Just Checking


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This raw, darkly comic series of astonishing vignettes is Emily Colas' achingly honest chronicle of her twisted journey through the obsessive-compulsive disorder that came to dominate her world. In the beginning it was germs and food - to her mind, anything from ground-up hypodermic needles to disease-tainted blood could be on her restaurant plate. By the time she faced the fact that she was really "losing it," Colas had become a slave to her own "hobbies," from the frenetic daily hair trims she gave herself to the incessant inspections of her children's clothes for bloodstains, the carpet for dangerous debris, packaged goods for possible tampering. Soon there was no interval in Colas' life when she was not just checking.




Just Checking Scores


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Marisa Burke is a top-rated, local anchorwoman at one of the most respected local ABC affiliates in the country. She enjoys celebrity status, six-figure salaries, a gorgeous home, and beautiful family. But rather than reporting the news, Marisa suddenly becomes the subject of it when her husband, an admired educator, the father of her two young girls, and the man she truly believed was her loving soulmate, was arrested for unlawful sexual relationships with underage boys. What was even more excruciating, Marisa was forced to endure the shame and embarrassment of anchoring the same newscasts in which the personally gut-wrenching news stories about her husband's charges were reported. Marisa Burke's shocking memoir, Just Checking Scores reveals what happens when a person at the top is brought down by public humiliation into a world of deep despair and what Burke did to channel her suffering and anguish into defiance and strength.




Baggage Check


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The third in a charming series about a group of thirty-somethings in Atlanta making surprising discoveries about friendship, love, and happily-ever-after.




Internet Data Brokers


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Media Use in Digital Everyday Life


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The ebook edition of this title is Open Access and freely available to read online. Filling a gap between classic discussions on everyday media use and recent studies of emergent technologies, this book untangles how media become meaningful to us in the everyday, connecting us to communities and publics.







Check the Gs


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At an age when most kids are just getting rid of the training wheels on their bicycle, Ray Shasho entered into a crazy world of secret lingo and bullying sales tactics at the Chin Lung Art Gallery, his fathers retail store on the corner of Thirteenth and F Street in Washington, DC. Check the Gs is the true story of how this bizarre family business changed his world forever. Raised by a Cuban Catholic mother and Syrian Jewish father, Shasho made his first sale at the age of six and never looked back. Life in the family business (and in the Shasho family) was never boring. From FBI interrogations to angry mobs, each new day at the Chin Lung Art Gallery brought with it new adventures. Check the Gs tells a story for everyone who is proud of their family and heritage but not afraid to laugh at its many eccentricities, and for anyone who has ever worked in retail and experienced its humorous situations and misadventures.




Heidi Hansen


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Life gets more serious for Line Larsen, as she juggles her private life, her ever-changing work life and a case investigating her boss’ infidelities for her latest client, and his wife, Heidi Hansen. Kenneth Hansen, Line’s boss, is disgruntled about her work ethics and reassigns her away from the office, not trusting her motives. Her crush, Thor, has unofficially moved in with her, bringing more baggage than expected, causing Line to fall hard from cloud nine. …and then there’s a murder, too close to home, thrown into the mix!







Chocolate Cake with Pepper


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It’s a simple story of a boy (Rajat) and a girl (Maya) who meet in college and fall in love in no time. The relationship hits a boulder when one of them betrays the other one. With huge support from friends and family and substantial will power, the deceived partner gains back the confidence to lead a normal life. After 9 years, coincidentally, their paths cross again and lead to a consequence very similar to their first encounter, however with a twist. A wholesome love story and ruthless betrayal leading to karma playing its own role. The story brings out a true comparison between what love brings to one’s life on the other hand what the short-lived excitement makes a person do even if it leads to disasters. Achintya Chandra has a diverse experience in his profession as well as in academics. With his bachelors in the field of information technology and masters in management, he has worked in Indian MNCs, Global giants and presently, he is working with the Government of India. In all his assignments, he has worked in major projects and continues to do even today. His love for stories and an eidetic memory did not let him stop himself from penning down this uncomplicated work for readers who are looking for light stories to unwind from the regular grind. He completed his schooling from Lucknow and college from Noida. Currently, he works in New Delhi. He has deep interest in cars, research, technological innovations, and politics.