Notes From the Backseat


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London aristocrat Mia Clementine does gorgeous for a living. Her cousin's etiquette firm, The Inner Gentleman, works small miracles on rough-around-the-edges superstars, and Mia is their most sought-after stylist. But selfish, overpaid soccer player Josh Watkins? He's in a league of his own. And thanks to her rep, his team wants Mia to wave her magic wand and turn their celebrated player—and we do mean player—into a changed man before his next charity gig. That means: * No more fighting. * No more swearing. * No more "allegedly" shagging a page-three girl at a casino restaurant. But just when Mia thinks Josh is kicking his old habits, he turns the game around. Suddenly, Mia's looking for meaning in her society-page existence. Sure, she's an expert in pushing the posh life, but maybe it's time to not play by the rules.…




Notes from the Backseat


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I thought I knew everything about Gwen Matson. We've been best friends since sophomore year at Analy High. I know her to be smart and confident with a retro style that would give Jackie O a run for her money—albeit a graceful, sweat-free run in kitten heels. Not once did she ever display a rabid need to record every detail of her existence. But never before had she gone on a weekend road trip with her amazing boyfriend, Coop…and his evil, yoga-toned best friend, Devil Blonde Dannika. Now she's writing to me like mad. Not that I'm complaining. I'm in gay Paris (good), meeting my future in-laws (bad), so her tireless scribbling is keeping us both sane. Usually, a well-thought-out What Would Jackie Do? helps Gwen pull it together. But this crisis is beyond help. I know Gwen and Coop are meant to be, but can their love withstand Gwen's psycho jealousy and Dannika's twisted sabotage?




Alone in the Backseat


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Growing up in Maine, alone in the backseat of my parents' car, I dreamed of replicating my idyllic childhood when I was older with a family of my own. But, a revolving door of Craigslist roommates and Tinder/Bumble dates following my divorce at age 35 resulted in my adult life turning out to be the opposite of what I expected, manifested by the fact that I still find myself alone in the backseat. Faced with the challenge of making my mortgage payments after my husband left, I posted an ad to rent out my living room. Over the past eight years, I have shared my one bedroom apartment with 71 people from sixteen countries, sometimes four at a time! Thanks to my resourcefulness and perseverance, I avoided financial ruin and made friends from all over the world. Although I have experienced the lows of loneliness and divorce, I am grateful for the many times in my life I have felt like the luckiest girl in the world. Cross cultural experiences living with wonderful families in four different countries and exciting international love affairs have often made my life feel like a movie.




From Front Porch to Back Seat


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From gentleman callers to big men on campus, from Coke dates to "parking," From Front Porch to Back Seat is the vivid history of dating in America. In chronicling a dramatic shift in patterns of courtship between the 1920s and the 1960s, Beth Bailey offers a provocative view of how we sought out mates-and of what accounted for our behavior. More than a quarter-century has passed since the dating system Bailey describes here lost its coherence and dominance. Yet the legacy of the system remains a strong part of our culture's attempt to define female and male roles alike.




Backseat Inklings


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BACKSEAT INKLINGS...there's never been another journal like it!An Uber Driver named Donald has driven over 2 thousand trips in and around the great city of St. Louis, Missouri. Many riders being residents, partiers doing the right thing by not drinking and driving, vacationers enjoying the astounding Gateway Arch, the terrific restaurants, and Forest Park (the largest urban park in the country), people just going to and from work, patients and their families here for medical treatment at one of the excellent healthcare institutions, students attending universities the likes of St. Louis University, Washington University, Logan Chiropractic, Maryville University among many others, and of course many are huge Cardinal Baseball fans and Blues Hockey fans! Luckily, one day Don picked up a young man and his service dog Garrett, a handsome Yellow Labrador Retriever. While enjoying a friendly conversation, this rider shared how he was blinded by a drunk driver in the other car when he was just 18 years old. He told Don how the lyric, "Negativity Don't Pull You Through" in the Bob Dylan song "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues", was the positive force that kept him from giving up on life.Right after safely delivering this inspirational young man to his destination, Don decided to ask his riders, "What's been the most positive force in your life?" Intrigued by the question, riders took the challenge seriously ... thinking hard before jotting down their answers.This one of a kind journal called "Backseat Inklings" has given a diverse group of individuals from 37 different countries, 37 of our United States, plus one from Puerto Rico the opportunity to share what their "Positive Force" has been. Riders have jotted down hundreds of fascinating personal stories, some about overcoming adversity, the "Mantra" they've chosen to live by, a major life altering event, the loving words of wisdom from a grandparent, or the way a special someone has made life simply amazing!Most certainly Backseat Inklings includes an inspirational message for each and every reader!




Notes From the Midnight Driver


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Just when you thought you had it all figured out . . . "Alex Peter Gregory, you are a moron!" Laurie slammed her palms down on my desk and stomped her foot. I get a lot of that.One car crash.One measly little car crash. And suddenly, I'm some kind of convicted felon.My parents are getting divorced, my dad is shacking up with my third-grade teacher, I might be in love with a girl who could kill me with one finger, and now I'm sentenced to babysit some insane old guy.What else could possibly go wrong?This is the story of Alex Gregory, his guitar, his best gal pal Laurie, and the friendship of a lifetime that he never would have expected.




The Complete Unraveling of the JFK Assassination


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The new evidence in this book is amazing and changes everything. Applying the skills he has honed as a court consultant for the past two decades, Author Brian Kelleher discovered that the government experts and their critics alike, completely overlooked the most important evidence in the case: the "visual shot identifiers" in the six motion pictures that were taken as the shots rang out. With one startling revelation after another, Kelleher presents irrefutable scientific/photographic proof showing exactly when the shots were fired, where they came from and which bullets hit whom. He then shows how all the wound ballistics evidence and eyewitness testimony ties in. Finally, we now know what really happened . . . and where to find the "Lost Bullet."




Notes From a Big Country


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When an old friend asked him to write a weekly dispatch from New Hampshire for the Mail on Sunday's Night and Day magazine, Bill Bryson firmly turned him down. So firm was he, in fact, that gathered here are nineteen months' worth of his popular columns about the strangest of phenomena -- the American way of life.Whether discussing the dazzling efficiency of the garbage disposal unit, the mind-boggling plethora of methods by which to shop, the exoticism of having your groceries bagged for you, or the jaw-slackening direness of American TV, Bill Bryson brings his inimitable brand of bemused wit to bear on the world's richest and craziest country.




Grave Intentions


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He's handsome, reliable, and punctual--the perfect gentleman when you want him to be. But this dream man is Death's best agent--and now he's got more than his soul to lose. . . One act of mercy before dying was all it took to turn soldier David Anderson into a reaper--an immortal who guides souls-of-untimely-death into the afterlife. But the closer he gets to atoning for his mortal sin and finally escaping merciless Fate, the more he feels his own humanity slipping away for good. Until he encounters Sarah Griffith. This skeptical scientist can't be influenced by his powers--even though she has an unsuspected talent for sensing the dead. And her honesty and irreverent sense of humor reignite his reason for living--and a passion he can't afford to feel. Now Fate has summoned David to make a devastating last harvest. And he'll break every hellishly-strict netherworld rule to save Sarah. . .and gamble on a choice even an immortal can't win. 96,100 Words




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