Author: Sharon Wheatley
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1440518009
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
A Simon & Schuster eBook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every reader.
Til The Fat Girl Sings
Author: Sharon Wheatley
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1440518009
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
A Simon & Schuster eBook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every reader.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1440518009
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
A Simon & Schuster eBook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every reader.
The Strange History of Suzanne LaFleshe and Other Stories of Women and Fatness
Author: Susan Koppelman
Publisher: Feminist Press at CUNY
ISBN: 9781558614512
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Spanning a century, from Kate Chopin and Fannie Hurst to J. California Cooper and Elana Dykewomon, this bold and deeply satisfying anthology of women's stories explores women's relationships to, and perceptions of, their physical selves. Addressing the peculiarities, the pleasures, and the shames of body politics, these stories of bodies that refuse to be contained offer a variety of perspectives on fully inhabiting the flesh. Whether celebrating bodies deemed transgressive or simply daring to acknowledge that such bodies exist, these diverse literary representations of fatness render the excessive body brilliantly, unapologetically visible. Book jacket.
Publisher: Feminist Press at CUNY
ISBN: 9781558614512
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Spanning a century, from Kate Chopin and Fannie Hurst to J. California Cooper and Elana Dykewomon, this bold and deeply satisfying anthology of women's stories explores women's relationships to, and perceptions of, their physical selves. Addressing the peculiarities, the pleasures, and the shames of body politics, these stories of bodies that refuse to be contained offer a variety of perspectives on fully inhabiting the flesh. Whether celebrating bodies deemed transgressive or simply daring to acknowledge that such bodies exist, these diverse literary representations of fatness render the excessive body brilliantly, unapologetically visible. Book jacket.
The Honey Bus
Author: Meredith May
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1488095450
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
An extraordinary story of a girl, her grandfather and one of nature’s most mysterious and beguiling creatures: the honeybee. Meredith May recalls the first time a honeybee crawled on her arm. She was five years old, her parents had recently split and suddenly she found herself in the care of her grandfather, an eccentric beekeeper who made honey in a rusty old military bus in the yard. That first close encounter was at once terrifying and exhilarating for May, and in that moment she discovered that everything she needed to know about life and family was right before her eyes, in the secret world of bees. May turned to her grandfather and the art of beekeeping as an escape from her troubled reality. Her mother had receded into a volatile cycle of neurosis and despair and spent most days locked away in the bedroom. It was during this pivotal time in May’s childhood that she learned to take care of herself, forged an unbreakable bond with her grandfather and opened her eyes to the magic and wisdom of nature. The bees became a guiding force in May’s life, teaching her about family and community, loyalty and survival and the unequivocal relationship between a mother and her child. Part memoir, part beekeeping odyssey, The Honey Bus is an unforgettable story about finding home in the most unusual of places, and how a tiny, little-understood insect could save a life.
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1488095450
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
An extraordinary story of a girl, her grandfather and one of nature’s most mysterious and beguiling creatures: the honeybee. Meredith May recalls the first time a honeybee crawled on her arm. She was five years old, her parents had recently split and suddenly she found herself in the care of her grandfather, an eccentric beekeeper who made honey in a rusty old military bus in the yard. That first close encounter was at once terrifying and exhilarating for May, and in that moment she discovered that everything she needed to know about life and family was right before her eyes, in the secret world of bees. May turned to her grandfather and the art of beekeeping as an escape from her troubled reality. Her mother had receded into a volatile cycle of neurosis and despair and spent most days locked away in the bedroom. It was during this pivotal time in May’s childhood that she learned to take care of herself, forged an unbreakable bond with her grandfather and opened her eyes to the magic and wisdom of nature. The bees became a guiding force in May’s life, teaching her about family and community, loyalty and survival and the unequivocal relationship between a mother and her child. Part memoir, part beekeeping odyssey, The Honey Bus is an unforgettable story about finding home in the most unusual of places, and how a tiny, little-understood insect could save a life.
All My Friends Are Going to Be Strangers: A Novel
Author: Larry McMurtry
Publisher: Liveright Publishing
ISBN: 1631493582
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 283
Book Description
A young writer hits the dusty Texas highway for the California coast in this “brilliant . . . funny and dangerously tender” (Time) tale of art and sacrifice. Hailed as one of “the best novels ever set in America’s fourth largest city” (Douglas Brinkley, New York Times Book Review), All My Friends Are Going to Be Strangers is a powerful demonstration of Larry McMurtry’s “comic genius, his ability to render a sense of landscape, and interior intellection tension” (Jim Harrison, New York Times Book Review). Desperate to break from the “mundane happiness” of Houston, budding writer Danny Deck hops in his car, “El Chevy,” bound for the West Coast on a road trip filled with broken hearts and bleak realities of the artistic life. A cast of unforgettable characters joins the naïve troubadour’s pilgrimage to California and back to Texas, including a cruel, long-legged beauty; an appealing screenwriter; a randy college professor; and a genuine if painfully “normal” friend. Since the novel’s publication in 1972, Danny Deck has “been far more successful at getting loved by readers than he ever was at getting loved by the women in his life” (McMurtry), a testament to the author’s incomparable talent for capturing the essential tragicomedy of the human experience.
Publisher: Liveright Publishing
ISBN: 1631493582
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 283
Book Description
A young writer hits the dusty Texas highway for the California coast in this “brilliant . . . funny and dangerously tender” (Time) tale of art and sacrifice. Hailed as one of “the best novels ever set in America’s fourth largest city” (Douglas Brinkley, New York Times Book Review), All My Friends Are Going to Be Strangers is a powerful demonstration of Larry McMurtry’s “comic genius, his ability to render a sense of landscape, and interior intellection tension” (Jim Harrison, New York Times Book Review). Desperate to break from the “mundane happiness” of Houston, budding writer Danny Deck hops in his car, “El Chevy,” bound for the West Coast on a road trip filled with broken hearts and bleak realities of the artistic life. A cast of unforgettable characters joins the naïve troubadour’s pilgrimage to California and back to Texas, including a cruel, long-legged beauty; an appealing screenwriter; a randy college professor; and a genuine if painfully “normal” friend. Since the novel’s publication in 1972, Danny Deck has “been far more successful at getting loved by readers than he ever was at getting loved by the women in his life” (McMurtry), a testament to the author’s incomparable talent for capturing the essential tragicomedy of the human experience.
Fat Girls Hiking
Author: Summer Michaud-Skog
Publisher: Timber Press
ISBN: 1643260391
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
From the founder of the Fat Girls Hiking community, this inclusive and inspiring guide to the great outdoors will inspire people of all body types, sizes, abilties, and backgrounds.
Publisher: Timber Press
ISBN: 1643260391
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
From the founder of the Fat Girls Hiking community, this inclusive and inspiring guide to the great outdoors will inspire people of all body types, sizes, abilties, and backgrounds.
Siara
Author: Sunanda Ray
Publisher: Bishara Publication
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
We live in society which always wants to tame us and when we fight back to unleash ourselves, we are put back to our cages. Hi I am Sara, a college student. Like most of the teenagers I was also clueless about my life. I have friends who are more precious than anything in this world. Yes there are some issues in my family but I have never taken them seriously. Everything was running smoothly until I found letter that changed my life completely I had never been alone outside my town but circumstances took me to an unplanned journey to find as unknown girl who is less like me and more like you. “They tried to shut me up with their swords but I stood up fiercely with my words”
Publisher: Bishara Publication
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
We live in society which always wants to tame us and when we fight back to unleash ourselves, we are put back to our cages. Hi I am Sara, a college student. Like most of the teenagers I was also clueless about my life. I have friends who are more precious than anything in this world. Yes there are some issues in my family but I have never taken them seriously. Everything was running smoothly until I found letter that changed my life completely I had never been alone outside my town but circumstances took me to an unplanned journey to find as unknown girl who is less like me and more like you. “They tried to shut me up with their swords but I stood up fiercely with my words”
Perspectives - a Course in Narrative Comprehension and Composition for Caribbean Secondary Schools
Author: Cecil Gray
Publisher: Nelson Thornes
ISBN: 9780175663194
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
This exciting anthology of 22 stories by Caribbean writers is aimed at Secondary school students beginning their early preparation for the CSEC Examination.
Publisher: Nelson Thornes
ISBN: 9780175663194
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
This exciting anthology of 22 stories by Caribbean writers is aimed at Secondary school students beginning their early preparation for the CSEC Examination.
The New Moon With the Old
Author: Dodie Smith
Publisher: Corsair
ISBN: 1780335245
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 323
Book Description
From the author of I Capture the Castle and The Hundred and One Dalmatians, an unusual adventure in which humour and more than a touch of strangeness are inextricably blended. When Jane Minton arrives at Dome House as a secretary-housekeeper, she finds herself sharing the comfortable country home of four attractive young people. Their charming widower father, Rupert Carrington is too occupied with his London business to see very much of them. Richard, the eldest, is a composer; Clare, whose true talents (if they can be called that) have not yet disclosed themselves, dreams of courtly romance; Drew is collecting material for a novel; and Merry, still at school, has her heart set on a stage career. Jane is warmly welcomed into this happy household and feels her luck is too good to be true. However, the private world of Dome House is fated to break up as Rupert flees England under threat of prosecution for fraud. He asks Jane to break the news to the children, who must now fend for themselves, and to do what she can to help them. However, the Carringtons are extremely unusual young people and the story of the eclectic choices they make next is an absorbing and unpredictable one.
Publisher: Corsair
ISBN: 1780335245
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 323
Book Description
From the author of I Capture the Castle and The Hundred and One Dalmatians, an unusual adventure in which humour and more than a touch of strangeness are inextricably blended. When Jane Minton arrives at Dome House as a secretary-housekeeper, she finds herself sharing the comfortable country home of four attractive young people. Their charming widower father, Rupert Carrington is too occupied with his London business to see very much of them. Richard, the eldest, is a composer; Clare, whose true talents (if they can be called that) have not yet disclosed themselves, dreams of courtly romance; Drew is collecting material for a novel; and Merry, still at school, has her heart set on a stage career. Jane is warmly welcomed into this happy household and feels her luck is too good to be true. However, the private world of Dome House is fated to break up as Rupert flees England under threat of prosecution for fraud. He asks Jane to break the news to the children, who must now fend for themselves, and to do what she can to help them. However, the Carringtons are extremely unusual young people and the story of the eclectic choices they make next is an absorbing and unpredictable one.
Woman's Home Companion
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ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 904
Book Description
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Languages : en
Pages : 904
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Babyhip
Author: Patricia Welles
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595338372
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
"BABYHIP," is the consummate sixties novel about a rebellious teenager. The "Times" said, "immensely readable-very funny!" "Cleveland Press" wrote, .,."Sarah...the thoroughly original creation of novelist Patricia Welles...wonderfully alive...preposterously funny...the best of the beat, bored, turned-on generation." Published in nine countries, sold to Columbia Pictures. "BABYHIP" remains a cult novel, about a sexy girl, who tries to "drop-out" of her Midwestern, conventional background and drop into the swinging Harvard scene. "BABYHIP," the bold girl power book of the sixties and Sarah Green, its out-spoken anti-heroine, is "the funniest, most alarming teen-ager to appear since Lolita." "Ladies Home Journal,"
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595338372
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
"BABYHIP," is the consummate sixties novel about a rebellious teenager. The "Times" said, "immensely readable-very funny!" "Cleveland Press" wrote, .,."Sarah...the thoroughly original creation of novelist Patricia Welles...wonderfully alive...preposterously funny...the best of the beat, bored, turned-on generation." Published in nine countries, sold to Columbia Pictures. "BABYHIP" remains a cult novel, about a sexy girl, who tries to "drop-out" of her Midwestern, conventional background and drop into the swinging Harvard scene. "BABYHIP," the bold girl power book of the sixties and Sarah Green, its out-spoken anti-heroine, is "the funniest, most alarming teen-ager to appear since Lolita." "Ladies Home Journal,"