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The Price of Perfection

Author : Jaclyn Edmunds
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781909192836
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (928 download)

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Download or read book The Price of Perfection written by Jaclyn Edmunds and published by . This book was released on 2014-10-01 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charlotte Henwood has always had a little trouble maintaining a perfect reputation. After a lucky happenstance leads her to London, she finds that the city still contains the same inveterate gossips as her small home-town. Under the guidance of a family friend she finds a way to gain her independence, but a nasty rumor threatens to completely ruin her, and Charlotte knows she cannot repair the damage on her own. Michael Skidmore, the newly titled Viscount Averly, knows all about Miss Henwood's first brush with near ruin - in fact, he may have been a touch responsible for it. But now the girl is essentially blackmailing him into helping her fix this latest disaster. Having vowed to himself to always protect the Averly title, Michael is more than a little displeased to pretend to woo this troublemaker - even when he forgets that it's only a pretense. It doesn't take long for the pair to realize that the person behind the gossip dogging Charlotte's every step may have a more sinister motive than just cold-blooded social entertainment. But with such an unwilling accomplice, how will Charlotte ever uncover the real motive? Will they be able to repair Charlotte's reputation before it is too late, or will she and Michael give in to the tension building between them?

The Price of Perfect

Author : William Anderson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781954000247
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book The Price of Perfect written by William Anderson and published by . This book was released on 2021-11-24 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A story of today's explosive racial and cultural divide, of strong-minded characters unwilling to compromise that becomes a metaphor for America today. The story reveals that we're all fallen souls but capable of compromise and redemption.

Price Of Perfect Justice

Author : Thomas Fleming
Publisher : Basic Books
ISBN 13 : 9780465063147
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (631 download)

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Download or read book Price Of Perfect Justice written by Thomas Fleming and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 1974-02-28 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A generous selection from the playful, irreverent, and controversial work of Ishmael Reed, one of the greatest African American writers

The Price of Perfection

Author : Maxwell J. Mehlman
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 0801892635
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book The Price of Perfection written by Maxwell J. Mehlman and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2009-05-21 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few would question the necessity of artificial limbs for amputees. But what of surgery to lengthen the legs of children who are merely shorter than average? Hardly anyone would challenge the decision to prescribe Aricept to people with dementia. But is it acceptable to give the same medication to airline pilots seeking sharper mental focus on long-haul flights? Humans have engaged in biological self-improvement since long before recorded history, from the impotence-curing wild lotus brew of the ancient Egyptians to the herbal energy drink favored by early Olympians. Now biomedical enhancements are pushing the boundaries of possibility and acceptability. Where do we draw the line? How do we know the true ramifications of pioneering medicine? What price are we willing to pay for perfection? Maxwell J. Mehlman's provocative examination of these issues speaks to fundamental questions of what it means to be human. He finds public officials ill-equipped to handle the ethical, scientific, and public policy quandaries of biomedical enhancement. Instead of engaging difficult questions of morality, access, fairness, and freedom, elected officials have crafted toothless and counterproductive laws and regulations. Mehlman outlines policy options to boost the societal benefits and minimize the risks from these technologies. In the process, he urges the public to face the ethical issues surrounding biomedical enhancement, lest our quest for perfection compromise our very humanity.

Whack-A-Mole

Author : Bs MR David Marx Jd
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780990895602
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (956 download)

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Download or read book Whack-A-Mole written by Bs MR David Marx Jd and published by . This book was released on 2009-04-10 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Whack-a-mole. It's an arcade game. ... Watching moles pop up, the child with the hammer seeks to hit the exposed mole before it retreats back into the safety of its hole. Whack-a-mole is also a metaphor for modern life. ... It's how we set expectations of each other, how we respond when our fellow human being makes a mistake. Whack-a-mole."--Prologue, p. [1].

The Case against Perfection

Author : Michael J Sandel
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674043065
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book The Case against Perfection written by Michael J Sandel and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-06-30 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Breakthroughs in genetics present us with a promise and a predicament. The promise is that we will soon be able to treat and prevent a host of debilitating diseases. The predicament is that our newfound genetic knowledge may enable us to manipulate our nature—to enhance our genetic traits and those of our children. Although most people find at least some forms of genetic engineering disquieting, it is not easy to articulate why. What is wrong with re-engineering our nature? The Case against Perfection explores these and other moral quandaries connected with the quest to perfect ourselves and our children. Michael Sandel argues that the pursuit of perfection is flawed for reasons that go beyond safety and fairness. The drive to enhance human nature through genetic technologies is objectionable because it represents a bid for mastery and dominion that fails to appreciate the gifted character of human powers and achievements. Carrying us beyond familiar terms of political discourse, this book contends that the genetic revolution will change the way philosophers discuss ethics and will force spiritual questions back onto the political agenda. In order to grapple with the ethics of enhancement, we need to confront questions largely lost from view in the modern world. Since these questions verge on theology, modern philosophers and political theorists tend to shrink from them. But our new powers of biotechnology make these questions unavoidable. Addressing them is the task of this book, by one of America’s preeminent moral and political thinkers.

The New Best Friend

Author : Katie Price
Publisher : Red Fox
ISBN 13 : 9780857510211
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book The New Best Friend written by Katie Price and published by Red Fox. This book was released on 2011 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jess, Mel, Sam, Amber and Cara are lucky enough to be able to spend as much time as they can with their favourite ponies at Vicki?s Riding School. Grooming, sweeping the yard, even mucking out is fun when you love ponies as much as they do.Amber and Jess have been best friends for ages, but their friendship is put to the test when Jess's school friend, Lauren, joins the stables. Lauren is loud and bossy and taking Jess away from Amber. But why can?t Jess see that?There's a sponsored ride going on and all the yard girls are excited about it. But when Lauren says she?s coming too there?s going to be trouble. Will all the girls get to take part? And will Amber and Jess ever make friends again?

A Perfect Friend

Author : Reynolds Price
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0689830297
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (898 download)

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Download or read book A Perfect Friend written by Reynolds Price and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2000-09 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Still grieving over the death of his mother, 11-year-old Ben finds solace in the special relationship he forms with an elephant in a visiting circus.

The Perfect Gift Something Special

Author : Emma Price
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780984165056
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (65 download)

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Download or read book The Perfect Gift Something Special written by Emma Price and published by . This book was released on 2021-09-06 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Price of Friendship

Author : Anne Schraff
Publisher : Passages (Hardcover)
ISBN 13 : 9780756983734
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (837 download)

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Download or read book The Price of Friendship written by Anne Schraff and published by Passages (Hardcover). This book was released on 2008-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kirk Howell is working hard to get into college and become an engineer. However, his two friends have given up on their dreams. Can Kirk pursue his dreams and still remain loyal to the two people he has always loved as brother?

The Price of Privilege

Author : Madeline Levine
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0060595841
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (65 download)

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Download or read book The Price of Privilege written by Madeline Levine and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2006-07-03 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Madeline Levine has been a practicing psychologist for twenty-five years, but it was only recently that she began to observe a new breed of unhappy teenager. When a bright, personable fifteen-year-old girl, from a loving and financially comfortable family, came into her office with the word empty carved into her left forearm, Levine was startled. This girl and her message seemed to embody a disturbing pattern Levine had been observing. Her teenage patients were bright, socially skilled, and loved by their affluent parents. But behind a veneer of achievement and charm, many of these teens suffered severe emotional problems. What was going on? Conversations with educators and clinicians across the country as well as meticulous research confirmed Levine's suspicions that something was terribly amiss. Numerous studies show that privileged adolescents are experiencing epidemic rates of depression, anxiety disorders, and substance abuse -- rates that are higher than those of any other socioeconomic group of young people in this country. The various elements of a perfect storm -- materialism, pressure to achieve, perfectionism, disconnection -- are combining to create a crisis in America's culture of affluence. This culture is as unmanageable for parents -- mothers in particular -- as it is for their children. While many privileged kids project confidence and know how to make a good impression, alarming numbers lack the basic foundation of psychological development: an authentic sense of self. Even parents often miss the signs of significant emotional problems in their "star" children. In this controversial look at privileged families, Levine offers thoughtful, practical advice as she explodes one child-rearing myth after another. With empathy and candor, she identifies parenting practices that are toxic to healthy self-development and that have contributed to epidemic levels of depression, anxiety, and substance abuse in the most unlikely place -- the affluent family.

Western Law Reporter (Canada) and Index-digest

Author : Edward Betley Brown
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 772 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Western Law Reporter (Canada) and Index-digest written by Edward Betley Brown and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 772 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Brave, Not Perfect

Author : Reshma Saujani
Publisher : Crown Currency
ISBN 13 : 1524762342
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (247 download)

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Download or read book Brave, Not Perfect written by Reshma Saujani and published by Crown Currency. This book was released on 2019-02-05 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • Inspired by her popular TED Talk, the founder and CEO of Girls Who Code urges women to embrace imperfection and live a bolder, more authentic life. “A timely message for women of all ages: Perfection isn’t just impossible but, worse, insidious.”—Angela Duckworth, bestselling author of Grit Imagine if you lived without the fear of not being good enough. If you didn’t care how your life looked on Instagram. If you could let go of the guilt and stop beating yourself up for making human mistakes. Imagine if, in every decision you faced, you took the bolder path? As women, too many of us feel crushed under the weight of our own expectations. We run ourselves ragged trying to please everyone, pass up opportunities that scare us, and avoid rejection at all costs. There’s a reason we act this way, Saujani says. As girls, we were taught to play it safe. Well-meaning parents and teachers praised us for being quiet and polite, urged us to be careful so we didn’t get hurt, and steered us to activities at which we could shine. As a result, we grew up to be women who are afraid to fail. It’s time to stop letting our fears drown out our dreams and narrow our world, along with our chance at happiness. By choosing bravery over perfection, we can find the power to claim our voice, to leave behind what makes us unhappy, and to go for the things we genuinely, passionately want. Perfection may set us on a path that feels safe, but bravery leads us to the one we’re authentically meant to follow. In Brave, Not Perfect,Saujani shares powerful insights and practices to help us let go of our need for perfection and make bravery a lifelong habit. By being brave, not perfect, we can all become the authors of our best and most joyful life.

Discourses of Perfection

Author : Anne-Mette Hermans
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000364828
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book Discourses of Perfection written by Anne-Mette Hermans and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-03-22 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores editorial and advertising discourses related to cosmetic procedures and beauty products and services in UK lifestyle magazines, offering a holistic perspective on the normalisation of cosmetic procedures and the societal context in which particular perceptions have flourished. The volume examines the societal climate that contributed to cultural perceptions of the body as object and project, and constructions of masculinities and femininities as context for developments in lifestyle magazines’ content on beauty and cosmetic procedures. Integrating approaches from Critical Discourse Analysis, Thematic Analysis, and Content Analysis, Hermans explores the varying ways in which cosmetic procedures and other beauty products are marketed to different audiences and examines phenomena such as the problem/solution rhetoric, and developments in beauty advertising discourse specifically targeted at men. The book also investigates the continuum view of beauty products and cosmetic procedures, and examines the implications of these blurred boundaries for the regulation of the cosmetic surgery industry. This innovative contribution to research on the representation of cosmetic procedures and beauty products in the media will be of interest to scholars researching at the intersection of language, gender, individualised body projects, and sexuality.

My Pony Care Book

Author : Katie Price
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1862303657
Total Pages : 94 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (623 download)

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Download or read book My Pony Care Book written by Katie Price and published by Random House. This book was released on 2007 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Katie Price rode her first pony when she was seven, had a pony on loan at the age of eleven and has always had horses in her life since those days. Now, based on personal hands-on experience, Katie's pony care gift book covers everything you need to know about looking after a pony - from grooming a pony, to plaiting ribbons and bows into a mane to get a really special effect for a show. For Katie's ponies aren't just looked after superbly; they also get Katie's unique ideas to make them really cool too.

When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing

Author : Daniel H. Pink
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0735210640
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (352 download)

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Download or read book When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing written by Daniel H. Pink and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2018-01-09 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The instant New York Times Bestseller #1 Wall Street Journal Business Bestseller Instant Washington Post Bestseller "Brims with a surprising amount of insight and practical advice." --The Wall Street Journal Daniel H. Pink, the #1 bestselling author of Drive and To Sell Is Human, unlocks the scientific secrets to good timing to help you flourish at work, at school, and at home. Everyone knows that timing is everything. But we don't know much about timing itself. Our lives are a never-ending stream of "when" decisions: when to start a business, schedule a class, get serious about a person. Yet we make those decisions based on intuition and guesswork. Timing, it's often assumed, is an art. In When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing, Pink shows that timing is really a science. Drawing on a rich trove of research from psychology, biology, and economics, Pink reveals how best to live, work, and succeed. How can we use the hidden patterns of the day to build the ideal schedule? Why do certain breaks dramatically improve student test scores? How can we turn a stumbling beginning into a fresh start? Why should we avoid going to the hospital in the afternoon? Why is singing in time with other people as good for you as exercise? And what is the ideal time to quit a job, switch careers, or get married? In When, Pink distills cutting-edge research and data on timing and synthesizes them into a fascinating, readable narrative packed with irresistible stories and practical takeaways that give readers compelling insights into how we can live richer, more engaged lives.

Media and the Rhetoric of Body Perfection

Author : Dr Deborah Harris-Moore
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 1409469468
Total Pages : 211 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (94 download)

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Download or read book Media and the Rhetoric of Body Perfection written by Dr Deborah Harris-Moore and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2014-02-28 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Against the background of the so-called ‘obesity epidemic’, Media and the Rhetoric of Body Perfection critically examines the discourses of physical perfection that pervade Western societies, shedding new light on the rhetorical forces behind body anxieties and extreme methods of weight loss and beautification. Drawing on rich interview material with cosmetic surgery patients and offering fresh analyses of various texts from popular culture, including internationally-screened reality-television shows including The Biggest Loser, Extreme Makeover and The Swan as well as entertainment programs and documentaries, this book examines the ways in which Western media capitalize on body anxiety by presenting physical perfection as a moral imperative, while advertising quick and effective transformation methods to erase physical imperfections. With attention to contemporary lines of resistance to standards of thinness and attempts to redefine conceptions of beauty, Media and the Rhetoric of Body Perfection will appeal to scholars and students of popular culture, television, media and cultural studies, as well as the sociology of the body, feminist thought, body transformation and cosmetic surgery.