Author: Sally Koslow
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101207221
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
'This year's The Devil Wears Prada' (New York Post) from a former magazine publishing insider. Inspired by her own experiences behind the scenes, Sally Koslow wryly pokes at corporate greed, celeb worship, and the search for Mr. Right? (People) At 37, Magnolia Gold (nee Maggie Goldfarb of Fargo, North Dakota) is the youngest editor-inchief ever to wield a red pen at Lady magazine. And with her loyal staff, parties, and Manolos, she no longer feels out of place. Enter Bebe Blake, loudmouth television personality and Fashion Don't. To Magnolia's horror, her boss has not only given her job to Bebe, he's also turning Lady into Bebe. And Magnolia will be relegated to a roach-infested back office. Now she'll just have to watch as her beloved mag turns rag. With Bebe all over the cover. In bike shorts?
Little Pink Slips
Author: Sally Koslow
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101207221
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
'This year's The Devil Wears Prada' (New York Post) from a former magazine publishing insider. Inspired by her own experiences behind the scenes, Sally Koslow wryly pokes at corporate greed, celeb worship, and the search for Mr. Right? (People) At 37, Magnolia Gold (nee Maggie Goldfarb of Fargo, North Dakota) is the youngest editor-inchief ever to wield a red pen at Lady magazine. And with her loyal staff, parties, and Manolos, she no longer feels out of place. Enter Bebe Blake, loudmouth television personality and Fashion Don't. To Magnolia's horror, her boss has not only given her job to Bebe, he's also turning Lady into Bebe. And Magnolia will be relegated to a roach-infested back office. Now she'll just have to watch as her beloved mag turns rag. With Bebe all over the cover. In bike shorts?
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101207221
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
'This year's The Devil Wears Prada' (New York Post) from a former magazine publishing insider. Inspired by her own experiences behind the scenes, Sally Koslow wryly pokes at corporate greed, celeb worship, and the search for Mr. Right? (People) At 37, Magnolia Gold (nee Maggie Goldfarb of Fargo, North Dakota) is the youngest editor-inchief ever to wield a red pen at Lady magazine. And with her loyal staff, parties, and Manolos, she no longer feels out of place. Enter Bebe Blake, loudmouth television personality and Fashion Don't. To Magnolia's horror, her boss has not only given her job to Bebe, he's also turning Lady into Bebe. And Magnolia will be relegated to a roach-infested back office. Now she'll just have to watch as her beloved mag turns rag. With Bebe all over the cover. In bike shorts?
Pink Slip Party
Author: Cara Lockwood
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743488830
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 335
Book Description
She's been handed her walking papers. Jane McGregor has just been laid off from her job designing pink slips for an office supply company. The irony is not lost on her. She's a twenty-eight-year-old art major whose last major career accomplishment was being propositioned by the company vice president. Desperate to maintain her freedom from her oddball parents, tyrannical older brother, and slacker ex-boyfriend, Jane starts sending out resumes. So what if some of them aren't exactly, well, true. She's taking the future in stride. When Jane's dad, a staunchly conservative believer in the corporate dream, loses his job, and her mom goes to work for a trendy dot com, Jane discovers that the family she's taken for granted is unraveling. After a fellow lay-off victim hatches a plot to seek revenge on the office supply company, Jane must choose between living in the past and seeking out a new future. To her surprise, that future might involve a most unlikely partner in crime -- handsome, funny Kyle Burton -- and maybe, just maybe, a new job, too.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743488830
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 335
Book Description
She's been handed her walking papers. Jane McGregor has just been laid off from her job designing pink slips for an office supply company. The irony is not lost on her. She's a twenty-eight-year-old art major whose last major career accomplishment was being propositioned by the company vice president. Desperate to maintain her freedom from her oddball parents, tyrannical older brother, and slacker ex-boyfriend, Jane starts sending out resumes. So what if some of them aren't exactly, well, true. She's taking the future in stride. When Jane's dad, a staunchly conservative believer in the corporate dream, loses his job, and her mom goes to work for a trendy dot com, Jane discovers that the family she's taken for granted is unraveling. After a fellow lay-off victim hatches a plot to seek revenge on the office supply company, Jane must choose between living in the past and seeking out a new future. To her surprise, that future might involve a most unlikely partner in crime -- handsome, funny Kyle Burton -- and maybe, just maybe, a new job, too.
Pink Slip to Product Launch in a Weak Economy: Small Business Advice from a High School Dropout Who Landed Her Sweets on Retail Store Shelves-And How
Author: Vivian Tenorio
Publisher: Jav Publishing
ISBN: 9780615436623
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
This is the amazing story of overcoming personal fears and limited resources, using gut instincts, initiative and just plain hard work to create a thriving business, as told by the creator of Signature Flan. Faced with a possible layoff because of the weak economy, she decided to take a treasured family recipe from her personal kitchen and eventually establish nationwide distribution of her product to specialty stores, including Whole Foods Markets, her first major buyer. Follow her story as she overcomes the roadblocks that are put in front of anyone who attempts to start a business from scratch. This book will inspire others to follow their personal dream of starting a business. The nuggets of information she offers to the reader are priceless. A special gift from the author is a list of useful resources that she used in creating her successful business. These hints will be a great aid to anyone who has aspirations of going into their own business and could save hours of research time for those considering a new venture.
Publisher: Jav Publishing
ISBN: 9780615436623
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
This is the amazing story of overcoming personal fears and limited resources, using gut instincts, initiative and just plain hard work to create a thriving business, as told by the creator of Signature Flan. Faced with a possible layoff because of the weak economy, she decided to take a treasured family recipe from her personal kitchen and eventually establish nationwide distribution of her product to specialty stores, including Whole Foods Markets, her first major buyer. Follow her story as she overcomes the roadblocks that are put in front of anyone who attempts to start a business from scratch. This book will inspire others to follow their personal dream of starting a business. The nuggets of information she offers to the reader are priceless. A special gift from the author is a list of useful resources that she used in creating her successful business. These hints will be a great aid to anyone who has aspirations of going into their own business and could save hours of research time for those considering a new venture.
Pink-Slipped
Author: Jane M Gaines
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 9780252041815
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Women held more positions of power in the silent film era than at any other time in American motion picture history. Marion Leonard broke from acting to cofound a feature film company. Gene Gauntier, the face of Kalem Films, also wrote the first script of Ben-Hur. Helen Holmes choreographed her own breathtaking on-camera stunt work. Yet they and the other pioneering filmmaking women vanished from memory. Using individual careers as a point of departure, Jane M. Gaines charts how women first fell out of the limelight and then out of the film history itself. A more perplexing event cemented their obscurity: the failure of 1970s feminist historiography to rediscover them. Gaines examines how it happened against a backdrop of feminist theory and her own meditation on the limits that historiography imposes on scholars. Pondering how silent era women have become absent in the abstract while present in reality, Gaines sees a need for a theory of these artists' pasts that relates their aspirations to those of contemporary women. A bold journey through history and memory, Pink-Slipped pursues the still-elusive fate of the influential women in the early years of film.
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 9780252041815
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Women held more positions of power in the silent film era than at any other time in American motion picture history. Marion Leonard broke from acting to cofound a feature film company. Gene Gauntier, the face of Kalem Films, also wrote the first script of Ben-Hur. Helen Holmes choreographed her own breathtaking on-camera stunt work. Yet they and the other pioneering filmmaking women vanished from memory. Using individual careers as a point of departure, Jane M. Gaines charts how women first fell out of the limelight and then out of the film history itself. A more perplexing event cemented their obscurity: the failure of 1970s feminist historiography to rediscover them. Gaines examines how it happened against a backdrop of feminist theory and her own meditation on the limits that historiography imposes on scholars. Pondering how silent era women have become absent in the abstract while present in reality, Gaines sees a need for a theory of these artists' pasts that relates their aspirations to those of contemporary women. A bold journey through history and memory, Pink-Slipped pursues the still-elusive fate of the influential women in the early years of film.
The Pink Book
Author: Kaye Blegvad
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 1452175047
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 203
Book Description
What do we think of when we think pink? In this richly illustrated homage to the color, artist Kaye Blegvad explores its significance across history and cultures, from gender connotations to product marketing, symbols and iconography, and more. Through engaging mini essays, interactive exercises, object studies, and interviews, readers will learn about a vibrant miscellany of pink facts and pink occurrences: like iconic applications of the color, from Elvis's cars to cotton candy; or the etymology of phrases like "tickled pink," "pink slip," or "rose-tinted glasses." This ebook will captivate those with a passion for pink and anyone with a curiosity about color.
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 1452175047
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 203
Book Description
What do we think of when we think pink? In this richly illustrated homage to the color, artist Kaye Blegvad explores its significance across history and cultures, from gender connotations to product marketing, symbols and iconography, and more. Through engaging mini essays, interactive exercises, object studies, and interviews, readers will learn about a vibrant miscellany of pink facts and pink occurrences: like iconic applications of the color, from Elvis's cars to cotton candy; or the etymology of phrases like "tickled pink," "pink slip," or "rose-tinted glasses." This ebook will captivate those with a passion for pink and anyone with a curiosity about color.
Beat the Pinkslip
Author: D Muralidharan
Publisher: D Muralidharan
ISBN:
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
World-over, the employment landscape is changing, and its not any more a world where life time employment or even employment for say 5 to 10 years is an established norm. Thanks to factors like automation and AI, almost on an unprecedented scale than ever before, workplaces are changing, and the workers are staring unemployment, more than ever before. Job losses aka pink slips will be more a norm, than an exception in the coming days. That moment we face a loss of job, known as the proverbial pink slip, it’s like a huge thunderbolt hit us. More than what in reality has happened – owing to external circumstances, and extraneous factors, what takes a toll is the way once reacts, when faced with a pink slip situation. This e-book is meant to be a good and thought helping companion when you think you are down! You are down, but that’s because of anything else BUT you. The book is intended, not only for those who are in the midst of such an event, but also to everyone who wishes to be mentally prepared, just in case they will something akin to a pink slip. Job losses aka pink slips are here to stay on. They will not just be a western or IT sector specific phenomenon, but with the world shrinking the way businesses operate, every other industry could be a victim of pink slips. Our ability to face them off squarely and emerge stronger will count, more that how competent and skilled we were. Not much has been written as to how the softer side of job losses are to be handled, by those who face such an unfortunate situation. From a time when this was a rarity, and pink slips resorted to only when there was a discipline or absolute non-performance, now organizations vanish in this air, due to some change which hits from some corner of the globe - throwing entire work-forces out of gear. The pages of this book are meant to mentally prepare individuals, equip them to handle pink-slips with grace, and face life with more confidence and renewed vigor, and make them more able and agile in handling the harsh reality of a job loss, just in case it happens. Read on. Be better equipped to beat the pink-slip.
Publisher: D Muralidharan
ISBN:
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
World-over, the employment landscape is changing, and its not any more a world where life time employment or even employment for say 5 to 10 years is an established norm. Thanks to factors like automation and AI, almost on an unprecedented scale than ever before, workplaces are changing, and the workers are staring unemployment, more than ever before. Job losses aka pink slips will be more a norm, than an exception in the coming days. That moment we face a loss of job, known as the proverbial pink slip, it’s like a huge thunderbolt hit us. More than what in reality has happened – owing to external circumstances, and extraneous factors, what takes a toll is the way once reacts, when faced with a pink slip situation. This e-book is meant to be a good and thought helping companion when you think you are down! You are down, but that’s because of anything else BUT you. The book is intended, not only for those who are in the midst of such an event, but also to everyone who wishes to be mentally prepared, just in case they will something akin to a pink slip. Job losses aka pink slips are here to stay on. They will not just be a western or IT sector specific phenomenon, but with the world shrinking the way businesses operate, every other industry could be a victim of pink slips. Our ability to face them off squarely and emerge stronger will count, more that how competent and skilled we were. Not much has been written as to how the softer side of job losses are to be handled, by those who face such an unfortunate situation. From a time when this was a rarity, and pink slips resorted to only when there was a discipline or absolute non-performance, now organizations vanish in this air, due to some change which hits from some corner of the globe - throwing entire work-forces out of gear. The pages of this book are meant to mentally prepare individuals, equip them to handle pink-slips with grace, and face life with more confidence and renewed vigor, and make them more able and agile in handling the harsh reality of a job loss, just in case it happens. Read on. Be better equipped to beat the pink-slip.
Pink Slip
Author: Rita Ciresi
Publisher: Delta
ISBN: 0307796817
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
Lisa Diodetto's mother may be ready for her to get married but Lisa isn't. At her sister's wedding she ducks when the bridal bouquet comes floating her way, and the only "eligible bachelor" in Lisa's life is her beloved gay cousin, Dodie. Ditching her life as an underpaid, oversexed publishing drone in Manhattan, Lisa takes a lucrative spot at a more conservative company, and begins writing--on company time--a novel that pokes fun at corporate life. Enter Lisa's main character: her new boss, Eben Strauss. A man of manners and caution, Strauss manages to bring out the best bad girl in Lisa. And before they know it, two very different people from two very different worlds are doing the one thing you should never do at the office: falling in love. In her funny, familiar, heartbreaking new novel, the award-winning author of Blue Italian weaves a tale of family, work, sex, and love--and of all the things we try to leave behind but never really can. . . .
Publisher: Delta
ISBN: 0307796817
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
Lisa Diodetto's mother may be ready for her to get married but Lisa isn't. At her sister's wedding she ducks when the bridal bouquet comes floating her way, and the only "eligible bachelor" in Lisa's life is her beloved gay cousin, Dodie. Ditching her life as an underpaid, oversexed publishing drone in Manhattan, Lisa takes a lucrative spot at a more conservative company, and begins writing--on company time--a novel that pokes fun at corporate life. Enter Lisa's main character: her new boss, Eben Strauss. A man of manners and caution, Strauss manages to bring out the best bad girl in Lisa. And before they know it, two very different people from two very different worlds are doing the one thing you should never do at the office: falling in love. In her funny, familiar, heartbreaking new novel, the award-winning author of Blue Italian weaves a tale of family, work, sex, and love--and of all the things we try to leave behind but never really can. . . .
Go Big or Go Home
Author: Will Hobbs
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0060741414
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
A meteorite is hurtling toward the Black Hills of South Dakota. . . . Brady Steele watches in awe as a fireball comes crashing through the roof of his house. Brady immediately calls up his cousin, Quinn. They both love all things extreme, and this is the most extreme thing ever! Fred, as Brady names his space rock, turns out to be one of the rarest meteorites ever found. Professor Rip Ripley from the museum in Hill City wants to study a sliver of it in search of extraterrestrial bacteria. He's hoping to discover the first proof of life beyond Earth, a momentous breakthrough for the new science of astrobiology. During a wild week of extreme bicycling, fishing, and caving, Brady and Quinn battle their rivals, the notorious Carver boys, for possession of the meteorite. With each new day, Brady is discovering he's able to do strange and wonderful feats that shouldn't be possible. At the same time, he's developing some frightening symptoms. Could he be infected with long-dormant microbes from space? Is Fred a prize or a menace?
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0060741414
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
A meteorite is hurtling toward the Black Hills of South Dakota. . . . Brady Steele watches in awe as a fireball comes crashing through the roof of his house. Brady immediately calls up his cousin, Quinn. They both love all things extreme, and this is the most extreme thing ever! Fred, as Brady names his space rock, turns out to be one of the rarest meteorites ever found. Professor Rip Ripley from the museum in Hill City wants to study a sliver of it in search of extraterrestrial bacteria. He's hoping to discover the first proof of life beyond Earth, a momentous breakthrough for the new science of astrobiology. During a wild week of extreme bicycling, fishing, and caving, Brady and Quinn battle their rivals, the notorious Carver boys, for possession of the meteorite. With each new day, Brady is discovering he's able to do strange and wonderful feats that shouldn't be possible. At the same time, he's developing some frightening symptoms. Could he be infected with long-dormant microbes from space? Is Fred a prize or a menace?
Mother Rocket
Author: Rita Ciresi
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
ISBN: 9780820315089
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
A collection of seven stories deals with life's passages, many revolving around an important event in the main character's life, such as "Second Coming," in which middle-aged Lorenz tells his brother of his plans to marry a younger woman.
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
ISBN: 9780820315089
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
A collection of seven stories deals with life's passages, many revolving around an important event in the main character's life, such as "Second Coming," in which middle-aged Lorenz tells his brother of his plans to marry a younger woman.
Cinderella Ate My Daughter
Author: Peggy Orenstein
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062041630
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Peggy Orenstein, acclaimed author of the groundbreaking New York Times bestsellers Girls & Sex and Schoolgirls, offers a radical, timely wake-up call for parents, revealing the dark side of a pretty and pink culture confronting girls at every turn as they grow into adults. Sweet and sassy or predatory and hardened, sexualized girlhood influences our daughters from infancy onward, telling them that how a girl looks matters more than who she is. Somewhere between the exhilarating rise of Girl Power in the 1990s and today, the pursuit of physical perfection has been recast as the source of female empowerment. And commercialization has spread the message faster and farther, reaching girls at ever-younger ages. But how dangerous is pink and pretty, anyway? Being a princess is just make-believe; eventually they grow out of it . . . or do they? In search of answers, Peggy Orenstein visited Disneyland, trolled American Girl Place, and met parents of beauty-pageant preschoolers tricked out like Vegas showgirls. The stakes turn out to be higher than she ever imagined. From premature sexualization to the risk of depression to rising rates of narcissism, the potential negative impact of this new girlie-girl culture is undeniable—yet armed with awareness and recognition, parents can effectively counterbalance its influence in their daughters' lives.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062041630
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Peggy Orenstein, acclaimed author of the groundbreaking New York Times bestsellers Girls & Sex and Schoolgirls, offers a radical, timely wake-up call for parents, revealing the dark side of a pretty and pink culture confronting girls at every turn as they grow into adults. Sweet and sassy or predatory and hardened, sexualized girlhood influences our daughters from infancy onward, telling them that how a girl looks matters more than who she is. Somewhere between the exhilarating rise of Girl Power in the 1990s and today, the pursuit of physical perfection has been recast as the source of female empowerment. And commercialization has spread the message faster and farther, reaching girls at ever-younger ages. But how dangerous is pink and pretty, anyway? Being a princess is just make-believe; eventually they grow out of it . . . or do they? In search of answers, Peggy Orenstein visited Disneyland, trolled American Girl Place, and met parents of beauty-pageant preschoolers tricked out like Vegas showgirls. The stakes turn out to be higher than she ever imagined. From premature sexualization to the risk of depression to rising rates of narcissism, the potential negative impact of this new girlie-girl culture is undeniable—yet armed with awareness and recognition, parents can effectively counterbalance its influence in their daughters' lives.