Bucking the Trend
Bucking the Trend

Author: Buck Autrey

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2016-05-16

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 9781532995712

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Sage ... Pragmatic ... Enduring Buck Autrey doesn't believe in giving up. Nor does the word "failure" enter his vocabulary. That kind of thinking turned a nearly bankrupt business into one of the largest and most respected electrical contracting companies in America today. Since 1966, Buck has navigated Miller Electric through major recessions, feisty unions, stiff competition, and a fast changing industry. As the electrical industry's stabilizing force during a Justice Department investigation, he literally changed the way the industry does business. No small accomplishment for one starting out as an employee in a skating rink. What are the ingredients of this man's success? Trust, commitment, integrity, hard work. These, along with Buck's genuine care for others and a deep knowledge of the business, are his legacy ... universal ingredients for success. One might add he also had a lot of fun along the way.

Brother, Can You Spare a Billion?
Brother, Can You Spare a Billion?

Author: Daniel McDowell

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 249

ISBN-13: 0190605766

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Brother, Can You Spare a Billion? explores how and why the U.S. has regularly acted, often alongside the IMF, as an international lender of last resort by selectively bailing out foreign economies in crisis. Daniel McDowell highlights the unique role that the U.S. has played in stabilizing the world economy from the 1960s through 2008.

Bucking the Sarge
Bucking the Sarge

Author: Christopher Paul Curtis

Publisher: Laurel Leaf

Published: 2009-07-01

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 0307567257

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Luther T. Farrell has got to get out of Flint, Michigan. As his best friend Sparky says, “Flint’s nothing but the Titanic.” And his mother, a.k.a. the Sarge, says, “Take my advice and stay off the sucker path.” The Sarge milked the system to build an empire of slum housing and group homes. Luther’s just one of the many people trapped in the Sarge’s Evil Empire—but he’s about to bust out. If Luther wins the science fair this year, he’ll be on track for college and a future as America’s best-known and best-loved philosopher. All he’s got to do is beat his arch rival Shayla Patrick, the beautiful daughter of Flint’s finest undertaker—and the love of Luther’s life. Sparky’s escape plans involve a pit bull named Poofy and the world’s scariest rat. Oh, and Luther. Add to the mix Chester X., Luther’s mysterious roommate; Dontay Gaddy, a lawyer whose phone number is 1-800-SUE’M ALL; and Darnell Dixon, the Sarge’s go-to guy who knows how to break all the rules. Bucking the Sarge is a story that only Christopher Paul Curtis could tell. Once again the Newbery Award–winning author of Bud, Not Buddy and The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963 gives us a whole new angle on life and a world full of unforgettable and hilarious characters. Readers will root for Luther and Sparky every step of the way. Praise for The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963: “An exceptional first novel.”—Publishers Weekly, Starred “Ribald humor . . . and a totally believable child’s view of the world will make this book an instant hit.”—School Library Journal, Starred Praise for Bud, Not Buddy: “Curtis has given a fresh, new look to a traditional orphan-finds-a-home story that would be a crackerjack read-aloud.” —School Library Journal, Starred

Can't Bucking Wait
Can't Bucking Wait

Author: Elle Thorpe

Publisher:

Published: 2022-02-07

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13: 9781922760029

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I've wanted to be a big city doctor my entire life. I studied hard. Got into Harvard. Then moved across the other side of the country, leaving my family's small-town ranch and bull riding school behind.I've hated every moment since.My older sister's wedding is the perfect excuse for an extended trip back home. Only problem is, my grandmother took over my old bedroom, there's out-of-towners in the guest accommodation, and my twin hates my guts. Guess I won't be bunking in with her.The only empty bed on the entire ranch is in the cowboys' cabins.More specifically, it's Preston Innes' spare room.The last time I saw him was when I turned up at his door to offer him my virginity. Only to find my twin beat me to his bed.Awkward.Even worse? He's the only guy I've thought of for the past two years, and I'm probably hopelessly in love with him.Too bad I'm his boss' daughter and totally off limits.Can't Bucking Wait is a standalone steamy romance in the Dirty Cowboy world. You do not need to have read any of the other books. It contains a complete happily ever after, and no cliffhangers.

Buck
Buck

Author: M.K. Asante

Publisher: Random House

Published: 2014-05-13

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 0812983629

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“A story of surviving and thriving with passion, compassion, wit, and style.”—Maya Angelou “In America, we have a tradition of black writers whose autobiographies and memoirs come to define an era. . . . Buck may be this generation’s story.”—NPR A coming-of-age story about navigating the wilds of urban America and the shrapnel of a self-destructing family, Buck shares the story of a generation through one original and riveting voice. MK Asante was born in Zimbabwe to American parents: his mother a dancer, his father a revered professor. But as a teenager, MK was alone on the streets of North Philadelphia, swept up in a world of drugs, sex, and violence. MK’s memoir is an unforgettable tale of how one precocious, confused kid educated himself through gangs, rap, mystic cults, ghetto philosophy, and, eventually, books. It is an inspiring tribute to the power of literature to heal and redeem us.

Bucking the System
Bucking the System

Author: Dragon Cobolt

Publisher: FurPlanet Productions

Published: 2019-12-06

Total Pages: 146

ISBN-13: 9781614505174

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Patrick thinks he's hit the jackpot landing an interview with the eccentric billionaire tech mogul Ezra Maes. But while the celebrity deer is charming and brilliant, Pat wasn't expecting something both men had in common: a desire for Pat's lovely girlfriend Nightshade. Ever eager to please his lover, and curious to explore new frontiers in the bedroom, Pat suggests Nightshade start up a relationship - not with Ezra, but rather his sex-hungry alter ego Buck. Has this new phase of Pat and Night's relationship also become their last? Based on the comics and characters by the artist Kadath. Cover, interior illustrations, and gallery by Kadath.

Nebraska's Bucks and Bulls
Nebraska's Bucks and Bulls

Author: Joel W. Helmer

Publisher: Bison Books

Published: 2020-10-01

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 1496212819

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Eclipsing Memorial Stadium on a Husker football game day, deer season is arguably the largest single sporting event of the year in Nebraska, with more than one hundred thousand hunters going afield with the hopes of tagging a trophy buck or bull. Nebraska’s Bucks and Bulls tells the stories and shares the photographs of the greatest whitetail, mule deer, and elk shot in Nebraska. Collected through firsthand interviews with the hunters, these personal hunting stories span the decades from the mid-1940s through the 2010s. Each story shares the excitement and adventure of the hunt while weaving in Nebraska history, ecology, and geography. Photographs of the trophy animals showcase not only the quality and variety of big-game hunting in Nebraska but also the changes in hunting clothes, gear, guns, and vehicles through the state’s history. Recounted by Joel W. Helmer, an avid hunter and official measurer for the Boone and Crockett Club, which created the scoring system for measuring North American big-game animals, each chapter tells the story of a buck or bull certified through official state or national records books. Nebraska’s Bucks and Bulls has finally gathered the state’s greatest hunting tales in one place.

Buck Cowboys
Buck Cowboys

Author: Elle Thorpe

Publisher:

Published: 2020-11-14

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 9780648939429

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Hallie knows how to lose your best friend in one easy step. Offer him your virginity, then watch him reject you. But that was four years ago, and now she knows better. Working at Hunt's Bull Riding School, there's no shortage of hot young cowboys to keep her entertained. There's no need to think about Nate Mathews, especially since he's off on the pro bull riding tour. Out of sight, out of mind. Until Nate walks back into her life, four years older, four years hotter, and with four years of regrets behind the blue eyes she once fell in love with. But on his first night back in their sleepy hometown, Nate's plans to apologize are lost in the wail of sirens. In the devastating aftermath, Nate leans on the woman who once knew him better than anyone. But this time, it's more than friendship he wants from her. No amount of teenage history, bad-tempered bulls, or babies who hate his guts will stop him from getting his second chance. This second chance, friends-to-lovers romance brings the steam against a backdrop of professional bull riding, rodeo, and small-town cowboys. This is a complete romance with a happily ever after.

Black Buck
Black Buck

Author: Mateo Askaripour

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin

Published: 2021

Total Pages: 405

ISBN-13: 035838088X

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For fans of Sorry to Bother You and The Wolf of Wall Street comes a blazing, satirical debut novel about a young man given a shot at stardom as the lone black salesman at a mysterious, cult-like, and wildly successful startup where nothing is as it seems.