Lifeguard Stacey Chapman is dreaming of love, and drowning in bad decisions.

It's 1996, the summer before senior year, and Stacey attempts MTV cool-girl confidence while flirting with Jessie, a sexy skateboarder she's ogled all year. When Jessie pressures her into sex, Stacey's unprepared and afraid to say no. Too ashamed to confide in her mom or her best friend, Gabe, she conspires with another lifeguard to destroy Jessie's reputation, and in the process they obliterate Stacey's good-girl image. Finding refuge in her art teacher's watercolor workshop, Stacey finally begins to untangle who she has become from the art and music career she really wants. But before summer is over, a botched pool rescue snaps Jessie's spinal cord, and Stacey has to answer for her part in the tragedy.

Lifeguard Stacey Chapman is dreaming of love, and drowning in bad decisions.

It's 1996, the summer before senior year, and Stacey attempts MTV cool-girl confidence while flirting with Jessie, a sexy skateboarder she's ogled all year. When Jessie pressures her into sex, Stacey's unprepared and afraid to say no. Too ashamed to confide in her mom or her best friend, Gabe, she conspires with another lifeguard to destroy Jessie's reputation, and in the process they obliterate Stacey's good-girl image. Finding refuge in her art teacher's watercolor workshop, Stacey finally begins to untangle who she has become from the art and music career she really wants. But before summer is over, a botched pool rescue snaps Jessie's spinal cord, and Stacey has to answer for her part in the tragedy.

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How will you gain the Winning Edge? In life and sales there are five indisputable PowerPrinciples that virtually guarantee success. For centuries the most successful people have employed these PowerPrinciples to accumulate wealth and abundance. With his fast-paced, down-to-earth style, laced with personal stories, Jeb Blount illustrates how you can use the five PowerPrinciples as a road map to achievement.

Unless your company has no employees, an Employee Manual is essential to your operations. The Employee Manual documents your policies and procedures, outlines your expectations for your employees, and it communicates what the company has to offer. By providing a guide to what to expect and what you expect in turn you will avoid conflict in the future and create a work environment that serves your customers and helps you business grow. In this book you will find everything you need to create an Employee Manual designed to meet the demands of the towing industry and your individual business needs.