Author: Tom W.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781588201386
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
Initially using writing as a therapeutic tool, Tom W. lives in Virginia with his wife and two grandchildren. As his writing progressed, he wrote for publication and has now completed his debut novel, "My Name Is Sonny Bliss". Tom has a bachelor's degree in social work and an associate's degree in alcoholism counseling.
My Name Is Sonny Bliss
Author: Tom W.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781588201386
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
Initially using writing as a therapeutic tool, Tom W. lives in Virginia with his wife and two grandchildren. As his writing progressed, he wrote for publication and has now completed his debut novel, "My Name Is Sonny Bliss". Tom has a bachelor's degree in social work and an associate's degree in alcoholism counseling.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781588201386
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
Initially using writing as a therapeutic tool, Tom W. lives in Virginia with his wife and two grandchildren. As his writing progressed, he wrote for publication and has now completed his debut novel, "My Name Is Sonny Bliss". Tom has a bachelor's degree in social work and an associate's degree in alcoholism counseling.
Bliss
Author: Jeff Lyon
Publisher: Rogers Publishing & Consulting, Inc
ISBN: 9780976170655
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Learning to be a health inspector and trying to master small-town politics while the town experiences a tremendous growth spurt provides the hilarious anecdotes for Ross Ryan's travails in mythic Bliss, Texas.
Publisher: Rogers Publishing & Consulting, Inc
ISBN: 9780976170655
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Learning to be a health inspector and trying to master small-town politics while the town experiences a tremendous growth spurt provides the hilarious anecdotes for Ross Ryan's travails in mythic Bliss, Texas.
...But They Call Me Sonny
Author: Pamela A. Clark
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1426951337
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 721
Book Description
Pamela lost her dad when she was three. Later she begins a search to find a grandfather presented by such a loss. Armed with a mission to find him, the facts start to skew. Clues twist and turn; and then entwine to such a degree she bumps into her dad's story. and learns the only way to find the man fate chose to leave behind is that first she must go through her dad. Both in the search, both on the same path, but forty years apart, do the gods lead them to the one they want so desperately to find. Fourteen and growing up in the streets, Sonny cant wait to leave; he lives for the day he can put all the shame behind him. But with the hard times that have hit the country and the fact all the kids depend on himwhere would he go. Its not as if he has a direction. All he has in this world is his brother Paul. and even though Paul has him by a few years, the big guy depends on him too. Naw, labeled bastards since as far back as they can rememberits just he and Paul against the rest of them. Forced to be the responsible one, he will bide his time and deal with the chaos and turmoil as it comes. That is until he finds out the secret kept; one that ignites a fire so strong that without thought leads him on a journey that will take him to all but two of the forty-eight states in the Union. Join him on his mission. Share his thoughts. Share his dreams. Life now his school, meet those that help shape the man he grows up to be. Travel with him through a period of time when millions of Americans are on the same path. A period of history now known as the Great Depression, they're all looking for a better lifeall that is except one. Sonny isnt looking for a better lifehe is looking for his life. but they call me Sonny is a book based on a real life. Does he have a dad? If so, where is he? Why would the man take off and leave him alone with Susie? Can he fill the void that aches in his heart? and is it true, was he robbed of the life he was born to live? Who are these strangers standing over your grave; ... not knowing your story and you not knowing theirs. We are the ones that know where you lie; ... yet we are the ones that wont let you die. Maybe this story will comfort our hearts; ... to bring us closer and not so far apart. We always wondered, we were always sad; ... and all we could do is call you Dad.
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1426951337
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 721
Book Description
Pamela lost her dad when she was three. Later she begins a search to find a grandfather presented by such a loss. Armed with a mission to find him, the facts start to skew. Clues twist and turn; and then entwine to such a degree she bumps into her dad's story. and learns the only way to find the man fate chose to leave behind is that first she must go through her dad. Both in the search, both on the same path, but forty years apart, do the gods lead them to the one they want so desperately to find. Fourteen and growing up in the streets, Sonny cant wait to leave; he lives for the day he can put all the shame behind him. But with the hard times that have hit the country and the fact all the kids depend on himwhere would he go. Its not as if he has a direction. All he has in this world is his brother Paul. and even though Paul has him by a few years, the big guy depends on him too. Naw, labeled bastards since as far back as they can rememberits just he and Paul against the rest of them. Forced to be the responsible one, he will bide his time and deal with the chaos and turmoil as it comes. That is until he finds out the secret kept; one that ignites a fire so strong that without thought leads him on a journey that will take him to all but two of the forty-eight states in the Union. Join him on his mission. Share his thoughts. Share his dreams. Life now his school, meet those that help shape the man he grows up to be. Travel with him through a period of time when millions of Americans are on the same path. A period of history now known as the Great Depression, they're all looking for a better lifeall that is except one. Sonny isnt looking for a better lifehe is looking for his life. but they call me Sonny is a book based on a real life. Does he have a dad? If so, where is he? Why would the man take off and leave him alone with Susie? Can he fill the void that aches in his heart? and is it true, was he robbed of the life he was born to live? Who are these strangers standing over your grave; ... not knowing your story and you not knowing theirs. We are the ones that know where you lie; ... yet we are the ones that wont let you die. Maybe this story will comfort our hearts; ... to bring us closer and not so far apart. We always wondered, we were always sad; ... and all we could do is call you Dad.
Beaming Sonny Home
Author: Cathie Pelletier
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1402294980
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
"The sharp-tongued Mattie...is one of Pelletier's most sublime creations."-Booklist Fortune hasn't been kind to 66-year-old Mattie Gifford. Her mother committed suicide, her husband slept with her best friend, and she can't stand her three selfish daughters. But she does love her son, Sonny, who nevertheless plunges her into deep despair when he takes two women and a poodle hostage in his ex-wife's trailer. Sonny claims to have seen John Lennon's face in an apparition and gets his own mug on the television news. Beaming Sonny Home is a poignant tale of disappointment and a mother's love that stands as a testament to Pelletier's gift for storytelling.
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1402294980
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
"The sharp-tongued Mattie...is one of Pelletier's most sublime creations."-Booklist Fortune hasn't been kind to 66-year-old Mattie Gifford. Her mother committed suicide, her husband slept with her best friend, and she can't stand her three selfish daughters. But she does love her son, Sonny, who nevertheless plunges her into deep despair when he takes two women and a poodle hostage in his ex-wife's trailer. Sonny claims to have seen John Lennon's face in an apparition and gets his own mug on the television news. Beaming Sonny Home is a poignant tale of disappointment and a mother's love that stands as a testament to Pelletier's gift for storytelling.
Shadow's Bliss
Author: Darren Smith
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595385281
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
Sydney Stewart needs a man, and not just any man, she needs Joseph. Joseph is tall, handsome and Ivy League educated. He works in the stock market and tells wonderfully descriptive tales of his days traveling the globe. Sydney's friends will love Joseph; they will welcome him into their throng with open arms but there is one small problem: Joseph doesn't exist. Noel Potter has a similar issue. He needs a new boyfriend to scare off his ex, but not just any boyfriend. He needs Stefan, an underwear model with all his buttock clenching, post-meal purging and obvious hatred for anyone not body beautiful. Like Joseph, Stefan doesn't exist. Enter Daniel Bliss, a classically trained New York actor with one thing in mind: Becoming the next Robert De Niro. There is one small problem: No one will hire him. He is stuck performing bit-parts and acting as stand-ins. But then Daniel comes up with a new business venture, one that pays handsomely and keeps him true to his aspirations of becoming a great actor: He starts acting in real-life roles, situations where a trained thespian can fill the void, becoming Joseph, Stefan and anything anyone is willing to pay for. "Every actor should own this book." Richard Montoya. Choreographer and Broadway Performer
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595385281
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
Sydney Stewart needs a man, and not just any man, she needs Joseph. Joseph is tall, handsome and Ivy League educated. He works in the stock market and tells wonderfully descriptive tales of his days traveling the globe. Sydney's friends will love Joseph; they will welcome him into their throng with open arms but there is one small problem: Joseph doesn't exist. Noel Potter has a similar issue. He needs a new boyfriend to scare off his ex, but not just any boyfriend. He needs Stefan, an underwear model with all his buttock clenching, post-meal purging and obvious hatred for anyone not body beautiful. Like Joseph, Stefan doesn't exist. Enter Daniel Bliss, a classically trained New York actor with one thing in mind: Becoming the next Robert De Niro. There is one small problem: No one will hire him. He is stuck performing bit-parts and acting as stand-ins. But then Daniel comes up with a new business venture, one that pays handsomely and keeps him true to his aspirations of becoming a great actor: He starts acting in real-life roles, situations where a trained thespian can fill the void, becoming Joseph, Stefan and anything anyone is willing to pay for. "Every actor should own this book." Richard Montoya. Choreographer and Broadway Performer
A New Kind of Bliss
Author: Bettye Griffin
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corp.
ISBN: 0758285884
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 333
Book Description
Griffin is a budding name in mainstream African American fiction. --Chicago magazine After her father's death, Emily Yancy agrees to move back to her dead-end hometown. But she's dreading every minute she'll have to spend in her mother's tiny apartment. After all, she's a forty-three-year-old divorcée who's doing just fine on her own. There are some rewards for dutiful daughters though--like Aaron Merritt, a rich, single doctor with chocolate skin and bedroom eyes. . . Aaron is soon taking Emily to fancy restaurants and inviting her to meet his family. But when the lights go out, something's missing. Enter Teddy Simms, Emily's eighth-grade crush. Teddy hasn't achieved what Aaron has--but he's picked up a few skills in other areas. Will Emily choose a relationship that doesn't satisfy her mind--or an easy compatibility that doesn't quite extend into the bedroom? Or is there some way she can find the best of both worlds? "A compelling drama about three families striving for the American dream." --Booklist on If These Walls Could Talk "Fear and joy practically leap off the pages. A well-written story you will hate to see end." --RT Book Reviews on Once Upon a Project "Griffin expertly explores the universal search for love." --Booklist
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corp.
ISBN: 0758285884
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 333
Book Description
Griffin is a budding name in mainstream African American fiction. --Chicago magazine After her father's death, Emily Yancy agrees to move back to her dead-end hometown. But she's dreading every minute she'll have to spend in her mother's tiny apartment. After all, she's a forty-three-year-old divorcée who's doing just fine on her own. There are some rewards for dutiful daughters though--like Aaron Merritt, a rich, single doctor with chocolate skin and bedroom eyes. . . Aaron is soon taking Emily to fancy restaurants and inviting her to meet his family. But when the lights go out, something's missing. Enter Teddy Simms, Emily's eighth-grade crush. Teddy hasn't achieved what Aaron has--but he's picked up a few skills in other areas. Will Emily choose a relationship that doesn't satisfy her mind--or an easy compatibility that doesn't quite extend into the bedroom? Or is there some way she can find the best of both worlds? "A compelling drama about three families striving for the American dream." --Booklist on If These Walls Could Talk "Fear and joy practically leap off the pages. A well-written story you will hate to see end." --RT Book Reviews on Once Upon a Project "Griffin expertly explores the universal search for love." --Booklist
Pioneer Bliss
Author: Ramona Flightner
Publisher: Grizzly Damsel Publishing
ISBN: 1945609494
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Haunted by past mistakes, he yearns for her love. Tormented by her previous decisions, she believes herself unlovable. Will they dare to trust each other and in their growing love? For two years, Declan O’Rourke has dreamed of reuniting with his family. After a tumultuous time away from Fort Benton and scarred by betrayal, he desires peace and the opportunity to heal a broken heart. Tired of deception, he yearns for the simple, forthright life he remembers with his close knit family. However, he does not expect to meet Lorena Mortimer upon his return. Or to covet all he believes he must forever forego for the sake of the one he most loves. Lorena Mortimer finds Declan O’Rourke fascinating. Irritating. And too handsome for her own good. She’s reconciled herself to her life as the spinster eldest sister, but Declan’s return upends all of her plans. And rekindles dreams she believed lost to her years ago. She resents his ability to stir to life her girlish fantasies of the life she wished she could live. A life she knows is forever out of reach. When misfortune threatens Lorena, Declan must confront his greatest fear or risk losing Lorena forever. Lorena has to learn to trust again and to believe fate will be kinder this time as she dares to believe she deserves a second chance at love. Will they have faith in the love growing between them or will they allow fear to keep them apart? Discover the O’Rourke Family Montana Saga set in the frontier town of Fort, Benton, Montana Territory! Follow as the O’Rourke siblings forgive childhood heartbreak, discover love, and find their happily ever afters! The O’Rourke Family Montana Saga Pioneer Adventure (Prequel)-the O’Rourke family travels from Ireland to the New World Pioneer Dream (OFMS, Book 1) Kevin and Aileen Pioneer Desire (OFMS, Book 2) Ardan and Deirdre Pioneer Yearning (OFMS, Book 3) Niamh and Cormac Pioneer Longing (OFMS, Book 4) Eamon and Phoebe Pioneer Bliss (OFMS, Book 5) Declan and Lorena Pioneer Devotion (OFMS, Book 6)- Maggie’s Book!- Coming Soon!
Publisher: Grizzly Damsel Publishing
ISBN: 1945609494
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Haunted by past mistakes, he yearns for her love. Tormented by her previous decisions, she believes herself unlovable. Will they dare to trust each other and in their growing love? For two years, Declan O’Rourke has dreamed of reuniting with his family. After a tumultuous time away from Fort Benton and scarred by betrayal, he desires peace and the opportunity to heal a broken heart. Tired of deception, he yearns for the simple, forthright life he remembers with his close knit family. However, he does not expect to meet Lorena Mortimer upon his return. Or to covet all he believes he must forever forego for the sake of the one he most loves. Lorena Mortimer finds Declan O’Rourke fascinating. Irritating. And too handsome for her own good. She’s reconciled herself to her life as the spinster eldest sister, but Declan’s return upends all of her plans. And rekindles dreams she believed lost to her years ago. She resents his ability to stir to life her girlish fantasies of the life she wished she could live. A life she knows is forever out of reach. When misfortune threatens Lorena, Declan must confront his greatest fear or risk losing Lorena forever. Lorena has to learn to trust again and to believe fate will be kinder this time as she dares to believe she deserves a second chance at love. Will they have faith in the love growing between them or will they allow fear to keep them apart? Discover the O’Rourke Family Montana Saga set in the frontier town of Fort, Benton, Montana Territory! Follow as the O’Rourke siblings forgive childhood heartbreak, discover love, and find their happily ever afters! The O’Rourke Family Montana Saga Pioneer Adventure (Prequel)-the O’Rourke family travels from Ireland to the New World Pioneer Dream (OFMS, Book 1) Kevin and Aileen Pioneer Desire (OFMS, Book 2) Ardan and Deirdre Pioneer Yearning (OFMS, Book 3) Niamh and Cormac Pioneer Longing (OFMS, Book 4) Eamon and Phoebe Pioneer Bliss (OFMS, Book 5) Declan and Lorena Pioneer Devotion (OFMS, Book 6)- Maggie’s Book!- Coming Soon!
Finishing the Hat
Author: Stephen Sondheim
Publisher: Virgin Books Limited
ISBN: 9780753522585
Category : Composers
Languages : en
Pages : 445
Book Description
Stephen Sondheim has won seven Tonys, an Academy Award, seven Grammys, a Pulitzer Prize and the Kennedy Center Honors. His lyrics have become synonymous with musical theater and popular culture, and here Sondheim has not only collected his lyrics for the first time, he is giving readers a rare personal look into his life as well as his remarkable productions. Along with the lyrics for all of his musicals from 1954 to 1981--including West Side Story, Company, Follies, A Little Night Music and Sweeney Todd--Sondheim treats us to never-before-published songs cut or discarded from each show. He discusses his relationship with his mentor, Oscar Hammerstein II, and his collaborations with extraordinary talents from Leonard Bernstein to Angela Lansbury. The anecdotes--filled with pointed observations and intimate details--transport us back to a time when theater was a major pillar of American culture. Best of all, Sondheim offers unparalleled insights into songwriting.--From publisher description.
Publisher: Virgin Books Limited
ISBN: 9780753522585
Category : Composers
Languages : en
Pages : 445
Book Description
Stephen Sondheim has won seven Tonys, an Academy Award, seven Grammys, a Pulitzer Prize and the Kennedy Center Honors. His lyrics have become synonymous with musical theater and popular culture, and here Sondheim has not only collected his lyrics for the first time, he is giving readers a rare personal look into his life as well as his remarkable productions. Along with the lyrics for all of his musicals from 1954 to 1981--including West Side Story, Company, Follies, A Little Night Music and Sweeney Todd--Sondheim treats us to never-before-published songs cut or discarded from each show. He discusses his relationship with his mentor, Oscar Hammerstein II, and his collaborations with extraordinary talents from Leonard Bernstein to Angela Lansbury. The anecdotes--filled with pointed observations and intimate details--transport us back to a time when theater was a major pillar of American culture. Best of all, Sondheim offers unparalleled insights into songwriting.--From publisher description.
Sorrow and Bliss
Author: Meg Mason
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0063049600
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
"Brilliantly faceted and extremely funny. . . . While I was reading it, I was making a list of all the people I wanted to send it to, until I realized that I wanted to send it to everyone I know." — Ann Patchett “Improbably charming...will have you chortling and reading lines aloud.” — PEOPLE The internationally bestselling, compulsively readable novel—spiky, sharp, intriguingly dark, and tender—that combines the psychological insight of Sally Rooney with the sharp humor of Nina Stibbe and the emotional resonance of Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine. Martha Friel just turned forty. Once, she worked at Vogue and planned to write a novel. Now, she creates internet content. She used to live in a pied-à-terre in Paris. Now she lives in a gated community in Oxford, the only person she knows without a PhD, a baby or both, in a house she hates but cannot bear to leave. But she must leave, now that her husband Patrick—the kind who cooks, throws her birthday parties, who loves her and has only ever wanted her to be happy—has just moved out. Because there’s something wrong with Martha, and has been for a long time. When she was seventeen, a little bomb went off in her brain and she was never the same. But countless doctors, endless therapy, every kind of drug later, she still doesn’t know what’s wrong, why she spends days unable to get out of bed or alienates both strangers and her loved ones with casually cruel remarks. And she has nowhere to go except her childhood home: a bohemian (dilapidated) townhouse in a romantic (rundown) part of London—to live with her mother, a minorly important sculptor (and major drinker) and her father, a famous poet (though unpublished) and try to survive without the devoted, potty-mouthed sister who made all the chaos bearable back then, and is now too busy or too fed up to deal with her. But maybe, by starting over, Martha will get to write a better ending for herself—and she’ll find out that she’s not quite finished after all.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0063049600
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
"Brilliantly faceted and extremely funny. . . . While I was reading it, I was making a list of all the people I wanted to send it to, until I realized that I wanted to send it to everyone I know." — Ann Patchett “Improbably charming...will have you chortling and reading lines aloud.” — PEOPLE The internationally bestselling, compulsively readable novel—spiky, sharp, intriguingly dark, and tender—that combines the psychological insight of Sally Rooney with the sharp humor of Nina Stibbe and the emotional resonance of Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine. Martha Friel just turned forty. Once, she worked at Vogue and planned to write a novel. Now, she creates internet content. She used to live in a pied-à-terre in Paris. Now she lives in a gated community in Oxford, the only person she knows without a PhD, a baby or both, in a house she hates but cannot bear to leave. But she must leave, now that her husband Patrick—the kind who cooks, throws her birthday parties, who loves her and has only ever wanted her to be happy—has just moved out. Because there’s something wrong with Martha, and has been for a long time. When she was seventeen, a little bomb went off in her brain and she was never the same. But countless doctors, endless therapy, every kind of drug later, she still doesn’t know what’s wrong, why she spends days unable to get out of bed or alienates both strangers and her loved ones with casually cruel remarks. And she has nowhere to go except her childhood home: a bohemian (dilapidated) townhouse in a romantic (rundown) part of London—to live with her mother, a minorly important sculptor (and major drinker) and her father, a famous poet (though unpublished) and try to survive without the devoted, potty-mouthed sister who made all the chaos bearable back then, and is now too busy or too fed up to deal with her. But maybe, by starting over, Martha will get to write a better ending for herself—and she’ll find out that she’s not quite finished after all.
Call Me by Your Name
Author: André Aciman
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN: 0374707723
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
Now a Major Motion Picture from Director Luca Guadagnino, Starring Armie Hammer and Timothée Chalamet, and Written by Three-Time OscarTM Nominee James Ivory The Basis of the Oscar-Winning Best Adapted Screenplay A New York Times Bestseller A USA Today Bestseller A Los Angeles Times Bestseller A Vulture Book Club Pick An Instant Classic and One of the Great Love Stories of Our Time Andre Aciman's Call Me by Your Name is the story of a sudden and powerful romance that blossoms between an adolescent boy and a summer guest at his parents’ cliffside mansion on the Italian Riviera. Each is unprepared for the consequences of their attraction, when, during the restless summer weeks, unrelenting currents of obsession, fascination, and desire intensify their passion and test the charged ground between them. Recklessly, the two verge toward the one thing both fear they may never truly find again: total intimacy. It is an instant classic and one of the great love stories of our time. Winner of the Lambda Literary Award for Ficition A New York Times Notable Book of the Year • A Publishers Weekly and The Washington Post Best Book of the Year • A New York Magazine "Future Canon" Selection • A Chicago Tribune and Seattle Times (Michael Upchurch's) Favorite Favorite Book of the Year
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN: 0374707723
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
Now a Major Motion Picture from Director Luca Guadagnino, Starring Armie Hammer and Timothée Chalamet, and Written by Three-Time OscarTM Nominee James Ivory The Basis of the Oscar-Winning Best Adapted Screenplay A New York Times Bestseller A USA Today Bestseller A Los Angeles Times Bestseller A Vulture Book Club Pick An Instant Classic and One of the Great Love Stories of Our Time Andre Aciman's Call Me by Your Name is the story of a sudden and powerful romance that blossoms between an adolescent boy and a summer guest at his parents’ cliffside mansion on the Italian Riviera. Each is unprepared for the consequences of their attraction, when, during the restless summer weeks, unrelenting currents of obsession, fascination, and desire intensify their passion and test the charged ground between them. Recklessly, the two verge toward the one thing both fear they may never truly find again: total intimacy. It is an instant classic and one of the great love stories of our time. Winner of the Lambda Literary Award for Ficition A New York Times Notable Book of the Year • A Publishers Weekly and The Washington Post Best Book of the Year • A New York Magazine "Future Canon" Selection • A Chicago Tribune and Seattle Times (Michael Upchurch's) Favorite Favorite Book of the Year