Bøger af Sharon Young

What would you do if your husband was a world-renown preacher in an evangelical Christian organization worth millions of dollars, and he killed himself? No one knows why. You find yourself in a dilemma where you need to keep his ministry going so that your son would eventually inherit his fortune. What if you didn't really believe in this born-again movement, and you certainly didn't believe in Jesus. He certainly would not approve of you seducing your own son's best friend. Yet, you must do everything you can to keep your dead husband's organization going by somehow filling in for him, and at the same time, try to solve the mystery of why he committed suicide. Can you do all this and still keep your sanity?

This is the first book of a trilogy in which Angela Bishop takes up the lifelong ambition of her idealistic, over-achieving twin brother, who was killed in Vietnam. Throughout the story she wrestles with an overwhelming sense of destiny as she struggles against an adversarial former lover, gets caught up in a Vietnam protest movement, falls in love with a draft dodger, and finally winds up on the national political scene. The central theme revolves around a young co-ed who suddenly finds herself required to deal with a high calling and the sacrifice it demands. Vietnam and politics are used as a framework to portray the heroin's struggle to become self-actualized, coming out from under the shadow of her brother. Written in the tradition of a carefully detailed plot, drawn out sparingly in a sensitive, internal monologue, the book expresses a sense of destiny that many people believe they have and who would enjoy reading about someone who begins to experience its fulfillment.

Thoroughbreds is the second book of the Angela Bishop trilogy, where she continues to take up the lifelong ambition of her idealistic twin brother, who was killed in Vietnam. Throughout the story she wrestles with an overwhelming sense of destiny as she struggles against Otto Schroeder, falls in love with a draft dodger and winds up on the state political scene. Angela decides to run for political office, partly so she can oppose Otto's plan, who among other things, is trying to push a bill to stop President Carter's mandate to give amnesty to draft dodgers. As with the rest of the trilogy, Thoroughbreds is written in the tradition of a carefully detailed plot, drawn out sparingly in a sensitive, internal monologue. The book expresses a sense of destiny that many people have, and who would enjoy reading about someone who begins to experience its fulfillment. Although this book stands alone outside the trilogy, characters from the other two books live in this story, and oh yes...a few horses.

A juke box is a bright, colorful modern era troubadour with a repertoire of popular songs. You select (and insert coins) to hear a ballad, a love song, a cautionary tale, a humorous, or sad, or happy song. You get tears or smiles or both at the same time. Sometimes you get a gift you weren't expecting. But always your heart is pierced once again and the nickel dream is over too soon. I hope that you like the songs in this Juke Box.

This group of stories contains a variety in a style different from other short story collections. The last story is a novella. Some of the stories can bring the reader to tears. One, with a tongue in cheek approach, may cause the reader to smile or even laugh. Others are mysteries and short essays. More than one story shows a great deal of irony. A few are nostalgic. One of the stories pokes fun at a store owner and another at an elementary school teacher. "Brothers" and "Progress" are very close to events that actually took place. The novella also has its basis in fact, but is fictionalized. A couple of these stories have been published in magazines. My Name is Sharon Young, but I was born a McNaney. I live in Chapel Hill, NC and studied writing at Duke University.

There was a time in my life when I found Christianity a mystery. I listened to different preachers and teachers, but there was nothing real to any of it. When I was seven years old I joined a church that seemed very spiritual to me. But there came a time when I needed more. I didn't know where to find more. When I learned I could ask Jesus into my heart, I realized what was missing. I have recorded what I discovered in the search for what was missing. I call it "Down to Earth Christianity." This is practical, real life experience derived from a radical, growing change in me from knowing and understanding the Lord Jesus Christ; a more complete and real way to look at life beyond religion.

How is it that some life changes can happen in a blink of an eye?The life of Samantha Calls, AKA Sam, changed just that quickly. More like a drop of a dime, since Sam did some dropping.She thought that she was living the life she was born to live.But a hospital visit and health problems changed her thinking, making her adjust her life to a whole different tone.Samantha had an ideal life-going to work with the fellows, playing hard with the fellows, and loving like the fellows. And the next day, she would do it all over again. Until one day, it all changed. No more job she had been at for years. No more being able to go to the gym with the guys. Her health had gotten to a dark place.Sam went from the headstrong woman she had worked hard into becoming to a fragile flower that she thought would never be her.Relationships changed. Everything got twisted and different like her health. It was awkward. There were so many awkward beginnings, all bum-rushed on Sam so quickly.But Sam went to the right doctor. The right doctor indeed.

Shana Jones was normally a very good student. But her English professor thought that her work was getting sloppy. That she wasn't living up to her full potential.He referred her to a phenomenal student named Matthew Jones. Under his tutoring, her grades soared. Matthew was such a good tutor. He taught her more than book smarts. He taught Shana to open her mind and body to a whole new hypothesis.See how this sexy tutor taught her how to love.

Straight Talk for Veterans: A Guide to Success in College answers the call by veterans and practitioners to move away from academic volumes that don't resonate with the reader and frankly fall short of really helping veterans succeed in college. Veteran-friendliness is a straightforward concept that is, in most contexts, more lip-service than action and is rarely achieved. Conceptualizing veteran-friendliness is best done in plain language, the way veterans talk to each other, and is about improving the cultural competency of non-veterans. Too many volumes written by people that either aren't veterans or do not really understand veterans have left the field wanting for a text that can both inform practitioners who intend to help veterans succeed and speak in no-nonsense language that veterans prefer. Straight Talk for Veterans is a straight-forward guide primarily intended for those transitioning from the military to higher education, but also for general veteran transitions to civilian life. Designed as a companion text aligned with veteran transition curricula, it serves the dual purpose of guiding veterans through the initial culture shock that can come with joining and academic community directly from the military and guiding practitioners to be able to support veterans through a more culturally competent lens. Straight talk's diverse chapter authors deliver a comprehensive array of accessible information that covers concepts of negotiating transitions, navigating higher education, skills assessment and translation, and a series of fresh perspectives on concepts frequently misunderstood or mischaracterized by civilians. This text is most valuable to the student veteran or the campus that wants to focus their energies on the real success of student veterans: graduating and finding a job. Written in a style that speaks directly to the student, this is not an attempt to over analyze student veterans with anecdotal observations and small-scale research. Expert chapter authors come from positions of extensive experience as either veterans, those who have served veterans for a long time, those who have conducted meaningful research on the experiences of student veterans, or a combination of these. These elite scholars include Kevin Jones, Janine Wert, Aynsley Diamond, Adam Fullerton, Sharon Young, Michael Kirchner, Sarah Minnis, Glenn Phillips, and Sosanya Jones. The end-state of attending college for veterans is not simply to earn a degree, but to improve prospects for a career that will move a veteran forward to increasing economic prosperity. As such, the book takes a progressive approach from transitioning out of the military, into and through higher education and out into the work world. The reader's time is not spent rehashing the original GI Bill and its history, or education benefits - topics that have been well-trodden in the field. This book combines proven research, best practices and first-hand experience to deliver on what every student veteran needs: solid advice on how to succeed in the transition through college to the workplace.

A young, fun-seeking prince finds himself saddled with kingdom responsibilities after his father's unexpected death. Court intrigues, wars and falling in love push him into maturity.