My True Story of Sex, Rock & Roll, Jimi Hendrix, Fighting Racism, and the Mob : a Tell-all about the Beatles, the FBI, the Rascals, Joe Pesci, Don Rickles, Dick Clark and More
My True Story of Sex, Rock & Roll, Jimi Hendrix, Fighting Racism, and the Mob : a Tell-all about the Beatles, the FBI, the Rascals, Joe Pesci, Don Rickles, Dick Clark and More
Joey Dee is Rock & Roll history. The true, exciting, and endearing chronicle of a 'Jersey Boy' scoring a #1 hit record and the life adventures he wasn't prepared for. This is so much more than a 'rock bio.' It's a sometimes dark and gritty tale of redemption involving Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles, The Rascals, Joe Pesci, Judy Garland, John Wayne, Jackie Kennedy, Nat 'King' Cole, Shirley MacLaine, Tennessee Williams, Truman Capote, and Liberace, Salvador Dali, and Dick Clark. The list goes on and on. There's humor, dealing with racism, love, deeply emotional situations, and ultimately triumph." -- Amazon.
It begins!!! The world will now be introduced to Charlie Delaney. It is here Charlie falls in love for the first time. We all have experienced that first love; the love you never forget. The love that will always be on your mind and heart as you travel down the road of life. To read about Charlies first love is to relive that special time we all have felt a long time ago. To be young and in love for that first time and remember those nervous, awkward times. Charlie Delaney experience these innocent times with wonder and excitement but with fear and uncertainly at every corner. Experiencing new people, new ideas, taking on responsibility while the body makes changes and wonderful sensations are felt. Where the innocent world is introduced to the evil world. Now all of mankind will get to know Charlie Delaney and by doing so make the world better for all time.
A Caribbean prison in the 1860's. Two men, different ages, different races, different charges. Different ways of being. They have struggled to survive together. Then comes a third man: mixed-race, different class... new ideas. Let the games begin!
It is a cold North Carolina morning in 1987 when twenty-six-year-old Charlie Delaney stops at a restaurant to quell his hankering for pizza and is greeted by the girl of his dreams. Redhead Karen Thomas is innocent, playful, and quickly captures Charlie's passionate heart. But there is only one problem: she is in love with another. Charlie, who is determined to win nineteen-year-old Karen's heart, devises an ingenious plan to rid himself of his rival, with help from a private detective who digs into Karen's past to find shocking secrets. As Charlie realizes Karen has transformed his normal existence into a life of purpose, meaning, and fulfillment, he becomes a self-confident man who has the power to overcome everything, including his own fears. Now in the throes of a full-fledged obsession, Charlie manipulates fate in such a way that Karen falls in love with him. Now all Charlie has to do is overcome his personal demons before he and Karen can move forward into the future together. In this continuing saga, a lonely man who finally meets his soul mate must use creative methods to realize his life's purpose and win her heart.
Joe Keithley, aka Joey Shithead, founded legendary punk pioneers D.O.A. in 1978. Punk kings who spread counterculture around the world, they've been cited as influences by Red Hot Chili Peppers, Green Day, Rancid, and The Offspring, and have toured with The Clash, The Ramones, The Dead Kennedys, Black Flag, Nirvana, PiL, Minor Threat, and others, and are the subject of two tribute albums. But punk is more than a style of music: it's a political act, and D.O.A. have always had a social conscience, having performed in support of Greenpeace, women's rape/crisis centres, prisoner rights, and anti-nuke and anti-globalization organizations. Twenty-five years later D.O.A. can claim sales of more than 500,000 copies of their eleven albums and tours in thirty different countries, and they are still going strong. I, Shithead is Joe's recollections of a life in punk, starting with a bunch of kids in Burnaby transfixed with the burgeoning punk movement, and traversing a generation disillusioned with the status quo: stories of riots, drinking, travelling, playing, and conquering all manner of obstacles through sheer determination. And through it all, Joe reveals that the famous D.O.A. slogan, talk - action -0 is, for him, more than a soundbyte. With an introduction by music producer Jack Rabid, publisher of seminal New York music magazine Big Takeover.
I laughed my head off!" - Marie Antoinette "Utterly sacrilegious! Whens Book Two?" - Sister Mary BEYOND ISNESS is CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD - if channeled through Tom Robbins. A profound but wacky perspective that demystifies our dark side. Spiced by odysseys in Bali, the Inner World, the Pleiades, and the Chinese takeaway on Percy Street, this eclectic smorgasbord is all chucked in the wok and stir-fried with a pinch of sex, a dash of humour, and a liberal sprinkling of spirituality.
A humorous take on all-too-common couple conflicts—and a helpful guide to restoring affection and joy in your marriage. In I Know You Love Me but Do You Like Me?, Joey O’Connor takes a humorous look at how couples can build strong marriages by developing what he calls “a like-minded love” for one another. From the mystery of a woman’s wardrobe to the perils of the Brownie Point system, decorating for the sexes to reading each other’s minds, O’Connor pokes fun at many of the inevitable conflicts that erupt in every marriage. He also offers helpful biblical insights to help husbands and wives learn to lighten up, laugh at themselves, and become more likeable spouses in the process.
A fictional novel based upon real-life events. The setting takes place in Jersey City, 1968, within an establishment known as the Capri Lounge. Follow the exploits of an unforgettable cast of characters and their family business. Rest assured, whatever can go wrong will go wrong.
A Caribbean prison in the 1860's. Two men, different ages, different races, different charges. Different ways of being. They have struggled to survive together. Then comes a third man: mixed-race, different class... new ideas. Let the games begin!
The New York Times–bestselling author of Killer: The Autobiography of a Mafia Hit Man reveals the true story of his most harrowing contract murder. “Joey the Hit Man” was a Bronx-born hired assassin who achieved widespread notoriety after writing a bestselling memoir and appearing on the David Susskind show. In this “down-to-earth realistic account,” Joey tells the riveting story behind the strangest of his thirty-eight kills (Los Angeles Free Press). In the fall of 1969, a public execution in an Italian restaurant in Brooklyn earned Joey a mention in the New York Daily News and a twenty-grand payout from the mob. On the surface, his next job seemed just as routine: The bosses suspected their trusted numbers controller, Joe Squillante, was skimming the nightly bets to settle personal debts. Joey gave Squillante two weeks to live. But there was one problem: Squillante once had a hit out on Joey too. No clueless patsy, #29 was an unpredictable bull’s-eye, and the contract holder was a dangerous mobster with a personal grudge against Joey. Taking the job meant entering into a game of predator and prey as nerve-racking as the cock of a .38 hammer. From first tail to all-night stakeouts to the intricate planning of the final confrontation, this is the shockingly detailed first-person account of a professional hit. Full of twists, turns, and double crosses, Hit #29 “tells it like it is” and delivers an unforgettable insider’s view of the mob (Kirkus Reviews).
Grumpy Unicorn returns in this laugh-out-loud graphic novel! Grumpy Unicorn is back home after hitting the road in his first graphic novel. There's nothing that this Unicorn would love better than to just stay in, watch some TV, and veg out. But when his house is dirty, Grumpy decides to buy a cool self-cleaning robot... that due to a factory defect, is determined to conquer the world! It's up to Grumpy to save the day in this hilarious, action-packed, ridiculous adventure!
Can a magnetic culture elevate you to unparalleled performance? Absolutely! And your journey to a magnetic culture starts by recognizing that good culture simply isn’t enough to drive top performance. With uncertainty swirling around every corner in the world today, team members are reevaluating their workplaces and walking out as they look past hollow promises and perks that are a mere temporary bandage. People are searching for teams with purpose, a compelling vision, and a sense of belonging where they can pursue their full potential and live their lives to the fullest. In Leading with Significance, Joey Havens breaks through the limiting barriers of common culture theory and shows, with great transparency, the real human emotions that elevate a culture to one that is genuine, enduring, and magnetic. Joey shares insights, failures, low points, lessons learned, and growth from his experience of helping lead the successful transformation of HORNE LLP’s good culture to a magnetic, people-first culture based on the Christian principles of caring and service. Whether you are inspired by exponential growth, the power of inclusion, or attracting and retaining outstanding people, this book will inspire you to choose a journey toward significance.
Kramer, a founding member and drummer for Aerosmith, courageously tells the world how he has wrestled with depression as part of the most successful rock band in American history. color photo insert.
The Great Rat Race for Europe: Stories of the 357th Fighter Group (Sortie One) tells the true stories of the Yoxford Boys of the 357th Fighter Group; arguably the best Army Air Force fighter group in the European Theater during World War Two. Aces Kit Carson, Bud Anderson, Johnny England, Pete Peterson, Chuck Yeager and others from this elite group of “tigers” eventually became famous after the war, while other Yoxford Boys just melted back into the scenery that was the American post war years. Those were the lucky ones as scores of these brave, young American lads flying their P-51 Mustangs into combat against the Luftwaffe never saw home again as the result of this epic air war over Europe. Their stories are all here including Leonard “Kit” Carson’s account of The Great Rat Race which helped to break the back of the Luftwaffe (from his fantastic book Pursue and Destroy), the strange and sad end of decorated fighter ace Dittie Jenkins who safely returned from his last mission against the Nazis only to be killed while celebrating with an impromptu air show over Station 373 at Leiston, and the first hand account of life in a Stalag Luft (prisoner of war camp) with Colonel Henry Spicer, the irascible commanding officer of the American section of the POW camp (and one-time 357th Fighter Group Commanding Officer) who drove the German officers to the brink with his rock solid spirit of rebellion and the love and admiration of his men. Fly into weather so thick that the ducks are walking with Pete Peterson, one of the leading aces of the Group, as he walks you through a hair-raising landing on Leiston Field with zero visibility and three inexperienced pilots on his wing. Then 357th fighter pilot Joe Shea recaptures the common boredom ridden hours and terror stricken moments faced by replacement pilots of the Group during their first combat missions, including Shea’s account of his last encounter, eyeball to eyeball, with a German pilot in an Me-262 jet fighter as it slid over his wing and lined up perfectly in his gun sight. Relive the greatest (as well as the worst) days of the 8th Air Force’s first long range Mustang fighter outfit in short stories written by the pilots of the 357th Fighter Group, their families, and this author in this collection of memories and tall tales of the famous Yoxford Boys.
The Department of Homeland Security advises all citizens to develop an Emergency Preparedness Plan, along with a Disaster Supply Kit . . . but who has the time? What will you do if Hurricane Bernadette blows ashore before you can stock up on K-rations and signal flares? Don't panic-it's Joey Green to the rescue! Last-Minute Survival Secrets contains more than a hundred ingenious survival tips that may sound quirky at first, but really do work. Green shows how to start a campfire with potato chips, open a locked suitcase with a ballpoint pen, and prevent heat stroke with a disposable diaper. Readers will learn to build a solar cooker using cardboard and aluminum foil, a flood alarm with aspirin and a clothespin, and a wi-fi antenna with a coffee can. The book is even helpful for life's everyday disasters-when a thunderstorm knocks out the power, the dog is sprayed by a skunk, or your car breaks down in the middle of nowhere. The book also includes interesting and goofy sidebars related to these survival tactics, fascinating trivia to keep you entertained until FEMA arrives, which may be a while. It's the perfect resource for armchair survivalists, budding MacGyvers, and adventurists on a budget. Joey Green is the author of more than 50 books, including Joey Green's Fix-It Magic, The Mad-Scientist Handbook, and Polish Your Furniture with Panty Hose. He has written for Rolling Stone, National Lampoon, Time, and more. He lives in West Hills, California.
The Black Book of Quantum Chromodynamics is an in-depth introduction to the particle physics of current and future experiments at particle accelerators. The book offers the reader an overview of practically all aspects of the strong interaction necessary to understand and appreciate modern particle phenomenology at the energy frontier. It assumes a working knowledge of quantum field theory at the level of introductory textbooks used for advanced undergraduate or in standard postgraduate lectures. The book expands this knowledge with an intuitive understanding of relevant physical concepts, an introduction to modern techniques, and their application to the phenomenology of the strong interaction at the highest energies. Aimed at graduate students and researchers, it also serves as a comprehensive reference for LHC experimenters and theorists. This book offers an exhaustive presentation of the technologies developed and used by practitioners in the field of fixed-order perturbation theory and an overview of results relevant for the ongoing research programme at the LHC. It includes an in-depth description of various analytic resummation techniques, which form the basis for our understanding of the QCD radiation pattern and how strong production processes manifest themselves in data, and a concise discussion of numerical resummation through parton showers, which form the basis of event generators for the simulation of LHC physics, and their matching and merging with fixed-order matrix elements. It also gives a detailed presentation of the physics behind the parton distribution functions, which are a necessary ingredient for every calculation relevant for physics at hadron colliders such as the LHC, and an introduction to non-perturbative aspects of the strong interaction, including inclusive observables such as total and elastic cross sections, and non-trivial effects such as multiple parton interactions and hadronization. The book concludes with a useful overview contextualising data from previous experiments such as the Tevatron and the Run I of the LHC which have shaped our understanding of QCD at hadron colliders.
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