Wired Shut

Wired Shut
Author: Kevin McCordic
Publisher: Independently Published
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2020-05-07
Genre:
ISBN:

What do award-winning student athletes, summa cum laude STEM majors, and social chairs who seem to be everywhere at once all have in common? Fundamentals. A few core understandings that drive all of their decisions.In this book, Kevin McCordic outlines the 21 most important fundamentals, or keys, for college students.Transitioning into college can be the biggest change a student has faced up until that point in life. Finding balance during this transition is crucial. The simple truth is that it is possible to find balance and success in every area of college. You can get straight As, go out most nights, maintain great health and pursue your own goals and ambitions all at the same time. Once you understand some of the tricks of the trade, it's not even difficult. It's easy.In this manifesto on college life, you'll learn: - How to eliminate 50% of your work and boost your GPA at the same time- How to improve your health while going out multiple times per week- How to upgrade your social skills by using the combined research of a computer scientist and psychologist- How to use self-investing to get 100x returns on an investmentAnd 17 other keys to making the most out of colleg

Down and Back

Down and Back
Author: Justin Bourne
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2023-02-14
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0735245010

For readers of Nine Lessons I Learned from My Father and Hockey Confidential, Down and Back tells broadcaster Justin Bourne’s story of following his Hall-of-Fame father not only to the NHL, but also into rehab. Bob Bourne was everything a son wants to emulate—an NHL All-Star, a Sports Illustrated “Sportsman of the Year,” a Stanley Cup champion. Justin Bourne followed in those huge footsteps, leading his teams in scoring year after year, and finally garnering an invitation to the New York Islanders’ training camp—the same team his father had played for. But Bourne was also following his father down a darker path. Though he hadn’t begun drinking until he was 21, by 36 his drinking had nearly swamped his career and his marriage. In an act of brutal self-honesty—which may not have been possible if not for his understanding of how lying spurred by alcoholism can cause a family pain—Bourne got help, got sober, and confronted what his father and the game mean to him. Down and Back is a frank and unflinching appraisal of the game and Bourne’s relationship with it: the violence and danger, the booze and drugs, the consequences of fame. But it is also an honest look at what is redeeming about the sport, through the eyes of someone who grew up in NHL dressing rooms, who has skated on NHL ice as both a player and a coach, and who inherited the game from a man he’s grown to better understand by looking more closely at himself.

Kanye West

Kanye West
Author: Audrey Borus
Publisher: ABDO
Total Pages: 114
Release: 2013-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1617836230

Chronicles the life of the popular rapper who began his career behind the scenes as a music producer.

After Your Jaw Surgery - Practical and Helpful Information You Should Know

After Your Jaw Surgery - Practical and Helpful Information You Should Know
Author: Jayne Flaagan
Publisher: Husky Publishing
Total Pages: 81
Release: 2014-02-13
Genre: Cooking
ISBN:

The author underwent jaw surgery and woke up with her jaws wired shut – which also meant that she would be living on a liquid diet. Flaagan was unable to find very little helpful information on the subject of living with her jaws wired shut and did not realize all the factors that would be involved. She had to “play it by ear.” This book will give you day-to day helpful information and advice about living on a liquid diet. Knowing before-hand what to expect after your jaw surgery will help prevent you from many negative experiences. This book has been written to help you on your journey as you live on a liquid diet, whether your jaws are wired shut or not. You do not need to learn everything the hard way, as Flaagan did. She has “been there” and she can help. Being prepared really is half the battle!

Save Me

Save Me
Author: Africa Fine
Publisher: Genesis Press, Inc.
Total Pages: 169
Release: 2009-07-07
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1585716103

Ellison Emory begins college with both hope and trepidation. It has been only a year since his mother died, his relationship with his father has deteriorated beyond repair and Duke University offers him a much-needed fresh start. Ellison's life takes a turn for the better when he meets Angela. He nurses a secret crush on her until his roommate, Jason, announces that he's fallen for her, dooming Ellison to watch the woman he loves from the sidelines. However, Ellison soon finds himself embroiled in a love triangle that destroys his friendship with Jason and his relationship with Angela. Ellison's struggles during his senior year lead him back to both his father and Angela. He is trying to find answers, but those answers may destroy Ellison's future.

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Publisher: Delene Kvasnicka
Total Pages: 349
Release:
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The Briefing

The Briefing
Author: Sean Spicer
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 309
Release: 2018-07-24
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1621578151

NOW A NATIONAL BESTSELLER! Wall Street Journal Bestseller USA Today Bestseller Publisher’s Weekly Bestseller Conservative Book Club Bestseller “One of the best reads of 2018." — Sean Hannity "The book is well worth your time." — Megyn Kelly "A story told with both heart and knowledge. Really good, go get it!" — President Donald J. Trump No job is more of a pressure cooker than being a White House press secretary…especially in this White House. For more than two decades, Sean Spicer had been a respected political insider, working as a campaign and communications strategist. But in December 2016, he got the call of a lifetime. President-elect Donald J. Trump had chosen him to be the White House press secretary. And life hasn’t been the same since. When he accepted the job, Spicer was far from a household name. But then he walked into the bright lights of the briefing room, and the cameras started rolling. His every word was scrutinized. Every movement was parodied. Every detail became a meme. And that’s just the public side. Behind the scenes, things were almost as difficult in an administration plagued by leaks that frustrated and angered both Spicer and the president. Not to mention the extraordinary pressures on Spicer’s family and his faith. Now, in his provocative and enlightening political memoir, The Briefing, Spicer reveals the truth behind some of the biggest news stories of our time, and he offers a glimpse into what it’s like to stand at the press secretary’s podium—and how he got there. The Briefing is the first insider account written by someone who worked on the Trump campaign, with the Trump transition team, and in the Trump White House—and has seen Donald Trump rallying voters, building an administration, and making crucial policy decisions. Spicer’s riveting and personal account makes The Briefing the must-read political memoir of the year.

Life, Death, and Somewhere in Between

Life, Death, and Somewhere in Between
Author: Jeff Hielkema
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 201
Release: 2012-08-27
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1477261184

Life, Death, and Somewhere In Between is the deeply personal story of one mans journey through some of the roughest obstacles in his life. The author shares the sights, sounds, thoughts, and emotions that resulted from life-altering events, including the deaths of his sixty-three-year-old mother and eighteen-year-old daughter within eight weeks of each other; the near death of his twenty-four-year-old daughter four years later; how performing CPR on a seventeen-year-old male profoundly affected his life; and the authors own out-of-body experience as a teenager due to a farm accident. Life, Death, and Somewhere In Between is the story of how it all ties together and shows that ultimately, LIFE WINS.

Boy on Ice: The Life and Death of Derek Boogaard

Boy on Ice: The Life and Death of Derek Boogaard
Author: John Branch
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages: 277
Release: 2014-10-01
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0393245969

“Shows us, in tender detail, a life consumed by our unholy appetites.”—Steve Almond, New York Times Book Review The tragic death of hockey star Derek Boogaard at twenty-eight was front-page news across the country in 2011 and helped shatter the silence about violence and concussions in professional sports. Now, in a gripping work of narrative nonfiction, acclaimed reporter John Branch tells the shocking story of Boogaard's life and heartbreaking death. Boy on Ice is the richly told story of a mountain of a man who made it to the absolute pinnacle of his sport. Widely regarded as the toughest man in the NHL, Boogaard was a gentle man off the ice but a merciless fighter on it. With great narrative drive, Branch recounts Boogaard's unlikely journey from lumbering kid playing pond-hockey on the prairies of Saskatchewan, so big his skates would routinely break beneath his feet; to his teenaged junior hockey days, when one brutal outburst of violence brought Boogaard to the attention of professional scouts; to his days and nights as a star enforcer with the Minnesota Wild and the storied New York Rangers, capable of delivering career-ending punches and intimidating entire teams. But, as Branch reveals, behind the scenes Boogaard's injuries and concussions were mounting and his mental state was deteriorating, culminating in his early death from an overdose of alcohol and painkillers. Based on months of investigation and hundreds of interviews with Boogaard's family, friends, teammates, and coaches, Boy on Ice is a brilliant work for fans of Michael Lewis's The Blind Side or Buzz Bissinger's Friday Night Lights. This is a book that raises deep and disturbing questions about the systemic brutality of contact sports—from peewees to professionals—and the damage that reaches far beyond the game.