Dave Bing
Title | Dave Bing PDF eBook |
Author | Drew Sharp |
Publisher | Human Kinetics |
Pages | 503 |
Release | 2012-11-05 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1492581690 |
What kind of person loses sight in one eye and then through dedicated practice and honed skills becomes one of the top 50 NBA players of all time? What kind of person, with limited business experience, builds a start-up company into a thriving corporation and is recognized as one of the world’s most successful black executives? What kind of person, while running a $350 million business, takes the time to reach out to black youths lacking father figures and provides counsel and support? And what kind of person, instead of enjoying a well-deserved luxurious retirement, chooses to become mayor of a large city that many long ago had written off as dead? Dave Bing, that’s who. In Dave Bing, Detroit Free Press sports columnist Drew Sharp chronicles the compelling story of a figure whose sheer will to succeed, refusal to make excuses for setbacks, and efforts to contribute to society set him apart as an anomaly—a man of virtues so rarely found in recent history. His path from Washington D.C. to Syracuse to Detroit is sometimes tumultuous, blazed by hard work, perseverance, and savvy. Much more than the stereotypical tale of celebrity ex-jock who does good, this is a story about a black male who, even as a youngster, determined to conquer whatever challenges came his way. And now, as mayor of Detroit, Bing encounters perhaps his greatest test of all. Faced with entrenched and power-hungry political foes, a series of failed and corrupt predecessors, a work force ill prepared for today’s job market, a staggering city debt, and recent health problems, Bing would appear to have little chance of surviving his office. Both the naysayers and optimists would do well to read the book.
Just Remember This
Title | Just Remember This PDF eBook |
Author | Colin Bratkovich |
Publisher | Xlibris Corporation |
Pages | 941 |
Release | 2014-05-08 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 1483645193 |
I have completed this manuscript Just Remember This, or as American Pop Singers 1900-1950+, about music before the 1950s in America. It perhaps offers knowledge and insights not previously found in other musical reference books. I have moreover been working on this book very meticulously over the past twelve-plus years. It started as a bit of fun and gradually became serious as I began to listen along with the vocalists of popular music, of the era before 1950, essentially just before the dawn of rock and roll. If you can call it that! Indeed genre and labeling of American music started here, and then from everywhere. While the old adage of always starting from somewhere could be noted in every century, the 1900s had produced the technology. Understanding the necessity, more so, finds a curiosity on the part of a general public hungry for entertainment, despite 6 day work weeks, World War I, the Great Depression, and World War II.
Translog
Title | Translog PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 24 |
Release | 1976 |
Genre | Transportation, Military |
ISBN |
After Green Gables
Title | After Green Gables PDF eBook |
Author | Lucy Maud Montgomery |
Publisher | University of Toronto Press |
Pages | 313 |
Release | 2006-01-01 |
Genre | Literary Collections |
ISBN | 0802084591 |
After Green Gables brings to life a distinctly Canadian literary and intellectual association of writers.
Lotus
Title | Lotus PDF eBook |
Author | Lijia Zhang |
Publisher | Macmillan + ORM |
Pages | 386 |
Release | 2017-01-10 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1627795677 |
Named one of the best books of 2017 by NPR's Book Concierge Inspired by the secret life of the author’s grandmother, Lotus follows a young woman torn between past traditions and modern desires—as she carves out a life for herself in China’s “City of Sins” “Standing outside the Moonflower Massage Parlor with three other girls, Lotus flashed her red smile at every passing man. She leaned against the glass front of the parlor, one leg bent like a crane's. Luring in the clients with sweet and oily words consumed a surprising amount of energy" Reserved, at times defiant, Lotus is different from the other streetwalkers. Her striking eyes glow under Shenzhen’s neon lights, capturing the attention of Funny Eye, Family Treasure, and a slew of other demanding clients determined to make Lotus their property. Choosing between wealthy, powerful, and dangerous men is no easy feat, but it is a surprising offer from Binbing, a soft-spoken and humble photojournalist, that presents the biggest challenge. Is Lotus willing to fall in love? Is she capable of it? Inspired by the deathbed revelation that the author’s grandmother had been sold to a brothel in her youth,Lotus offers compelling insight into China’s bustling underground world and reveals the surprising strength found in those confronted with impossible choices. Written with compassion and vivid prose, and packed with characters you won’t soon forget, Lijia Zhang's Lotus examines what it means to be an individual in a society that praises restraint in and obedience from its women.
Super Tenant
Title | Super Tenant PDF eBook |
Author | Jia CanFan |
Publisher | Funstory |
Pages | 882 |
Release | 2020-09-30 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1636663885 |
The mysterious youth, Wang Xiaoshi, returned to the city ten years later and entered a luxurious apartment. A series of conflicts followed. With the return of the big boss, there was an earth-shattering event. Genetic recombination, family business, special forces, all sorts of organizations focused on this apartment through their eyes.
Assembly
Title | Assembly PDF eBook |
Author | West Point Association of Graduates (Organization). |
Publisher | |
Pages | 560 |
Release | 1990 |
Genre | |
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