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You Can't Make This Stuff Up

Author : Lee Gutkind
Publisher : Da Capo Lifelong Books
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2012-08-14
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780738215860

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You Can't Make This Stuff Up by Lee Gutkind Pdf

From "the godfather behind creative nonfiction" (Vanity Fair) comes this indispensable how-to for nonfiction writers of all levels and genres, "reminiscent of Stephen King's fiction handbook On Writing" (Kirkus). Whether you're writing a rags-to-riches tell-all memoir or literary journalism, telling true stories well is hard work. In You Can't Make This Stuff Up, Lee Gutkind, the go-to expert for all things creative nonfiction, offers his unvarnished wisdom to help you craft the best writing possible. Frank, to-the-point, and always entertaining, Gutkind describes and illustrates every aspect of the genre. Invaluable tools and exercises illuminate key steps, from defining a concept and establishing a writing process to the final product. Offering new ways of understanding the genre, this practical guidebook will help you thoroughly expand and stylize your work.

Can't Make This Stuff Up!

Author : Susannah B. Lewis
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2019-04-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781400208029

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Can't Make This Stuff Up! by Susannah B. Lewis Pdf

In her highly-anticipated nonfiction debut, humorist, popular blogger, and USA Today bestselling author, Susannah B. Lewis (Whoa! Susannah) uses dry wit and an eye for the absurd to find laughter in even the most challenging circumstances. Millions of online fans have flocked to Susannah B. Lewis's hysterical, take-no-prisoners videos that capture her uproarious yet deeply faithful view of the world. Now she brings to book form her keen eye for the absurd as she reveals her experiences growing up in a small Tennessee town. From the time an escaped albino panther wandered into her backyard to the Thanksgiving when an egg in the table's centerpiece hatched a baby chicken to the kind neighbors who brought casseroles in Tupperware for months—even years—after her father died when she was just eleven years old, the stories she tells delve deeply into the rich culture of the South that molded her. Clinging to the promises of God in times of grief and looking for every opportunity to laugh, Lewis is the wry yet wise girl next door who invites you to sit a spell beside her on the front porch

You Can't Make This Stuff Up

Author : Theresa Caputo,Kristina Grish
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 5 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2015-08-18
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781476764443

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You Can't Make This Stuff Up by Theresa Caputo,Kristina Grish Pdf

The host of "Long Island Medium" relates the wisdom she has gleaned from spirit and client readings, sharing insights into spiritual concepts and everyday challenges.

You Can’T Make This Stuff Up: Tales from a Judicial Diva

Author : Vanessa D. Gilmore
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 95 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2010-11-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781453569535

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You Can’T Make This Stuff Up: Tales from a Judicial Diva by Vanessa D. Gilmore Pdf

Is it possible to be a judge and have a sense of humor too? Judge Vanessa Gilmore shows us that the answer is a resounding yes! In this humorous, autobiographical collection of short stories, Judge Gilmore reveals a glimpse of life on and off the bench. A master storyteller, and a lover of all things funny, Judge Gilmore would often regale her friends at parties with tales of her life. When she related a story about a criminal defendant who was flirting with her as she took his plea, and another who dressed as king during his trial, her friends insisted that these stories could not be true. This book shows us that life really is stranger and funnier than fiction. From hilarious tales of flirting criminals and fighting lawyers, to heart warming stories of time spent mentoring young girls, we see it all through the eyes of a judge. Vanessa found humor when a man in a restaurant insisted that she should stop saying she was a federal judge because it just sounded too far fetched and vindication when her young son asked if boys could be judges too. This book will leave you laughing and asking if life as a judge can really be this much fun.

I Can't Make This Up

Author : Kevin Hart
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2017-06-06
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781501155581

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I Can't Make This Up by Kevin Hart Pdf

New York Times bestselling author, superstar comedian, and Hollywood box office star Kevin Hart turns his immense talent to the written word in this “hilarious but also heartfelt” (Elle) memoir on survival, success, and the importance of believing in yourself. The question you’re probably asking yourself right now is: What does Kevin Hart have that a book also has? According to the three people who have seen Kevin Hart and a book in the same room, the answer is clear: A book is compact. Kevin Hart is compact. A book has a spine that holds it together. Kevin Hart has a spine that holds him together. A book has a beginning. Kevin Hart’s life uniquely qualifies him to write this book by also having a beginning. It begins in North Philadelphia. He was born an accident, unwanted by his parents. His father was a drug addict who was in and out of jail. His brother was a crack dealer and petty thief. And his mother was overwhelmingly strict, beating him with belts, frying pans, and his own toys. The odds, in short, were stacked against our young hero. But Kevin Hart, like Ernest Hemingway, J.K. Rowling, and Chocolate Droppa before him, was able to defy the odds and turn it around. In his literary debut, he takes us on a journey through what his life was, what it is today, and how he’s overcome each challenge to become the man he is today. And that man happens to be the biggest comedian in the world, with tours that sell out football stadiums and films that have collectively grossed over $3.5 billion. He achieved this not just through hard work, determination, and talent. “Hart is an incredibly magnetic storyteller, on the page as he is onstage, and that’s what shines through [in this] genial, entertaining guide to a life in comedy” (Kirkus Reviews).

You Can't Make This Up

Author : Al Michaels,L. Jon Wertheim
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2014-11-18
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780062314987

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You Can't Make This Up by Al Michaels,L. Jon Wertheim Pdf

In this highly entertaining and insightful memoir, one of television’s most respected broadcasters interweaves the story of his life and career with lively firsthand tales of some of the most thrilling events and fascinating figures in modern sports. No sportscaster has covered more major sporting events than Al Michaels. Over the course of his forty-plus year career, he has logged more hours on live network television than any other broadcaster in history, and is the only play-by-play commentator to have covered all four major sports championships: the Super Bowl, World Series, NBA Finals, and the Stanley Cup Final. He has also witnessed first-hand some of the most memorable events in modern sports, and in this highly personal and revealing account, brings them vividly to life. Michaels shares never-before-told stories from his early years and his rise to the top, covering some of the greatest moments of the past half century—from the “Miracle on Ice”—the historic 1980 Olympic hockey finals—to the earthquake that rocked the 1989 World Series. Some of the greatest names on and off the field are here—Michael Jordan, Bill Walton, Pete Rose, Bill Walsh, Peyton and Eli Manning, Brett Favre, John Madden, Howard Cosell, Cris Collinsworth, and many, many more. Forthright and down-to-earth, Michaels tells the truth as he sees it, giving readers unique insight into the high drama, the colorful players, and the heroes and occasional villains of an industry that has become a vital part of modern culture.

Writing Creative Nonfiction

Author : Philip Gerard
Publisher : Writer's Digest Books
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2001-05-10
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1884910505

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Writing Creative Nonfiction by Philip Gerard Pdf

Experience the power and the promise of working in today' most exciting literary form: Creative Nonfiction Writing Creative Nonfiction presents more than thirty essays examining every key element of the craft, from researching ideas and structuring the story, to reportage and personal reflection. You'll learn from some of today's top creative nonfiction writers, including: • Terry Tempest Williams - Analyze your motivation for writing, its value, and its strength. • Alan Cheuse - Discover how interesting, compelling essays can be drawn from every corner of your life and the world in which you live. • Phillip Lopate - Build your narrator–yourself–into a fully fleshed-out character, giving your readers a clearer, more compelling idea of who is speaking and why they should listen. • Robin Hemley - Develop a narrative strategy for structuring your story and making it cohesive. • Carolyn Forche - Master the journalistic ethics of creative nonfiction. • Dinty W. Moore - Use satire, exaggeration, juxtaposition, and other forms of humor in creative nonfiction. • Philip Gerard - Understand the narrative stance–why and how an author should, or should not, enter into the story. Through insightful prompts and exercises, these contributors help make the challenge of writing creative nonfiction–whether biography, true-life adventure, memoir, or narrative history–a welcome, rewarding endeavor. You'll also find an exciting, creative nonfiction "reader" comprising the final third of the book, featuring pieces from Barry Lopez, Annie Dillard, Beverly Lowry, Phillip Lopate, and more–selections so extraordinary, they will teach, delight, inspire, and entertain you for years to come!

U CAN’T MAKE THIS STUFF UP

Author : Larry Malcolm
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2014-07-02
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781499037760

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U CAN’T MAKE THIS STUFF UP by Larry Malcolm Pdf

The reason I wrote this book was to make available stories that prove it is not too late. I had discernment that I should write short stories and mix various topics with both humor and eternal consequences. On October 30, 2012, I was on an elevator flirting with several women. I walked off that elevator with an idea: a book about flirting. During the first week of November 2012, I asked Jesus to give me ideas for a book. In 48 hours, the Holy Spirit gave me 130 ideas for a book. Sixty weeks and 950 hours of work later, I have a complete manuscript. The Bible says I’m just a filthy rag. I’m not a preacher because I’m not called and would be unworthy. I’m not a teacher because I would have no patience, and I’m not a speaker because I’m very shy with large groups. Therefore, the printed virgin*. Maybe I’m an explainer. I prefer to explain my faults and sins rather than point at others. There is a fine line between being judgmental and attempting to explain the truth. I once was told from an old-fashioned “fire and brimstone” preacher that he did not judge people, but people judged themselves with their actions. If U are truly told by “the Son of God” to give someone a message, U better do it. U are not going to like your life for being disobedient. However, U may temporarily not like your life for being obedient. It is a strange dichotomy in the dilemma of life. We have to not wither but have planted seeds in the good ground of life to withstand the persecution. I truly hope those who may feel offended by my humor or Bible’s truths . . . will understand that I’m speaking from my heart and only want to help, and I’m incapable of expressing the right words at the right time in person. Please remember I’m in this struggle too. Just because I have written a book . . . does not mean I am exempted from hell. A walk with Jesus and temptation from the devil is a daily battle. I need your prayers. I’m a long ways from where I want to be in Christ. Larry

You Can't Make This Stuff Up!

Author : Leslie Cruzen Millwee
Publisher : Tate Publishing
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781617390029

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You Can't Make This Stuff Up! by Leslie Cruzen Millwee Pdf

If you've laughed about your childhood and felt like you were all alone out there dealing with crazy families, loony people, and your own fragile ego, then you've met your match! Author Leslie Millwee has some stories that will make your crazy tales seem tame. A true Southern girl, Millwee examines life through the eyes of a child, as a young woman, and as a grown-up Southern belle who finally addresses why all things happen for a reason. Surviving a crazy childhood and enjoying what she learned from life's lessons, she has a quirky and different take on what normal really is. Join in on this playful, better-than-fiction read! It's true-You Really Can't Make This Stuff Up!

You Can’t Make This Stuff Up!

Author : Mary Ella
Publisher : WestBow Press
Page : 107 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2023-01-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781664282995

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You Can’t Make This Stuff Up! by Mary Ella Pdf

Have you ever found yourself in a situation where everything around makes you say, “You can’t make this stuff up!” You may even ask yourself, wait, what just happened? You feel there must be more to it. But life goes on, and you chalk it up to be an unbelievable moment where things aligned perfectly. Mary Ella has found herself in this situation many times. In You Can’t Make This Stuff Up!, she shares how these moments weren’t just random, but they were divinely orchestrated. She tells how the Holy Spirit leads us through blessings, excitement, storms, and even the confusion in our day-to-day lives with intentional purpose. Using Holy Spirit-inspired strategies for processing the deep things in our lives, Mary Ella’s stories walk you through life looking for joy in each moment as you trust the Lord daily. She shares how the Lord has taught her not to simply live each day, but to take the time to be still, reflect, and listen to what the Lord has to say during these encounters. Filled with jaw-dropping, hilarious, and divine stories, each chapter includes space to journal, reflect, and pray as you process your own “You Can’t Make This Stuff Up” moments.

You Can't Make This Stuff Up

Author : Theresa Caputo,Kristina Grish
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2014-09-30
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781476764436

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You Can't Make This Stuff Up by Theresa Caputo,Kristina Grish Pdf

The host of "Long Island Medium" relates the wisdom she has gleaned from spirit and client readings, sharing insights into spiritual concepts and everyday challenges.

You Can't Make This Stuff Up

Author : William Scovell
Publisher : FriesenPress
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2022-04-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781039132801

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You Can't Make This Stuff Up by William Scovell Pdf

In You Can’t Make This Stuff Up, William M. Scovell writes, “Somehow, we all get through it and land somewhere.” These stories find the mischievous and clever protagonist and a cast of colorful characters entangled in the web of life’s perplexing dilemmas, against the nostalgic backdrop of 20th and 21st century Americana. We all know this character. His fortune never changes as he meanders through grade school, his trials in college, trying to one-up the Rolls Royce salesman, panning for gold in Colorado and coping with his IRS audit. Infused with humor and Steinbeck-inspired wanderlust, these stories explore cherished friendships and purpose and depict day-to-day moments in Pee Wee baseball, Yankee reunions, small-town kids hitting the Big Apple, and his commentaries on the state of the world. Although he adeptly weasels through this medley of muddles with a positive outlook, God only knows how he survived. Must say something about the human condition. The stories provide a spoonful of sweet comic relief and an immediate off-ramp from life’s stresses as these whimsical tales draw readers along on the stirring adventures of that cute neighbor kid, we all knew had no future. Let’s dig in and have some fun!

A Little Life

Author : Hanya Yanagihara
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 834 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2016-01-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780804172707

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A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara Pdf

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A stunning “portrait of the enduring grace of friendship” (NPR) about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. A masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century. NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • MAN BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST • WINNER OF THE KIRKUS PRIZE A Little Life follows four college classmates—broke, adrift, and buoyed only by their friendship and ambition—as they move to New York in search of fame and fortune. While their relationships, which are tinged by addiction, success, and pride, deepen over the decades, the men are held together by their devotion to the brilliant, enigmatic Jude, a man scarred by an unspeakable childhood trauma. A hymn to brotherly bonds and a masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century, Hanya Yanagihara’s stunning novel is about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. Look for Hanya Yanagihara’s latest bestselling novel, To Paradise.

You Can’t Make This Stuff Up

Author : Jay Laszlow Porter
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2019-09-24
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781532082337

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You Can’t Make This Stuff Up by Jay Laszlow Porter Pdf

Most of the stories in this book are those that I lived throughout my life. I recently retired, and I had the time to write these stories down. At least as many as I can remember (memory may not my best trait anymore). Someone often says something that triggers the depths of my memory. I wrote down a note to remind myself, and then I added that item to this book. There are over 230 such stories here. I removed the names and places from my stories, to protect the innocent.

HEY, YOU CAN'T MAKE THIS STUFF UP!

Author : CBDOWNEY
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2011-09-29
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781465353610

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HEY, YOU CAN'T MAKE THIS STUFF UP! by CBDOWNEY Pdf

Carl B. Downey uses poetry to poke fun and prod at many situations, events and things found in real life. Collected in the book HEY,YOU CAN’T MAKE THIS STUFF UP!, his poems are an explosive mix of humor and poignant truth. The book features the author’s personal opinions, thoughts and views on a hodgepodge of issues such as gardening, motherhood, proper usage of English, family, birthdays and domestic pests. The subjects he uses are familiar, making the reading experience not only enjoyable but relatable at the same time. This is an amusing book that reminds its readers to not sweat the small stuff while delivering punches at all the right places. Thought-provoking, HEY, YOU CAN’T MAKE THIS STUFF UP! gives light to the many things that make life exciting and meaningful. Readers are promised a delightful rollercoaster ride that will let them laugh, reflect and remember to enjoy life.