Rooftop Diaries

Author : Brad States
Publisher : Vandelay Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rooftop Diaries written by Brad States and published by Vandelay Publishing. This book was released on 2022-05-01 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Imagine escaping a police ambush from a high-rise balcony using a bedsheet in Thailand, being punched by an NHL hockey player in Canada, and getting heartbroken by "the one" in Spain ...all on the same weekend. This compelling read whisks you away to a different country each and every chapter from the comfort of your seat. You'll encounter suspense, adventure, fear, romance, heartbreak, tears, laughs, and learn along the way. The author vividly explains the numerous unconventional true stories from the last 15 years while visiting over 78 countries. You'll pick up ninja travel tips and be motivated to seize opportunities before they pass. This book isn't your typical, monotonous destination guide—it's a treasure map to discover your potential. Pack your bags; we leave tonight. [Non-fiction, Adventure, Thriller, Romance, Travel Memoir, Short Stories, Original Series] - rooftopdiaries.com This fresh new concept of writing journal entries from the rooftops above has captivated both novice and advanced readers. Whether you've traveled extensively or never set a foot outside of the country, this is THE hot new book just in time for summer reading. Take a peek inside and see for yourself! - @BradtheNomad85 - What readers are saying: "This book scored a hat-trick. Humor, suspense, romance... what more could a reader ask for?" -Charlene, pharma sales "Tucker Max meets Anthony Bourdain. What's your craziest story?—the one that you're afraid to tell others. Imagine that kind of dialogue while on a trip on the other side of the planet." -Randy, professional business traveler "Want to travel but don't have the time? If you love traveling, read this book. I'll rephrase- if you WANT to travel, read this book!" -Shelly, stay-at-home Mom "I can't believe that happened! This gringo is loco. One minute he's jumping off a hotel balcony in Thailand, and the other he's picking up hitchhikers in Nicaragua." -Carlos, retired grade school teacher "Creative, inviting, and riveting. When is volume two coming out? I couldn't put this book down; it was so much fun to read!" -Lara, bartender/server "BradtheNomad is a trailblazer. Not only is he fearless in going off the beaten path across the globe, he may have accidentally created a new genre called 'inconceivable non-fiction.'" -Partik, IT consultant "Traveling vicariously through each chapter. It's been an amazing journey to say the least! Love all the details and references. If this book ends up as a movie someday, who's going to play the lead actor?!" -Anna, marketing consultant "About halfway through, you realize there's a deeper message. The ability to motivate someone to be a better person while continuously making them laugh and smile, is a sign of a good writer. Thank you for the less invasive approach to making this world a better place." -Shaun, Uber driver "This book will keep you engaged and wanting to read more. A captivating compilation of short stories that will leave you saying 'What?!' A great guide for travelers or anyone looking to start. You won't be able to put this one down." -Melony, full-time nurse "That Estonia chapter though..." -Kiante, automotive technician "I thought I was reading a fiction novel half the time!" -Cassandra, student -

Author : Jean McNeil
Publisher : ECW Press
ISBN 13 : 1770908765
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ice Diaries written by Jean McNeil and published by ECW Press. This book was released on 2016-03-01 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What do we stand to lose in a world without ice? A decade ago, novelist and short story writer Jean McNeil spent a year as writer in residence with the British Antarctic Survey, and four months on the world's most enigmatic continent, Antarctica. Access to the Antarctic remains largely reserved for scientists, and it is the only piece of earth which is nobody's country. Ice Diaries is the story of McNeil's years spent in ice, not only in the Antarctic but her subsequent travels in Greenland, Iceland and Svalbard, culminating in a strange event in Cape Town, South Africa, where she journeyed to make what was to be her final trip to the southernmost continent. In the spirit of the diaries of Antarctic explorers Robert Falcon Scott and Ernest Shackleton, McNeil mixes travelogue, popular science and memoir to examine the history of our fascination with ice. In entering this world, McNeil unexpectedly finds herself confronting her own upbringing in the Maritimes, the lifelong effects of growing up in a cold place, and how the climates of childhood frame our emotional thermodynamics for life. Ice Diaries is a haunting story of the relationship between beauty and terror, loss and abandonment, transformation and triumph.

Author : Priscilla Faith Rhodes
Publisher : Postcard Cafe
ISBN 13 : 9780971130456
Total Pages : 390 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Discover America Diaries. 50 States, 50 States of Mind. Volume 1 written by Priscilla Faith Rhodes and published by Postcard Cafe. This book was released on 2002-10 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On Columbus Day 1997 Ken and Priscilla Rhodes quit their jobs, bought an RV and took off to discover America with a plan to see 50 states in 50 weeks and return to their jobs in a year. Three years later, they hobbled home broke but not broken. Hitch a ride in their backseat for a hilarious, adventurous, and sometimes heartbreaking tour of America. Volume One East coast to West coast covers the frightening first year of quitting work, giving up an income, shopping for an RV, and adjusting to life on the road living in a flimsy tin box on wheels, terrifyingly vulnerable to outside elements like hailstorms, tornadoes and thieves.

Author : Mick O'Farrell
Publisher : Mercier Press Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1781173028
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The 1916 Diaries of an Irish Rebel and a British Soldier written by Mick O'Farrell and published by Mercier Press Ltd. This book was released on 2014-08-01 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains the unpublished diaries of two men writing under fire on the streets of Dublin in April 1916. In Jacob's factory, Volunteer Seosamh de Brún wrote in his tiny diary about guard duties and a bicycle sortie to help de Valera, during which a sniper killed one of the cyclists. Meanwhile, across the Liffey, British soldier Samuel Lomas wrote in his own diary of building barricades across Moore Street and participating in the executions of Pearse, Clarke and MacDonagh, giving new insights into the rebellion's grim closing days. Mick O'Farrell brilliantly juxtaposes these two accounts, including fascimilies that show through deteriorating handwriting the increasing pressure the diarists were under, to give a dramatic account of how ordinary participants experienced the events of Easter week.

Author : Steve Corbett
Publisher : Helion and Company
ISBN 13 : 1910294225
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Belfast Diaries written by Steve Corbett and published by Helion and Company. This book was released on 2013-10-19 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "It's a very weird sensation to be shot at… Very often you see the gunman when it's too late or you don't see him at all. You might as well just be targets on a rifle range. I often wondered if I would get through this tour ok, and even now I still do… " In the four-month period during 1971 that Gunner Stephen Corbett was stationed in Andersontown, Northern Ireland, 33 servicemen were killed by terrorist action in the province. His unit, 9 (Plassey) Bty, Royal Artillery, was attacked by a bomb, bullet or rioters on more than 400 occasions. In 1972 alone, the toll of service personnel killed was more than 100. Yet their action was never classed as a war. When the servicemen returned home there were no marches through the streets to cheering crowds. They just quietly slipped in unnoticed and carried on with their other duties. The young Gunner's notebooks detailing his two tours of duty - Andersontown, November 1971 - March 1972, and New Lodge June 1974 - October 1974 - were put in a drawer where they were to lay, untouched, for more than 30 years. Here, for the first time, this account of his service is vividly brought to life and validated through newspaper articles, intelligence reports, and surviving examples of IRA propaganda. Share in the day-to-day life of a Gunner and his 'band of brothers' as they patrol the streets of this unforgiving suburban battleground. Relive the sights and sounds of the rioting and gun battles, and the devastating losses of fallen comrades Bernie Fearns and Kim Maccunn. Especially rare are the large collection of photographs taken by the author at that time, illustrating the life of a serviceman both on and off duty. 'Belfast Diaries' offers a unique opportunity to see this conflicted city through the eyes of an serviceman charged with peace-keeping duties at the height of 'The Troubles'; a real 'must-read' for any Northern Ireland or British Army enthusiast.

Author : Kathleen Morton
Publisher : Ten Speed Press
ISBN 13 : 0399581154
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Vanlife Diaries written by Kathleen Morton and published by Ten Speed Press. This book was released on 2019-04-09 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A photography book celebrating the nomadic lifestyle and community of vanlife through interviews, essential advice for living on the road, and more than 200 photos of tiny rolling homes. Inspired by the blog and Instagram account, Vanlife Diaries is an inspiring and detailed look into the world of the rolling homes built and occupied by a new generation of modern nomads: a range of professionals and creatives who have ditched conventional houses for the freedom of the road and the beauty of the outdoors. More than 200 photographs feature the vanlifers, their pets, and their converted vans and buses--VWs, Sprinters, Toyotas, and more--with the interiors uniquely customized and decorated for their work and hobbies, as well as the stunning natural locations that are the movement's inspiration. Interviews and narrative captions share the stories of these nomads and how they decided to pursue vanlife, and provide practical tips and inspiration for downsizing, finding and converting your vehicle, and working and living on the road.

Author : ReShonda Tate Billingsley
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 159309499X
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Motherhood Diaries written by ReShonda Tate Billingsley and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-04-09 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Billingsley openly shares stories about her children: twelve-year-old Mya, the diva who searched the internet for the president of Justice department store, then called his personal line to tell him why would be crazy not to let her model for him'; to ten-year-old Morgan, who has a serious case of middle-child syndrome and a knack for falling asleep in the strangest places (the pantry, the dryer, the attic); and finally, five-year-old Myles, who as his grandmother says, 'has been here before.''

Author : Emily Nunn
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1451674201
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Comfort Food Diaries written by Emily Nunn and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-09-26 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A former "New Yorker" editor chronicles her quest to overcome the convergence of the sudden loss of her brother, being dumped by her fiancé, and being evicted from her apartment by cooking her way across the country while staying with friends and family.

Author : Stephen D. Krashen
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1598848453
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Free Voluntary Reading written by Stephen D. Krashen and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2011-05-18 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An eye-opening look at the latest research findings about the success of free voluntary reading in developing high levels of literacy. Free voluntary reading looks better and more powerful than ever. Stephen D. Krashen, PhD, is an advocate for free voluntary reading in schools and has published many journal articles on the subject. Free Voluntary Reading: Power 2010 collects the last ten years of his extensive work and reconsiders all aspects of this important debate in light of the latest findings. The book provides an accessible examination of topics, such as free voluntary reading's value in language and literary acquisition domestically and worldwide, recent developments in support of free voluntary reading, whether rewards-based programs benefit the development of lifelong reading, the value of phonics in reading instruction, and trends in literacy in the United States.

Author : Becky Wicks
Publisher : Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1616085894
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Burqalicious: The Dubai Diaries written by Becky Wicks and published by Skyhorse Publishing Inc.. This book was released on 2012-07-15 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronicles the two years the author spent in Dubai as a celebrity editor at the time the city was developing and modernizing, detailing her glamorous accomodations and experience as a wealthy Arab man's mistress.