Not Simple
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Published: 2011
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ISBN-13: 9781448763634
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Not So Pure and Simple
Author: Lamar Giles
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2020-01-21
Total Pages: 348
ISBN-13: 006234921X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Hysterical. I couldn’t put it down.” (Nic Stone) "I laughed, I gasped, I church grunted through every chapter." (Tiffany D. Jackson) "Heartfelt and hilarious on every page!" (Justin A. Reynolds) 4 starred reviews! * An Indie Next List Pick! * Named one of Bank Street College of Education's Best Children’s Books of the Year! Two-time Edgar Award finalist Lamar Giles spotlights the consequences of societal pressure, confronts toxic masculinity, and explores the complexity of what it means to be a “real man.” Del has had a crush on Kiera Westing since kindergarten. And now, during their junior year, she’s finally available. So when Kiera volunteers for an opportunity at their church, Del’s right behind her. Though he quickly realizes he’s inadvertently signed up for a Purity Pledge. His dad thinks his wires are crossed, and his best friend, Qwan, doesn’t believe any girl is worth the long game. But Del’s not about to lose his dream girl, and that’s where fellow pledger Jameer comes in. He can put in the good word. In exchange, Del just has to get answers to the Pledgers’ questions…about sex ed. With other boys circling Kiera like sharks, Del needs to make his move fast. But as he plots and plans, he neglects to ask the most important question: What does Kiera want? He can’t think about that too much, though, because once he gets the girl, it’ll all sort itself out. Right? "With true-to-life characters and a straightforward handling of sex, including often ignored aspects of male sexuality, Giles’s thoughtful, hilarious read offers a timely viewpoint on religion, toxic masculinity, and teen sexuality." (Publishers Weekly, "An Anti-Racist Children's and YA Reading List")
Simple But Not Easy
Author: Richard Oldfield
Publisher: Harriman House Limited
Published: 2011-09-30
Total Pages: 303
ISBN-13: 0857192019
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDescribed by the author as "a slightly autobiographical and heavily biased book about investing", Simple But Not Easy has plenty of interest to the experienced professional, and is aimed also at the interested amateur investor. The theme of the book is that investment is simpler than non-professionals think it is in that the rudiments can be expressed in ordinary English, and picked up by anybody. It is not a science. But investment is also difficult. People on the outside tend to think that anyone on the inside should be able to do better than the market indices. This is not so. Picking the managers who are likely to do better is a challenge. Richard Oldfield begins with a candid confession of some of his worst mistakes and what they have taught him. He discusses the different types of investment, why fees matter, and the importance of measuring performance properly. He also outlines what to look for, and what not to look for in an investment manager, when to fire a manager, and how to be a successful client.
Not So Simple
Author: Donna Akiba Sullivan Harper
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Published: 1996-08-01
Total Pages: 281
ISBN-13: 0826260683
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe "Simple" stories, Langston Hughes's satirical pieces featuring Harlem's Jesse B. Semple, have been lauded as Hughes's greatest contribution to American fiction. In Not So Simple, Donna Akiba Sullivan Harper provides the first full historical analysis of the Simple stories. Harper traces the evolution and development of Simple from his 1943 appearance in Hughes's weekly Chicago Defender column through his 1965 farewell in the New York Post. Drawing on correspondence and manuscripts of the stories, Harper explores the development of the Simple collections, from Simple Speaks His Mind (1950) to Simple's Uncle Sam (1965), providing fresh and provocative perspectives on both Hughes and the characters who populate his stories. Harper discusses the nature of Simple, Harlem's "everyman", and the way in which Hughes used his character both to teach fellow Harlem residents about their connection to world events and to give black literature a hero whose "day-after-day heroism" would exemplify greatness. She explores the psychological, sociological, and literary meanings behind the Simple stories, and suggests ways in which the stories illustrate lessons of American history and political science. She also examines the roles played by women in these humorously ironic fictions. Ultimately, Hughes's attitudes as an author are measured against the views of other prominent African American writers. Demonstrating the richness and complexity of this Langston Hughes character and the Harlem he inhabited. Not So Simple makes an important contribution to the study of American literature.
Simple Not Easy
Author: Terrence J. Roberts
Publisher: Parkhurst Brothers Publishers Incorporated
Published: 2022-06
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781624911637
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHE MADE HISTORY. HE TELLS THE TRUTHS HE KNOWS. LEAD TITLE/Our National Conversation Series "Terrence Roberts is in the truest sense an upstander - an individual whose voice and actions compel us to explore difficult topics and challenge us to face our shared history, honestly. His words and reflections celebrate the notion of difference, model socially responsible behavior and promote tolerance in our daily lives. Reading this book, you will be inspired, in Dr. Roberts's words, to 'think beyond the ordinary." ----Margot Stern Strom, Executive Director, Facing History and Ourselves, Inc. "Terrence Roberts challenges all of us to make the world more inclusive by adjusting our 'mental maps.' He reminds us that we will not achieve that long-sought beloved community until we recognize the value of each individual-until we affirm each other. Simple, NotEasy is one trailblazer's mingling of history and contemporary mattersto engage a new conversations on community, social responsibility and tolerance. A powerful book by a civil rights legend." --- Lawrence J. Pijeaux, Jr., Ed.D.,
My Empress Is Not Simple
Author: San San
Publisher: Funstory
Published: 2019-12-13
Total Pages: 714
ISBN-13: 1647815746
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHe was 19 years old, a direct descendant of the Su Clan of the Western Lion Country. He had a devastatingly beautiful appearance, was proficient in zither, chess, painting, calmness, wittiness, cunning and had a person he liked and a person he didn't like that would be tortured to death. He was somewhat crazy, but he was very deep in love and had excellent medical skills. Her father was Prime Minister Su Qian, and her mother came from a foreign land. She had an immortal body, so Su Xueli also had an immortal body. She had liked the Fourth Prince from a young age, Mu Rong Chen. When he was 15, his entire family was executed. He was saved by Mu Rong Chen and lived in seclusion on the mountain outside the imperial city. When she was twenty, Murong Chen was ordered to marry the direct daughter of the Public Office's Assistant Minister. Su Xueli jumped off the cliff to commit suicide out of grief, but because she had an immortal body, she revived. She was saved by the passing Emperor of the Western Lion Country, Murong Chen.
A Not-So-Simple Life
Author: Melody Carlson
Publisher: Multnomah
Published: 2008-07-15
Total Pages: 258
ISBN-13: 1601421176
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFifteen-year-old Maya Stark seems to have it all–fame, fortune, a Beverly Hills lifestyle, and an eighties pop star dad who’s making a comeback. But looks can be deceiving, and on the inside, Maya is miserable. Her parents are divorced, her dad is away on tour, and being biracial, she struggles with her identity. Then, to make matters worse, her mother has returned to using drugs and is quickly depleting their finances. In a plan to become emancipated from her messed-up mom, Maya takes a job on Rodeo Drive. Selling designer clothes compromises Maya’s earth-friendly “green girl” values, but she is desperate. Just when Maya thinks she’s got it all worked out, her life caves in. Her mom “embezzles” Maya’s savings and is later arrested on DUI and cocaine possession charges and is facing jail time. With nowhere to live, Maya is sent to spend the summer with her relatives. In the collision of two very different worlds, Maya must figure out where she fits in–or does she fit in at all?
Solving Common Sexual Problems
Author: Stephen B. Levine
Publisher:
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 300
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDiscusses subjects many people find difficult-orgasmic inhibitions, impotency, nymphomania, and homoeroticism, among others--and he invites readers to share real sexual stuggles and insights through re-creations of actual monologues and conversations.
It's Not That Simple: Helping Families Navigate the Alzheimer's Journey
Author: Pam Ostrowski
Publisher: Alzheimer's Family Consulting
Published: 2021-10-12
Total Pages: 322
ISBN-13: 9781735709611
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book helps to relieve the fear, anxiety and confusion family member experience when a loved one is diagnosed with dementia. This 3-hour read provides detailed help with skills, tips and guidance based on 14 years of dementia experience.
The Best of Simple
Author: Langston Hughes
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Published: 2015-10-13
Total Pages: 336
ISBN-13: 1466894865
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLangston Hughes's stories about Jesse B. Semple--first composed for a weekly column in the Chicago Defender and then collected in Simple Speaks His Mind, Simple Takes a Wife, and Simple Stakes a Claim--have been read and loved by hundreds of thousands of readers. In The Best of Simple, the author picked his favorites from these earlier volumes, stories that not only have proved popular but are now part of a great and growing literary tradition. Simple might be considered an Everyman for black Americans. Hughes himself wrote: "...these tales are about a great many people--although they are stories about no specific persons as such. But it is impossible to live in Harlem and not know at least a hundred Simples, fifty Joyces, twenty-five Zaritas, and several Cousin Minnies--or reasonable facsimiles thereof." As Arnold Rampersad has written, Simple is "one of the most memorable and winning characters in the annals of American literature, justly regarded as one of Hughes's most inspired creations."
