Life is a Highway

Life is a Highway
Author: Darwin Holmstrom
Publisher: Motorbooks International
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2010-10-10
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 0760338582

This collection of the most significant automotive writing to date features works from well-known authors such as Stephen King, Jack Kerouac, Peter Egan, Jeremy Clarkson, Jay Leno, P.J. O’Rourke, Rowan Atkinson, and L.J.K. Setright.

The Cancer Olympics

The Cancer Olympics
Author: Robin McGee
Publisher: FriesenPress
Total Pages: 370
Release: 2014-03
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1460229142

National Indie Excellence Award Finalist (2016) for Cancer. Pinnacle Book Achievement Award Winner (2016) for Best Inspirational. Feathered Quill Book Awards Silver Medal for Best Inspirational (2016). Book Excellence Award Finalist (2016) for Inspiration. International Book Award Finalist (2015) for Health-Cancer. Readers' Favorite Award Finalist (2015) for Grief-Hardship. USA Best Book Award Finalist (2015) for Health-Cancer. Listed in The 55 Best Self-Published Books of 2015 - Kirkus IndieReader. Diagnosed with a late-stage cancer, after years of bungled and inadequate medical attention...and then to discover that the best-practice chemotherapy is not available in your province. After her delayed diagnosis of colorectal cancer, Robin McGee reaches out to her community using a blog entitled "Robin's Cancer Olympics." Often uplifting and humourous, the blog posts and responses follow her into the harsh landscape of cancer treatment, medical regulation, and provincial politics. If she and her supporters are to be successful in lobbying the government for the chemotherapy, she must overcome many formidable and frightening hurdles. And time is running out. . . A true story, The Cancer Olympics is a suspenseful and poignant treatment of an unthinkable situation, an account of advocacy and survival that explores our deepest values regarding democracy, medicine, and friendship. Half of the proceeds from the sale of this book go to the Canadian Cancer Society and the Colorectal Cancer Association of Canada....

Down the Highway

Down the Highway
Author: Howard Sounes
Publisher: Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
Total Pages: 460
Release: 2011-05-24
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0802195458

The acclaimed biography—now updated and revised. “Many writers have tried to probe [Dylan’s] life, but never has it been done so well, so captivatingly” (The Boston Globe). Howard Sounes’s Down the Highway broke news about Dylan’s fiercely guarded personal life and set the standard as the most comprehensive and riveting biography on Bob Dylan. Now this edition continues to document the iconic songwriter’s life through new interviews and reporting, covering the release of Dylan’s first #1 album since the seventies, recognition from the Pulitzer Prize jury for his influence on popular culture, and the publication of his bestselling memoir, giving full appreciation to his artistic achievements and profound significance. Candid and refreshing, Down the Highway is a sincere tribute to Dylan’s seminal place in postwar American cultural history, and remains an essential book for the millions of people who have enjoyed Dylan’s music over the years. “Irresistible . . . Finally puts Dylan the human being in the rocket’s red glare.” —Detroit Free Press

Life Is A Highway

Life Is A Highway
Author: Simone Beaudelaire
Publisher: Next Chapter
Total Pages: 121
Release: 2022-08-24
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

It’s 1975 and the recession is waning, but for the small town of Beulah, Illinois, life will never be the same. An industrial accident has claimed the lives of five workers, leaving their wives and children struggling, and the company is fighting to deny their wrongful death payout. Hi, I'm Janet and you might be wondering why I care. I run a bar, right? But my sister, Thea, is one of those widows. She’s struggling to raise two kids alone. I’m helping, along with my daughter Brandy and my boyfriend, Rick, but she's still in a tough place. And while her attitude is starting to get on my nerves, she’s still my sister. I can’t leave her to face all these troubles alone. To make matters worse, the manager isn’t done causing trouble. It may just be in everyone's best interest if we make an unscheduled road trip to another state, where we can build a new life. All we want is a fresh start, far from the terrible memories. If we can survive the journey. NOTE: This romantic suspense novella contains sexy scenes and strong language.

Life is a Highway

Life is a Highway
Author: Ian C Byrd
Publisher:
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2018-07-26
Genre:
ISBN: 9781775140504

This Book Excellence Award-Winning Book already has more than 15,000 copies distributed! Life is a Highway will help you make spiritual growth a priority even amidst the distractions of life's urgent demands. Drawing upon portions of his own life journey, Ian Byrd provides guidance for transforming difficult moments into times of renewed strength, expectancy, and encouragement as we draw closer to the father heart of God and come to understand His goodness. You will learn how to become better as you wait and persevere, even when circumstances pull towards bitterness and cynicism. Finally, Ian explores how to finish strong and leave a legacy, avoiding the pitfalls that can trip us up and prevent a hard run to the finish line. This unique perspective on life's journey will leave you inspired, challenged and encouraged!

Divided Highways

Divided Highways
Author: Tom Lewis
Publisher: Penguin Group
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1999
Genre: Interstate Highway System
ISBN: 9780140267716

In Divided Highways, Tom Lewis tells the monumental story of the largest engineered structure ever built: the Interstate Highway System. Here is one of the great untold tales of American enterprise, recounted entirely through the stories of the human beings who thought up, mapped out, poured, paved - and tried to stop - the Interstates. Conceived and spearheaded by Thomas "the Chief" MacDonald, the iron-willed bureaucrat from the muddy farmlands of Iowa who rose to unrivaled power, the highway system was propelled forward through the pathbreaking efforts of brilliant engineers, argued over by politicians of every ideological and moral stripe, reviled by the citizens whose lives it devastated, and lauded as the greatest public works project in U.S. history.

Life Is a Road, Ride It Hard!

Life Is a Road, Ride It Hard!
Author: Daniel Meyer
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 157
Release: 2005-08
Genre: Alaska
ISBN: 0595360815

"That would have been unnerving enough, but the shape of the thing convinced me it moved with a purpose. What I saw, just for a moment, was a dragon. Born of lightning and fire, it flew into the air, writhed in the pleasure of its freedom, and screamed in ecstasy as it flew toward me " 10,158 miles. Incredible thunderstorms, raging forest fires, dense smoke, hail, sleet, cops, a half-a-dozen paramedics, bears, and even a dragon or two you know the usual stuff. Ride the Alaskan Highway all the way there and back again. It's 4365 miles each way, Dallas to Fairbanks

Life is a Road, the Soul is a Motorcycle

Life is a Road, the Soul is a Motorcycle
Author: Daniel Meyer
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2003-03-05
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0595269907

"I was on a lonely stretch of road. There were no lights other than the moon and stars, and I had not encountered any traffic in at least 10 minutes. Far ahead of me a figure stepped out of the brush and stood on the shoulder of the road. The figure was still far out of my headlight range, but was visible as a stunning and marvelous silhouette in the bright moonlight." Capturing the essence of the riding experience through a series of adventures and a candid look into the author s mind, this book explodes the myths and shows the reader something few books have before-the complex motivations of an avid motorcycle rider.

The Devil's Highway

The Devil's Highway
Author: Luis Alberto Urrea
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2008-11-16
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 031604928X

This important book from a Pulitzer Prize finalist follows the brutal journey a group of men take to cross the Mexican border: "the single most compelling, lucid, and lyrical contemporary account of the absurdity of U.S. border policy" (The Atlantic). In May 2001, a group of men attempted to cross the Mexican border into the desert of southern Arizona, through the deadliest region of the continent, the "Devil's Highway." Three years later, Luis Alberto Urrea wrote about what happened to them. The result was a national bestseller, a Pulitzer Prize finalist, a "book of the year" in multiple newspapers, and a work proclaimed as a modern American classic.