All He Wanted Was a Real One

All He Wanted Was a Real One
Author: Jahquel J.
Publisher: Sullivan Group Publishing
Total Pages: 284
Release: 2016-02-22
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1648405576

Tracy never thought that he would be the guardian of his two younger sisters, especially a teenager. After his mother dropped them off and never looked back, he pulled his sleeves up and left the streets alone. Trading in his guns for construction boots and a vest, he puts in work at a job to provide for his sisters. Not being able to be home until late, he depends on his sixteen-year-old sister, Traylee to make sure their seven-year-old sister, Stacy is good. When Traylee is busy being a sixteen-year-old, a chain of events causes Tracy to revaluate his life and weather the storm that is being thrown toward his family. Not being one to mess with a chick because, let's be real, in a world full of artificial, he's looking for that real one. When he meets her, will she be as real as he wants her to be? One call in the middle of the night from a nonchalant caller changes Lavie's entire world. Raising her seventeen-year-old brother and running her veterinary practice, all while making sure her brother's grades are good enough to get into college in the fall, is enough for anybody to be overwhelmed. When she finds out Michael has been up to things he shouldn't have, will she stick by his side? Or will she throw him to the wolves? Having a dark past of her own, Lavie knows what the streets will do to you. The life she and her best friend, Heaven, came from is enough for her to keep her brother sheltered from it. Vowing to take her secrets to the grave, she builds up walls. What happens when one of her secrets comes popping back into her life? Heaven is in love with Lucus. Lucus is in love with Heaven. Lucus' family isn't in love with his black girlfriend and biracial child. Making him choose between Heaven or his family, Lucus picks Heaven and their daughter, Honor. Coming from wealth and being cut off causes problems with Lucus who is at a job that is barely giving him hours. With a mortgage and slew of bills under their belt, Heaven takes matters into her own hands to make the load lighter. Will this cause issues in their relationship? The life of pink clothes, ponytails and the little infant that resembles him isn't what Kas is used to. Yet, with the mother of his child, Tyra, serving in the Navy overseas, he has no choice but to become the sole provider for his daughter, Nomi. While trying to be single father, run a mechanic shop and maintain a long distance relationship with his secretive girlfriend, he's stretched pretty thin. When his neighbor, Laylani starts coming around, feelings get involved and hearts will get broken. Will Kas make it work Tyra, while raising their child or will he throw caution in the wind and start something Laylani? He might have had some, but he need a real one.

The Last Lecture

The Last Lecture
Author: Randy Pausch
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010
Genre: Cancer
ISBN: 9780340978504

The author, a computer science professor diagnosed with terminal cancer, explores his life, the lessons that he has learned, how he has worked to achieve his childhood dreams, and the effect of his diagnosis on him and his family.

All She Wanted

All She Wanted
Author: Aphrodite Jones
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 348
Release: 1996
Genre: Crime
ISBN: 0671023888

The story of the murder of three people in Nebraska, including a girl posing as a boy.

Hyperbole and a Half

Hyperbole and a Half
Author: Allie Brosh
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2013-10-29
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 1451666187

#1 New York Times Bestseller “Funny and smart as hell” (Bill Gates), Allie Brosh’s Hyperbole and a Half showcases her unique voice, leaping wit, and her ability to capture complex emotions with deceptively simple illustrations. FROM THE PUBLISHER: Every time Allie Brosh posts something new on her hugely popular blog Hyperbole and a Half the internet rejoices. This full-color, beautifully illustrated edition features more than fifty percent new content, with ten never-before-seen essays and one wholly revised and expanded piece as well as classics from the website like, “The God of Cake,” “Dogs Don’t Understand Basic Concepts Like Moving,” and her astonishing, “Adventures in Depression,” and “Depression Part Two,” which have been hailed as some of the most insightful meditations on the disease ever written. Brosh’s debut marks the launch of a major new American humorist who will surely make even the biggest scrooge or snob laugh. We dare you not to. FROM THE AUTHOR: This is a book I wrote. Because I wrote it, I had to figure out what to put on the back cover to explain what it is. I tried to write a long, third-person summary that would imply how great the book is and also sound vaguely authoritative—like maybe someone who isn’t me wrote it—but I soon discovered that I’m not sneaky enough to pull it off convincingly. So I decided to just make a list of things that are in the book: Pictures Words Stories about things that happened to me Stories about things that happened to other people because of me Eight billion dollars* Stories about dogs The secret to eternal happiness* *These are lies. Perhaps I have underestimated my sneakiness!

I Always Wanted One

I Always Wanted One
Author: Olivier Tallec
Publisher: words & pictures
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2020-08-18
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0711255288

He had always wanted one ever since he was little… He might not be the one he would have picked himself. He has some strange habits, eats weird food and disappears for hours of the day. But he is perfect really, in his own way. This is the classic story of a boy and his best friend but with a twist! Told from the perspective of the dog, this book is a hilarious, touching and fresh take on the relationship between a boy and his dog, or in this case, a dog and his boy. Written and illustrated by the wonderfully talented Olivier Tallec, this is book would make the perfect story for a child with a furry best friend.

Wanted One Surrogate Mother

Wanted One Surrogate Mother
Author: Las Chance
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 549
Release: 2012-08-31
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1477262792

Austin Blackburn a wealthy businessman and his best childhood friend Dr. Bo Brooks lived next door to each in New York City. Both men always had a very large number of women who were doing their very best to get their hooks into them, but so far they had managed to dodge the bullet. Lately Austin had started to want more out of life than the usual love and leave them life, he and his friend Bo had been living. He wanted an heir. However he did not want a wife only an heir. Austin decided that a surrogate mother was the only way to go. Karen was a young woman who had moved to New York from a small Southern town right out of high school. Shortly after arriving in New York she got a job at a well established church on the out skirts of the city as the secretary to the good Reverend St. Johns. Who proved not to be such a good reverend after all.

Make Your Bed

Make Your Bed
Author: Admiral William H. McRaven
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2017-04-04
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1455570230

Based on a Navy SEAL's inspiring graduation speech, this #1 New York Times bestseller of powerful life lessons "should be read by every leader in America" (Wall Street Journal). If you want to change the world, start off by making your bed. On May 17, 2014, Admiral William H. McRaven addressed the graduating class of the University of Texas at Austin on their Commencement day. Taking inspiration from the university's slogan, "What starts here changes the world," he shared the ten principles he learned during Navy Seal training that helped him overcome challenges not only in his training and long Naval career, but also throughout his life; and he explained how anyone can use these basic lessons to change themselves-and the world-for the better. Admiral McRaven's original speech went viral with over 10 million views. Building on the core tenets laid out in his speech, McRaven now recounts tales from his own life and from those of people he encountered during his military service who dealt with hardship and made tough decisions with determination, compassion, honor, and courage. Told with great humility and optimism, this timeless book provides simple wisdom, practical advice, and words of encouragement that will inspire readers to achieve more, even in life's darkest moments. "Powerful." --USA Today "Full of captivating personal anecdotes from inside the national security vault." --Washington Post "Superb, smart, and succinct." --Forbes

Top Five Regrets of the Dying

Top Five Regrets of the Dying
Author: Bronnie Ware
Publisher: Hay House, Inc
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2019-08-13
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1401956009

Revised edition of the best-selling memoir that has been read by over a million people worldwide with translations in 29 languages. After too many years of unfulfilling work, Bronnie Ware began searching for a job with heart. Despite having no formal qualifications or previous experience in the field, she found herself working in palliative care. During the time she spent tending to those who were dying, Bronnie's life was transformed. Later, she wrote an Internet blog post, outlining the most common regrets that the people she had cared for had expressed. The post gained so much momentum that it was viewed by more than three million readers worldwide in its first year. At the request of many, Bronnie subsequently wrote a book, The Top Five Regrets of the Dying, to share her story. Bronnie has had a colourful and diverse life. By applying the lessons of those nearing their death to her own life, she developed an understanding that it is possible for everyone, if we make the right choices, to die with peace of mind. In this revised edition of the best-selling memoir that has been read by over a million people worldwide, with translations in 29 languages, Bronnie expresses how significant these regrets are and how we can positively address these issues while we still have the time. The Top Five Regrets of the Dying gives hope for a better world. It is a courageous, life-changing book that will leave you feeling more compassionate and inspired to live the life you are truly here to live.