Books with author David E. Brown

YOUNG ADULT FANTASY: Never in a million OMGs did Piper Landry think she would get sick. Doctors informed the sixteen-year-old she only has two weeks to live after being diagnosed with a grapefruit size incurable brain tumor. Soon after, Piper lapses into a coma, and angels come and take her to heaven. While there, they disclose they have chosen her for a special assignment: to return to earth and heal other teens with incurable cancer with a simple touch of her hand. BUT, things get complicated, as Grim Reaper wants to take them all to hell with him, as much as Piper wants to save them. Let the battle begin! In addition, her best friend's life has gone haywire, mired in alcohol abuse, suicidal thoughts, promiscuity, and seemingly uncaring parents. A dark, deep, young adult novel which contains funny moments in the midst of heartache. Amazing will also take you through the journey of a special bond between a father and daughter.

Visit www.david-browne.com Amped is the first comprehensive account of the history, culture, and business of action sports-skateboarding, snowboarding, BMX, and freestyle motocross. Journalist David Browne interviews more than 100 athletes, pioneers, industry executives, manufacturers, and the adolescent amateurs at the heart of this movement. On his journey, he unravels the eye-opening tale of a flourishing culture that continues to reject old-fashioned stick-and-ball sports in favor of individualistic forms of expression, and that culture's struggle to hold on to its integrity despite the demands of corporate sponsors. David Browne is the music critic for Entertainment Weekly and author of Dream Brother: The Lives and Music of Jeff and Tim Buckley, which was a finalist for the Ralph J. Gleason Award. A former reporter for the New York Daily News, he has also written for the New York Times, Sports Illustrated, Rolling Stone, and New York, among other publications. He lives in Manhattan. "A rapid, thrillingly written look at the industry's evolution, one that fully appreciates the dizzying heights as well as the devastating lows that extreme sports have witnessed over the last four decades."-Spin "A must buy!"-Maxim "Whether he's hanging out with the pros on the tour bus, checking in with participants at a skate camp or meeting with ESPN executives to discuss the launch of the X Games, the candor Browne elicits from his interview subjects is impressive."-Publishers Weekly "Well researched and nicely presented, Amped is an engaging look at the history and increasing popularity of action sports."-San Francisco Chronicle Also available: HC 1-58234-317-9 $24.95

Girl meets boy. Girl never thirsts again.In the desert, water becomes the central concern of life. When fetching that water becomes an excruciating ordeal both emotionally and spiritually, one woman wrestles with the decisions and events that have defined her existence. Obscure, ashamed and marginalized, everything changes one dusty afternoon when she meets a man beside a well.This is neither her story, nor his, but merely the moment when their stories collide. Based of the Biblical text of John, chapter four, this fictional retelling of the woman at the well transplants a timeless encounter with Jesus the Christ into contemporary hearts and minds without abandoning its historical and contextual roots.Water is an INCARNATIONAL SHORT meant to be read as an inspirational stand-alone story or together with Scripture as a conversation starter and study aid.Other INCARNATIONAL SHORTS include:Light: John 7Stone: John 8Blood: John 9

While strolling through a flea market one afternoon, Tony Lowder is spoken to by an innocent looking doll. However, upon taking the doll home, Tony discovers that the doll is possessed by a vengeful demon trying to take over his life. After an ensuing battle of man against doll, Tony manages to lock the demon doll into an old chest where it bides its time, plotting its revenge.

There is important work to be done and we do not have forever on this earth, so we should do good when we can where we are with what we have, knowing improvement will take time and we will face challenges.Important work: children need to be raised, people need to be loved and educated, homes need to be built, code needs to be written, songs need to be sung, clean water needs to be provided, scripts need to be produced, difficult conversations need to be had, systems need to be fixed.The Enduring Urgency strategy can be used to improve our families and our communities, but it starts in the mind of each person. It is about holding a decade and a day at the same time; seeing who and where you want to be a decade from now and doing everything you can each day to become that person. Enduring Urgency is a strategy used by effective humans throughout history. For ease, David uses the following formula:Enduring Urgency = Resilience + Patience + Consistent Focused ActionIn this book, David shares stories and provides tools to help you build resilience, develop patience, and take consistent focused action in support of those important people and goals you have. The resilience is for the adversity you have, are, or will face. The patience is for your process and the time required to improve. The consistent focused action is for the compounding effect, the consequences of what happens when we act consistently over time.This book can provide value if you are:- Wanting to better understand yourself, your gifts, and how to use them for good- Wanting to develop your social and emotional learning- Preparing to graduate- Transitioning from one career to anotherThis book is a call to action and a toolbox. You have gifts and the world needs you to identify, understand, and employ your gifts. Today.

Meet the alternative American sports-skateboarding, snowboarding, BMX biking, and motocross-and the lifestyle, history, music, and million-dollar industry behind them. Once a fringe underground culture, extreme sports are now the stuff of car commercials and Olympic competitions. How did they get there-and how does it feel to be in the middle of it all? The first comprehensive account of the rise, culture, and business of action sports, Amped plunges readers into the world of snowboarders, skateboarders, stunt bicyclists, and motorcycle riders. Readers will find themselves aboard a skateboarding bus tour with superstar Tony Hawk, behind the scenes at the X Games and snowboarding contests, at the sidelines witnessing the first-ever double backflip on a motorcycle, on the road with the Warped Tour, and in the offices of multinational corporations that have tapped into the vast amounts of money to be made from those who participate in and watch these nontraditional sports. Based on interviews with more than one hundred athletes, pioneers, personalities, managers, business executives, extreme-rock musicians, and, most importantly, the adolescent amateurs who are the heart of this movement, Amped is not merely the story of an alternative world of sports now four decades old. It's the tale of a vast and flourishing culture that continues to reject old-fashioned stick-and-ball sports in favor of an individualistic form of expression. The story of extreme sports speaks volumes about Generations X and Y and their divergent views on life, creativity, gratification, and identity.

There’s more to staying sober than not drinking. After 17-year-old Nora smashes her car into the neighbor’s Winnebago during a blackout, she knows she can’t drink anymore. She misses the last semester of high school to undergo treatment, joins AA and is under constant surveillance by her mother.Depressed, stuck and cynical, Nora enrolls in a summer self-discovery retreat only to meet her roommate, Racheleen, a poster girl for sobriety and everything positive. Expected to climb rock walls with a smile, meet and greet the rest of the outcasts and, worst of all, open up in group, Nora can’t possibly see how she’s going to make it through let alone get beyond the first three steps.Wandering the woods during “introspective time” she spies on a skinny-dipping counselor from a camp for sick kids across the lake, only to actually meet him face to face the next day. Nora is inspired and suddenly her attitude takes a sharp turn. She finally feels ready to take that moral inventory, admit her wrongs and change her character. But when she finds out Nick has a backstory as well, one that feeds right into the tragedy that led to Nora’s drinking, a relapse comes calling. And when her friends admit there was more to her accident than Nora knows, she is pushed over an edge she promised she’d never go near again.

Thomas Jefferson advocated a society based on talent and virtue. His belief in the inherent goodness of humankind coupled with his faith in science made him the consummate gentleman-statesman. There was also an ethnocentric side to Jefferson. His agrarian bias led him to combat northern interests that encouraged the expansion of industry, and his legacy lends itself to continual reinterpretation.

Drawing is an essential skill for all artsits and this book makes learning to draw dogs as simple as possible. All the basics are covered, to provide a sound foundation in drawing techniques, and step-by-step illustrations show how these are put into practice. The book contains practical information on tools and equipment, character and form, close-up details, texture and markings, and movement and behaviour. It also shows how to work from photographs.