Resultados para "deck" en Biografías y memorias

Este libro es cuestión de cartas. Y de emails. Y de mujeres, porque 10 mujeres son sus autoras. Creemos que también sus personajes. Y, ¿de qué hablan? Pues ¿de qué van a hablar? De lo que piensan, de lo que hacen, de sus hijos, de sus amores y pasiones, de sus innumerables dudas y certezas...

Jeni Decker is five-foot nothing and one hundred and [redacted] pounds - a self-described roly-poly, forty-something, Reubenesque bon-bon of a gal, often called cute but never sexy. She has two sons with autism on opposite ends of the spectrum (Jake and Jaxson), a husband who prefers hunting to household chores, an Australian Shepherd named Sugar, and an albino frog named Humbert Humbert. This is her story - a brash, personal, and sometimes shocking memoir.

LET GO. TRUST. RECEIVE. That is precisely what Max had to do. He felt stuck in his life and was yearning for something more meaningful. After years of working in investment banking in Frankfurt, London, and New York, he finally pulled the trigger to quit his job–or rather, ego-identity? What followed was two years of world travel, significant personal transformation, and rediscovery of our true essence.

For everyone from frequent fliers to aviation geeks, travel buffs to nervous travelers, Captain Doug Morris tells you everything you want (and need!) to know about flight.

From Phyllis Schlafly, the woman whose celebrated classic, A Choice, Not an Echo, upended the 1964 Republican Convention, comes a persuasive new argument for a surprising conservative choice: Donald Trump. For the first time since 1980, a significant number of Republicans are considering abandoning their party's nominee. This is a grave mistake, Schlafly says, because a Donald Trump "radical redirection" could actually set America back on the path of Reagan's conservative revolution.

In many ways, the life of Bethany Decker was not so different from others her age and who shared similar backgrounds. She worked full time as a waitress and attended college at George Mason University, majoring in global environmental change. Nothing about Bethany seemed out of the ordinary. Until she disappeared. On January 29, 2011 the young wife and mother vanished and has not been seen since. What happened to Bethany Decker?

The biography of Mose Jones, Jr. weaves an inspiring tale of the man who first planted the seeds of civil rights in Alabama, from the Bloody Sunday march to the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and more, as told by the woman who knew him best - his daughter, Dr. April Jones. In the mid-1980s, Mose Jones, Jr. rose to prominence for his role in bringing voting rights to those who needed it most - the disadvantaged citizens of Lawrence County.

Completely revised and updated for 2020, My 48 Years at Sea provides the reader with a fascinating look at the life of a merchant seaman in the 20th century. His adventures include harrowing stories of survival on storm-tossed ships, funny anecdotes of unforgettable characters encountered on his journeys and the rescue of stranded Vietnamese refugees looking for a better life.

Some acts of courage never make the news, yet they are the quiet force that keeps the world steady. Quiet Valor: Everyday Americans shines a light on the men and women whose small, decisive moments hold families, communities, and entire towns together when it matters most. These are the people who rarely seek attention but whose choices create real safety, comfort, and connection in the lives around them.

Avril 2022. En arrivant un soir chez sa mère, Julia Deck trouve celle-ci étendue sur le sol de la salle de bains, victime d’un accident cérébral. Selon les médecins qui la prennent en charge, ses chances de survie sont infimes. Commence alors une longue attente, faite d’angoisse et d’espoir de convalescence, à travers le dédale des établissements de soins, sur fond de crise hospitalière.

Ready, Set, Architect! is not just an architectural career handbook. It is the living proof that you can make it out of architecture school alive and thriving. Better still, you can have your design career and move past it, too. Ready, Set, Architect! is part career guide, part memoir, and part activity journal that is bound and determined to show you how to become an architect and come out the other side with options for every 2.0 version of yourself.

God brought passion into Jon's life at an early age when he saw his very first golf club. This passion turned to love and gave birth to a dream. Fueled by this dream, he worked diligently to one day be a PGA Tour player. However, God's plan for his life did not include professional golf as a participant. Led by the hand of God to a path not foreseen in his childhood dreams, Jon became a teaching professional, teaching the game that he loves. The game of golf has allowed Jon to play and teach while moving in circles unimaginable by a boy who grew up in the mountains of North Carolina.

An inspiring lifestyle audiobook from the major recording artist and songwriter, style entrepreneur, and television personality Jessie James Decker, featuring delectable family recipes, amazing fashion tips, pregnancy advice, health and beauty tutorials, practical dating secrets, and more...

Embark on a transformative journey of self-discovery with Joy Realized by Emily Tiffany Joy, a personal journal spanning years of real-time interactive online writing. This captivating memoir offers a raw and unfiltered glimpse into the author's profound experiences, from navigating her gender transition to overcoming personal struggles. Through heartfelt prose and candid reflections, Emily's resilience and pursuit of authenticity will inspire and uplift listeners.

On June 10, 2008, Carol Decker walked through the hospital doors a healthy woman with flu-like symptoms and early labor contractions. Three months later, she returned home a blind triple-amputee struggling to bond with a daughter she would never see. Unshattered recounts Carol's fight for survival against sepsis and its life-shattering complications. From excruciating skin grafts to learning how to function in daily life without lower legs, a left hand, and her sight, Carol takes us on a personal and raw, yet inspiring journey.

No one will ever silence my creative voice again, even if there's no end of people who would gladly celebrate my death, just because I let my purple bird fly. Without shining my reason upon this bleak wasteland, I'd have no book to share, and our hateful world would have successfully murdered me. So I'll live joyously even if that means my death, but I'll never die before my soul strikes back.

In the tradition of Robin Cook, Michael Crighton, and Samuel Shem, The Long White Coat is a story of medicine’s power, arrogance, and fallibility, based on real and painful clinical experience, told with humor and compassion. One editor, James O’Shea Wade, said, “The Long White Coat may convince the appalled and enthralled listener to never, ever go near a hospital again unless, like all the patients and doctors in this compelling narrative, they have no choice.

Ralph divulges his life experiences before surrendering his life to Jesus Christ. Ralph was a former player, pimp, gang member, drug dealer, chronic alcoholic, and drug addict. His breakthrough moment came in the most unlikely of places, in the back seat of a police car, where he vividly remembers hearing the voice of God ask him, “Son! You have tried everything else, why don’t you just try me?”

Featuring an exclusive interview with Raekwon the Chef and his son! Legendary wordsmith Raekwon the Chef opens up about his journey from the staircases of Park Hill in Staten Island to sold-out stadiums around the world with Wu-Tang Clan in this revealing memoir—perfect for fans of The...

This witty and engaging collection of essays from the charismatic star of Southern Charm offers rip-roaring stories and tongue-in-cheek advice on everything from relationships to travel to popular culture and beyond. Perfect for fans of authors as wide-ranging as Andy Cohen to Tucker Max. Shep...