I Love a Broad Margin to My Life

I Love a Broad Margin to My Life

Author: Maxine Hong Kingston

Publisher: Vintage

Published: 2012-02-14

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 0307454592

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In her singular voice—both humble and brave, touching and humorous—Maxine Hong Kingston gives us a poignant and beautiful memoir-in-verse that captures the wisdom that comes with age. As she reflects on her sixty-five years, she circles from present to past and back, from lunch with a writer friend to the funeral of a Vietnam veteran, from her long marriage to her arrest at a peace march in Washington. On her journeys as writer, peace activist, teacher, and mother, she revisits her most beloved characters—Wittman Ah-Sing, the Tripmaster Monkey, and Fa Mook Lan, the Woman Warrior—and presents us with a beautiful meditation on China then and now. The result is a marvelous account of an American life of great purpose and joy, and the tonic wisdom of a writer we have come to cherish.


This Broad's Life

This Broad's Life

Author: Barbara Carlson

Publisher:

Published: 1997-09

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 9780671523046

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Barbara Carlson--an on-air cross between Rush Limbaugh and Howard Stern--was hired by KSTP in Minneapolis to shock listeners into listening some more. Now this convent-educated, pill-popping socialite-turned-radio-host tells her raucous life story with lusty humor, remaining remarkably candid, wonderfully entertaining, and always true to herself. photo insert.


Self-Publish & Succeed

Self-Publish & Succeed

Author: Julie Broad

Publisher:

Published: 2021-02-23

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 9781736031506

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You can write a book-anyone can. But if you want to write a book that people will want or even need to read, it's not as simple as sitting down to write. In fact, that's one of the biggest mistakes unsuccessful authors make. Writing a book can be one of the smartest moves for your business success. But you need more than writing skills to create an impressive book that readers will love. You also need a plan to market, sell, and leverage your book into a new level of leadership within your industry to reach your professional goals. In Self-Publish & Succeed, trusted best-selling author and entrepreneur Julie Broad shows you that writing a successful nonfiction book starts long before you write your first chapter. To write a book that boosts your brand, generates a profit, and makes you an influencer in your industry, you need the #noboringbooks way. You're about to discover: -The reason why you're not finishing your book-and how to overcome it. -Why most books are boring, and how to keep yours from being one of them. -Which editors you need to perfect your story and where to find them. -The one simple page that could generate thousands of sales. -Seven places to sell your book (and only one starts with "A!"). Nonfiction doesn't mean no fun. Write a money-making book that delivers meaningful impact. Self-Publish & Succeed is your step-by-step guide to writing, publishing, and marketing a book that will get attention, explode your career, and change people's lives-including yours.


South of Broad

South of Broad

Author: Pat Conroy

Publisher: Dial Press

Published: 2009-08-11

Total Pages: 546

ISBN-13: 0385532148

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A big sweeping novel of friendship and marriage” (The Washington Post) by the celebrated author of The Prince of Tides and The Great Santini Leopold Bloom King has been raised in a family shattered—and shadowed—by tragedy. Lonely and adrift, he searches for something to sustain him and finds it among a tightly knit group of outsiders. Surviving marriages happy and troubled, unrequited loves and unspoken longings, hard-won successes and devastating breakdowns, as well as Charleston, South Carolina’s dark legacy of racism and class divisions, these friends will endure until a final test forces them to face something none of them are prepared for. Spanning two turbulent decades, South of Broad is Pat Conroy at his finest: a masterpiece from a great American writer whose passion for life and language knows no bounds. Praise for South of Broad “Vintage Pat Conroy . . . a big sweeping novel of friendship and marriage.”—The Washington Post “Conroy remains a magician of the page.”—The New York Times Book Review “Richly imagined . . . These characters are gallant in the grand old-fashioned sense, devoted to one another and to home. That siren song of place has never sounded so sweet.”—New Orleans Times-Picayune “A lavish, no-holds-barred performance.”—The Atlanta Journal-Constitution “A lovely, often thrilling story.”—The Dallas Morning News “A pleasure to read . . . a must for Conroy’s fans.”—Associated Press


It's an Extraordinary Life

It's an Extraordinary Life

Author: Randall Broad

Publisher:

Published: 2010-03-17

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781935586098

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It's an Extraordinary Life is the story of a man who not only lives as if he has cancer-he actually does. Instead of fighting his illness, Randall Broad has embraced his cancer, choosing to live with it and to let it remind you how to make life extraordinary. Rather than write about cancer, he has compiled stories about what he has learned in life and business, and he offers those to you as guides to enjoy and create extraordinary lives for yourself. Readers will learn: - Why you should live everyday as if you have cancer - The importance of learning from those who know - How to build a business by finding your niche and following your passion - The importance of not "Missing It" - Why you always need to pay yourself first - That miracles really do happen - Adversity is just another step to your goals - How to sell yourself in all situations - And finally, how to make each day yet another in an Extraordinary Life It's an Extraordinary Life is filled with personal stories, issues relevant to today, fables, poems, and mastery questions to guide you on your journey. After reading this book, you too will live each day as if you have cancer, savoring life to its fullest with few, if any, regrets.


Bygone Badass Broads

Bygone Badass Broads

Author: Mackenzi Lee

Publisher: Abrams

Published: 2018-02-27

Total Pages: 357

ISBN-13: 1683352335

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“You’ll meet suffragettes who did jujitsu, women warriors who wore lipstick into battle and queens who put women in their rightful places—positions of power.” —Ms. Based on Mackenzi Lee’s popular weekly Twitter series of the same name, Bygone Badass Broads features fifty-two remarkable and forgotten trailblazing women from all over the world. With tales of heroism and cunning, in-depth bios and witty storytelling, Bygone Badass Broads gives new life to these historic female pioneers. Starting in the fifth century BC and continuing to the present, the book takes a closer look at bold and inspiring women who dared to step outside the traditional gender roles of their time. Coupled with riveting illustrations and Lee’s humorous and conversational storytelling style, this book is an outright celebration of the badass women who paved the way for the rest of us. “The author of the first novel, warriors and rulers, scientists and war heroes. History abounds with tales of trailblazing women long forgotten—especially those who were nonwhite, non-Western, or not straight. Take a look at a dozen of the women in Bygone Badass Broads so you can begin to see what you missed in history class.” —The Boston Globe “Shar[es] the stories of fifty-two women in history who changed the game forever—even though you’ve probably never heard of them . . . If you’re looking for some inspiration this , you Women’s History Month just got it—fifty-two times over.” —Bustle “Lee admirably fulfills her stated goal of promoting lesser-known subjects who are awesome, accompanied by brightly colored, full-page artwork.” —School Library Journal


Bookish Broads

Bookish Broads

Author: Lauren Marino

Publisher: Abrams

Published: 2021-02-09

Total Pages: 298

ISBN-13: 1683359550

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A boldly illustrated celebration of literary history’s most revolutionary, talented women writers Women have written some of our most extraordinary literary works while living in societies and cultures that tried to silence them. These women dared to put pen to paper to express the multifaceted female experience. In Bookish Broads, Lauren Marino celebrates fierce, trailblazing female writers, reworking the literary canon that has long failed to recognize the immense contributions of women. Featuring more than 50 brilliant bookish broads, Marino cleverly illuminates the lives of the greats as well as the literary talents history has wrongfully overlooked. Each intimate portrait delves into one woman’s works and is accompanied by vibrant illustrations depicting each literary legend in her element and time.


Camping Experiences of Two Old Broads

Camping Experiences of Two Old Broads

Author: Karen J. Bates

Publisher: Archway Publishing

Published: 2014-03-31

Total Pages: 168

ISBN-13: 1480805394

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Once, there were two interesting women who led separate lives until fate decided it had other plans for them. Marie, who is single, lives in an apartment in the city and is a social worker. Jane is divorced and a mother of two; she lives in a home in the suburbs and works in real estate. When they happen to meet at a conference, they bond on the spot. A casual invitation to go tent camping turns into the start of a beautiful relationshipand the seed of an epic, four-year adventure in which they will explore the United States in an RV. Along the way, the ladies find themselves in some sticky situations. They find love and lust in unexpected places. They find themselves floating high above Albuquerque, New Mexico, in a hot-air balloon. They somehow wind up trapped in a den of foxes. And then they witness an abusive relationship that ends in murder The two friends soon learn that life in an RV is much different than they expected. But through it all, they are carried forward on a wave of fun, friendship, and excitement. What will they get into next?