[PDF] He Was A Midwestern Boy On His Own eBook

Author : Bob Greene
Publisher : Atheneum Books
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 22,58 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN :

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Bob Greene walks Main Street, USA. The astonishing people he meets, the places he goes, and the things he sees are the subjects of his popular syndicated column, collected here in a volume of the very best of Bob Greene. Whether he's writing about the man who wrote the hit song "Louie Louie," the bizarre meeting between Richard Nixon and Elvis Presley, the inventor who changed baseball, or the father and son whose annual one-on-one basketball shoot-out is a symbol of their love and of time's passage, Bob Greene shares stories in which we see ourselves. Filled with great empathy and insight that will evoke tears of laughter and sadness, these pieces are vintage Bob Greene, to be enjoyed and savored time and again.

Author : Bob Greene
Publisher : Scribner
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 29,30 MB
Release : 2014-05-24
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781476790763

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American exercise physiologist, certified personal trainer, and writer Bob Greene takes a walk down Main Street, USA in this new collection of essays compiled from his popular newspaper column and magazine articles. Celebrating the astonishing people he has met, places he has been, and things he has seen, Bob Greene has put together a collection of his very best work in this pages of He Was a Midwestern Boy on His Own. Whether he is writing about the man who wrote the hit song “Louie Louie,” the bizarre meeting between Richard Nixon and Elvis Presley, or the father and son that share their love through an annual one-on-one basketball game, Bob Greene presents a collection of stories in which readers will see themselves. Filled with great empathy and insight that will surely evoke tears of sadness and laughter, these pieces of vintage Bob Greene will be enjoyed and savored time and time again.

Author : Kerri Pomarolli
Publisher : Zondervan
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 45,89 MB
Release : 2009-06
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 0310317991

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This book is an inspirational, comical, and honest look at the dating scene through the eyes of a Christian woman who is trying to live up to God's standards in today's society.

Author : Philip A. Greasley
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 1074 pages
File Size : 37,13 MB
Release : 2016-08-08
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 0253021162

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The Midwest has produced a robust literary heritage. Its authors have won half of the nation's Nobel Prizes for Literature plus a significant number of Pulitzer Prizes. This volume explores the rich racial, ethnic, and cultural diversity of the region. It also contains entries on 35 pivotal Midwestern literary works, literary genres, literary, cultural, historical, and social movements, state and city literatures, literary journals and magazines, as well as entries on science fiction, film, comic strips, graphic novels, and environmental writing. Prepared by a team of scholars, this second volume of the Dictionary of Midwestern Literature is a comprehensive resource that demonstrates the Midwest's continuing cultural vitality and the stature and distinctiveness of its literature.

Author : Kerri Pomarolli
Publisher : Zondervan
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 24,34 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 0310269105

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A self-described "do-it-yourself single," Pomarolli shares her side of the Christian dating scene through stories of joy, frustration, pain, and late-night snacks.

Author : Philip A. Greasley
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 980 pages
File Size : 41,52 MB
Release : 2001-05-30
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780253108418

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The Dictionary of Midwestern Literature, Volume One, surveys the lives and writings of nearly 400 Midwestern authors and identifies some of the most important criticism of their writings. The Dictionary is based on the belief that the literature of any region simultaneously captures the experience and influences the worldview of its people, reflecting as well as shaping the evolving sense of individual and collective identity, meaning, and values. Volume One presents individual lives and literary orientations and offers a broad survey of the Midwestern experience as expressed by its many diverse peoples over time.Philip A. Greasley's introduction fills in background information and describes the philosophy, focus, methodology, content, and layout of entries, as well as criteria for their inclusion. An extended lead-essay, "The Origins and Development of the Literature of the Midwest," by David D. Anderson, provides a historical, cultural, and literary context in which the lives and writings of individual authors can be considered.This volume is the first of an ambitious three-volume series sponsored by the Society for the Study of Midwestern Literature and created by its members. Volume Two will provide similar coverage of non-author entries, such as sites, centers, movements, influences, themes, and genres. Volume Three will be a literary history of the Midwest. One goal of the series is to build understanding of the nature, importance, and influence of Midwestern writers and literature. Another is to provide information on writers from the early years of the Midwestern experience, as well as those now emerging, who are typically absent from existing reference works.

Author : Donald Hamilton
Publisher : Titan Books (US, CA)
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 37,63 MB
Release : 2016-06-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1783299908

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A prim young lady needs a favor: help her father beat a bum drug rap. But when Dad’s boat detonates outside Miami Harbor, Matt discovers that young Amy isn’t as innocent as she looks. Lured to the Bahamas, he will discover an unlikely pack of fanatics hatching an explosive plan, and that daddy’s little girl is surprisingly deadly.

Author : David Foster Wallace
Publisher : Back Bay Books
Page : 546 pages
File Size : 48,55 MB
Release : 2009-11-23
Category : Humor
ISBN : 0316090522

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These widely acclaimed essays from the author of Infinite Jest -- on television, tennis, cruise ships, and more -- established David Foster Wallace as one of the preeminent essayists of his generation. In this exuberantly praised book -- a collection of seven pieces on subjects ranging from television to tennis, from the Illinois State Fair to the films of David Lynch, from postmodern literary theory to the supposed fun of traveling aboard a Caribbean luxury cruiseliner -- David Foster Wallace brings to nonfiction the same curiosity, hilarity, and exhilarating verbal facility that has delighted readers of his fiction, including the bestselling Infinite Jest.

Author : Posy Roberts
Publisher : Boho Press
Page : 1180 pages
File Size : 14,98 MB
Release : 2019-01-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN :

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A romance with a seventeen-year intermission. Love that’s worth the wait, and now a family to fight for. Back in high school, Hugo and Kevin were best friends and secret lovers, but love came too early for them to make a solid commitment. College, other relationships, kids for Kevin, and years got in the way, but a chance meeting at a lake in the middle of nowhere proves the spark that first drew them together remains. Seventeen years later, life is a lot more complex, but falling in love again is easy. In Spark, Hugo and Kevin attempt to rekindle their relationship while overcoming the obstacles of coming out, divorce, and parenting. Second chances at lost love are rare but worth it. In Fusion, Kevin and Hugo make plans to blend their lives, but bleak news changes everything. Building a future together is still a priority, but only if their relationship can survive. And in Flare, Hugo and Kevin seek stability for themselves and the kids after tremendous loss. They never expected family and friends to toss obstacles in their way, but they are determined to fight for their happily ever after.