From the Backbooth at Chappy’s

by David Housel
From the Backbooth at Chappy’s
Author: David Housel
Publisher: Archway Publishing
Total Pages: 357
Release: 2021-03-17
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1665700394
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One never knows what the topic of discussion will be when taking a seat with the gentlemen in the Backbooth at Chappy’s Deli in Auburn, Alabama. The topics change daily, often several times within the same sitting. The conversation is broad and knows no bounds. Throughout the day, conservative, liberal, and even some middle-of-the-road friends gather for breakfast to chat about the news of the day or just their thoughts and feelings on certain subjects. Usually, the conversation is cordial and without rancor ... but not always. This book is a collection of the group’s recollections, hopes, and dreams. In addition to football, politics and religion, there are stories of friends and neighbors, and of people the gentlemen know only through the news media—mostly imperfect people in an imperfect world doing the best they can. Filled with Southern charm and keen insights, you’ll finish this humorous book convinced that the world would be better if we as a nation had more conversations like the men at Chappy’s.

The End Of Alice

by A.M. Homes
The End Of Alice
Author: A.M. Homes
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 278
Release: 2012-10-23
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1439125201
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From the 2013 Orange Prize–winning author of May We Be Forgiven. Only a work of such searing, meticulously controlled brilliance could provoke such a wide range of visceral responses. Here is the incredible story of an imprisoned pedophile who is drawn into an erotically charged correspondence with a nineteen-year-old suburban coed. As the two reveal—and revel in—their obsessive desires, Homes creates in The End of Alice a novel that is part romance, part horror story, at once unnerving and seductive.

Chappy

by Patricia Grace
Chappy
Author: Patricia Grace
Publisher: Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited
Total Pages: 238
Release: 2015-05-27
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1743486871
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Spanning several decades and several continents and set against the backdrop of a changing New Zealand, Chappy is a compelling story of enduring love. Uprooted from his privileged European life and sent to New Zealand to sort himself out, twenty-one-year-old Daniel pieces together the history of his Maori family. As his relatives revisit their past, Daniel learns of a remarkable love story between his Maori grandmother Oriwia and his Japanese grandfather Chappy. The more Daniel hears about his deceased grandfather, the more intriguing – and elusive – Chappy becomes. In this touching portrayal of family life, acclaimed writer Patricia Grace explores racial intolerance, cross-cultural conflicts and the universal desire to belong. Also available as an eBook.

The Chappy Ferry Book

by Tom Dunlop
The Chappy Ferry Book
Author: Tom Dunlop
Publisher:
Total Pages: 127
Release: 2012
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780984913602
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History of one of the shortest, oldest and most unusual ferries.

Hack Recruiting

by Victor Assad
Hack Recruiting
Author: Victor Assad
Publisher: Archway Publishing
Total Pages: 373
Release: 2019-07-23
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1480876690
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Praise for Hack Recruiting "It is a brilliant piece of work. A must-read for those of us in global corporations, or companies of any size really, that seek to act NOW." --Julia Martensen, Head of HR Strategy and Innovation at DB Schenker. "Victor Assad uncovers longstanding empirical research from I/O psychologists on how to best match job candidates to jobs and the best of today's digital technology. He sees a world (that is emerging today) in which AI ontologies (which are identifying information and relationships about today's global and diverse workforces) will make significant improvements for matching candidates to jobs while reducing recruiting cycle times, costs and selection biases. Victor points out that HR now has the digital tools it needs to dramatically transform recruiting and the role of the recruiter. HR can now build strategic talent pools, improve the employee experience, and digitally collect insightful analytics that will open up a new era of understanding on what truly drives employee performance and innovation." --Angela Hood, Founder and CEO of ThisWay Global. "Must read book if you are a recruiter or talent acquisition head. It goes over best practices and hacks each step of recruiting." --Sandeep Purwar, Founder/CEO, Bevov

Rule Of The Bone

by Russell Banks
Rule Of The Bone
Author: Russell Banks
Publisher: Vintage Canada
Total Pages: 381
Release: 2010-01-08
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0307375641
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Chappie is a punked-out teenager rejected by his mother and abusive stepfather. Out of school and in trouble with the police, he drifts through crash pads, doper squats, and malls until he finally settles in an abandoned school bus with Rose, a seven-year-old child, and I-Man, an exiled Rastafarian who will dramatically change his life. Together they begin an amazing journey...

The Book of Night Women

by Marlon James
The Book of Night Women
Author: Marlon James
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 436
Release: 2009-02-19
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1101011319
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From the author of the National Book Award finalist Black Leopard, Red Wolf and the WINNER of the 2015 Man Booker Prize for A Brief History of Seven Killings "An undeniable success.” — The New York Times Book Review A true triumph of voice and storytelling, The Book of Night Women rings with both profound authenticity and a distinctly contemporary energy. It is the story of Lilith, born into slavery on a Jamaican sugar plantation at the end of the eighteenth century. Even at her birth, the slave women around her recognize a dark power that they- and she-will come to both revere and fear. The Night Women, as they call themselves, have long been plotting a slave revolt, and as Lilith comes of age they see her as the key to their plans. But when she begins to understand her own feelings, desires, and identity, Lilith starts to push at the edges of what is imaginable for the life of a slave woman, and risks becoming the conspiracy's weak link. But the real revelation of the book-the secret to the stirring imagery and insistent prose-is Marlon James himself, a young writer at once breath­takingly daring and wholly in command of his craft.

Chappie

by J. Alfred Phelps
Chappie
Author: J. Alfred Phelps
Publisher: Presidio Press
Total Pages: 408
Release: 1991
Genre: African American generals
ISBN:
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The life and military career of the first African-American four-star general.

Auburn University Football Vault

by David Housel
Auburn University Football Vault
Author: David Housel
Publisher: Whitman Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007
Genre:
ISBN: 9780794823504
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War Eagle! In the Auburn University Football Vault, former athletic director David Housel follows the Tigers through 115 years of football history. With exciting edge-of-your-seat narrative, historic photographs, and memorabilia from his personal collection, Housel's love letter to Auburn football is a heartfelt tribute to the sports program that has been a part of his life for nearly 40 years. The Auburn University Football Vault delivers Tiger fans a scrapbook bursting with rarely seen reproduction memorabilia from Auburn's storied history.