Author: James W. Minton Sr. Jim
Publisher: WestBow Press
ISBN: 1973650835
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 176
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Do kids come with an owner’s manual? This book is about Jim Minton’s journey of figuring out how to raise his kids and learning a lot about himself in the process. When Jim’s children were born, he focused on raising Division I athletes who would make him look good. He started off as that obnoxious dad we have all witnessed at sporting events. He ended up with thirteen principles for improving himself, plus three amazing kids who bring him great joy as they walk in the truth. Jim loves good quotes. He kept a list on the refrigerator as his kids grew up, many of them coming from legendary basketball coach John Wooden. Jim knew his kids were going to find the bad stuff on their phones and in the culture; it was up to him to get the good stuff in front of them. Along the way, Jim discovered that the Bible is the owner’s manual he was looking for.
Author: Angela Johnson
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9780613445559
Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Inspired by his family experiences and his parents' paintings, a young boy creates four poems.
Author: James E. Lovejoy
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1425984495
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 193
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Moving Back to Mars is a curl up on the couch, fun book of easy reading, full of short stories that have nothing to do with science fiction or the planet Mars. It is, instead, the author’s zany struggle to understand and maintain his relationships with the female species. If he can just accomplish that, he will not have to give in and move home to Mars. Both men and women will love reading his viewpoints on everything from why men ever taught women to play golf to exactly how women have overtaken the world, right under men’s noses. This is a book for everyone who enjoys having fun. If laughter comes easy to you, be prepared to hold your sides. At a minimum, he guarantees big smiles as you read each different story and try to understand and figure out his plight. Just when you think you have the author figured out, you’ll turn the page and, POW, you are off in a different adventure. Some will say the book is full of convoluted thinking and others will conclude the author is eccentric. While both are correct the book contains a lot more than that. Moving Back to Mars pokes fun of everything from religion to terrorists, from adult children’s stories to advice columns. Nothing is sacred in this satire piece of work. When you finish the last page of this book, you will want to start again with Chapter 1 and read it again. Moving Back to Mars is a hilarious look at life
Author: Nicolás Ferraro
Publisher: Soho Press
ISBN: 1641295163
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 313
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A teenage girl and her gangster father embark on a road trip toward revenge in this award-winning coming-of-age Argentinian noir. Fifteen-year-old Ámbar has never known any parent other than her father, Víctor Mondragón, nor any life other than his. On any given Friday night, Ámbar longs to be at the arcade or a rock concert, but she’s more likely to be patching up Víctor’s latest bullet hole in a dingy motel or creating a new set of fake identities for the both of them. When a tattooed mercenary kills Víctor’s best friend and vows that Víctor is next, father and daughter set off on a joyride across Argentina in search of bloody retribution. But Ámbar’s growing pains hurt worse than her beloved sawed-off shotgun’s kickback as she begins to question the structure of her world. How much is her father not telling her? Could her life ever be different? And will she survive long enough to find out? It’s kill or be killed in this gritty, devastating coming-of-age thriller from the king of Argentine neo-noir.
Author: Sheena Perry
Publisher:
ISBN: 1732118051
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 236
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Join Junior on his quest to find love, acceptance and purpose. Junior will suffer many losses and heartbreaks throughout his journey. Will he ever meet Mr. Right?
Author: Jade West
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781543172331
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 292
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I want him to be my first.I want him to be the one.I want him to be my everything.I didn't expect to spend my eighteenth birthday stranded in the pouring rain with no way to make it home. I didn't expect to be rescued from the worst night of my life by the most amazing man I'd ever seen.His name is Nick, and he says he wants to take care of me, says he'll look after me, says I don't need to be alone anymore.He treats me like a princess, like the fragile little girl he saved from the cold. But I like him... I like him like that. I've never liked anyone like that before...And it's weird, this thing we have... It's like I can't decide how we're supposed to be... what we are... Until he says the words...Call me Daddy.
Author: Bob Perry
Publisher: Bob Perry
ISBN: 0595410901
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 276
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Buried in the red soil of the Oklahoma prairie is a secret only Charlie McDonagh can fully reveal. Charlie is an ordinary man who is witness to extraordinary events and people. A stone statue of a striking young woman, broken into a hundred pieces is uncovered from the dirt of a remote location-a broken statue representing shattered lives and shattered dreams. The story of the statues is one of love, greed, betrayal, power, and crushed aspirations. The statue symbolizes what was and what could have been. A tale of a great oil empire betrayed, destroying the lives of the family who built it. An intriguing story based on the real-life legacy of the Marland Mansion and the statue still located within its walls.
Author: H. A. McKinley
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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About the Book I Stand in Awe is one woman’s unique perspective on religion and biblical verses. The book includes the author’s analysis of selected bible verses, her own unique religious experiences, and several special prayers she wrote. The focal point of the book is the power and grace of God. This concise book is intended to hold the reader’s interest, not to exhaust them. It emphasizes the importance of paying homage to God, the creator and sustainer of the universe. The biblical excerpts and personal applications serve as a reminder of our existence as creatures of God. It is the author’s hope that readers will find renewed faith and hope in their daily life after reading this special book. About the Author H. A. McKinley was born in Jamaica, West Indies. She became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1999 and currently resides in Mount Vernon, New York. McKinley recently retired from many years of working in elementary education, where she enjoyed working with younger students. She also has loved writing as a hobby since she was a child. McKinley also believes that delayed or repressed passion may become dormant but never dies. She is a graduate of Sam Sharpe Teachers College in Jamaica, West Indies and earned a BA from the College of New Rochelle, New York.
Author: Peter Grinspoon
Publisher: Hachette Books
ISBN: 031638268X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 239
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Free Refills is the harrowing tale of a Harvard-trained medical doctor run horribly amok through his addiction to prescription medication, and his recovery. Dr. Peter Grinspoon seemed to be a total success: a Harvard-educated M.D. with a thriving practice; married with two great kids and a gorgeous wife; a pillar of his community. But lurking beneath the thin veneer of having it all was an addict fueled on a daily boatload of prescription meds. When the police finally came calling--after a tip from a sharp-eyed pharmacist--Grinspoon's house of cards came tumbling down fast. His professional ego turned out to be an impediment to getting clean as he cycled through recovery to relapse, his reputation, family life, and lifestyle in ruins. What finally moves him to recover and reclaim life--including working with other physicians who themselves are addicts--makes for inspiring reading.
Author: Katie McGarry
Publisher: Tor Teen
ISBN: 1250764076
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
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Download a FREE sneak peek of Echoes Between Us, bestselling author Katie McGarry’s breakout teen contemporary novel about a girl with everything to lose and the boy who will do anything to save her. Veronica sees ghosts. More specifically, her mother's ghost. The afterimages of blinding migraines caused by the brain tumor that keeps her on the fringes and consumes her whole life haunt her, even as she wonders if it's something more... Golden boy Sawyer is handsome and popular, a state champion swimmer, but his adrenaline addiction draws him to Veronica. A girl with nothing to live for and a boy with everything to lose--can they conquer their demons together? “Katie McGarry knows what YA is, how it works, and what it can do better than anyone, but she always takes it one step further.”—Hypable At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
