This uplifting and educational memoir from Michael Rocco is all about the importance of family growing up Italian-American in Hoboken, New Jersey, as well as sharing many helpful hints drawn from Michael's 45 years as a successful manufacturer's sales representative. His life was filled with lessons to be learned, goals to keep, and heartening laughter and the occasional tears. Through good times and bad, through battles won and lost, he has always prided himself on never giving up. His story may remind you of your own stories. There is humor that will make you laugh, and some things that will make you sad. There is solid advice aimed to aid salespeople in their careers. He hopes the story of his life will be an inspiration for readers never to give up hope, and to keep striving to be the best they can be.
A powerfull wizard's life is saved by a street dog in the small town of Somerville. The street dog runs off but the wizard is determined to find him and reward him. The dog's name is Bo and the wizard takes Bo home with him. As a reward for saving his life the wizard gives Bo a special land where he will be the ruler and will be treated like royalty. This is a fanciful tale that must be told of Bo, Cloe, and Plato two of his close friends. It takes place in a land of dreams, with castles, waterfalls, and streams. There are secret tunnels with carnivores, serpents, and dragons. There are witches, and celebrations, and parties in a Great Hall lit by glowing chandeliers. There is bravery and betrayal and immenent war. And after a struggle there is finally peace in Tranquility Land.
They came by boat from a starving land—and by the Underground Railroad from Southern chains—seeking refuge in a crowded, filthy corner of hell at the bottom of a great metropolis. But in the terrible July of 1863, the poor and desperate of Paradise Alley would face a new catastrophe—as flames from the war that was tearing America in two reached out to set their city on fire.
This is a story about incest, child molestation, rape, suicide, bullying, physical abuse, murder, and multiple pedophiles and ghosts. Pedophiles, rapists, and murderers have been around since the beginning of time.
A funny, highly personal, gorgeously written account of what it's like to be a 30-year-old man who is told he has an 80-year-old's disease. "Life is great. Sometimes, though, you just have to put up with a little more crap." -- Michael J. Fox In September 1998, Michael J. Fox stunned the world by announcing he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease -- a degenerative neurological condition. In fact, he had been secretly fighting it for seven years. The worldwide response was staggering. Fortunately, he had accepted the diagnosis and by the time the public started grieving for him, he had stopped grieving for himself. Now, with the same passion, humor, and energy that Fox has invested in his dozens of performances over the last 18 years, he tells the story of his life, his career, and his campaign to find a cure for Parkinson's. Combining his trademark ironic sensibility and keen sense of the absurd, he recounts his life -- from his childhood in a small town in western Canada to his meteoric rise in film and television which made him a worldwide celebrity. Most importantly however, he writes of the last 10 years, during which--with the unswerving support of his wife, family, and friends -- he has dealt with his illness. He talks about what Parkinson's has given him: the chance to appreciate a wonderful life and career, and the opportunity to help search for a cure and spread public awareness of the disease. He is a very lucky man, indeed. The Michael J. Fox Foundation Michael J. Fox is donating the profits from his book to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, which is dedicated to fast-forwarding the cure for Parkinson's disease. The Foundation will move aggressively to identify the most promising research and raise the funds to assure that a cure is found for the millions of people living with this disorder. The Foundation's web site, MichaelJFox.org, carries the latest pertinent information about Parkinson's disease, including: A detailed description of Parkinson's disease How you can help find the cure Public Services Announcements that are aired on network and cable television stations across the country to increase awareness Upcoming related Parkinson's disease events and meetings Updates on recent research and developments
She has spent a lifetime mastering the art of dodging her brother's best friend. A fake romance will throw a curveball into her carefully crafted plans. Sierra Mitchell works hard for the people of Paradise Hills, and she loves it. Pretending to date her brother's best friend so Paradise Hills has a chance at winning the annual Paradise Hills versus Hope Springs softball game was the last thing she'd expect the Mayor to ask. Levi Cooper preferred avoiding Sierra. She's the younger sister of his best friend, Trey. Dating Sierra so he can be eligible to play on the team goes against everything he'd planned for his summer. Yet, when they sit down and talk, without her brothers interfering, he discovers that the annoying younger sister of the past has become a charming woman. And perhaps he owes her an apology for some of the pranks from when he was younger. And the dating arrangement proposed by her boss will give him a chance to right some of the wrongs from the past. What started as a ruse to keep a trophy in Paradise Hills turns into a sweet story about building friendships and taking second chances. If Sierra and Levi can be honest with each other, they may find the love they've waited a lifetime to find. Fans of Hallmark Channel sweetness and binge-reading plot twists of a Netflix romance will love this what they wanted was in front of them the whole time romance.
This Side of Paradise is a novel about post-World War I youth and their morality. Amory Blaine is a young Princeton University student with an attractive face and an interest in literature. His greed and desire for social status warp the theme of love weaving through the story.
For more than three decades, Bruce Springsteen’s ability to express in words and music the deepest hopes, fears, loves, and sorrows of average Americans has made him a hero to his millions of devoted fans. Racing in the Street is the first comprehensive collection of writings about Springsteen, featuring the most insightful, revealing, famous, and infamous articles, interviews, reviews, and other writings. This nostalgic journey through the career of a rock-’n’-roll legend chronicles every album and each stage of Springsteen’s career. It’s all here—Dave Marsh’s Rolling Stone review of Springsteen’s ten sold-out Bottom Line shows in 1975 in New York City, Jay Cocks’s and Maureen Orth’s dueling Time and Newsweek cover stories, George Will’s gross misinterpretation of Springsteen’s message on his Born in the USA tour, and Will Percy’s 1999 interview for Double Take, plus much, much more.
