Power Play is a story about two CEOs in international companies with headquarters in Northern California. One is a man, the other a woman, and that is just the beginning of their differences. Steel's novel explores drive, perception and power as well as family and what it means to be successful. There are two different stories that get woven together, one of a single mother CEO and one of a powerful man who seems to have the perfect life but keeps secrets that could destroy him. This is a modern day story with many layers.
Back in 1994, Marlon Brando agreed to reconstruct his own life for public consumption. The result is an honest, revealing self-portrait by the critically acclaimed, fiercely independent actor, who discusses his early life, career, world travels, social activism, and profiles of friends, lovers, and professional colleagues.
Wish You Well is a novel written by David Baldacci, a bestselling American novelist. First published in 2001, it follows precocious twelve-year old Louisa Mae Cardinal who lives in the hectic New York City of 1940 with her family. When tragedy strikes, Lou and her younger brother, Oz, must go with her invalid mother to live on their great grandmother's farm in the Virginia mountains.
Leigh is young, rebellious and beautiful -- and she yearns for a summer of excitement by the lake. Maybe she'll find it in the arms of the handsome boy who rows her out to the abandoned beach house. Or maybe she'll stumble into a legacy of terror which will shatter her life...Eighteen years on, Deana has no knowledge of her mother's troubled past and not that much interest. She just wants to make out somewhere cool with her boyfriend -- to let her hair down and live a little.
Big Blue (tumblebook)flash story Tumblebooks are flash animated stories
Big Blue Kye knows everything there is to know about whales, and dreams of swimming with a blue whale. When she travels to Mexico with her mother, Kye is closer to her goal than ever. Will her wish of swimming with Big Blue come true?
