A Gift from God is set in Charlotte, NC, circa 2004. Adam Clayton Dildy, III is a young and successful African-American businessman who, together with his uncles, runs the family construction business started by his grandfather. The Dildy men are known throughout the South as hard-workers. Life is going very well for Adam. He seems to have the world in the palm of his hands. He is quite popular with the ladies, but has not found the one who challenges him - yet! However, that soon changes! He is interested in a beautiful young woman he has recently met, who seems to be giving him the cold shoulder! Her indifference to him is something that he has never experienced! Adam finds himself in a totally new situation that drives him to do the UNTHINKABLE!
Sink your teeth into the first novel in New York Times bestselling author Michele Bardsley's Broken Heart series. Broken Heart is the city with the highest rate of divorce and highest percentage of single parents in Oklahoma. And I, Jessica Matthews, have been a member of that club ever since my husband dumped me for his twenty-something secretary and then had the gall to die in a car accident. Now I’m not just a single mother trying to make ends meet in this crazy world...I’m also a vampire. One minute I was taking out the garbage; the next I awoke sucking on the thigh of superhot vampire Patrick O’Halloran, who’d generously offered his femoral artery to save me. But though my stretch marks have disappeared and my vision has improved, I can’t rest until the thing that did this to me is caught. My kids’ future is at stake—figuratively and literally. As is my sex life. Although I wouldn’t mind finding myself attached to Patrick’s juicy thigh again, I learned that once a vampire does the dirty deed, it hitches her to the object of her affection for at least one hundred years. I just don’t know if I’m ready for that kind of commitment...
Two sister left home as a young girls but they haven't since each other over 5years. Only talk to each other on the phone. And they both have a story to tell. What they both been up too? Gail had to come back home because her boyfriend (Derrick) got herself into trouble with the law. And Linda home because of her father in up the hospital. And while Linda visiting she didn't have any idea she would run into her first boyfriends (Paul) in her home church. Who been waiting all these years hoping he can reunited with her. Now she having second thought if Paul would have been the one. But she never gave him chance to prove is his self. All she wanted to do leave town soon as finished school. Thinking she will have a better life. But she end up moving to (Indiana). And Paul didn't won't to go with her. But he want to stay in his hometown (Alabama) start a family. But she fall in love with Jerome. Who he gave her everything she wanted the beautiful house she always dream of and be buy her a black BMW for her birthday love. Jerome thought if he work harder and long hour on the job. If will please Linda. But he really did it to show off. But he forget she only wanted to feel love and appreciate. And Gail end up with a man he don't know what he wanted be with the family or his trouble maker friend. Now Gail lost everything hoping Derrick will get his life on track. And he just lost his job because of friend (Ben) lie on him. Told the boss that he stolen some tools from the shop they both work at. But Gail tried to warn him that Ben is nothing but a trouble maker. Derrick didn't wanted to hear it. Thinking Gail was jealous of his friend because he spent most of his time with him. Instead of with her and the kids Now he in jail for something he didn't do. So Gail have no choice but come back home live with her mother. But she didn't won't no one know the real reasoning why she back home. Linda friend Lori also got problems too. With husband (Jerry). He so cheap hate spend money. But only things that he want to buy especially on lobby tickets. Thinking someday he going to be rich. While Lori have fuss ad auger to get something for the household and the children. They so badly need another car but Jerry refused. Just pouring money into the old car needed much work done to it. And it always break down. Lori fed up with this cheap man. Thinking about taking the kids leave him. If don't hurry up change his way. Let us see what going to happen this story. If these men don’t change their way the women going to leave them.
In the tradition of the Paris Review, The Notebooks is an exciting collection of original short fiction and in-depth interviews from Canada’s most celebrated and innovative young writers. A provocative examination of the writer’s life in the twenty-first century, The Notebooks charts a new direction in Canadian literature. It brings together a unique collection of accomplished fiction, ranging from the classic storytelling of Michael Redhill to the more experimental style of Lynn Crosbie. In his keenly observed story “Seratonin,” Russell Smith captures the sensuous pleasures and dizzying energy of the rave scene. “Big Trash Day,” a hybrid of fiction and poetry by Esta Spalding, is a devastating commentary on poverty and a striking portrait of the shorthand that develops within intimate relationships. In a sample from a novel-in-progress, Yann Martel shares the process through which rough sketches become realized characters, and disparate moments become fleshed-out scenes. The interviews, remarkable for their honesty and insight, bring us into the writer’s world, revealing the passion and inspiration that motivates these young writers, as well as the hardships they endure in pursuit of their art. By asking thoughtful and probing questions, Michelle Berry and Natalee Caple elicit frank and intriguing details of how writers work, structure their days, and order their physical space to facilitate the act of writing. Many of the authors here explore the impact of technological innovation and mass culture on contemporary fiction, as well as the influence of various art forms on the way they imagine stories. The writers in The Notebooks speak candidly about their political engagement, their passion for writing, and their desire to produce art that will last. Contributors: Catherine Bush, Eliza Clark, Lynn Coady, Lynn Crosbie, Steven Heighton, Yann Martel, Derek McCormack, Hal Niedzviecki, Andrew Pyper, Michael Redhill, Eden Robinson, Russell Smith, Esta Spalding, Michael Turner, R.M. Vaughan, Michael Winter, Marnie Woodrow "These seventeen writers come from different backgrounds, different parts of the country, have different lifestyles, and write very different kinds of fiction, yet the connections between them are still plentiful. As a group they are highly engaged with the world around them, politically sophisticated, intelligent, modest about their potential success, and passionate about the act of writing. We hope that The Notebooks inspires an ongoing discussion with young writers at work and answers some of the silent questions that readers have longed to ask." -- From the Introduction
Mike Blackman, the ex-con, recovering drunk and part-time investigator is back with his forty-year-old divorced son Ben. Ben has a PI’s ticket and a license to carry. Ben and Mike have a case where Ben has to work with a drop-dead gorgeous single lady lawyer. Mike Blackman is intelligent, daring, and willing to go into harm’s way to help those who would otherwise be found guilty because of their unfortunate pasts. Ben Blackman, Mike’s son, is dashingly handsome and charming. Ben works closely with his father to help solve this murder mystery. Love struck by a beautiful attorney only enhances the plot of this thrilling mystery. In this full-length novel of suspense and romance, Mike agrees to help an old prison buddy, who is now a minster, arrested for murdering his wife. Mike and Ben are the hunters who become the hunted in DELAYED JUSTICE.
Writing exercises and creativity advice from Barry's pioneering, life-changing workshop The award-winning author Lynda Barry is the creative force behind the genre-defying and bestselling work What It Is. She believes that anyone can be a writer and has set out to prove it. For the past decade, Barry has run a highly popular writing workshop for nonwriters called Writing the Unthinkable, which was featured in The New York Times Magazine. Syllabus: Notes from an Accidental Professor is the first book to make her innovative lesson plans and writing exercises available to the public for home or classroom use. Barry teaches a method of writing that focuses on the relationship between the hand, the brain, and spontaneous images, both written and visual. It has been embraced by people across North America—prison inmates, postal workers, university students, high-school teachers, and hairdressers—for opening pathways to creativity. Syllabus takes the course plan for Barry’s workshop and runs wild with it in her densely detailed signature style. Collaged texts, ballpoint-pen doodles, and watercolor washes adorn Syllabus’s yellow lined pages, which offer advice on finding a creative voice and using memories to inspire the writing process. Throughout it all, Barry’s voice (as an author and as a teacher-mentor) rings clear, inspiring, and honest.
Stanley’s people go out a lot. Stanley is a good dog, but one night, while they’re away, the temptation becomes too great and he sneaks up onto the couch. What a wonderful experience! Soon he’s also blasting the music, dancing around the living room and raiding the fridge. Stanley’s never had so much fun! But after a couple of weeks something is missing, and Stanley realizes that partying alone has lost its thrill.
For This I Went to Afghanistan is an inspirational book of a mother's attempt to repair an estranged relationship with her young adult daughter that became a renewal of her relationship with God. After a bitter divorce, Linda deployed to Afghanistan as a member of the United States Army. She wrote the weekly updates to reconnect with her daughter, Tabitha. Tabitha ignored them at first, but Linda's friends and family did not. Her address list grew rapidly and soon Tabitha took notice. What Linda gained through writing the updates was more than she had ever hoped to gain. Reconnecting with Tabitha actually allowed her to reconnect with God in a very unconventional yet beautiful way.
The fifth edition of The ID CaseBook provides instructional design students with 26 realistic, open-ended case studies that encourage adept problem-solving across a variety of client types and through all stages of the process. After an introduction to the technique of case-based reasoning, the book offers three sections dedicated to K-12, post-secondary, and corporate clients, respectively, each composed of varied, detailed cases created by instructional design experts. The cases and their accompanying discussion questions encourage students to analyze the available information, develop action plans, and consider alternative possibilities in resolving problems. The esteemed editor team of Peggy A. Ertmer, James A. Quinn, and Krista D. Glazewski continue their considerable contribution to the teaching of instructional design with this thoroughly revised and updated volume.
