Author : Bob Mick
Publisher : Capital Books
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 45,39 MB
Release : 2007-11
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781933102597
Dr. Kruz Nutty's laugh therapy for all Crazy Cruisers who HAVE to be afloat or sink in despair
Author : Heather Poole
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 40,5 MB
Release : 2012-03-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0062098845
Real-life flight attendant Heather Poole has written a charming and funny insider’s account of life and work in the not-always-friendly skies. Cruising Attitude is a Coffee, Tea, or Me? for the 21st century, as the author parlays her fifteen years of flight experience into a delightful account of crazy airline passengers and crew drama, of overcrowded crashpads in “Crew Gardens” Queens and finding love at 35,000 feet. The popular author of “Galley Gossip,” a weekly column for AOL’s award-winning travel website Gadling.com, Poole not only shares great stories, but also explains the ins and outs of flying, as seen from the flight attendant’s jump seat.
Author : Leah Remini
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 41,35 MB
Release : 2015-11-03
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1101886978
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An eye-opening, no-holds-barred memoir about life in the Church of Scientology, now with a new afterword by the author—the outspoken actress and star of the A&E docuseries Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath Leah Remini has never been the type to hold her tongue. That willingness to speak her mind, stand her ground, and rattle the occasional cage has enabled this tough-talking girl from Brooklyn to forge an enduring and successful career in Hollywood. But being a troublemaker has come at a cost. That was never more evident than in 2013, when Remini loudly and publicly broke with the Church of Scientology. Now, in this frank, funny, poignant memoir, the former King of Queens star opens up about that experience for the first time, revealing the in-depth details of her painful split with the church and its controversial practices. Indoctrinated into the church as a child while living with her mother and sister in New York, Remini eventually moved to Los Angeles, where her dreams of becoming an actress and advancing Scientology’s causes grew increasingly intertwined. As an adult, she found the success she’d worked so hard for, and with it a prominent place in the hierarchy of celebrity Scientologists alongside people such as Tom Cruise, Scientology’s most high-profile adherent. Remini spent time directly with Cruise and was included among the guests at his 2006 wedding to Katie Holmes. But when she began to raise questions about some of the church’s actions, she found herself a target. In the end, she was declared by the church to be a threat to their organization and therefore a “Suppressive Person,” and as a result, all of her fellow parishioners—including members of her own family—were told to disconnect from her. Forever. Bold, brash, and bravely confessional, Troublemaker chronicles Leah Remini’s remarkable journey toward emotional and spiritual freedom, both for herself and for her family. This is a memoir designed to reveal the hard-won truths of a life lived honestly—from an author unafraid of the consequences. Praise for Troublemaker “An aggressively honest memoir . . . Troublemaker is the most raw and revealing Scientology memoir to date.”—Entertainment Weekly “Leah’s story is a juicy, inside-Hollywood read, but it’s more than that. It’s a moving story about the value of questioning authority and how one woman survived a profound crisis of faith.”—People
Author : David Foster Wallace
Publisher : Back Bay Books
Page : 549 pages
File Size : 32,78 MB
Release : 2009-11-23
Category : Humor
ISBN : 0316090522
These widely acclaimed essays from the author of Infinite Jest -- on television, tennis, cruise ships, and more -- established David Foster Wallace as one of the preeminent essayists of his generation. In this exuberantly praised book -- a collection of seven pieces on subjects ranging from television to tennis, from the Illinois State Fair to the films of David Lynch, from postmodern literary theory to the supposed fun of traveling aboard a Caribbean luxury cruiseliner -- David Foster Wallace brings to nonfiction the same curiosity, hilarity, and exhilarating verbal facility that has delighted readers of his fiction, including the bestselling Infinite Jest.
Author : Brian David Bruns
Publisher :
Page : 446 pages
File Size : 15,37 MB
Release : 2013-08
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9780985663537
Returning with his award-winning wit and delightfully candid narrative voice, Brian brings us the first and only expose of art auctioneering on the mighty liners, where the tenet of 'what happens at sea, stays at sea' has always been observed-until now. Ship for Brains takes on cruise ship art auctioneers, a society brimming with odd personalities drawn to the stress and isolation that invariably lead to alcohol and a Hell-may-care attitude. According to Bruns, "They willingly give up home and family in favor of high-paced, crushing sales goals demanded while port-hopping from nation to nation; art auctioneers are undermined by the lash of tyrannical ship officers, unforgiving gallery managers, hyena-like trainers, and a skeptical public. The burn-out rate is phenomenal-but when it works, you are king of the world." Brian's true-life struggle turns both harrowing and hilarious when goaded by the lecherous but mighty auctioneer Bill Shatner, and he must navigate sexy dancers and their all-to-intimate cliques, the slapstick schemes of his mentors, and the seduction of success, all while staying true to his girl and himself. We are transported from the Caribbean to the Pacific and Costa Rica to Transylvania as our likable guide vividly describes his many misadventures, triumphs, flirtations, and, above all, his amusing and astute insights into human nature. Ship for Brains-this ain't no galley tour.
Author : R. G. Risch
Publisher : Dog Ear Publishing
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 37,64 MB
Release : 2008-05
Category :
ISBN : 1598586149
In the 22nd century, a nameless evil plots the eventual extermination of all mankind. Hidden within the depths of a shadow government, it's acts of growing terror only hint at the monstrous things to come. But one force stands in its way to compete domination, . the Martian Fleet and its will to fight!
Author : Patricia Molloy
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 133 pages
File Size : 30,19 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0595361269
To the readers who have read my first book Life and Deaf published in April 2004. this new story will answer their desire to know what happened to our daughter Rosemary who became deaf at the age of two years due to an overdose of streptomycin, and her progress thereafter despite eminent specialists suggesting her only vocabulary would be "singing" and her speech would be very limited. It was always our hope and indeed our determination to see she grew up to be a happy, self-confident and friendly adult, one who would be welcomed by the rest of society as a normal, capable and totally trustworthy individual. I think this is the ideal of any parents of a disabled child. We were so very fortunate that with the teaching of her wonderful teachers at St John's School for the Deaf in Boston Spa allied to her own wonderfully straightforward resilient nature, our goal appeared to have been reached by the close of my first book. This was in spite of many early battles, which I must stress often ended in terrible tears and tantrums. The previous book closed on the day Rosemary married Steve, a day that was such a triumph for us as we heard Rosemary, who had been unable to say a single word from the age of two until she was seven, standing in Church and making her wedding vows for all to hear. This book continues the saga!
Author : Glenn Fleishman
Publisher : Aperiodical LLC
Page : 1524 pages
File Size : 42,85 MB
Release : 2015-08-12
Category : Computers
ISBN : 0991439937
This ebook collects the nearly 300 stories that first appeared in The Magazine, an independent biweekly periodical for narrative non-fiction. It covers researchers "crying wolf," learning to emulate animal sounds; DIY medical gear, making prosthetics and other tools available more cheaply and to the developing world; a fever in Japan that leads to a new friendship; saving seeds to save the past; the plan to build a giant Lava Lamp in eastern Oregon; Portland's unicycle-riding, Darth Vader mask-wearing, flaming bagpipe player; a hidden library at MIT that contains one of the most extensive troves of science fiction and fantasy novels and magazines in the world; and far, far more.
Author : Bill Scott
Publisher : "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 17,93 MB
Release : 2009-01-15
Category : Computers
ISBN : 0596554451
Want to learn how to create great user experiences on today's Web? In this book, UI experts Bill Scott and Theresa Neil present more than 75 design patterns for building web interfaces that provide rich interaction. Distilled from the authors' years of experience at Sabre, Yahoo!, and Netflix, these best practices are grouped into six key principles to help you take advantage of the web technologies available today. With an entire section devoted to each design principle, Designing Web Interfaces helps you: Make It Direct-Edit content in context with design patterns for In Page Editing, Drag & Drop, and Direct Selection Keep It Lightweight-Reduce the effort required to interact with a site by using In Context Tools to leave a "light footprint" Stay on the Page-Keep visitors on a page with overlays, inlays, dynamic content, and in-page flow patterns Provide an Invitation-Help visitors discover site features with invitations that cue them to the next level of interaction Use Transitions-Learn when, why, and how to use animations, cinematic effects, and other transitions React Immediately-Provide a rich experience by using lively responses such as Live Search, Live Suggest, Live Previews, and more Designing Web Interfaces illustrates many patterns with examples from working websites. If you need to build or renovate a website to be truly interactive, this book gives you the principles for success.
Author : Moira Barrie
Publisher : Archway Publishing
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 36,5 MB
Release : 2022-07-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1665725133
Ava Buchanan is plagued by nightmares and flashbacks of the horrifying night at her house, her imposter mother, and scorching flames. The box that she ran into the burning home to retrieve—the box that made her lose Laila—is now in her possession, thanks to Aidan, her half-werewolf, half-human lover who will do anything to protect her. Now left with many questions that include how she and Kieran made it through the portal, Ava can only hope the truth and her lost memories will eventually be revealed. Yet with so many being tortured to reveal her whereabouts, Ava’s wish may be more challenging than she imagines. Ava has been thrown into a new world where everything she has always known to be right is crumbling around her. As new people, battles, and abilities line her path forward, she faces pressure from others to use her newfound power for their gain. Uncertain of who to trust as centuries swirl around her, Ava must decide whether to become the person everyone wants her to be or transform into who she is meant to be. In this continuing fantasy tale, a young woman living in a new world faces a host of battles and obstacles that force her to push her abilities.
