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At nineteen, college student Cameron Grayson is caught between the crossroads of money, love, alcohol, and drugs in New York City's Upper West Side. When his self-made grandfather, Henry Grayson, suddenly dies of unspecified reasons, Cam is shocked to find that some of his grandfather's personal items have been passed down to him. Cameron's father, Chris, gives him strict orders to head uptown to the Bronx in the hopes of sorting things out. Cam doesn't go alone though. He brings his lifelong friends Evan and Jake as partners in crime on this unexpected adventure. Hoping to learn more about the life of his grandfather, Cam starts to learn more about himself as well and finds overwhelming direction to his own future. Not realizing what he's getting himself into, Cam's life will forever change due to this one trip uptown on New York City's 1 Train subway line. He finds himself in deep with his friends but more in trouble with his most recent girlfriend, Victoria. Cam eventually comes to terms with the inevitability of human addiction and infidelity. Cam begins his journey uptown without realizing coming back down will cost him not only his money but everything he ever knew.

Simple recipes, humorous anecdotes, and cartoon illustrations detail an African immigrant familys nomadic past. When Arthur Gardiner escaped the blood and mayhem of war-torn Africa thirty years ago and arrived in Canada, he brought with him rich memories of an eccentric family and their recipes. In an eclectic compilation of recipes, anecdotes, remedies, and cartoon illustrations, Gardiner intertwines entertaining stories with interesting information about exotic foods and preparations, humorous folkloric cures, and simple ways to cook delicious dishes the entire family will enjoy. Gardiners collection includes recipes for watermelon konfyt, marshmallows, green mango chutney, rabbit stew, chicken pie, biltong, fritters, and even ginger beer. Interspersed throughout the collection are helpful hints, inspirational quotes, and laugh-out-loud rules for the home handyman. From an Immigrants Oven shares simple recipes, amusing anecdotes, and colorful cartoons that detail an African familys nomadic past.

Drew Hunt a suspected international serial killer, wakes up to find he has been abducted for reasons unbeknownst to him. He vainly attempts to escape his captors, waking once again to the reality of being methodically tortured. Dr. Thomas "e;Max"e; Maxwell, a forensic psychologist, wounded in the line of Duty. He is tormented with the idea of his wife having been a victim of a predatory killer. Prominent surgeon Dr. Phyllis Leigh watched her life crumble when her daughter disappeared. They both believe Hunt is responsible for the deaths of their loved ones and will not stop until they can discover the truth-and quickly, before the FBI discovers what they've done. Together Max and Leigh attempt to delve into the psyche of Drew Hunt and his bizarre world. Only to learn bit-by-bit exactly what makes up the Anatomy of a Serial Killer.

Autumn Leaves And Other Events is a complex collection of challenges to the reader to encounter life as the characters in Autumn Leaves do through illustrative scenes, plots, lectures, dialog, poetry and/or subjective reality hidden throughout the books five story configurations; for some perhaps, they will revisit their past before they can hope to understand or cope with it.

Some of the influences that went into these poems: 60's reruns, 80's performance art, Hitchcock, Aesop's fables, surf culture, Zen, the i Ching, office culture, pop psychology, Dr. Seuss, Dr. Phil, Dr. Benway, and Dr. Caligari.

This book is about a thirteen year old that starts using heroin cocaine cigarettes drink alcohol to support his abuse. And how God protected him and delivered him. It examines his whole life showing that abuse can happen to anyone. After reading this book you will learn how to help people with substance abuse though an experience christian substance abuse counselor real life story, and the power of God transforming a life.

While on his way to North Africa, octogenarian David Green is quarantined for twelve days in London, England. His time is spent cooped up in a small hotel room peering out of his window watching humanity scurry about while he waits to be released from government-imposed COVID-19 safety measures. Now nearly eighty-three, David cringes looking at the old man he sees in the mirror, wondering where both his muscle and time have gone. When he is finally released from confinement, David travels to Oxford, Bournemouth, England, Lisbon, Portugal and wanders the streets of Manhattan. Unfortunately, he is forced to feel the fear of the dreaded virus that follows him everywhere he goes, not knowing who the reaper will take next. Over the course of his travels, David spends time reflecting upon a life-past, present, and future-seen through his aging eyes. Humor, remorse, and both emotional and rational moments are mixed with the constant realization that David's body is giving out. He might not be the specimen he once was and yet, his adventurous life is far from over.

Why do so many change efforts in our organizations fail? One of a handful of reasons ... unprepared managers. Managers often feel their leaders cook up changes, unleash these changes, then expect managers to do the heavy lifting. That heavy lifting includes both coming to terms with changes personally, then getting their teams on board as well. This is the "Manager's Dilemma". Are managers helpless in this kind of situation? Are they set up to fail and disappoint? The answer is no. Even when senior leaders struggle to do their jobs as sponsors of change, there are plenty of things a manager can do to advance the change agenda and perhaps save the day. Steve King unpacks three key roles managers need to play in moments of change: change communicator, change coach, and change advocate .... and provides some simple tools and tactics for getting this job done.

"The aim of this book is to offer readers a comprehensive academic reference where specialists, students, and researchers in the literary and critical affairs can refer to the issues raised by the poet, and the strategies and rhetorical methods invoked by his writings." The manuscript clearly contributes to scholars and students interested in learning about the Arabic language through the writings of renown poet Ali Abdullah Khalifa. Each chapter emphasizes the political, economic, historical, phonological, syntactical, and grammatical elements of Arabic morphology and literature. The final chapter by French poet and researcher Geneviève Buono displays the power of Khalifa's writings and how well his poetry displays a determination to make meaning of the world. Khalifa offers clear and concrete similes to get his views across. He offers readers the opportunity to reflect on the written word and create their own interpretations through rhyme scheme and irony. His words are strung together to form sound, images, ideas, and meaning defined by 10 researchers through their meticulous analysis of his work. -Abdessattar Jamai, PhD________________________________________________________________________Anyone interested in acquiring an appreciation of Arabic poetry should delve into this book. The authors of Structures and Visions turn each moment of Khalifa's poetry into an emotional reality through a step-by-step explication of his writing. They examine with keen astuteness his language style and poetic skills. The resulting text, adeptly translated for the reader of English, emphasizes the uniqueness of Khalifa's choice of words and unusual use of punctuation marks.Nancy Owen Nelson, PhD: Poet, and memoirist, most recently Divine Aphasia: A Woman's Search for Her FatherIf you are looking for poetry that merges language, culture, and history in a single poem, this book is for you. The analysis of Ali Abdullah Khalifa's poetry is inviting and compelling as readers become deeply immersed in his life experiences and struggles resulting from the replacement of nature with modernized living.Ed Demerly; author of First Years: A Farm Boy Faces the Future; past president of the College English Association. Khalifa's writing is deeply engaged with the world, specifically transformations driven by the demographic growth and conservational changes in Bahrain. His poetry and precise choice of words interconnect with various nostalgic elements, symbols, and images that provoke a reader's curiosity. L. Glenn O'Kray, retired college administrator and instructor, editor/co-editor of six books, the most current¬-Building America: Immigrant Stories of Hope and Hardship.