When you were a kid your Dad might have seemed like a man of simple pleasures. But like the rest of us, your Dad had dreams. Yes, he loved your Mum, but if Diana Dors came knocking with a trampoline and two drums of baby oil he'd have been out of his armchair in a flash. And don't think he was content with that Cortina or Cavalier either, because Dad was quietly dreaming of Ferraris, Astons and other shiny wedges that in truth he could never afford. This book celebrates those exotic fantasies that gave your Dad a faraway look in his eyes. If you're looking for more details on the Diana Dors thing you might have to find a more specialist publication. THIS IS JUST ABOUT CARS
"This real-life tale, as dramatic as any movie, of Stacey Lannert and her struggle to survive violent sexual assault and the devastating aftermath raises intense issues of crime, culpability and the nature of violence and families. It's a devastating and important subject, beautifully told."--Naomi Wolf On July 4, 1990, eighteen-year-old Stacey Lannert shot and killed her father, who had been sexually abusing her since she was eight. Missouri state law, a disbelieving prosecutor, and Stacey’s own fragile psyche conspired against her: She was found guilty of first-degree murder and sentenced to life without parole. Redemption is Stacey’s candid memoir of her harrowing childhood and the pain and protective love of her sister that led her to that horrifying night. It is also an extraordinary portrait of what happened after she found herself in prison and how she grew determined to live positively, even triumphantly, despite her circumstances. Ultimately, and most profoundly, she learned the healing power of forgiveness. After spending as many years in prison as she had out of it, on January 10, 2009, outgoing Missouri governor Matt Blunt commuted Stacey’s life sentence. Six days later she walked out of the gates a free woman. Redemption is the story of how Stacey learned to be free while living behind bars. It is a coming-of-age story set in a parallel universe of a maximum-security prison. And, it is a story of sisterhood, courage, and justice finally served.
Lies, secrets, and a terrifying force within await Janelle in paradise… Moving to Florida should have been simple: start a new high school, make new friends, join the honor society, and make her strict father proud. But instead, she watches a mysterious boy materialize out of a dying hurricane. Gareth is cute, running from something, and has a spiral birthmark on his arm that matches Janelle's own. And there's something dangerous about him she can't put her finger on. But Gareth isn't the only one who isn't normal. As strange things happen around Janelle and an ominous force stirs within, she needs answers her suddenly distant father won't give. Without a mother and betrayed by her father, her only desperate hope for the truth is Gareth. And it's horrifying. An unspeakable nightmare is screaming closer, and if Janelle doesn't escape, she'll kill innocent people. Nothing will be sane or orderly again. For the first time in Janelle's life, she's breaking the rules. But running away might not be enough. Gareth is also fleeing, and those who pursue him also have their sights on Janelle… "The plot was fast-paced and constantly moving along. I was so intrigued by the Tempests that I had a hard time putting the book down. I am looking forward to the next book in the Destroyers series."--Reading Vacation "From the initial scene with the hurricane bearing down on Janelle and her dad, this story pulls you right along through to the surprising conclusion. Creative and entertaining, this book is good fun from start to finish."--GraceKrispy, MotherLode Blog "In all, Tempest is a wonderfully brisk read full of angst and self-discovery. Most of the characters ring true and are decently realized. The innovations are fresh and invigorating. I would most certainly recommend this book to anyone, or to anyone's teenagers."--Journal of Always Reviews
"I Wish My Dad . . .": what a simple way to start a sentence. But those four words hold the power to heal wounds men may not even know they carry. From author, speaker, and social entrepreneur Romal Tune and his son, Jordan, comes this tour de force for fathers and sons about healing the unfinished business between them. What do sons wish they had received from their fathers? What might honest, healing conversations between fathers and sons look like? Tune was raised mostly without a father. He and his dad connected briefly when he was a teenager, and then had no relationship for decades. After years of inner work via therapy and faith, Tune realized that neither he nor his dad possessed what they needed to live up to each other's expectations. He began to wonder if other men also longed to have vulnerable conversations with their fathers--about good memories, about pain, and about what their relationship could still become. So he sat down with seventeen men of diverse ages, ethnicities, and socioeconomic backgrounds for "I Wish My Dad" conversations. In the pages of this book, he invites us into the room as the men unpack relationships with their fathers, learn to work through emotional pain, recount moments of tenderness and care, and describe risks they took to heal and connect with their fathers. Tune also offers us strategies and prompts for initiating our own "I Wish My Dad" conversations. And with no pretense, he and Jordan recount their own "I Wish My Dad" interview, which helped them chart the way toward a transformed relationship. I Wish My Dad helps fathers, and their sons move through the past to find deep connection in the present. The lessons in these pages will free us to have--and become--the kind of dad we wish for.
Joey: A Desperate Search for My One True Love By: Walter Joseph Martinez Joey is a quietly contemplative memoir about one man’s journey to find true love in his life. Growing up in a broken home, with an absent father and a distant mother, Joey feels isolated and unwanted from a young age, and begins to seek acceptance and affection from other sources. Over the many years of his life, Joey has found many loves; most didn’t last, some broke his heart, but all made an impact on him that would last forever. Throughout life’s romantic trials and tribulations, Joey realizes there is one person who has always loved him and always been there for him, though Joey doesn’t always realize: God. Joey is as much an autobiography as it is a testimony to one’s faith and the power of God’s unconditional love.
Everyone has a story, and everyone has a past. And most likely, everyone has something in their past that could be the doorway into joyful living, no matter how horrendous that past is. This is a story of how one person moved beyond a past and into success.
The groundbreaking first-person account of successful recovery from dissociative identity disorder, now featuring a new preface by the author When Joan Frances Casey, a married twenty-six-year-old graduate student, “awoke” on the ledge of a building ready to jump, it wasn’t the first time she couldn’t explain her whereabouts. Soon after, Lynn Wilson, an experienced psychiatric social worker, diagnosed Joan with multiple personality disorder. She prescribed a radical program of reparenting therapy to individually treat her patient’s twenty-four separate personalities. As Lynn came to know Joan’s distinct selves—Josie, the self-destructive toddler; Rusty, the motherless boy; Renee, the people pleaser—she uncovered a pattern of emotional and physical abuse that had nearly consumed a remarkable young woman. Praise for The Flock “A testimony to [Casey’s] courage and the dedication of her therapist, who believed that a profoundly fragmented self has the capacity to heal within a loving therapeutic relationship.”—The New York Times Book Review “Absolutely mesmerizing . . . the first coherent autobiographical study of its kind.”—The Detroit News “A compelling psychological odyssey offering unique insights into a nightmare world.”—Kirkus Reviews “Extraordinary . . . deftly told and studded with striking images.”—Publishers Weekly
From Pushcart-nominated author, Nik Xandir Wolf, comes a #1 best-selling debut suspense thriller. *A young couple accidentally kills a crooked cop and goes on the run, in Shadow Valley, a bestselling new release that Kirkus Reviews calls, “Consistently fast-paced and entertaining.” It’s 1988 and Heath Walker, who spent most of his life in group homes, bartends and sells weed to keep the lights on for his ailing foster mom. When Heath meets and quickly falls for the brazen and beautiful Rori Burke at his bar, he kicks off a series of events that leave both his mother and a cop dead, and Rori’s father—a crooked small-town police chief—on their trail. As the young couple tears away on their journey from Santa Cruz communes to cartel territory in Baja, Heath carries with him a ring that may hold the answers to what he’s been searching for his whole life: the identity of his real parents: a retired Mercenary and AWOL CIA Agent. As Heath and Rori’s journey grows ever more perilous, Heath not only has to stay one step ahead of Burke and the cartel, but begins to question why he is so surprisingly good at hurting the dangerous people who cross his path, and whether he is really any different than the men hunting him. Finally, south of the border, all of Heath and Rori’s past and present demons converge, bringing Heath closer than he’ll ever know to the Angel of Death who wears his same ring. "Consistently fast-paced and entertaining," -Kirkus Reviews "Shadow Valley is a perfect noir, violent, gritty, and rooted in place...a masterwork." - Tod Goldberg, NY Times Bestselling Author "Shadow Valley is one of the best rides I've taken in a long while. Fast, smart, and mesmerizing--this both introduces and establishes Wolf as a powerful new voice." - Rob Roberge, Author of Liar, and Cost of Living "Get ready to hold on to your seat belt...Shadow Valley is definitely a fast-paced crime thriller story with lots and lots of plot twists that you will not see coming! I enjoyed this book and can't wait to read more by Nik Xandir Wolf." -Goodreads Reviewer "That vital blend of connection, passion, brutality, and poetry powers the novel...with a pared-down lyricism finding beauty in life without overstating it." -Publishers Weekly
In Ron's latest adventure, he moves with his family from the booming metropolis of Indianapolis, Indiana, and settles into the small, but growing town of Reidsville, North Carolina. Upon arrival into his new neighborhood, Ron is invited to play quarterback in a coed street football game already in progress. When he prepares for his first play, he finds to his amazement that the center on his team is not only a girl, but that she has the most voluptuous rear end he has ever seen in his life. Ron's fondness of this portion of the female anatomy is not to be denied. He quickly yields to temptation, and gives the girl's booty a firm, yet delicate squeeze. But with others notably outraged by his actions, could they make the consequences more than what he bargained for?
