Author: Jack Rooke
Publisher: BBC Books
ISBN: 9781785944130
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
This book will definitely make you laugh and might just make you cry, but it could also help save a life. Cheer the F**K Up- How to Save Your Best Friendis a bold, brilliant and very personal account of a young comedian's experiences with mental health. Jack Rooke is on a mission to help us better understand the reasons why so many young men are acting in such desperate ways and to encourage more of us to understand the early signs of depression in our friends and family. Part memoir, part polemic, Cheer the F**K Up is a completely fresh and timely take on a huge issue, and one that is very close to Jack's heart - in 2015, while Jack was working an ambassador for a male mental health charity; he lost his best friend, Olly, to suicide. This is a journey through Jack's life and experiences with Olly, coupled with frank and powerful advice on how to talk to your friends about their state of mind. Hilarious, heart-breaking, and empowering in turns, Cheer The F**K Upaims to shed a little light into the darkness, and help us start meaningful conversations about our mental health.
A Little Life
Author: Hanya Yanagihara
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0804172706
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 833
Book Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A stunning “portrait of the enduring grace of friendship” (NPR) about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. A masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century. NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • MAN BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST • WINNER OF THE KIRKUS PRIZE A Little Life follows four college classmates—broke, adrift, and buoyed only by their friendship and ambition—as they move to New York in search of fame and fortune. While their relationships, which are tinged by addiction, success, and pride, deepen over the decades, the men are held together by their devotion to the brilliant, enigmatic Jude, a man scarred by an unspeakable childhood trauma. A hymn to brotherly bonds and a masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century, Hanya Yanagihara’s stunning novel is about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. Look for Hanya Yanagihara’s latest bestselling novel, To Paradise.
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0804172706
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 833
Book Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A stunning “portrait of the enduring grace of friendship” (NPR) about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. A masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century. NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • MAN BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST • WINNER OF THE KIRKUS PRIZE A Little Life follows four college classmates—broke, adrift, and buoyed only by their friendship and ambition—as they move to New York in search of fame and fortune. While their relationships, which are tinged by addiction, success, and pride, deepen over the decades, the men are held together by their devotion to the brilliant, enigmatic Jude, a man scarred by an unspeakable childhood trauma. A hymn to brotherly bonds and a masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century, Hanya Yanagihara’s stunning novel is about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. Look for Hanya Yanagihara’s latest bestselling novel, To Paradise.
The F-Word
Author: Jesse Sheidlower
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199751552
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
We all know what frak, popularized by television's cult hit Battlestar Galactica, really means. But what about feck? Or ferkin? Or foul--as in FUBAR, or "Fouled Up Beyond All Recognition"? In a thoroughly updated edition of The F-Word, Jesse Sheidlower offers a rich, revealing look at the f-bomb and its illimitable uses. Since the fifteenth century, no other word has been adapted, interpreted, euphemized, censored, and shouted with as much ardor or force; imagine Dick Cheney telling Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy to "go damn himself" on the Senate floor--it doesn't have quite the same impact as what was really said. Sheidlower cites this and other notorious examples throughout history, from the satiric sixteenth-century poetry of James Cranstoun to the bawdy parodies of Lord Rochester in the seventeenth century, to more recent uses by Ernest Hemingway, Jack Kerouac, Ann Sexton, Norman Mailer, Liz Phair, Anthony Bourdain, Junot Diaz, Jenna Jameson, Amy Winehouse, Jon Stewart, and Bono (whose use of the word at the Grammys nearly got him fined by the FCC). Collectively, these references and the more than one hundred new entries they illustrate double the size of The F-Word since its previous edition. Thousands of added quotations come from newly available electronic databases and the resources of the OED, expanding the range of quotations to cover British, Canadian, Australian, New Zealand, Irish, and South African uses in addition to American ones. Thus we learn why a fugly must hone his or her sense of humor, why Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau muttered "fuddle duddle" in the Commons, and why Fanny Adams is so sweet. A fascinating introductory essay explores the word's history, reputation, and changing popularity over time. and a new Foreword by comedian, actor, and author Lewis Black offers readers a smart and entertaining take on the book and its subject matter. Oxford dictionaries have won renown for their expansive, historical approach to words and their etymologies. The F-Word offers all that and more in an entertaining and informative look at a word that, while now largely accepted as an integral part of the English language, still confounds, provokes, and scandalizes.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199751552
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
We all know what frak, popularized by television's cult hit Battlestar Galactica, really means. But what about feck? Or ferkin? Or foul--as in FUBAR, or "Fouled Up Beyond All Recognition"? In a thoroughly updated edition of The F-Word, Jesse Sheidlower offers a rich, revealing look at the f-bomb and its illimitable uses. Since the fifteenth century, no other word has been adapted, interpreted, euphemized, censored, and shouted with as much ardor or force; imagine Dick Cheney telling Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy to "go damn himself" on the Senate floor--it doesn't have quite the same impact as what was really said. Sheidlower cites this and other notorious examples throughout history, from the satiric sixteenth-century poetry of James Cranstoun to the bawdy parodies of Lord Rochester in the seventeenth century, to more recent uses by Ernest Hemingway, Jack Kerouac, Ann Sexton, Norman Mailer, Liz Phair, Anthony Bourdain, Junot Diaz, Jenna Jameson, Amy Winehouse, Jon Stewart, and Bono (whose use of the word at the Grammys nearly got him fined by the FCC). Collectively, these references and the more than one hundred new entries they illustrate double the size of The F-Word since its previous edition. Thousands of added quotations come from newly available electronic databases and the resources of the OED, expanding the range of quotations to cover British, Canadian, Australian, New Zealand, Irish, and South African uses in addition to American ones. Thus we learn why a fugly must hone his or her sense of humor, why Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau muttered "fuddle duddle" in the Commons, and why Fanny Adams is so sweet. A fascinating introductory essay explores the word's history, reputation, and changing popularity over time. and a new Foreword by comedian, actor, and author Lewis Black offers readers a smart and entertaining take on the book and its subject matter. Oxford dictionaries have won renown for their expansive, historical approach to words and their etymologies. The F-Word offers all that and more in an entertaining and informative look at a word that, while now largely accepted as an integral part of the English language, still confounds, provokes, and scandalizes.
Cheer the F*ck Up
Author: Sasha O'Hara
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781534602083
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 86
Book Description
From the creator of the Bestseller Calm the F*ck Down Did anyone ever tell you it's not good to brag? Well f*ck that! Give yourself a pat on the back. Own your own badass-ness. Tell the one you love how much you f*cking love them, with a little sugar and snark. This irreverently positive coloring book will not only help you relax and unwind, it will leave you with a sense of 'Hell Yeah!' after the world has tried to have its way with you. Cheer the F*ck Up is perfect for you if you like your self-help with a bit of sass, and your affirmations with a little piss and vinegar. It's an inappropriately awesome way to color and express the things you can't say. Enjoy 37 beautiful and fun to color illustrations, ranging from simple to detailed in complexity. Images include mermaids, fairies, animals and abstract designs. Sayings include "Do No Harm. Take No Shit," "Bite the Ass of Life," "Let's Get Weird," "Peace and Quiet. I like that shit.," "Don't Damage My Calm," and many more. For updates and free coloring page downloads visit www.Sashaohara.com
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781534602083
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 86
Book Description
From the creator of the Bestseller Calm the F*ck Down Did anyone ever tell you it's not good to brag? Well f*ck that! Give yourself a pat on the back. Own your own badass-ness. Tell the one you love how much you f*cking love them, with a little sugar and snark. This irreverently positive coloring book will not only help you relax and unwind, it will leave you with a sense of 'Hell Yeah!' after the world has tried to have its way with you. Cheer the F*ck Up is perfect for you if you like your self-help with a bit of sass, and your affirmations with a little piss and vinegar. It's an inappropriately awesome way to color and express the things you can't say. Enjoy 37 beautiful and fun to color illustrations, ranging from simple to detailed in complexity. Images include mermaids, fairies, animals and abstract designs. Sayings include "Do No Harm. Take No Shit," "Bite the Ass of Life," "Let's Get Weird," "Peace and Quiet. I like that shit.," "Don't Damage My Calm," and many more. For updates and free coloring page downloads visit www.Sashaohara.com
Thunder on the Mountain
Author: Peter A. Galuszka
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 1250018080
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
"Scathing exposé of the coal industry." --The New York Times Book Review On April 5, 2010, an explosion ripped through Massey Energy's Upper Big Branch Mine, killing twenty-nine coal miners. This tragedy was the deadliest mine disaster in the United States in forty years—a disaster that never should have happened. These deaths were rooted in the cynical corporate culture of Massey and its notorious former CEO Don Blankenship, and were part of an endless cycle of poverty, exploitation, and environmental abuse that has dominated the Appalachian coalfields since coal was first discovered there. And the cycle continues unabated as coal companies bury the most insidious dangers deep underground, all in search of higher profits, and hide the true costs from regulators, unions, and investors alike. But the disaster at Upper Big Branch goes beyond the coalfields of West Virginia. It casts a global shadow, calling into bitter question why coal miners in the United States are sacrificed to erect cities on the other side of the world, why the coal wars have been allowed to rage, polarizing the country, and how the world's voracious appetite for energy is satisfied at such horrendous cost. With Thunder on the Mountain, Peter A. Galuszka pieces together the true story of greed and negligence behind the tragedy at the Upper Big Branch Mine, and in doing so he has created a devastating portrait of an entire industry that exposes the coal-black motivations that led to the death of twenty-nine miners and fuel the ongoing war for the world's energy future.
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 1250018080
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
"Scathing exposé of the coal industry." --The New York Times Book Review On April 5, 2010, an explosion ripped through Massey Energy's Upper Big Branch Mine, killing twenty-nine coal miners. This tragedy was the deadliest mine disaster in the United States in forty years—a disaster that never should have happened. These deaths were rooted in the cynical corporate culture of Massey and its notorious former CEO Don Blankenship, and were part of an endless cycle of poverty, exploitation, and environmental abuse that has dominated the Appalachian coalfields since coal was first discovered there. And the cycle continues unabated as coal companies bury the most insidious dangers deep underground, all in search of higher profits, and hide the true costs from regulators, unions, and investors alike. But the disaster at Upper Big Branch goes beyond the coalfields of West Virginia. It casts a global shadow, calling into bitter question why coal miners in the United States are sacrificed to erect cities on the other side of the world, why the coal wars have been allowed to rage, polarizing the country, and how the world's voracious appetite for energy is satisfied at such horrendous cost. With Thunder on the Mountain, Peter A. Galuszka pieces together the true story of greed and negligence behind the tragedy at the Upper Big Branch Mine, and in doing so he has created a devastating portrait of an entire industry that exposes the coal-black motivations that led to the death of twenty-nine miners and fuel the ongoing war for the world's energy future.
Dark Heart
Author: Travis Berketa
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1477138358
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
“If you do not want to live peacefully in my city, then you will be added to my list of prey and I will hunt you down until you and all your kind are extinct. I cannot make it any clearer – I am tired of seeing these images! I am tired of having to fend for you, when you should have headed the warning signs earlier! This is where it ends.” The third book of the Dark Heart series, sees the return of the vigilante, who is continuing his mission to create a utopian world. However with the Underworld gone, the vigilante has set his sights on the packs of youths that instill fear in the community. Walking the thin line between sanity and insanity, how can a lone wolf overcome the sheer savagery of the rabid beasts?
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1477138358
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
“If you do not want to live peacefully in my city, then you will be added to my list of prey and I will hunt you down until you and all your kind are extinct. I cannot make it any clearer – I am tired of seeing these images! I am tired of having to fend for you, when you should have headed the warning signs earlier! This is where it ends.” The third book of the Dark Heart series, sees the return of the vigilante, who is continuing his mission to create a utopian world. However with the Underworld gone, the vigilante has set his sights on the packs of youths that instill fear in the community. Walking the thin line between sanity and insanity, how can a lone wolf overcome the sheer savagery of the rabid beasts?
B*U*F*F
Author: Lothar Nick Maier
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1553950496
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
B*U*F*F is a Vietnam era novel written in the vernacular of the B-52 combat crewmembers participating in the Arc Light bombing operations in Southeast Asia. It is the story of one Strategic Air Command B-52 crew that allows the reader to experience the intimate details of modern day conventional weapon bombing.
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1553950496
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
B*U*F*F is a Vietnam era novel written in the vernacular of the B-52 combat crewmembers participating in the Arc Light bombing operations in Southeast Asia. It is the story of one Strategic Air Command B-52 crew that allows the reader to experience the intimate details of modern day conventional weapon bombing.
Exit, Pursued by a Bear
Author: E.K. Johnston
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101994606
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
From #1 New York Times bestselling author E.K. Johnston comes a brave and unforgettable story that will inspire readers to rethink how we treat survivors. Hermione Winters is captain of her cheerleading team, and in tiny Palermo Heights, this doesn’t mean what you think it means. At PHHS, the cheerleaders don't cheer for the sports teams; they are the sports team—the pride and joy of a small town. The team's summer training camp is Hermione's last and marks the beginning of the end of…she’s not sure what. She does know this season could make her a legend. But during a camp party, someone slips something in her drink. And it all goes black. In every class, there's a star cheerleader and a pariah pregnant girl. They're never supposed to be the same person. Hermione struggles to regain the control she's always had and faces a wrenching decision about how to move on. The rape wasn't the beginning of Hermione Winter's story and she's not going to let it be the end. She won’t be anyone’s cautionary tale. "This story of a cheerleader rising up after a traumatic event will give you Veronica Mars-level feels that will stay with you long after you finish."—Seventeen Magazine
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101994606
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
From #1 New York Times bestselling author E.K. Johnston comes a brave and unforgettable story that will inspire readers to rethink how we treat survivors. Hermione Winters is captain of her cheerleading team, and in tiny Palermo Heights, this doesn’t mean what you think it means. At PHHS, the cheerleaders don't cheer for the sports teams; they are the sports team—the pride and joy of a small town. The team's summer training camp is Hermione's last and marks the beginning of the end of…she’s not sure what. She does know this season could make her a legend. But during a camp party, someone slips something in her drink. And it all goes black. In every class, there's a star cheerleader and a pariah pregnant girl. They're never supposed to be the same person. Hermione struggles to regain the control she's always had and faces a wrenching decision about how to move on. The rape wasn't the beginning of Hermione Winter's story and she's not going to let it be the end. She won’t be anyone’s cautionary tale. "This story of a cheerleader rising up after a traumatic event will give you Veronica Mars-level feels that will stay with you long after you finish."—Seventeen Magazine
Casey and Henry
Author: Red Silk
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1445776618
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
When a thirteen year old boy falls in love for the first time, he surely will suffer temporary inner turmoil. But if the center of his desire appears to be of the same sex, the turmoil will be painful and his life a complete shamles.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1445776618
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
When a thirteen year old boy falls in love for the first time, he surely will suffer temporary inner turmoil. But if the center of his desire appears to be of the same sex, the turmoil will be painful and his life a complete shamles.