Just An Accident
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There Are No Accidents
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Author : Jessie Singer
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2023-02-28
There Are No Accidents written by Jessie Singer and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-02-28 with Medical categories.
A journalist recounts the surprising history of accidents and reveals how they’ve come to define all that’s wrong with America. We hear it all the time: “Sorry, it was just an accident.” And we’ve been deeply conditioned to just accept that explanation and move on. But as Jessie Singer argues convincingly: There are no such things as accidents. The vast majority of mishaps are not random but predictable and preventable. Singer uncovers just how the term “accident” itself protects those in power and leaves the most vulnerable in harm’s way, preventing investigations, pushing off debts, blaming the victims, diluting anger, and even sparking empathy for the perpetrators. As the rate of accidental death skyrockets in America, the poor and people of color end up bearing the brunt of the violence and blame, while the powerful use the excuse of the “accident” to avoid consequences for their actions. Born of the death of her best friend, and the killer who insisted it was an accident, this book is a moving investigation of the sort of tragedies that are all too common, and all too commonly ignored. In this revelatory book, Singer tracks accidental death in America from turn of the century factories and coal mines to today’s urban highways, rural hospitals, and Superfund sites. Drawing connections between traffic accidents, accidental opioid overdoses, and accidental oil spills, Singer proves that what we call accidents are hardly random. Rather, who lives and dies by an accident in America is defined by money and power. She also presents a variety of actions we can take as individuals and as a society to stem the tide of “accidents”—saving lives and holding the guilty to account.
Life Was Just An Accident
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Author : Philip Donaghy
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 2010
Life Was Just An Accident written by Philip Donaghy and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Fiction categories.
Life was just an accident
It Was Just An Accident
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Author : James M. Buckley
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
It Was Just An Accident written by James M. Buckley and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Loneliness in children categories.
Just An Accident
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Author : Amy Montgomery
language : en
Publisher: Amy Montgomery
Release Date : 2004
Just An Accident written by Amy Montgomery and has been published by Amy Montgomery this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
There was no blood at the scene, not even a cut on his body. Yet on May 25, 1999, when the top of a massive beech tree snapped off and slammed into 33-year-old, Adirondack logger Scott Remington, his bones exploded. The terrain was unforgiving and the area too remote for cell phones. So the fact that medics reached him is a miracle. So is the aftermath of a freak accident that felt like death to a woodsman who could never sit still. More than the story of one man, this is also about a small town that rescued Scott from despair, and, by accident, discovered the meaning of life. In this well written and extremely compelling book, Amy Montgomery draws us into the essence of living with a spinal cord injury through Scott Remington's moving story. Her portrayal of his struggle to survive and live a meaningful life makes us care as much as the members of his family. In an instant both Scott and I became members of a club that neither of us would ever have wanted to join. But instead of self pity, Scott has demonstrated relentless energy, drive, and willpower that no disability can diminish. Montgomery has captured not only the drama of an accidental tragedy but the power of the human spirit to overcome it. Christopher Reeve Amy donates 10% of her $9.38 per-book royalties to the Christopher Reeve Foundation.
It Was Just An Accident
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Author : Drac Von Stoller
language : en
Publisher: Drac Von Stoller
Release Date : 2013-03-28
It Was Just An Accident written by Drac Von Stoller and has been published by Drac Von Stoller this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-28 with Fiction categories.
Susie Edwards found out at an early age how looks can be an advantage if you do something wrong. It all started with small things like the family pet. One day when Susie was out walking the dog, she wanted to see if she could get away with killing the dog. Susie took the dog about twenty feet in front of the edge of a cliff deep within the woods in the back of her house threw a stick and told the dog to go fetch it. The dog did as asked and went over the edge of the cliff to its death. Susie thought this was cool, but Susie didn't realize killing things isn't such a cool thing to do. Susie was such a likable person who had many friends, but Susie was getting pretty bored with their company and never forgot about the rush she got when she watched her dog run off the edge of the cliff to its death. Susie was ready to test the waters of death on her friends. Susie invited three of her closest friends over for a sleepover.
Life Was Just An Accident
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Author : Philip Donaghy
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010-02
Life Was Just An Accident written by Philip Donaghy and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-02 with categories.
One rainy night in 1998, Philip Donaghy was paralysed in a car crash. It was just an accident, a stroke of bad luck that shattered a young man's dreams and ambitions. Against the odds, Philip left hospital and now lives in his own home with nursing care around the clock. The car crash was not the only accident to blight Philip's youth. His life was an accident from the moment of his conception in an institution for the mentally ill. Philip was taken from his mother days after his birth and reared in a children's home in Belfast. At the age of six, he was fostered by relatives and felt unloved by them. When he was 11 he found out that he had no father. Philip has fought desperately with his family and the health authorities ever since to find out who his father is. He has faced a conspiracy of silence and shame. More than the car crash, Philip's anguish over his identity as held him back from chieving his full potenti al. Philip has dreams. Wen he finds out who he is, he wants to marry and to raise a family of his own.
Implie High Accidents Will Happen Just Another School Day
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Author : Michael Aita
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001-02
Implie High Accidents Will Happen Just Another School Day written by Michael Aita and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-02 with Performing Arts categories.
The screenplays included in this book are each satires of suburban life. Teenagers are examined in the light-hearted Implie High, which studies a sophomore, a junior, and a senior during the course of single day near the very end of the school year in June of 1980. Accidents Will Happen, which consists of two acts, shows what happens when an atheistic driver education teacher gets into an accident with a priest and three nuns. After that, a young man somehow gets into a one-car accident on his traffic-free local court. Plenty of his neighbors show up and try to figure out what happened. Just Another School Day, the first draft of which was written in 1985, is about two confused teenage lovers who yearn to run away from everything, but not before one of them unleashes rage at their high school.
Accident
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Author : Andrea Tsurumi
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins
Release Date : 2017-10-03
Accident written by Andrea Tsurumi and has been published by HarperCollins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-03 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
When a clumsy armadillo named Lola knocks over a glass pitcher, she sets off a silly chain of events, encountering chaos wherever she goes. But accidents happen—just ask the stoat snarled in spaghetti, the airborne sheep, and the bull who has broken a whole shop’s worth of china. In the tradition of beloved books like The Dot and Beautiful Oops, this charming, hilarious debut from author-illustrator Andrea Tsurumi shows that mistakes don’t have to be the end of the world.
Car Crash
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Author : Lech Blaine
language : en
Publisher: Greystone Books Ltd
Release Date : 2022-10-11
Car Crash written by Lech Blaine and has been published by Greystone Books Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-10-11 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
In the aftermath of a traumatic event, a young man navigates small-town gossip, grief and recovery amidst a culture of toxic masculinity. “A heart-soaring act of literary bravery,” Car Crash is a hopeful, raw coming-of-age story for our times (Trent Dalton). “Bruisingly insightful.”—The Guardian • “Delivers from the first arresting page.”—Inside Story • “Moving, lyrical, warmly told and very funny.”—Brooke Davis, author of Lost & Found • “Shines with a fierce intelligence.”—Kristina Olsson, author of Shell Why did he get to live, and not them? This question has plagued Lech Blaine ever since he was a teenager, when he got into a car that never arrived at its destination. Of his crew of friends who were in the car, Blaine was the only passenger who made it out unscathed. In the aftermath of the accident that sent shockwaves through his small town, Blain was thrust into the local spotlight, fielding questions from journalists, police, and feeling pressure to perform his grief in public and on social media. In a community where men were expected to be strong and silent, Blaine felt that he had no one to turn to with his complicated emotions. In Car Crash, Blaine offers an intimate, brave account of what it’s like to survive a tragedy that others didn’t––and a moving portrait of a young person struggling to define his own masculinity. Blaine was raised to believe that being masculine meant projecting toughness, stoicism, and dominance, and this belief leads him to alcohol and disordered eating to cope with his pain. But as Blaine finally learns to open up with family, friends, and a therapist, he comes to realize the meaning of true strength, and the power of vulnerability to bring hope and healing. “Some books just have to be written. And some books just have to be read.”—Trent Dalton, author of Boy Swallows Universe
Life Is Not An Accident
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Author : Jay Williams
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 2016-01-26
Life Is Not An Accident written by Jay Williams and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-01-26 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
New York Times Bestseller This big-hearted memoir by the most promising professional basketball player of his generation details his rise to NBA stardom, the terrible accident that ended his career and plunged him into a life-altering depression, and how he ultimately found his way out of the darkness. Ten years ago, Jay Williams was at the beginning of a brilliant professional basketball career. The Chicago Bulls’ top draft pick—and the second pick of the entire draft—he had the great Michael Jordan’s locker. Then he ran his high-performance motorcycle head-on into a light pole, severely damaging himself and ending his career. In this intense, hard-hitting, and deeply profound memoir, Williams talks about the accident that transformed him. Sometimes, the memories are so fresh, he feels like he’ll never escape the past. Most days, he finds a quiet peace as a commentator on ESPN and as an entrepreneur who can only look back in astonishment at his younger self—a kid who had it all, thought he was invincible, and lost everything . . . only to gain new wisdom. Williams also shares behind the scenes details of life as an All-American. He tells it straight about the scandalous recruiting process and his decision to return to Duke and Coach K—a man who taught him about accountability—to finish his education. He also speaks out about corruption—among coaches, administrators, players, and alumni—and about his time in the NBA, introducing us to a dark underworld culture in the pros: the gambling, drugs, and sex in every city, with players on every team.
