Author: Marlo Thomas
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1476739935
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 3
Book Description
From actress, activist, and #1 New York Times bestselling author Marlo Thomas comes a unique, inspirational book “filled with stories of bold and brave women who won’t give up and won’t be held back” (Sheryl Sandberg, bestselling author of Lean In). Anyone who has ever tried to make a big life change knows it can be complicated—and frightening. Especially if you’re feeling stuck. But how do you get up the nerve to actually take the leap? Marlo Thomas’s It Ain’t Over…Till It’s Over introduces us to sixty amazing women who proved that it’s never too late to pull yourself out of a hole or to live out a dream—to launch a business, lose weight, discover a hidden talent, escape a dangerous relationship, find love, or fill a void in life with a challenging new experience. Meet an unemployed saleswoman who fought her way back from bankruptcy by inventing a simple product that earned her millions; a graphic artist who fulfilled a childhood ambition by going to med school at age forty-two; a suburban mom whose snack recipe for her daughter’s lunchbox turned into a successful business; and a middle-aged English teacher who, devastated to learn that her husband was cheating on her, refused to be a victim, filed for divorce, and began the challenging journey of rebuilding her life. From the first page to the last, It Ain’t Over…Till It’s Over speaks to women of all ages with an empowering message: The best is yet to come!
It Ain't Over . . . Till It's Over
Author: Marlo Thomas
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1476739935
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 3
Book Description
From actress, activist, and #1 New York Times bestselling author Marlo Thomas comes a unique, inspirational book “filled with stories of bold and brave women who won’t give up and won’t be held back” (Sheryl Sandberg, bestselling author of Lean In). Anyone who has ever tried to make a big life change knows it can be complicated—and frightening. Especially if you’re feeling stuck. But how do you get up the nerve to actually take the leap? Marlo Thomas’s It Ain’t Over…Till It’s Over introduces us to sixty amazing women who proved that it’s never too late to pull yourself out of a hole or to live out a dream—to launch a business, lose weight, discover a hidden talent, escape a dangerous relationship, find love, or fill a void in life with a challenging new experience. Meet an unemployed saleswoman who fought her way back from bankruptcy by inventing a simple product that earned her millions; a graphic artist who fulfilled a childhood ambition by going to med school at age forty-two; a suburban mom whose snack recipe for her daughter’s lunchbox turned into a successful business; and a middle-aged English teacher who, devastated to learn that her husband was cheating on her, refused to be a victim, filed for divorce, and began the challenging journey of rebuilding her life. From the first page to the last, It Ain’t Over…Till It’s Over speaks to women of all ages with an empowering message: The best is yet to come!
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1476739935
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 3
Book Description
From actress, activist, and #1 New York Times bestselling author Marlo Thomas comes a unique, inspirational book “filled with stories of bold and brave women who won’t give up and won’t be held back” (Sheryl Sandberg, bestselling author of Lean In). Anyone who has ever tried to make a big life change knows it can be complicated—and frightening. Especially if you’re feeling stuck. But how do you get up the nerve to actually take the leap? Marlo Thomas’s It Ain’t Over…Till It’s Over introduces us to sixty amazing women who proved that it’s never too late to pull yourself out of a hole or to live out a dream—to launch a business, lose weight, discover a hidden talent, escape a dangerous relationship, find love, or fill a void in life with a challenging new experience. Meet an unemployed saleswoman who fought her way back from bankruptcy by inventing a simple product that earned her millions; a graphic artist who fulfilled a childhood ambition by going to med school at age forty-two; a suburban mom whose snack recipe for her daughter’s lunchbox turned into a successful business; and a middle-aged English teacher who, devastated to learn that her husband was cheating on her, refused to be a victim, filed for divorce, and began the challenging journey of rebuilding her life. From the first page to the last, It Ain’t Over…Till It’s Over speaks to women of all ages with an empowering message: The best is yet to come!
This Ain't Over
Author: Brey
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595505139
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
This Ain't Over Chapter 1 I held Tori's bloody body close as she took her last breath. I was supposed to protect her. I am Spencer McNeel, and no one ever hurts what's mine. I shut my eyes tightly and in my mind replayed her final moments. We'd been living in Columbia for several months. Tori had been cut off from her friends and family. When I got home late and found Tori waiting for me in the office, I figured she was upset and homesick. Hey, baby, what's wrong? I said as I approached her. Was it you? she asked. What? Grey did you kill Grey? You need some sleep. Come to bed, and in the morning you'll forget this shit and save me the trouble of getting mad. I'm not going anywhere until you tell me. Look me in the eye and tell me. Just say it; just tell me you had nothing to do with Grey being shot. Tell me and I'll believe you. I'm begging you. Tori, I don't answer to anyone not you or anyone else. Now, I'm warning you, drop this shit and go to bed! Spare me the bullshit and tell me! Did you kill Grey?" Tori was screaming at the top of her lungs, and I was enraged. It all made sense to her now. She could put together the pieces: the phone call from me saying that everything would be the way it should be; the gun I planted that she knew couldn't have belonged to Grey; the lack of urgency the police had in solving his murder. I could see the wheels turning as she put it all together and saw me for the man I am. She continued watching me for an answer to confirm what she finally had figured out. As the argument escalated, I knew there was no need to deny that I was responsible for killing her fiancé so I could have her for myself. You want to know, huh? I try to protect you, and all I get from you is questions! Hell yeah, I killed him. I rolled up beside him, opened his door, and looked him right in the eye before I pulled the trigger. I reenacted the scene. He was nothing, and I did you a favor by saving you from making that mistake. You should be thanking me. You killed an innocent man, just for loving me, Tori said. Just for giving me something that you couldn't. He was the one who kept me safe; he was the one who would always be there, and you killed him. She backed away from me, but I knew there was nowhere for her to go. I'm leaving, and there's nothing you can say to stop me, she said. I played this game for far too long, and I cost a wonderful person his life. There ain't going to be much more of this bullshit about you loving that motherfucker and all that. Now get out of my face and carry your ass to bed before this turns ugly. Oh, it's already ugly. Fuck you! I'm getting my shit and getting as far away from you as a plane can carry me! Tori, you can't leave, I said with absolute confidence. I knew I'd be able to talk her out of this nonsense. She was mine, all mine. That motherfucker was in the way. He had to die. What can I say? You can't stop me! she yelled again. Tori, even if I would allow you to leave, even if I would allow that to happen you wouldn't be safe, and neither would I. My life and the lives of my family are resting in your hands, and I can't allow that. Fuck you. Good-bye, she said and turned her back to me. I had no patience left. You made a choice! You chose to stay. This discussion is over. I chose to stay because I thought I could trust you. She kept walking toward the door. I never cocked the gun I drew on her, but I heard one load behind me. You'd kill me? she asked as tears ran down her face. There's one way out, Tori. Don't make me do this. Forget Grey. I love you; I'll make it up to you. Can't you see I did all of this just so I could be with you? No one ever loved you like I do. Crack! One shot pierced the air. Tori's blood splattered over the desk behind her. I leap forward and caught her in my arms before she began to fall. I held her tightly to my chest and looked into her eyes. I stumbled as she went limp in my arms. I knew Chad was there, but I never thought he'd pull the
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595505139
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
This Ain't Over Chapter 1 I held Tori's bloody body close as she took her last breath. I was supposed to protect her. I am Spencer McNeel, and no one ever hurts what's mine. I shut my eyes tightly and in my mind replayed her final moments. We'd been living in Columbia for several months. Tori had been cut off from her friends and family. When I got home late and found Tori waiting for me in the office, I figured she was upset and homesick. Hey, baby, what's wrong? I said as I approached her. Was it you? she asked. What? Grey did you kill Grey? You need some sleep. Come to bed, and in the morning you'll forget this shit and save me the trouble of getting mad. I'm not going anywhere until you tell me. Look me in the eye and tell me. Just say it; just tell me you had nothing to do with Grey being shot. Tell me and I'll believe you. I'm begging you. Tori, I don't answer to anyone not you or anyone else. Now, I'm warning you, drop this shit and go to bed! Spare me the bullshit and tell me! Did you kill Grey?" Tori was screaming at the top of her lungs, and I was enraged. It all made sense to her now. She could put together the pieces: the phone call from me saying that everything would be the way it should be; the gun I planted that she knew couldn't have belonged to Grey; the lack of urgency the police had in solving his murder. I could see the wheels turning as she put it all together and saw me for the man I am. She continued watching me for an answer to confirm what she finally had figured out. As the argument escalated, I knew there was no need to deny that I was responsible for killing her fiancé so I could have her for myself. You want to know, huh? I try to protect you, and all I get from you is questions! Hell yeah, I killed him. I rolled up beside him, opened his door, and looked him right in the eye before I pulled the trigger. I reenacted the scene. He was nothing, and I did you a favor by saving you from making that mistake. You should be thanking me. You killed an innocent man, just for loving me, Tori said. Just for giving me something that you couldn't. He was the one who kept me safe; he was the one who would always be there, and you killed him. She backed away from me, but I knew there was nowhere for her to go. I'm leaving, and there's nothing you can say to stop me, she said. I played this game for far too long, and I cost a wonderful person his life. There ain't going to be much more of this bullshit about you loving that motherfucker and all that. Now get out of my face and carry your ass to bed before this turns ugly. Oh, it's already ugly. Fuck you! I'm getting my shit and getting as far away from you as a plane can carry me! Tori, you can't leave, I said with absolute confidence. I knew I'd be able to talk her out of this nonsense. She was mine, all mine. That motherfucker was in the way. He had to die. What can I say? You can't stop me! she yelled again. Tori, even if I would allow you to leave, even if I would allow that to happen you wouldn't be safe, and neither would I. My life and the lives of my family are resting in your hands, and I can't allow that. Fuck you. Good-bye, she said and turned her back to me. I had no patience left. You made a choice! You chose to stay. This discussion is over. I chose to stay because I thought I could trust you. She kept walking toward the door. I never cocked the gun I drew on her, but I heard one load behind me. You'd kill me? she asked as tears ran down her face. There's one way out, Tori. Don't make me do this. Forget Grey. I love you; I'll make it up to you. Can't you see I did all of this just so I could be with you? No one ever loved you like I do. Crack! One shot pierced the air. Tori's blood splattered over the desk behind her. I leap forward and caught her in my arms before she began to fall. I held her tightly to my chest and looked into her eyes. I stumbled as she went limp in my arms. I knew Chad was there, but I never thought he'd pull the
This War Ain't Over
Author: Nina Silber
Publisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 1469646552
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
The New Deal era witnessed a surprising surge in popular engagement with the history and memory of the Civil War era. From the omnipresent book and film Gone with the Wind and the scores of popular theater productions to Aaron Copeland's "A Lincoln Portrait," it was hard to miss America's fascination with the war in the 1930s and 1940s. Nina Silber deftly examines the often conflicting and politically contentious ways in which Americans remembered the Civil War era during the years of the Depression, the New Deal, and World War II. In doing so, she reveals how the debates and events of that earlier period resonated so profoundly with New Deal rhetoric about state power, emerging civil rights activism, labor organizing and trade unionism, and popular culture in wartime. At the heart of this book is an examination of how historical memory offers people a means of understanding and defining themselves in the present. Silber reveals how, during a moment of enormous national turmoil, the events and personages of the Civil War provided a framework for reassessing national identity, class conflict, and racial and ethnic division. The New Deal era may have been the first time Civil War memory loomed so large for the nation as a whole, but, as the present moment suggests, it was hardly the last.
Publisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 1469646552
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
The New Deal era witnessed a surprising surge in popular engagement with the history and memory of the Civil War era. From the omnipresent book and film Gone with the Wind and the scores of popular theater productions to Aaron Copeland's "A Lincoln Portrait," it was hard to miss America's fascination with the war in the 1930s and 1940s. Nina Silber deftly examines the often conflicting and politically contentious ways in which Americans remembered the Civil War era during the years of the Depression, the New Deal, and World War II. In doing so, she reveals how the debates and events of that earlier period resonated so profoundly with New Deal rhetoric about state power, emerging civil rights activism, labor organizing and trade unionism, and popular culture in wartime. At the heart of this book is an examination of how historical memory offers people a means of understanding and defining themselves in the present. Silber reveals how, during a moment of enormous national turmoil, the events and personages of the Civil War provided a framework for reassessing national identity, class conflict, and racial and ethnic division. The New Deal era may have been the first time Civil War memory loomed so large for the nation as a whole, but, as the present moment suggests, it was hardly the last.
Yogi
Author: Yogi Berra
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
ISBN: 9780070969476
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
Packed with rousing anecdotes and vintage Yogi-isms, this first person account of a legendary baseball life provides insight into Berra's early days with the Yankees and the Mets and his encounters with DiMaggio, Mantle, Stengel, and other sport greats
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
ISBN: 9780070969476
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
Packed with rousing anecdotes and vintage Yogi-isms, this first person account of a legendary baseball life provides insight into Berra's early days with the Yankees and the Mets and his encounters with DiMaggio, Mantle, Stengel, and other sport greats
I Ain't Gonna Paint No More!
Author: Karen Beaumont
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780152024888
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
In the rhythm of a familiar folk song, a child cannot resist adding one more dab of paint in surprising places.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780152024888
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
In the rhythm of a familiar folk song, a child cannot resist adding one more dab of paint in surprising places.
Ain't No Makin' It
Author: Jay MacLeod
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429975082
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 509
Book Description
This classic text addresses one of the most important issues in modern social theory and policy: how social inequality is reproduced from one generation to the next. With the original 1987 publication of Ain't No Makin' It, Jay MacLeod brought us to the Clarendon Heights housing project where we met the 'Brothers' and the 'Hallway Hangers'. Their story of poverty, race, and defeatism moved readers and challenged ethnic stereotypes. MacLeod's return eight years later, and the resulting 1995 revision, revealed little improvement in the lives of these men as they struggled in the labor market and crime-ridden underground economy. The third edition of this classic ethnography of social reproduction brings the story of inequality and social mobility into today's dialogue. Now fully updated with thirteen new interviews from the original Hallway Hangers and Brothers, as well as new theoretical analysis and comparison to the original conclusions, Ain't No Makin' It remains an admired and invaluable text.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429975082
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 509
Book Description
This classic text addresses one of the most important issues in modern social theory and policy: how social inequality is reproduced from one generation to the next. With the original 1987 publication of Ain't No Makin' It, Jay MacLeod brought us to the Clarendon Heights housing project where we met the 'Brothers' and the 'Hallway Hangers'. Their story of poverty, race, and defeatism moved readers and challenged ethnic stereotypes. MacLeod's return eight years later, and the resulting 1995 revision, revealed little improvement in the lives of these men as they struggled in the labor market and crime-ridden underground economy. The third edition of this classic ethnography of social reproduction brings the story of inequality and social mobility into today's dialogue. Now fully updated with thirteen new interviews from the original Hallway Hangers and Brothers, as well as new theoretical analysis and comparison to the original conclusions, Ain't No Makin' It remains an admired and invaluable text.
It's Not Over Until You Win
Author: Les Brown
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0684835282
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
A step-by-step plan offers examples and exercises on how to determine and live by a set of values, experiment with failure as a formula for success, and take life beyond set limits.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0684835282
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
A step-by-step plan offers examples and exercises on how to determine and live by a set of values, experiment with failure as a formula for success, and take life beyond set limits.
Don't Say Ain't
Author: Irene Smalls
Publisher: Charlesbridge
ISBN: 1607342219
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
In 1957, a young girl is torn between life in the neighborhood she grew up in and fitting in at the school she now attends.
Publisher: Charlesbridge
ISBN: 1607342219
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
In 1957, a young girl is torn between life in the neighborhood she grew up in and fitting in at the school she now attends.
Yogi Berra
Author: Allen Barra
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393062335
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 540
Book Description
Jacket.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393062335
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 540
Book Description
Jacket.
I Ain't Much, Baby--But I'm All I've Got
Author: Jess Lair, Ph.D.
Publisher: Fawcett
ISBN: 034546821X
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
"What are some of the discoveries I have made? I found I needed people because I needed the love they could give me. I found that love was something I did. I found that the way I showed people my need and love for them was to tell how it was with me in my deepest heart. I came to feel that was the most loving thing I could do for anyone -- tell them how it was with me and share my imperfections with them. When I did this, most people came back at me with what was deep within them. This was love coming to me. And the more I had coming to me, the more I had to give away. I ain't much, baby -- but I'm all I've got." From his experience comes "I Ain't Much, Baby -- But I'm All I've Got." Lair originally wrote this book for his students, but when it gained widespread popularity he rewrote it for publication. It is a book meant to help people share in the success of finding themselves.
Publisher: Fawcett
ISBN: 034546821X
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
"What are some of the discoveries I have made? I found I needed people because I needed the love they could give me. I found that love was something I did. I found that the way I showed people my need and love for them was to tell how it was with me in my deepest heart. I came to feel that was the most loving thing I could do for anyone -- tell them how it was with me and share my imperfections with them. When I did this, most people came back at me with what was deep within them. This was love coming to me. And the more I had coming to me, the more I had to give away. I ain't much, baby -- but I'm all I've got." From his experience comes "I Ain't Much, Baby -- But I'm All I've Got." Lair originally wrote this book for his students, but when it gained widespread popularity he rewrote it for publication. It is a book meant to help people share in the success of finding themselves.