Jessie attempts to present himself as an effective alert bright young man who is in possession and control of outstanding intellectual functions. He comes through however, as a bragging dishonest, sus
Kate Dyer is a Yankee, Boston-born and bred. She's a lawyer by trade, on the wrong side of fifty, blunt, irreverent, and opinionated. She's what Southerners might colorfully call "contrary." Through a
We heard ghost stories growing up but we never obsessed. As an adult I never entertained the idea of ghost; My mother tells me each and every time I have a ghostly scare, "if you follow signs the sign
Surviving the 11+ is a witty, charming true tale of a mother's determination to get her state-educated first child into a grammar school to give him an edge in life. Eventually, after a long and compl
No one grows up saying, "I think I'll get sick," and spends the rest of their life trying to survive a constant battle between life and death. Instead, we grow up believing we're invincible. We believ
This book is a first- hand account of the experience of surviving a stroke and adapting to life with new limitations. It is the story from the architect-author's perspective from home to emergency roo
When author Michelle Matthews came home from war, she thought returning alive meant the worst was over. She was mistaken; surviving life after war proved to be equally challenging. Matthews returned a
When author Michelle Matthews came home from war, she thought returning alive meant the worst was over. She was mistaken; surviving life after war proved to be equally challenging. Matthews returned a
Here, Yang tells the story of her journey and the events that molded her life--from her birth in China in 1964, growing up as an only surviving child under Communist rule, to immigrating to America an
Here, Yang tells the story of her journey and the events that molded her life--from her birth in China in 1964, growing up as an only surviving child under Communist rule, to immigrating to America an
Motherhood and Hollywood is Patricia Heaton’s humorous and poignant collection of essays on life, love, marriage, child-rearing, show business, having parents, being a parent, spousal rage, surviving
A remarkably candid and informative first-person account of surviving colon cancer and living after a colostomy. A helpful guide for anyone facing this life-altering surgery. Every year 70,000 people
John Lundgren, a.k.a. Warlock, is an unemployment foundation executive whose life is??about to become unhinged.??After surviving a midlife crisis, Warlock finally decides to get a job.??He soon discov
Whatever Works for You: A Working Woman's Guide to Surviving a Busy Life While Maintaining Peace is a semi-autobiographical view into author Deborah McVay-McKinney's busy life. She offers guidance for
