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Don't Know Tough

Author : Eli Cranor
Publisher : Soho Press
ISBN 13 : 1641293462
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (412 download)

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Download or read book Don't Know Tough written by Eli Cranor and published by Soho Press. This book was released on 2022-03-22 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WINNER OF THE EDGAR AWARD WINNER OF THE PETER LOVESEY FIRST CRIME NOVEL CONTEST Friday Night Lights gone dark with Southern Gothic; Eli Cranor delivers a powerful noir that will appeal to fans of Wiley Cash and Megan Abbott. In Denton, Arkansas, the fate of the high school football team rests on the shoulders of Billy Lowe, a volatile but talented running back. Billy comes from an extremely troubled home: a trailer park where he is terrorized by his mother’s abusive boyfriend. Billy takes out his anger on the field, but when his savagery crosses a line, he faces suspension. Without Billy Lowe, the Denton Pirates can kiss their playoff bid goodbye. But the head coach, Trent Powers, who just moved from California with his wife and two children for this job, has more than just his paycheck riding on Billy’s bad behavior. As a born-again Christian, Trent feels a divine calling to save Billy—save him from his circumstances, and save his soul. Then Billy’s abuser is found murdered in the Lowe family trailer, and all evidence points toward Billy. Now nothing can stop an explosive chain of violence that could tear the whole town apart on the eve of the playoffs.

Encyclopedia of African American Actresses in Film and Television

Author : Bob McCann
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476691401
Total Pages : 463 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of African American Actresses in Film and Television written by Bob McCann and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2022-09-23 with total page 463 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first work of its kind, this encyclopedia provides 360 brief biographies of African American film and television acPER010000tresses from the silent era to 2009. It includes entries on well-known and nearly forgotten actresses, running the gamut from Academy Award and NAACP Image Award winners to B-film and blaxpoitation era stars. Each entry has a complete filmography of the actress's film, TV, music video or short film credits. The work also features more than 170 photographs, some of them rare images from the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.

Gentleman Gerry

Author : Gerry Cooney
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1538111012
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (381 download)

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Download or read book Gentleman Gerry written by Gerry Cooney and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-06-12 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning in the late 1970s, “Gentleman” Gerry Cooney’s professional boxing career was marked by exhilarating fights, exciting wins, and a powerful left hook. In 1982, Cooney landed a lucrative match against world heavyweight champion Larry Holmes on one of the biggest stages in championship boxing. Yet Cooney’s bouts in the ring were nothing compared to the inner turmoil that he dealt with and eventually overcame. Gentleman Gerry: A Contender in the Ring, a Champion in Recovery chronicles the career of a boxing legend, the challenges and triumphs of a trauma survivor, and an alcoholic’s journey to sustained recovery. Gerry Cooney and John Grady provide a detailed account of how the former contender went from an abused childhood to becoming a two-time Golden Gloves champion. More than just a biography, this book explores the challenges of surviving difficult moments and overcoming obstacles such as alcohol addiction. The authors also provide historical perspectives of the era and behind-the-scenes insight into the world of professional boxing. Complete with photographs from esteemed sports photographer Joe DiMaggio and stories directly from Cooney himself, this book offers an unprecedented look into Cooney’s life and the lessons he learned. Fans of boxing, as well as sports enthusiasts and others recovering from addiction, will find Gentleman Gerry a must-read.

We Know This Will All Disappear

Author : Melissa Ragsly
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781948587112
Total Pages : 110 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (871 download)

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Download or read book We Know This Will All Disappear written by Melissa Ragsly and published by . This book was released on 2020-04-05 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fiction. Short Stories. WE KNOW THIS WILL ALL DISAPPEAR is a collection of short stories and flash pieces that explore the chaotic and exhilarating inner lives of women and grief. The sense of loss they navigate does not always stem from the death of a loved one, but rather the loss of something dear, something familiar. What do we put in that empty place when something is gone? These stories create a beautiful and devastating atmosphere for the reader to follow characters as they play an emotional hide-and-seek. Looking for answers as well as questions in dark surprising places. Replacing a lost thing, you can make your world more chaotic and claustrophobic--adopt a mannequin with your friends, sing the entire karaoke catalog, sell your story to a momager--or you can shed things around you to make more room for the grief. You can rent a secret room, you can grow your baby outside the womb, you can sleep in your childhood bedroom under your Bruins posters. These are the ways these characters survive.

Purple Lotus

Author : Veena Rao
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1631527622
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (315 download)

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Download or read book Purple Lotus written by Veena Rao and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2020-09-27 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2021 WINNER, AMERICAN FICTION AWARD A 2021 Georgia Author of the Year Award Finalist Award-Winning Finalist, Women's Fiction, 2021 International Book Awards Award-Winning Finalist, Multicultural Fiction, 2021 International Book Awards Featured in Travel + Leisure’s "20 Most-anticipated Books for Fall” “20 Classic and New Books About Feminism That Will Get You Thinking and Talking” ―Parade “A moving and polished novel that highlights Rao’s literary promise.” ―Kirkus Reviews “Rao’s resonant novel is an ode to the value of personal dignity and the importance of being true to oneself that carries on long after the final chapter.” ―Newsweek magazine “Purple Lotus is the Atlanta novel you need to be reading this year… Tara is probably one of the strongest characters you’ll find in Southern fiction.” —ArtsATL “I’d recommend it to people who are fans of the expansive storytelling of Tayari Jones... and then to anyone who wants to add to their bookshelf of growing Atlanta literature.” —PANK Magazine” ” “The dazzling tale of an Indian-American woman finding her way through the labyrinth of tradition to self-awareness in the modern world. The writer employs an energetic prose style interspersed with melodic passages to make the writing itself a hybrid. Set in particular times and places, Purple Lotus nonetheless appeals to readers everywhere, especially women, to claim the full measure of their human rights. A vivid and resplendent novel for our time.” ―Elaine Neil Orr, critically acclaimed author of Swimming Between Worlds Tara moves to the American South three years after her arranged marriage to tech executive Sanjay. Ignored and lonely, Tara finds herself regressing back to childhood memories that have scarred her for life. When she was eight, her parents had left her behind with her aging grandparents and a schizophrenic uncle in Mangalore, while taking her baby brother with them to make a new life for the family in Dubai. Tara’s memories of abandonment and isolation mirror her present life of loneliness and escalating abuse at the hands of her husband. She accepts the help of kind-hearted American strangers to fight Sanjay, only to be pressured by her patriarchal family to make peace with her circumstances. Then, in a moment of truth, she discovers the importance of self-worth—a revelation that gives her the courage to break free, gently rebuild her life, and even risk being shunned by her community when she marries her childhood love, Cyrus Saldanha. Life with Cyrus is beautiful, until old fears come knocking. Ultimately, Tara must face these fears to save her relationship with Cyrus—and to confront the victim-shaming society she was raised within. Intimate and deeply moving, Purple Lotus is the story of one woman’s ascension from the dark depths of desolation toward the light of freedom.

Learning to Breathe Fire

Author : J.C. Herz
Publisher : Harmony
ISBN 13 : 0385348886
Total Pages : 378 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (853 download)

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Download or read book Learning to Breathe Fire written by J.C. Herz and published by Harmony. This book was released on 2014-06-03 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The absorbing, definitive account of CrossFit's origins, its explosive grassroots growth, and its emergence as a global phenomenon. One of the most illuminating books ever on a sports subculture, Learning to Breathe Fire combines vivid sports writing with a thoughtful meditation on what it means to be human. In the book, veteran journalist J.C. Herz explains the science of maximum effort, why the modern gym fails an obese society, and the psychic rewards of ending up on the floor feeling as though you're about to die. The story traces CrossFit’s rise, from a single underground gym in Santa Cruz to its adoption as the workout of choice for elite special forces, firefighters and cops, to its popularity as the go-to fitness routine for regular Joes and Janes. Especially riveting is Herz’s description of The CrossFit Games, which begin as an informal throw-down on a California ranch and evolve into a televised global proving ground for the fittest men and women on Earth, as well as hundreds of thousands of lesser mortals. In her portrayal of the sport's star athletes, its passionate coaches and its “chief armorer,” Rogue Fitness, Herz powerfully evokes the uniqueness of a fitness culture that cultivates primal fierceness in average people. And in the shared ordeal of an all-consuming workout, she unearths the ritual intensity that's been with us since humans invented sports, showing us how, on a deep level, we're all tribal hunters and first responders, waiting for the signal to go all-out.

Born to Run

Author : Christopher McDougall
Publisher : Profile Books
ISBN 13 : 184765228X
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (476 download)

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Download or read book Born to Run written by Christopher McDougall and published by Profile Books. This book was released on 2010-12-09 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times bestseller 'A sensation ... a rollicking tale well told' - The Times At the heart of Born to Run lies a mysterious tribe of Mexican Indians, the Tarahumara, who live quietly in canyons and are reputed to be the best distance runners in the world; in 1993, one of them, aged 57, came first in a prestigious 100-mile race wearing a toga and sandals. A small group of the world's top ultra-runners (and the awe-inspiring author) make the treacherous journey into the canyons to try to learn the tribe's secrets and then take them on over a course 50 miles long. With incredible energy and smart observation, McDougall tells this story while asking what the secrets are to being an incredible runner. Travelling to labs at Harvard, Nike, and elsewhere, he comes across an incredible cast of characters, including the woman who recently broke the world record for 100 miles and for her encore ran a 2:50 marathon in a bikini, pausing to down a beer at the 20 mile mark.

Living Proof

Author : Allison K. Henrich
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781470452810
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (528 download)

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Download or read book Living Proof written by Allison K. Henrich and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wow! This is a powerful book that addresses a long-standing elephant in the mathematics room. Many people learning math ask ``Why is math so hard for me while everyone else understands it?'' and ``Am I good enough to succeed in math?'' In answering these questions the book shares personal stories from many now-accomplished mathematicians affirming that ``You are not alone; math is hard for everyone'' and ``Yes; you are good enough.'' Along the way the book addresses other issues such as biases and prejudices that mathematicians encounter, and it provides inspiration and emotional support for mathematicians ranging from the experienced professor to the struggling mathematics student. --Michael Dorff, MAA President This book is a remarkable collection of personal reflections on what it means to be, and to become, a mathematician. Each story reveals a unique and refreshing understanding of the barriers erected by our cultural focus on ``math is hard.'' Indeed, mathematics is hard, and so are many other things--as Stephen Kennedy points out in his cogent introduction. This collection of essays offers inspiration to students of mathematics and to mathematicians at every career stage. --Jill Pipher, AMS President This book is published in cooperation with the Mathematical Association of America.

No Pressure, No Diamonds

Author : Teri A Dillion
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780578736884
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (368 download)

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Download or read book No Pressure, No Diamonds written by Teri A Dillion and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-19 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this intimate memoir on terminal illness, psychotherapist Teri A. Dillion asks if the most brilliant jewels of healing could be found in what we lovingly carve out of life's roughest blows.

The Dreamer

Author : Travis McBee
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781533270450
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book The Dreamer written by Travis McBee and published by . This book was released on 2016-05-14 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Oak Grove, GeorgiaIt's a tiny mountain town where nothing ever seemed to happen.Until dreams began to come true. Dreams that could more aptly be called nightmares. Monsters, wild animals, nefarious traps, anything is possible. No one is safe. The only thing they have in common is a teenage girl, Natalie Mullin, who dreams about each new horror as they happen. But why does she dream of them? And can she stop them before she dreams of everyone she loves?For when she lays her head to rest, it's your life that's put to the test.

Fare Forward

Author : David Markson
Publisher : powerHouse Books
ISBN 13 : 1576877124
Total Pages : 157 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (768 download)

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Download or read book Fare Forward written by David Markson and published by powerHouse Books. This book was released on 2014-04-15 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this first-ever book of letters by novelist David Markson—a quintessential "writer's writer" whose work David Foster Wallace once lauded as "pretty much the high point of experimental fiction in this country"—readers will experience Markson at his wittiest and warmest. Poet Laura Sims shares her correspondence with him, which began with an impassioned fan letter in 2003 and ended with his death in 2010, finally allowing a glimpse into the personal world of this solitary man who found his life's solace in literature. The letters trace the growth of a genuine and moving friendship between two writers at very different stages; in them we see Markson grapple, humorously, with the indignities of old age and poor health, and reminisce about his early days as a key literary figure in the Greenwich Village scene of the 1950s and 60s. At the same time, he sincerely celebrates Sims's marriage and the first milestones of her career as a poet. The book is full of engaging commentary on life, love, and the writing life. Markson reveals himself to be casually erudite, caustically funny, lovably cantankerous, and always entertaining. This volume marks a significant contribution to our understanding and appreciation of Markson's indubitably important and affecting body of work and will be a delight for his longtime fans as well as those just now discovering him.

The Time of My Life

Author : Patrick Swayze
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 184737820X
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (473 download)

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Download or read book The Time of My Life written by Patrick Swayze and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-10-01 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In January 2008, movie star Patrick Swayze was given the worst news of his life. What he hoped was just a stomach ache was actually stage four pancreatic cancer, a diagnosis that is fatal within a year for 79% of the people to whom it is given. Remarkably, Patrick is not just alive a year later but continuing his treatment, and responding well. But this book isn't just the story of Patrick's fight against cancer. In the public eye from the early 1980s, this is the story of a remarkable life and career. Intended as a low budget, straight-to-video production, Dirty Dancingbecame a cult hit and remains one of the most enduring films of the 80s. Ghost cemented Patrick as a hugely bankable star, in a role that has had a considerable cultural impact. Most recently Patrick has returned to the public's adoring arms in TV's The Beast. This book will chronicle Patrick's personal life as well -- including his treatment for alcoholism following the death of his father and sister's sudden death. What has remained a constant in Patrick's life is his marriage and Patrick and Lisa's love story is inspiring, honest, heartfelt and transcends the typical celebrity marriage. This is a book that anyone who has faced cancer or a terminal illness can turn to: Lisa and Patrick have shown the world that cancer isn't just a diagnosis given to one individual, but a disease that can bring a household together or pull a family apart. Bold, honest and inspiring, Patrick Swayze's memoir is the story of a remarkable man's life and career and of his refusal to give in.

A House in the Sky

Author : Amanda Lindhout
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1451651694
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (516 download)

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Download or read book A House in the Sky written by Amanda Lindhout and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-09-03 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The spectacularly dramatic memoir of a woman whose curiosity about the world led her from rural Canada to imperiled and dangerous countries on every continent, and then into fifteen months of harrowing captivity in Somalia—a story of courage, resilience, and extraordinary grace. The dramatic and redemptive memoir of a woman whose curiosity led her to the world’s most beautiful and remote places, its most imperiled and perilous countries, and then into fifteen months of harrowing captivity—an exquisitely written story of courage, resilience, and grace As a child, Amanda Lindhout escaped a violent household by paging through issues of National Geographic and imagining herself in its exotic locales. At the age of nineteen, working as a cocktail waitress in Calgary, Alberta, she began saving her tips so she could travel the globe. Aspiring to understand the world and live a significant life, she backpacked through Latin America, Laos, Bangladesh, and India, and emboldened by each adventure, went on to Sudan, Syria, and Pakistan. In war-ridden Afghanistan and Iraq she carved out a fledgling career as a television reporter. And then, in August 2008, she traveled to Somalia—“the most dangerous place on earth.” On her fourth day, she was abducted by a group of masked men along a dusty road. Held hostage for 460 days, Amanda converts to Islam as a survival tactic, receives “wife lessons” from one of her captors, and risks a daring escape. Moved between a series of abandoned houses in the desert, she survives on memory—every lush detail of the world she experienced in her life before captivity—and on strategy, fortitude, and hope. When she is most desperate, she visits a house in the sky, high above the woman kept in chains, in the dark, being tortured. Vivid and suspenseful, as artfully written as the finest novel, A House in the Sky is the searingly intimate story of an intrepid young woman and her search for compassion in the face of unimaginable adversity.

It's So Easy

Author : Duff McKagan
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1451606648
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (516 download)

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Download or read book It's So Easy written by Duff McKagan and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-03-20 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Musician Duff McKagan shares details about his life and career, discussing the creation and rise of Guns n' Roses, his struggle with alcoholism and drug addiction, his path to sobriety, and more.

Poor Little Guy

Author : Elanna Allen
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0525428259
Total Pages : 41 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (254 download)

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Download or read book Poor Little Guy written by Elanna Allen and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An octopus gets a big surprise when he chooses to pick on a tiny fish in the ocean"--

Art of Raya and the Last Dragon

Author : Kaliko Hurley
Publisher : Art of
ISBN 13 : 9781797202976
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (29 download)

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Download or read book Art of Raya and the Last Dragon written by Kaliko Hurley and published by Art of. This book was released on 2021-02-16 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With never-before-seen development art, character sketches, storyboards, and color scripts, The Art Raya and the Last Dragon gives fans a front-row view of the making of the Disney animated feature. - Art book from Disney''s Raya and the Last Dragon - Features colorful concept art from the all-original fantasy adventure - Includes fascinating facts and details from the creators It''s an exclusive look inside the studio as Disney''s talented team of artists develop characters and create the Raya and the Last Dragon universe, inspired by the diverse cultures of Southeast Asia. In Raya and the Last Dragon, a lone warrior from the fantasy kingdom of Kumandra teams up with a crew of misfits to find the last dragon and bring light and hope back to their broken world. The Art of Raya and the Last Dragon is part of the acclaimed ART OF series, inviting audiences behind-the-scenes of their favorite animated films. This book is perfect for: - Disney fans and art buffs - Animators and students of animation - Fans of The Art of Frozen 2 and The Art of Moana (c)2021 Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Tools of Titans

Author : Timothy Ferriss
Publisher : Harper Business
ISBN 13 : 1328683788
Total Pages : 739 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (286 download)

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Download or read book Tools of Titans written by Timothy Ferriss and published by Harper Business. This book was released on 2016 with total page 739 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fitness, money, and wisdom -- here are the tools. Over the last two years, Tim Ferriss has collected the routines and tools of world-class performers around the globe while interviewing them for his self-titled podcast. Now the distilled notebook of tips and tricks that helped him double his income, flexibility, happiness, and more is available as Tools of Titans.