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Book Synopsis A Hostile Beauty by : Alistair Dermer
Download or read book A Hostile Beauty written by Alistair Dermer and published by The Miegunyah Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are few places today that are truly wild. Macquarie Island is still one such place-a small, wind-blasted rocky outcrop between Tasmania and Antarctica. In exquisite pictures and words, A Hostile Beauty tells the story of this extraordinary Australian outpost teeming with life. Alistair Dermer's stunning photography gives us an up-close look at the lives of the inhabitants: gentle gentoo penguins, engorged elephant-seal bulls and scavenging skuas, and takes us deep into a landscape that is as beautiful and life-giving as it is hostile and pitiless. Let these superb images, from the fury of the squalling Southern Ocean to the warm, trusting eyes of a seal pup, transport you to one of the most remote and spectacular places on Earth.
Download or read book Hostile Beauty written by Vanessa North and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-04-09 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First time in print!Recluse Andrew Eccleston wants revenge on the man who destroyed his face twenty years ago, Winnie Wexford--a vindictive state senator not above a smear campaign against Andrew. Andrew's grateful for the help of his erstwhile brother-in-law, David, until the help turns up in the form of PR guru Levi Beaumont, Andrew's every fantasy come to life.Levi is beautiful, smart, and righteous. When his mentor, David asks him to take on a difficult client for the PR firm, Levi agrees, in spite of a very real risk to his career working with non-profits to get them the attention they deserve. He knows facing off against a powerful politician could destroy his career, but he agrees out of loyalty to his mentor. Andrew and Levi are thrown into tense proximity as they work to protect Andrew and expose Wexford. As Andrew opens his tightly-guarded private life to Levi, hostility turns to respect, respect to passion, and the stakes go much deeper than career or reputation.This second edition includes new content.
Download or read book A Hostile Beauty written by Lynn Barbeau and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Silence and Beauty by : Makoto Fujimura
Download or read book Silence and Beauty written by Makoto Fujimura and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2016-04-01 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Internationally renowned artist Makoto Fujimura reflects on Shusaku Endo's novel Silence and grapples with the nature of art, pain and culture. Showing that light is yet present in darkness, he uncovers deep layers of meaning in Japanese history and finds connections to how faith is lived in contexts of trauma.
Book Synopsis Speaking of Beauty by : Denis Donoghue
Download or read book Speaking of Beauty written by Denis Donoghue and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A foremost critic of the English language here reflects on beauty and the language that it inspires in authors from Kant to Keats, Hawthorne to Housman. "An excellent and eloquent book.”--James Wood, New York Times Book Review "A beautiful book about beauty. Enormously learned, allusive, recuperative, and citational, it is a passionate meditation on what has been said about beauty in the West from the Greeks to the present day.”--J. Hillis Miller "Donoghue talks . . . with a delightful informality and absence of dogma. . . . One of the most charming features of Denis Donoghue’s book is his appendix of 'afterwords,’ brief quotations on beauty from sundry writers.”--John Bayley, New York Review of Books "Continuously fascinating, continuously readable, the book speaks of beauty, and of speakers of beauty, in its own calm, steady voice. You won’t want to lay it down.”--Hugh Kenner
Book Synopsis Flawless (a Hostile Beauty Novel) by : Jan Moran
Download or read book Flawless (a Hostile Beauty Novel) written by Jan Moran and published by . This book was released on 2014-08-11 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "There's always an ugly side to beauty." - Jan Moran "An engrossing view into the world of 'beautiful people' with an ending that will leave you wanting more." - New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Melissa Foster Verena Valent is at the helm of her family's legendary Swiss skincare company, which caters to a glamorous clientele in the heart of Beverly Hills. After her parents are killed in an automobile accident, she becomes the sole provider for her younger twin sisters and her grandmother. Instead of attending college with her friends as planned, she rises to the challenge to guide and expand her family's business. She is in the midst of a critical international expansion into Asia when her carefully organized life begins to unravel. Verena is shaken to discover that her fiance Derrick might be behind a scheme to take over her growing company. While she struggles to save the business that means everything to her, she meets Lance, an executive chef at the Beverly Hills Hotel. She encounters this intriguing man again while on a business trip to Paris, and soon gains a new perspective on relationships. When the unthinkable occurs and Verena's world collapses, her friends rally around her, among them Scarlett Sandoval, a top intellectual property attorney; Dahlia DuBois, a perfumer from an esteemed line of French perfumers; and Fianna Fitzgerald, a fashion designer with her own trendy boutique. Ultimately, Verena learns that truth, family, friendship, and love are the unshakable pillars of life. But will she get a second chance in business, or in love? Flawless is the first book in the Hostile Beauty Series. Follow a group of smart, stylish, entrepreneurial friends as they navigate the turbulences of modern life in the business of beauty. Set in Beverly Hills with action flung across the globe, the Hostile Beauty Series is an engaging series that features gutsy, determined best friends, and how they manage to live the lives of their dreams. "Flawless is an astute, intelligent, gripping romance for the modern woman. Jan Moran's writing took me to the edge; she creates a heroine whom you can't fail to care for and understand. A fabulous first book in the series; I can't wait to read the next one." - Hannah Fielding, Author of The Echoes of Love
Book Synopsis Schiller's Complete Works by : Friedrich Schiller
Download or read book Schiller's Complete Works written by Friedrich Schiller and published by . This book was released on 1861 with total page 602 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Beauty Bias by : Deborah L. Rhode
Download or read book The Beauty Bias written by Deborah L. Rhode and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2010-05-06 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "It hurts to be beautiful" has been a cliche for centuries. What has been far less appreciated is how much it hurts not to be beautiful. The Beauty Bias explores our cultural preoccupation with attractiveness, the costs it imposes, and the responses it demands. Beauty may be only skin deep, but the damages associated with its absence go much deeper. Unattractive individuals are less likely to be hired and promoted, and are assumed less likely to have desirable traits, such as goodness, kindness, and honesty. Three quarters of women consider appearance important to their self image and over a third rank it as the most important factor. Although appearance can be a significant source of pleasure, its price can also be excessive, not only in time and money, but also in physical and psychological health. Our annual global investment in appearance totals close to $200 billion. Many individuals experience stigma, discrimination, and related difficulties, such as eating disorders, depression, and risky dieting and cosmetic procedures. Women bear a vastly disproportionate share of these costs, in part because they face standards more exacting than those for men, and pay greater penalties for falling short. The Beauty Bias explores the social, biological, market, and media forces that have contributed to appearance-related problems, as well as feminism's difficulties in confronting them. The book also reviews why it matters. Appearance-related bias infringes fundamental rights, compromises merit principles, reinforces debilitating stereotypes, and compounds the disadvantages of race, class, and gender. Yet only one state and a half dozen localities explicitly prohibit such discrimination. The Beauty Bias provides the first systematic survey of how appearance laws work in practice, and a compelling argument for extending their reach. The book offers case histories of invidious discrimination and a plausible legal and political strategy for addressing them. Our prejudices run deep, but we can do far more to promote realistic and healthy images of attractiveness, and to reduce the price of their pursuit.
Book Synopsis The Theory of Beauty by : Edgar Frederick Carritt
Download or read book The Theory of Beauty written by Edgar Frederick Carritt and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Beauty and the Big Bad Wolf by : Carol Grace
Download or read book Beauty and the Big Bad Wolf written by Carol Grace and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2014-05-15 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WHAT BIG ARMS YOU HAVE… (Once upon a time, fiery Amelia Tucker left a chaotic life in the city for a remote cottage in the woods to care for her sick grandmother. Along the way, she met Brian Wolf, a wounded man with No Trespassing stamped clearly across his heart. Amelia knew she should respect his privacy, but the loneliness in his eyes had her aching to know his secrets. THE BETTER TO HOLD YOU WITH! "Amelia was classy, smart and sophisticated—the kind of city girl Brian knew would never fettle for quiet country life. Now he'd have to use every trick up his big bad sleeve if he wanted Little Red Riding Hood to follow him home….
Book Synopsis World of Wonders by : Aimee Nezhukumatathil
Download or read book World of Wonders written by Aimee Nezhukumatathil and published by Milkweed Editions. This book was released on 2020-09-08 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A poet celebrates the wonders of nature in a collection of essays that could almost serve as a coming-of-age memoir.” —Kirkus Reviews As a child, Nezhukumatathil called many places home: the grounds of a Kansas mental institution, where her Filipina mother was a doctor; the open skies and tall mountains of Arizona, where she hiked with her Indian father; and the chillier climes of western New York and Ohio. But no matter where she was transplanted—no matter how awkward the fit or forbidding the landscape—she was able to turn to our world’s fierce and funny creatures for guidance. “What the peacock can do,” she tells us, “is remind you of a home you will run away from and run back to all your life.” The axolotl teaches us to smile, even in the face of unkindness; the touch-me-not plant shows us how to shake off unwanted advances; the narwhal demonstrates how to survive in hostile environments. Even in the strange and the unlovely, Nezhukumatathil finds beauty and kinship. For it is this way with wonder: it requires that we are curious enough to look past the distractions in order to fully appreciate the world’s gifts. Warm, lyrical, and gorgeously illustrated by Fumi Nakamura, World of Wonders is a book of sustenance and joy. Praise for World of Wonders Barnes & Noble 2020 Book of the Year An NPR Best Book of 2020 An Esquire Best Book of 2020 A Publishers Weekly “Big Indie Book of Fall 2020” A BuzzFeed Best Book of Fall 2020 “Hands-down one of the most beautiful books of the year.” —NPR “A timely story about love, identity and belonging.” —New York Times Book Review “A truly wonderous essay collection.” —Roxane Gay, The Audacity
Book Synopsis Kabul Beauty School by : Deborah Rodriguez
Download or read book Kabul Beauty School written by Deborah Rodriguez and published by Random House. This book was released on 2007-04-10 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Soon after the fall of the Taliban, in 2001, Deborah Rodriguez went to Afghanistan as part of a group offering humanitarian aid to this war-torn nation. Surrounded by men and women whose skills–as doctors, nurses, and therapists–seemed eminently more practical than her own, Rodriguez, a hairdresser and mother of two from Michigan, despaired of being of any real use. Yet she soon found she had a gift for befriending Afghans, and once her profession became known she was eagerly sought out by Westerners desperate for a good haircut and by Afghan women, who have a long and proud tradition of running their own beauty salons. Thus an idea was born. With the help of corporate and international sponsors, the Kabul Beauty School welcomed its first class in 2003. Well meaning but sometimes brazen, Rodriguez stumbled through language barriers, overstepped cultural customs, and constantly juggled the challenges of a postwar nation even as she learned how to empower her students to become their families’ breadwinners by learning the fundamentals of coloring techniques, haircutting, and makeup. Yet within the small haven of the beauty school, the line between teacher and student quickly blurred as these vibrant women shared with Rodriguez their stories and their hearts: the newlywed who faked her virginity on her wedding night, the twelve-year-old bride sold into marriage to pay her family’s debts, the Taliban member’s wife who pursued her training despite her husband’s constant beatings. Through these and other stories, Rodriguez found the strength to leave her own unhealthy marriage and allow herself to love again, Afghan style. With warmth and humor, Rodriguez details the lushness of a seemingly desolate region and reveals the magnificence behind the burqa. Kabul Beauty School is a remarkable tale of an extraordinary community of women who come together and learn the arts of perms, friendship, and freedom.
Book Synopsis The Complete Book of Beauty by : Viktor Blevi
Download or read book The Complete Book of Beauty written by Viktor Blevi and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Beauty Junkies written by Alex Kuczynski and published by Harmony. This book was released on 2006-10-17 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A star writer for the New York Times Styles section captures the follies, frauds, and fanaticism that fuel the American pursuit of youth and beauty in a wickedly revealing excursion into the burgeoning business of cosmetic enhancement. Americans are aging faster and getting fatter than any other population on the planet. At the same time, our popular notions of perfect beauty have become so strict it seems even Barbie wouldn’t have a chance of making it into the local beauty pageant. Aging may be a natural fact of life, but for a growing number of Americans its hallmarks—wrinkles, love handles, jiggling flesh—are seen as obstacles to be conquered on the path to lasting, flawless beauty. In Beauty Junkies Alex Kuczynski, whose sly wit and fearless reporting in the Times has won her fans across the country, delivers a fresh and irresistible look at America's increasingly desperate pursuit of ultimate beauty by any means necessary. From a group of high-maintenance New York City women who devote themselves to preserving their looks twenty-four hours a day, to a “surgery safari” in South Africa complete with “after” photographs of magically rejuvenated patients posing with wild animals, to a podiatrist's office in Manhattan where a “foot face-lift” provides women with the right fit for their $700 Jimmy Choos, Kuczynski portrays the all-American quest for self-transformation in all its extremes. In New York, lawyers become Botox junkies in an effort to remain poker-faced. In Los Angeles, women of an uncertain age nip and tuck their most private areas, so that every inch of their bodies is as taut as their lifted faces. Across the country, young women graduating from high school receive gifts of breast implants – from their parents. As medicine and technology stretch the boundaries of biology, Kuczynski asks whether cosmetic surgery might even be part of human evolution, a kind of cosmetic survival of the fittest – or firmest? With incomparable portraits of obsessive patients and the equally obsessed doctors who cater to their dreams, Beauty Junkies examines the hype, the hope, and the questionable ethics surrounding the advent of each new miraculous technique. Lively and entertaining, thought-provoking and disturbing, Beauty Junkies is destined to be one of the most talked-about books of the season.
Book Synopsis The Message of Genesis 1–11 by : David J. Atkinson
Download or read book The Message of Genesis 1–11 written by David J. Atkinson and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2022-01-04 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Where do we come from? What is our purpose? In this BST commentary, David Atkinson explores how the first eleven chapters of Genesis serve as an overture to the rest of the Bible. With vivid insight, Atkinson illuminates how the meaning of Genesis is still resonant today—helping us understand both the greatness and the tragic flaw inherent in human beings.
Book Synopsis The Complete Works of Guy De Maupassant (A Bilingual Edition) by : Guy de Maupassant
Download or read book The Complete Works of Guy De Maupassant (A Bilingual Edition) written by Guy de Maupassant and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-11-20 with total page 6688 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Complete Works of Guy De Maupassant (A Bilingual Edition) is a comprehensive collection of stories and novels by the influential French author, Guy de Maupassant. Known for his keen observation of human behavior, Maupassant's writing style is characterized by its realism and psychological depth. This bilingual edition allows readers to fully appreciate Maupassant's mastery of the French language, as well as his ability to capture the nuances of human emotion. From tales of love and betrayal to stories of social commentary, this collection showcases the breadth of Maupassant's storytelling abilities. With each piece presenting a unique insight into the human condition, readers are sure to be captivated by the timeless themes explored in Maupassant's works. Guy de Maupassant, a prominent figure in 19th-century French literature, drew inspiration from his own experiences and observations of society. Having lived through the tumultuous period of the Franco-Prussian War and its aftermath, Maupassant's work often reflects the social and political realities of his time. His deep understanding of human nature and his ability to convey universal truths through his writing have solidified his place as a literary master. I highly recommend The Complete Works of Guy De Maupassant to readers who appreciate finely crafted prose, insightful storytelling, and thought-provoking narratives. This bilingual edition provides a unique opportunity to delve into the world of one of France's most celebrated authors and to gain a deeper understanding of the complexities of the human experience.
Book Synopsis Best Works of Jean-Jacques Rousseau's Philosophy: [Emile by Jean-Jacques Rousseau/ The Confessions of Jean Jacques Rousseau — Complete by Jean-Jacques Rousseau/ The Social Contract & Discourses by Jean-Jacques Rousseau] by : Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Download or read book Best Works of Jean-Jacques Rousseau's Philosophy: [Emile by Jean-Jacques Rousseau/ The Confessions of Jean Jacques Rousseau — Complete by Jean-Jacques Rousseau/ The Social Contract & Discourses by Jean-Jacques Rousseau] written by Jean-Jacques Rousseau and published by Prabhat Prakashan. This book was released on 2024-06-22 with total page 1711 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book 1: Engage with educational philosophy in “Emile by Jean-Jacques Rousseau.” Rousseau presents his innovative ideas on education through the fictional account of Emile's upbringing, challenging traditional norms and emphasizing the importance of individualized, experiential learning. Book 2: Immerse yourself in the intimate revelations of a philosopher's life with “The Confessions of Jean Jacques Rousseau — Complete by Jean-Jacques Rousseau.” Rousseau bares his soul in this autobiographical work, providing a unique and candid glimpse into his personal experiences, beliefs, and the societal challenges he grappled with. Book 3: Explore the foundations of political philosophy with “The Social Contract & Discourses by Jean-Jacques Rousseau.” Rousseau delves into the nature of political authority, the social contract, and the ideal structure of a just society. His influential discourses further enrich the reader's understanding of the complexities of governance and human nature.
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