Author: Walt Pilcher
Publisher: Fantastic Books Publishing
ISBN: 191205356X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
If you’ve encountered Walt Pilcher before, you’ll know to buckle up for a hair-raising ride. Everybody Shrugged is his Walt’s first novel with Fantastic Books Publishing. Hold tight to your car, French fries, beer, cigarettes, fluoride toothpaste, sexy underwear, bacon, butter, coffee, and anything else that tastes good, feels good, or is fun to do because here comes Congress to ban it. Professor Gardy Lavager leads the government’s campaign to outlaw popular products deemed harmful to your health, and the military is stripped of guns because war is hazardous too. But Major Tony Farina of the Army’s clandestine MADCOM force sets out to serve his own nefarious ends by subverting Lavager’s research in the name of national security while shadowy foreign interests prepare to leverage the imminent chaos. The ensuing Harmful Substance Race spells the difference between peace and global bedlam as Gardy Lavager fears for his life from enemies at home and abroad.
Everybody Shrugged
Author: Walt Pilcher
Publisher: Fantastic Books Publishing
ISBN: 191205356X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
If you’ve encountered Walt Pilcher before, you’ll know to buckle up for a hair-raising ride. Everybody Shrugged is his Walt’s first novel with Fantastic Books Publishing. Hold tight to your car, French fries, beer, cigarettes, fluoride toothpaste, sexy underwear, bacon, butter, coffee, and anything else that tastes good, feels good, or is fun to do because here comes Congress to ban it. Professor Gardy Lavager leads the government’s campaign to outlaw popular products deemed harmful to your health, and the military is stripped of guns because war is hazardous too. But Major Tony Farina of the Army’s clandestine MADCOM force sets out to serve his own nefarious ends by subverting Lavager’s research in the name of national security while shadowy foreign interests prepare to leverage the imminent chaos. The ensuing Harmful Substance Race spells the difference between peace and global bedlam as Gardy Lavager fears for his life from enemies at home and abroad.
Publisher: Fantastic Books Publishing
ISBN: 191205356X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
If you’ve encountered Walt Pilcher before, you’ll know to buckle up for a hair-raising ride. Everybody Shrugged is his Walt’s first novel with Fantastic Books Publishing. Hold tight to your car, French fries, beer, cigarettes, fluoride toothpaste, sexy underwear, bacon, butter, coffee, and anything else that tastes good, feels good, or is fun to do because here comes Congress to ban it. Professor Gardy Lavager leads the government’s campaign to outlaw popular products deemed harmful to your health, and the military is stripped of guns because war is hazardous too. But Major Tony Farina of the Army’s clandestine MADCOM force sets out to serve his own nefarious ends by subverting Lavager’s research in the name of national security while shadowy foreign interests prepare to leverage the imminent chaos. The ensuing Harmful Substance Race spells the difference between peace and global bedlam as Gardy Lavager fears for his life from enemies at home and abroad.
Outofshapeworthlessloser
Author: Gracie Gold
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 0593444051
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A “piercing account” (The Wall Street Journal) of surviving as a young woman in a society that rewards appearances more than anything and demands perfection at all costs—especially if you’re an Olympic figure skater. “A riveting memoir, which details her experience with an eating disorder, depression and her high-stakes career.”—People (Best Books to Read in February 2024) When Gracie Gold stepped onto center stage (or ice, rather) as America’s sweetheart at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, she instantly became the face of America’s most beloved winter sport. Beautiful, blonde, Midwestern, and media-trained, she was suddenly being written up everywhere from The New Yorker to Teen Vogue to People and baking cookies with Taylor Swift. But little did the public know what Gold was facing when the cameras were off, driven by the self-destructive voice inside that she calls “outofshapeworthlessloser.” In 2017, she entered treatment for what was publicly announced as an eating disorder and anxiety treatment but was, in reality, suicidal ideation. While Gold’s public star was rising, her private life was falling apart: Cracks within her family were widening, her bulimia was getting worse, and she became a survivor of sexual assault. The pressure of training for years with demanding coaches and growing up in a household that accepted nothing less than gold had finally taken its toll. Now Gold reveals the exclusive and harrowing story of her struggles in and out of the pressure-packed world of elite figure skating: the battles with her family, her coaches, the powers-that-be at her federation, and her deteriorating mental health. Outofshapeworthlessloser is not only a forceful reckoning from a world-class athlete but also an intimate memoir, told with unflinching honesty and stirring defiance.
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 0593444051
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A “piercing account” (The Wall Street Journal) of surviving as a young woman in a society that rewards appearances more than anything and demands perfection at all costs—especially if you’re an Olympic figure skater. “A riveting memoir, which details her experience with an eating disorder, depression and her high-stakes career.”—People (Best Books to Read in February 2024) When Gracie Gold stepped onto center stage (or ice, rather) as America’s sweetheart at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, she instantly became the face of America’s most beloved winter sport. Beautiful, blonde, Midwestern, and media-trained, she was suddenly being written up everywhere from The New Yorker to Teen Vogue to People and baking cookies with Taylor Swift. But little did the public know what Gold was facing when the cameras were off, driven by the self-destructive voice inside that she calls “outofshapeworthlessloser.” In 2017, she entered treatment for what was publicly announced as an eating disorder and anxiety treatment but was, in reality, suicidal ideation. While Gold’s public star was rising, her private life was falling apart: Cracks within her family were widening, her bulimia was getting worse, and she became a survivor of sexual assault. The pressure of training for years with demanding coaches and growing up in a household that accepted nothing less than gold had finally taken its toll. Now Gold reveals the exclusive and harrowing story of her struggles in and out of the pressure-packed world of elite figure skating: the battles with her family, her coaches, the powers-that-be at her federation, and her deteriorating mental health. Outofshapeworthlessloser is not only a forceful reckoning from a world-class athlete but also an intimate memoir, told with unflinching honesty and stirring defiance.
Everybody's
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 1078
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 1078
Book Description
Author: Joe Conzo
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1452082812
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 510
Book Description
Joe Conzo and David A. Perez luminously recreate the life of widely acclaimed Afro-Cuban and jazz musician Tito Puente in the biography "Mambo Diablo - My Journey with Tito Puente." The authors chronicle the life of the popular and combative New York Puerto Rican multi talented musician and entertainer who climbed from his obscure and poor environment in East Harlem (El Barrio), New York to international fame and recognition. Countless stories have been written about Tito Puente's percussive musical abilities, but rarely has the talent, intuition, mishaps and controversies been presented in a vivid and personal biography. Joe Conzo was Tito's close friend, confidant and chronicler for nearly 40 years - no one was closer to Tito or knew him better, not even his family. Joe tells the story of a man and his music the way it has never been told. David A. Perez sets down Joe's personal recollections and fits them into the context of the social milieu and revolving world. Hundreds of articles have been written about Puente, and three books Powell, Josephine. Tito Puente - When The Drums are Dreaming, Authorhouse, 2007 (Information re: Tito is based on her conversations with Tito Puente. The book is self-published and chronicles many of his activities on the West Coast. There are many inconsistencies, mis-quotes, and errors of fact.) Loza, Steven. Tito Puente and the Making of Latin Music, University of Illinois Press, 1999 (A technical work that is based on interviews with people who knew Tito. The life of Puente is glanced over; the musicians he worked with are almost overlooked. Joe Conzo is among those interviewed.)Payne, Jim. Tito Puente - The King of Latin Music, Hudson Music, 2000. (Is presented as an overview of Tito Puente's music and includes a DVD with footage of Tito discussing his 50-year career. Joe Conzo provided much of the information for this endeavor.) record some of his achievements. None of them touch on the personal life of the man, expose his weaknesses, reveal his intensity for perfection, and describe the musical brilliance in such a delicate and personal way. Joe and David reveal the inner Tito Puente through his music, his musical associations and present a man that is more than a flamboyant percussionist. Tito played piano - and he played it well. Tito played the saxophone and often sat in the sax section of his orchestra. Tito played the vibes and had an incomparable style that was exciting, romantic and jazzy. He composed about 500 tunes, probably more. And, yet in the realm of American jazz historians, writers and critics ignore, brush over and avoid the importance of Tito's music and his contributions. A prime example of this is Ken Burn's television documentary about jazz - he virtually ignores Afro-Cuban music, Afro-Cuban jazz. Joe and David reveal Tito's rightful place in the history of music and give an unbiased, on-the-mark portrait of Puente's complexities like no book before it. Author and journalist Pete Hamill sets the stage for the journey in the preface.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1452082812
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 510
Book Description
Joe Conzo and David A. Perez luminously recreate the life of widely acclaimed Afro-Cuban and jazz musician Tito Puente in the biography "Mambo Diablo - My Journey with Tito Puente." The authors chronicle the life of the popular and combative New York Puerto Rican multi talented musician and entertainer who climbed from his obscure and poor environment in East Harlem (El Barrio), New York to international fame and recognition. Countless stories have been written about Tito Puente's percussive musical abilities, but rarely has the talent, intuition, mishaps and controversies been presented in a vivid and personal biography. Joe Conzo was Tito's close friend, confidant and chronicler for nearly 40 years - no one was closer to Tito or knew him better, not even his family. Joe tells the story of a man and his music the way it has never been told. David A. Perez sets down Joe's personal recollections and fits them into the context of the social milieu and revolving world. Hundreds of articles have been written about Puente, and three books Powell, Josephine. Tito Puente - When The Drums are Dreaming, Authorhouse, 2007 (Information re: Tito is based on her conversations with Tito Puente. The book is self-published and chronicles many of his activities on the West Coast. There are many inconsistencies, mis-quotes, and errors of fact.) Loza, Steven. Tito Puente and the Making of Latin Music, University of Illinois Press, 1999 (A technical work that is based on interviews with people who knew Tito. The life of Puente is glanced over; the musicians he worked with are almost overlooked. Joe Conzo is among those interviewed.)Payne, Jim. Tito Puente - The King of Latin Music, Hudson Music, 2000. (Is presented as an overview of Tito Puente's music and includes a DVD with footage of Tito discussing his 50-year career. Joe Conzo provided much of the information for this endeavor.) record some of his achievements. None of them touch on the personal life of the man, expose his weaknesses, reveal his intensity for perfection, and describe the musical brilliance in such a delicate and personal way. Joe and David reveal the inner Tito Puente through his music, his musical associations and present a man that is more than a flamboyant percussionist. Tito played piano - and he played it well. Tito played the saxophone and often sat in the sax section of his orchestra. Tito played the vibes and had an incomparable style that was exciting, romantic and jazzy. He composed about 500 tunes, probably more. And, yet in the realm of American jazz historians, writers and critics ignore, brush over and avoid the importance of Tito's music and his contributions. A prime example of this is Ken Burn's television documentary about jazz - he virtually ignores Afro-Cuban music, Afro-Cuban jazz. Joe and David reveal Tito's rightful place in the history of music and give an unbiased, on-the-mark portrait of Puente's complexities like no book before it. Author and journalist Pete Hamill sets the stage for the journey in the preface.
The Return
Author: Reginald D. Groff Jr.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595148484
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 287
Book Description
"Werewolf? Do you think you're living in some Hollywood film? No, they and vampires and the other movie creatures are fairy tales, ways of explaining the unexplainable. Don't you understand? Our queen summoned the Dark One to save you: Satan himself. Do you think the most powerful evil that has ever existed would want to change you or anyone else into some kind of wolf, bat, or other animal as some kind of pitiful joke? No, you are a gateway. In order to save you, Milema has destroyed you, and there is nothing you can do to change it. She made a pact between you and the devil. The evil one gave you eternal youth and life. In exchange, a demon from hell becomes a living, breathing thing in your body for three days each month. That's what your nightmares have been. Hell calling you to let its messenger enter you, to give an evil spirit form and substance. The one thing that God has denied Lucifer."
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595148484
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 287
Book Description
"Werewolf? Do you think you're living in some Hollywood film? No, they and vampires and the other movie creatures are fairy tales, ways of explaining the unexplainable. Don't you understand? Our queen summoned the Dark One to save you: Satan himself. Do you think the most powerful evil that has ever existed would want to change you or anyone else into some kind of wolf, bat, or other animal as some kind of pitiful joke? No, you are a gateway. In order to save you, Milema has destroyed you, and there is nothing you can do to change it. She made a pact between you and the devil. The evil one gave you eternal youth and life. In exchange, a demon from hell becomes a living, breathing thing in your body for three days each month. That's what your nightmares have been. Hell calling you to let its messenger enter you, to give an evil spirit form and substance. The one thing that God has denied Lucifer."
Vince (Book 2)
Author: Heather West
Publisher: E-Book Publishing World Inc.
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 97
Book Description
This is book 2 of the Fury Riders MC trilogy. Book 3 is available everywhere now! I'll risk my life and my club to make her mine. She's the last light in a dark world. And they're trying to snuff her out. But if they want her, they'll have to come take her… Over my dead body. VINCE I crave vengeance for my fallen men, slaughtered by a rival MC. I'm on the warpath, hungry for blood. That's when I save Erica from a fate worse than death. She's all curves and dark hair, a delicious morsel that I want to consume. To protect her, I keep her close. I tell myself it's only for her safety. Until my enemies come for Erica's blood. She saw something she shouldn't… And they'll stop at nothing to keep her mouth sealed shut. Now, with her life on the line, I crave only to make Erica my woman. I'll risk everything for her. ERIKA He rescues me. Vince—my bad boy, my savior, my Fury Rider. Brutal, arrogant, dominating, Vince makes my body heat and my heart pound. He's out for vengeance, violence pulsing through him. I shouldn't want him touching me. But the moment he takes me to his bed, I can't say no. His hands and his mouth make me scream as he brings me to peak after peak. I shouldn't trust him. I shouldn't obey him. And most of all, I shouldn't fall in love with him. But I just can't stop.
Publisher: E-Book Publishing World Inc.
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 97
Book Description
This is book 2 of the Fury Riders MC trilogy. Book 3 is available everywhere now! I'll risk my life and my club to make her mine. She's the last light in a dark world. And they're trying to snuff her out. But if they want her, they'll have to come take her… Over my dead body. VINCE I crave vengeance for my fallen men, slaughtered by a rival MC. I'm on the warpath, hungry for blood. That's when I save Erica from a fate worse than death. She's all curves and dark hair, a delicious morsel that I want to consume. To protect her, I keep her close. I tell myself it's only for her safety. Until my enemies come for Erica's blood. She saw something she shouldn't… And they'll stop at nothing to keep her mouth sealed shut. Now, with her life on the line, I crave only to make Erica my woman. I'll risk everything for her. ERIKA He rescues me. Vince—my bad boy, my savior, my Fury Rider. Brutal, arrogant, dominating, Vince makes my body heat and my heart pound. He's out for vengeance, violence pulsing through him. I shouldn't want him touching me. But the moment he takes me to his bed, I can't say no. His hands and his mouth make me scream as he brings me to peak after peak. I shouldn't trust him. I shouldn't obey him. And most of all, I shouldn't fall in love with him. But I just can't stop.
Half a Rogue
Author: Harold MacGrath
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3387035845
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3387035845
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.
The Last Days of St. Pierre
Author: Louis Smirnow
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 634
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 634
Book Description
Across the Wire
Author: Luis Urrea
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 0307773744
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
Luis Alberto Urrea's Across the Wire offers a compelling and unprecedented look at what life is like for those refugees living on the Mexican side of the border—a world that is only some twenty miles from San Diego, but that few have seen. Urrea gives us a compassionate and candid account of his work as a member and "official translator" of a crew of relief workers that provided aid to the many refugees hidden just behind the flashy tourist spots of Tijuana. His account of the struggle of these people to survive amid abject poverty, unsanitary living conditions, and the legal and political chaos that reign in the Mexican borderlands explains without a doubt the reason so many are forced to make the dangerous and illegal journey "across the wire" into the United States. More than just an expose, Across the Wire is a tribute to the tenacity of a people who have learned to survive against the most impossible odds, and returns to these forgotten people their pride and their identity.
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 0307773744
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
Luis Alberto Urrea's Across the Wire offers a compelling and unprecedented look at what life is like for those refugees living on the Mexican side of the border—a world that is only some twenty miles from San Diego, but that few have seen. Urrea gives us a compassionate and candid account of his work as a member and "official translator" of a crew of relief workers that provided aid to the many refugees hidden just behind the flashy tourist spots of Tijuana. His account of the struggle of these people to survive amid abject poverty, unsanitary living conditions, and the legal and political chaos that reign in the Mexican borderlands explains without a doubt the reason so many are forced to make the dangerous and illegal journey "across the wire" into the United States. More than just an expose, Across the Wire is a tribute to the tenacity of a people who have learned to survive against the most impossible odds, and returns to these forgotten people their pride and their identity.
The Reader's Digest
Author: DeWitt Wallace
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 678
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 678
Book Description