Author: Marty Wingate
Publisher: Crooked Lane Books
ISBN: 164385528X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
This heart-warming historical fiction debut about a female pilot is “like reading a personal diary of the brave women who were unsung heroes of WWII” (Rhys Bowen, New York Times–bestselling author of the Royal Spyness mysteries). During World War II, farmer’s daughter Rosalie Wright becomes a pilot assisting the RAF. But will a romantic rivalry send her aerial dreams plummeting to earth? Ever since she was 10 years old, Rosalie Wright’s eyes have been on the skies. But at the age of 18, on the verge of earning her pilot's license, the English farmer’s daughter watches her dreams of becoming an aviatrix fly away without her. Britain's entry into World War II brings civilian aviation to a standstill. Then, Rosalie's father dies, leaving her, her mother, and her brothers to run the farm. Everything changes when she learns that the Air Transport Authority is recruiting women pilots to ferry warplanes across Britain to RAF bases. Despite her mother’s objections, Rosalie cannot resist the call of her country—and the lure of the skies. During her training on Gipsy Moth aircraft, Rosalie forms a fast friendship with fellow flyer Caroline Andrews. Her trusty Ferry Pilots Notebook by her side, Rosalie delivers to five airfields in a day—while fighting an endless battle against skeptical male pilots and ground crews. She would much rather spend her time on the wing than on the arm of any man...until she meets gruff pilot Snug Durrant and RAF squadron leader Alan Chersey. Snug is a cynical, wisecracking playboy, and Alan is every WAAF’s heartthrob...and Rosalie catches both their eyes. As the war drags on, and casualties mount, will love and tragedy send Rosalie’s exhilarating airborne life crashing to the ground?
Glamour Girls
Author: Marty Wingate
Publisher: Crooked Lane Books
ISBN: 164385528X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
This heart-warming historical fiction debut about a female pilot is “like reading a personal diary of the brave women who were unsung heroes of WWII” (Rhys Bowen, New York Times–bestselling author of the Royal Spyness mysteries). During World War II, farmer’s daughter Rosalie Wright becomes a pilot assisting the RAF. But will a romantic rivalry send her aerial dreams plummeting to earth? Ever since she was 10 years old, Rosalie Wright’s eyes have been on the skies. But at the age of 18, on the verge of earning her pilot's license, the English farmer’s daughter watches her dreams of becoming an aviatrix fly away without her. Britain's entry into World War II brings civilian aviation to a standstill. Then, Rosalie's father dies, leaving her, her mother, and her brothers to run the farm. Everything changes when she learns that the Air Transport Authority is recruiting women pilots to ferry warplanes across Britain to RAF bases. Despite her mother’s objections, Rosalie cannot resist the call of her country—and the lure of the skies. During her training on Gipsy Moth aircraft, Rosalie forms a fast friendship with fellow flyer Caroline Andrews. Her trusty Ferry Pilots Notebook by her side, Rosalie delivers to five airfields in a day—while fighting an endless battle against skeptical male pilots and ground crews. She would much rather spend her time on the wing than on the arm of any man...until she meets gruff pilot Snug Durrant and RAF squadron leader Alan Chersey. Snug is a cynical, wisecracking playboy, and Alan is every WAAF’s heartthrob...and Rosalie catches both their eyes. As the war drags on, and casualties mount, will love and tragedy send Rosalie’s exhilarating airborne life crashing to the ground?
Publisher: Crooked Lane Books
ISBN: 164385528X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
This heart-warming historical fiction debut about a female pilot is “like reading a personal diary of the brave women who were unsung heroes of WWII” (Rhys Bowen, New York Times–bestselling author of the Royal Spyness mysteries). During World War II, farmer’s daughter Rosalie Wright becomes a pilot assisting the RAF. But will a romantic rivalry send her aerial dreams plummeting to earth? Ever since she was 10 years old, Rosalie Wright’s eyes have been on the skies. But at the age of 18, on the verge of earning her pilot's license, the English farmer’s daughter watches her dreams of becoming an aviatrix fly away without her. Britain's entry into World War II brings civilian aviation to a standstill. Then, Rosalie's father dies, leaving her, her mother, and her brothers to run the farm. Everything changes when she learns that the Air Transport Authority is recruiting women pilots to ferry warplanes across Britain to RAF bases. Despite her mother’s objections, Rosalie cannot resist the call of her country—and the lure of the skies. During her training on Gipsy Moth aircraft, Rosalie forms a fast friendship with fellow flyer Caroline Andrews. Her trusty Ferry Pilots Notebook by her side, Rosalie delivers to five airfields in a day—while fighting an endless battle against skeptical male pilots and ground crews. She would much rather spend her time on the wing than on the arm of any man...until she meets gruff pilot Snug Durrant and RAF squadron leader Alan Chersey. Snug is a cynical, wisecracking playboy, and Alan is every WAAF’s heartthrob...and Rosalie catches both their eyes. As the war drags on, and casualties mount, will love and tragedy send Rosalie’s exhilarating airborne life crashing to the ground?
The Girls' Book of Glamour
Author: Sally Jeffrie
Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books
ISBN: 1780550057
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Be confident. Be gorgeous. Be glamorous. The tips and tricks in this book will help girls reveal the goddess inside.
Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books
ISBN: 1780550057
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Be confident. Be gorgeous. Be glamorous. The tips and tricks in this book will help girls reveal the goddess inside.
Glamour Girls of Sixties Hollywood
Author: Tom Lisanti
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476612412
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
During the 1960s, many models, Playboy centerfolds, beauty queens, and Las Vegas showgirls went on to become "decorative actresses" appearing scantily clad on film and television. This well illustrated homage to 75 of these glamour girls reveals their unique stories through individual biographical profiles, photographs, lists of major credits and, frequently, in-depth personal interviews. Included are Carol Wayne, Edy Williams, Inga Neilsen, Thordis Brandt, Jo Collins, Phyllis Davis, Melodie Johnson, and many equally unforgettable faces of sixties Hollywood.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476612412
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
During the 1960s, many models, Playboy centerfolds, beauty queens, and Las Vegas showgirls went on to become "decorative actresses" appearing scantily clad on film and television. This well illustrated homage to 75 of these glamour girls reveals their unique stories through individual biographical profiles, photographs, lists of major credits and, frequently, in-depth personal interviews. Included are Carol Wayne, Edy Williams, Inga Neilsen, Thordis Brandt, Jo Collins, Phyllis Davis, Melodie Johnson, and many equally unforgettable faces of sixties Hollywood.
The Glamorous Girls' Book
Author: Sally Jeffrie
Publisher: Buster Books
ISBN: 9781780550206
Category : Beauty, Personal
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
Following the hugely successful The Girls' Book of Glamour and The Fabulous Girls' Book, this is an indispensable guide for gorgeous, fun and feisty girls everywhere. Packed full of fabulous tips and glamorous tricks, from performing the perfect pedicure and creating your own costume jewellery to hosting a spa-style party, The Glamorous Girls' Book will help girls stand out from the crowd.
Publisher: Buster Books
ISBN: 9781780550206
Category : Beauty, Personal
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
Following the hugely successful The Girls' Book of Glamour and The Fabulous Girls' Book, this is an indispensable guide for gorgeous, fun and feisty girls everywhere. Packed full of fabulous tips and glamorous tricks, from performing the perfect pedicure and creating your own costume jewellery to hosting a spa-style party, The Glamorous Girls' Book will help girls stand out from the crowd.
Glamour: 30 Years of Women Who Have Reshaped the World
Author: Glamour Magazine
Publisher: Abrams
ISBN: 1647002893
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 446
Book Description
Showcasing three decades of Glamour’s Women of the Year, this book is a record of the ceiling-shattering achievements that have reshaped our world, and a manual for success for the women of today—and tomorrow For over 80 years, Glamour has been the preeminent female empowerment title in America. From Glamour’s origin as the magazine “for the girl with a job” to today, strong, ambitious women have always taken center stage, and no place more so than at Glamour’s annual Women of the Year Awards. Launched in 1990, the annual awards have become a 30-year living, breathing history, mapping out the evolution of women’s power across the worlds of film, politics, sports, activism, and more. Many of the names are familiar. We’ve grown up with Billie Jean King, Madonna, Nora Ephron, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Titans of change like Michelle Obama and Malala Yousafzai have rocked our world in lasting ways. Stars such as Reese Witherspoon, Ava DuVernay, Julianne Moore, Lupita Nyong’o, and Ashley Graham have used their global influence to shift the needle in filmmaking, reproductive rights, criminal justice, and representation. Other names you may not know so well include women who have transformed the futures of school children in local communities, and teens who organized millions to fight against gun violence. Glamour: 30 Years of Women Who Have Reshaped the World touches on some of the most culturally important moments of our recent history. Additionally, it includes original content from Shonda Rhimes, Diane von Furstenberg, Arianna Huffington, and more to inspire future generations. Most importantly, the book offers inspiration and service, reminding today’s women and girls that, in the words of 2015 Women of the Year honoree Reese Witherspoon, ambition is not a dirty word.
Publisher: Abrams
ISBN: 1647002893
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 446
Book Description
Showcasing three decades of Glamour’s Women of the Year, this book is a record of the ceiling-shattering achievements that have reshaped our world, and a manual for success for the women of today—and tomorrow For over 80 years, Glamour has been the preeminent female empowerment title in America. From Glamour’s origin as the magazine “for the girl with a job” to today, strong, ambitious women have always taken center stage, and no place more so than at Glamour’s annual Women of the Year Awards. Launched in 1990, the annual awards have become a 30-year living, breathing history, mapping out the evolution of women’s power across the worlds of film, politics, sports, activism, and more. Many of the names are familiar. We’ve grown up with Billie Jean King, Madonna, Nora Ephron, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Titans of change like Michelle Obama and Malala Yousafzai have rocked our world in lasting ways. Stars such as Reese Witherspoon, Ava DuVernay, Julianne Moore, Lupita Nyong’o, and Ashley Graham have used their global influence to shift the needle in filmmaking, reproductive rights, criminal justice, and representation. Other names you may not know so well include women who have transformed the futures of school children in local communities, and teens who organized millions to fight against gun violence. Glamour: 30 Years of Women Who Have Reshaped the World touches on some of the most culturally important moments of our recent history. Additionally, it includes original content from Shonda Rhimes, Diane von Furstenberg, Arianna Huffington, and more to inspire future generations. Most importantly, the book offers inspiration and service, reminding today’s women and girls that, in the words of 2015 Women of the Year honoree Reese Witherspoon, ambition is not a dirty word.
Glamour Girls
Author:
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
ISBN: 9780977398515
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Celebrated nightlife photographer Patrick McMullan has filled the pages of magazines around the globe with his pictures of the high life in New York City and elsewhere for over 30 years. He has captured the grand dames of sophisticated society, flirty, newly famous actresses and models and those glorious creatures who simply inhabit the night, the names go on and on, one more famous than the next. And there is no photographer who these glamour girls prefer more than McMullan. This ... is the largest collection of images by McMullan ever published. Showcasing women from around the world in over 1,000 colour photographs spanning McMullan's entire career, it opens a window onto a world most of only see from afar. Comments from a wide range of fashion editors, columnists, designers, socialites, models and the rich and famous accompany the pictures. Among the women pictured are: Elizabeth Hurley, Halle Berry, Uma Thurman, Donatella Versace, Madonna, Julia Roberts, Cameron Diaz, Renee Zellweger, Nicole Kidman and Angelina Jolie.
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
ISBN: 9780977398515
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Celebrated nightlife photographer Patrick McMullan has filled the pages of magazines around the globe with his pictures of the high life in New York City and elsewhere for over 30 years. He has captured the grand dames of sophisticated society, flirty, newly famous actresses and models and those glorious creatures who simply inhabit the night, the names go on and on, one more famous than the next. And there is no photographer who these glamour girls prefer more than McMullan. This ... is the largest collection of images by McMullan ever published. Showcasing women from around the world in over 1,000 colour photographs spanning McMullan's entire career, it opens a window onto a world most of only see from afar. Comments from a wide range of fashion editors, columnists, designers, socialites, models and the rich and famous accompany the pictures. Among the women pictured are: Elizabeth Hurley, Halle Berry, Uma Thurman, Donatella Versace, Madonna, Julia Roberts, Cameron Diaz, Renee Zellweger, Nicole Kidman and Angelina Jolie.
Glamour
Author: Professor Carol Dyhouse
Publisher: Zed Books Ltd.
ISBN: 1848136862
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
How do we understand glamour? Has it empowered women or turned them into objects? Once associated with modernity and the cutting edge, is it entirely bound up with nostalgia and tradition? This unique and fascinating book tells the story of glamour. It explores the changing meanings of the word, its relationship to femininity and fashion, and its place in twentieth century social history. Using a rich variety of sources - from women's magazines and film to social surveys and life histories - Carol Dyhouse examines with wit and insight the history and meaning of costume, cosmetics, perfume and fur. Dyhouse disentangles some of the arguments surrounding femininity, appearance and power, directly addressing feminist concerns. The book explores historical contexts in which glamour served as an expression of desire in women and an assertion of entitlement to the pleasures of affluence, finally arguing that glamour can't simply be dismissed as oppressive, or as male fantasy, but can carry celebratory meanings for women.
Publisher: Zed Books Ltd.
ISBN: 1848136862
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
How do we understand glamour? Has it empowered women or turned them into objects? Once associated with modernity and the cutting edge, is it entirely bound up with nostalgia and tradition? This unique and fascinating book tells the story of glamour. It explores the changing meanings of the word, its relationship to femininity and fashion, and its place in twentieth century social history. Using a rich variety of sources - from women's magazines and film to social surveys and life histories - Carol Dyhouse examines with wit and insight the history and meaning of costume, cosmetics, perfume and fur. Dyhouse disentangles some of the arguments surrounding femininity, appearance and power, directly addressing feminist concerns. The book explores historical contexts in which glamour served as an expression of desire in women and an assertion of entitlement to the pleasures of affluence, finally arguing that glamour can't simply be dismissed as oppressive, or as male fantasy, but can carry celebratory meanings for women.
The Glamour Girls
Author: James Parish
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781500917999
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 590
Book Description
Part of the Encore Film Book Classics series, this is a reprint of the original text of The Glamour Girls by James Robert Parish and Don E. Stanke. Dwelling in their own special solar system-far beyond mere film stardom or talent, are the Hollywood beauties known as Glamour Girls. Some were little more than animated mannequins daydreaming through movies, human May flies who soared, dazzled, and died all on the same day. Others were far more fortunate. Blessed with ability and determination, they broke free of their golden fetters and showed moviegoers that they were far more than store-window dummies. The most artificial creations of an artificial-loving business, Hollywood's Glamour Girls were cinema's Blessed Goddesses. In The Glamour Girls, nine of them are recalled-their films, their off-screen lives, and their special and highly varied brands of witchcraft. JOAN BENNETT-She only wanted to be a normal, upper-class flapper . . . YVONNE DE CARLO-From sumptuous Technicolor celluloid adventures to Broadway's Follies . . . RITA HAYWORTH-Tigress or Pussycat? . . . AUDREY HEPBURN-The elegant gamine . . . JENNIFER JONES-What lay behind her intense innocence? . . . MARIA MONTEZ-The temperamental beauty who believed too strongly in her publicity hype . . . KIM NOVAK-"Her face is like a sponge that can soak you up"-Life magazine .. . MERLE OBERON-the aristocrat with a hidden past who insisted "I just want to look my best" . . . VERA HRUBA RALSTON-Was her amazing self-confidence justified? The Glamour Girls provides a probing examination of these Silver Screen Beauties-and the men who created these luscious movie icons: David O. Selznick spends a fortune selling Jennifer Jones as a great dramatic actress . . Herbert Yates "gives" Republic Pictures to Vera Hruba Ralston . . . Alexander Korda reconstructs Merle Oberon as an exotic beauty . . . Harry Cohn punishes willful Rita Hayworth by practically inventing luscious Kim Novak . . . and Walter Wanger shoots a film colony rival over Joan Bennett. This meticulous study of cinema glamour is filled with detailed filmographies of its subjects, precise recreations of scores of motion pictures, and telling reviews by contemporary critics who were at the same time caustic and captivated by these legendary love goddesses.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781500917999
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 590
Book Description
Part of the Encore Film Book Classics series, this is a reprint of the original text of The Glamour Girls by James Robert Parish and Don E. Stanke. Dwelling in their own special solar system-far beyond mere film stardom or talent, are the Hollywood beauties known as Glamour Girls. Some were little more than animated mannequins daydreaming through movies, human May flies who soared, dazzled, and died all on the same day. Others were far more fortunate. Blessed with ability and determination, they broke free of their golden fetters and showed moviegoers that they were far more than store-window dummies. The most artificial creations of an artificial-loving business, Hollywood's Glamour Girls were cinema's Blessed Goddesses. In The Glamour Girls, nine of them are recalled-their films, their off-screen lives, and their special and highly varied brands of witchcraft. JOAN BENNETT-She only wanted to be a normal, upper-class flapper . . . YVONNE DE CARLO-From sumptuous Technicolor celluloid adventures to Broadway's Follies . . . RITA HAYWORTH-Tigress or Pussycat? . . . AUDREY HEPBURN-The elegant gamine . . . JENNIFER JONES-What lay behind her intense innocence? . . . MARIA MONTEZ-The temperamental beauty who believed too strongly in her publicity hype . . . KIM NOVAK-"Her face is like a sponge that can soak you up"-Life magazine .. . MERLE OBERON-the aristocrat with a hidden past who insisted "I just want to look my best" . . . VERA HRUBA RALSTON-Was her amazing self-confidence justified? The Glamour Girls provides a probing examination of these Silver Screen Beauties-and the men who created these luscious movie icons: David O. Selznick spends a fortune selling Jennifer Jones as a great dramatic actress . . Herbert Yates "gives" Republic Pictures to Vera Hruba Ralston . . . Alexander Korda reconstructs Merle Oberon as an exotic beauty . . . Harry Cohn punishes willful Rita Hayworth by practically inventing luscious Kim Novak . . . and Walter Wanger shoots a film colony rival over Joan Bennett. This meticulous study of cinema glamour is filled with detailed filmographies of its subjects, precise recreations of scores of motion pictures, and telling reviews by contemporary critics who were at the same time caustic and captivated by these legendary love goddesses.
Glamour Girls
Author: Rachel Kramer Bussel
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9781560235347
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
This entertaining and arousing collection of stories delves into an aspect of lesbian sex that has been overlooked in women's erotica: femme/femme attraction.
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9781560235347
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
This entertaining and arousing collection of stories delves into an aspect of lesbian sex that has been overlooked in women's erotica: femme/femme attraction.
Glamour Girls
Author: Steve Sullivan
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
ISBN: 9780312206512
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Here are the women who, over the past century, have captivated our imaginations, fueled our libidos, and won our eternal love. Now these luscious ladies are all in one extraordinary volume. Glamour Girls encompasses the world's most sensual goddesses from the Gay '90s of Lillian Russell through Clara Bow's Roaring '20s and Rita Hayworth's WWII years, on into the Swinging '60s of Raquel Welch and up to the hottest beauties at the brink of the new millennium. Actresses, figure and fashion models, performers, cult queens, porn stars, news anchors---more than 1,500 women from every field of entertainment are covered with incisive profiles and hundreds of rare photos. With rankings that are sure to provoke debate and with coverage so thorough that it inspires awe, Glamour Girls is the definitive book on the subject.
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
ISBN: 9780312206512
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Here are the women who, over the past century, have captivated our imaginations, fueled our libidos, and won our eternal love. Now these luscious ladies are all in one extraordinary volume. Glamour Girls encompasses the world's most sensual goddesses from the Gay '90s of Lillian Russell through Clara Bow's Roaring '20s and Rita Hayworth's WWII years, on into the Swinging '60s of Raquel Welch and up to the hottest beauties at the brink of the new millennium. Actresses, figure and fashion models, performers, cult queens, porn stars, news anchors---more than 1,500 women from every field of entertainment are covered with incisive profiles and hundreds of rare photos. With rankings that are sure to provoke debate and with coverage so thorough that it inspires awe, Glamour Girls is the definitive book on the subject.