"...This collection of largely autobiographical work contains narrative poems about her childhhod in Watertown and Cambridge and five generations of her family, poems of Armenian-American experiences as well as of general interest and concludes with a poem based on her life-saving surgery performed by the late Dwight E. Harken, M.D., one of the pioneers of American medicine." -- from back cover.
Quarter Past Reality is a great novel showing you just how far family will go to take care of each other. The story is based on two brother's Milt and Akil trying to escape their reality of losing both parents in a car accident. Milt's determination to take care of his little brother leads him into a life of organized crime. Through Milts journey he falls prey to the pitfalls of betrayal, envy and dishonor.Milts plan to exit the game and become legit after finding his lost love gets tested by his lovers past evils and a corrupt cop who will do anything to destroy Milt and take over his empire. At the end, Milt finally realizes that getting out the game is going to be a lot harder that he thought!
This gripping book is about what it was really like to fight at the sharp end in World War II. In 1947, US General S. L. A Marshall controversially wrote that out of every one hundred combat soldiers only fifteen to twenty-five actually fired their weapons at the enemy, because of the innate human reluctance to take another's life. Others maintained the opposite view that soldiers enjoyed killing. David Lee demonstrates that the situation was far more complex than either of these positions, arguing that the crucial factor for a unit s success in battle was the type of training it received. To illustrate this Lee covers actions from each theatre of the war, in depth and with comprehensive coverage of weapons and tactics. First there is the story of what happened when a battalion of British soldiers trained in the traditional manner came up against the Waffen SS, whose training was formidable and bore close resemblance to the Commandos . The success of No. 4 Commando at Dieppe is covered to show how this was put into effect. For the desert war there is a detailed look at how a rifle battalion held the snipe position against overwhelming odds, and how that same battalion was virtually wiped out when it later went to Italy. For the Far East, Lee explains how hatred of the Japanese Army gave impetus to British soldiers fighting at Kohima and American soldiers at Iwo Jima. And finally there is the story of one US infantry regiment on D-Day.
Jade Ling, an excellent second year student-teacher, is just an ordinary girl going through university life like many others. When she was prompted to write a story of her own, it led her to another spectrum of life where she found what she had been looking for all this while… and perhaps more. On the other hand, Caleb Winston, a final year computer science genius, had it all; the brains, the looks, the wealth; everything that any guy would ever need to attract ladies. But that was never his ultimate goal. There was always something missing in his life, something that he had yearned for but never had... until he did the one thing he never thought he would. Fate had a unique way of making something happen, to kickstart a brand new journey. All it took was just a small twist of events...
Neville was born in Barbados, West Indies in 1905 into a poor English familynine boys and one girlwhere he was raised and educated in a traditional Christian manner. His father who knew about the power of imagining, along with the help of his industrious sons, made the Goddards into the largest business presence in the island, and at his death left all ten children independently wealthy. At age seventeen Neville left Barbados for New York City where he worked in retail for several years until he became a dancer in Broadway shows. This led to a stint in London where he was introduced to metaphysical thought, and upon returning to New York he began to teach the law of imagining in 1938 to ever-growing audiences in the East, Los Angeles and San Francisco. When he moved his family to Los Angeles in the early 1950s he was attracting crowds of 2,000 for his Sunday talks. Everyone wanted somethinghomes, new jobs, mates, moneyand he successfully taught them how to fulfill those desires through the use of their all-powerful human imaginations. The techniques, testimonies from his audiences, the creative formula, visions, dreams and Bible interpretations are discussed simply and in detail in these lectures. They encourage any seeker to apply his or her imagination for success, and ultimately lead to the appreciation that there is no intermediary between God (mans I AM) and man. Starting in 1959 he had a series of six visions over a three and a half year periodresurrection/birth from above; David; splitting of the temple/ascension; and the doves descent. Then he understood his mission: To first experience these visions, understand their meanings, and then teach the meaning of these signs that are given to man after multiple lifetimes and all states of consciousness have been played by each individual. These signs confirm the awakening of mans soul. Mans origin and destiny are divinefrom unity into diversity back to unity, with no loss of individuality. All is forgiven and the exile, the prodigal returns to Lordship, greatly expanded by the journey through limitation, illusion and a sleep likened unto death.
After her about-to-be-married brother dies in plane crash while in Europe, affluent Lisa and her husband take a year off in Israel reconnecting to self and, inadvertently, her estranged mother, and probing the secrets of her brother's final quest and her unknown father's identity.
A story of second chances that's impossible to put down “Everything the world loves about British comedy.”—USA Today bestselling author Shannon Mayer “Like if Nick Hornby wrote a time travel, body swap adventure!”—New York Times bestselling author Mimi Strong Jo's world is about to change forever, and it’s about time Her marriage is on auto-pilot, daughter hates her, job sucks and it’s not even Tuesday. As Jo's life implodes, a freak event hurls her back to ‘90s Los Angeles where, in a parallel universe, she’s about to hit the big time as a rock star. Jo has to choose between her dreams and her family in an adventure that propels her from London to Hollywood then Glastonbury, the world’s greatest music festival. In her desperate quest, Jo encounters a disgraced guru, a movie star with a fetish for double-decker buses, and the biggest pop star in the world... who just happens to want to kill her. Back to Reality is a funny, heartwarming story about last chances, perfect for fans of Rowan Coleman and Helen Fielding. ------------------- Praise for Back to Reality: “Heartwarming, inventive, and funny. Like if Nick Hornby wrote a time travel, body swap adventure!”—New York Times bestselling author Mimi Strong “Written with an authentic touch and plenty of good humour. A tough book to put down.”—Mark Dawson, USA Today bestselling author of the million-selling John Milton series “I LOVE IT! It's Back to the Future meets Freaky Friday.”—#1 Kindle bestselling author of Hot Mess, Lucy Vine “Everything the world loves about British comedy. For those who wished Simon Pegg wrote novels, you now have the Two Marks.”—USA Today bestselling author Shannon Mayer “Crackles with all the addictive energy of a pop hit, and the heart of a soul classic.”—Samantha King, bestselling author of The Choice “Like a book version of Hot Tub Time Machine with fabulous female characters and great music.”—Kate Harrison, author of the bestselling 5:2 series “If you love time travel and rock and roll, you'll love this book!”—Julie Cohen, author of Together “Sliding Doors meets Back to the Future in a story to make you sing with joy.”—Karen Ball, Speckled Pen “A magnificent book! Loved every page. Beautifully written.”—Callan McAuliffe, actor The Walking Dead The novel from the Bestseller Experiment podcast. ------------------- What Amazon readers are saying: ★★★★★ 'A real page-turner overflowing with humour.' ★★★★★ 'All kinds of funny, from laugh out loud to quiet snorts of recognition.' ★★★★★ 'I miss the characters so much I think I’ll start reading it again!' ★★★★★ 'Pure pleasure to read. You won't put it down until you reach the last page.' ★★★★★ 'An absolutely cracking read. It's funny, it's clever, it's heartwarming, and completely impossible to put down.' ★★★★★ 'It's —Spinal Tap meets —Back to the Future meets —Freaky Friday.' ★★★★★ 'Had me cackling out loud.' ★★★★★ 'Funny, fast and massively entertaining. Hugely recommend.' ★★★★★ '—Bridget Jones meets —Back to the Future. Highly recommended.' ★★★★★ '—Back To Reality has it all; It’s funny, it’s thrilling, its thought-provoking and inspiring, but be warned, once you start reading this book you won’t want to put it down.' ★★★★★ 'Think —Peggy Sue Got Married meets MTV. Funny and warmhearted. Highly Recommended.' ★★★★★ 'This book reads like the best comedy movies. Great pace, humour and loads of action. Recommended for fans of Douglas Adams and Helen Fielding.' ★★★★★ 'Belts along at a cracking pace, at times reminding me of Douglas Adams.'
Since the winter of 1971 when my father and my brothers sued Keith, resulting in their paying him $91,839.60 for his stock, I have attempted to discover what would end the lasting conflict between the Harrison family and the Simms family. I have assumed, as do most Americans, that all problems have a solution, that the Harrisons and the Simmses would once again become one happy family. Yet, more than thirty years later, the solution has not been revealed. Therefore, as I am now nearing the last stage of my life, I have decided to adopt a different attitude. I shall settle for an examination of the past in order to determine the causes and to banish from my mind the achievement of a reunion between our families. Soon most of us who have been involved in the conflict will be with God in Heaven, and those left on earth will neither know, nor care. Thus, with the writing of this book, I shall hopefully gain peace, contentment and acceptance for life as it exists, rather than life as it were before the suit.
In the spirit of Zoë Heller’s Notes on a Scandal and Tom Perrotta’s Mrs. Fletcher, an explosive and thought-provoking novel about the far-reaching repercussions of an illicit relationship between a young girl and a man twenty years her senior. A rising star in the London arts scene of the early 1970s, gifted composer Ralph Boyd is approached by renowned novelist Edmund Greenslay to score a stage adaptation of his most famous work. Welcomed into Greenslay’s sprawling bohemian house in Putney, an artistic and prosperous district in southwest London, the musical wunderkind is introduced to Edmund’s activist wife Ellie, his aloof son Theo, and his nine-year old daughter Daphne, who quickly becomes Ralph’s muse. Ralph showers Daphne with tokens of his affection—clandestine gifts and secret notes. In a home that is exciting but often lonely, Daphne finds Ralph to be a dazzling companion, and while he worships her, he doesn't touch her. Their bond remains strong even after Ralph becomes a husband and father. But in the summer of 1976, when Ralph accompanies thirteen-year-old Daphne alone to meet her parents in Greece, their relationship intensifies irrevocably. One person knows of their passionate trysts: Daphne’s best friend Jane, whose awe of the intoxicating Greenslay family ensures her silence. Forty years later Daphne is back in London. After years lost to decadence and drug abuse, she is struggling to create a normal, stable life for herself and her adolescent daughter. When circumstances bring her back in touch with her long-lost friend, Jane, their reunion inevitably turns to Ralph, now a world-famous musician also living in the city. Daphne’s recollections of her childhood and her growing anxiety over her own daughter eventually lead to an explosive realization that propels her to confront Ralph and their years together. Told from three diverse viewpoints—victim, perpetrator, and witness—Putney is a subtle and powerful novel about consent, agency, and what we tell ourselves to justify what we do, and what others do to us.
