Somebody S Gotta Do It

Author : Adrienne Martini
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2020-03-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781250247629

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Somebody's Gotta Do It by Adrienne Martini Pdf

“50 percent memoir, 50 percent advice manual, and 100 percent heart.” —The New York Times Somebody's Gotta Do It is a humorous (and instructive) memoir about a progressive woman who runs for very small-town elected office in a red county—and wins (yay!)—and then realizes the critical importance of the job. Back in the fall of 2016, before casting her vote for Hillary Clinton, Adrienne Martini, a knitter, a runner, a mom, and a resident of rural Otsego County in snowy upstate New York, knew who her Senators were, wasn’t too sure who her Congressman was, and had only vague inklings about who her state reps were. She’s always thought of politicians as . . . oily. Then she spent election night curled in bed, texting her husband, who was at work, unable to stop shaking. And after the presidential inauguration, she reached out to Dave, a friend of a friend, who was involved in the Otsego County Democratic Party. Maybe she could help out with phone calls or fundraising? But Dave’s idea was: she should run for office. Someone had to do it. And so, in the year that 26,000 women (up from 920 the year before) contacted Emily’s List about running for offices large and small, Adrienne Martini ran for the District 12 seat on the Otsego County Board. And became one of the 14 delegates who collectively serve one rural American county, overseeing a budget of $130 million. Highway repair? Soil and water conservation? Child safety? Want wifi? Need a coroner? It turns out, local office matters. A lot.

Author : Mike Rowe
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2021-10-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781982131470

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The Way I Heard It by Mike Rowe Pdf

Emmy-award winning gadfly Rowe presents a ridiculously entertaining, seriously fascinating collection of his favorite episodes from America's #1 short-form podcast, The Way I Heard It, along with a host of memories, ruminations, illustrations, and insights.

Author : Mary B. Morrison
Publisher : Kensington Publishing Corp.
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2010-04-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780758263759

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Somebody's Gotta Be On Top by Mary B. Morrison Pdf

In Mary B. Morrison's national bestsellers Never Again Once More and He's Just a Friend, readers met playboy heir Darius Jones and reckless-in-love Fancy Taylor. Now, in this achingly poignant, deliciously sensual erotic novel, she takes Darius's relationships further and explores the ways men and women surrender themselves in order to gain the love they're desperately seeking. . . "The only time a woman should be on top is during sex. . ." So says Darius Jones. At just twenty-two, the baby boy has grown--bigger, taller, sexier, hotter--but he hasn't necessarily grown up. Maybe he isn't messing with the women on his mama's staff anymore, but he's still messing with people's lives and messing up his own. For Darius, "If it doesn't make money, it doesn't make sense." And that goes for women, too. Women are there to give him what he wants, the way he wants it. Not that he doesn't know how to pleasure a sister; he just doesn't want them telling him the way it's going to be. On anything. Ever. Including his mother. If his mother was a liar, then every other woman was, too. That's why he relocates from Washington, D.C. to Los Angeles, near his mama's business, where he sets up his own company, Somebody's Gotta Be on Top Enterprises. And it's no secret who that somebody's got to be. Now that Darius is all about the control--getting it, keeping it, and taking it away, if need be--he's sure he can apply that principle to finding "the one." But trying to be on top all the time only gets him into trouble with the women in his life, women like. . . Ciara Monroe, president of a rival company. She's earned power and respect the hard way, but Darius isn't about to be outsmarted by her. . .not in bed and not in business. He's going after Ciara on a personal level, digging up the dirt on her past. It's a move that will cost him, and Ciara's not leaving before she confronts him about his feelings for Ashlee. . . Ashlee Anderson is the stepsister who's more than just his friend. She's also the woman he loves and desires. When Darius convinces Ashlee to live with him and manage his finance department, he never expects her to fall for his half-brother, Kevin Williams. Darius will do anything to split them apart, even if it means risking his business. But there's one woman who's got Darius's number. . . Fancy Taylor. With skin like brown sugar, and the bearing of a fine queen, Fancy definitely intrigues Darius. If he didn't have his heart set on conquering Ashlee no matter what, he'd enjoy sampling what the lady has to offer, but that's all. Fancy's a woman with a past that precludes her from being serious relationship material. But fate has a way of stepping in and putting the wrong people on the right path, if they're not too foolish to see it. . . Still harboring the wounds of his mother's deception and a childhood without his biological father, caught between an all-consuming pride and the call of his own untrusting heart, Darius has a lot to learn: about life, women, and what it takes to find and nurture real love. And if he's not careful, he might just end up on the bottom of everything.

Author : Neal Boortz
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2007-02-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780060878207

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Somebody's Gotta Say It by Neal Boortz Pdf

The bestselling author of "The FairTax Book" returns with a hilarious but serious-as-taxes creed that covers all the issues that get Neal and his talk-radio audience hot under the collar on a daily basis.

Author : Jeff Bredenberg
Publisher : Rodale
Page : 548 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1999-12-17
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 1579540198

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Clean It Fast, Clean It Right by Jeff Bredenberg Pdf

Drawing on the knowledge of more than two hundred experts, this reference offers advice on cleaning, removing problem spots, saving money, and developing efficient cleaning methods

Author : Garry Sherman,Peter Udell
Publisher : Samuel French, Inc.
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Christmas plays
ISBN : 0573681759

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Christmas is Comin' Uptown by Garry Sherman,Peter Udell Pdf

Author : Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1560 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2024-05-01
Category : Copyright
ISBN : STANFORD:36105119498215

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Catalog of Copyright Entries by Library of Congress. Copyright Office Pdf

Author : Peggy Rowe
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2018-11-13
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781948677172

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About My Mother by Peggy Rowe Pdf

A Message from Mike Rowe, the Dirty Jobs Guy: Just to be clear, About My Mother is a book about my grandmother, written by my mother. That’s not to say it’s not about my mother—it is. In fact, About My Mother is as much about my mother as it is about my grandmother. In that sense, it’s really a book about “mothers.” …It is not, however, a book written by me. True, I did write the foreword. But it doesn’t mean I’ve written a book about my mother. I haven’t. Nor does it mean my mother’s book is about her son. It isn’t. It’s about my grandmother. And my mother. Just to be clear.—Mike A love letter to mothers everywhere, About My Mother will make you laugh and cry—and see yourself in its reflection. Peggy Rowe’s story of growing up as the daughter of Thelma Knobel is filled with warmth and humor. But Thelma could be your mother—there’s a Thelma in everyone’s life. Shes the person taking charge—the one who knows instinctively how things should be. Today Thelma would be described as an alpha personality, but while growing up, her daughter Peggy saw her as a dictator—albeit a benevolent, loving one. They clashed from the beginning—Peggy, the horse-crazy tomboy, and Thelma, the genteel-yet-still-controlling mother, committed to raising two refined, ladylike daughters. Good luck. When major league baseball came to town in the early 1950s and turned sophisticated Thelma into a crazed Baltimore Orioles groupie, nobody was more surprised and embarrassed than Peggy. Life became a series of compromises—Thelma tolerating a daughter who pitched manure and galloped the countryside, while Peggy learned to tolerate the whacky Orioles fan who threw her underwear at the television, shouted insults at umpires, and lived by the orange-and-black schedule taped to the refrigerator door. Sometimes, we’re more alike than we know. And in case you’re wondering, Peggy knows a thing or two about dirty jobs herself…

Author : Dan Abnett,Andy Lanning
Publisher : Marvel Entertainment
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2020-08-19
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781302520687

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Guardians Of The Galaxy by Dan Abnett,Andy Lanning Pdf

Collects Guardians of the Galaxy (2008) #1-12. Continuing the series of graphic novels handpicked by Marvel Editorial to showcase pivotal story lines written and drawn by some of Marvel’s most acclaimed creators! Out of the ashes of ANNIHILATION: CONQUEST, Marvel’s sci-fi heroes unite to protect the cosmos! Back-to-back cataclysmic conflicts have weakened the boundaries of our reality. Dark gods and monsters are seeping through the cracks. In the face of terror, who stands to defend a desperate universe? Star-Lord and his squad of butt kickers — the modern-day Guardians of the Galaxy! Gamora, Drax, Rocket Raccoon, Groot and Mantis — plus Quasar and Adam Warlock — are a dysfunctional team with a big future…unless the Universal Church of Truth has its way! But why are the 31st-century Guardians of tomorrow — Major Victory and Starhawk — here too? Bug, Moondragon and Cosmo the space dog join the fun even as a fresh war looms — in an entertaining and action-packed story that revitalized the Guardians for a new era!

Author : Randy Pausch
Publisher : Hachette Books
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2008-04-08
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781401395513

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The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch Pdf

After being diagnosed with terminal cancer, a professor shares the lessons he's learned—about living in the present, building a legacy, and taking full advantage of the time you have—in this life-changing classic. "We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand." —Randy Pausch A lot of professors give talks titled "The Last Lecture." Professors are asked to consider their demise and to ruminate on what matters most to them. And while they speak, audiences can't help but mull over the same question: What wisdom would we impart to the world if we knew it was our last chance? If we had to vanish tomorrow, what would we want as our legacy? When Randy Pausch, a computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon, was asked to give such a lecture, he didn't have to imagine it as his last, since he had recently been diagnosed with terminal cancer. But the lecture he gave—"Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams"—wasn't about dying. It was about the importance of overcoming obstacles, of enabling the dreams of others, of seizing every moment (because "time is all you have . . . and you may find one day that you have less than you think"). It was a summation of everything Randy had come to believe. It was about living. In this book, Randy Pausch has combined the humor, inspiration and intelligence that made his lecture such a phenomenon and given it an indelible form. It is a book that will be shared for generations to come.

Author : Sasha Cervantes
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2010-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781449044152

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Consequences by Sasha Cervantes Pdf

What does meat have to do with pollution, world hunger, deadly pandemics, global warming, even God? Consequences is an imaginative, thought-provoking story rife with memorable characters and sassy dialogue that will make you laugh, cringe, and wonder what will happen next--as it reveals how the world's ravenous appetite for meat and fast food leads to far-reaching destructive outcomes; and it tells how, if we fail to change our ways, the world as we know it will surely die. The book also imparts spiritual insights and information on how to improve your health and our planet's. You will never look at animals or meat the same way again.

Author : Travis Mills,Marcus Brotherton
Publisher : Convergent Books
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2016-10-25
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781101904800

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Tough As They Come by Travis Mills,Marcus Brotherton Pdf

Thousands have been wounded in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Five have survived quadruple amputee injuries. This is one soldier's story. Thousands of soldiers die every year to defend their country. United States Army Staff Sergeant Travis Mills was sure that he would become another statistic when, during his third tour of duty in Afghanistan, he was caught in an IED blast four days before his twenty-fifth birthday. Against the odds, he lived, but at a severe cost—Travis became one of only five soldiers from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq to survive a quadruple amputation. Suddenly forced to reconcile with the fact that he no longer had arms or legs, Travis was faced with a future drastically different from the one he had imagined for himself. He would never again be able to lead his squad, stroke his fingers against his wife’s cheek, or pick up his infant daughter. Travis struggled through the painful and anxious days of rehabilitation so that he could regain the strength to live his life to the fullest. With enormous willpower and endurance, the unconditional love of his family, and a generous amount of faith, Travis shocked everyone with his remarkable recovery. Even without limbs, he still swims, dances with his wife, rides mountain bikes, and drives his daughter to school. Travis inspires thousands every day with his remarkable journey. He doesn’t want to be thought of as wounded. “I'm just a man with scars,” he says, “living life to the fullest and best I know how.”

Author : Whitney Johnson
Publisher : Harvard Business Press
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2022-01-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781647821166

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Smart Growth by Whitney Johnson Pdf

A Wall Street Journal bestseller Named one of 10 Best New Management Books for 2022 by Thinkers50 Creating a culture of learning and growth. Growth is the goal. Helping people develop their potential—enabling them to articulate and become the self they want to be, are capable of being, and that best serves them and others in the short and long term—is what we as individuals and leaders strive toward. But how do we grow? It turns out it happens in a predictable way, which means we can understand where we are in our growth and chart a way forward. In this compact, complete guide, Whitney Johnson dives more deeply than ever into the S Curve of Learning so that you can envision how growth happens and direct yourself and others in your organization to create a culture that fosters it. The growth and learning journey comes in three phases: the Launch Point, the Sweet Spot, and Mastery. Compelling examples of successful people will show you when and why growth is slow, how to keep going, what to do when growth and learning are almost too fast to keep up with, and how to leap from one growth journey to another. As individuals grow, so do organizations and societies. Growth is learning put into action—action that betters the world as we better ourselves and our small niches, both personal and professional, within it. Growth occurs when learning is internalized—when we try something new and invest the effort to move it from being something we do to something we are.

Author : Deborah LeBlanc
Publisher : Harlequin
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2010-12-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1426876246

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The Wolven by Deborah LeBlanc Pdf

Someone—or something—is systematically murdering the members of Danyon Stone's werewolf pack. As Alpha, he knows that finding and punishing the murderous entity is his responsibility, and he's not about to rest until he sees justice done. But to stop the slayings he has to accept help from the most unlikely source—a wickedly sensual mortal woman. Mystic-shop owner Shauna MacDonald has a special interest in the recent string of otherworldly deaths. As the Keeper of the werewolves, it's her duty to guard and protect the packs. Working by Danyon's side to stop an unknown killer—and trying to deny the potency of their illicit attraction—poses a threat to her heart unlike any she's ever known, ;and if she becomes the killer's next target, it could be the death of her….

Author : Heather Graham,Alexandra Sokoloff,Deborah LeBlanc
Publisher : Harlequin
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781459256002

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The Keepers Box Set by Heather Graham,Alexandra Sokoloff,Deborah LeBlanc Pdf

The Keepers by New York Times bestselling author Heather Graham The Shifters by Alexandra Sokoloff The Wolven by Deborah LeBlanc The Keepers: Three extraordinary sisters, part of an elite group possessing superior skill and strength and whose duty it is to maintain peace between the Mortals and the Otherworldly, are balancing the duties of their birthrights and the yearnings of their hearts. Don’t miss three extraordinary romances led by NYT bestselling author Heather Graham in THE KEEPERS, followed by THE SHIFTERS by Alexandra Sokoloff and THE WOLVEN by Deborah LeBlanc.