How They Blew It

How They Blew It
Author: Jamie Oliver
Publisher: Kogan Page Publishers
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2010-07-03
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0749459654

How They Blew It is a series of eye-popping tales of entrepreneurs and business leaders who went from corporate gurus to financial disaster zones in rapid and humiliating fashion. Full of surprising details and mind-blowing sums of money, it looks at the characteristics of these leaders and the fine line between hero and zero.How They Blew It is about the people at the heart of these business catastrophes. It is about what drives them to succeed and then to fail. It is a compelling examination of the rights and wrongs of each case and it seeks to get into the minds of the people behind the business disasters and ask "Why the hell did they do that?" By examining how business ventures can go so badly wrong, you can learn to avoid those mistakes in the first place.

How It All Blew Up

How It All Blew Up
Author: Arvin Ahmadi
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2021-09-28
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0593202899

Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda goes to Italy in Arvin Ahmadi's newest incisive look at identity and what it means to find yourself by running away. Eighteen-year-old Amir Azadi always knew coming out to his Muslim family would be messy--he just didn't think it would end in an airport interrogation room. But when faced with a failed relationship, bullies, and blackmail, running away to Rome is his only option. Right? Soon, late nights with new friends and dates in the Sistine Chapel start to feel like second nature... until his old life comes knocking on his door. Now, Amir has to tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth to a US Customs officer, or risk losing his hard-won freedom. At turns uplifting and devastating, How It All Blew Up is Arvin Ahmadi's most powerful novel yet, a celebration of how life's most painful moments can live alongside the riotous, life-changing joys of discovering who you are.

You Blew It!

You Blew It!
Author: Josh Gondelman
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2015-10-06
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 0698190106

A hilarious examination of faux pas for readers of Allie Brosh’s Hyperbole and a Half and Jenny Lawson’s Let’s Pretend This Never Happened Humankind is doomed. Especially you. It’s already too late. From overstaying your welcome at a party, to leaving passive-aggressive post-its on your roommate’s belongings, to letting your date know the extent of the internet reconnaissance you did on them—you're destined to embarrass yourself again and again. In You Blew It!, Josh Gondelman, comedian and co-creator of the “Modern Seinfeld” twitter account, teams up with Joe Berkowitz, an equally wry and ruthless social-observer, to dissect a range of painfully hilarious faux pas. Breaking down the code violations of modern culture—particularly our fervent, ridiculous addiction to technology—Gondelman and Berkowitz will keep you laughing as they explore how social blunders are simply part of the mystery that is you.

No Matter How Much You Promise to Cook Or Pay the Rent You Blew It Cauze Bill Bailey Ain't Never Coming Home Again

No Matter How Much You Promise to Cook Or Pay the Rent You Blew It Cauze Bill Bailey Ain't Never Coming Home Again
Author: Edgardo Vega Yunqué
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 662
Release: 2004
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0312424027

A Washington Post Best Book of Year Winner of the 2004 Latino Book Award This sweeping drama of intimately connected families-black, white, and Latino-boldly conjures up the ever-shifting cultural mosaic that is America. At its heart is Vidamia Farrell, half Puerto Rican, half Irish, who sets out in search of the father she has never known. Her journey takes her from her affluent suburban home to the Lower East Side of Manhattan, where her father Billy Farrell now lives with his second family. Once a gifted jazz pianist, Billy lost two fingers in the Vietnam War and has since shut himself off from jazz. While Billy's colorful new family draws Vidamia into their fold, so she determines to draw her father back into the world he left behind.

Wish It. Want It. Do It.

Wish It. Want It. Do It.
Author: Brian H. Griffin
Publisher: CreateSpace
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2013-03-30
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 9781483998589

"Wish it. Want it. Do it." is the ultimate self help book. Do you wish something? Do you want something? Then Do something! Take the steps necessary to change your life. Only you can wish it. Only you can want it. You are the only one who can do it.

I Blew It!

I Blew It!
Author: Brian Dollar
Publisher: Arrows & Stones
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023-09-19
Genre:
ISBN: 9781960678331

Everyone makes mistakes-even in ministry. You forget to set the alarm. You're late for a meeting. You lock your keys in the car. Although it is frustrating, you quickly move on. After all, no one is perfect. But what about big life-defining mistakes? What do you do when you don't just mess up; you totally blow it? Is there hope? Is there help? I Blew It! is a book that will make you both laugh and cry. Brian Dollar shares his hilarious mistakes but also his tragic failures. It is a candid look at the life of a pastor and leader who has experienced God's grace and come to grips with his flaws. I Blew It! provides practical steps to help you move beyond your failures, discover their root causes, rest in God's grace, and restore wholeness. Don't hide from your mistakes. Face them head-on, and watch God prosper you through them!

How to Blow It with a Billionaire

How to Blow It with a Billionaire
Author: Alexis Hall
Publisher: Forever Yours
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017-12-12
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781455571352

A Goodreads Best of the Month pick! Be careful what you wish for . . . Once upon a time there was a totally ordinary boy who fell for a cold, beautiful prince. Only it's not a fairy tale, it's my life. The prince is a billionaire called Caspian Hart. And we're trying super hard to live happily ever after. He's everything I want, need, and can't resist: a man who looks like a god and bangs like the devil. Except he's still got his rules and he's still got his secrets . . . But if there's one thing Caspian's taught me it's that you should never settle for less than you're worth. And I'm worth his trust. I have to show him that I see him. That I'm not afraid of his passion, or his power, or his past. And that I won't settle for less than everything. NOTE: This book ends on a cliffhanger! See how Arden and Caspian's love story ends in the third book, coming early 2019! And don't miss the story of how Arden and Caspian first met! HOW TO BANG A BILLIONAIRE is available now!

Seveneves

Seveneves
Author: Neal Stephenson
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 419
Release: 2015-05-19
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0062190415

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Anathem, Reamde, and Cryptonomicon comes an exciting and thought-provoking science fiction epic—a grand story of annihilation and survival spanning five thousand years. What would happen if the world were ending? A catastrophic event renders the earth a ticking time bomb. In a feverish race against the inevitable, nations around the globe band together to devise an ambitious plan to ensure the survival of humanity far beyond our atmosphere, in outer space. But the complexities and unpredictability of human nature coupled with unforeseen challenges and dangers threaten the intrepid pioneers, until only a handful of survivors remain . . . Five thousand years later, their progeny—seven distinct races now three billion strong—embark on yet another audacious journey into the unknown . . . to an alien world utterly transformed by cataclysm and time: Earth. A writer of dazzling genius and imaginative vision, Neal Stephenson combines science, philosophy, technology, psychology, and literature in a magnificent work of speculative fiction that offers a portrait of a future that is both extraordinary and eerily recognizable. As he did in Anathem, Cryptonomicon, the Baroque Cycle, and Reamde, Stephenson explores some of our biggest ideas and perplexing challenges in a breathtaking saga that is daring, engrossing, and altogether brilliant.

And the Shofar Blew

And the Shofar Blew
Author: Francine Rivers
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Total Pages: 601
Release: 2013-05-31
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1414341431

A relevant and timely novel by the New York Times bestselling author of Redeeming Love and The Masterpiece. He seemed like the perfect pastor to lead Centerville Christian Church. She was the perfect pastor’s wife. When Paul Hudson accepted the call to pastor the struggling church, he had no idea what to expect. But it didn’t take long for Paul to turn Centerville Christian Church around. Attendance was up-way up. Everything was going so well. If only his wife could see it that way. Still, he tried not to let her quiet presence disturb him. She knew something wasn’t right, and it hadn’t been for a long time. . . . Eunice closed the bedroom door quietly and knelt beside her bed. “I’m drowning, God. I’ve never felt so alone. Who can I turn to but you, Lord? Where else does a pastor’s wife go for help when her marriage is failing and her life is out of control? Who can I trust with my anguish, Lord? Who but you?” Grasping her pillow, she pressed it tightly to her mouth so that her sobs would not be heard. “This book is a powerful and almost-prophetic statement of the church in America. . . . And the Shofar Blew is a must-read.” —Anne Graham Lotz, bestselling author and speaker “[Rivers] as usual turns in a strong narrative, posing issues that ring loud and clear.” —Booklist “Meticulously plotted, Francine Rivers’s new masterpiece, And the Shofar Blew, brims with unforgettable characters.” —Romantic Times Also available in The Francine Rivers Contemporary Collection (e-book only).