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Author : Michael Karl Witzel
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (128 download)
Download or read book Gas Station Memories written by Michael Karl Witzel and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Sam Neumann
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781301467211
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (672 download)
Download or read book Memoirs of a Gas Station written by Sam Neumann and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Early one May, Sam Neumann arrived in the breathtaking wilderness of Denali, Alaska with a smile on his face and adventure in his heart. But less than 24 hours later, both had evaporated as he stood behind the counter of a filthy gas station--his new place of employment--and tried to piece together what exactly had gone wrong."Memoirs of a Gas Station" is a New York Times bestselling personal account of a summer trapped in a convenience store on the edge of Denali National Park. It is a journey across the Alaskan tundra and headlong into the ridiculous world of seasonal employment. The summer began with shock, horror, and denim shirts as Sam struggled to accept his new role as a gas station employee. To escape it, he took to the forests of Denali at every free moment, soon finding himself face-to-face with an angry adult moose, shivering numb trying to last the night on a frigid mountainside, and being seduced by a Mormon divorcee.Often satirical, sometimes introspective, and always brutally honest, "Memoirs of a Gas Station" takes you on a raucous ride through the best and worst summer of one man's life. From booze-soaked employee parties to one very awkward romantic episode in a tree house, Sam learned more than he ever planned about the Last Frontier. But weekends spent stumbling through seedy Alaskan bars and hitch-hiking to remote destinations gave him a unique perspective on life, and led him to find friendship, adventure, and love in the most unexpected places.
Author : Todd Helms
Publisher : Schiffer Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780764302787
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (27 download)
Download or read book Roadside Memories written by Todd Helms and published by Schiffer Publishing. This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pictorial history of the gasoline station in the United States and details about many of the companies which punctuated the roadsides with their buildings, including the Standard Oil, Cities, Mobil, Phillips, Gulf, Shell, Texaco, and Conoco.
Author : Barry N. Robb
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (991 download)
Download or read book My Life in Grease written by Barry N. Robb and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of a service station owner in Steubenville, Ohio, a stranger who serves your needs and quickly vanish from your memory. It is the story of the author's contracts with the petroleum industry, and the Standard Oil Company station, Sohio, over the years of its operations.
Author : Sam Clemens
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781719838870
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (388 download)
Download or read book Memoirs of a Gas Station written by Sam Clemens and published by . This book was released on 2014-01-20 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Early one May, Sam Clemens arrived in the breathtaking wilderness of Denali, Alaska with a smile on his face and adventure in his heart. But less than 24 hours later, both had evaporated as he stood behind the counter of a filthy gas station-his new place of employment-and tried to piece together what exactly had gone wrong. MEMOIRS OF A GAS STATION is a New York Times bestselling personal account of a summer trapped in a convenience store on the edge of Denali National Park. It is a hilarous journey across the Alaskan tundra and headlong into the ridiculous world of seasonal employment. The summer began with shock, horror, and denim shirts as Sam struggled to accept his new role as a gas station employee. To escape it, he took to the forests of Denali at every free moment, soon finding himself face-to-face with an angry adult moose, shivering numb trying to last the night on a frigid mountainside, and being seduced by a Mormon divorcee. In a style that recalls the honest, introspective humor of authors like Bill Bryson and Chuck Klosterman, MEMOIRS OF A GAS STATION takes you on a raucous ride through the best and worst summer of one man's life. From booze-soaked employee parties to one very awkward romantic episode in a tree house, Sam learned more than he ever planned about the Last Frontier. But weekends spent stumbling through seedy Alaskan bars and hitch-hiking to remote destinations gave him a unique perspective on life, and led him to find friendship, adventure, and love in the most unexpected places.
Author : Rob Clooney
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 9780359125128
Total Pages : 66 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (251 download)
Download or read book Corporate Lunacy; Behind the Scenes of America's Worst Gas Station written by Rob Clooney and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-09-30 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join Rob for this look behind the scenes at one of the largest chain of gas stations in the United States, as he questions the decisions and motivation of corporate America. Sometimes, it isn't the company's bottom line that matters. This memoir includes wrestling stories about Rob, an All World amateur and regional professional wrestler, which coincide with his experiences of climbing the corporate ladder for the chain of gas-selling convenience stores.
Author : Jenny Lawson
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101573082
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (15 download)
Download or read book Let's Pretend This Never Happened written by Jenny Lawson and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-04-17 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The #1 New York Times bestselling (mostly true) memoir from the hilarious author of Furiously Happy. “Gaspingly funny and wonderfully inappropriate.”—O, The Oprah Magazine When Jenny Lawson was little, all she ever wanted was to fit in. That dream was cut short by her fantastically unbalanced father and a morbidly eccentric childhood. It did, however, open up an opportunity for Lawson to find the humor in the strange shame-spiral that is her life, and we are all the better for it. In the irreverent Let’s Pretend This Never Happened, Lawson’s long-suffering husband and sweet daughter help her uncover the surprising discovery that the most terribly human moments—the ones we want to pretend never happened—are the very same moments that make us the people we are today. For every intellectual misfit who thought they were the only ones to think the things that Lawson dares to say out loud, this is a poignant and hysterical look at the dark, disturbing, yet wonderful moments of our lives. Readers Guide Inside
Author : Carol Park
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 099829571X
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (982 download)
Download or read book Memoir of a Cashier: Korean Americans, Racism, and Riots written by Carol Park and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author Carol Park grew up in Los Angeles County during the 1980s and 1990s, a time of ethnic strife. Now she seeks to give voice to the Korean American community both then and now. Memoir of a Cashier is more than just a description of a young girl's life growing up while working in a bulletproof cashier's booth in Compton, California. Park tells the story of the Korean American experience leading up to and after the 1992 Los Angeles Riots. Intricately weaving the story of her mother into the text, she provides a bird's-eye view into the Korean American narrative from her own unique perspective. With candor and direct language, she recounts the racism and traumatic incidents she lived through. Park bore witness to shootings, robberies, and violence, all of which twisted her worldview and ultimately shaped her life. In this memoir, a Korean American woman recalls her experiences of Los Angeles during the 1992 riots and shares her journey of finding her identity.
Author : Sam Neumann
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781477649923
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (499 download)
Download or read book Memoirs of a Gas Station written by Sam Neumann and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2012-07-14 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Early one May, Sam Neumann arrived in the breathtaking wilderness of Denali, Alaska with a smile on his face and adventure in his heart. But less than 24 hours later, both had evaporated as he stood behind the counter of a filthy gas station--his new place of employment--and tried to piece together what exactly had gone wrong. Memoirs of a Gas Station is a quirky personal account of a summer trapped in a convenience store on the edge of Denali National Park. Often satirical, sometimes introspective, and always brutally honest, Memoirs takes you on a raucous ride through the best and worst summer of one man's life. From booze-soaked employee parties to one very awkward romantic episode in a tree house, Sam learned more than he ever planned about the Last Frontier. But weekends spent stumbling through seedy Alaskan bars and hitch-hiking to remote destinations gave him a unique perspective on life, and led him to find friendship, adventure, and love in the most unexpected places" --
Author : Thomas M. Cirignano
Publisher : TM & DM Cirignano Jnt Livin
ISBN 13 : 1436320933
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (363 download)
Download or read book The Constant Outsider, Memoirs of a South Boston Mechanic written by Thomas M. Cirignano and published by TM & DM Cirignano Jnt Livin. This book was released on 2009-02-27 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Constant Outsider chronicles the radical choices made by the author as part of an intense struggle to fit in and be accepted within the challenging and often violent environments of Dorchester, South Boston and beyond.This memoir is a true and exciting account of what it was like for the son of an Italian immigrant to grow up, live, and work in the predominantly Irish sections of Boston, Massachusetts during some of the most volatile and violent decades in their histories. For those who were not exposed first hand to the extreme criminal activity and violence which was Southie during the Whitey Bulger years, the events the author experienced and the people he encountered should prove riveting. Having to co-exist with killers, drug dealers and other assorted criminals, as well as the many fine and honest people that were part of the community, sometimes caused the author to walk a fine line between participating in or rejecting the lawlessness that surrounded him.
Author : John A. Jakle
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 9780801869198
Total Pages : 572 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (691 download)
Download or read book The Gas Station in America written by John A. Jakle and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The first architect-designed gas station - a Pittsburgh Gulf station in 1913 - was also the first to offer free road maps; the familiar Shell name and logo date from 1907, when a British mother-of-pearl importer expanded its line to include the newly discovered oil of the Dutch East Indies; the first enclosed gas stations were built only after the first enclosed cars made motoring a year-round activity - and operating a service station was no longer a "seasonal" job; the system of "octane" rating was introduced by Sun Oil as a marketing gimmick (74 for premium in 1931)." "As the number of "true" gas stations continues its steady decline - from 239,000 in 1969 to fewer than 100,000 today - the words and images of this book bear witness to an economic and cultural phenomenon that was perhaps more uniquely American than any other of this century."--Jacket.
Author : Michael M. DeBakey
Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1644262983
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (442 download)
Download or read book Memoirs written by Michael M. DeBakey and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2019-10-18 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Memoirs – Remembering My Father Michael E. DeBakey, M.D. By: Michael M. DeBakey This is a story of a son growing up with a famous father and the evolution of their relationship as he strives for success on his own terms while seeking his father’s acceptance. Michael E. DeBakey, M.D., had an illustrious and well-respected career that spanned more than seventy years. From his foundational years in medicine during World War II to his innovations in cardiovascular care to his work as the head of Baylor College of Medicine in Houston and then as one of the pioneers of Texas Medical Center, the largest medical center in the world, Dr. DeBakey was a force to be reckoned with in the medical community and a source of inspiration and respect among his family, friends, and colleagues. Dr. DeBakey’s legacy includes more than sixty thousand cardiovascular surgeries, dozens of cardiovascular inventions, more than 1,600 authored books and articles, and even the covers of TIME and LIFE magazines. Memoirs is a look not just at Dr. DeBakey’s celebrated life and career, but of his relationship with his son, Michael. Dr. DeBakey’s fame and success, while sometimes difficult to measure up to, served as a great motivator for Michael’s own success and achievements.
Author : Bretigne Shaffer
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1105119564
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (51 download)
Download or read book Memoirs of a Gaijin written by Bretigne Shaffer and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011-10-01 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The adventures of a young American woman living in a Tokyo Gaijin house.
Author : Sarah Smarsh
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 150113311X
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (11 download)
Download or read book Heartland written by Sarah Smarsh and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-09-18 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *Finalist for the National Book Award* *Finalist for the Kirkus Prize* *Instant New York Times Bestseller* *Named a Best Book of the Year by NPR, New York Post, BuzzFeed, Shelf Awareness, Bustle, and Publishers Weekly* An essential read for our times: an eye-opening memoir of working-class poverty in America that will deepen our understanding of the ways in which class shapes our country and “a deeply humane memoir that crackles with clarifying insight”.* Sarah Smarsh was born a fifth generation Kansas wheat farmer on her paternal side, and the product of generations of teen mothers on her maternal side. Through her experiences growing up on a farm thirty miles west of Wichita, we are given a unique and essential look into the lives of poor and working class Americans living in the heartland. During Sarah’s turbulent childhood in Kansas in the 1980s and 1990s, she enjoyed the freedom of a country childhood, but observed the painful challenges of the poverty around her; untreated medical conditions for lack of insurance or consistent care, unsafe job conditions, abusive relationships, and limited resources and information that would provide for the upward mobility that is the American Dream. By telling the story of her life and the lives of the people she loves with clarity and precision but without judgement, Smarsh challenges us to look more closely at the class divide in our country. Beautifully written, in a distinctive voice, Heartland combines personal narrative with powerful analysis and cultural commentary, challenging the myths about people thought to be less because they earn less. “Heartland is one of a growing number of important works—including Matthew Desmond’s Evicted and Amy Goldstein’s Janesville—that together merit their own section in nonfiction aisles across the country: America’s postindustrial decline...Smarsh shows how the false promise of the ‘American dream’ was used to subjugate the poor. It’s a powerful mantra” *(The New York Times Book Review).
Author : Geological Survey of Great Britain
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (984 download)
Download or read book Memoirs written by Geological Survey of Great Britain and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Randall Lee
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1450058108
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (5 download)
Download or read book Memoirs to My Women written by Randall Lee and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-03 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fictional autobiography of a functioning alcoholic who tries to find himself through a string of relationships with devastating effects. Anyone who has experienced the painful side of love will relate to this powerful emotionally-driven narrative that reverberates to the very core of loneliness. Randall Lee has the ability to reach inside of your heart and pull at the strings.
Author : Judge Alphonso A. Christian
Publisher : Page Publishing Inc
ISBN 13 : 1662484704
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (624 download)
Download or read book My Memoirs written by Judge Alphonso A. Christian and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2023-04-28 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many may think that 1917 and 2017 do not have much in common. Though times have changed, what is essential often stays the same. These memoirs are a thrilling narrative of Alphonso A. Christian I, a barefoot boy in the most remote and undeveloped district of the United States Virgin Islands. He never had the opportunity to attend a university. He defied the odds to rise to be a judge, a commissioner, and an executive secretary of the Virgin Islands Legislature, one of the most influential United States Virgin Islands legislature positions. Alphonso A. Christian I is one of the very few who served in all three branches of government. A Renaissance man, an autodidact polymath, he taught himself three languages, never forgetting to stand grounded in family by caring for his wife and six children. Chapter after chapter allows Alphonso, through his life experiences, to tell a local story affected to its core by national and at times, international life-changing events. He catches your attention. Judge Alphonso A. Christian I's vignettes of his early childhood in Frederiksted, Saint Croix; his relocation to Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas; his job experiences, his family life, and his public life for seventy-five (75) of his almost ninety (90) years of existence on this earth is actual proof that every obstacle has an opportunity built in. Some walls do not need to be torn down. They need to be demolished to see the opening on the other side. Without the obstacles and the walls he encountered, he would not have realized the inner strength he so vividly describes and the determination to be true to himself. Regardless of age, race, nationality, socioeconomic status, or geographic location, every reader will be enlightened by Judge Christian's memoirs. It is a story--a testament--that you should never give up on yourself no matter what confronts you. End.
