Author : Randy Pausch
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,25 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Cancer
ISBN : 9780340978504
The author, a computer science professor diagnosed with terminal cancer, explores his life, the lessons that he has learned, how he has worked to achieve his childhood dreams, and the effect of his diagnosis on him and his family.
Author : Lisa Lang Blakeney
Publisher : Writergirl Press
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 41,67 MB
Release : 2022-10-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
From USA Today Bestselling author Lisa Lang Blakeney comes a hilarious fake-dating football romance with a holiday twist! I’m spending my college holiday break tutoring the guy I’ve had a crush on since freshman year. That is, until the hottest football player at our university shows up instead. Freak needs to pass a class in order to graduate and heard I was the best. So we make the wildest holiday arrangement ever. If he helps me land the guy of my dreams by Christmas. I’ll make sure he aces his final by the end of the semester. Every moment we spend plotting my target’s seduction is hilarious. Until I realize that I’m actually the one who’s being seduced. The Nighthawk Sports Romance Series: Saint Wolf Diesel Jett Rush Freak Brick Dak Themes of this novel are: sports football romance, college romance, holiday romance, small town romance, Christmas romance, enemies-to-lovers, romantic comedy, new adult romance, coming of age romance. Topics for this novella include: Sports romance, football romance, college sports romance, sports romance books, sports romance series, sports romance angst, sports romance baby, sports romance box set, sports romance comedy, sports romance enemies to lovers, sports romance high school, sports romance novels, sports romance player, sports romance standalone, sports romance suspense, sports romance trilogy, sports romance virgin, college football romance books, sports romance with baby, romantic comedy, billionaire romance, love scenes, sex, steamy romance, good girl bad boy, contemporary romance, fated love, strong hero, strong heroine, professional football, US football, college football, friends to lovers, bestselling romance, new adult romance
Author : World of Wonder
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
Page : 553 pages
File Size : 40,93 MB
Release : 2023-06-06
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1538717670
A definitive history and celebration of the groundbreaking show RuPaul's Drag Race in its first decade, from a Burbank basement set all the way to the Emmy's, and every weave in-between, as told by its stars, producers and fans. Told over the first ten years of a television mainstay, And Don't F&%k It Up tells a cultural history through the stories of the people who lived it: the creators of the RuPaul's Drag Race, the contestants, the crew, the judges, and even some key (famous) fans. It begins with RuPaul's decades-long friendship and business relationship with World of Wonder Productions, the entertainment company that helped launch him into superstardom, and later talked him into giving a drag reality show a chance. From there, it follows the growth and evolution of the show—and its queens—through a decade of gag-worthy seasons, serving up all kinds of behind-the-scenes realness. With a history as shady and funny as it is dramatic and inspiring, And Don't F&%k It Up shows how RuPaul's Drag Race is a mirror reflecting the cultural and political mores of our time. Its meteoric rise to becoming a once-in-a-generation success story is explored here as never before, in intimate, exuberant, unfettered detail.
Author : Indigo Willing
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 35,91 MB
Release : 2023-06-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9819912342
This book explores how cultural, social and political change happens through a unique analysis of the ‘ethical turn’ in skateboarding today. Insights shared by key change-makers and industry insiders cover themes including First Nations, Black and People of Color, skater-run creative innovations, anti-colonialism, anti-racism initiatives, and a growing focus on equity and empowering skaters historically discriminated against due to gender and/or sexuality. These dynamic changes are also connected to conceptual and theoretical frameworks from skate research, journalism, and sociology. This is a must-read for anyone interested in subcultures and social change.
Author : Tony Hawks
Publisher : Unbound Publishing
Page : 125 pages
File Size : 42,64 MB
Release : 2019-06-13
Category : Humor
ISBN : 1783526742
For more than twenty years, Tony Hawks has been mistaken for Tony Hawk, the American skateboarder. Even though it is abundantly clear on his website that he is an English comedian and author, people still write to him asking the best way to do a kickflip or land a melon. One mischievous day he started writing back in a pompous tone, goading his correspondents for their spelling mistakes and poor grammar, while offering bogus or downright silly advice on how to improve their skateboarding. Featuring entries on parents' pain, disappointment, underachievers, Quorn and the Vatican, this is his A to Z guide to the world of skateboarding, as seen through the eyes of someone who knows absolutely nothing about it.
Author : Caroline Huntoon
Publisher : Feiwel & Friends
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 39,79 MB
Release : 2023-05-30
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1250851882
A heartwarming debut from author Caroline Huntoon about a young figure skater discovering who they are on and off the ice. Life isn’t easy on twelve-year-old Mars. As if seventh grade isn’t hard enough, Mars is also grappling with the recent death of their father and a realization they never got to share with him: they’re nonbinary. But with their skates laced up and the ice under their feet, all of those struggles melt away. When Mars’ triple toe loop draws the attention of a high school hot shot, he dares them to skate as a boy so the two can compete head-to-head. Unable to back down from a challenge, Mars accepts. But as competition draws near, the struggles of life off the rink start to complicate their performance in the rink, and Mars begins to second guess if there’s a place for them on the ice at all. Skating on Mars is a tender examination of grief and a hopeful middle grade tale of self-discovery. "This timely, triumphant novel about figure skating, identity, loss, and love will move and entertain readers—and it might just inspire them to find their own ways to change the world. " —Laurie Morrison, author of Up for Air and Coming Up Short
Author : Kamren MaKenzie
Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 34,59 MB
Release : 2023-08-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
About the Book Ice Meadows has always been a normal town. Well, normal... ish. It isn't until a killer begins murdering random people that the town turns upside down. But are they really random? Willow is a 15 year old girl, trying to survive high school with an eating disorder. It's her first day of sophomore year and everything seems pretty ordinary. Except Willow has a secret of her own, one she's been keeping her whole life. When bodies start turning up in Ice Meadows, Willow’s entire world unravels beyond repair. About the Author Kamren MaKenzie is a 15 year old young woman who has always liked writing. This is her first foray into the world of professional writing. She lives at home with her parents and two sisters, one older and one younger. She is currently a freshman in high school and is learning how to drive. Kamren is a very funny and sarcastic young lady who loves "beating" her dad in board games. She has two cats, Alpine and Aspen, and would love many more, but not to the point where her family calls her a crazy cat lady. Kamren always wants to go shopping and thanks her grandma for spoiling her whenever she gets a chance. She is kindhearted and always willing to help out and take care of others whenever someone needs it.
Author : Alicia Thompson
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 23,23 MB
Release : 2023-08-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 059343868X
USA Today Bestseller! One of Amazon's Best Romances of August! She has a to-do list a mile long and falling for her coworker isn't on it—yet somehow he’s become her top priority in this romantic comedy from the national bestselling author of Love in the Time of Serial Killers. Lauren Fox is the bookkeeper for Cold World, a tourist destination that's always a winter wonderland despite being located in humid Orlando, Florida. Sure, it’s ranked way below any of the trademarked amusement parks and maybe foot traffic could be better. But it’s a fun place to work, even if “fun” isn’t exactly Lauren’s middle name. Her coworker Asa Williamson, on the other hand, is all about finding ways to enliven his days at Cold World—whether that means organizing the Secret Santa or teasing Lauren. When the owner asks Lauren and Asa to propose something (anything, really) to raise more revenue, their rivalry heats up as they compete to come up with the best idea. But the situation is more dire than they thought, and it might take these polar opposites working together to save the day. If Asa thought Lauren didn't know how to enjoy herself, he's surprised by how much he enjoys spending time together. And if Lauren thought Asa wasn't serious about anything, she's surprised by how seriously he seems to take her. As Lauren and Asa work to save their beloved wintery spot, they realize the real attraction might be the heat generating between them.
Author : Rachel Schurig
Publisher : Rachel Schurig
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 50,3 MB
Release : 2021-09-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
River Ransome wasn’t expecting his life to change when he took this bartending gig. Then he met Jasmine Weaver.... As the oldest son of one of the most successful rock stars in the world, River lives a charmed life. Surfing, hanging with his friends, and meeting pretty girls—River’s life is one big party. But lately he’s been wondering when the party stopped feeling fun. Jasmine Weaver is a girl with a plan. Work hard, go to school, help her family, make her grandfather proud. And, above all else, keep her wild-child party days locked firmly in the past. But when she walks in on her perfectly respectable (and painfully boring) boyfriend banging his secretary, she wonders whether her carefully planned out life is all it’s cracked up to be. And maybe the hot guy who tends bar at her uncle’s pub is just the thing to help her let go. Jas is just looking for a night of fun. Fun is River’s specialty. It should be perfect—easy, no strings, no pressure. Then they can go back to their normal lives. Until a few months later, when Jas takes a pregnancy test. And they both realize that nothing will ever be normal again.
Author : Becka Mack
Publisher : Nielsen
Page : 572 pages
File Size : 27,39 MB
Release : 2021-06-24
Category :
ISBN : 9781801161022
Shattered. That's the best way to describe Claire Thompson after the ultimate betrayal. When her long-term boyfriend cheats on her, Claire decides she's done with men. Maybe forever. Healing the pieces of her broken heart seems like too impossible a task. Rumor has it the best way to get over someone is to get under someone new, but a rebound is the last thing she wants or needs, and she's definitely not letting her guard down for anyone, especially not for charming, sexy-as-sin, multi-millionaire playboy Avery Beck. Avery Beck, womanizer extraordinaire, prefers his women with no strings attached. Until he sets his eyes on Claire. As fiery and feisty as her hair, with stubbornness and tenacity to match, he's sure he's never worked harder for anything. Avery is determined to tear her walls down one piercing gaze, one lingering touch, one sweeping kiss at a time. He's never given up before, and he doesn't plan on starting now. Will Avery's wild heart finally be tamed? Or will this be the one time the relentless millionaire doesn't get what he wants?
