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"Bellringer" is a football term used to describe a player that attacks, hits, intimidates, but respects, and shows sportsmanship, to players on an opposing team. Jerry Pitts, was given this nickname by his college coach. It summarizes his life on and off the arena of athletics. However, this is not just book about sports, it also tell the story of how many people shaped a life, the success and failures over a lifetime, and the many times that the Hand of God was directly involved in preventing

'It's no mystery or secret how much I enjoy Lawrence Chaney.' - RuPaul 'Tackles everything from gender identity, the thrill of a wig and why Scottish talent is often overlooked.' - i News Lawrence Chaney has wowed audiences across the globe as the winner of RuPaul's Drag Race UK. In Lawrence (Drag) Queen of Scots, Lawrence shares heartfelt and candid moments from their past. From being bullied as a child to what it's like to date as a drag queen, they give us an insight to their journey towar

The book you are holding in your hands has unique contents and characteristics: it contains stories narrated by high school students. The former, as part of a Spanish project. The latter, as a show of confidence but at the same time a personal interest to motivate and help others. They are stories of 100 Latino students who narrate obstacles but also the triumphs of those who overcame them. They are 100 experiences that seek to let teachers, parents and society in general know that when a boy o

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A Black woman overcomes staggering adversity to discover trust in The Divine and the mystical path that leads to the authentic self. Features 10 original illustrations of the life cycle of the lotus.

June 7, 1990, a baby boy was born to Kalvin and Kim Hilliard. As their only child, he was surrounded by their love and care, and they did their best to shelter him from the woes of life. #FrontRowSeat details the moments they could no longer protect their son from - stories about what happens when life hits, and the downward spiral that life almost takes him down. #FrontRowSeat is my story told about me, by me. This is your up close and personal look into moments that shaped a 12-year-o

The story of Irish mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor's rise from a life as an apprentice plumber in Dublin to become a World Champion in the UFC and arguably the most compelling, and wealthiest sporting figure of the past decade.

In Brief Candle in the Dark we are invited to enter with him a constantly stimulating world of discovery and to meet a fascinating cast of exceptional characters described by the talented pen of one of the most exceptional of them all.

1,364 Days, a World War II Veteran's Story is a highly-entertaining war story that stands out from the rest as it follows the military experiences of Roger Dion, a U.S. Army Air Transport Command aircraft mechanic/flight engineer stationed at St. Mawgan Air Base near the seacoast town of Newquay in southern England. Roger's lighthearted wit, enthusiasm, and down-to-earth approach to life transform ordinary, everyday occurrences into exciting and amusing events. His anecdotes, taken from recorde

She has addressed the world's leaders at the UN. She has sat in the hot seat at the World Economic Forum in Davos persuading economists that genetically modified food is the answer to food security in Africa. She has faced vitriolic activists on television and explained the facts and fallacies of genetic engineering.

The Kaokoveld, one of the world's most forbidding wastes, is host to an assortment of animals that have found ways of surviving in this hostile environment. Here giraffes go entirely without water and rhinos climb towering mountains in search of that scarce resource.

Eminem's bodyguard details the good times, hardships, drug abuse, domestic violence, scandals, sex, near-death experiences, murder, oppression of employees, and bitter betrayal that take place in the hip-hop/rapper's world.