Author: R Mark Hayhurst
Publisher: Author House
ISBN: 1496993594
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 453
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The opportunities offered by university were seized by some as a road to a career; for others, it may have been a stepping stone into adulthood. With Nothing Guaranteed explores how experiences change quickly ideas with the journey into the real world; the comfortable norms of late teenage years and turning twenty-one are swiftly replaced by fresh and challenged ideals. In With Nothing Guaranteed, four characters arrive with their own baggage and a varying degree of expectation. David Chambers is the ultimate underachiever in an eclectic group. A journalist from a relatively ordinary family, David's agenda is always steered by short-term personal satisfaction; he remains confident in his belief that one day a big journalistic scoop will come his way, but how will he react if his break doesn't come? Privately educated, Fiona Phillips plays down her privileged background, seeing her qualification as a dentist as being down to hard work. She doesn't rebel against her parents or their ideals and, certainly, follows her own path in life. Amanda McIntyre feels that she lives partly in the shadow of her academically more successful cousin, Fiona. The well-meaning Amanda is a sensitive woman who shied away from a career as a social worker after graduating; but does she come to realise that she can achieve more than life behind a desk? According to Simon Carpenter's CV, he's an ambitious lawyer, but it's clear that he rarely focuses solely on what he wants to achieve in the legal profession. He is a capable pair of hands, but as with his peers, his development is shaped in no small measure by those around him. For all of their individual strengths, none of the characters grasps the opportunity to break away from those around them and/or each other until they are affected by the wider world, and their perspectives begin to change.
Author: Toru Ishida
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 354048826X
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 193
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This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-workshop proceedings of the First Pacific Rim International Conference on Multiagents, PRIMA '98, held in Singapore in November 1998 during PRICAI '98. The 13 revised full papers presented have been carefully reviewed for inclusion in the book. The papers are organized in topical sections on multiagent systems design, coordination platforms, and network application platforms; they address various current issues ranging from theorectical foundations to advanced applications in several areas.
Author: Jeanette Baker
Publisher: Top Reads Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 1970107308
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 173
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To protect her secrets, a woman refuses to acknowledge the child she left behind fifty years ago and a half a world away. Claire travels halfway across the globe from Southern California to Ireland to find the reasons Norah, her biological mother, gave her up. Norah is equally determined to avoid revisiting the painful time in her life and the devastating decision she was forced to make. Even with a loving husband and family, she still carries the shame of her mistakes. Claire's presence fifty years later is the engine for the confrontations to come. Neighbors Norah had known forever recognized Claire's resemblance to a sister she never knew she had. Norah must face the man who fathered her two daughters, and decide to either hold the secrets that embittered her or release them for the shame that will surely mark her. An emotional story that delves into the true meaning of family, sisterhood and secrets.
Author: Michael L. Austin
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190277793
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 249
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This new book fully expands our understanding of how historically marginalized groups are represented in music videos. Author Michael Austin explores the ways in which Asian and Pacific Islanders, Indigenous communities, the LGBTQIA+ community, drag performers, religious minorities, and the incarcerated are represented. The book also covers several contemporary controversies involving music videos, especially cultural appropriation. Importantly, this book also explores the ways in which marginalized communities use music videos as a way to find their own voice and represent themselves.
Author: Eden Butler
Publisher: Eden Butler
ISBN: 1089787863
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 269
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Gia Jilani had rules. They kept her safe and her head in the game. As the NFL's first female general manager, there were risks to be weighed and taken. Like Kai Pukui, the linebacker helping her team dominate on the field. The same quiet, beautiful man who stares too long at her and reminds her of how decadent, and risky living life can be. But when Gia discovers why Kai seems so familiar and why she feels so drawn to him, things like risks and love become secondary to loss and pain. Gia will have to decide what's more important - a life worth risking or a love worth losing. SAINTS AND SINNERS READING ORDER Last Love of Luka Hale Roughing the Kicker Offsides
Author: Mack Maloney
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1429906928
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 353
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SPECIAL FORCES TRAINED THEM TO BE THE BEST— 9/11 GAVE THEM A MISSION THEY WERE DETERMINED TO WIN... SUPERHAWKS: STRIKE FORCE DELTA Call it Murphy's Law...Bobby Murphy, the diminutive Texan who has worked in some of the most clandestine U.S. strike forces ever designed and has poured his cunning, knowledge and fury into a force of his own: 36 personally motivated, elite rogue warriors aboard a rusty containership filled with the most cutting edge high-tech weapons in the world. Now Murphy's team is heading to West Africa to liberate a special Delta Force squad being held hostage by Al Qaeda...Murphy's team knows that if things go wrong, no one is coming to their rescue. But when they pull off an astounding operation, it's just the beginning of the fight. Because one of their own has come face to face with a crown prince of Al Qaeda—and with one stunning blow has opened up the door to an all-out, Superhawks invasion of the capitol of the terrorist world.... THE SUPERHAWKS HAVE ARRIVED.
Author: Janet Ainsley
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595349749
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 202
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Looking for a fun, yet thought-provoking novel? Your wish has been granted. Meet Isabelle, the most delightful and unlikely felon you'll ever encounter. Yes, she's truly a criminal; identity theft is, indeed, a felony. She doesn't set out to be a felon, certainly feels uncomfortable upon discovery of her crime, and continually (with the best of intentions) plans to come clean, but things just keep happening. Good things. Things she's always wanted--some knowingly, some not--to happen. And, it's difficult to apply the brakes, let alone turn around, when the drive is going so smoothly. But, there are morals and there are morals. Whether or not you agree with Isabelle's actions on a moral, legalistic level, the actual morals (i.e. teachings) of the novel--it is a contemporary parable, after all--offer insights to all readers. Adolescents need to read Isabelle while adults of any age will enjoy and benefit from the gentle nudges/reminders it affords. Above all, we could all use a little more laughter. Get ready to laugh and to learn.
Author: Nuff Said Editing Team
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 136517221X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 160
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Nuff Said's anthology release of speculative fiction, comprised of new writers and contest winners like Rachel Cohen's "Special". Nuff Said is an indie press founded in Atlanta, Georgia and now based in Tampa, Florida (local writers preferred, but not required). We're a small press, dedicated to promoting both gender and cultural diversity in science fiction, horror, and fantasy literature.
Author: Samuel C. Wheeler
Publisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 9780804737531
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 320
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These twelve essays treat the thought of "deconstructive" philosophers from the perspective of analytic philosophy and relate the works of such thinkers as Davidson, Quine, and Wittgenstein to the writings of Derrida and de Man.
Author: Kim Stanley Robinson
Publisher: Spectra
ISBN: 0553898310
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 584
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