Shopgirl

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Publisher : Hachette Books
ISBN 13 : 0786871644
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (868 download)

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Book Synopsis Shopgirl by : Steve Martin

Download or read book Shopgirl written by Steve Martin and published by Hachette Books. This book was released on 2001-07-01 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most acclaimed and beloved entertainers, Steve Martin is quickly becoming recognized as a gorgeous writer capable of being at once melancholy and tart, achingly innocent and astonishingly ironic (Elle). A frequent contributor to both The New Yorker and the New York Times as well as the author of the New York Times bestseller Pure Drivel, Martin is once again poised to capture the attention of readers with his debut novella, a delightful depiction of life and love. The shopgirl is Mirabelle, a beautiful aspiring artist who pays the rent by selling gloves at the Beverly Hills Neiman Marcus. She captures the attention of Ray Porter, a wealthy, lonely businessman. As Ray and Mirabelle tentatively embark on a relationship, they both struggle to decipher the language of love--with consequences that are both comic and heartbreaking. Filled with the kind of witty, discerning observations that have brought Steve Martin incredible critical success, Shopgirl is a work of disarming tenderness.

The Shopgirl's Forbidden Love

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Publisher : Harlequin
ISBN 13 : 0369729579
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (697 download)

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Book Synopsis The Shopgirl's Forbidden Love by : Jenni Fletcher

Download or read book The Shopgirl's Forbidden Love written by Jenni Fletcher and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2022-06-28 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A friends-to-lovers forbidden romance to warm your heart! From forbidden love To forever? Belles Biscuit Shop is more like a home than a place of work for Nancy MacQueen. The shared attraction between her and James Redbourne, the handsome owner of a nearby store, has been simmering for years, but she’s refused to trust his feelings for her. After all, they’re not remotely in the same social class. Until one day Nancy can no longer deny her love—only to find he’s become engaged to someone else! From Harlequin Historical: Your romantic escape to the past. Regency Belles of Bath Book 1: An Unconventional Countess Book 2: Unexpectedly Wed to the Officer Book 3: The Duke's Runaway Bride Book 4: The Shopgirl's Forbidden Love

The Pleasure of My Company

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Publisher : Hachette Books
ISBN 13 : 1401398804
Total Pages : 139 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (13 download)

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Book Synopsis The Pleasure of My Company by : Steve Martin

Download or read book The Pleasure of My Company written by Steve Martin and published by Hachette Books. This book was released on 2003-10-01 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the bestselling author of Shopgirl comes the tender story of a troubled man who finds love, and life, in the most unexpected place. Daniel resides in his Santa Monica apartment, living much of his life as a bystander: He watches from his window as the world goes by, and his only relationships seem to be with people who barely know he exists. He passes the time idly filling out contest applications, counting ceiling tiles, and estimating the wattage of light bulbs. It is through Daniel's growing attachment to Clarissa, and to Teddy, that he finally gains the courage to begin to engage the world outside, and in doing so, he discovers love, and life, in the most surprising places. Filled with his trademark humor, tenderness, and out and out hilarious wordplay, The Pleasure of My Company is a tour de force sure to delight all of Steve Martin's fans.

Shop Girl

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Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1473510147
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (735 download)

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Book Synopsis Shop Girl by : Mary Portas

Download or read book Shop Girl written by Mary Portas and published by Random House. This book was released on 2015-02-26 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: * THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER * Young Mary Newton, born into a large Irish family in a small Watford semi, was always getting into trouble. When she wasn’t choking back fits of giggles at Holy Communion or eating Chappie dog food for a bet, she was accidentally setting fire to the local school. Mary was a trouble magnet. And, unlike her brothers, somehow she always got caught... Britain in the 1970s was a world where R White's lemonade was drunk in secret, curry came in a cardboard box marked Vesta and Beanz meant Heinz. In Mary’s family, money was scarce. Clothes were hand-me-downs, holidays a church day out to Hastings and meals were variations on the potato. But these were also good times which revolved around the force of nature that was Theresa, Mary’s mum. When tragedy unexpectedly blows this world apart, a new chapter in Mary’s life opens up. She takes to the camp and glamour of Harrods window dressing like a duck to water, and Mary, Queen of Shops is born...

The Butcher Shop Girl

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ISBN 13 : 9781525588204
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (882 download)

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Book Synopsis The Butcher Shop Girl by : Carmen Kissel-Verrier

Download or read book The Butcher Shop Girl written by Carmen Kissel-Verrier and published by . This book was released on 2020-11-04 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Butcher Shop Girl begins with Carmen's unique coming-of-age as she's ripped from her extended family after her Catholic parents' divorce. Learning to conquer unusual places in the name of survival, Carmen spends her childhood working in her mother's slaughterhouse in prairie Alberta, tearing through flesh and getting up to trouble. To escape a violent home, she bounces from house to house, working on the family farm, and eventually in the oil patch. At eighteen, Carmen's competitive craving for money and independence leads her to a career as an exotic dancer. Starting out in seedy small-town dives, she quickly earns her place in high-end clubs throughout North America, becoming an elite world-travelling entertainer. Carmen lives the high life and makes big money. She parties with the Hells Angels and falls in love with a sexy U.S. drug enforcement agent-effortlessly walking the line of two extreme worlds. But when run-ins with premium organized crime land her in Bolivia, she realizes she's gone too far, and the only thing that can free her is to ask her estranged family for help. The Butcher Shop Girl is a compelling memoir of resilience and persistence that captures the vivacious spirit of a small-town girl determined to succeed by any means necessary....

Consuming Fantasies

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Publisher : Ohio State University Press
ISBN 13 : 0814210171
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (142 download)

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Book Synopsis Consuming Fantasies by : Lise Sanders

Download or read book Consuming Fantasies written by Lise Sanders and published by Ohio State University Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In Consuming Fantasies: Labor, Leisure, and the London Shopgirl, 1880-1920, Lise Shapiro Sanders examines the cultural significance of the shopgirl - both historical figure and fictional heroine - from the end of Queen Victoria's reign through the First World War. As the author reveals, the shopgirl embodied the fantasies associated with a growing consumer culture: romantic adventure, upward mobility, and the acquisition of material goods. Reading novels such as George Gissing's The Odd Women and W. Somerset Maugham's Of Human Bondage as well as short stories, musical comedies, and films, Sanders argues that the London shopgirl appeared in the midst of controversies over sexual morality and the pleasures and dangers of London itself. Sanders explores the shopgirl's centrality to modern conceptions of fantasy, desire, and everyday life for working women and argues for her as a key figure in cultural and social histories of the period. This study will appeal to scholars, students, and enthusiasts of Victorian and Edwardian life and literature."--BOOK JACKET.

A Shopgirl's Tale

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Publisher : Follow It Thru
ISBN 13 : 151364744X
Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (136 download)

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Book Synopsis A Shopgirl's Tale by : Elisa Gabrielle Donahue

Download or read book A Shopgirl's Tale written by Elisa Gabrielle Donahue and published by Follow It Thru. This book was released on 2019-03-25 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At 30 years old Erika Leib's personal hardships have stalled her into a mundane life of safety and security. Not that she spends much time thinking about it like that. She's underemployed at a job that probably should appreciate her more but that is hardly uncommon. She's got a halfway decent, sort of relationship with no pressure to make a larger commitment and a family who loves her. Plus she's got Rachel- her best friend, confidant, the person who's always been there for her and always will be. It's not where she thought she'd be but she's content. That all changed, however, after her chance meeting with actor, Xavier James. Soon Erika begins to re-evaluate her own worth and must decide if she's ready to rediscover the girl who once would leap without thinking or if she's prepared to stay just another shopgirl. Loaded with good food and fueled by the importance of good friendships, the book is like Sex and the City for a generation that could never afford the extravagance Carrie and Co. promised

An Object of Beauty

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Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0446573663
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (465 download)

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Book Synopsis An Object of Beauty by : Steve Martin

Download or read book An Object of Beauty written by Steve Martin and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2010-11-23 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lacey Yeager is young, captivating, and ambitious enough to take the NYC art world by storm. Groomed at Sotheby's and hungry to keep climbing the social and career ladders put before her, Lacey charms men and women, old and young, rich and even richer with her magnetic charisma and liveliness. Her ascension to the highest tiers of the city parallel the soaring heights--and, at times, the dark lows--of the art world and the country from the late 1990s through today.

Coffee Shop Girl

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Publisher : Coffee Shop
ISBN 13 : 9781087911359
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (113 download)

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Book Synopsis Coffee Shop Girl by : Katie Cross

Download or read book Coffee Shop Girl written by Katie Cross and published by Coffee Shop. This book was released on 2020-10-04 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bethany: This coffee shop is going to kill me. Sure, it's my dad's dream. If he hadn't died eight months ago, I wouldn't be here, a college drop out, trying not to drown in debt. Nor would I be staring into the muddy eyes of a viking-sized man that's telling me everything I'm doing wrong-as if he knows so much about business in a small mountain town. Except he does. And when the biggest, most unexpected surprise of all falls in my lap, I'll have no choice but to ask for his help. Time for some power lipstick. Maverick This girl is drowning. She might have eyes like glacier pools and hair so black it's glossy, but that doesn't mean she knows how to run a coffee shop. She's drowning in more than debt, interest, and credit card payments. She'll never make it. But I kind of want her to. Because underneath that bright lipstick and those sun dresses is a woman that I have an uncomfortable feeling is about to rock. my. world. This is a clean, standalone (first in series) contemporary romance with sizzle and spice-but no sex scenes. Guaranteed bantering and happily ever after.

Revenge and Redemption

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ISBN 13 : 9780648209430
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (94 download)

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Book Synopsis Revenge and Redemption by : Mayhem Cover Creations

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Born Standing Up

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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1847395848
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (473 download)

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Book Synopsis Born Standing Up by : Steve Martin

Download or read book Born Standing Up written by Steve Martin and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-09-04 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Steve Martin has been an international star for over thirty years. Here, for the first time, he looks back to the beginning of his career and charmingly evokes the young man he once was. Born in Texas but raised in California, Steve was seduced early by the comedy shows that played on the radio when the family travelled back and forth to visit relatives. When Disneyland opened just a couple of miles away from home, an enchanted Steve was given his first chance to learn magic and entertain an audience. He describes how he noted the reaction to each joke in a ledger - 'big laugh' or 'quiet' - and assiduously studied the acts of colleagues, stealing jokes when needed. With superb detail, Steve recreates the world of small, dark clubs and the fear and exhilaration of standing in the spotlight. While a philosophy student at UCLA, he worked hard at local clubs honing his comedy and slowly attracting a following until he was picked up to write for TV. From here on, Steve Martin became an acclaimed comedian, packing out venues nationwide. One night, however, he noticed empty seats and realised he had 'reached the top of the rollercoaster'. BORN STANDING UP is a funny and riveting chronicle of how Steve Martin became the comedy genius we now know and is also a fascinating portrait of an era.

I Capture the Castle

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Publisher : St. Martin's Press
ISBN 13 : 1466842121
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (668 download)

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Book Synopsis I Capture the Castle by : Dodie Smith

Download or read book I Capture the Castle written by Dodie Smith and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2003-04-01 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the 20th Century's most beloved novels is still winning hearts! I Capture the Castle tells the story of seventeen-year-old Cassandra and her family, who live in not-so-genteel poverty in a ramshackle old English castle. Here she strives, over six turbulent months, to hone her writing skills. She fills three notebooks with sharply funny yet poignant entries. Her journals candidly chronicle the great changes that take place within the castle's walls, and her own first descent into love. By the time she pens her final entry, she has "captured the castle"-- and the heart of the reader-- in one of literature's most enchanting entertainments. “This book has one of the most charismatic narrators I've ever met.” -- J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series

The Underpants

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Publisher : Hachette Books
ISBN 13 : 0316348368
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (163 download)

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Book Synopsis The Underpants by : Steve Martin

Download or read book The Underpants written by Steve Martin and published by Hachette Books. This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Theobald Maske has an unusual problem: his wife's underpants won't stay on. One Sunday morning they fall to her ankles right in the middle of town--a public scandal! Mortified, Theo swears to keep her at home until she can find some less unruly undies. Amid this chaos he's trying to rent a room in their flat. The prospective lodgers have some underlying surprises of their own. In The Underpants, Steve Martin brings his comic genius and sophisticated literary style to Carl Sternheim's classic 1910 farce, Die Hose. His hilarious new version was staged by Artistic Director Barry Edelstein, and opened in March '02 on Off-Broadway to critical acclaim.

Late for School

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Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
ISBN 13 : 044657466X
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (465 download)

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Book Synopsis Late for School by : Steve Martin

Download or read book Late for School written by Steve Martin and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2010-09-08 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Getting to school has never been quite this difficult--or hilarious. Celebrated writer and performer Steve Martin and dynamic artist C. F. Payne (illustrator of John Lithgow's children's books) have teamed up to tell a story of the adventure, danger, and laughs of the journey to school. Enclosed with the book is a CD of Martin on banjo and vocals, singing the book's story with a bluegrass twist. Undoubtedly a new classic for readers of all ages, Late to School is the perfect gift to be read--and listened to--again and again.

Green Girl

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Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062322826
Total Pages : 243 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (623 download)

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Book Synopsis Green Girl by : Kate Zambreno

Download or read book Green Girl written by Kate Zambreno and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2014-06-24 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the fierce emotional and intellectual power of such classics as Jean Rhys's Good Morning, Midnight, Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar, and Clarice Lispector's The Hour of the Star, Kate Zambreno's novel Green Girl is a provocative, sharply etched portrait of a young woman navigating the spectrum between anomie and epiphany. First published in 2011 in a small press edition, Green Girl was named one of the best books of the year by critics including Dennis Cooper and Roxane Gay. In Bookforum, James Greer called it "ambitious in a way few works of fiction are." This summer it is being republished in an all-new Harper Perennial trade paperback, significantly revised by the author, and including an extensive P.S. section including never before published outtakes, an interview with the author, and a new essay by Zambreno. Zambreno's heroine, Ruth, is a young American in London, kin to Jean Seberg gamines and contemporary celebutantes, by day spritzing perfume at the department store she calls Horrids, by night trying desperately to navigate a world colored by the unwanted gaze of others and the uncertainty of her own self-regard. Ruth, the green girl, joins the canon of young people existing in that important, frightening, and exhilarating period of drift and anxiety between youth and adulthood, and her story is told through the eyes of one of the most surprising and unforgettable narrators in recent fiction—a voice at once distanced and maternal, indulgent yet blackly funny. And the result is a piercing yet humane meditation on alienation, consumerism, the city, self-awareness, and desire, by a novelist who has been compared with Jean Rhys, Virginia Woolf, and Elfriede Jelinek.

Shop Girl Diaries

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ISBN 13 : 9781844717194
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (171 download)

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Book Synopsis Shop Girl Diaries by : Emily Benet

Download or read book Shop Girl Diaries written by Emily Benet and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shoppers, suitors and chandeliers make up Emily Benet's comic world. Selling light bulbs in her mother's London shop conceals her burning ambition to become a writer. This new book is an adaptation of Benet's hugely popular Shop Girl blog and already has thousands says she's the new Bridget Jones.

Pure Drivel

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Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 1780227434
Total Pages : 94 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (82 download)

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Book Synopsis Pure Drivel by : Steve Martin

Download or read book Pure Drivel written by Steve Martin and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2014-01-30 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'A mix of urbane wit and surreal extrapolations - Douglas Adams meets Flann O'Brien' Independent Who else but Steve Martin could combine irrefutable evidence that Mars is populated by kittens with a treatise on sledgehammers? In this brilliantly witty collection of pieces Steve Martin takes a subversive glimpse at the world and a sideways swipe at the conventional. From memory tips for the over-fifties to his insightful exposition of 'Wittgenstein's Banana', never has 'pure drivel' been so entertaining.