You Oughta Write A Book

Author : Ted Jackson
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062935690
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book You Ought to Do a Story About Me written by Ted Jackson and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2020-08-25 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “This masterpiece of dogged and loving reporting will astonish you and touch your heart. The struggles and quest for redemption of football star Jackie Wallace make for a fall-from-grace tale that’s both unsettling and uplifting.”—Walter Isaacson, author of Steve Jobs and Leonardo da Vinci The heartbreaking, timeless, and redemptive story of the transformative friendship binding a fallen-from-grace NFL player and a Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist who meet on the streets of New Orleans, offering a rare glimpse into the precarious world of homelessness and the lingering impact of systemic racism and poverty on the lives of NOLA’s citizens. In 1990, while covering a story about homelessness for the New Orleans Times-Picayune, Ted Jackson encountered a drug addict sleeping under a bridge. After snapping a photo, Jackson woke the man. Pointing to the daily newspaper by his feet, the homeless stranger looked the photojournalist in the eye and said, “You ought to do a story about me.” When Ted asked why, he was stunned by the answer. “Because, I’ve played in three Super Bowls.” That chance meeting was the start of Ted’s thirty-year relationship with Jackie Wallace, a former NFL star who rose to the pinnacle of fame and fortune, only to crash and lose it all. Getting to know Jackie, Ted learned the details of his life, and how he spiraled into the “vortex of darkness” that left him addicted and living on the streets of New Orleans. Ted chronicles Jackie's life from his teenage years in New Orleans through college and the NFL to the end of his pro career and the untimely death of his mother—devastating events that led him into addiction and homelessness. Throughout, Ted pays tribute to the enduring friendship he shares with this man he has come to know and also look at as an inspiration. But Ted is not naïve; he speaks frankly about the vulnerability of such a relationship: Can a man like Jackie recover, or is he destined to roam the streets until his end? Tragic and triumphant, inspiring and unexpected, You Ought to Do a Story About Me offers a rare glimpse into the precarious world of homelessness and the lingering impact of racism and poverty on the lives of NOLA’s citizens. Lyrical and evocative, Ted's account is pure, singular, and ambitious—a timeless tale about loss, redemption, and hope in their multifarious forms. “This book will melt your heart. The story of Jackie Wallace is an unforgettable tale of hope, grace, and the miracle of the human spirit. Ted Jackson writes with searing honesty and deep love for a troubled man who started as his subject and became his lifelong friend.”—Jonathan Eig, bestselling author of Ali: A Life and Luckiest Man: The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig

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Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1456802968
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book People Said, ''You Oughta Write a Book!'' so I Did. written by and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-11-18 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author Shideler Harpes career in journalism and public relations spanned more than 60 years and gave him opportunities to connect with bums and barons (that would be hotel honcho Barron Hilton), perverts and presidents, inventors and introverts, hookers and housewives, charlatans and champions. In his new book, People said, You oughta write a book! So I did., he notes that A few were despicable, all were interesting. Harpe began his long romance with writing at age ten, as a reporter and then editor of the occasional journal that covered news at the elementary school he attended in Indianapolis, Indiana. Since that modest beginning, he has worked on newspapers from New York City to Honolulu. His prodigious newspaper and PR output includes just about everything that can be set in type. The result is a collection of observations, interviews, essays, commentary, short fiction, and great thoughts each a slice of his life which the author shares to entertain and enlighten the reader. You will read about: When Harpe met Marilyn Monroe. Or maybe not....How a mild-mannered New Yorkers stand against crime has failed to result in a simple public safety measure....An obsessive little boy who drove his mother bonkers and his father to hiding in the garage....Colonel Tom Parker, who discovered and managed Elvis Presley, and made both of them very rich....Rousing adventure that pits heroic men against the cruel and unrelenting sea....One mans premature elation, followed by intense disappointment....Putting fun back into funerals....Ray Bradburys Bicentennial tribute that pleased a very small audience.

Author : Harry Connolly
Publisher : Del Rey
ISBN 13 : 0345514955
Total Pages : 365 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Child of Fire written by Harry Connolly and published by Del Rey. This book was released on 2009-09-29 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ray Lilly is living on borrowed time. He’s the driver for Annalise Powliss, a high-ranking member of the Twenty Palace Society, a group of sorcerers devoted to hunting down and executing rogue magicians. But because Ray betrayed her once, Annalise is looking for an excuse to kill him–or let someone else do the job. Unfortunately for both of them, Annalise’s next mission goes wrong, leaving her critically injured. With the little magic he controls, Ray must complete her assignment alone. Not only does he have to stop a sorcerer who’s sacrificing dozens of innocent lives in exchange for supernatural power, he must find–and destroy–the source of that inhuman magic. BONUS: This edition contains excerpts from Harry Connolly's Game of Cages and Twenty Palaces.

Author : Deborah Donahue
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780228807384
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book I Used to Live on Banning Street written by Deborah Donahue and published by . This book was released on 2020-03-20 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take a wild and bizarre ride with this coming of age story set in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. Meet Danielle, a girl growing up in small-town Thunder Bay, as she struggles to find her way through life amidst the heavy party scene and drug culture of the 1980s. Sex, drugs, and rock and roll set the backdrop as a way of normalcy for Danielle and her friends and cohorts. Mired down in alcoholism and drug addiction, Danielle later proves to be an inspiration to us all. With a zany cast of characters thrown into the mix, the hilarious antics of I Used To Live on Banning Street will have you spellbound with every page.

Author : Andrea Warner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780991966028
Total Pages : 179 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book We Oughta Know written by Andrea Warner and published by . This book was released on 2015-04 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Andrea Warner's debut book, We Oughta Know: How Four Women Ruled the '90s and Changed Canadian Music.... Equal parts music criticism, cultural analysis, and coming-of-age memoir, We Oughta Know chronicles the careers of Alanis Morissette, Shania Twain, Sarah McLachlan, and Céline Dion. - Eternal Cavalier Press.

Author : Mary Wood-Allen
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 173 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book What a Young Woman Ought to Know written by Mary Wood-Allen and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-09-15 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1898, this work contains some valuable advice for young women. The author brilliantly explains the truths of life to a girl entering puberty. Moreover, there are tips for behavior, education, and friendships. Some suggestions in the book might seem outdated, but most of them are timeless and helpful.

Author : Wanda Sykes
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1416505571
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Yeah, I Said It written by Wanda Sykes and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2004-09-21 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wanda Sykes reduces people to tears -- tears of laughter. She's done so as a stand-up comic, a sitcom star, and a sports commentator for years now, and in the process she's gained a huge fan base nationwide. Now that she's conquered television, she's applying her genius to her first book, Yeah, I Said It. Here, Wanda presents hilarious and uncensored commentary on sex, family, politics, celebrities, and much more than she could ever say in a sound bite. But then again, she's a genius with a sound bite too. Here's what she says about men and football. "I used to think that football took place in this overbearing male-only environment that bled masculine domination. But the more I attend, the more I realize these football fans could actually be experiencing the straight man's gay pride parade. You see men painting each other's faces in bright colors. You see men proud to wear another man's last name on their shirt. You see some men wear no shirt at all....Hot wieners on every corner as you walk up to the main competition. Men open the back of their trunks for a little tailgating." Here's what she says about women: "Women are taking stripper classes in hopes their men will stop going to strip clubs....You can't compete with those strippers....You gotta have...the stripper mentality. In other words, the ability to lie like a dog for a measly buck. A stripper will tell your man anything for a dollar. 'Oow, I thought you were Brad Pitt.' " An uproarious and irreverent collection from one of today's foremost comedic talents, Yeah, I Said It is Wanda Sykes at her uncensored best. Here, she channels her sharp wit into funny bits on the truth as she sees it from the halls of government in Washington, D.C., to the red carpets and boardrooms of Hollywood. Imbued with her razor-sharp voice, these essays showcase Sykes's sidesplitting candor and her trademark brand of comedy.

Author : George Boyle
Publisher : Word Assn Pub
ISBN 13 : 9781595718525
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book You Ought'a Write a Book written by George Boyle and published by Word Assn Pub. This book was released on 2013 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A world-traveling photographer and film producer chronicles the highlights and adventures of a unique and thrilling career.

Author : Ann Rittenberg
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1440351902
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Your First Novel Revised and Expanded Edition written by Ann Rittenberg and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2018-02-16 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your Expert Guide to Writing and Publishing a Novel In this revised and expanded edition of Your First Novel, novelist Laura Whitcomb, seasoned literary agent Ann Rittenberg, and her knowledgeable assistant, Camille Goldin, team up to provide you with the essential skills needed to craft the best novel you can--and the savvy business know-how to get it published. Complete with updated references, analysis of new best-selling novels, and the same detailed instruction, Whitcomb will show you how to: • Practice the craft of writing, using both your right- and left-brain • Develop a flexible card system for organizing and outlining plot • Create dynamic characters that readers love--and love to hate • Study classic novels and story structure to adapt with your ideas Featuring two new chapters on choosing your path as an author and understanding the world of self-publishing, Rittenberg and Goldin dive into the business side of publishing, including: • What agents can--and should--do for your future • Who you should target as an agent for your burgeoning career • How the mysterious auction for novels actually goes down • Why you should learn to work with your agent through thick and thin Guiding your first novel from early words to a spot on the bookshelf can be an exciting and terrifying journey, but you're not alone. Alongside the advice of industry veterans, Your First Novel Revised and Expanded also includes plenty of firsthand accounts from published authors on their journeys, including Dennis Lehane, C.J. Box, Kathleen McCleary, David Kazzie, and more.

Author : Betty Boyd Caroli
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1439191220
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lady Bird and Lyndon written by Betty Boyd Caroli and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-10-27 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Marriage is the most underreported story in political life and yet is often the key to its success. This is the idea driving a revealing new portrait of Lady Bird as the essential strategist, fundraiser, barnstormer, peacemaker, and ballast for Lyndon...[A] biography of a political partnership that helps explain how the wildly talented but deeply flawed Lyndon Baines Johnson ended up making history..."--P. [2] of jacket.