How Big And Still Beautiful?: Macro- Engineering Revisited


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This volume examines fundamental issues of macro-engineering—now a planetary norm—from the viewpoints of psychiatry, social science, management, and law. The contributors suggest a general theory to guide future decisions on large-scale projects and programs and analyze specific cases in the context of a set of public-interest guidelines.




Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow


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Cory Doctorow burst on the SF scene in 2000 like a rocket, inspiring awe in readers (and envy in other writers) with his bestselling novels and stories, which he insisted on giving away via Creative Commons. Meanwhile, as coeditor of the wildly popular blog Boing Boing, he became the radical new voice of the Web, boldly arguing for internet freedom from corporate control. Doctorow’s activism and artistry are both on display in this Outspoken Author edition. The crown jewel is his novella The Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow, the high-velocity adventures of a transhuman teenager in a toxic post-Disney dystopia, battling wireheads and wumpuses (and having fun doing it!) until he meets the “meat girl” of his dreams, and is forced to choose between immortality and sex. Plus a live transcription of Cory’s historic address to the 2010 World SF Convention, “Creativity vs. Copyright,” dramatically presenting his controversial case for open-source in both information and art. Also included is an international Outspoken Interview (Skyped from England, Canada, and the U.S.) in which Doctorow reveals the surprising sources of his genius.




Sleeping Beauty Dreams Big


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In this fairy tale retelling, Sleeping Beauty goes to boarding school and must find protection from an evil curse. Sleeping Beauty—who just goes by her middle name, Rose—has always been a daredevil. But according to her fairy tale, after her twelfth birthday Rose must avoid all sharp objects. That isn’t easy at Grimm Academy, where enchanted items can also be dangerous. Rose will have to stay wide awake to keep out of trouble-and to find her magic charm!




Big & Beautiful Full Series Box Set


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Thirteen curvy women come together in this series about friends that feel like family, men who love curves, and all the cupcakes you can eat. Follow Mandy, Claire, Lexi, Addi, Sam, Riley, Carrie, Charlie, Abby, Tara, Olivia, Vicki, and Peyton on their twists and turns of finding love and learning to love yourself, curves and all. Chubby & Charming... Who needs men when you have cupcakes? Lush & Lovely... Sometimes friends make the best lovers. Shapely & Stunning... We weren't meant to be more than friends-with-benefits. Bulky & Beauteous... She's more than ready to let loose. Fat & Fine... I'm going to make him eat his words. Plump & Pretty... What's a girl to do when her high school crush sparks a very adult fling? Husky & Hot... How do you say no to a fling with a sexy stranger? Fluffy & Fabulous... Why don't distractions ever come when life is slow and steady? Puffy & Precious... Life's sweeter when you have someone to share it with. Round & Ravishing... What do you do when your darkest secrets are exposed? Curvaceous & Captivating... When there's no time for a man, that's when he shows up. Stocky & Sumptuous... Romance is definitely not in the cards. Ample & Alluring... It's the least wonderful time of the year. This box set includes all 13 books of Big & Beautiful series. No new content was added. Just the same original stories readers loved!




The Big Beautiful


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At the age of forty, Cassandra Moon finds herself stuck on a North Carolina interstate in a "borrowed" limosine, having left the only man who has ever asked her to marry him on their wedding day, an experience that leads her to a life changing journey of self-discovery. Original. 37,500 first printing.




Fat Is a Feminine Issue


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Why are women fatter than ever before and what can we do about it? Today women are fatter than at any other time in history and there are 200 million more obese women than men. Yet some women are embracing obesity as a means of livelihood and validation while others are apologists for obesity, arguing that 'big is beautiful.' In this passionate polemic which draws on the latest science, Helen Verlander argues that feminism has lost its way in asserting that our main concern about obesity should revolve around self-esteem. Why is it important to get a good night's sleep for the sake of your weight? Why is a glass of orange juice making you fat and ageing you seven times faster? How does the food industry make you addicted to food? How just ten minutes of exercise a day can make a big difference. Filled with practical advice and encouragement, Fat is a Feminine Issue, is a wake-up call for women everywhere who are overweight or obese. www.Fatisafeminineissue.com




Devastating Beauty


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Ever since she was young, she had disguised herself as a man, and at the age of ten, she was repudiated by the heavens and earth. At the age of fourteen, she was bestowed with the name of a king, and was given the name of the king. Accept his fate? Accept your fate! Why not? You all regard yourself as the fiend of a country who lost. You all agreed to the words of heaven's will and were defeated by you all! The people of the world viewed him as a bloodthirsty demon, and thus, he had conformed to the will of the world and slaughtered him for the people of the world to see! So what if he was a monster? In this world of extreme flames, it was called the Burning Fire Cave. She grew up in the Burning Fire Cave, and after going through countless hardships, she created a peerless martial art called the Raging Flames Soul. The coldest place in the world was called the Valley of Ice. He grew up in the Valley of Ice, and after experiencing countless hardships, he created a peerless martial art called the Breaking Ice Soul. Wishing? This King never makes a wish! Only those who are incompetent will have a wish. Everything This King asks for, will be given to you! For example ... It commanded the whole world to be in chaos, to prostrate themselves within the Six Paths. He was the complete opposite of her, yet so similar! Ice and fire mutually restrained each other. Were those two fated to fall in love and kill each other as well? He had come from the nine heavens to descend into the mortal world. He was originally an unintentional person without desire or desire, and that person named Cang Qu had overturned the very essence of his life. Before I met you, I was unreal, but now, you are my unreal self! Bloody saffron, the love of this life, how could she let him? He was a man of martial arts, a man of great stature. He was the world's greatest tyrant ... Join Collection




Big Is Beautiful


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"Big Is Beautiful" is a book of poems that seeks to encourage and uplift the minds and spirits of the plus size women. Too many plus size women are depresses, unhappy, embarrassed and down in the dumps about their bodies and weight. It's time for them to be reminded that they are still Beautiful, Sexy, Fantastic, Attractive and Terrific people! This book addresses different perspectives from men who deny their preference for the full figure lady, to the emotional devastation plus size women experience due to the malicious and cruel intensions of family, friends and society. Get a little taste of some of the daily struggles that plus size women have and the pain that they go through. Read and be challenged to examine the way we have been mistreating and not appreciating some of the most special people in the world.