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1000 tulosta hakusanalla David Alan Hall
FROM GROWING UP IN DETROIT, where he marched as a ten-year-old with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., to attending the inauguration of President Barack Obama, where he narrowly avoided the Purple Tunnel of Doom but still saw nothing, David Alan Grier examines how he -- and America -- have changed for the better and the funnier. Within these pages, Grier imagines being called to serve in President Obama's cabinet as the "secretary of mirth"; takes you to a wild and emotional election night party he hosted that didn't go as planned; explains the true meaning of the "magical Negro"; recalls the formative episodes from his life -- including being rejected by the Black Panthers at their headquarters door and turning down the initial offer to work on In Living Color -- and for the first time ever sneaks you backstage at Dancing with the Stars, where he exposes the inner workings of the show -- the camaraderie between dancers and stars, the excruciatingly painful rehearsals, the outrageous preparations, and each hysterical moment of his four-episode appearance and subsequent public meltdown. Grier unabashedly muses on politics, culture, and race while recounting his own life story in this edgy, timeless, hilarious, and revelatory memoir and look at all things Barack. Barack Like Me is David Alan Grier at his best -- the man, comic, and twenty-first-century thinker -- funny, brilliant, and original.
When Dell finds himself attacked by alien shape shifters, befriended by giant, telepathic crows and talking to a stranger who creates force fields, Dell discovers that his grandfather's medallion is a key to Awen, a planet at the center of several galaxies. And Awen is sentient. Awen tells him she is dying - mutilated by a group of criminals out to steal the minerals lying under the planet's crust. The ailing planet bestows Dell with the power to control Her Air, Fire, Water and Soil to rescue Her from certain destruction. But even with the aid of the telepathic planet and a fast-talking squirrel, Dell may not be able to save himself, much less Awen.
Travels With Penny, or, True Travel Tales of a Gay Guy and His Mom
David Alan Morrison
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2013
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Two things flashed through my mind when I opened the door to the sex shop to find my mother standing in front of the display case talking to a tall salesman wearing a leather harness, jock strap and a dog collar. The first was, "Oh, crap " The second was, "I hate it when Dad's right." Thus begins David Alan Morrison's hilarious memoir about the evolution of family dynamics. Following the sudden death of his father, a single, middle-aged gay guy struggles with his own mortality by reminiscing about the travels with his gregarious mother. TRAVELS WITH PENNY is a look at the transformation of the baffling, complex relationship between children and their parents.
Stewart Rainquest is a troublemaker who comes by his orneriness naturally. Although his father was a war hero, his mother is in jail. After Stewart is suspended from school for instigating yet another rebellious event, his Grams is driving him home when a mysterious phenomenon changes everything. After nearly all the town's population is vaporized including his beloved Grams, Stewart is left to fend for himself along with a handful of other shady characters. As Stewart sets about living like a king in his small town in the Bible Belt, things take a turn for the worse as members of the biker gang Stewart idolizes commit murder before his eyes. While doing his best to keep his distance from the lawless criminals, Stewart learns how to drive a car and meets Gina, a high school student who is dying of cancer. As their friendship leads to unwanted adventures, now only time will tell if Stuart will finally learn the truth about what happened to everyone in his town.
Stewart Rainquest is a troublemaker who comes by his orneriness naturally. Although his father was a war hero, his mother is in jail. After Stewart is suspended from school for instigating yet another rebellious event, his Grams is driving him home when a mysterious phenomenon changes everything. After nearly all the town's population is vaporized including his beloved Grams, Stewart is left to fend for himself along with a handful of other shady characters. As Stewart sets about living like a king in his small town in the Bible Belt, things take a turn for the worse as members of the biker gang Stewart idolizes commit murder before his eyes. While doing his best to keep his distance from the lawless criminals, Stewart learns how to drive a car and meets Gina, a high school student who is dying of cancer. As their friendship leads to unwanted adventures, now only time will tell if Stuart will finally learn the truth about what happened to everyone in his town.
Conversation With Self: A Fool's Journey: A Spiritual Sojourn in Sensible Shoes
David Alan Parton
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2013
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Judaculla Speaks: Written in Stone
David Alan Webb
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2013
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Follow Lincoln's day-by-day path from peacemaker to war leader as the Union edges toward Civil War. The months after the inauguration of Abraham Lincoln, between March 4 and May 3, 1861, mark one of the most significant periods in American history. Antagonism between the North and South, which had been intensifying since Lincoln's election as president in November 1860, only worsened when the president-elect was sworn into office. Lincoln's Road to War is a day-by-day account unpacking each day's events, both personal and political, from Lincoln's inauguration through the attack on Fort Sumter and towards the march to the Battle of Bull Run/Manassas. March 4, 1861: In his inauguration address, President Lincoln did his best to be reconciliatory, advising Southern secessionists that there would be no war unless they were the aggressors. But he also made it clear that the Union was indivisible, and that secession meant anarchy. April 12, 1861: During the early morning hours, rebel artillery opened fire on Fort Sumter, situated on a man-made island in the entrance to Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. This was immediately followed by President Lincoln's call for 75,000 volunteers from state militias, along with his order to blockade all Southern ports. From the first days of his Presidency to a tacit admission of the real probability of war on May 3, 1861, readers follow alongside Lincoln in this daily journal that captures his evolution from an inexperienced, newly installed president trying desperately to avoid a war, to a reluctant commander-in-chief resolved to defend Fort Sumter against rebel aggression, and finally to a war president determined to see the fighting through to the end and to restore the Union. In this revealing and enlightening journey through the progression of Lincoln's perspectives and politics, readers glean intimate insights into the President, the man, and the country on the precipice of Civil War.
Audrey Hepburn's Film & Television Co-Stars From A to Z
David Alan Williams
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2014
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Veronica Lake's Film & Television Co-Stars From A to Z
David Alan Williams
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2014
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Audie Murphy Movie Lobby Cards
David Alan Williams
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2014
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America's most decorated combat soldier appeared in 45 movies from 1948 to 1969. All of those were accompanied by a set of eight lobby cards upon their initial release except his last film A Time for Dying, which wasn't released untill 1981, ten years after Audie's death. This book contains images of all the official American 11 x 14 inch lobby cards of Audie Murphy's films...and a special section containing bonus material DAW
Let's Never Forget: On This Day in Audie Murphy's Life
David Alan Williams; Ann Elizabeth Williams
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2014
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Joel McCrea's Film & Television Co-Stars From A to H
David Alan Williams
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2014
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