Written with no-holds-barred honesty and illustrated with sixteen-pages of color photos, this gripping memoir is filled with insights gained through a unique life that offers a universal message: "Love yourself so that love will not be a stranger when it comes."įrom her first taste of applause at five years old to landing on Broadway within eleven days of graduation and ultimately achieving success in movies, television and global concert halls, Jenifer reveals her outrageous life story with lots of humor, a few regrets and most importantly, unbridled joy. And we watch as her emotional disturbances, culminating in a breakdown while filming The Temptations movie, launch her on a continuing search for answers, love, and healing. We watch as Jenifer develops icon status stemming from a series of legendary screen roles as the sassy, yet loveable, mama or auntie. Yet, supported by loving friends and strengthened by "inner soldiers," Jenifer never stopped entertaining and creating. Told in the audacious voice her fans adore, Jenifer describes a road to fame made treacherous by dysfunction and undiagnosed mental illness, including a sex addiction. Jenifer Lewis keeps it real in this provocative and touching memoir by a mid-western girl with a dream whose journey from poverty to Hollywood will move, shock, and inspire readers. The "Mega Diva" and legendary star of Black-ish looks back on her memorable journey to fame and the unforgettable life lessons she learned along the way.
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It is a sweeping, fast-moving epic, and a complex portrait of the great man. Stiles elegantly argues, Vanderbilt did more than perhaps any other individual to create the economic world we live in today.In The First Tycoon, Stiles offers the first complete, authoritative biography of this titan, and the first comprehensive account of the Commodore's personal life. We see Vanderbilt help to launch the transportation revolution, propel the Gold Rush, reshape Manhattan, and invent the modern corporation-in fact, as T. Lincoln consulted him on steamship strategy during the Civil War Jay Gould was first his uneasy ally and then sworn enemy and Victoria Woodhull, the first woman to run for president of the United States, was his spiritual counselor. Humbly born on Staten Island during George Washington's presidency, he rose from boatman to builder of the nation's largest fleet of steamships to lord of a railroad empire. A gripping, groundbreaking biography of the combative man whose genius and force of will created modern capitalism.Founder of a dynasty, builder of the original Grand Central, creator of an impossibly vast fortune, Cornelius "Commodore" Vanderbilt is an American icon. Now, just as time is running out on her investigation, she finally gets her most promising breakthrough yet – the identity of her sister’s kidnapper: Ito Vincenzo. Daylight is the gripping follow up to Long Road to Mercy and A Minute to Midnight featuring Special Agent Atlee Pine from one of the world’s most favourite thriller writers, David Baldacci.įBI Agent Atlee Pine’s search for her twin sister, Mercy, coincides with military investigator John Puller’s high-stakes case, leading them both into a global conspiracy from which neither of them will escape unscathed.Įver since Mercy was abducted after a brutal incident when the girls were just six years old, Atlee has been relentless in her search for the truth. National Enquirer – (Headlines December 7th) – The Dead Walk! New York Times – (Headlines November 3rd) – Swine flu claims latest victim – Vice President surrounded by family and friends at the end.īoston Globe – (Headlines November 28th) – Swine Flu Vaccinations Coming!īoston Herald – (Headlines December 6th) – Shots in Short Supply – Lines Long! New York Post (Headlines October 31st) – Beware! Children Carry Germs! – Halloween Canceled! The influenza pandemic of 2010, while not nearly as prolific as the one that raged in 1918 still has citizens around the world in a near state of panic. Reuters – Estimates say that nearly three thousand people nationwide, and fifteen thousand people worldwide have died of the H1N1 virus or Swine flu and nearly eighty thousand cases have been confirmed in hospitals and clinics across the United States and the world, the World Heath Organization reported. Its spokesperson Pascal Confavreux told the New York Times: “We just wondered what the alternative to ‘the French’ would be. The French embassy in the US joked that it should possibly change its name to the Embassy of Frenchness. Be specific when possible and relevant, such as people with incomes below the poverty line.”īut the agency was mocked after posting the original guidance on its Twitter account. Use these descriptions only when clearly relevant and that relevance is made clear in the story. “Instead, use wording such as people with mental illnesses or wealthy people. “That is why we recommend avoiding general ‘the’ labels such as the poor, the mentally ill, the wealthy, the disabled, the college-educated. But ‘the’ terms for any people can sound dehumanizing and imply a monolith rather than diverse individuals,” the organisation said on its AP Stylebook Twitter account. Writing French people, French citizens, etc., is good. She is the host of, Hey, Cool Job, a podcast about jobs and Hey, Cool Life, a. Despite being in the same city, the two sisters don’t see each other very much, until they do their lives collide, two halves of a whole, brought together by illness and need and love. Choi is the New York Times bestselling author of Emergency Contact, Permanent Record, and Yolk. She’s also living in a neighbourhood in Brooklyn of which few people have even heard (what’s up, Windsor Terrace), has a toxic fuck-buddy for a roommate, and an eating disorder. Jayne is still in college - design school, though she isn’t designing much, other than her own life. June, the older sister, ostensibly has it more together: Still in her early 20s, she has a high-paying job in finance and lives in a shiny, new construction high-rise in Manhattan she also has cancer. Both live in New York, both inhabit the tenuous realities of recent transplants to the city, and both have illnesses they are hiding but that’s where the similarities end - and even within those similarities are countless differences. At the time, Choi was working on her new novel, Yolk, a story of two sisters - Jayne and June - who are orbiting opposites of one another. The beginning starts off fast and I really loved seeing the interactions between Lily and Amon. Little does she know that he's Amon, a Egyptian demigod that has been awaken after a thousand years to help, along with his two other brothers, to stop evil god Seth from causing chaos on Earth. Some pluses have to include what happens after seventeen-year-old Lilliana Young brushes up a mysterious hot guy in Metropolitan Museum of Art. Add a little romance, intrigue, and Egyptian mysteries and readers are sure to be entertained. There's twists and turns throughout including a very hot Egyptian Prince demigod. What worked: Fans of Egyptian mythology will enjoy this new series. Their meeting sets off a string of events that cumulative into one fast-paced ride. REAWAKENED by Colleen Houck introduces readers to a new series where ancient Egyptian mythology meets a New York City teen. Please join our mailing list for readers who are looking for clean teen books: We don’t make much money on these, but we do make enough to pay for the hosting on this growing website. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. (paid link – Yes, this is an affiliate link. If you like, you can go straight to our favorites list on our CLEAN READS BOOKSTORE! We have found that violence is usually not the main concern, but we will always make note if we think the violence is excessive (even if there is no sex or language). Our goal with this section of our website is to find clean teen books that are great for tweens, teens, or anyone looking for exciting books without sexual content and without excessive language. Did you read that? We’re losing them as readers…many, perhaps, for the rest of their lives. This is a time when they are not yet comfortable with YA books but feel too old for middle-grade books. Parents and readers alike are looking for clean teen books.Īccording to our conversations with several librarians, we are losing readers as they hit the tween and early teen years. Young Adult books are becoming more and more mature, and the trend will probably continue. There is a particular conversation that keeps cropping up between Stacy and me (the editors of this website…who both happen to be moms of teens) and many of our readers: the face of YA is changing. Cooney has once again crafted a compelling novel that will resonate with listeners. In this powerful novel that explores the possibility of mistaken identity, the evils of money and greed, and the heartfelt obligations of family and loyalty, Caroline B. An FBI agent who has been working the case these past five years believes that, whoever this girl is, she can serve as bait to help the FBI capture the fugitives. But they are not the only adults involved. The students are intrigued, but the girl shrugs off the attention as a case of mistaken identity.Īs the days pass, however, the boy refuses to relent and even brings his parents in to back him up. Her parents abandoned her, fleeing the country after being accused of embezzling millions of dollars. He explains to the students who have crowded around that the girl bears an uncanny resemblance to his cousin, who was taken away by social services five years ago. In a busy school cafeteria, a teenage girl is confronted by a classmate who questions her identity. So when Addie discovers an unusual guidebook, Ireland for the Heartbroken, hidden in the dusty shelves of the hotel library, she’s able to finally escape her anxious mind and Ian’s criticism.Īnd then their travel plans change. Miserable, Addie can’t wait to visit her friend in Italy and leave her brother-and her problems-behind. But her brother, Ian, isn’t about to let her forget, and his constant needling leads to arguments and even a fistfight between the two once inseparable siblings. From the author of the New York Times bestselling Love & Gelato comes a heartwarming tale of a road trip through Ireland filled with love, adventure, and the true meaning behind the word family.Īddie is visiting Ireland for her aunt’s over-the-top destination wedding and hoping she can stop thinking about the one thing she did that left her miserable and heartbroken-and threatens her future. |