Stand by Your Truth
Stand by Your Truth

Author: Rickey Smiley

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2017-10-24

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 1501178628

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Part memoir, part testimonial, and part life guide, Stand by Your Truth mixes Rickey Smiley’s down-home humor with the values he learned from being raised by three generations of elders, steeped in the Baptist church, and mentored by some of the most celebrated comics in the entertainment industry today. “I’m very passionate about everything that I do and I don’t play any games. I just keep it honest. I don’t put on airs. That’s the only way you can be. If you tell one lie, you’ve got to tell another lie. I’m cool with who I am. What you see is what you get.” Stand-up comic. Single dad. Radio personality. TV star. Prankster. Producer. Community activist. Man of faith. Visit a church, comedy club, college campus, or barber shop, and you’ll find few people who aren’t familiar with, or fans of, Rickey Smiley. At least four million listeners in more than seventy markets tune in every weekday morning to hear him banter with his radio show crew, hilariously prank call an unsuspecting listener, and perform skits featuring his one-man cast of characters, including “Lil Darryl,” “Beauford,” and “Joe Willie.” But in between the rapid-fire jokes and celebrity dish are flashes of how Rickey views the world, from the challenges of raising children, to the importance of education, to the need to always stand by your own truth. After more than two decades in the spotlight, Rickey is finally ready to delve more deeply into the opinions he voices on the air, riffing on those issues that his listeners, viewers, and fans find most important. This collection of personal and powerful essays will speak to readers from all walks of life, and is sure to inspire you to Stand by Your Truth.

The Smiley-Face Book
The Smiley-Face Book

Author: Adam B. Ford

Publisher:

Published: 2017-06-20

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 9780989309295

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Told in rhyming couplets, this book starts with simple line-drawings of faces-just a line and two dots-then moves to bigger, more colorful, and more varied types of smiling faces.

My Life in Smiley
My Life in Smiley

Author: Anne Kalicky

Publisher: My Life in Smiley

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781449489878

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Eleven-year-old Max is a middle-schooler who's written a personal journal that covers every noteworthy event of his life; however, he doesn't want it read before 2126.

Perestroika in Paris
Perestroika in Paris

Author: Jane Smiley

Publisher: Anchor

Published: 2020-12-01

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 0525520368

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the Pulitzer Prize-winning and best-selling author: a captivating, brilliantly imaginative story of three extraordinary animals—and a young boy—whose lives intersect in Paris in this "feel-good escape” (The New York Times). Paras, short for "Perestroika," is a spirited racehorse at a racetrack west of Paris. One afternoon at dusk, she finds the door of her stall open and—she's a curious filly—wanders all the way to the City of Light. She's dazzled and often mystified by the sights, sounds, and smells around her, but she isn't afraid. Soon she meets an elegant dog, a German shorthaired pointer named Frida, who knows how to get by without attracting the attention of suspicious Parisians. Paras and Frida coexist for a time in the city's lush green spaces, nourished by Frida's strategic trips to the vegetable market. They keep company with two irrepressible ducks and an opinionated raven. But then Paras meets a human boy, Etienne, and discovers a new, otherworldly part of Paris: the ivy-walled house where the boy and his nearly-one-hundred-year-old great-grandmother live in seclusion. As the cold weather nears, the unlikeliest of friendships bloom. But how long can a runaway horse stay undiscovered in Paris? How long can a boy keep her hidden and all to himself? Jane Smiley's beguiling new novel is itself an adventure that celebrates curiosity, ingenuity, and the desire of all creatures for true love and freedom.

Some Luck
Some Luck

Author: Jane Smiley

Publisher: Anchor

Published: 2014-10-07

Total Pages: 417

ISBN-13: 0385350392

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of A Thousand Acres comes the first volume of an epic trilogy that takes us on a literary adventure through cycles of birth and death, passion and betrayal that will span a century in America. “Intimate.... Miraculous.... Staggering.... A masterpiece in the making.” —USA Today 1920, Denby, Iowa: Rosanna and Walter Langdon have just welcomed their firstborn son, Frank, into their family farm. He will be the oldest of five. Each chapter in this extraordinary novel covers a single year, encompassing the sweep of history as the Langdons abide by time-honored values and pass them on to their children. With the country on the cusp of enormous social and economic change through the early 1950s, we watch as the personal and the historical merge seamlessly: one moment electricity is just beginning to power the farm, and the next a son is volunteering to fight the Nazis. Later still, a girl we’d seen growing up now has a little girl of her own.

My Life in Smiley (Book 3 in Smiley Series)
My Life in Smiley (Book 3 in Smiley Series)

Author: Anne Kalicky

Publisher: My Life in Smiley

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781449495725

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Max is off to summer camp and ready to fill his journal with hilarious middle-school wisdom in this third installment of the My Life in Smiley series that is illustrated with the internationally recognized emoticons of the SmileyWorld brand. Age Level: 8-12 Grade Level: 3rd and up Max is in trouble, SOS trouble, he's a prisoner in the middle of nowhere. His journal is the conclusive evidence that the next two weeks at summer camp are going to be absolutely miserable . . . or not! His parents signed him up to give him some "independence," but all it's given him so far is bug bites! It's super hot, he's got no video games, no salt and vinegar chips, and--worst of all--no friends. He even has to pretend to have fun and participate in activities! But despite all that, his roomies are cool, this girl Clara is kinda pretty, and he found a mysterious diary. . . .

Smiley's People
Smiley's People

Author: John le Carre

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2002-11-26

Total Pages: 418

ISBN-13: 0743455800

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A spy story that gives the final convulsive confrontation between George Smiley and his mortal enemy, Karla.

Smiley Eyes, Smiley Faces
Smiley Eyes, Smiley Faces

Author: Dawn McNiff

Publisher: Ladybird

Published: 2021-05-13

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780241517826

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Have fun with face masks in this lift-the-flap, out-and-about adventure! Toddlers today are growing up in a world where adults wear face masks outside the house. Everyone is wearing them, from the bus driver to the shop assistant! In Smiley Eyes, Smiley Faces, their can take an interactive journey through the town, meeting different adults along the way. Toddlers can then lift the mask-shaped flaps to reveal the smiley faces underneath the bright, colourful masks. They can even lift their own mask at the end of the day with the surprise mirrored finale! Zoe Waring's bright artwork and charming characters encourage interaction and play as small children engage with the new world around us. (Please refer to the WHO guidelines for advice on children and the wearing of face masks.) This novelty Ladybird title: Introduces the world Boosts motor skills Recommended for children aged 2+

A Study Guide for Jane Smiley's "Long Distance"
A Study Guide for Jane Smiley's

Author: Gale, Cengage Learning

Publisher: Gale, Cengage Learning

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 31

ISBN-13: 1410351386

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A Study Guide for Jane Smiley's "Long Distance," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Short Stories for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Short Stories for Students for all of your research needs.