Smashed: Story of a Drunken Girlhood
Smashed: Story of a Drunken Girlhood
Garnering a vast amount of attention from young people and parents, and from book buyers across the country, Smashed became a media sensation and a New York Times bestseller. Eye- opening and utterly gripping, Koren Zailckas’s story is that of thousands of girls like her who are not alcoholics—yet—but who routinely use booze as a shortcut to courage and a stand-in for good judgment.
With one stiff sip of Southern Comfort at the age of fourteen, Zailckas is initiated into the world of drinking. From then on, she will drink faithfully, fanatically. In high school, her experimentation will lead to a stomach pumping. In college, her excess will give way to a pattern of self-poisoning that will grow more destructive each year. At age twenty-two, Zailckas will wake up in an unfamiliar apartment in New York City, elbow her friend who is passed out next to her, and ask, “Where are we?” Smashed is a sober look at how she got there and, after years of blackouts and smashups, what it took for her to realize she had to stop drinking. Smashed is an astonishing literary debut destined to become a classic.
“Gripping… one of the best accounts of addiction, the college experience, or even what it means to be an average teenage girl in America. A.” –Entertainment Weekly
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Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto
Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto
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Conservative talk radio’s fastest-growing superstar is also a New York Times bestselling phenomenon: the author of the groundbreaking critique of the Supreme Court, Men in Black, and the deeply personal dog lover’s memoir Rescuing Sprite, Mark R. Levin now delivers the book that characterizes both his devotion to his more than 5 million listeners and his love of our country and the legacy of our Founding Fathers: Liberty and Tyranny is Mark R. Levin’s clarion call to conservative America, a new manifesto for the conservative movement for the 21st century.
In the face of the modern liberal assault on Constitution-based values, an attack that has steadily snowballed since President Roosevelt’s New Deal of the 1930s and resulted in a federal government that is a massive, unaccountable conglomerate, the time for re-enforcing the intellectual and practical case for conservatism is now. Conservative beliefs in individual freedoms do in the end stand for liberty for all Americans, while liberal dictates lead to the breakdown of civilized society — in short, tyranny. Looking back to look to the future, Levin writes “conservatism is the antidote to tyranny precisely because its principles are our founding principles.” And in a series of powerful essays, Levin lays out how conservatives can counter the liberal corrosion that has filtered into every timely issue affecting our daily lives, from the economy to health care, global warming, immigration, and more — and illustrates how change, as seen through the conservative lens, is always prudent, and always an enhancement to individual freedom.
As provocative, well-reasoned, robust, and informed as his on-air commentary, Levin’s narrative will galvanize readers to begin a new era in conservative thinking and action. Liberty and Tyranny provides a philosophical, historical, and practical framework for revitalizing the conservative vision and ensuring the preservation of American society.
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Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal
Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal
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Fast food has hastened the malling of our landscape, widened the chasm between rich and poor, fueled an epidemic of obesity, and propelled American cultural imperialism abroad. That’s a lengthy list of charges, but Eric Schlosser makes them stick with an artful mix of first-rate reportage, wry wit, and careful reasoning.
Schlosser’s myth-shattering survey stretches from California’s subdivisions, where the business was born, to the industrial corridor along the New Jersey Turnpike, where many of fast food’s flavors are concocted. Along the way, he unearths a trove of fascinating, unsettling truths — from the unholy alliance between fast food and Hollywood to the seismic changes the industry has wrought in food production, popular culture, and even real estate.
On any given day, one out of four Americans opts for a quick and cheap meal at a fast-food restaurant, without giving either its speed or its thriftiness a second thought. Fast food is so ubiquitous that it now seems as American, and harmless, as apple pie. But the industry’s drive for consolidation, homogenization, and speed has radically transformed America’s diet, landscape, economy, and workforce, often in insidiously destructive ways. Eric Schlosser, an award-winning journalist, opens his ambitious and ultimately devastating exposé with an introduction to the iconoclasts and high school dropouts, such as Harlan Sanders and the McDonald brothers, who first applied the principles of a factory assembly line to a commercial kitchen. Quickly, however, he moves behind the counter with the overworked and underpaid teenage workers, onto the factory farms where the potatoes and beef are grown, and into the slaughterhouses run by giant meatpacking corporations. Schlosser wants you to know why those French fries taste so good (with a visit to the world’s largest flavor company) and “what really lurks between those sesame-seed buns.” Eater beware: forget your concerns about cholesterol, there is–literally–feces in your meat.
Schlosser’s investigation reaches its frightening peak in the meatpacking plants as he reveals the almost complete lack of federal oversight of a seemingly lawless industry. His searing portrayal of the industry is disturbingly similar to Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle, written in 1906: nightmare working conditions, union busting, and unsanitary practices that introduce E. coli and other pathogens into restaurants, public schools, and homes. Almost as disturbing is his description of how the industry “both feeds and feeds off the young,” insinuating itself into all aspects of children’s lives, even the pages of their school books, while leaving them prone to obesity and disease. Fortunately, Schlosser offers some eminently practical remedies. “Eating in the United States should no longer be a form of high-risk behavior,” he writes. Where to begin? Ask yourself, is the true cost of having it “your way” really worth it? –Lesley Reed
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A New Banking System: The Needful Capital for Rebuilding the Burnt District! A Classic By Lysander Spooner! AAA+++ Reviews
A New Banking System: The Needful Capital for Rebuilding the Burnt District! A Classic By Lysander Spooner! AAA+++
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In law, this Circulating Stock will be in the nature of a lien on the PRODUCTIVE STOCK. It will be entitled to no dividends. Its value will consist, first, in its title to be received in payment of all dues to the bank; second, in its title to be redeemed, either in specie on demand, or in specie, with interest from the time of demand, before any dividends can be made to the bankers; and, third, in its title, when not redeemed with specie, to be redeemed (in sums of one hundred dollars each) by a transfer of a corresponding amount of the capital itself; that is, of the PRODUCTIVE STOCK.
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The Self Made Woman
The Self Made Woman
Author Alexzandra de la Iglesia, like each of us, has been on a journey of discovery and re-creation of her own life. Along the way she has discovered empowering truths and profound insights. Now she has gathered this life changing knowledge into a humorous and insightful book that she is sharing with the world.
No matter how difficult your current situation may be, hope and opportunity await you. As you move through these pages and apply these simple steps, your life as your know it will be changed forever.
Author Alexzandra de la Iglesia, like each of us, has been on a journey of discovery and re-creation of her own life. Along the way she has discovered empowering truths and profound insights. Now she has gathered this life changing knowledge into a humorous and insightful book that she is sharing with the world.
No matter how difficult your current situation may be, hope and opportunity await you. As you move through these pages and apply these simple steps, your life as your know it will be changed forever.
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Dynasty of the Holy Grail – Mormonism’s Sacred Bloodline… Jesus Christ and His Descendants… Beyond the Mortally flawed Best Sellers, Holy Blood, Holy Grail and The Da Vinci Code… Applicable to both Mormon and non-Mormon audiences…
Dynasty of the Holy Grail – Mormonism’s Sacred Bloodline… Jesus Christ and His Descendants… Beyond the Mortally flawed Best Sellers, Holy Blood, Holy Grail and The Da Vinci Code… Applicable to both Mormon and non-Mormon audiences…
Dr. Vern G. Swanson has produced a thought-provoking book on the topic of the Holy Grail and the bloodline of Jesus. His perspective on the subject has grown after reading nearly 400 books on the Holy Grail, and his 28 years of research on the topic. Going far beyond the mortally flawed best sellers, Holy Blood, Holy Grail and The Da Vinci Code, his epic book will be applicable to both Mormon and non-Mormon audiences. It is certainly the most significant scholarly tome on the Holy Grail and the bloodline yet.
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The Help-Yourself Book to Life, Health, & Happiness: ‘An Informative Guide that can save you Money, Time, and quite possibly….your Life!
The Help-Yourself Book to Life, Health, & Happiness: ‘An Informative Guide that can save you Money, Time, and quite possibly….your Life!
This book was written to provide you with information that will hopefully help you throughout your life. The tips, secrets, facts, and solutions that are contained within can play a significant role in the wisdom of choices you make in the real world. There are many kinds of information out there that are useful, can save you time and money, or are just so important that everyone should just be aware. In this guide, you have your pick of proven herbal alternatives that are just as good as prescription drugs for curing or helping your ailments, and without the serious side-effects. You will learn how to beat Big Business at its own game and keep more of that money in your pocket. You will find ways to keep yourself and the people you love healthy, safe, and secure from life’s hazards. You will even find out interesting and important facts of life and the world that are worth their weight in gold! Good luck with your experience and may you learn wisely. Some of the things you will find are: Mortgage Secrets,What the Banks Won’t Tell You,Smart Facts,How to Buy a New Car & Save Thousands,Herbal Remedies,Detoxification for Your Body,Save Thousands on MedicationsLose Weight Naturally,Lower Your Cholesterol,Find the Lowest Prices for Everything You Buy,Cure & Heal Common Ailments,What’s Better than a Flu Shot,Triple Your Metabolism,Relieve Depression & Anxiety Without Expensive Medicine, Find, Research, & Diagnose Your Own Medical Problems,Natural Ways to Stop Smoking,How to Buy Your Home for Thousands Less,How to Market Your Business to get Results,How to get Free Computer Software, Antivirus,Technology Tips & Tricks,How to Self-Publish a Book,and so many more Secrets, Facts, and Solutions to Life, Wealth, and Health!
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A Successful Exploitation of The Elderly
A Successful Exploitation of The Elderly
A True Understanding of how one Woman Set out to Exploit Her Elderly In-Laws and has Succeeded. In the County of Suwannee in the State of Florida a Horrible Tragedy has occured. In the Small town of McAlpin resides a woman with Big Time Ambition and she has stopped at nothing to achieve her goals. From luring her Elderly prey into her grasps to systematically gaining control over all thier assets this woman will stop at nothing.A True Understanding of how one Woman Set out to Exploit Her Elderly In-Laws and has Succeeded. In the County of Suwannee in the State of Florida a Horrible Tragedy has occured. In the Small town of McAlpin resides a woman with Big Time Ambition and she has stopped at nothing to achieve her goals. From luring her Elderly prey into her grasps to systematically gaining control over all thier assets this woman will stop at nothing.
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Sarah’s Key
Sarah’s Key
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Paris, May 2002: On Vel’ d’Hiv’s 60th anniversary, journalist Julia Jarmond is asked to write an article about this black day in France’s past. Through her contemporary investigation, she stumbles onto a trail of long-hidden family secrets that connect her to Sarah. Julia finds herself compelled to retrace the girl’s ordeal, from that terrible term in the Vel d’Hiv’, to the camps, and beyond. As she probes into Sarah’s past, she begins to question her own place in France, and to reevaluate her marriage and her life.
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El medico de sefarad (Best Seller) (Spanish Edition)
El medico de sefarad (Best Seller) (Spanish Edition)
A mediados del siglo XII, el Mediterraneo constituia un mundo en tension permanente: en Oriente, Saladino se preparaba para asaltar Jerusalen, y en Occidente los invasores almohades imponian su dominio en Al-Andalus. Justamente en esas tierras, en la ciudad de Cordoba, nacio en el seno de una familia judia Moises ben Maimon, medico y filosofo, conocido tambien como Maimonides. Fueron tiempos dificiles que obligaron a su padre, un respetado rabino, a emprender con su familia la ruta del exilio tras verse forzado a apostatar de su fe. Mientras seguimos a Moises a traves de los zocos y las escuelas de medicina, de las sinagogas y de los palacios, de los puertos y las ciudades de Al-Andalus, Marruecos, Tierra Santa y Egipto, se nos revela un cosmos de belleza, lucha y contrastes, donde sus habitantes (el talmudista, el medico arabe, los pacientes de Moises, el propio Saladino y sobre todo Susana, la bella mujer de ojos verdes…), victimas de los tiempos convulsos que les ha tocado vivir, anhelan conocer la sabiduria, encontrar el amor y descubrir el sentido ultimo de la existencia.
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