, science, technology, economics and religion can readers understand how citizens cope inside an inverted totalitarian society.
Hoalina
Author: Crisjen Opperman
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 146534098X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
Preoccupied with the events of the past nine dia, Moriah was oblivious to the scrutiny she was receiving. She leaned her head wearily against the high back of her seat. Her face and its worried expression were mirrored in the reflection of the small window. It was too much, happening too fast. Her mind's energies were in need of rest and quiet. Behind the calm expression she wore, they searched for a dark place to hide and curl their tendrils out of sight. For the minut space of two minutes, she closed her eyes and allowed her mind the much need rest. A sudden change in the shuttle's vibrations alerted her to a change in speed, and her eyes opened.....Tragon leaned forward and strated to pop the lock on the belting that held her to the seat, but she slapped at his arm. "Don't," she hissed through clenched teeth.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 146534098X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
Preoccupied with the events of the past nine dia, Moriah was oblivious to the scrutiny she was receiving. She leaned her head wearily against the high back of her seat. Her face and its worried expression were mirrored in the reflection of the small window. It was too much, happening too fast. Her mind's energies were in need of rest and quiet. Behind the calm expression she wore, they searched for a dark place to hide and curl their tendrils out of sight. For the minut space of two minutes, she closed her eyes and allowed her mind the much need rest. A sudden change in the shuttle's vibrations alerted her to a change in speed, and her eyes opened.....Tragon leaned forward and strated to pop the lock on the belting that held her to the seat, but she slapped at his arm. "Don't," she hissed through clenched teeth.
Despite the Darkness
Author: David Maughan Brown
Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1838590560
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
It is 1985, South Africa is rapidly becoming ungovernable and a State of Emergency has been declared. Hope for a peaceful end to apartheid can still be found, but it has dwindled to a flickering candle flame in the encroaching darkness… A knock on the door at midnight; a student on the run from the Special Branch looking for a safe house and transport to the border; a bomb exploding outside the Supreme Court and killing an old man – all come together to confront Cameron Beaumont, a History lecturer under constant surveillance by the security police and subject to regular death threats, with a crisis. How should he respond – torn as he is between his desire to play his part in the struggle against the vicious oppression of apartheid and his need to protect his wife, Jules, and the children he adores? And the death threats turn out to be just the beginning.
Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1838590560
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
It is 1985, South Africa is rapidly becoming ungovernable and a State of Emergency has been declared. Hope for a peaceful end to apartheid can still be found, but it has dwindled to a flickering candle flame in the encroaching darkness… A knock on the door at midnight; a student on the run from the Special Branch looking for a safe house and transport to the border; a bomb exploding outside the Supreme Court and killing an old man – all come together to confront Cameron Beaumont, a History lecturer under constant surveillance by the security police and subject to regular death threats, with a crisis. How should he respond – torn as he is between his desire to play his part in the struggle against the vicious oppression of apartheid and his need to protect his wife, Jules, and the children he adores? And the death threats turn out to be just the beginning.
Eat First, Talk Later
Author: Beth Yahp
Publisher: Random House Australia
ISBN: 0857986864
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
In this riveting memoir, Beth persuades her aging parents on a road trip around their former home, Malaysia. She intends to retrace their honeymoon of 45 years before, but their journey doesn't quite work out as she planned. Only the family mantra, "Eat first, talk later," keeps them (and perhaps the country) from falling apart. Around them, corruption, censorship of the media, detentions without trial, and deaths in custody continue. Protests are put down, violently, by riot police. Her parents argue while, lovelorn after the end of a grand amour in Paris, Beth tries to turn their story into a Technicolor love story. Meanwhile, she's embroiled in a turbulent relationship with an supposititious activist, Jing, who is at the forefront of the democratic struggle for change; and in Australia, Beth's second home, she is dismayed to see politicians on all sides focus on turning back the boats, stopping queue jumpers, and controlling the borders of "the lucky country." Eat First, Talk Later is a beautifully written, absorbing memoir of a country considered one of the multiracial success stories of Southeast Asia, with many fascinating but deeply troubling sides to it. It's a book about how we tell family and national stories; about love and betrayal; home and belonging; and about the joys of food.
Publisher: Random House Australia
ISBN: 0857986864
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
In this riveting memoir, Beth persuades her aging parents on a road trip around their former home, Malaysia. She intends to retrace their honeymoon of 45 years before, but their journey doesn't quite work out as she planned. Only the family mantra, "Eat first, talk later," keeps them (and perhaps the country) from falling apart. Around them, corruption, censorship of the media, detentions without trial, and deaths in custody continue. Protests are put down, violently, by riot police. Her parents argue while, lovelorn after the end of a grand amour in Paris, Beth tries to turn their story into a Technicolor love story. Meanwhile, she's embroiled in a turbulent relationship with an supposititious activist, Jing, who is at the forefront of the democratic struggle for change; and in Australia, Beth's second home, she is dismayed to see politicians on all sides focus on turning back the boats, stopping queue jumpers, and controlling the borders of "the lucky country." Eat First, Talk Later is a beautifully written, absorbing memoir of a country considered one of the multiracial success stories of Southeast Asia, with many fascinating but deeply troubling sides to it. It's a book about how we tell family and national stories; about love and betrayal; home and belonging; and about the joys of food.
Diable
Author: Pelaam
Publisher: JMS Books LLC
ISBN: 1685502458
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 163
Book Description
Sequel to Slayer When Slayer Henri and his Intermediary Sébastien are sent to Paris to deal with attacks by vampires, they find the truth is worse still. They also find unexpected allies in a family of gargoyles who help protect mankind. Paris is under attack by demonic forces and it will take the united talents of humans, gargoyles, and vampires if they are to be defeated. Sébastien also finds that his mate is the last creature on earth he would have expected. When the time to fight comes, can Sébastien survive, or will his life be forfeit in the depths of the dungeons of the infamous Cardinal Richelieu?
Publisher: JMS Books LLC
ISBN: 1685502458
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 163
Book Description
Sequel to Slayer When Slayer Henri and his Intermediary Sébastien are sent to Paris to deal with attacks by vampires, they find the truth is worse still. They also find unexpected allies in a family of gargoyles who help protect mankind. Paris is under attack by demonic forces and it will take the united talents of humans, gargoyles, and vampires if they are to be defeated. Sébastien also finds that his mate is the last creature on earth he would have expected. When the time to fight comes, can Sébastien survive, or will his life be forfeit in the depths of the dungeons of the infamous Cardinal Richelieu?
To Lead the Way
Author: D. B. Clark
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595097626
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
This novel and accompanying leadership training manual makes leadership training more than just a leadership development experience; it makes it fun. Five characters, representing the five Blake-Mouton leadership styles, vie for leadership as they struggle to survive and save their town and people from a seemingly overwhelming evil. The action in the novel parallels the sessions in a leadership-training workshop conducted for many years at Miami-Dade Community College, the largest community college in the nation. A manual on Leadership follows the novel, in which the characters' behavior in the novel is used to illustrate various leadership concepts and skills. Using the novel and manual you may also assess your own typical leadership style and effectiveness.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595097626
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
This novel and accompanying leadership training manual makes leadership training more than just a leadership development experience; it makes it fun. Five characters, representing the five Blake-Mouton leadership styles, vie for leadership as they struggle to survive and save their town and people from a seemingly overwhelming evil. The action in the novel parallels the sessions in a leadership-training workshop conducted for many years at Miami-Dade Community College, the largest community college in the nation. A manual on Leadership follows the novel, in which the characters' behavior in the novel is used to illustrate various leadership concepts and skills. Using the novel and manual you may also assess your own typical leadership style and effectiveness.
On Her Own
Author: Milly Bennett
Publisher: M.E. Sharpe
ISBN: 9781563241826
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
This autobiography of Bennett, which includes her experiences in the Chinese revolution and the Spanish Civil War, contributes details of a period of great instability, while exploring the sensitive topic of the involvement of foreigners in the internal politics of China
Publisher: M.E. Sharpe
ISBN: 9781563241826
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
This autobiography of Bennett, which includes her experiences in the Chinese revolution and the Spanish Civil War, contributes details of a period of great instability, while exploring the sensitive topic of the involvement of foreigners in the internal politics of China
Shuv'hani
Author: Caren Liebelt
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1496917634
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
Wren Varankai is destined to become a heroic Shuvhani, a clairvoyant medicine woman said to possess powers over the earth, seas, and air. Equally strong predictions warn she will face death and danger in a land torn by war. Separated from her family, she dedicates herself to the fight against slavery, serving as a spy for the Underground Railroad and a nurse in Americas Civil War. Can she fulfill a destiny of greatness, or will she meet her death and lose her loved ones forever?
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1496917634
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
Wren Varankai is destined to become a heroic Shuvhani, a clairvoyant medicine woman said to possess powers over the earth, seas, and air. Equally strong predictions warn she will face death and danger in a land torn by war. Separated from her family, she dedicates herself to the fight against slavery, serving as a spy for the Underground Railroad and a nurse in Americas Civil War. Can she fulfill a destiny of greatness, or will she meet her death and lose her loved ones forever?
His Reckless Bargain
Author: Cynthia Wright
Publisher: Boxwood Manor Books
ISBN: 0988886030
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
WINNER of ROMANTIC TIMES Award for BEST BRITISH ISLES HISTORICAL ROMANCE! Nathan Raveneau, son of Andre & Devon (Silver Storm) is known as "The Scapegrace" in Regency London for his rakish exploits and devastating good looks. He is also a sea captain with an estate on Barbados. To gain land near his enemy, Xavier Crowe, Raveneau agrees to act as protector to headstrong Adrienne Beauvisage - and keep her chaste until her 21st birthday. Adrienne is both outraged and intrigued by the man who calls himself Nathan Essex. She knows little of the threats that lurk at the English castle of eccentric Lady Thomasina Harms... or of the daring that Raveneau, in his guise as Nathan Essex, must employ to keep her out of harm's way. As the powerful attraction between them builds, Nathan is forced to abduct an unwilling Adrienne, boldly spiriting her away to his ship. In a rousing adventure that carries them from Regency England across the sea to magical Barbados, Nathan and Adrienne struggle against a compelling and passionate love while caught in a growing web of danger. Don't miss this enchanting novel that unites the Raveneau and Beauvisage families! Rakes & Rebels: The Raveneau Family series: 1 - SILVER STORM (André & Devon) 2 - HER HUSBAND THE RAKE: a sequel novella (André & Devon) 3 - SMUGGLER'S MOON (Sebastian & Julia) 4 - THE SECRET OF LOVE (Gabriel & Isabella) 5 - SURRENDER THE STARS (Ryan & Lindsay) 6 - HIS MAKE-BELIEVE BRIDE (Justin & Mouette) 7 - HIS RECKLESS BARGAIN (Nathan & Adrienne) 8 - TEMPEST (Adam & Cathy)
Publisher: Boxwood Manor Books
ISBN: 0988886030
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
WINNER of ROMANTIC TIMES Award for BEST BRITISH ISLES HISTORICAL ROMANCE! Nathan Raveneau, son of Andre & Devon (Silver Storm) is known as "The Scapegrace" in Regency London for his rakish exploits and devastating good looks. He is also a sea captain with an estate on Barbados. To gain land near his enemy, Xavier Crowe, Raveneau agrees to act as protector to headstrong Adrienne Beauvisage - and keep her chaste until her 21st birthday. Adrienne is both outraged and intrigued by the man who calls himself Nathan Essex. She knows little of the threats that lurk at the English castle of eccentric Lady Thomasina Harms... or of the daring that Raveneau, in his guise as Nathan Essex, must employ to keep her out of harm's way. As the powerful attraction between them builds, Nathan is forced to abduct an unwilling Adrienne, boldly spiriting her away to his ship. In a rousing adventure that carries them from Regency England across the sea to magical Barbados, Nathan and Adrienne struggle against a compelling and passionate love while caught in a growing web of danger. Don't miss this enchanting novel that unites the Raveneau and Beauvisage families! Rakes & Rebels: The Raveneau Family series: 1 - SILVER STORM (André & Devon) 2 - HER HUSBAND THE RAKE: a sequel novella (André & Devon) 3 - SMUGGLER'S MOON (Sebastian & Julia) 4 - THE SECRET OF LOVE (Gabriel & Isabella) 5 - SURRENDER THE STARS (Ryan & Lindsay) 6 - HIS MAKE-BELIEVE BRIDE (Justin & Mouette) 7 - HIS RECKLESS BARGAIN (Nathan & Adrienne) 8 - TEMPEST (Adam & Cathy)