This is your opportunity to experience the life of an average African-American male. You will become him and experience all the happy moments and all the joy, pain, suffering, and misery that he does. You will experience the love and even the hate that he experiences. You will experience the sex, violence, drugs and alcohol, the loneliness, the bitterness, and the reasons behind it all. You will take a ride down the back alleys of life, where even hope is afraid to go. And in the end, you ...

This book is inspirational and serious because it is about a real life accident and overcoming adversity. Even though those are heavy topics- it is also important for us to capture Joe’s unique personality and sense of humor. It adds to the message we are trying to deliver.Overview – and how this book is different!The purpose of Soul Survivor is to tell the real life story of Joe Townsend, who was flying one day with his family and due to mechanical failure – the s...

Get the jokes you've been missing. 1001 Internet Jokes II - UK Edition is a must read for those of you who love to read hilarious page after page jokes from the internet. Don't worry we'll only taking the piss. So sit back and enjoy this wonderful ebook.

From the Grammy-nominated star of Saturday Night Live and his equally talented sister comes a delightfully cynical look at life through a half-full glass.I HATE THIS PLACE is the book for anyone who's ever tired of crossing to the sunny side of the street, looking for that elusive pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, or reading self-help books that are meant to bring peace and prosperity. Guaranteed to shatter illusions, extinguish all hope, and keep the ...

Beloved columnist and bestselling author Regina Brett offers her special brand of uplifting, yet practical advice to help readers find fulfillment in their work . . . and to deal with unexpected challenges.In this inspiring collection, Brett focuses on how we relate to our work, or lack of work, and the seeking of something deeper and more meaningful in our career and life. With essays like "Every job is as magical as you make it" and "Only you can determine your w...

Modeled after Maria Shriver's Just Who Will You Be, Queen Latifah's goal with Put On Your Crown is to help young women build a strong sense of self-esteem. A US Dept. of Justice survey found that females ages 16-24 are more vulnerable to partner violence than any other group, almost triple the national average.Cases like Chris Brown's assault on pop star Rihanna showed an ugly side of adolescent life. However, Queen Latifah has always been a shining example of a w...

This book is about a former Marine who went through hell and back, accomplished the American dream to end up hospitalized with a chronic illness

“Every day, I think about quitting this job.”?The job of an emergency call operator continues to change: new technology, new drills, new threats to the peace of the community. In this book, the author of Answering 911: Life in the Hot Seat returns, no longer a rookie, with new insights and stories that amaze and astound. ?“I’ve worked with some of the finest, funniest, most caring assholes who’ve ever lived.”?Caroline Burau takes a job in a single-person dispatch center for the city of Whi...

June 15, 2009, I had a dream of me sitting in a huge theater. The curtains were RED, the seats were RED. There was a little girl with me, she was headless, but I held on to her as tight as I could. We moved from one seat to another. I remember telling the person sitting next to us, that I had to get the DEVIL out of this girl. She was dressed like a doll, but she was headless. June 25, 2009, that dream came to pass.

Where there is stress, there is humor." --John McPherson* Close to Home, syndicated by Universal uClick, lampoons the best of popular culture one controversy at a time.Everything I Need to Know I Learned on Jerry Springer: A Close to Home Collection is a Close to Home collection. Creator John McPherson's sardonic wit creates an innocent hullabaloo with the Center for Nursing Advocacy and earns the accolades of Leavenworth Federal Detention Center'...

Random acts of kindness serve as a positive outlet in a world filled with negativity and challenges. Kindness feels good whether we are the giver, the recipient, or even the observer! In that moment of compassion and generosity, we are at our best. There is a connection, a magical synchronicity, and life suddenly becomes lighter and brighter. Kindness inspires gratitude, happiness, spontaneity, and it motivates others to be kind and pass it on.These stories remind us that we all ha...

In 1975, just after experiencing a divorce, author Judy Hinch was looking for something to occupy her days. At the same time, the fire department in Aberdeen, Maryland, amended its bylaws to allow women to join its ranks. Her decision to become a recruit altered her life in many ways.In Cracks in My Heart, she shares her story of serving more than forty years as a firefighter, EMT, and paramedic. Hinch offers insight into the lives of men and women emergency first responders who wi...