Author: Em Rina
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 210
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Hi! I'm Em. I've been happily single for about five and a half years. Okay, I know what you're thinking...happily single? Yes. Five years and three months of glorious, albeit sometimes exhausting, adventures in the world of London dating. Besides the normal moments of butterflies in my stomach, sadness from disappointment, and embarrassing moments where you just want the world to swallow you whole there have been moments that deserve to be immortalised. Maybe not the guys...but the moments definitely. The moments when his dad was the chauffeur when I cried because he only left me a can of tuna, when the fire exit was the quickest way out, or when I tripped over flat pavement while racing down the street of Central London in heels at twilight. Yes, I've met some interesting characters but the moments that have starred them are the stories that have kept me and my friends in stitches. What can I say? My life was meant to be a book. So when I say that I am happy, I truly mean I am happy. Dating just to date is fun. Someone might say my London dating life has been pretty chaotic. Chaotic but entertaining.
Author: Jeannie Rogers-Whitworth
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781698398655
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 214
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This is the story of when I was a teenage girl living in the late 60's. The times were changing back then with the turbulence of the Vietnam war raging. During a time when the young people were rising up and rebelling against the status quo. A time of self discovery. Making my way to the Woodstock Pop Festival in 1969. And the life lessons I learned that would help me later on in life. Being a part of history in the making, and being known as the girl with the wine bottle in the Special Edition of Life Magazine. Living out the life style that I chose of becoming an ambassador of peace and love. Carrying the torch for 50 years. Then going back to the original site for the 50th Anniversary. Coming full circle in healing of past relationships and discovering restoration.
Author: Gabrielle Union
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062694006
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 175
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Nominated for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work Named a Best Book of the Year by The Root Chosen by Emma Straub as a Best New Celebrity Memoir “A book of essays as raw and honest as anyone has ever produced.” — Lena Dunham, Lenny Letter In the spirit of Amy Poehler’s Yes Please, Lena Dunham’s Not That Kind of Girl, and Roxane Gay's Bad Feminist, a powerful collection of essays about gender, sexuality, race, beauty, Hollywood, and what it means to be a modern woman. One month before the release of the highly anticipated film The Birth of a Nation, actress Gabrielle Union shook the world with a vulnerable and impassioned editorial in which she urged our society to have compassion for victims of sexual violence. In the wake of rape allegations made against director and actor Nate Parker, Union—a forty-four-year-old actress who launched her career with roles in iconic ’90s movies—instantly became the insightful, outspoken actress that Hollywood has been desperately awaiting. With honesty and heartbreaking wisdom, she revealed her own trauma as a victim of sexual assault: "It is for you that I am speaking. This is real. We are real." In this moving collection of thought provoking essays infused with her unique wisdom and deep humor, Union uses that same fearlessness to tell astonishingly personal and true stories about power, color, gender, feminism, and fame. Union tackles a range of experiences, including bullying, beauty standards, and competition between women in Hollywood, growing up in white California suburbia and then spending summers with her black relatives in Nebraska, coping with crushes, puberty, and the divorce of her parents. Genuine and perceptive, Union bravely lays herself bare, uncovering a complex and courageous life of self-doubt and self-discovery with incredible poise and brutal honesty. Throughout, she compels us to be ethical and empathetic, and reminds us of the importance of confidence, self-awareness, and the power of sharing truth, laughter, and support.
Author: Jill Wine-Banks
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company
ISBN: 1250244315
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 165
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Obstruction of justice, the specter of impeachment, sexism at work, shocking revelations: Jill Wine-Banks takes us inside her trial by fire as a Watergate prosecutor. It was a time, much like today, when Americans feared for the future of their democracy, and women stood up for equal treatment. At the crossroads of the Watergate scandal and the women’s movement was a young lawyer named Jill Wine Volner (as she was then known), barely thirty years old and the only woman on the team that prosecuted the highest-ranking White House officials. Called “the mini-skirted lawyer” by the press, she fought to receive the respect accorded her male counterparts—and prevailed. In The Watergate Girl, Jill Wine-Banks opens a window on this troubled time in American history. It is impossible to read about the crimes of Richard Nixon and the people around him without drawing parallels to today’s headlines. The book is also the story of a young woman who sought to make her professional mark while trapped in a failing marriage, buffeted by sexist preconceptions, and harboring secrets of her own. Her house was burgled, her phones were tapped, and even her office garbage was rifled through. At once a cautionary tale and an inspiration for those who believe in the power of justice and the rule of law, The Watergate Girl is a revelation about our country, our politics, and who we are as a society.
Author: Cynthia Freeman
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1480435716
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 565
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DIVDIVNew York Times bestselling author Cynthia Freeman’s powerful tale of a woman in search of her sacred heritage, who must decide how much she is willing to sacrifice for love/divDIV Nineteen-year-old Janet Stevens leaves Wichita, Kansas, for New York—and a glamorous career as a model. Manhattan in the 1950s is a heady place for a sheltered Midwesterner. A new friend helps her discover her forefathers’ faith, but from the moment she sees Bill McNeil at a party, Janet senses she’s found her future. When they marry, she believes she’s finally gotten what she always wanted—not fame or fortune, but the love that will fulfill and sustain her as nothing else ever could./divDIV From the passionate throes of youth to the stings and shocks of middle age, Come Pour the Wine draws a brilliant portrait of a marriage and a family in search of its roots, written with Cynthia Freeman’s trademark insight and compassion./divDIV/div/div
Author: Melanie Wagner
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 1452129673
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 228
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This breezy-to-read but super-informative guidebook is a stylish primer for any newcomer to the endlessly fascinating world of wine. Master Sommelier Melanie Wagner's down-to-earth tone and comprehensive knowledge make learning about wine fun and approachable. Twelve chapters explore every aspect of wine—from how it is made to how to drink it—and provide helpful descriptions of grape varietals and recommendations that can be taken to the wine store. Featured alongside these many encouraging lessons and suggestions are 60 whimsical and informative color illustrations. With insights ranging from what makes a wine exceptional, palate-building, and enjoying wine with others, this is the perfect self-purchase or gift for anyone who wants a great wine resource.
Author: Sherita Bolden
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780971584228
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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Kat Cunningham's life is perfect. Errands with mom on Monday, lunch with the girls to catch up on the latest gossip and sex tips on Wednesday, sexy time with Russell on Friday and if she's super lucky Saturday. This all change the day the love of her life unexpectedly dies, Mom. Her days now consist of welcomed wine induced comas, picking fights with God, NO SEX (which leaves a girl very vulnerable) and catching a flight to Mexico City just to breathe. Through it all she discovers that there is a wine to compliment every mood and emotion which makes life a little less of a mess. * Cabernet Sauvignon - when you've been betrayed (bastard) * Pino Gris - when flirting with the idea of getting sweet revenge or just flirting * Bordeaux - when dealing with your devil child's multiple personalities (evil little bitch) * Pouilly Fuisse - just because it sounds sexy Sometimes life's most amazing moments don't happen when things are going perfectly right but happen when they are going terribly wrong.
Author: Patrick O'Brian
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393063690
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 343
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The sixteenth volume in the Aubrey/Maturin series, and Patrick O'Brian's first bestseller in the United States. At the outset of this adventure filled with disaster and delight, Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin pursue an American privateer through the Great South Sea. The strange color of the ocean reminds Stephen of Homer's famous description, and portends an underwater volcanic eruption that will create a new island overnight and leave an indelible impression on the reader's imagination. Their ship, the Surprise, is now also a privateer, the better to escape diplomatic complications from Stephen's mission, which is to ignite the revolutionary tinder of South America. Jack will survive a desperate open boat journey and come face to face with his illegitimate black son; Stephen, caught up in the aftermath of his failed coup, will flee for his life into the high, frozen wastes of the Andes; and Patrick O'Brian's brilliantly detailed narrative will reunite them at last in a breathtaking chase through stormy seas and icebergs south of Cape Horn, where the hunters suddenly become the hunted.
Author: Richard Betts
Publisher: Harvest
ISBN: 9780544005037
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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A Master Sommelier introduces the basics of wine through scratch-and-sniff stickers.
Author: Ray Walker
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1592408788
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 306
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An intoxicating memoir of an American who discovers a passion for French wine and gambles everything to chase a dream of owning a vineyard in Burgundy Ray Walker had a secure career in finance until a wine-tasting vacation ignited a passion he couldn’t stifle. He quit his job and moved to France to start a winery—with little money, limited command of the French language, and no winemaking experience. He immersed himself in the extraordinary history of Burgundy’s vineyards and began honing his skills. Ray shares his journey to secure the region’s most coveted grapes. The Road to Burgundy is a glorious celebration of finding one’s true path in life and taking a chance—whatever the odds.
