Personal stories from entertainers, athletes, and other successful people on how they overcame setbacks—and advice on how you can, too.What makes the difference between the desire for success and real success? Learn from some of the world's most successful people—including Mark Cuban, Sylvester Stallone, Bill O'Reilly, Montel Williams, Stevie Nicks, Snoop Dogg, Gloria Gaynor, Randy Couture and others, in this unique collection of stories and advice.They may...

A Sunday Times Bestseller‘I Love You, Byeee is poignant and properly funny; a bracing dip into nostalgia, but self-aware, too.’ ObserverThe long-awaited new memoir and follow-up to the bestselling Ramble Book.Hey, how you doing, casual browser? Adam Buxton here. Are you ready for some hot hyperbole about this book? Here we go …In I Love You, Byeee, the highly anti...

Find out about the life of rock climbers in this cool new Chapter book, part of an Extreme Adventure strand featuring high-adrenaline stories about real explorers.With gripping--and TRUE--stories of incredible adventures, Rock Stars! takes readers on three amazing journeys of ultimate survival. From New York's Central Park to the towering Himalaya, no peak is too high for these extreme rock climbers! Perfect for all readers who love exciting, real-life, ad...

Are you a kid? Do you want to rock out on the drums? Dawn Richardson has written the book for you! Kid's Rock Drum Method is full of exercises and beats for the next rock star drummer. The book is geared towards younger drummers but is also appropriate for older beginners. The book is moderately paced and gradually introduces concepts for an easy learning process. Includes access to online audio.

Children's ministry is being pushed and pulled by education models, statistical analysis, growth techniques, cultural change, and technological advancements. But with the weight of all these influences, little attention is given to what ought to be the most important influence in molding the shape of children's ministry: the Word of God. Whether your children's ministry is in your home or in your church, the purpose of this book is to enable you to build a children's ministry that is rock-...

In 1966—the Year of the Horse, not to mention Revolver and Pet Sounds — John Kim Faye was born out of wedlock to a 40-year-old Korean mother and a 62-year-old Irish father. Faye grew up in the state of Delaware, where laws forbidding interracial marriage were still on the books until 1967.As the lead singer and primary songwriter of the Caulfields, Faye was one of the only mixed-race Asian American frontman to sign a major record contract in the a...

Qui fut le premier à crier « Everybody rock’n’roll » ? Eleanor Rigby et Jumpin’ Jack Flash ont-ils vraiment existé ? Et c’est qui, cette Angie dont parlent les Rolling Stones ? Pourquoi papa a-t-il un sac tout neuf et pourquoi les sous-marins sont-ils jaunes ? Les jeunes Français ont-ils vraiment compris la signification de « No future » ? De qui David Bowie s’est-il inspiré pour créer le personnage de Ziggy Stardust ? Comment « Noir c’est noir » a-t-il relancé la carrière de Johnny Hallyday ...

A Sunday Times Bestseller‘I Love You, Byeee is poignant and properly funny; a bracing dip into nostalgia, but self-aware, too.’ ObserverThe long-awaited new memoir and follow-up to the bestselling Ramble Book.Hey, how you doing, casual browser? Adam Buxton here. Are you ready for some hot hyperbole about this book? Here we go …In I Love You, Byeee, the highly anti...

Book 4 in the Kid Beowulf series.In this action-packed graphic novel, twin brothers, Beowulf and Grendel, are lost in ancient Italy and forced to fight for their freedom in the gladiatorial games. In the arena the brothers will battle fearsome warriors, deadly beasts, and meet another pair of twins, Romulus and Remus. It all leads to the founding of the world's most epic city: ROME!SynopsisTwin brothers, Beowulf and Grendel...

**THE ONE WHERE GREG GOES ON TOURThe** seventeenth laugh-out-loud, fully-illustrated Diary of a Wimpy Kid book from #1 international bestselling author Jeff Kinney! A global phenomenon with 300 million copies of the series sold worldwide!Greg Heffley is finding out that the road to fame and glory comes with some hard knocks.When he decides to tag along with his brother Rodrick's band, Löded Diper, Greg doe...

The definitive history of the Montreal Expos by the definitive Expos fan, the New York Times bestselling sportswriter and Grantland columnist Jonah Keri.2014 is the 20th anniversary of the strike that killed baseball in Montreal, and the 10th anniversary of the team's move to Washington, DC. But the memories aren't dead--not by a long shot. The Expos pinwheel cap is still sported by Montrealers, former fans, and by many more in the US and Canada as...

Dublin, 1970s and 80s.Lizzy and Rocky are in their late teens and live in Dublin’s inner city. Both possessing superb musical talent, they've at last formed an emerging rock band in their mother's memory. It was their mother, after all, who drove their musical ambition as she was a professional entertainer. Unfortunately, they lost her, at a crucial time, through breast cancer. They're determined to make it musically in part due to her.Their newly bereaved ...