A Fast Life And Great Times

Author : Harvey Riggs
Publisher : Dog Ear Publishing
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2011-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781457505881

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Meet Harvey, a boy born in California in the midst of the Great Depression. The historic and political events of the time helped mold the direction of his life. The autobiography shows that life doesn't just happen. Instead apparently disconnected experiences, actions and circumstances join to affect a person's growth and relationships to the world and those around him. Surviving the worldwide depression, listening and watching World War II unfold in the media and in newsreels at movie theaters - as well as rationing- and their impact on the home front left an impression on Harvey and his family. Set against the back drop of world events are stories of Harvey' s Family members and how they live, love and have fun together, as well as how they cope and survive sickness and adversity. His memoir also cites personal involvement with the rehabilitation and staffing of a service station burned during the Watts riots and some of the effects of foreign crude suppliers on the petroleum industry. Readers can follow the author's career in his company, as well as his retirement, health scares and the chance to fully embrace his interests in life. Representing "every man" Riggs' detailed telling of his story will strike a chord with anyone who has wondered what paths his own life might have taken. Harvey Wiley Riggs was born in 1934, the second of six children for his loving parents. He learned many trades as a young man served in the U.S. Marine Corps and retired from Chevron Oil Co. after nearly 37 years, working in all aspects of petroleum marketing. Riggs has been married to his sweetheart, Beverly for more than 55 years after meeting in junior college. They have two daughters and four grandchildren. The author enjoys friends and family, traveling, classic cars, volunteers for city committees, professional and private organizations and devotes many hours to training and promoting the health and wellness of Flat Coated Retrievers.

Author : Joseph Taylor
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1874
Category : Railroads
ISBN : WISC:89095940649

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A Fast Life on the Modern Highway by Joseph Taylor Pdf

Author : Mike Resnick
Publisher : UFO Publishing
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2020-08-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Hex Is In: The Fast Life and Fantastic Times of Harry the Book by Mike Resnick Pdf

From boxing matches to dragon races to elections, there's no wager Harry won't cover—so long as the odds are right. Harry the Book operates out of a Manhattan bar booth, with his personal wizard and his zombie bodyguard close at hand. He'll dope out the odds on any sort of contest, even if that gets him into a heap of trouble. Be it conniving gamblers, lovelorn wizards, or flea-bitten werewolves, when it comes to the misadventures of Harry and his crew one thing is certain: the hex is always in. This book contains fifteen tales of Harry the Book—the complete set of Resnick's beloved Damon Runyon-inspired urban fantasy yarns, including one brand-new story and several never before published in the United States.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Diamond Layne
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2024-05-19
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Fast Life by Anonim Pdf

Author : Tim Dlugos
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 590 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 0984459839

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A Fast Life by Tim Dlugos Pdf

Presents a collection of poems published by the author during the 1970s and 1980s, along with some previously unpublished works and a chronology that provides details about his life.

Author : Russell Baker
Publisher : Diversion Publishing Corp.
Page : 447 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2014-08-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781626813250

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The Good Times by Russell Baker Pdf

A “superb [and] often hilarious” memoir of a life in journalism, from the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Growing Up (The New York Times Book Review). “Baker here recalls his years at the Baltimore Sun, where, on ‘starvation wages,’ he worked on the police beat, as a rewrite man, feature writer and White House correspondent. Sent to London in 1953 to report on the coronation, he spent the happiest year of his life there as an innocent abroad. Moving to the New York Times and becoming a ‘two-fisted drinker,’ he covered the Senate and the national political campaigns of 1956 and 1960, and, just as he was becoming bored with routine reporting and the obligation to keep judgments out of his stories, was offered the opportunity to write his own op-ed page column, ‘The Observer.’ With its lively stories about journalists, Washington politicians and topical scandals, the book will delight Baker’s devotees—and significantly expand their already vast number.” —Publishers Weekly “Aspiring writers will chuckle over Baker’s first, horrible day on police beat, his panicked interview with Evelyn Waugh, and his arrival at Queen Elizabeth’s coronation in top hat, tails, and brown-bag lunch.” —Library Journal “A wonderful book.” —Kirkus Reviews

Author : Chris Stoddart
Publisher : FriesenPress
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2024-05-19
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781039146518

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Life in the Fast Lane by Chris Stoddart Pdf

In the late 1960s, a new sport emerged in Canada that would change the lives of many people: wheelchair sports. In Life in the Fast Lane, Chris Stoddart recounts the rise of wheelchair racing, with him as one of its pioneers. Born with spina bifida—a condition that affects the development of the spine—Stoddart witnessed the extraordinary transformation of the wheelchair from a heavy and unwieldy functional contraption to a light and sleek design meant for the racetrack. From his beginnings as a wheelchair basketball player to his evolution into a three-time Paralympian and fifty-mile marathon racer, Stoddart shares his life journey as it parallels Canada’s rise in wheelchair sports. With a matter-of-fact but approachable tone, Stoddart shines a light on the many veterans of wheelchair sports who may have been forgotten over the years. Most notably, however, is this athlete’s dedication to people who live with disabilities. During his successful career as an amateur athlete, Stoddart worked for the War Amps of Canada for almost thirty years. Learn about the history of wheelchair racing in Canada, where we stand today, and what we need to do to make sure people with disabilities share the spotlight with able-bodied athletes.

Author : Karen L. J. Isaacson
Publisher : Great Potential Press, Inc.
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780910707824

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Life in the Fast Brain by Karen L. J. Isaacson Pdf

As a sequel to the delightfully entertaining and award-winning Raisin' Brains: Surviving My Smart Family, this book will keep the laughs coming! The same family members are back, this time five years older, and they are living proof that the journey of raising and educating gifted and creative children continues to be full of surprises. Enjoy more humorous stories of the things that gifted kids do and say, and discover the wit and wonder of this mother of five all over again!

Author : Johnnie Ray Bishop Jr
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2014-04-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781499005493

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The Fast Life by Johnnie Ray Bishop Jr Pdf

Johnnie Ray Bishop Jr November 19, 1988 Fort Worth Texas, United States Served in the Marine Corps in 2007 -2011 War veteran did two tours one in Afghanistan another one in Iraq.

Author : Nelson Amador
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 41 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2014-04-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781312081956

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The Fast Life of Brick Watters by Nelson Amador Pdf

Brick Waters rose from a really sad childhood and through bad times to in the future becoming the 57th president of the United States. Brick has went through all sorts of life and his world through his eyes is a lot different from everybody else and as you read this story you will read how he met his wife, what he was like as teenager growing up in Covington, Washington. Also in this novel, Brick has had to change a lot in his life through all the events that have shaped him to be the man he wanted to be. Also Brick is somebody who really loves America and as US president he really wanted to fix up america the way the other US presidents had also in Brick's administration dealed with a lot of world issues such as the war in South Africa in the 2030's and also a struggling economy that was just in bad shape. Brick tries his best as president to fix up America and make the United States a great country again.

Author : Jess Stuart
Publisher : Balboa Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2015-12-15
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781504343824

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A Rough Guide to a Smooth Life by Jess Stuart Pdf

Does it feel like youre always striving but never arriving? What would it be like if life wasnt so hard, if you had more time and energy? Its the question were all trying to find the answer to; where is happiness and how do we get it? This is a practical self-improvement guide on surviving modern life. Rediscover the art of happiness, find meaning and purpose, and create a life you love. It seems like we live on fast forward. As a result, were living a fast life not a good life, in which we can do more things in less hours of the day but spend less time doing the things that really matter. Over the past few years I have transformed my own life. This involved overcoming challenges, discovering my true self and finding the courage to leave everything I know to walk my own path and make my dreams a reality. I learned a lot about myself and even more about life and happiness along the way. This book doesnt create happiness for you; its already there inside. It will empower you to realise your potential, improve your life, and achieve your dreams. Jess uncovers the key to creating a happier life and leads by example. Her perspective shines a bright light at a much needed time. Let her guide you, this book will help. Shannon Kaiser, Best Selling Author of Adventures for Your Soul & Find Your Happy

Author : Bob Woodward
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2012-03-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781451665987

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Wired by Bob Woodward Pdf

This reissue of Bob Woodword’s classic book about John Belushi—one of the most interesting performers and personalities in show business history—“is told with the same narrative style that Woodward employed so effectively in All the President’s Men and The Final Days” (Chicago Tribune). John Belushi was found dead of a drug overdose March 5, 1982, in a seedy hotel bungalow off Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood. Belushi’s death was the beginning of a trail that led Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward on an investigation that examines the dark side of American show business—TV, rock and roll, and the movie industry. From on-the-record interviews with 217 people, including Belushi's widow, his former partner Dan Aykroyd, Belushi’s movie directors including Jack Nicholson and Steven Spielberg, actors Chevy Chase, Robin Williams, and Carrie Fisher, the movie executives, the agents, Belushi’s drug dealers, and those who live in the show business underground, the author has written a close portrait of a great American comic talent, and of his struggle to succeed and to survive that ended in tragedy. Using diaries, accountants’ records, phone bills, travel records, medical records, and interviews with firsthand witnesses, Woodward has followed Belushi’s life from childhood in a small town outside Chicago to his meteoric rise to fame. Bob Woodward has written a spellbinding account of rise and fall, a cautionary tale for our times, and a poignant and gentle portrait of a young man who had so much, gave so much, and lost so much.

Author : Life
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1859
Category : Electronic
ISBN : GENT:900000113711

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Fast Life: an Autobiography; Being the Recollections, Rencounters, Reverses, and Reprisals of a Man Upon Town ... Together with Details of the Amours of the Marquis of Waterford; and a Summer Tour [on the Continent] ... for ... Those who Like to Get All that Can be Got for Their Time and Money, Etc by Life Pdf

Author : Graham Vickers
Publisher : Omnibus Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2010-01-07
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780857121370

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Neal Cassady: The Fast Life of a Beat Hero by Graham Vickers Pdf

Neal Cassady achieved mythical status when Jack Kerouac turned him into Dean Moriarty, the hero of On The Road. In this major biography David Sandison and Graham Vickers trace the life of the wild man from Denver who galvanised Kerouac and the Beat Generation not by artistic endeavour but by his extravagant life-affirming behaviour and epic feats of cross-country driving. Dead before his forty-second birthday, Cassady was surrounded by legends and tall stories quite literally from birth. This superbly-researched biography at last strips away the mythology to reveal truths so weird and improbable that you wonder why embellishment was ever thought necessary in the first place.

Author : Corra Lynn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1856
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0026693817

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Fast Life: Or, The City and the Farm by Corra Lynn Pdf