The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp

Author: Kathi Appelt
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442481218
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 254

Book Description
“Librarians often say that every book is not for every child, but The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp is” (The New York Times). Meet Bingo and J’miah, raccoon brothers on a mission to save Sugar Man Swamp in this rollicking tale and National Book Award Finalist from Newbery Honoree Kathi Appelt. Raccoon brothers Bingo and J’miah are the newest recruits of the Official Sugar Man Swamp Scouts. The opportunity to serve the Sugar Man—the massive creature who delights in delicious sugar cane and magnanimously rules over the swamp—is an honor, and also a big responsibility, since the rest of the swamp critters rely heavily on the intel of these hardworking Scouts. Twelve-year-old Chap Brayburn is not a member of any such organization. But he loves the swamp something fierce, and he’ll do anything to help protect it. And help is surely needed, because world-class alligator wrestler Jaeger Stitch wants to turn Sugar Man swamp into an Alligator World Wrestling Arena and Theme Park, and the troubles don’t end there. There is also a gang of wild feral hogs on the march, headed straight toward them all. The Scouts are ready. All they have to do is wake up the Sugar Man. Problem is, no one’s been able to wake that fellow up in a decade or four… Newbery Honoree and Kathi Appelt’s story of care and conservation has received five starred reviews, was selected as a National Book Award finalist, and is funny as all get out and ripe for reading aloud.

Hazing Meri Sugarman

Author: M. Apostolina
Publisher: M. Apostolina
ISBN: 141690610X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 161

Book Description
Cindy meets Meri in college, and Meri teaches Cindy that she, too, can be perfect.

The Case Against Sugar

Author: Gary Taubes
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 0451493990
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 385

Book Description
From the best-selling author of Why We Get Fat, a groundbreaking, eye-opening exposé that makes the convincing case that sugar is the tobacco of the new millennium: backed by powerful lobbies, entrenched in our lives, and making us very sick. Among Americans, diabetes is more prevalent today than ever; obesity is at epidemic proportions; nearly 10% of children are thought to have nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. And sugar is at the root of these, and other, critical society-wide, health-related problems. With his signature command of both science and straight talk, Gary Taubes delves into Americans' history with sugar: its uses as a preservative, as an additive in cigarettes, the contemporary overuse of high-fructose corn syrup. He explains what research has shown about our addiction to sweets. He clarifies the arguments against sugar, corrects misconceptions about the relationship between sugar and weight loss; and provides the perspective necessary to make informed decisions about sugar as individuals and as a society.

Tiny Beautiful Things

Author: Cheryl Strayed
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307949338
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 370

Book Description
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Soon to be a Hulu Original series • The internationally acclaimed author of Wild collects the best of The Rumpus's Dear Sugar advice columns plus never-before-published pieces. Rich with humor and insight—and absolute honesty—this "wise and compassionate" (New York Times Book Review) book is a balm for everything life throws our way. Life can be hard: your lover cheats on you; you lose a family member; you can’t pay the bills—and it can be great: you’ve had the hottest sex of your life; you get that plum job; you muster the courage to write your novel. Sugar—the once-anonymous online columnist at The Rumpus, now revealed as Cheryl Strayed, author of the bestselling memoir Wild—is the person thousands turn to for advice.

The Adweek Copywriting Handbook

Author: Joseph Sugarman
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 111842879X
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 374

Book Description
Great copy is the heart and soul of the advertising business. In this practical guide, legendary copywriter Joe Sugarman provides proven guidelines and expert advice on what it takes to write copy that will entice, motivate, and move customers to buy. For anyone who wants to break into the business, this is the ultimate companion resource for unlimited success.

The Sugar Men

Author: Ray Kingfisher
Publisher: Lake Union Publishing
ISBN: 9781503936591
Category : Families
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
"Sixty-four years ago, Susannah Morgan manage[d] to flee the horrors of the Holocaust. But the memories of that childhood ordeal have proven impossible to sweep away. For most of her new life spent settled in sleepy North Carolina, the flashbacks have been a lonely obsession, one she has hidden from her family, and about which her heart is torn .... As Susannah's time on earth draws to a close her innermost thoughts of those long-gone days become quesitons, ones that demand answers. Against the wishes of her children, Susannah returns to Germany and the scene of unspeakable crimes, and try to finally make peace with the ghosts of her past."--Page 4 of cover.

Success Forces

Author: Joseph Sugarman
Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary
ISBN: 9780809270613
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 226

Book Description

Wonderland Avenue

Author: Danny Sugerman
Publisher: Abacus
ISBN: 0349144508
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 419

Book Description
At the age of thirteen, Danny Sugerman- the already wayward product of Beverley Hills wealth and privilege- went to his first Doors concert. He never looked back. He became Jim Morrison's protégé and- still in his teens- manager of the Doors and then Iggy Pop. He also plunged gleefully into the glamorous underworld of the rock 'n' roll scene, diving headfirst into booze, sex and drugs: every conceivable kind of drug, ever day, in every possible permutation. By the age of twenty-one he had an idyllic home, a beautiful girlfriend, the best car in the world, two kinds of hepatitis, a diseased heart, a $500 a day heroin habit and only a week to live. He lived. This is his tale. Excessive, scandalous, comic, cautionary and horrifying, it chronicles the 60s dream gone to rot and the early life of a Hollywood Wild Child who was just brilliant at being bad.

Searching for Sugar Man

Author: Howard A. DeWitt
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781511419284
Category : Popular music
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Until 2012 the name Sixto Rodriguez didn't mean much in America. But in South Africa, Sixto Rodriguez was a rock 'n' roll legend. When a documentary titled "Searching for Sugar Man," about the musician's surprising fame in South Africa won the Academy Award in 2012, Sixto Rodriguez found himself in the spotlight that evaded him for so long. Now in this new biography by prolific rock writer and historian Howard DeWitt, Sixto Rodriguez's life and contributions to music receive the attention they deserve. Despite critical acclaim, Rodriguez's two albums, recorded in the early 1970s, never sold many copies in the United States. So Rodriguez did what he had to, turning to manual labor in Detroit to raise three daughters as a single parent. Despite small pockets of dedicated fans cropping up over the years, Rodriguez remained virtually ignored by the music industry, though music business fat cats seemed more than willing to collect royalty earnings from his songs. Separating myth from the fascinating reality of this man's life, Searching for Sugar Man presents Sixto Rodriguez for the brilliant contrarian he is-and celebrates his resurrection from the creative dead to find international stardom.

SUMMARY - Searching For Sugar Man By Malik Bendjelloul

Author: Shortcut Edition
Publisher: Shortcut Edition
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 23

Book Description
* Our summary is short, simple and pragmatic. It allows you to have the essential ideas of a big book in less than 30 minutes. By reading this summary, you will learn more about the incredible story of musician Sixto Rodriguez. You will also learn : that success isn't always where it's expected; that talent is sometimes not enough to make a name for yourself in an environment as ruthless as that of the music industry; that music can have an unprecedented political impact; that an icon exists first and foremost through the passion of its fans. In the late 1960s, Sussex Records produced two records with blues and folk accents. While the latter received favourable critical acclaim, the public conspicuously ignored them. The author of the songs, Sixto Rodriguez, immediately fell into oblivion, without even managing to make a name for himself in the United States. Yet in South Africa, where the apartheid regime reigns supreme, the musician is renamed Sugarman. This nickname is a reference to the eponymous song from his album "Cold Fact". He is so successful that he is elevated to the rank of a providential man. Unbeknownst to him, Sixto Rodriguez then becomes an unavoidable reference in a country that is not his own. How will he reap the laurels of his immense talent? *Buy now the summary of this book for the modest price of a cup of coffee!