Author : Emilie Sandoz-Voyer
Publisher : Flashpoint
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 14,69 MB
Release : 2021-11-02
Category :
ISBN : 9781736324387
A celebration of true friendship in all its messy glory, featuring the best quotes and stills from the show alongside quizzes, lists, tips, and recipes to bring out the Grace and Frankie in best friends everywhere.
Author : June Diane Raphael
Publisher : Workman Publishing Company
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 32,22 MB
Release : 2019-09-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1523502975
“Over the last few years we’ve seen a remarkable surge of women running for office, and even better, winning. Running takes courage, passion, and commitment, but it also takes books like this. June and Kate have created a wonderful resource for women as they think about taking the leap.”—Hillary Rodham Clinton Turn “can I do this?” into “yes, I can!” Join the growing wave of women leaders with Represent, an energetic, interactive, and inspiring step-by-step guide showing how to run for the approximately 500,000 elected offices in the US. Written with humor and honesty by writer, comedian, actress, and activist June Diane Raphael and Kate Black, former chief of staff at EMILY’s list, Represent is structured around a 21-point document called “I’m Running for Office: The Checklist.” Doubling as a workbook, Represent covers it all, from the nuts and bolts of where to run, fundraising, and filing deadlines, to issues like balancing family and campaigning, managing social media and how running for office can work in your real life. With infographics, profiles of women politicians, and wisdom and advice from women in office, this is a must-own for any woman thinking of joining the pink wave.
Author : Patricia Polacco
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 49 pages
File Size : 10,86 MB
Release : 2004-09-16
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 039924302X
Patricia Polacco's most poignant Christmas tale! The Stowell family is abuzz with holiday excitement, and Frankie, the youngest boy, is the most excited of all. But there's a cloud over the joyous season: Tomorrow is Christmas Eve, and Pa hasn't returned yet from his trip to Lansing. He promised to bring back the oranges for the mantelpiece. Every year there are nine of them nestled among the evergreens, one for each of the children. But this year, heavy snows might mean no oranges . . . and, worse, no Pa! This is a holiday story close to Patricia Polacco's heart. Frankie was her grandmother's youngest brother, and every year she and her family remember this tale of a little boy who learned--and taught--an important lesson about giving, one Christmas long ago
Author : William Kent Krueger
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 38,40 MB
Release : 2014-03-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1451645856
Includes an excerpt from William Kent Krueger's "This tender land."
Author : Jane Fonda
Publisher : Random House
Page : 636 pages
File Size : 31,15 MB
Release : 2005-04-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 158836478X
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Discover Jane Fonda, in her own words—and now experience the story of her life in the HBO documentary Jane Fonda in Five Acts. “To hold this book in your hands is to be astonished by how much living can be packed into sixty-plus years.”—Los Angeles Times America knows Jane Fonda as actress and activist, feminist and wife, workout guru and role model. In this extraordinary memoir, Fonda shows that she is much more. From her youth among Hollywood’s elite to her film career and her activism today, Fonda reveals intimate details and personal truths she hopes “can provide a lens through which others can see their lives and how they can live them a little differently.” Surprising, candid, and wonderfully written, My Life So Far is filled with insights into the personal struggles of a woman living a remarkable life. “In the process of writing this book I discovered there were clear, broad, even universal themes that ran through my life, a coherent arc to my journey that, if I could be truthful in the telling, might provide a road map for other women as they face the challenges of relationships, self-image, and forgiveness. What I did not anticipate was how my journey would also resonate with men.”—From the Introduction This eBook includes the full text of the book plus the following additional content: • 50 new photos from Jane Fonda’s personal and family archives, many often never seen in public • A free chapter from Jane Fonda’s Prime Time Praise for My Life So Far “[A] sisterly, enveloping memoir . . . an intimate, haunting book that might as well be catnip from its ever controversial author.”—Janet Maslin, The New York Times “Terrific . . . rich . . . unexpectedly quite moving.”—San Francisco Chronicle “Fiercely intelligent, detailed, probing, rigorously revealing.”—O: The Oprah Magazine “Fonda possesses a raw and affecting candor. . . . Her honesty [is] a force.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer “A fearless book . . . fascinating.”—Chicago Sun-Times “Truly compelling.”—The Atlanta Journal-Constitution “Riveting.”—Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Author : E. Lockhart
Publisher : Hachette+ORM
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 50,68 MB
Release : 2004-03-03
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 1423136136
The hilarious and razor-sharp story of how one girl went from geek to patriarchy-smashing criminal mastermind in two short years, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of We Were Liars and Genuine Fraud. * National Book Award finalist * * Printz Honor * Frankie Landau-Banks at age 14: Debate Club. Her father's "bunny rabbit." A mildly geeky girl attending a highly competitive boarding school. Frankie Landau-Banks at age 15: A knockout figure. A sharp tongue. A chip on her shoulder. And a gorgeous new senior boyfriend: the supremely goofy, word-obsessed Matthew Livingston. Frankie Landau-Banks. No longer the kind of girl to take "no" for an answer. Especially when "no" means she's excluded from her boyfriend's all-male secret society. Not when she knows she's smarter than any of them. When she knows Matthew's lying to her. And when there are so many pranks to be done. Frankie Landau-Banks, at age 16: Possibly a criminal mastermind. This is the story of how she got that way.
Author : Grace Lavery
Publisher : Seal Press
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 22,34 MB
Release : 2022-02-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 154162064X
“The queer memoir you’ve been waiting for”—Carmen Maria Machado Grace Lavery is a reformed druggie, an unreformed omnisexual chaos Muppet, and 100 percent, all-natural, synthetic female hormone monster. As soon as she solves her “penis problem,” she begins receiving anonymous letters, seemingly sent by a cult of sinister clowns, and sets out on a magical mystery tour to find the source of these surreal missives. Misadventures abound: Grace performs in a David Lynch remake of Sunset Boulevard and is reprogrammed as a sixties femmebot; she writes a Juggalo Ghostbusters prequel and a socialist manifesto disguised as a porn parody of a quiz show. Or is it vice versa? As Grace fumbles toward a new trans identity, she tries on dozens of different voices, creating a coat of many colors. With more dick jokes than a transsexual should be able to pull off, Please Miss gives us what we came for, then slaps us in the face and orders us to come again.
Author : Amanda Larkman
Publisher :
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 31,87 MB
Release : 2021-03-26
Category :
ISBN :
One woman knows he is a murderer, but nobody believes her. One woman has disappeared. One woman has never been so happy... Until a visit from a stranger blows her life apart. Three Women. One Secret. Liz, Amber, and Sarah. After years of obsession, Liz is ready to move on. Until she discovers her ex has a new victim. Damaged and dangerous, she's determined he won't get away with it this time. Amber couldn't be happier. Life is finally falling into place. Married to a man she adores, she is looking forward to a bright future. But when a stranger comes to her door, she learns things aren't all they seem Sarah was the only one to believe Liz, but she's disappeared, and a killer stays hidden. For lovers of Lisa Jewell, Sophie Hannah, Liane Moriarty, and Nicci French, 'The Bookbinder' is a twisting thriller that will get your heart racing. From the author of the highly-rated novel 'The Woman and the Witch' Praise for 'The Woman and the Witch' 'Loved this book, it's a great story and I'll definitely be re-reading this again. 5 stars!' 'Absolutely loved this book, thoroughly enjoyable. Really well written. I cannot wait for more by this author.' 'I love love love this book. I can't put it down beautifully written.' 'Absolutely loved this book, I couldn't put it down. A reminder how we women are more than likely capable of more than we think we are no matter of age or what life has thrown at us.'
Author : Frankie Manning
Publisher : Temple University Press
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 28,71 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781592135639
In the early days of swing dancing, Frankie Manning stood out for his moves and his innovative routines; he created the "air step" in the Lindy hop, a dance that took the U.S. and then the world by storm. In this fascinating autobiography, choreographer and Tony Award winner (Black and Blue) Frankie Manning recalls how his first years of dancing as a teenager at Harlem's Savoy Ballroom led to his becoming chief choreographer and a lead dancer for "Whitey's Lindy Hoppers," a group that appeared on Broadway, in Hollywood musicals, and on stages around the globe. Manning brings the Swing Era vividly back to life with his recollections of crowded ballrooms and of Lindy hoppers trying to outdo each other in spectacular performances. His memories of the many headliners and film stars, as well as uncelebrated dancers with whom he shared the stage, create a unique portrait of an era in which African American performers enjoyed the spotlight, if not a star's prerogatives and salary. With collaborator Cynthia Millman, Manning traces the evolution of swing dancing from its early days in Harlem through the post-World War II period, until it was eclipsed by rock 'n' roll and then disco. When swing made a comeback, Manning's 30-year hiatus ended. He has been performing, choreographing, and teaching ever since.
Author : Emilie Sandoz-Voyer
Publisher : Andrews McMeel Publishing
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 47,24 MB
Release : 2016-10-04
Category : Humor
ISBN : 1449484514
A lighthearted parody of Eric Carle's much-loved classic The Very Hungry Caterpillar, The Very Hungry Pregnant Lady tackles the mysteries faced by pregnant women everywhere—namely, how can I have so little space for my stomach and yet be hungry all the time? And is it better to try unsuccessfully to sleep, or just give in and have another snack? Pairing playful text with bright, colorful images, The Very Hungry Pregnant Lady is both a send-up and a celebration of this strange, ridiculous, and exciting time in the lives of all mothers-to-be.
