Down on Their Luck

1993-02-12 Political Science

Author : David A. Snow
Release : 1993-02-12
Genre : Political Science
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Book Rating : 892/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Down on Their Luck by : David A. Snow

Download or read book Down on Their Luck written by David A. Snow. This book was released on 1993-02-12. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: David Snow and Leon Anderson show us the wretched face of homelessness in late twentieth-century America in countless cities across the nation. Through hundreds of hours of interviews, participant observation, and random tracking of homeless people through social service agencies in Austin, Texas. Snow and Anderson reveal who the homeless are, how they live, and why they have ended up on the streets. Debunking current stereotypes of the homeless. Down on Their Luck sketches a portrait of men and women who are highly adaptive, resourceful, and pragmatic. Their survival is a tale of human resilience and determination, not one of frailty and disability.

Just Our Luck

2020-12-29 Young Adult Fiction

Author : Julia Walton
Release : 2020-12-29
Genre : Young Adult Fiction
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Book Rating : 941/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Just Our Luck written by Julia Walton. This book was released on 2020-12-29. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of Words on Bathroom Walls—now a major motion picture—comes a romance in the spirit of Dear Evan Hansen about overcoming anxiety—and about finding love and friendship in unlikely places. ★ "A masterpiece" —Kirkus, starred review "Bad luck follows lies." That was the first rule for life that Leo's Greek grandmother, Yia Yia, gave him before she died. But Leo's anxiety just caused a fight at school, and though he didn't lie, he wasn't exactly honest about how it all went down . . . how he went down. Now Leo's father thinks a self-defense class is exactly what his son needs to "man up." "Leave the Paros family alone." That was Yia Yia's second rule for life. But who does Leo see sitting at the front desk of the local gym? Evey Paros, whose family supposedly cursed Leo's with bad luck. Seeing that Leo is desperate to enroll in anything but self-defense class, Evey cuts him a deal: she'll secretly enroll him in hot yoga instead—for a price. But what could the brilliant, ruthless, forbidden Evey Paros want from Leo? Sharp, honest, and compulsively readable, Just Our Luck is as funny as it is heartwarming. "A feel-good story, with shades of Holes and The Karate Kid" —Bulletin

Luck on the Line

2014-11-11 Fiction

Author : Zoraida Cordova
Release : 2014-11-11
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 996/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Luck on the Line written by Zoraida Cordova. This book was released on 2014-11-11. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "With a perfect blend of humor, drama and heat, LUCK ON THE LINE is a welcome and much needed addition to the new adult genre." —RT BOOK REVIEWS Despite her name, Lucky Pierce has always felt a little cursed. Refusing to settle for less or settle down, she changes jobs as often as she changes boyfriends. When her celebrity chef mother challenges her to finish something, Lucky agrees to help her launch Boston’s next hot restaurant, The Star. Even if it means working with the infuriating, egotistical, and undeniably sexy head chef. James loves being known as Boston’s hottest bad boy in the kitchen, but if he wants to build a reputation as a serious chef, he has to make this restaurant work and keep his scandalous past out of the headlines. Getting involved with his boss’s spoiled, sharp-tongued daughter is definitely not on the menu. As the launch of The Star looms and the tension and chemistry heat up in the kitchen, they’re going to need more than a little luck to keep everything from boiling over.

The Best Bad Luck I Ever Had

2009-01-22 Juvenile Fiction

Author : Kristin Levine
Release : 2009-01-22
Genre : Juvenile Fiction
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Book Rating : 402/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book The Best Bad Luck I Ever Had written by Kristin Levine. This book was released on 2009-01-22. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The last thing Harry ?Dit? Sims expects when Emma Walker comes to town is to become friends. Proper -talking, brainy Emma doesn?t play baseball or fi sh too well, but she sure makes Dit think, especially about the differences between black and white. But soon Dit is thinking about a whole lot more when the town barber, who is black, is put on trial for a terrible crime. Together Dit and Emma come up with a daring plan to save him from the unthinkable. Set in 1917 and inspired by the author?s true family history, this is the poignant story of a remarkable friendship and the perils of small-town justice

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