Author: Jeff O'Hara
Publisher: Incorporated Original
ISBN: 9781732510241
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
A true entrepreneur always looks to the future, no matter what is bearing down--9/11, Hurricane Katrina, the Great Recession, or the BP oil spill. With wit, hard work, guts, and a few cold beers, Jeff O'Hara and his businesses battled, bounced back, and survived these disasters, and we are the beneficiaries of the lessons learned along the way. But O'Hara's lessons are no dry list of rules on entrepreneurism: This first-time author is a gifted storyteller with an edgy, one-of-a-kind sense of humor who informs and entertains with tales of the tragic, the triumphant, and the places and people only New Orleans can produce. Accounts of O'Hara's life as he earned his place in the hospitality industry deliver colorful, honest insights into just what it takes to become a successful entrepreneur. It's clear he loves what he does and that his successes are a result of his love for his trade, his independent spirit, and, of course, a commitment to overcoming anything that gets in his way. O'Hara's wisdom will inspire entrepreneurs and anyone who appreciates a great story--from New Orleans natives to the rest of us who are fascinated by the life of this great city.
Have Fun, Fight Back, and Keep the Party Going
Author: Jeff O'Hara
Publisher: Incorporated Original
ISBN: 9781732510241
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
A true entrepreneur always looks to the future, no matter what is bearing down--9/11, Hurricane Katrina, the Great Recession, or the BP oil spill. With wit, hard work, guts, and a few cold beers, Jeff O'Hara and his businesses battled, bounced back, and survived these disasters, and we are the beneficiaries of the lessons learned along the way. But O'Hara's lessons are no dry list of rules on entrepreneurism: This first-time author is a gifted storyteller with an edgy, one-of-a-kind sense of humor who informs and entertains with tales of the tragic, the triumphant, and the places and people only New Orleans can produce. Accounts of O'Hara's life as he earned his place in the hospitality industry deliver colorful, honest insights into just what it takes to become a successful entrepreneur. It's clear he loves what he does and that his successes are a result of his love for his trade, his independent spirit, and, of course, a commitment to overcoming anything that gets in his way. O'Hara's wisdom will inspire entrepreneurs and anyone who appreciates a great story--from New Orleans natives to the rest of us who are fascinated by the life of this great city.
Publisher: Incorporated Original
ISBN: 9781732510241
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
A true entrepreneur always looks to the future, no matter what is bearing down--9/11, Hurricane Katrina, the Great Recession, or the BP oil spill. With wit, hard work, guts, and a few cold beers, Jeff O'Hara and his businesses battled, bounced back, and survived these disasters, and we are the beneficiaries of the lessons learned along the way. But O'Hara's lessons are no dry list of rules on entrepreneurism: This first-time author is a gifted storyteller with an edgy, one-of-a-kind sense of humor who informs and entertains with tales of the tragic, the triumphant, and the places and people only New Orleans can produce. Accounts of O'Hara's life as he earned his place in the hospitality industry deliver colorful, honest insights into just what it takes to become a successful entrepreneur. It's clear he loves what he does and that his successes are a result of his love for his trade, his independent spirit, and, of course, a commitment to overcoming anything that gets in his way. O'Hara's wisdom will inspire entrepreneurs and anyone who appreciates a great story--from New Orleans natives to the rest of us who are fascinated by the life of this great city.
Last Call
Author: Jerry Herships
Publisher: Presbyterian Publishing Corp
ISBN: 0664260586
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 181
Book Description
"I had a vision of a faith community where people could have a wider understanding of God and our relationship to him/her. I wanted to create a place where people could state what they believe and what they struggle with--freely. I wanted a community of people who know we don't all have to agree on everything." Jerry Herships, former altar boy who had dreamed of making it big in show biz, tended bar to make ends meet as he worked gigs in comedy and game shows, looking for his big break. After giving up the dream and leaving Los Angeles, he found his way back to the church and discovered God calling him to ministry--but not just any ministry. Now he leads AfterHours Denver, a bar church where people worship with a whiskey in their hand and make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches to serve Denver's homeless. Last Call is a story of having and giving up on dreams, finding yourself, and finding how God can use you in unexpected ways.
Publisher: Presbyterian Publishing Corp
ISBN: 0664260586
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 181
Book Description
"I had a vision of a faith community where people could have a wider understanding of God and our relationship to him/her. I wanted to create a place where people could state what they believe and what they struggle with--freely. I wanted a community of people who know we don't all have to agree on everything." Jerry Herships, former altar boy who had dreamed of making it big in show biz, tended bar to make ends meet as he worked gigs in comedy and game shows, looking for his big break. After giving up the dream and leaving Los Angeles, he found his way back to the church and discovered God calling him to ministry--but not just any ministry. Now he leads AfterHours Denver, a bar church where people worship with a whiskey in their hand and make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches to serve Denver's homeless. Last Call is a story of having and giving up on dreams, finding yourself, and finding how God can use you in unexpected ways.
Ordinary Wolves
Author: Seth Kantner
Publisher: Milkweed Editions
ISBN: 157131802X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
Eskimo and white culture collide in this national bestselling novel of life in the contemporary Alaskan wilderness: “A magnificently realized story” (New York Times Book Review). Ordinary Wolves depicts a life different from what any of us has known: Inhuman cold, the taste of rancid salmon shared with shivering sled dogs, hunkering in a sod igloo while blizzards moan overhead. But this is the only world Cutuk Hawcley has ever known. Born and raised in the Arctic, he has learned to provide for himself by hunting, fishing, and trading. And yet, though he idolizes the indigenous hunters who have taught him how to survive, when he travels to the nearby Inupiaq village, he is jeered and pummeled by the native children for being white. When Cutuk ventures into the society of his own people, two incompatible realities collide, perfectly capturing "the contrast between the wild world and our ravaging consumer culture”. In a powerful coming of age story, a young man isolated by his past must choose between two worlds, both seemingly bent on rejecting him (Louise Erdrich). Winner of the Milkweed National Fiction Prize “As a revelation of the devastation modern America brings to a natural lifestyle, it's a tour de force and may be the best treatment of the Northwest and its people since Jack London's works.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review
Publisher: Milkweed Editions
ISBN: 157131802X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
Eskimo and white culture collide in this national bestselling novel of life in the contemporary Alaskan wilderness: “A magnificently realized story” (New York Times Book Review). Ordinary Wolves depicts a life different from what any of us has known: Inhuman cold, the taste of rancid salmon shared with shivering sled dogs, hunkering in a sod igloo while blizzards moan overhead. But this is the only world Cutuk Hawcley has ever known. Born and raised in the Arctic, he has learned to provide for himself by hunting, fishing, and trading. And yet, though he idolizes the indigenous hunters who have taught him how to survive, when he travels to the nearby Inupiaq village, he is jeered and pummeled by the native children for being white. When Cutuk ventures into the society of his own people, two incompatible realities collide, perfectly capturing "the contrast between the wild world and our ravaging consumer culture”. In a powerful coming of age story, a young man isolated by his past must choose between two worlds, both seemingly bent on rejecting him (Louise Erdrich). Winner of the Milkweed National Fiction Prize “As a revelation of the devastation modern America brings to a natural lifestyle, it's a tour de force and may be the best treatment of the Northwest and its people since Jack London's works.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review
Broadway Lights
Author: Jen Calonita
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 031607232X
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Her star power in demand on a hit Broadway play, Hollywood teen starlet Kaitlin Burke packs up her entourage (ok, her showbiz family, friends, assistant, and publicist, but not the dreamy boyfriend) and moves to the Big Apple for the summer. Kaitlin is the toast of the town and she hits the most exclusive New York nightspots, enjoys the best food (Hello, Magnolia Bakery), and even guests as a celebrity host on Saturday Night Live! But New York isn't all cupcakes and virgin daiquiris. Long distance and a handsome new costar put a huge strain on her relationship with Austin, and it turns out Broadway divas are a whole different breed of neuroses and competition from Hollywood starlets. The star-studded fifth book in Jen Calonita's six-book Secrets of My Hollywood Life series.
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 031607232X
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Her star power in demand on a hit Broadway play, Hollywood teen starlet Kaitlin Burke packs up her entourage (ok, her showbiz family, friends, assistant, and publicist, but not the dreamy boyfriend) and moves to the Big Apple for the summer. Kaitlin is the toast of the town and she hits the most exclusive New York nightspots, enjoys the best food (Hello, Magnolia Bakery), and even guests as a celebrity host on Saturday Night Live! But New York isn't all cupcakes and virgin daiquiris. Long distance and a handsome new costar put a huge strain on her relationship with Austin, and it turns out Broadway divas are a whole different breed of neuroses and competition from Hollywood starlets. The star-studded fifth book in Jen Calonita's six-book Secrets of My Hollywood Life series.
Chapter Closed
Author: K. J. Keller
Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing
ISBN: 1612049664
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 277
Book Description
Dr. Elizabeth Beck, a world renowned psychologist and author of many best-selling books, including Rapist Rules, is blackmailed by a former acquaintance to be the maid of honor at a wedding in Snow Cap Ridge, Colorado. On the night before the ceremony, Elizabeth becomes the intended rape victim of local ski instructor John Garrett. When Garrett is discovered stabbed to death, Elizabeth is charged with his murder. Since Elizabeth was found unconscious at the scene of the crime and doesn't remember anything past the rape attempt, her fate is in the hands of a skeptical jury. Throughout the investigation and trial, people from Elizabeth's past play major roles in the twisted road to resolution. As her lawyers battle to prove her innocence, Elizabeth is thrown a curve when a romance that had lain dormant for sixteen years is awakened. Follow the secrets and buried truths to the surprising conclusion in Chapter Closed. About the Author: K. J. Keller was born in Colorado, but spent most of her youth in Arizona. Since 1999, she resides with her partner in his native country, The Netherlands, where she teaches high school International Baccalaureate English Diploma Programs in The Hague.Her first novel, The Butterfly Clinic, (ISBN: 978-0-595-45441-9) is available at all major book outlets, online book stores, or via author's website: www.kjkeller-author.com Ms. Keller is currently working on her third novel, Heavenly Scrapbook, and a unique cookbook featuring recipes and travel stories from her adventures in Europe and Africa. Publisher's website: http: //SBPRA.com/KJKelle
Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing
ISBN: 1612049664
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 277
Book Description
Dr. Elizabeth Beck, a world renowned psychologist and author of many best-selling books, including Rapist Rules, is blackmailed by a former acquaintance to be the maid of honor at a wedding in Snow Cap Ridge, Colorado. On the night before the ceremony, Elizabeth becomes the intended rape victim of local ski instructor John Garrett. When Garrett is discovered stabbed to death, Elizabeth is charged with his murder. Since Elizabeth was found unconscious at the scene of the crime and doesn't remember anything past the rape attempt, her fate is in the hands of a skeptical jury. Throughout the investigation and trial, people from Elizabeth's past play major roles in the twisted road to resolution. As her lawyers battle to prove her innocence, Elizabeth is thrown a curve when a romance that had lain dormant for sixteen years is awakened. Follow the secrets and buried truths to the surprising conclusion in Chapter Closed. About the Author: K. J. Keller was born in Colorado, but spent most of her youth in Arizona. Since 1999, she resides with her partner in his native country, The Netherlands, where she teaches high school International Baccalaureate English Diploma Programs in The Hague.Her first novel, The Butterfly Clinic, (ISBN: 978-0-595-45441-9) is available at all major book outlets, online book stores, or via author's website: www.kjkeller-author.com Ms. Keller is currently working on her third novel, Heavenly Scrapbook, and a unique cookbook featuring recipes and travel stories from her adventures in Europe and Africa. Publisher's website: http: //SBPRA.com/KJKelle
Without You
Author: Sue Langford
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1469788314
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
Who knew a chance meeting would end up like this? Ava Ross was a no-nonsense kind of girl. After years of trying, she still hadn't met the right one. Instead of embarking on another bad blind date, she escaped on vacation with her friend Rose Shaw. The two were a force to be reckoned with. They flirted and laughed their way through a week in the sun. Two tickets to see the Aces changed everything. She came face to face with the one man she'd always dreamed about dating. It was too bad he was married....or was he? There was no way that this could really be happening to her. Or could it? Joe Morgan was the ultimate superstar. He'd been a part of the Aces for years. He'd played cities all over North America and seen tons of women, but one always stood out in his memory. He never did see her again, that is until she walked in the door with his friend. He knew she had read about him. She'd heard rumors, gossip and lots more. The question is would she date him knowing everything she'd learned? The one girl he'd dreamed about for years was within his grasp, but would he lose her to the gaggle of ex-girlfriends in his past?
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1469788314
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
Who knew a chance meeting would end up like this? Ava Ross was a no-nonsense kind of girl. After years of trying, she still hadn't met the right one. Instead of embarking on another bad blind date, she escaped on vacation with her friend Rose Shaw. The two were a force to be reckoned with. They flirted and laughed their way through a week in the sun. Two tickets to see the Aces changed everything. She came face to face with the one man she'd always dreamed about dating. It was too bad he was married....or was he? There was no way that this could really be happening to her. Or could it? Joe Morgan was the ultimate superstar. He'd been a part of the Aces for years. He'd played cities all over North America and seen tons of women, but one always stood out in his memory. He never did see her again, that is until she walked in the door with his friend. He knew she had read about him. She'd heard rumors, gossip and lots more. The question is would she date him knowing everything she'd learned? The one girl he'd dreamed about for years was within his grasp, but would he lose her to the gaggle of ex-girlfriends in his past?
Ask a Manager
Author: Alison Green
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 0399181822
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
From the creator of the popular website Ask a Manager and New York’s work-advice columnist comes a witty, practical guide to 200 difficult professional conversations—featuring all-new advice! There’s a reason Alison Green has been called “the Dear Abby of the work world.” Ten years as a workplace-advice columnist have taught her that people avoid awkward conversations in the office because they simply don’t know what to say. Thankfully, Green does—and in this incredibly helpful book, she tackles the tough discussions you may need to have during your career. You’ll learn what to say when • coworkers push their work on you—then take credit for it • you accidentally trash-talk someone in an email then hit “reply all” • you’re being micromanaged—or not being managed at all • you catch a colleague in a lie • your boss seems unhappy with your work • your cubemate’s loud speakerphone is making you homicidal • you got drunk at the holiday party Praise for Ask a Manager “A must-read for anyone who works . . . [Alison Green’s] advice boils down to the idea that you should be professional (even when others are not) and that communicating in a straightforward manner with candor and kindness will get you far, no matter where you work.”—Booklist (starred review) “The author’s friendly, warm, no-nonsense writing is a pleasure to read, and her advice can be widely applied to relationships in all areas of readers’ lives. Ideal for anyone new to the job market or new to management, or anyone hoping to improve their work experience.”—Library Journal (starred review) “I am a huge fan of Alison Green’s Ask a Manager column. This book is even better. It teaches us how to deal with many of the most vexing big and little problems in our workplaces—and to do so with grace, confidence, and a sense of humor.”—Robert Sutton, Stanford professor and author of The No Asshole Rule and The Asshole Survival Guide “Ask a Manager is the ultimate playbook for navigating the traditional workforce in a diplomatic but firm way.”—Erin Lowry, author of Broke Millennial: Stop Scraping By and Get Your Financial Life Together
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 0399181822
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
From the creator of the popular website Ask a Manager and New York’s work-advice columnist comes a witty, practical guide to 200 difficult professional conversations—featuring all-new advice! There’s a reason Alison Green has been called “the Dear Abby of the work world.” Ten years as a workplace-advice columnist have taught her that people avoid awkward conversations in the office because they simply don’t know what to say. Thankfully, Green does—and in this incredibly helpful book, she tackles the tough discussions you may need to have during your career. You’ll learn what to say when • coworkers push their work on you—then take credit for it • you accidentally trash-talk someone in an email then hit “reply all” • you’re being micromanaged—or not being managed at all • you catch a colleague in a lie • your boss seems unhappy with your work • your cubemate’s loud speakerphone is making you homicidal • you got drunk at the holiday party Praise for Ask a Manager “A must-read for anyone who works . . . [Alison Green’s] advice boils down to the idea that you should be professional (even when others are not) and that communicating in a straightforward manner with candor and kindness will get you far, no matter where you work.”—Booklist (starred review) “The author’s friendly, warm, no-nonsense writing is a pleasure to read, and her advice can be widely applied to relationships in all areas of readers’ lives. Ideal for anyone new to the job market or new to management, or anyone hoping to improve their work experience.”—Library Journal (starred review) “I am a huge fan of Alison Green’s Ask a Manager column. This book is even better. It teaches us how to deal with many of the most vexing big and little problems in our workplaces—and to do so with grace, confidence, and a sense of humor.”—Robert Sutton, Stanford professor and author of The No Asshole Rule and The Asshole Survival Guide “Ask a Manager is the ultimate playbook for navigating the traditional workforce in a diplomatic but firm way.”—Erin Lowry, author of Broke Millennial: Stop Scraping By and Get Your Financial Life Together
Dear Diary
Author: Sunny Tayse
Publisher: Sunny Tayse
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
Who would have thought that meeting went swimming on that Friday night would have drastically changed Gianna’s life? Gianna was a profitable party planner in North Carolina who met the twins in hopes of plan in their party but what she got was more than she asked for. She dealt with the scrutiny of meat in the wrong Twin first and hoping she could turn back the hands of time. As things begin to get on track for her after one Twin threw her off track the trip to Italy pushed her relationship over the age where a crashed and burned. Good thing she believed in Resurrection because she almost lost out on the best man in her life. Gianna had enough and was retreating to her hometown in California there she runs into her ex of 10 years where she finally get closure. With an unexpected secret she helped for several months made the twins throw a monkey wrench in her escape plan. Could her relationship survive this drama too Or will this be yet another crash and burn? You’ll have to find out by reading what she wrote and Dear Diary.
Publisher: Sunny Tayse
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
Who would have thought that meeting went swimming on that Friday night would have drastically changed Gianna’s life? Gianna was a profitable party planner in North Carolina who met the twins in hopes of plan in their party but what she got was more than she asked for. She dealt with the scrutiny of meat in the wrong Twin first and hoping she could turn back the hands of time. As things begin to get on track for her after one Twin threw her off track the trip to Italy pushed her relationship over the age where a crashed and burned. Good thing she believed in Resurrection because she almost lost out on the best man in her life. Gianna had enough and was retreating to her hometown in California there she runs into her ex of 10 years where she finally get closure. With an unexpected secret she helped for several months made the twins throw a monkey wrench in her escape plan. Could her relationship survive this drama too Or will this be yet another crash and burn? You’ll have to find out by reading what she wrote and Dear Diary.
The Book About, It:
Author: Cynthia Marie
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 9781469795157
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
A life story about the life struggle for identity, as a child who realizes he/she is not the correct gender and knowing everyone around this child ,does not want it to have the identity, it knows belongs to it the life long struggle to have it, keep it lock it up safe, and to be empathetic, knowing that a soul has pain and feeling it from others, hurts more than your own, To be the one they chose, and not the one you were meant to be, and grow in a world you dont belong in, Somewhere in birth you were made as special , I remember my birth, my short time in my womb, safe! a feeling of floating in a warm sea of twinkling stars, in the warm heart of the heavens, and the soft beautiful music surrounds every part of being here, the musical symphonies played on the gold and wooden handmade instruments of the heavens, music from the angels own voices surround and comfort, a tiny new little soul hanging in balance by a small thread of gold. Awaiting its fall into the chaos of the cold earth below, in search again, for that warm safe feeling that will only come one time in a moment, After a long life of endless emotional violence, storms calm and winds come in a gentle breeze. gives a chance to breathe again, look, feel ,and ,embrace, and awaken to feel safe and warm, a gentle touch gentle as a kiss to push forward , into love, this time, herself !
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 9781469795157
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
A life story about the life struggle for identity, as a child who realizes he/she is not the correct gender and knowing everyone around this child ,does not want it to have the identity, it knows belongs to it the life long struggle to have it, keep it lock it up safe, and to be empathetic, knowing that a soul has pain and feeling it from others, hurts more than your own, To be the one they chose, and not the one you were meant to be, and grow in a world you dont belong in, Somewhere in birth you were made as special , I remember my birth, my short time in my womb, safe! a feeling of floating in a warm sea of twinkling stars, in the warm heart of the heavens, and the soft beautiful music surrounds every part of being here, the musical symphonies played on the gold and wooden handmade instruments of the heavens, music from the angels own voices surround and comfort, a tiny new little soul hanging in balance by a small thread of gold. Awaiting its fall into the chaos of the cold earth below, in search again, for that warm safe feeling that will only come one time in a moment, After a long life of endless emotional violence, storms calm and winds come in a gentle breeze. gives a chance to breathe again, look, feel ,and ,embrace, and awaken to feel safe and warm, a gentle touch gentle as a kiss to push forward , into love, this time, herself !
Prison Life is Easy for a Villainess: Volume 2
Author: Hibiki Yamazaki
Publisher: J-Novel Club
ISBN: 1718302967
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 219
Book Description
Rachel Ferguson is living it up behind bars! Prison life suits her, and she spends her days relaxing, napping, and tormenting Prince Elliott. But though she relishes in her newfound freedomâand in watching Elliott fumeâshe decides itâs time to pack it in and crush the prince before he explodes! Find out how Rachel concludes her dungeon vacation in Prison Life is Easy for a Villainess: Volume 2!
Publisher: J-Novel Club
ISBN: 1718302967
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 219
Book Description
Rachel Ferguson is living it up behind bars! Prison life suits her, and she spends her days relaxing, napping, and tormenting Prince Elliott. But though she relishes in her newfound freedomâand in watching Elliott fumeâshe decides itâs time to pack it in and crush the prince before he explodes! Find out how Rachel concludes her dungeon vacation in Prison Life is Easy for a Villainess: Volume 2!