Author: Oliver Tree
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1940878640
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 67
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Death-defying scooter stunts, Ukrainian tanks, sharks, monster trucks… these are just some of the indignities facing Oliver Tree as he is thrown into the meat grinder of the music industry to promote his debut retirement album "Ugly is Beautiful". Denied his chosen herbal medicine to overcome the aches and pains, Oliver threatens to retire, prompting his label to find an out-of-this world replacement in Little Ricky, an alien with a sick mix tape….and Oliver is forced to reckon with his own mortality in an epic battle that threatens to destroy them both.
Author: Keith Thibodeaux
Publisher: New Leaf Press (AR)
ISBN: 9780892212569
Category : I love Lucy (Television program)
Languages : en
Pages : 239
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The former drumming prodigy recalls his career as a child actor on the "I Love Lucy" television show and his life after it all went bad
Author: Elisa McAlpine
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781688046443
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 31
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Come join Little Ricky on this rhyming adventure through Italy! He's going to visit historic sites and eat delicious food along the way. A fun read for both parents and children (ages 0-5). About the Author: Elisa McAlpine grew up as a military brat and has lived in many States as well as Italy. Her love for travel and her Italian roots inspired this first book and she hopes to inspire both parents and children to fall in love with the world around them and see the beauty different cultures have to offer.
Author: Ladybird
Publisher: Ladybird
ISBN: 9780241475317
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 48
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The Ricky Zoom Little Library is a charming collection of four mini board books, based on Ricky and his friends, Scootio, Loop and DJ. Each of these four books introduces a new character, and are ideal for fans bikes and fans of Ricky Zoom. These great books have chunky pages for the littlest hands and a simple jigsaw picture on the back covers.
Author: Eric Franz Evenhuis D. Min
Publisher: WestBow Press
ISBN: 9781664204706
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 134
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Eric's wife Nancy is a retired oncology nurse and worked over 30 years at City of Hope National Medical Center in Duarte, California. Nancy told me that I needed to learn more about my birth father and about my risk factors for my health based on my genetic background. As a result of this dynamic research and investigation this became a story of a life with many intriguing twists and turns. Many secrets were brought to the light through oral tradition, genetic testing, and Eric's intuitive and inquisitive nature. This book has been percolating in Eric's mind for a long time. Now that he is semi-retired, it is time to give birth to this wonderful story. This is Eric's testimony to God's sovereign grace and providential care. As you read this story of Eric's adventuresome life you may gain a new appreciation for the value of every single person who was ever conceived. Thus Eric is in the center of the Circle of Trust.
Author: Julia Cook
Publisher: National Center for Youth Issues
ISBN: 193787091X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
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Meet Ricky! A cute little boy that just can't seem to figure out that stealing is wrong: When I see something that I really want, I think, "Hey, that could be mine!" So I look both ways, reach out my hand, and take it at just the right time. If I ever get caught, I just pretend that it wasn't me that took it. A quick little lie is just what I need, and lying helps me get through it! Taking things that I want to have at times can be very tricky. But there's no way that I can help myself, because all of my fingers are sticky! Ricky learns first-hand what it feels like to have something stolen from him. Then he uses the "GOOD" inside of himself to overtake the "BAD" and returns the items that he took from others. Finally, a book that confronts the issue of stealing and offers a strategy to curb the desire to steal! Through a fun and whimsical story, children will learn the concept of ownership and how it feels when someone doesn't respect what is yours. This book uses empathy in a powerful way to teach children that stealing is wrong.
Author: Gene Kwak
Publisher: Abrams
ISBN: 1647002559
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 250
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From a rising literary star comes a fresh, satirical novel about masculinity and tenderness, fatherhood and motherhood, set in the world of semi-professional wrestling—now in paperback After seven years on the semi-pro wrestling circuit, Ricky Twohatchet, a.k.a. Richard Powell, needs one last match before he gets called up to the big leagues. Unlike some wrestlers who only play the stereotype, Ricky believes he comes by his persona honestly—he’s half white and half Native American—even if he’s never met his father. But the night of the match in Omaha, Nebraska, something askew in their intricate choreography sets him on a course for disaster. He finishes with a neck injury that leaves him in a restrictive brace and a video already going viral: him spewing profanities at his ex-partner, Johnny America. Injury aside, he’s out of the league. Without a routine or identity, Ricky spirals downward, finally setting off to learn about his father, and what he finds will explode everything he knows about who he is—as a man, a friend, a son, a partner, and a wrestler. Go Home, Ricky! is a sometimes-witty, sometimes-heart-wrenching, but always gripping look into the complexities of identity.
Author: Ricky Tucker
Publisher: Beacon Press
ISBN: 0807003484
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 250
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A 2023 Lambda Literary Award Finalist in Nonfiction An Electric Literature “Most Anticipated LGBTQ+ Book of 2022” Selection A love letter to the legendary Black and Latinx LGBTQ underground subculture, uncovering its abundant legacy and influence in popular culture. What is Ballroom? Not a song, a documentary, a catchphrase, a TV show, or an individual pop star. It is an underground subculture founded over a century ago by LGBTQ African American and Latino men and women of Harlem. Arts-based and intersectional, it transcends identity, acting as a fearless response to the systemic marginalization of minority populations. Ricky Tucker pulls from his years as a close friend of the community to reveal the complex cultural makeup and ongoing relevance of house and Ballroom, a space where trans lives are respected and applauded, and queer youth are able to find family and acceptance. With each chapter framed as a “category” (Vogue, Realness, Body, et al.), And the Category Is . . . offers an impressionistic point of entry into this subculture, its deeply integrated history, and how it’s been appropriated for mainstream audiences. Each category features an exclusive interview with fierce LGBTQ/POC Ballroom members—Lee Soulja, Benjamin Ninja, Twiggy Pucci Garçon, and more—whose lives, work, and activism drive home that very category. At the height of public intrigue and awareness about Ballroom, thanks to TV shows like FX’s Pose, Tucker’s compelling narratives help us understand its relevance in pop culture, dance, public policy with regard to queer communities, and so much more. Welcome to the norm-defying realness of Ballroom.
Author: Ricky Riccardi
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 030737923X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 417
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In this richly detailed and prodigiously researched book, jazz scholar and musician Ricky Riccardi reveals for the first time the genius and remarkable achievements of the last 25 years of Louis Armstrong’s life, providing along the way a comprehensive study of one of the best-known and most accomplished jazz stars of our time. Much has been written about Armstrong, but the majority of it focuses on the early and middle stages of his career. During the last third of his career, Armstrong was often dismissed as a buffoonish if popular entertainer. Riccardi shows us instead the inventiveness and depth of his music during this time. These are the years of his highest-charting hits, including “Mack the Knife” and “Hello, Dolly"; the famed collaborations with Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington; and his legendary recordings with the All Stars. An eminently readable and insightful book, What a Wonderful World completes and enlarges our understanding of one of America’s greatest and most beloved musical icons.
Author: Dav Pilkey
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780439993531
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 109
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Meet Ricky Ricotta. He's an ordinary mouse with ordinary problems-sometimes he gets picked on at school and feels a bit lonely. Then, one day, a giant flying Robot enters his life! The evil Dr Stinky has created the Robot to try to destroy Squeakyville. But the Robot doesn't want to harm the mice, and he tries to escape his conniving creator. Thing is, he can't-not without Ricky's help, that is...Together, Ricky and the Robot must defeat Dr Stinky and save the city!
