What A Life

Download or read book What a Life! written by E V Lucas and published by Black Scat Books. This book was released on 2018-05-16 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On August 17 1911-seven years before Max Ernst took up scissors and paste to create his early Dada art-WHAT A LIFE! was published in London by Methuen & Co. The authors, Edward Verrall Lucas (a travel writer) and George Morrow (an illustrator and regular contributor to PUNCH), produced their satirical autobiography using illustrations cut from the pages of Whiteley's General Catalogue. This inspired act of artistic vandalism was a precursor to many works of avant-garde art and satire. Black Scat Books brings this sublime work back to life in its Absurdist Texts & Documents series.

Download or read book What Should I Do with My Life? written by Po Bronson and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2005-11-29 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Brimming with stories of sacrifice, courage, commitment and, sometimes, failure, the book will support anyone pondering a major life choice or risk without force-feeding them pat solutions.”—Publishers Weekly In What Should I Do with My Life? Po Bronson tells the inspirational true stories of people who have found the most meaningful answers to that great question. With humor, empathy, and insight, Bronson writes of remarkable individuals—from young to old, from those just starting out to those in a second career—who have overcome fear and confusion to find a larger truth about their lives and, in doing so, have been transformed by the experience. What Should I Do with My Life? struck a powerful, resonant chord on publication, causing a multitude of people to rethink their vocations and priorities and start on the path to finding their true place in the world. For this edition, Bronson has added nine new profiles, to further reflect the range and diversity of those who broke away from the chorus to learn the sound of their own voice.

Download or read book What A Life written by Major Gerald C. Sola, JR. and published by Author House. This book was released on 2010-07-09 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All details of General George Patton's accident and subsequent death were fully investigated by members of the authors military unit, while he was stationed in Germany after World War II. Major Sola the author, is in a unique position of being one of only three people still alive, who actually know all the facts of the official U.S. Army Investigation. There is still a great deal of hearsay and false speculation. Did General Patton die demanding whiskey from his nurses? What actually killed him and why? Why is his grave on foreign soil and not in The National Arlington Cemetery. Was he "a dollar a year man" the true facts and answers are in this book. General Patton was a very color full and profane person in one of his final orders to his senior staff, he said "I want all you purple bellied bastards pissing in the Elbe River tomorrow morning".. Against all odds Major Sola returned from World War II on the same troop ship, the General Squire. Aboard was Mickey Roonie, returning from a USA tour in Europe. Major Sola was the commander of all troops on board. In this capacity he talked to Mickey "all the way home to the USA"- total 5 days. This year Mickey is 95 and married nine times however the last one lasted 20 years. Also read about the authors military record during World War II. Promoted in combat from Private to Sergeant at age 19, then receiving a battle field Commission at age 20. All his men were killed, captured or missing only he survived -- what happened? Finally he participated in a seventeen man night patrol, two miles behind enemy lines. This patrol allowed our tanks to break out of the mountains and the ensuing large tank battles.

Download or read book What a Life! written by Ola Lydia Taiwo and published by Strategic Book Publishing. This book was released on 2009-03 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A heartwrenching memoir of a woman trying to overcome the emotional, physical, and psychological trauma of childhood abuse highlights how the author's decision to forgive her mother after 26 years finally released her from the hurt and pain of her tormented past.

Download or read book Get a Life written by Vivienne Westwood and published by Serpent's Tail. This book was released on 2016-10-13 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vivienne Westwood began Get A Life, her online diary, in 2010 with an impassioned post about Native American activist Leonard Peltier. Since then, she has written two or three entries each month, discussing her life in fashion and her involvement with art, politics and the environment. Reading Vivienne's thoughts, in her own words, is as fascinating and provocative as you would expect from Britain's punk dame - a woman who always says exactly what she believes. And what a life! One week, you might find Vivienne up the Amazon, highlighting tribal communities' struggles to maintain the rainforest; another might see her visiting Julian Assange in the Ecuadorian Embassy, or driving up to David Cameron's house in the Cotswolds in a full-on tank. Then again, Vivienne might be hanging out with her friend Pamela Anderson, or in India for Naomi Campbell's birthday party, or watching Black Sabbath in Hyde Park with Sharon Osbourne. The beauty of Vivienne Westwood's diary is that it is so fresh and unpredictable. In book form, generously illustrated with her own selection of images, it is irresistible.

Download or read book What a Life! written by Mwangi Ruheni and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book What Is Life Worth? written by Kenneth R. Feinberg and published by PublicAffairs. This book was released on 2006-08-29 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The inspiration for the Netflix film 'Worth,' starring Michael Keaton, Stanley Tucci, and Amy Ryan: the true story of the man put in charge of the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund, and a testament to the enduring power of family, grief, love, fear, frustration, and courage. Just days after September 11, 2001, Kenneth Feinberg was appointed to administer the federal 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund, a unique, unprecedented fund established by Congress to compensate families who lost a loved one on 9/11 and survivors who were physically injured in the attacks. Those who participated in the Fund were required to waive their right to sue the airlines involved in the attacks, as well as other potentially responsible entities. When the program was launched, many families criticized it as a brazen, tight-fisted attempt to protect the airlines from lawsuits. The Fund was also attacked as attempting to put insulting dollar values on the lives of lost loved ones. The families were in pain. And they were angry. Over the course of the next three years, Feinberg spent almost all of his time meeting with the families, convincing them of the generosity and compassion of the program, and calculating appropriate awards for each and every claim. The Fund proved to be a dramatic success with over 97% of eligible families participating. It also provided important lessons for Feinberg, who became the filter, the arbitrator, and the target of family suffering. Feinberg learned about the enduring power of family grief, love, fear, faith, frustration, and courage. Most importantly, he learned that no check, no matter how large, could make the families and victims of 9/11 whole again.