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Author : Mr. Blackwell
Publisher : Penguin Books
ISBN 13 : 9781881649571
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (495 download)
Download or read book From Rags to Bitches written by Mr. Blackwell and published by Penguin Books. This book was released on 1995 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American fashion designer.
Download or read book The Advocate written by and published by . This book was released on 1999-10-26 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Advocate is a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) monthly newsmagazine. Established in 1967, it is the oldest continuing LGBT publication in the United States.
Author : Maria Parnell
Publisher : Completelynovel
ISBN 13 : 9781849144230
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (442 download)
Download or read book Rags... . . to Bitches and Dogs written by Maria Parnell and published by Completelynovel. This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One woman's memoirs of 53 Years fighting to survive, sometimes sad, sometimes humorous. A life story to give other's hope and inspiration....a message to truly never give up! Despite a most difficult start in life, I am a born fighter, my instinct to thrive plus a childhood promise to myself to create a better future life, led me to experience some of the most unbelievable encounters and events with people that beggar belief! This is not so much my Biography as an 'Adventure' through the first five decades of my life with tales to make your hair curl, make you smile, make you laugh out loud and let you perhaps take strength from the fact that if I could battle on through this lot...then you too can cope with just about anything flung at you! I hope you enjoy Volume I, The Pre Dog years.... Maria
Author : Jack Dunsmoor
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1483428540
Total Pages : 611 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (834 download)
Download or read book OK2BG written by Jack Dunsmoor and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2015 with total page 611 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: OK2BG is narrative nonfiction, a Memoir about a guy who wants to be a Mentor preferably to a teenager, so they can have a decent & meaningful conversation about stuff & preferably with a kid at-risk, or just otherwise lost, in order to help both the teenager as well as the determined subject of this story realize their unique potential & find or reinforce their place in the world. Overall, a chronicle about the author’s attempt over several years to understand the question of ‘why do I want to be a Mentor’ which eventually helps him become a more insightful person. Subsequently in September, 2010 after a plague of teen suicides, Jack turns his attention to researching gay biographies into optimistically appropriate groups of books for gay kids at-risk, from bullying. After 5 years Jack has categorized 2,000+ books in the form of Memoirs, Biographies & Autobiographies written by or about 1,000+ allegedly gay men. The primary message in OK2BG is to read & reassess before you run asunder!
Author : Ellin Stein
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393074099
Total Pages : 465 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (93 download)
Download or read book That's Not Funny, That's Sick: The National Lampoon and the Comedy Insurgents Who Captured the Mainstream written by Ellin Stein and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2013-06-24 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The untold story of a revolution in comedy. With unparalleled access to the architects and impresarios of this boom, Stein takes readers behind the jokes to witness the fighting and partying, collaboration and competition of those who led a rebellion of the self-consciously disenchanted.
Author : Georges-Claude Guilbert
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786480718
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)
Download or read book Madonna as Postmodern Myth written by Georges-Claude Guilbert and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-10-02 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Madonna has long been accepted as a pop culture icon, but this text postulates a greater cultural importance by analyzing her as a postmodern myth. This work examines how Madonna methodically discovered and constructed herself (often rewriting her past), the nature and extent of her ambition and the means she used to reach her goals. It also details the way in which she organized her own cult (borrowing from the gay community), devised her artistic output, and cunningly targeted different audiences. It also studies the fundamental contradiction--virgin or vamp? saint or prostitute?--that fuels Madonna's career and describes how Madonna reflects today's society, its contradictions and its attitudes toward sexuality and religion.
Author : Martha Chaiklin
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030425959
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (34 download)
Download or read book Animal Trade Histories in the Indian Ocean World written by Martha Chaiklin and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-07-21 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines trades in animals and animal products in the history of the Indian Ocean World (IOW). An international array of established and emerging scholars investigate how the roles of equines, ungulates, sub-ungulates, mollusks, and avians expand our understandings of commerce, human societies, and world systems. Focusing primarily on the period 1500-1900, they explore how animals and their products shaped the relationships between populations in the IOW and Europeans arriving by maritime routes. By elucidating this fundamental yet under-explored aspect of encounters and exchanges in the IOW, these interdisciplinary essays further our understanding of the region, the environment, and the material, political and economic history of the world.
Author : Marianne Bickle
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1628921005
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (289 download)
Download or read book Fashion Marketing written by Marianne Bickle and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2010-06-21 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prior to the 1970s and 1980s, fashion marketing focused heavily (and perhaps solely) on women's fashions. Today, fashion marketing influences all products and how consumers use these products. How products are marketed, when products are marketed, the evolution of products into different sizes, shapes, colors, and uses are all influenced by fashion marketers. Fashion marketing is taken to different levels from branding a person (e.g., Ralph Lauren, the person), a line of products (e.g., Lexus luxury cars), or a single product (e.g., Coach handbag). This much-needed text introduces new methods and technologies to apply today's principles to future practices of fashion marketing.
Author : Jill Watts
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190289716
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (92 download)
Download or read book Mae West written by Jill Watts and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2003-04-17 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Why don't you come up and see me sometime?" Mae West invited and promptly captured the imagination of generations. Even today, years after her death, the actress and author is still regarded as the pop archetype of sexual wantonness and ribald humor. But who was this saucy starlet, a woman who was controversial enough to be jailed, pursued by film censors and banned from the airwaves for the revolutionary content of her work, and yet would ascend to the status of film legend? Sifting through previously untapped sources, author Jill Watts unravels the enigmatic life of Mae West, tracing her early years spent in the Brooklyn subculture of boxers and underworld figures, and follows her journey through burlesque, vaudeville, Broadway and, finally, Hollywood, where she quickly became one of the big screen's most popular--and colorful--stars. Exploring West's penchant for contradiction and her carefully perpetuated paradoxes, Watts convincingly argues that Mae West borrowed heavily from African American culture, music, dance and humor, creating a subversive voice for herself by which she artfully challenged society and its assumptions regarding race, class and gender. Viewing West as a trickster, Watts demonstrates that by appropriating for her character the black tradition of double-speak and "signifying," West also may have hinted at her own African-American ancestry and the phenomenon of a black woman passing for white. This absolutely fascinating study is the first comprehensive, interpretive account of Mae West's life and work. It reveals a beloved icon as a radically subversive artist consciously creating her own complex image.
Author : Janet Hoggarth
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1788545699
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (885 download)
Download or read book The Single Mums Move On written by Janet Hoggarth and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-07-18 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can neighbours become more than good friends... After her fiancé left her, Ali and her daughter Grace enjoyed living in what became known as 'the Single Mums' Mansion'. However, with her best friends Amanda and Jacqui moving on, it's time for Ali and Grace to make their own way. Thankfully, a chance conversation leads to them moving into the infamous South London gated community known only as The Mews. In The Mews everyone lives in each other's pockets and curtain twitching is an Olympic sport. The neighbours are an eclectic bunch – from Nick the alleged spy, Carl the gorgeous but clearly troubled Idris Elba lookalike, to Debbie who is about to face the hardest fight of her life, and TV agent Samantha who is not as in control as she likes to pretend. Each day brings another drama, but along with the tears, real friendships grow. And her neighbours' problems might unlock the key to something Ali has yearned for all along... Will these single mums be able to move on from life in the mansion? Perfect for fans of Marian Keyes, Sophie Kinsella, Lindsey Kelk and Mhairi McFarlane.
Author : Margaret Moser
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
ISBN 13 : 1429978376
Total Pages : 323 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)
Download or read book Movie Stars Do the Dumbest Things written by Margaret Moser and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2011-04-01 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Johnny Depp. Marilyn Monroe. Marlon Brando. Leonardo DiCaprio. Woody Allen. Shanron Stone. What do all of these actors have in common? They're outrageous, receive huge salaries, have enormous egos, and have way too much spare time. Their out-of-control lifestyles prove that, as one Hollywood observer noted, "Hollywood is a trip through a sewer in a glass-bottomed boat." You'll learn which director was furious when he was misquoted as saying, "Actors are cattle." He claimed he had really said, "Actors should be treated as cattle." You'll discover that Bruce Wilis ordered the final scenes in Striking Distance to be re-shot at a cost of over $750,000 because the original shots exposed his toupee. You'll find that Melanie Griffith explained her ignorance of the Nazi holocaust by saying, "I don't know why I didn't know. Maybe I missed school that day...I'm not stupid." Whether you're a fan of Hugh Grant, Dennis Hopper, or Whoopi Goldberg, you'll learn about all of the embarrassing moments in your favorite star's life. From actors like Ben Affleck and Cameron Diaz to screen legends like Frank Sinatra and Judy Garland, Movie Stars Do the Dumbest Things is proof that actors are more childish and impulsive than you've ever imagined.
Author : Noralee Frankel
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199754330
Total Pages : 329 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (997 download)
Download or read book Stripping Gypsy written by Noralee Frankel and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2011-03-03 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In this new biography of Gypsy Rose Lee, Noralee Frankel draws on archival sources to strip bare the myths created by Gypsy herself and to tell the real story. Although Lee published an autobiography that has sold steadily, this will be the first biography of her. Frankel combines politics with twentieth century popular culture"--Provided by publisher.
Author : Avi Steinberg
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 0767931319
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (679 download)
Download or read book Running the Books written by Avi Steinberg and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2011-10-04 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Avi Steinberg is stumped. After defecting from yeshiva to attend Harvard, he has nothing but a senior thesis on Bugs Bunny to show for himself. While his friends and classmates advance in the world, Steinberg remains stuck at a crossroads, his “romantic” existence as a freelance obituary writer no longer cutting it. Seeking direction (and dental insurance) Steinberg takes a job running the library counter at a Boston prison. He is quickly drawn into the community of outcasts that forms among his bookshelves—an assortment of quirky regulars, including con men, pimps, minor prophets, even ghosts—all searching for the perfect book and a connection to the outside world. Steinberg recounts their daily dramas with heartbreak and humor in this one-of-a-kind memoir—a piercing exploration of prison culture and an entertaining tale of one young man’s earnest attempt to find his place in the world.
Author : James Spada
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
ISBN 13 : 1429980974
Total Pages : 476 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)
Download or read book Julia written by James Spada and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2007-04-01 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Julia Roberts represents a return to the glamour of the great Hollywood stars of another era. Fans flock to her movies, and she's a staple cover subject of People magazine and every entertainment show imaginable, but her real life has only been seen in tabloid glimpses until now. James Spada has gone back to Julia's beginnings in Athens, Georgia to unearth fascinating facts about her family and her early dating life. And he's followed her career from movie to movie-both on screen and behind the screen-to show fans what the private face of Julia really is. As an artist, Julia has changed dramatically from the talented but sheltered girl who found fame first with a role in the independent movie "Mystic Pizza" and became the exuberant star whose "Pretty Woman" delighted audiences everywhere before becoming an Oscar-winning actress capable of taking on the toughest roles. As a person, she's grown from a skittish and gangly girl moving through relationships with co-stars to become an assured woman making her own bold decisions about how to live her life. Julia will delight fans with its level of detail and fresh information, as well as its thoughtfulness about the life and career of a truly vibrant and complex star.
Author : Phil Strongman
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
ISBN 13 : 1556527527
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (565 download)
Download or read book Pretty Vacant written by Phil Strongman and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the history of punk music from its underground roots to the mainstream charts, from Britain to the U.S., including bands such as the Sex Pistols, the Buzzcocks, and the Talking Heads, and figures such as Sid Vicious and Iggy Pop.
Author : Everett Weinberger
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780312157081
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (57 download)
Download or read book Wannabe written by Everett Weinberger and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1997-08-15 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everett Weinberger has an Ivy League education and an MBA, but what he really wants to do is produce. He's willing to start at the bottom-even if it means being Alec Baldwin's personal assistant-but after tapping all his L.A. connections, he still can't land a job. He even blows one interview by forgetting to compliment a studio exec on his car. When Everett gets work as a "power temp," life gets even weirder. He becomes second assistant to everyone from Frank Wells to Leonard Nimoy, trying to cope with the incessant phone calls and invisible protocols that keep getting him fired. Wannabe is a scathing and laugh-out-loud funny portrait of a world where even the assistants are political barracudas, by a guy with no bridges left to burn. A real-life Swimming With Sharks, it should be required reading on the Hollywood syllabus.
Download or read book Orange Coast Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1995-09 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Orange Coast Magazine is the oldest continuously published lifestyle magazine in the region, bringing together Orange County¹s most affluent coastal communities through smart, fun, and timely editorial content, as well as compelling photographs and design. Each issue features an award-winning blend of celebrity and newsmaker profiles, service journalism, and authoritative articles on dining, fashion, home design, and travel. As Orange County¹s only paid subscription lifestyle magazine with circulation figures guaranteed by the Audit Bureau of Circulation, Orange Coast is the definitive guidebook into the county¹s luxe lifestyle.
