Congratulations On Everything

Author : Nathan Whitlock
Publisher : ECW Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2016-05-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781770908581

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Congratulations On Everything by Nathan Whitlock Pdf

A dark and comic novel, Congratulations On Everything tracks the struggles, frailties and cruelly pyrrhic victories of the middle-aged owner of a bar-restaurant and a 30ish lunch shift waitress. Jeremy has bought into the teachings of an empowerment and success guru, hook, line and sinker. A Toronto service industry lifer, he's risen through the ranks until he finally takes the keys to his destiny and opens his own place, The Ice Shack. Everyone assumes Ice Shack daytime waitress Charlene is innocent and empathetic, but in reality she's desperately unhappy and looking for a way out of her marriage to her high-school sweetheart. A drunken encounter between Charlene and her boss Jeremy sends them both careening. The Ice Shack stops being an oasis of sanity and, as Jeremy struggles to keep his business afloat, he'll stop at nothing to maintain his successful, good guy self-image. In an era when foodies rule and chefs become superstars, Congratulations On Everything is a hilarious and occasionally uncomfortable dose of anti-foodie reality that reveals what goes on when the customers and Instagrammers aren't around — and even sometimes when they are.

Author : George Saunders
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2014-01-01
Category : Conduct of life
ISBN : 9781408859346

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Congratulations, by the Way by George Saunders Pdf

An inspiring message from the inaugural Folio Prize winner, George Saunders, one of today's most influential and original writers

Author : Zachary Tyler Vickers
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2016-06-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780253019851

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Congratulations on Your Martyrdom! by Zachary Tyler Vickers Pdf

Searing, troubling, and funny, these revolutionary, linked stories flit and dart among the shadows of small town life, and the touching and heartbreaking characters that occupy it. Employees use roadkill instead of faux pelts during a build-a-critter battle for mall supremacy. Former band geeks are harassed with mutilated musical instruments and then murdered. The collection is haunted by allusions to a fatal cannonball jump that crescendos in the explosive final story. An extraordinary addition to the canon of gonzo fiction, Congratulations on Your Martyrdom! introduces Zachary Tyler Vickers as an exciting new author whose unflinching prose grabs you and won’t let go.

Author : Lesley MacCulloch
Publisher : Balboa Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2017-07-11
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781504382052

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Live Your Sunshine by Lesley MacCulloch Pdf

We are brought up in a world where living in fear is both encouraged and accepted. Its normal to feel doubt, to feel guilt, to feel anger, to feel a failure. Its normal to lack enjoyment, self-confidence, and fulfilment. Its normal to live our lives according to what other people want of us, or what we think other people want of us, and to feel that, in a world where we constantly criticise and compare, were simply not good enough. But good enough for what? And in whose view? Its time to turn that thinking around. You are good enough! You were born with confidence and a healthy self-esteem. You were born to smile more. You were born to feel ease, to feel well, and to listen to your heart and your intuition. And you can reconnect with that you. You can live true to yourself, and you can feel contentment, joy, and harmony. You can find peace, acceptance, and inner strength. You are perfect, human, worthy. You are special. You are you, and the world needs you. Free the spirit thats still burning deep inside you, and shine! You are and you can!

Author : Summersdale
Publisher : Summersdale
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2016-07-14
Category : Humor
ISBN : 1849539014

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Congratulations You're 30 by Summersdale Pdf

"Everything I know I learned after I was 30." --Georges Clemenceau Congratulations--you're 30! This wise and witty quote book is the perfect way to celebrate entering your newest--and best--decade.

Author : Harrison Scott Key
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2018-11-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780062843326

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Congratulations, Who Are You Again? by Harrison Scott Key Pdf

“Consistently funny…Congratulations, Who Are You Again? will have readers looking for more from this talented author. — Kirkus Reviews “A keenly observed account of the publishing process…Hilarious and illuminating.” — Booklist “In his second act, he takes you through his process of realizing that dream with charm and wit, offering entertainment and practical insight for anyone with a seemingly pie-in-the-sky wish list.” — Good Housekeeping

Author : R.E. Stephens
Publisher : Page Publishing Inc
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2020-11-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781640270077

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True Happiness Beyond Money by R.E. Stephens Pdf

Money is the root of all evil, it causes greed, splits families, and ruins lives. Brian, finds this out first hand. throughout his life not having a lot of money, he was under the impression that money will make you happy. With Brian having several children and a wife, he figures that he would be able to give his children a better life if he had more money. His numbers come up and he wins the jackpot. investing the money, and growing his new found business, the greed kicks in. He wants more,

Author : Tiffany Wilson
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 111 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2019-04-14
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1093914238

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Congratulations on Your Graduation by Tiffany Wilson Pdf

This is a notebook to celebrate all graduates. Graduation is a very important time and everything about it should be recognized. Why not savor the memories of this stepping stone with a notebook? Years from now, you can go through your notebook and relive all of your greatest high school hits.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 640 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1882
Category : Literature
ISBN : CUB:U183020094972

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Lippincott's Magazine by Anonim Pdf

Author : Edith M. Hemingway
Publisher : Delacorte Press
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2009-09-08
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780375893711

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Road to Tater Hill by Edith M. Hemingway Pdf

Annie struggles with grief after the death of her newborn sister. Annie can always count on spending summers at her grandparents’. This summer should be even better because Mama is going to have a baby soon. Before Daddy leaves for his Air Force assignment, he gives Annie a journal for summer memories. But now Annie is grieving over the death of her newborn sister. How can she tell Daddy that ever since the baby died, Mama is slipping away? If Annie wrote those words, Mama might stay that way forever. The only comfort Annie finds is in holding a stone she calls her “rock baby.” Then Annie secretly befriends a mysterious woman who helps Annie accept her loss, while Annie hopes to draw her new friend back into the community. But all that is interrupted when a crisis reveals their unlikely alliance and leads to a surprising turn of events.

Author : Mike Shannon
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2003-12-05
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780786416943

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Everything Happens in Chillicothe by Mike Shannon Pdf

"One thing about Max was that he was about as well-adjusted to his disability, if you want to call it that, as anyone could be... He even used his eye once to shut up an obnoxious high school coach. After he'd heard all the complaining he wanted to hear, Max took his eye out of the socket and handed it to the stunned coach, saying, 'You want to umpire this game? Here, be my guest.'" Everything Happens in Chillicothe is an authentic, behind-the-scenes look at the lowest rung of professional baseball, and a biography of Max McLeary, the one-eyed umpire and a most intriguing individual. Author Mike Shannon spent the 2000 Frontier League season attending games with McLeary and gives his account of the season here. The book speaks volumes about umpiring as a profession, relationships (particularly between Max and his estranged son, a minor league player; between Max and his long-suffering wife Patty; and between Max and his umpiring partner Jim Schaly), life in small-town America, and the various people connected with the Chillicothe Paints and other teams in the Frontier League. Many humorous and poignant stories, are told here for the first time, by McLeary, Schaly, and others.

Author : Mary Germaine
Publisher : House of Anansi
Page : 97 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2021-04-06
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781487008697

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Congratulations, Rhododendrons by Mary Germaine Pdf

In her debut collection, Congratulations, Rhododendrons, award-winning poet Mary Germaine offers love poems to an insistently unlovely world. Through poems that speak to plastic bags and drones as much as they admire roses and the moon, Germaine surfs the confluence of artificial and natural environments, technology, and our small but consequential feelings about them. At turns devotional and suspicious, these poems toe the boundaries of intimacy, responsibility, and reason. In anxious times, anything can be taken as a sign; a crow, a talking coin, and a news report are all sources of information whose truth (or “fake-ness”) demand investigation. Germaine’s poems scroll from a shrine in Lourdes to an augmented-reality sandbox, from a mall filled with loitering ex–love interests to a fairy-tale ending where all the men turn out to be chairs. Funny, provocative, sly, and melancholic, Congratulations, Rhododendrons makes a case for the hope that every apparent disaster of social investment might in the end be redeemed as meaningful, genuine, or at least in some way helpful.

Author : Erin Boyle
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2016-01-12
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 9781613128824

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Simple Matters by Erin Boyle Pdf

More than a decluttering guide, this book “speaks to the heart and soul of the minimalist lifestyle . . . a must-have manual for serenity in the modern world!” (Anne Sage, author of Sage Living). For anyone looking to declutter, organize, and simplify, author Erin Boyle shares practical guidance and personal insights on small-space living and conscious consumption. At once pragmatic and philosophical, Simple Matters is an essential manual for anyone who wants to bring more purpose and sustainability to their daily lives. Boyle demonstrates how the benefits of “living small” are accessible to us all—whether we’re renting a tiny apartment or purchasing a three-story house. Filled with personal essays, projects, and helpful advice on how to be inventive and resourceful in a tight space, Simple Matters shows that living simply is about making do with less and ending up with more: more free time, more time with loved ones, more savings, and more things of beauty.

Author : Bill Cosby
Publisher : Hyperion
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1999-05-05
Category : Humor
ISBN : 0786865725

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Congratulations! Now What? by Bill Cosby Pdf

Just as a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, so a spoonful of humor helps the wisdom go down. In Congratulations! Now What America's funnyman Bill Cosby gently ribs college graduates about their time spent--or lost--in the hallowed halls of the university and postulates what four years of higher education have suited them for: "[If no job offer] ever turns up with a four-day week, a three-hour lunch, and a holiday for Count Basie's birthday, you still might be able to make a few dollars on Jeopardy." But he also assures graduates that their studies were not in vain and bestows advice to job seekers. Those who acquired several piercings while in school are cautioned to make sure the studs and hoops are shined before going to an interview. Those who are buffing their first professional r+sum+ are advised to strike a tone somewhere between "lyrical lying and fanciful fraud." Cosby, whose successful career as a humorist has always turned on his affection for kids, is a regular speaker at college commencements--in the chapter "As I Look Out at Your Foggy Faces," he says it's a hobby of his--and this 130-page book collects bons mots and sage advice from speeches given because he has "a feeling for anesthesiology."Graduates--and their now-broke parents--will find a reason to smile on every page. --Brenda Pittsley

Author : Nathan Whitlock
Publisher : BackLit Insights for Readers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1770410368

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A Week of This by Nathan Whitlock Pdf

A Week of This follows the lives of an extended family over one increasingly desperate week. At the centre of the novel is 38-year-old Manda, a tough, sarcastic woman who has yet to make peace with the town she was brought to as a teenager after her parents' messy divorce. Full of barbed dialogue and hilariously deadpan descriptions of family dynamics and the kind of awkward social dances that are performed every day, A Week of This is a book for people who always feel a little out of place wherever they are.