Dead Father (735 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. Finalist for the Foreword INDIES Award for Best Autobiography & MemoirPart travelogue, part memoir, a book about how we say good-bye to our loved onesIt was Devin Galaudet?s job to take the ashes and pour them into the waters of Cadiz, Spain after his father?s death. Carrying them across Spain by car, train, and backpack, this was their swan song, their ?buddy picture? come to life. Half a mile from the Mediterranean, though, Devin lost his father?s ashes. Standing in the middle of a windy cobblestone street in Old Town Cadiz, he wondered what the hell just happened?not just in that moment, but the forty years prior.This is a wild-eyed history of secret family stories that includes fifty stolen cars, sacred African fertility dolls, a Darth Vader mask?wearing junkie, a mysterious secret family, a Playboy magazine found in a sewer hidden next to toilet paper wrapped downers, a Vegas hooker with one impressive breast, a hero?s journey, and traveling across the world with a black jug that contained his father in a rolling suitcase.A wickedly funny memoir that is part adventure and part tender reminiscence, 10,000 Miles with My Dead Father?s Ashes will make you laugh, cry, and yearn for your own Spanish adventure. …

Paperback. Condition: Fair. Finalist for the Foreword INDIES Award for Best Autobiography & MemoirPart travelogue, part memoir, a book about how we say good-bye to our loved onesIt was Devin Galaudet?s job to take the ashes and pour them into the waters of Cadiz, Spain after his father?s death. Carrying them across Spain by car, train, and backpack, this was their swan song, their ?buddy picture? come to life. Half a mile from the Mediterranean, though, Devin lost his father?s ashes. Standing in the middle of a windy cobblestone street in Old Town Cadiz, he wondered what the hell just happened?not just in that moment, but the forty years prior.This is a wild-eyed history of secret family stories that includes fifty stolen cars, sacred African fertility dolls, a Darth Vader mask?wearing junkie, a mysterious secret family, a Playboy magazine found in a sewer hidden next to toilet paper wrapped downers, a Vegas hooker with one impressive breast, a hero?s journey, and traveling across the world with a black jug that contained his father in a rolling suitcase.A wickedly funny memoir that is part adventure and part tender reminiscence, 10,000 Miles with My Dead Father?s Ashes will make you laugh, cry, and yearn for your own Spanish adventure. …

Paperback. Condition: Good. Dead White Guys is a timely defense of the great books, arriving in the middle of a national debate about the fate of these books in high schools and universities around the country. Burriesci shows how the great books can enrich our lives as individuals, as citizens, and in our careers. Extending the argument first made by Anna Quinndlen's on the act of reading itself, How Reading Changed My Life,' ('It is like the rubbing of two sticks together to make a fire, the act of reading, an improbable pedestrian task that leads to heat and light,) Burriesci reminds us all of the enormous impact reading has on our lives. After his daughter was born prematurely in 2010, Burriesci set out to write a book about 26 Great Books, from Plato to Karl Marx, and how their lessons have applied to his life. As someone who has spent a long and successful career advocating for great literature, Burriesci defends the great books in this series of tender and candid letters, rich in personal experience and full of humor.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Dead White Guys is a timely defense of the great books, arriving in the middle of a national debate about the fate of these books in high schools and universities around the country. Burriesci shows how the great books can enrich our lives as individuals, as citizens, and in our careers. Extending the argument first made by Anna Quinndlen's on the act of reading itself, How Reading Changed My Life,' ('It is like the rubbing of two sticks together to make a fire, the act of reading, an improbable pedestrian task that leads to heat and light,) Burriesci reminds us all of the enormous impact reading has on our lives. After his daughter was born prematurely in 2010, Burriesci set out to write a book about 26 Great Books, from Plato to Karl Marx, and how their lessons have applied to his life. As someone who has spent a long and successful career advocating for great literature, Burriesci defends the great books in this series of tender and candid letters, rich in personal experience and full of humor.…

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Condition: good. Book is in good condition and may include underlining highlighting and minimal wear. The book can also include "From the library of" labels. May not contain miscellaneous items toys, dvds, etc. . We offer 100% money back guarantee and 24 7 customer service.

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Finalist for the Foreword INDIES Award for Best Autobiography & MemoirPart travelogue, part memoir, a book about how we say good-bye to our loved onesIt was Devin Galaudet?s job to take the ashes and pour them into the waters of Cadiz, Spain after his father?s death. Carrying them across Spain by car, train, and backpack, this was their swan song, their ?buddy picture? come to life. Half a mile from the Mediterranean, though, Devin lost his father?s ashes. Standing in the middle of a windy cobblestone street in Old Town Cadiz, he wondered what the hell just happened?not just in that moment, but the forty years prior.This is a wild-eyed history of secret family stories that includes fifty stolen cars, sacred African fertility dolls, a Darth Vader mask?wearing junkie, a mysterious secret family, a Playboy magazine found in a sewer hidden next to toilet paper wrapped downers, a Vegas hooker with one impressive breast, a hero?s journey, and traveling across the world with a black jug that contained his father in a rolling suitcase.A wickedly funny memoir that is part adventure and part tender reminiscence, 10,000 Miles with My Dead Father?s Ashes will make you laugh, cry, and yearn for your own Spanish adventure. …

Paperback. Condition: Fair. Finalist for the Foreword INDIES Award for Best Autobiography & MemoirPart travelogue, part memoir, a book about how we say good-bye to our loved onesIt was Devin Galaudet?s job to take the ashes and pour them into the waters of Cadiz, Spain after his father?s death. Carrying them across Spain by car, train, and backpack, this was their swan song, their ?buddy picture? come to life. Half a mile from the Mediterranean, though, Devin lost his father?s ashes. Standing in the middle of a windy cobblestone street in Old Town Cadiz, he wondered what the hell just happened?not just in that moment, but the forty years prior.This is a wild-eyed history of secret family stories that includes fifty stolen cars, sacred African fertility dolls, a Darth Vader mask?wearing junkie, a mysterious secret family, a Playboy magazine found in a sewer hidden next to toilet paper wrapped downers, a Vegas hooker with one impressive breast, a hero?s journey, and traveling across the world with a black jug that contained his father in a rolling suitcase.A wickedly funny memoir that is part adventure and part tender reminiscence, 10,000 Miles with My Dead Father?s Ashes will make you laugh, cry, and yearn for your own Spanish adventure. …

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Paperback. Condition: Good. Attorney Seth Bader and his wife, Vicki, moved to New Hampshire in 1992. Three tumultuous years later, their marriage ended and left Vicki a broken woman, driven to the edge as Seth seduced their teenage son Joey into a violent plot to kill her in cold blood. What followed was one of the most bizarre and harrowing crime stories in New Hampshire history.…

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Paperback. Condition: Good. Dead White Guys is a timely defense of the great books, arriving in the middle of a national debate about the fate of these books in high schools and universities around the country. Burriesci shows how the great books can enrich our lives as individuals, as citizens, and in our careers. Extending the argument first made by Anna Quinndlen's on the act of reading itself, How Reading Changed My Life,' ('It is like the rubbing of two sticks together to make a fire, the act of reading, an improbable pedestrian task that leads to heat and light,) Burriesci reminds us all of the enormous impact reading has on our lives. After his daughter was born prematurely in 2010, Burriesci set out to write a book about 26 Great Books, from Plato to Karl Marx, and how their lessons have applied to his life. As someone who has spent a long and successful career advocating for great literature, Burriesci defends the great books in this series of tender and candid letters, rich in personal experience and full of humor.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Dead White Guys is a timely defense of the great books, arriving in the middle of a national debate about the fate of these books in high schools and universities around the country. Burriesci shows how the great books can enrich our lives as individuals, as citizens, and in our careers. Extending the argument first made by Anna Quinndlen's on the act of reading itself, How Reading Changed My Life,' ('It is like the rubbing of two sticks together to make a fire, the act of reading, an improbable pedestrian task that leads to heat and light,) Burriesci reminds us all of the enormous impact reading has on our lives. After his daughter was born prematurely in 2010, Burriesci set out to write a book about 26 Great Books, from Plato to Karl Marx, and how their lessons have applied to his life. As someone who has spent a long and successful career advocating for great literature, Burriesci defends the great books in this series of tender and candid letters, rich in personal experience and full of humor.…

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