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Books > Sport & Leisure > Humour
Victor Hugo once said There is one thing stronger than all the
armies in the world, and that is an idea whose time has come. For
55 years, it had not even dawned on me that I was a writer. My
first clue should have been when I realized that there absolutely
wasn't anything about which I didn't have an opinion. For five
years I published a weekly newsletter for my church. No one else
seemed to want to do it, and it was something that I loved doing.
The fourteen years that I worked as an Insurance Agent should also
have given me a nudge. I often gave group presentations that
included stories about so many of my life experiences. Many clients
encouraged me to write them down and share them with others. But it
took a life-changing crisis that made me take a look within and
find why God had placed me here. I have written a collection of
insights that I gained during the first half of my life. Each
chapter begins with a joke, a thought or a scripture that I believe
God laid on my heart. The body of each chapter consists of a
relating experience, insight or lesson that I gained. And each
chapter is completed with a prayer. I have noticed how people are
enjoying inspirational books that are also a Quick read such as
mine. I submitted Chapter Five to the Indianapolis Star and it was
published in the Faith and Values section of that newspaper. I
think that one sign that a book could be good is when the reader
wants more. Each person who has read these chapters did exactly
that and asked if they can pass on to others what they have enjoyed
or gained from my book. I would like to thank you in advance for
taking the time to read some of what I believe God has shown me in
my life. Come Share The Cookies. Lord, bless this reader, Amen.
Written by sex educator and body-positivity advocate Ruby Rare, Sex
Ed is the practical and fun guide to sex that you've always wanted
- but never known how to ask for. This is the information you
should have been taught at school: a no-holds-barred roadmap that
covers everything from how the brain is the most important sex
organ and how to communicate what you want to yourself and a
partner, all the way down to the messy stuff - solo sex, orgasms,
touching, kissing, blow jobs, cunnilingus, anal play, lube, toys,
kegels. After all, sex education shouldn't start and end with
putting a condom on a banana.
A Hollywood California resident, a low keyed yet aristocratic man
was cherry picking high profile private investigations as he
followed in his grandfather's footsteps. With the passing of his
not so famous parents he inherited a great deal of money which made
his driven ambition to obtain greatness in the world as a private
eye only an egotistical goal as opposed to one of any financial
return. As it turned out, the twisted hand of fate dealt the
celebrated Thin Man third generation offspring a fatal financial
blow. From the glitz and glamour of Hollywood to the blue collar
life in Detroit; The Son of a Son of the Thin Man, Nicholas Charles
III made the transition from millionaire to bar keep Left with only
a small checking account, his health plus a dilapidated beer garden
in Detroit Michigan Nick made his way to the Motor City to start
life anew. Up against the likes of Detroit's notorious Purple Gang
revitalized after over eighty years, Nick teamed up with a
hodgepodge group of amateur sleuths to battle the guerilla tactics
of his nemesis; but who is he or she or they? In the process Nick
allies himself with ghosts, hookers, detectives, murderers,
accountants, a lawyer, a few common folk and several dirty filthy
stinking two legged rats to uncover an abominable terrorist attack
on America's youth As one murder after another is committed, the
Spirit of Detroit, a Detroit Icon for over 50 years almost gives up
hope on Detroit. The Spirit is put to the task of guiding the city
back to prosperity by a second grade inner city school student,
named Anna. Her ideals combined with a spattering of urban renewal
entrepreneurs inspire the Spirit of Detroit to take his place back
as Detroit's guardian with a renewed vigor for another 50 years
Roger Ling was born out in the sticks of rural Essex, and considers
himself to be a true Essex bumpkin, and although he has lived most
of his later life in the town, and ran a country pub in the wilds
of Suffolk and a restaurant at the sea-side, he is still a country
boy at heart. Take a walk on the wild side is a sideways look at
life though his eyes, It takes a strange mind to come up with the
first poem he ever wrote at the age of fifty. They turned one of
our barns, into a pub And it tickles me a bit To see them posh
folks eating, Where my bullocks used to shit. Most of the poems are
quite irreverent and non P C, and Roger makes no apology for that
as he said if you think you may be offended don't read it, although
you will be missing a treat if you don't. The book is guaranteed to
make you laugh out loud or at least raise a smile. Telling tales
from his childhood in the nineteen fifties his rebellious teenage
years in the nineteen sixties right up to date, as by his own
admission as a grumpy old man. This book solves the problem of
"what shall we buy grandad or grandma" as most generations
especially baby boomers will recognise someone they knew or still
know, so let's have some fun and perhaps shed a tear as we join
him. Walking on the wild side The author would like to thank Gordon
Parkinson for his brilliant drawings and my partner Rosalie and our
friend Jan for their support and encouragement in the production of
this book
Unless you took Home Economics classes in school or your parents
gave you instructions so you could help with the household chores,
you may never have learned the various tasks involved in cleaning a
house. In both housecleaning and football, one needs to know what
to do as well as how and when to do it....in other words, a "game
plan" is required. The Story relates the experiences and research
required to develop the game plan. The Playbook puts it all
together to provide a handy and useful game plan. There are
strategies, executions and lists of the equipment necessary. Tips
for effectiveness and efficiency are features mixed in with a bit
of cleaning trivia which might someday come in handy during awkward
"pregnant pauses" at a cocktail party. This handy easy to
understand guide may be especially helpful to that bright eyed and
bushy tailed offspring moving out of the nest, a newlywed couple, a
recently divorced or widowed friend or even someone who doesn't
know the difference between a mop and a broom.
This is a cartoon book featuring Bobby, a dog with ideas on how
people can be active after they retire. Bobby shares his ideas with
the reader. He also provides illustrations of his two masters, both
retirees, performing each activity in a way that is silly or
perilous to them, but humorous to the reader. The humor is witty,
lighthearted and unpretentious.
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