Teammates is the story of two childhood friends who end up on very different paths, one to stardom, the other to infamy. Set in the author’s old high school and the neighbourhood where he grew up, it is an emotional and all-too familiar tale about the temptations of the inner city and the efforts of young men to both defy stereotypes, and to live up to them... by any means necessary.Teammates is the story of two childhood friends who end up on very different paths, one to stardom, the other to infamy. Set in the author’s old high school and the neighbourhood where he grew up, it is an emotional and all-too familiar tale about the temptations of the inner city and the efforts of young men to both defy stereotypes, and to live up to them... by any means necessary.Jeff Roulston, also known as Jeff The Writer, is a social service worker, coach and proud Torontonian. He is a graduate of Oakwood University, an Historically-Black College, where he studied communications, played varsity basketball and edited the Spreading Oak newspaper. His poetry, short stories, essays and articles have appeared in The Huntsville (Ala.) Times, Urbanology, HipHopCanada.com, Sway, OmitLimitation.com, BKNation.org and the anthology F-You: The Forgiveness Project, Memoirs of Violence and Compassion. He has been interviewed by Matt Galloway on CBC Radio Toronto’s Metro Morning about the bleak job market for recent college graduates and featured, along with co-workers, in a Toronto Star article about his work with inner city youth. Views: 397
Our bestselling introduction to graphic design is now available in a revised and updated edition. In Graphic Design: The New Basics, bestselling author Ellen Lupton (Thinking with Type, Type on Screen) and design educator Jennifer Cole Phillips explain the key concepts of visual language that inform any work of design, from logo or letterhead to a complex website. Through visual demonstrations and concise commentary, students and professionals explore the formal elements of twodimensional design, such as point, line, plane, scale, hierarchy, layers, and transparency.This revised edition replaces sixty-four pages of the original publication with new content, including new chapters on visualizing data, typography, modes of representation, and Gestalt principles, and adds sixteen pages of new student and professional work covering such topics as working with grids and designing with color. Views: 397
A moderator for an internet message board holds a grudge against me. There's nothing he can do about it though, right?A moderator for an internet message board holds a grudge against me. There's nothing he can do about it though, right?Contains free previews of USS Krakowski, Are There Heroes In Hell?, and Prisoners of Utopia. Views: 397
Emily and fellow half-mer Aaron stand between land and sea—and like and love—in a dramatic new episode of the New York Times best-selling series.
A field trip to a mysterious island quickly turns into an adventure when Emily Windsnap and Aaron discover a secret lookout point from which they spot a ghostly ship that no one else seems to be able to see. The ship appears and disappears only at certain times of day—growing fainter each time. Searching for answers only leads to more questions until Emily and her friends confront the island’s keeper, uncovering the incredible story of a ship caught between land and sea, day and night . . . life and death. Only Emily, with her ability to transform from mermaid to human, can enter Atlantis to try to bring the ship’s passengers back before the portal is closed forever. Emily knows that if she fails, not only will the passengers never see their loved ones again, but Emily won’t be able to return either. Will she be able to resist the allure of Atlantis and return home before it’s too late? Views: 397
Something stalks the streets of Shiver Cove. Are Tamyra's deepest fears of her werewolf side killing coming true or has something far more sinister than she can imagine made Shiver Cove its home?Tamyra never considered the family curse to be real. Seriously, who even believes in werewolves? Waking up, naked, in a stranger’s backyard sets Tamyra’s reality straight and it becomes obvious staying in the big city is no longer an option. Desperate to protect her full moon secret Tamyra moves to mysterious Shiver Cove. Being a painfully shy girl starting her senior year, Tamyra’s fears of being left an outsider vanish when she meets an alluring and popular guy. Unfortunately, a ruthless bully has her heart set on him too. Despite bullying threats, Tamyra finds she’s falling in love and is unnerved by her hopes his intentions extend beyond just friendly. Adding to Tamyra’s torment, a new darkness is terrorizing Shiver Cove. Could she be the thing stalking the streets of Shiver Cove or has something far more sinister than she can imagine come to town? Views: 397
They say time is relative and for all of 15-year old Solo's life, it has been. That is until his best friend reveals a sinister secret involving a shadowy organization. Now, not only does he not have enough time, but he finds himself falling through it. Discover the world of Quinn Baldwin's Crossover, a young adult sci-fi adventure.World War III took my family - would the destruction claim my heart?Mom's bleeding in my arms. She could die any moment, but not before she's made me promise three things:Pray.Don't trust anyone.Stay alive.I promise, but I don't know if I can keep them. Not surviving World War III doesn't scare me, it's surviving it that does.And without the excitement of seeing Bodey every day, did I even want to try?If you’re looking for a great dystopia romance, this book is for youFrom the bestselling dystopian fiction author with over 2000 reviews and ratings of her dystopic books across numerous retailers. Views: 397
Phone use has skyrocketed, phone etiquette has not. In fact it seems they are inversely related. The more we use phones the less we know how to act on them. This essay is an attempt to correct that dearth.Phone use has skyrocketed, phone etiquette has not. In fact it seems they are inversely related. The more we use phones the less we know how to act on them. This essay is an attempt to correct that by offering some time tested tips on how to use a phone to call someone one. While this is the last use to which most people put their cellphones to use these days, it is still something that is done enough to require some sort of arbitrary rules to govern behavior whilst using. Views: 397
A meeting of chance. Outcomes are various. Sometimes people assume randomness and miss out on what the world intended. Kismet can sting for a lifetime.Aspirations and desires that were once out of reach are nowavailable with a brief word search.Feeling the weight of the world? Float above it in a Body Balloon.Need an angel to rescue you from the purgatory of an offspring?The dog with the smiley face will show you how.Or just want to crochet a different dimension?Click "pay now" and change your life. Views: 397
Ava's story is now being written as a reader write-a-long. Details can be found on my website.
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Super-soldier 8-y-o Taj escapes from her former masters, losing her companions. Enveloped in love from conception, Taj is lonely, reaching out and searching for her lost companions. Only the unknown love fountain responds. She builds a martial arts empire, makes new friends, finds contentment & love in helping others. Then her life is shattered and again she loses what is most important to her.Biogengineered 8-y-o assassin Taj escapes from her secret base & loses the companions she taught to love. She is in a world of strangers, hunted by her former masters. Enveloped in love from birth, Taj is lonely, reaching out and searching for her lost mates. Only the unknown love fountain responds. She builds a martial arts empire, using instead the love of her students. Taj makes new friends, finds contentment & love, immersing herself in work, further education & new discoveries. Then only a year later, her life is shattered and again she loses what is most important to her.Taj’s Early Years is the first part of a trilogy replacing the rewritten and greatly expanded Getting to Galen. The rest will be published when my busy cover artist finishes his work. Views: 396
Hospitals are supposed to be safe places. The one Maxine "Mad Max" Davies finds herself in is anything but safe. Unsafe Haven exploits every parent's or grandparent's biggest fear: how do I protect my family? Mad Max puts together clues with a large cast of characters to identify and stop the perpetrator before he can kill her grandson Views: 396
A beggar is pleading for assistance in a world designed around money and sex. Everybody is out to get rich, from anything; whether destroying moral values or not. The dream is to sin in self-confidence, but God is in the way. This is a book written with real life in mind. It comes with all the greed, disrespect, and the disregard for moral and family values. Then, the beggar gets his 2nd chancePeter Johnson had only one wish; he wished to be a teacher again. There was one problem though, he was a beggar, and nobody was going to employ him again. On the other side of town, the wealthy Atkinson family had problems of their own; problems no money could solve.Both Peter and the Atkinson family saw their redemption in a miracle event that was coming to town. Their paths crossed when a heavy thunderstorm interrupted people’s efforts to get tickets for this event. When the beggar offered to queue for them in exchange for a ticket, Kathy Atkinson eagerly accepted his offer. As fate would have it, the Pastor who was to preside over the event was seriously injured in a car accident on his way there. When thousands of people started to leave in disappointment, the beggar became saddened at the commitment of their faith. Still dressed in his pitiable cloths, he took to the stage and challenged their devotion to God. “You are so concerned in your own personal healing that you would not care if this whole world rots around you.” he shouted at them. Being the professional teacher he once was, he delivered a most powerful speech from the podium. Kathy Atkinson instinctively knew that there was a reason why her path had to cross with that of the beggar. She was not going to stop until she had found the reason for that.Bruce Ashton, a highly acclaimed television producer who was to cover the event, became enthralled by the intellect of the beggar. Just like Kathy Atkinson, he wanted to discover the man behind the beggar. Sadly, his bosses were not interested with his plans and was told; ‘God does not sell, violence and sex is what’s bringing in the money.However, Bruce Ashton could see a miracle unfolding in front of his own eyes - a dream coming true for the beggar. Risking his future as a producer while counting only on the wisdom of the beggar, he persuaded him to take part in a TV program. Peter, a victim of a corrupt society, knew this could be his last and only chance to a normal life again, and cautiously accepted the offer. Together they started what was to become a very controversial crusade. The hobo’s life was never going to be the same again; nor the lives of those who would get involved with his. This book is fast-paced, controversal, and very, very inspirational Views: 396
