Author: D'Wayna R. Irvin
Publisher: R. R. Bowker
ISBN: 9780578455556
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Most D.A.B. hold it down with the expectation of a ring, true love, or some fairy tale happily ever after with a nigga that' s already in a committed relationship with the streets with extra baggage in the form of a wife and a few other chicks on the side expecting the same thing. Knowing at a very early age that I wasn't exactly 9 to 5 material and with an extra mouth to feed, i couldnt settle for a life of poverty and mediocrity so i had to get to a bag somehow. Using a hustlers mentality, loyal, beauty, brains, and just being a D.A.B. the foundation was laid for a path to places even I didnt predict. Despite the risks, setbacks, misfortune, and heartache i still triumphed and remain a D.A.B.!!!I Always Win
When A DAB Spills The Tea
Author: D'Wayna R. Irvin
Publisher: R. R. Bowker
ISBN: 9780578455556
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Most D.A.B. hold it down with the expectation of a ring, true love, or some fairy tale happily ever after with a nigga that' s already in a committed relationship with the streets with extra baggage in the form of a wife and a few other chicks on the side expecting the same thing. Knowing at a very early age that I wasn't exactly 9 to 5 material and with an extra mouth to feed, i couldnt settle for a life of poverty and mediocrity so i had to get to a bag somehow. Using a hustlers mentality, loyal, beauty, brains, and just being a D.A.B. the foundation was laid for a path to places even I didnt predict. Despite the risks, setbacks, misfortune, and heartache i still triumphed and remain a D.A.B.!!!I Always Win
Publisher: R. R. Bowker
ISBN: 9780578455556
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Most D.A.B. hold it down with the expectation of a ring, true love, or some fairy tale happily ever after with a nigga that' s already in a committed relationship with the streets with extra baggage in the form of a wife and a few other chicks on the side expecting the same thing. Knowing at a very early age that I wasn't exactly 9 to 5 material and with an extra mouth to feed, i couldnt settle for a life of poverty and mediocrity so i had to get to a bag somehow. Using a hustlers mentality, loyal, beauty, brains, and just being a D.A.B. the foundation was laid for a path to places even I didnt predict. Despite the risks, setbacks, misfortune, and heartache i still triumphed and remain a D.A.B.!!!I Always Win
The Real Simple Guide to Real Life
Author: The Editors of Real Simple
Publisher: Time Home Entertainment
ISBN: 0848746562
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 614
Book Description
REAL SIMPLE, the #1 women's lifestyle magazine, shares the secrets to mastering "life 101"— from home to work to relationships —in this must-have, illustrated handbook to help young adults navigate their busy, new lives. Right after graduation, the questions start piling up. And they just keep on coming throughout your 20s and beyond: How do I find a job that I love--and, um that pays? What should I wear to the interview? And speaking of clothes, where do I put them when my apartment doesn't even have a closet?REAL SIMPLE created The Real Simple Guide to Real Life: Adulthood Made Easy to answer all of those questions — and so many more. Original essays from best-selling young writers and practical advice from expert contributors simplify (and demystify) landing a job, finding an apartment, decorating on the cheap, cooking for one, dressing for work, organizing a small space, picking a mentor, writing a thank-you note (yes, they're still a thing) — plus all the answers you need to deal with 401(k)s, kitchen fails, epic hangovers, messy roommates, and even messier breakups. Hear from these inspiring women and others about what they wish they had known when they were starting out: Gretchen Rubin, Barbara Corcoran, Rosie Schaap, Gail Simmons, Melinda Gates, Cristina Henríquez, Madeleine Albright, Doree Shafrir, Camille Styles, Egypt Sherrod, Kelly Wearstler, Brené Brown, Edan Lepucki, Abby Larson, Emmy Rossum, Jenni Konner, Jessica Alba, Molly Antopol, Anna Holmes, Rachel Sklar, and J. Courtney Sullivan.
Publisher: Time Home Entertainment
ISBN: 0848746562
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 614
Book Description
REAL SIMPLE, the #1 women's lifestyle magazine, shares the secrets to mastering "life 101"— from home to work to relationships —in this must-have, illustrated handbook to help young adults navigate their busy, new lives. Right after graduation, the questions start piling up. And they just keep on coming throughout your 20s and beyond: How do I find a job that I love--and, um that pays? What should I wear to the interview? And speaking of clothes, where do I put them when my apartment doesn't even have a closet?REAL SIMPLE created The Real Simple Guide to Real Life: Adulthood Made Easy to answer all of those questions — and so many more. Original essays from best-selling young writers and practical advice from expert contributors simplify (and demystify) landing a job, finding an apartment, decorating on the cheap, cooking for one, dressing for work, organizing a small space, picking a mentor, writing a thank-you note (yes, they're still a thing) — plus all the answers you need to deal with 401(k)s, kitchen fails, epic hangovers, messy roommates, and even messier breakups. Hear from these inspiring women and others about what they wish they had known when they were starting out: Gretchen Rubin, Barbara Corcoran, Rosie Schaap, Gail Simmons, Melinda Gates, Cristina Henríquez, Madeleine Albright, Doree Shafrir, Camille Styles, Egypt Sherrod, Kelly Wearstler, Brené Brown, Edan Lepucki, Abby Larson, Emmy Rossum, Jenni Konner, Jessica Alba, Molly Antopol, Anna Holmes, Rachel Sklar, and J. Courtney Sullivan.
Putting on the Style
Author: Freda Lightfoot
Publisher: Canelo
ISBN: 1788636686
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 501
Book Description
Bargains galore and life in the raw... Folk are just emerging from the shadow of WWII and money is still tight. So the vibrant market of Champion Street is a source of many a tempting bargain – as well as all the local gossip. Dena loves her Saturday job at Belle Garside’s market café, and her ready smile makes her a universal favourite. She is soon in thrall to Belle’s two good-looking and dangerous sons. But fate has other plans in store when her younger brother is killed by a gang of thugs. Only when it is far too late does Dena begin to ask herself one terrifying question: has she fallen in love with her brother’s killer? A moving saga of second chances and forbidden love set around a bustling café in 1950s Manchester, perfect for fans of Kitty Neale and Ellie Dean. Praise for Putting on the Style 'You can’t put a price on Freda Lightfoot’s stories from Manchester’s 1950s Champion Street Market. They bubble with enough life and colour to brighten up the dreariest day and they have characters you can easily take to your heart’ Northern Echo ‘A rattling good read to touch the heart of anyone who has loved someone they shouldn’t have’ Dorset Evening Echo ‘Deftly chronicled’ Telegraph & Argus ‘Freda Lightfoot’s talent for creating believable characters makes this a page-turning read’ Newcastle Evening Chronicle
Publisher: Canelo
ISBN: 1788636686
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 501
Book Description
Bargains galore and life in the raw... Folk are just emerging from the shadow of WWII and money is still tight. So the vibrant market of Champion Street is a source of many a tempting bargain – as well as all the local gossip. Dena loves her Saturday job at Belle Garside’s market café, and her ready smile makes her a universal favourite. She is soon in thrall to Belle’s two good-looking and dangerous sons. But fate has other plans in store when her younger brother is killed by a gang of thugs. Only when it is far too late does Dena begin to ask herself one terrifying question: has she fallen in love with her brother’s killer? A moving saga of second chances and forbidden love set around a bustling café in 1950s Manchester, perfect for fans of Kitty Neale and Ellie Dean. Praise for Putting on the Style 'You can’t put a price on Freda Lightfoot’s stories from Manchester’s 1950s Champion Street Market. They bubble with enough life and colour to brighten up the dreariest day and they have characters you can easily take to your heart’ Northern Echo ‘A rattling good read to touch the heart of anyone who has loved someone they shouldn’t have’ Dorset Evening Echo ‘Deftly chronicled’ Telegraph & Argus ‘Freda Lightfoot’s talent for creating believable characters makes this a page-turning read’ Newcastle Evening Chronicle
A History of Running Away
Author: Paula McGrath
Publisher: John Murray
ISBN: 1473641772
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 355
Book Description
Book of the Year in the Irish Times 'A wonderful storyteller' Joseph O'Connor On the quays of Dublin, Jasmine is running, training for a fight she can't compete in. It's 1982 and boxing is illegal for girls. For Jasmine boxing is everything: after running away from home, and narrowly escaping a risky situation in London, it is all she has to claim as her own. But with a legal fight impossible, and a ghost from her past on her trail, where can it end? A History of Running Away is a brilliantly written novel about growing up, starting over and learning to fight for yourself.
Publisher: John Murray
ISBN: 1473641772
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 355
Book Description
Book of the Year in the Irish Times 'A wonderful storyteller' Joseph O'Connor On the quays of Dublin, Jasmine is running, training for a fight she can't compete in. It's 1982 and boxing is illegal for girls. For Jasmine boxing is everything: after running away from home, and narrowly escaping a risky situation in London, it is all she has to claim as her own. But with a legal fight impossible, and a ghost from her past on her trail, where can it end? A History of Running Away is a brilliantly written novel about growing up, starting over and learning to fight for yourself.
The Lucky Hat Mine
Author: J.v.L. Bell
Publisher: Hansen Publishing Group LLC
ISBN: 1601823355
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 243
Book Description
J.v.L. Bell is a Colorado native who was raised climbing Colorado’s 14,000 foot mountains, exploring old ghost towns, and reading stories about life in the early frontier days. She enjoys hiking with friends and family, visiting new places and meeting new people, rafting the rivers of Utah and Colorado, and reading great historical fiction. She lives in Louisville, Colorado with her two daughters and her husband. Curious what is fact versus fiction in The Lucky Hat Mine? Visit the author’s web page at www.JvLBell.com and read her blogs about the historical topics she researched while writing The Lucky Hat Mine.
Publisher: Hansen Publishing Group LLC
ISBN: 1601823355
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 243
Book Description
J.v.L. Bell is a Colorado native who was raised climbing Colorado’s 14,000 foot mountains, exploring old ghost towns, and reading stories about life in the early frontier days. She enjoys hiking with friends and family, visiting new places and meeting new people, rafting the rivers of Utah and Colorado, and reading great historical fiction. She lives in Louisville, Colorado with her two daughters and her husband. Curious what is fact versus fiction in The Lucky Hat Mine? Visit the author’s web page at www.JvLBell.com and read her blogs about the historical topics she researched while writing The Lucky Hat Mine.
Good Housekeeping Spills, Spots and Stains
Author: Good Housekeeping Institute
Publisher: Collins & Brown
ISBN: 1909397997
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
Stains and how to remove them are one of the less appealing aspects of life – but this book is here to help, whether you need to clean a red wine spill out of your new cream carpet, save your favourite dress from that stubborn mascara mark or remove nail varnish from your polished wooden table top. A comprehensive stain directory provides full information on your first and late response measures for every stain and how to deal with the problem on a variety of different surfaces and fabrics. Easy-to-follow sections include Bath and Beauty, In the Kitchen and Life's Little Accidents – with a fully cross referenced and symbol coded index to enable you to find your stain in an emergency or hurry. We also spill the full truth on commercial stain removal products and how they work; testing typical commercial brands, eco friendly makes and traditional home remedies against one another to show which ones really do work – with surprising results.
Publisher: Collins & Brown
ISBN: 1909397997
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
Stains and how to remove them are one of the less appealing aspects of life – but this book is here to help, whether you need to clean a red wine spill out of your new cream carpet, save your favourite dress from that stubborn mascara mark or remove nail varnish from your polished wooden table top. A comprehensive stain directory provides full information on your first and late response measures for every stain and how to deal with the problem on a variety of different surfaces and fabrics. Easy-to-follow sections include Bath and Beauty, In the Kitchen and Life's Little Accidents – with a fully cross referenced and symbol coded index to enable you to find your stain in an emergency or hurry. We also spill the full truth on commercial stain removal products and how they work; testing typical commercial brands, eco friendly makes and traditional home remedies against one another to show which ones really do work – with surprising results.
Home Hints and Tips
Author: Rosamond Richardson
Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
ISBN: 9780789492999
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Includes natural, safe, and environmentally friendly advice on cleaning, saving energy, baby care, health care, decorating, shopping, recycling, pet care, and working at home.
Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
ISBN: 9780789492999
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Includes natural, safe, and environmentally friendly advice on cleaning, saving energy, baby care, health care, decorating, shopping, recycling, pet care, and working at home.
Bad Habits
Author: Amy Gentry
Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks
ISBN: 0358408571
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 349
Book Description
A whip-smart psychological thriller from the author of Good as Gone (a New York Times Notable Book) in which a grad student becomes embroiled in a deadly rivalry that changes her into someone unrecognizable to her struggling family, her ambitious academic friends, and even herself
Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks
ISBN: 0358408571
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 349
Book Description
A whip-smart psychological thriller from the author of Good as Gone (a New York Times Notable Book) in which a grad student becomes embroiled in a deadly rivalry that changes her into someone unrecognizable to her struggling family, her ambitious academic friends, and even herself
THE TRAVELS OF RASLEIGH CHASEWALKER
Author: Vincent Netherward
Publisher: Melwin Francis Vincent Bajas
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 620
Book Description
Synopsis After the Rogue Rasleigh Chaswalker was brought back from the dead by Odin the all father, he was tasked to be the god's new Einherjar and to rid Midgard of the demons and monsters that threaten the rule of the Aesirs in the said realm. He became a traveling hitman for the Aesirs while building his business enterprise and political ambitions.
Publisher: Melwin Francis Vincent Bajas
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 620
Book Description
Synopsis After the Rogue Rasleigh Chaswalker was brought back from the dead by Odin the all father, he was tasked to be the god's new Einherjar and to rid Midgard of the demons and monsters that threaten the rule of the Aesirs in the said realm. He became a traveling hitman for the Aesirs while building his business enterprise and political ambitions.
Sweet! Celebrations
Author: Elise Strachan
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501142240
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
The creator and host of My Cupcake Addiction—one of the world’s most widely viewed online baking shows—shares her most dazzling and delicious dessert recipes and ingenious entertaining tips so you can throw the perfect party. Whether you’re putting together a simple snack or an over-the-top extravaganza, bringing sweets to the office or planning a trick-or-treat to be remembered, Sweet! Celebrations will be your go-to book in the kitchen. Organized around special occasions throughout the year—from Valentine’s Day to Christmas—the book includes Elise’s favorite recipes for a rustic wedding, a game-day celebration, an elegant afternoon tea, a colorful children’s birthday bash, and many more. Get the party started with the centerpiece cake—such as a Jack O’ Lantern Smash Cake or whimsical Tree Stump Cake—and pair it with Elise’s tasty drinks. Her easy, innovative small bakes and “no bake” options are great for filling out your display and giving every get-together that extra “wow” factor. You’ll find beautiful double-page photos of each theme party and step-by-step photographs that make decorating gorgeous cakes easy—even for beginners. Using the same accessible approach that has drawn millions of followers to My Cupcake Addiction, Elise’s cherished recipes for classic cakes, frostings, and toppings will make any novice baker feel like a pro.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501142240
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
The creator and host of My Cupcake Addiction—one of the world’s most widely viewed online baking shows—shares her most dazzling and delicious dessert recipes and ingenious entertaining tips so you can throw the perfect party. Whether you’re putting together a simple snack or an over-the-top extravaganza, bringing sweets to the office or planning a trick-or-treat to be remembered, Sweet! Celebrations will be your go-to book in the kitchen. Organized around special occasions throughout the year—from Valentine’s Day to Christmas—the book includes Elise’s favorite recipes for a rustic wedding, a game-day celebration, an elegant afternoon tea, a colorful children’s birthday bash, and many more. Get the party started with the centerpiece cake—such as a Jack O’ Lantern Smash Cake or whimsical Tree Stump Cake—and pair it with Elise’s tasty drinks. Her easy, innovative small bakes and “no bake” options are great for filling out your display and giving every get-together that extra “wow” factor. You’ll find beautiful double-page photos of each theme party and step-by-step photographs that make decorating gorgeous cakes easy—even for beginners. Using the same accessible approach that has drawn millions of followers to My Cupcake Addiction, Elise’s cherished recipes for classic cakes, frostings, and toppings will make any novice baker feel like a pro.