When the Going Was Good
Title | When the Going Was Good PDF eBook |
Author | Evelyn Waugh |
Publisher | Penguin UK |
Pages | 304 |
Release | 2012-05-31 |
Genre | Travel |
ISBN | 0718197763 |
Between 1929 and 1935 Evelyn Waugh travelled widely and wrote four books about his experiences. In this collection he writes, with his customary wit and perception, about a cruise around the Mediterranean; a train trip from Djibouti to Abyssinia to attend Emperor Haile Selassie's coronation in 1930; his travels in Aden, Zanzibar, Kenya and the Congo, coping with unbearable heat and plagued by mosquitoes; a journey to Guyana and Brazil; and his return to Addis Ababa in 1935 to report on the war between Abyssinia and Italy. Waugh's adventures on his travels gave him the ideas for such classic novels as Scoop and Black Mischief.
When Good Geeks Go Bad
Title | When Good Geeks Go Bad PDF eBook |
Author | Catherine Wilkins |
Publisher | Nosy Crow |
Pages | 193 |
Release | 2019-01-10 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1788000609 |
A laugh-out-loud take on early teenage life by the author of My Best Friend and Other Enemies. When Ella's dad refuses to let her have cool school shoes or stay up later than 9:30, Ella decides to take things into her own hands. Being good hasn't got her anywhere, so why not try being bad for a while? It certainly looks a lot more fun and what's a few detentions here and there? But going bad is a slippery slope and soon things are starting to spiral out of control. Can Ella get things back on track? Or is she going to end up with egg on her face? A brilliantly funny new story from Catherine Wilkins, stand-up comedian and author of the much-loved 'My Best Friend and Other Enemies' series.
Good to Go
Title | Good to Go PDF eBook |
Author | Jo Myers |
Publisher | Union Square & Co. |
Pages | 233 |
Release | 2010-12-07 |
Genre | Self-Help |
ISBN | 1402783760 |
One of the few things in life that’s certain is death—and here’s a realistic, practical, and even humorous book about preparing for it. From cremation ("Making an Ash of Yourself") to funeral plans (“Plan and Plot Your Own Demise”) to choosing executors and dealing with family relationships, media figure Jo Myers covers it all. It’s sure to appeal to boomers caring for aging parents and anyone else who needs help approaching this not-so-easy-to-talk-about subject.
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Title | Exposed: PDF eBook |
Author | Anna J. |
Publisher | Urban Soul |
Pages | 288 |
Release | 2013-10-01 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1622862295 |
It has been said that in a marriage you only get eighty percent of what you need. When the other twenty percent is too tempting to turn down, do you decide to go with your family life, or do you take advantage of a once in a lifetime opportunity? Simone, Te'Nae, and Shay are picture perfect wives and career women. Although they're able to juggle prestigious jobs, motherhood, and wifely duties with ease, they share a dark secret that, if exposed, could ruin everything they've worked hard to maintain. They will only get one chance to figure out if their families and marriages are worth more than the risks they're taking. They better hope they make the right decision, because once good wives go bad, there is no turning back, and the consequences can be major.
Good to Go
Title | Good to Go PDF eBook |
Author | Harold Constance |
Publisher | Harper Collins |
Pages | 336 |
Release | 2014-04-15 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0062358103 |
"Fractions of a second in time. What amazing violence can be meted out in the blink of an eye." In the mid-nineteen sixties, Harry Constance made a life-altering journey that led him out of Texas and into the jungles of Vietnam. As a young naval officer, he went from UDT training to the U.S. Navy's newly formed SEAL Team Two, and then straight into furious action. By 1970, he was already the veteran of three hundred combat missions and the recipient of thirty-two military citations, including three Bronze Stars and a Purple Heart. Good To Go is Constance's powerful, firsthand account of his three tours of duty as a member of America's most elite, razor-sharp stealth fighting force. It is a breathtaking memoir of harrowing missions and covert special-ops—from the floodplains of the Mekong Delta to the beaches of the South China Sea—that places the reader in the center of bloody ambushes and devastating firefights. But his extraordinary adventure goes even farther—beyond 'Nam—as we accompany Constance and the SEALs on astonishing missions to some of the world's most dangerous hot-spots . . . and experience close-up the courage, dedication, and unparalleled skill that made the U.S. Navy SEALs legendary. Includes 8 Pages of SEAL Team Action Photos!
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Title | Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day PDF eBook |
Author | Judith Viorst |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 34 |
Release | 2009-09-22 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1416985956 |
Recounts the events of a day when everything goes wrong for Alexander. Suggested level: junior, primary.
The Good Girl's Guide to Getting Lost
Title | The Good Girl's Guide to Getting Lost PDF eBook |
Author | Rachel Friedman |
Publisher | Bantam |
Pages | 321 |
Release | 2011-03-29 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 038534337X |
Rachel Friedman has always been the consummate good girl who does well in school and plays it safe, so the college grad surprises no one more than herself when, on a whim (and in an effort to escape impending life decisions), she buys a ticket to Ireland, a place she has never visited. There she forms an unlikely bond with a free-spirited Australian girl, a born adventurer who spurs Rachel on to a yearlong odyssey that takes her to three continents, fills her life with newfound friends, and gives birth to a previously unrealized passion for adventure. As her journey takes her to Australia and South America, Rachel discovers and embraces her love of travel and unlocks more truths about herself than she ever realized she was seeking. Along the way, the erstwhile good girl finally learns to do something she’s never done before: simply live for the moment.