Author: Richard Shelton
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
ISBN: 0816533997
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Nobody Rich or Famous is a literary memoir about family and place. Shelton travels to his childhood home in rural Idaho to connect with his past and discover his family history. The manuscript touches upon family dynamics, death and mortality, alcoholism, abusive relationships, and life in the rural and urban West. The book simultaneously exposes the conflicts within Shelton's family while illustrating life in Great Basin during the first half of the 20th century.
Nobody Rich Or Famous
Author: Richard Shelton
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
ISBN: 0816533997
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Nobody Rich or Famous is a literary memoir about family and place. Shelton travels to his childhood home in rural Idaho to connect with his past and discover his family history. The manuscript touches upon family dynamics, death and mortality, alcoholism, abusive relationships, and life in the rural and urban West. The book simultaneously exposes the conflicts within Shelton's family while illustrating life in Great Basin during the first half of the 20th century.
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
ISBN: 0816533997
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Nobody Rich or Famous is a literary memoir about family and place. Shelton travels to his childhood home in rural Idaho to connect with his past and discover his family history. The manuscript touches upon family dynamics, death and mortality, alcoholism, abusive relationships, and life in the rural and urban West. The book simultaneously exposes the conflicts within Shelton's family while illustrating life in Great Basin during the first half of the 20th century.
Buy This, Not That
Author: Sam Dogen
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593328779
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
SPEND YOUR WAY TO FREEDOM LIKE A TRUE FINANCIAL SAMURAI Sam Dogen, creator of the Financial Samurai blog, knows that you need to spend money to make money. He’s taught over 90 million readers how to invest wisely in all facets of life, from education to parenting to relationships to side hustles, even choosing where to work and play. Now, in his Wall Street Journal bestseller, Buy This, Not That, the Financial Samurai takes the guesswork out of financial planning and shows you exactly what to buy, how much to spend, and how to optimize every dollar you earn so you can maximize wealth building and live life on your terms. The good news? You don’t need to be a millionaire or a genius to achieve financial freedom. It’s about making the most of your money, now and forever—and it’s never too late to get started. You’ll learn: — The Financial Samurai’s 70/30 framework for optimal financial decision-making — What is “good debt” and “bad debt,” and the right way to pay down debt or invest — Strategies and tips for building passive income streams that work for your goals and risk tolerance — How to invest in real estate, even if you can't afford to buy property — Rules for spending—from coffee and cars to mortgages and marriage — And so much more!
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593328779
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
SPEND YOUR WAY TO FREEDOM LIKE A TRUE FINANCIAL SAMURAI Sam Dogen, creator of the Financial Samurai blog, knows that you need to spend money to make money. He’s taught over 90 million readers how to invest wisely in all facets of life, from education to parenting to relationships to side hustles, even choosing where to work and play. Now, in his Wall Street Journal bestseller, Buy This, Not That, the Financial Samurai takes the guesswork out of financial planning and shows you exactly what to buy, how much to spend, and how to optimize every dollar you earn so you can maximize wealth building and live life on your terms. The good news? You don’t need to be a millionaire or a genius to achieve financial freedom. It’s about making the most of your money, now and forever—and it’s never too late to get started. You’ll learn: — The Financial Samurai’s 70/30 framework for optimal financial decision-making — What is “good debt” and “bad debt,” and the right way to pay down debt or invest — Strategies and tips for building passive income streams that work for your goals and risk tolerance — How to invest in real estate, even if you can't afford to buy property — Rules for spending—from coffee and cars to mortgages and marriage — And so much more!
She Wants It
Author: Jill Soloway
Publisher: Crown Archetype
ISBN: 1101904755
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
New York Times Editors’ Choice In this poignant memoir of personal transformation, Jill Soloway takes us on a patriarchy-toppling emotional and professional journey. When Jill’s parent came out as transgender, Jill pushed through the male-dominated landscape of Hollywood to create the groundbreaking and award-winning Amazon TV series Transparent. Exploring identity, love, sexuality, and the blurring of boundaries through the dynamics of a complicated and profoundly resonant American family, Transparent gave birth to a new cultural consciousness. While working on the show and exploding mainstream ideas about gender, Jill began to erase the lines on their own map, finding their voice as a director, show creator, and activist. She Wants It: Desire, Power, and Toppling the Patriarchy moves with urgent rhythms, wild candor, and razor-edged humor to chart Jill’s evolution from straight, married mother of two to identifying as queer and nonbinary. This intense and revelatory metamorphosis challenges the status quo and reflects the shifting power dynamics that continue to shape our collective worldview. With unbridled insight that offers a rare front seat to the inner workings of the #metoo movement and its aftermath, Jill captures the zeitgeist of a generation with thoughtful and revolutionary ideas about gender, inclusion, desire, and consent.
Publisher: Crown Archetype
ISBN: 1101904755
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
New York Times Editors’ Choice In this poignant memoir of personal transformation, Jill Soloway takes us on a patriarchy-toppling emotional and professional journey. When Jill’s parent came out as transgender, Jill pushed through the male-dominated landscape of Hollywood to create the groundbreaking and award-winning Amazon TV series Transparent. Exploring identity, love, sexuality, and the blurring of boundaries through the dynamics of a complicated and profoundly resonant American family, Transparent gave birth to a new cultural consciousness. While working on the show and exploding mainstream ideas about gender, Jill began to erase the lines on their own map, finding their voice as a director, show creator, and activist. She Wants It: Desire, Power, and Toppling the Patriarchy moves with urgent rhythms, wild candor, and razor-edged humor to chart Jill’s evolution from straight, married mother of two to identifying as queer and nonbinary. This intense and revelatory metamorphosis challenges the status quo and reflects the shifting power dynamics that continue to shape our collective worldview. With unbridled insight that offers a rare front seat to the inner workings of the #metoo movement and its aftermath, Jill captures the zeitgeist of a generation with thoughtful and revolutionary ideas about gender, inclusion, desire, and consent.
The Key
Author: Nhys Glover
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1291608168
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
What if the one person who completes you is the one person who can destroy you? For a New Atlantean, finding the one person who is their 'Key' or 'soulmate' means coming fully back to life after hundreds of years of peaceful numbness. But the love that can regenerate them can also destroy them. When Retriever, Kat Kent, thinks she's found her Key in anti-Nazi activist, Kurt Luff, in 1942 she soon realises that having a Key can be a dangerous situation. If she can't save his life she will lose her own. And coming back to life means confronting her own demons, especially when she realises her heart belongs to someone else. For young Bart Lublin, falling in love with a woman he can't have becomes even more torturous when he discovers that the only way he can keep Kat alive is if he can stop Luff sacrificing his own life.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1291608168
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
What if the one person who completes you is the one person who can destroy you? For a New Atlantean, finding the one person who is their 'Key' or 'soulmate' means coming fully back to life after hundreds of years of peaceful numbness. But the love that can regenerate them can also destroy them. When Retriever, Kat Kent, thinks she's found her Key in anti-Nazi activist, Kurt Luff, in 1942 she soon realises that having a Key can be a dangerous situation. If she can't save his life she will lose her own. And coming back to life means confronting her own demons, especially when she realises her heart belongs to someone else. For young Bart Lublin, falling in love with a woman he can't have becomes even more torturous when he discovers that the only way he can keep Kat alive is if he can stop Luff sacrificing his own life.
The Healing
Author: Gayl Jones
Publisher: Beacon Press
ISBN: 0807080950
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
A new edition of a National Book Award finalist follows a black faith healer whose shrewd observations about human nature are told with the rich lyricism of the oral storytelling tradition. From the acclaimed author of Corregidora, The Healing follows Harlan Jane Eagleton as she travels to small towns, converting skeptics, restoring minds, and healing bodies. But before she found her calling, Harlan had been a minor rock star’s manager and, before that, a beautician. Harlan retraces her story to the beginning, when she once had a fling with the rock star’s ex-husband and found herself infatuated with an Afro-German horse dealer. Along the way she’s somehow lost her own husband, a medical anthropologist now traveling with a medicine woman across eastern Africa. Harlan draws us deeper into her world and the mystery at the heart of her tale: the story of her first healing. The Healing is a lyrical and at times humorous exploration of the struggle to let go of pain, anger, and even love. Slipping seamlessly back through Harlan’s memories in a language rich with the textured cadences of unfiltered dialogue, Gayl Jones weaves her story to its dramatic—and unexpected—beginning.
Publisher: Beacon Press
ISBN: 0807080950
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
A new edition of a National Book Award finalist follows a black faith healer whose shrewd observations about human nature are told with the rich lyricism of the oral storytelling tradition. From the acclaimed author of Corregidora, The Healing follows Harlan Jane Eagleton as she travels to small towns, converting skeptics, restoring minds, and healing bodies. But before she found her calling, Harlan had been a minor rock star’s manager and, before that, a beautician. Harlan retraces her story to the beginning, when she once had a fling with the rock star’s ex-husband and found herself infatuated with an Afro-German horse dealer. Along the way she’s somehow lost her own husband, a medical anthropologist now traveling with a medicine woman across eastern Africa. Harlan draws us deeper into her world and the mystery at the heart of her tale: the story of her first healing. The Healing is a lyrical and at times humorous exploration of the struggle to let go of pain, anger, and even love. Slipping seamlessly back through Harlan’s memories in a language rich with the textured cadences of unfiltered dialogue, Gayl Jones weaves her story to its dramatic—and unexpected—beginning.
The Secret
Author: Rhonda Byrne
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0731815297
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
The tenth-anniversary edition of the book that changed lives in profound ways, now with a new foreword and afterword. In 2006, a groundbreaking feature-length film revealed the great mystery of the universe—The Secret—and, later that year, Rhonda Byrne followed with a book that became a worldwide bestseller. Fragments of a Great Secret have been found in the oral traditions, in literature, in religions and philosophies throughout the centuries. For the first time, all the pieces of The Secret come together in an incredible revelation that will be life-transforming for all who experience it. In this book, you’ll learn how to use The Secret in every aspect of your life—money, health, relationships, happiness, and in every interaction you have in the world. You’ll begin to understand the hidden, untapped power that’s within you, and this revelation can bring joy to every aspect of your life. The Secret contains wisdom from modern-day teachers—men and women who have used it to achieve health, wealth, and happiness. By applying the knowledge of The Secret, they bring to light compelling stories of eradicating disease, acquiring massive wealth, overcoming obstacles, and achieving what many would regard as impossible.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0731815297
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
The tenth-anniversary edition of the book that changed lives in profound ways, now with a new foreword and afterword. In 2006, a groundbreaking feature-length film revealed the great mystery of the universe—The Secret—and, later that year, Rhonda Byrne followed with a book that became a worldwide bestseller. Fragments of a Great Secret have been found in the oral traditions, in literature, in religions and philosophies throughout the centuries. For the first time, all the pieces of The Secret come together in an incredible revelation that will be life-transforming for all who experience it. In this book, you’ll learn how to use The Secret in every aspect of your life—money, health, relationships, happiness, and in every interaction you have in the world. You’ll begin to understand the hidden, untapped power that’s within you, and this revelation can bring joy to every aspect of your life. The Secret contains wisdom from modern-day teachers—men and women who have used it to achieve health, wealth, and happiness. By applying the knowledge of The Secret, they bring to light compelling stories of eradicating disease, acquiring massive wealth, overcoming obstacles, and achieving what many would regard as impossible.
Memoirs of a Straight Male Hairstylist: Sex, Cuts, and Rock n’ Roll
Author: Jason Dankert
Publisher: eBooks2go, Inc.
ISBN: 1545750939
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 93
Book Description
CAUTION: Reading this book has caused readers to; laugh till almost pissing themselves, getting a little turned on, have conflicted feelings of being both appalled and jealous of the author's true-life experiences, and of actually having learned life-changing advice not expected from a book like this. You're about to embark on a wild ride - so lay back and hold on to your bedpost as if your life depends on it.
Publisher: eBooks2go, Inc.
ISBN: 1545750939
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 93
Book Description
CAUTION: Reading this book has caused readers to; laugh till almost pissing themselves, getting a little turned on, have conflicted feelings of being both appalled and jealous of the author's true-life experiences, and of actually having learned life-changing advice not expected from a book like this. You're about to embark on a wild ride - so lay back and hold on to your bedpost as if your life depends on it.
Fake House
Author: Linh Dinh
Publisher: Seven Stories Press
ISBN: 160980211X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Fake House, the first collection of short stories by poet Linh Dinh, explores the weird, atrocious, fond, and ongoing intimacies between Vietnam and the United States. Linked by a complicated past, the characters are driven by an intense and angry energy. The politics of race and sex anchor Dinh's work as his men and women negotiate their way in a post-Vietnam War world. Dinh has said of his own work, "I incorporate a filth or uncleanness to make the picture more healthy--not to defile anything." While Fake House delves into the lives of marginal souls in two cultures, the characters' dignity lies, ultimately, in how they face the conflict in themselves and the world.
Publisher: Seven Stories Press
ISBN: 160980211X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Fake House, the first collection of short stories by poet Linh Dinh, explores the weird, atrocious, fond, and ongoing intimacies between Vietnam and the United States. Linked by a complicated past, the characters are driven by an intense and angry energy. The politics of race and sex anchor Dinh's work as his men and women negotiate their way in a post-Vietnam War world. Dinh has said of his own work, "I incorporate a filth or uncleanness to make the picture more healthy--not to defile anything." While Fake House delves into the lives of marginal souls in two cultures, the characters' dignity lies, ultimately, in how they face the conflict in themselves and the world.
Andrew Carnegie Speaks to the 1%
Author: Andrew Carnegie
Publisher: Gray Rabbit Publishing
ISBN: 9781515400387
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Before the 99% occupied Wall Street... Before the concept of social justice had impinged on the social conscience... Before the social safety net had even been conceived... By the turn of the 20th Century, the era of the robber barons, Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919) had already accumulated a staggeringly large fortune; he was one of the wealthiest people on the globe. He guaranteed his position as one of the wealthiest men ever when he sold his steel business to create the United States Steel Corporation. Following that sale, he spent his last 18 years, he gave away nearly 90% of his fortune to charities, foundations, and universities. His charitable efforts actually started far earlier. At the age of 33, he wrote a memo to himself, noting ..".The amassing of wealth is one of the worse species of idolatry. No idol more debasing than the worship of money." In 1881, he gave a library to his hometown of Dunfermline, Scotland. In 1889, he spelled out his belief that the rich should use their wealth to help enrich society, in an article called "The Gospel of Wealth" this book. Carnegie writes that the best way of dealing with wealth inequality is for the wealthy to redistribute their surplus means in a responsible and thoughtful manner, arguing that surplus wealth produces the greatest net benefit to society when it is administered carefully by the wealthy. He also argues against extravagance, irresponsible spending, or self-indulgence, instead promoting the administration of capital during one's lifetime toward the cause of reducing the stratification between the rich and poor. Though written more than a century ago, Carnegie's words still ring true today, urging a better, more equitable world through greater social consciousness.
Publisher: Gray Rabbit Publishing
ISBN: 9781515400387
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Before the 99% occupied Wall Street... Before the concept of social justice had impinged on the social conscience... Before the social safety net had even been conceived... By the turn of the 20th Century, the era of the robber barons, Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919) had already accumulated a staggeringly large fortune; he was one of the wealthiest people on the globe. He guaranteed his position as one of the wealthiest men ever when he sold his steel business to create the United States Steel Corporation. Following that sale, he spent his last 18 years, he gave away nearly 90% of his fortune to charities, foundations, and universities. His charitable efforts actually started far earlier. At the age of 33, he wrote a memo to himself, noting ..".The amassing of wealth is one of the worse species of idolatry. No idol more debasing than the worship of money." In 1881, he gave a library to his hometown of Dunfermline, Scotland. In 1889, he spelled out his belief that the rich should use their wealth to help enrich society, in an article called "The Gospel of Wealth" this book. Carnegie writes that the best way of dealing with wealth inequality is for the wealthy to redistribute their surplus means in a responsible and thoughtful manner, arguing that surplus wealth produces the greatest net benefit to society when it is administered carefully by the wealthy. He also argues against extravagance, irresponsible spending, or self-indulgence, instead promoting the administration of capital during one's lifetime toward the cause of reducing the stratification between the rich and poor. Though written more than a century ago, Carnegie's words still ring true today, urging a better, more equitable world through greater social consciousness.
Eye Candy
Author: Donuelle-Iman
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1728342503
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 149
Book Description
Summer Marie "Lucky" Simms is a natural born hustla. Born into the notable Simms family, Lucky has always had the spotlight placed on her. Dancing at Diamonds and La Pearlas and hustling tricks out of their money is just a way of life for the young stunna. Lucky has the gift of the gab and the looks to go along with it! Partying at all of the hottest events and being seen out in public with her equally gorgeous girlfriends, Lucky is dubbed a hood star. Her confidence lands her the role of The Principle Video Model, where she works the video shoot for a well-known Bay Area rap star. However, the young vixen has her share of troubles too, as her past continues to haunt her. Her old trick Sincere stalks her and after the tumultuous affair between them, Lucky is determined to break free of his iron-clasped hold on her. Stuck between a rock and a hard place, she sees no way out of the viscous cycle until she meets Menace, the rising producer who takes interest in the young diva. In Lucky, Menace sees something special, and after stumbling upon her free-styling at his studio one day, he is determined to make her into a star! Lucky soon becomes his protégé as the two begin to work together making hit after hit. It isn't long before the public takes notice, and Lucky begins to rise to stardom, gaining recognition for her innovative talents as a rapper. Yet, with all of the acclaim and praise she receives, Lucky soon becomes the target of jealousy and ends up in a major beef with some of the other female rappers in the industry. Porcelain Dime is a sexy young rapper with a budding career, who just so happens to be Menaces ex-fling! Things take a nasty turn after Porcelain records a diss record towards Lucky. Cat fights emerge and the claws come out as the public watches the viscous battle attentively. But Lucky is an Oakland girl at heart, and before the smoke clears this tenacious beauty is determined to be the one left standing victoriously in the end.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1728342503
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 149
Book Description
Summer Marie "Lucky" Simms is a natural born hustla. Born into the notable Simms family, Lucky has always had the spotlight placed on her. Dancing at Diamonds and La Pearlas and hustling tricks out of their money is just a way of life for the young stunna. Lucky has the gift of the gab and the looks to go along with it! Partying at all of the hottest events and being seen out in public with her equally gorgeous girlfriends, Lucky is dubbed a hood star. Her confidence lands her the role of The Principle Video Model, where she works the video shoot for a well-known Bay Area rap star. However, the young vixen has her share of troubles too, as her past continues to haunt her. Her old trick Sincere stalks her and after the tumultuous affair between them, Lucky is determined to break free of his iron-clasped hold on her. Stuck between a rock and a hard place, she sees no way out of the viscous cycle until she meets Menace, the rising producer who takes interest in the young diva. In Lucky, Menace sees something special, and after stumbling upon her free-styling at his studio one day, he is determined to make her into a star! Lucky soon becomes his protégé as the two begin to work together making hit after hit. It isn't long before the public takes notice, and Lucky begins to rise to stardom, gaining recognition for her innovative talents as a rapper. Yet, with all of the acclaim and praise she receives, Lucky soon becomes the target of jealousy and ends up in a major beef with some of the other female rappers in the industry. Porcelain Dime is a sexy young rapper with a budding career, who just so happens to be Menaces ex-fling! Things take a nasty turn after Porcelain records a diss record towards Lucky. Cat fights emerge and the claws come out as the public watches the viscous battle attentively. But Lucky is an Oakland girl at heart, and before the smoke clears this tenacious beauty is determined to be the one left standing victoriously in the end.