Author: Wolf Larsen
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1456824139
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
What American dream? Each short story in I Have a Nightmare takes place in a different part of the United States: New York City, San Francisco, Chicago, a suburb, a university town, and a commercial fishing boat in Alaska's Bering Sea. Instead of experiencing the American dream the whites, blacks, immigrants, and men & women in these short stories experience the reality of the American nightmare. I Have a Nightmare is written in a mostly conventional narrative style, and was Wolf Larsen's first book.
You Gotta Dance
Author: Bryant K. Daluz
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1440141681
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
In 1987, Michael Daluz, a black U.S. Army veteran and college student with a 3.6 GPA, is nearly beaten to death by a mob of white men as he and his friends leave a local off-campus bar. His act of self-defense, and the arrest and imprisonment that follow, will change his life forever. Harboring a hate, Daluz enters prison in 1988. During his incarceration, he witnesses a miracle and experiences an inner transformation. But his misfortunes are not behind him, and his faith in God prepares him for life-altering battles. A near-fatal, work-related accident leaves him severely injured. Daluz challenges his employer in a civil lawsuit while he fights for custody of his young daughter, Bella, and he doggedly pursues his doctorial education. During a time in his life, Daluz had done it all. He lived the champagne-popping lifestyle, visited fancy night clubs, owned a nice house, and drove expensive cars. But during his twenty-year journey, he realizes what is important. Based on true events, You Gotta Dance is one mans story of spiritual awakening in the face of crushing hardship.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1440141681
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
In 1987, Michael Daluz, a black U.S. Army veteran and college student with a 3.6 GPA, is nearly beaten to death by a mob of white men as he and his friends leave a local off-campus bar. His act of self-defense, and the arrest and imprisonment that follow, will change his life forever. Harboring a hate, Daluz enters prison in 1988. During his incarceration, he witnesses a miracle and experiences an inner transformation. But his misfortunes are not behind him, and his faith in God prepares him for life-altering battles. A near-fatal, work-related accident leaves him severely injured. Daluz challenges his employer in a civil lawsuit while he fights for custody of his young daughter, Bella, and he doggedly pursues his doctorial education. During a time in his life, Daluz had done it all. He lived the champagne-popping lifestyle, visited fancy night clubs, owned a nice house, and drove expensive cars. But during his twenty-year journey, he realizes what is important. Based on true events, You Gotta Dance is one mans story of spiritual awakening in the face of crushing hardship.
You Got to Dance with Them What Brung You
Author: Molly Ivins
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307434753
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
In her long-awaited new collection, the Colt Peacekeeper of American political humor draws a bead on targets that range from the Libido-in-Chief to Newt Gingrich, campaign funny-money to the legislative lunacy of her native Texas--and hits a bull's-eye every time. Whether she's writing about Bill Clinton ("The Rodney Dangerfield of presidents"), Bob Dole ("Dole contributed perhaps the funniest line of the year with his immortal observation that tobacco is not addictive but that too much milk might be bad for us. The check from the dairy lobby must have been late that week"), or cultural trends ("I saw a restaurant in Seattle that specialized in latte and barbecue. Barbecue and latte. I came home immediately"), Molly takes on the issues of the day with her trademark good sense and inimitable wit.
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307434753
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
In her long-awaited new collection, the Colt Peacekeeper of American political humor draws a bead on targets that range from the Libido-in-Chief to Newt Gingrich, campaign funny-money to the legislative lunacy of her native Texas--and hits a bull's-eye every time. Whether she's writing about Bill Clinton ("The Rodney Dangerfield of presidents"), Bob Dole ("Dole contributed perhaps the funniest line of the year with his immortal observation that tobacco is not addictive but that too much milk might be bad for us. The check from the dairy lobby must have been late that week"), or cultural trends ("I saw a restaurant in Seattle that specialized in latte and barbecue. Barbecue and latte. I came home immediately"), Molly takes on the issues of the day with her trademark good sense and inimitable wit.
The Berenstain Bears Gotta Dance!
Author: Stan Berenstain
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1504020510
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 79
Book Description
Brother Bear has two left paws when it comes to the latest dance steps. Brother Bear thinks dancing is stupid until Sister Bear tells him that his longtime crush, Bonnie, may be going to the spring fling with Too-Tall! Brother decides that he needs to learn to dance—and fast. Can the Bear family band together in time to teach him enough moves to overcome his fear of the dance floor?
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1504020510
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 79
Book Description
Brother Bear has two left paws when it comes to the latest dance steps. Brother Bear thinks dancing is stupid until Sister Bear tells him that his longtime crush, Bonnie, may be going to the spring fling with Too-Tall! Brother decides that he needs to learn to dance—and fast. Can the Bear family band together in time to teach him enough moves to overcome his fear of the dance floor?
Let's Dance!
Author: Valerie Bolling
Publisher: Astra Publishing House
ISBN: 1635921422
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
This rhythmic showcase of dances from all over the world features children of diverse backgrounds and abilities tapping, spinning, and boogying away! Tap, twirl, twist, spin! With musical, rhyming text, author Valerie Bolling shines a spotlight on dances from across the globe, while energetic art from Maine Diaz shows off all the moves and the diverse people who do them. From the cha cha of Cuba to the stepping of Ireland, kids will want to leap, dip, and zip along with the dances on the page!
Publisher: Astra Publishing House
ISBN: 1635921422
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
This rhythmic showcase of dances from all over the world features children of diverse backgrounds and abilities tapping, spinning, and boogying away! Tap, twirl, twist, spin! With musical, rhyming text, author Valerie Bolling shines a spotlight on dances from across the globe, while energetic art from Maine Diaz shows off all the moves and the diverse people who do them. From the cha cha of Cuba to the stepping of Ireland, kids will want to leap, dip, and zip along with the dances on the page!
I have a NIGHTMARE
Author: Wolf Larsen
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1456824139
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
What American dream? Each short story in I Have a Nightmare takes place in a different part of the United States: New York City, San Francisco, Chicago, a suburb, a university town, and a commercial fishing boat in Alaska's Bering Sea. Instead of experiencing the American dream the whites, blacks, immigrants, and men & women in these short stories experience the reality of the American nightmare. I Have a Nightmare is written in a mostly conventional narrative style, and was Wolf Larsen's first book.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1456824139
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
What American dream? Each short story in I Have a Nightmare takes place in a different part of the United States: New York City, San Francisco, Chicago, a suburb, a university town, and a commercial fishing boat in Alaska's Bering Sea. Instead of experiencing the American dream the whites, blacks, immigrants, and men & women in these short stories experience the reality of the American nightmare. I Have a Nightmare is written in a mostly conventional narrative style, and was Wolf Larsen's first book.
Choice Words
Author: Annie Finch
Publisher: Haymarket Books
ISBN: 1642592005
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
A landmark literary anthology of poems, stories, and essays, Choice Words collects essential voices that renew our courage in the struggle to defend reproductive rights. Twenty years in the making, the book spans continents and centuries. This collection magnifies the voices of people reclaiming the sole authorship of their abortion experiences. These essays, poems, and prose are a testament to the profound political power of defying shame. Contributors include Ai, Amy Tan, Anne Sexton, Audre Lorde, Bobbie Louise Hawkins. Camonghne Felix, Carol Muske-Dukes, Diane di Prima, Dorothy Parker, Gloria Naylor, Gloria Steinem, Gwendolyn Brooks, Jean Rhys, Joyce Carol Oates, Judith Arcana, Kathy Acker, Langston Hughes, Leslie Marmon Silko, Lindy West, Lucille Clifton, Mahogany L. Browne, Margaret Atwood, Molly Peacock, Ntozake Shange, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Sharon Doubiago, Sharon Olds, Shirley Geok-lin Lim, Sholeh Wolpe, Ursula Le Guin, and Vi Khi Nao.
Publisher: Haymarket Books
ISBN: 1642592005
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
A landmark literary anthology of poems, stories, and essays, Choice Words collects essential voices that renew our courage in the struggle to defend reproductive rights. Twenty years in the making, the book spans continents and centuries. This collection magnifies the voices of people reclaiming the sole authorship of their abortion experiences. These essays, poems, and prose are a testament to the profound political power of defying shame. Contributors include Ai, Amy Tan, Anne Sexton, Audre Lorde, Bobbie Louise Hawkins. Camonghne Felix, Carol Muske-Dukes, Diane di Prima, Dorothy Parker, Gloria Naylor, Gloria Steinem, Gwendolyn Brooks, Jean Rhys, Joyce Carol Oates, Judith Arcana, Kathy Acker, Langston Hughes, Leslie Marmon Silko, Lindy West, Lucille Clifton, Mahogany L. Browne, Margaret Atwood, Molly Peacock, Ntozake Shange, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Sharon Doubiago, Sharon Olds, Shirley Geok-lin Lim, Sholeh Wolpe, Ursula Le Guin, and Vi Khi Nao.
Pursuit of Ecstasy
Author: Jerome Beck
Publisher: State University of New York Press
ISBN: 0791496090
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
The authors have produced the first "on the ground" study (not just clinical or chemical) of MDMA (3, 4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine), or "ecstasy" as it is frequently designated. A psychoactive substance related to both the amphetamines and mescaline, MDMA has become popular in recent years as one of the new "designer" drugs. First used in therapeutic treatment, its recreational or street use has increased in recent years. The authors track the efforts (with psychiatrists and researchers in opposition) of the DEA to ban the drug.
Publisher: State University of New York Press
ISBN: 0791496090
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
The authors have produced the first "on the ground" study (not just clinical or chemical) of MDMA (3, 4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine), or "ecstasy" as it is frequently designated. A psychoactive substance related to both the amphetamines and mescaline, MDMA has become popular in recent years as one of the new "designer" drugs. First used in therapeutic treatment, its recreational or street use has increased in recent years. The authors track the efforts (with psychiatrists and researchers in opposition) of the DEA to ban the drug.
Hidden America
Author: Jeanne Marie Laskas
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 042526727X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
An Oprah.com “Must-Read Book” Award-winning journalist Jeanne Marie Laskas reveals “enlightening, entertaining, and often poignant”* profiles of America's working class—the forgotten men and women who make our country run. Take the men of Hopedale Mining company in Cadiz, Ohio. Laskas spent several weeks with them, both below and above ground, and by the end, you will know not only about their work, but about Pap and his dying mom, Smitty and the mail-order bride who stood him up at the airport, and Scotty and his thwarted dreams of becoming a boxing champion. That is only one hidden world. Others that she explores: an Alaskan oil rig, a migrant labor camp in Maine, the air traffic control center at LaGuardia Airport in New York, a beef ranch in Texas, a landfill in California, a long-haul trucker in Iowa, a gun shop in Arizona, and the Cincinnati Ben-Gals cheerleaders, mere footnotes in the moneymaking spectacle that is professional football. “Jeanne Marie Laskas is a reporting and writing powerhouse. She doesn’t just interview the people who dig our coal and extract our oil, she goes deep into the mines and tundra with them. With beauty, wit, curiosity, and grace, she finds the hidden soul of America. Hidden America is essential reading.”—Rebecca Skloot, author of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 042526727X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
An Oprah.com “Must-Read Book” Award-winning journalist Jeanne Marie Laskas reveals “enlightening, entertaining, and often poignant”* profiles of America's working class—the forgotten men and women who make our country run. Take the men of Hopedale Mining company in Cadiz, Ohio. Laskas spent several weeks with them, both below and above ground, and by the end, you will know not only about their work, but about Pap and his dying mom, Smitty and the mail-order bride who stood him up at the airport, and Scotty and his thwarted dreams of becoming a boxing champion. That is only one hidden world. Others that she explores: an Alaskan oil rig, a migrant labor camp in Maine, the air traffic control center at LaGuardia Airport in New York, a beef ranch in Texas, a landfill in California, a long-haul trucker in Iowa, a gun shop in Arizona, and the Cincinnati Ben-Gals cheerleaders, mere footnotes in the moneymaking spectacle that is professional football. “Jeanne Marie Laskas is a reporting and writing powerhouse. She doesn’t just interview the people who dig our coal and extract our oil, she goes deep into the mines and tundra with them. With beauty, wit, curiosity, and grace, she finds the hidden soul of America. Hidden America is essential reading.”—Rebecca Skloot, author of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Good to Me
Author: LaTonya Mason
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
ISBN: 044656026X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
This debut novel from a fresh new voice is full of unforgettable and imperfect characters who hope against all hope for perfect lives. If being perfect is a prerequisite to getting into heaven, then Charity Phillips has earned her seat in the Kingdom. This accomplished single mother is an exceptional therapist with her own hot, new counseling firm, Horizons Counseling Center, and a minister at her church.While the pressures of these dual roles are challenging, she single-handedly overcomes them all. But when a whirlwind of trouble suddenly blows into her life and threatens not only her business but also the custody of her son, she loses it and finds herself in a very dark place. Add to this an undeniable attraction to the prison inmate who keeps sending her love letters, complications with a schizophrenic patient, and differences among three women in her office with sometimes explosive temperaments, and chaos erupts in the life of a Christian woman who prides herself on being able to handle everything.
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
ISBN: 044656026X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
This debut novel from a fresh new voice is full of unforgettable and imperfect characters who hope against all hope for perfect lives. If being perfect is a prerequisite to getting into heaven, then Charity Phillips has earned her seat in the Kingdom. This accomplished single mother is an exceptional therapist with her own hot, new counseling firm, Horizons Counseling Center, and a minister at her church.While the pressures of these dual roles are challenging, she single-handedly overcomes them all. But when a whirlwind of trouble suddenly blows into her life and threatens not only her business but also the custody of her son, she loses it and finds herself in a very dark place. Add to this an undeniable attraction to the prison inmate who keeps sending her love letters, complications with a schizophrenic patient, and differences among three women in her office with sometimes explosive temperaments, and chaos erupts in the life of a Christian woman who prides herself on being able to handle everything.
Once
Author: Rebecca Rosenblum
Publisher: Biblioasis
ISBN: 1897231814
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
A collection of sixteen stories portraying the constricted and confused lives of the rootless twenty-somethings who inhabit them.
Publisher: Biblioasis
ISBN: 1897231814
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
A collection of sixteen stories portraying the constricted and confused lives of the rootless twenty-somethings who inhabit them.