Author: Jennifer Hudson
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101565780
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 219
Book Description
An honest and inspirational story of dreaming big, winning big, and losing big, by one of today’s most-beautiful voices and brightest Hollywood stars. Exciting, inspirational, and honest, I Got This is Jennifer’s journey from a girl growing up on Chicago’s South Side to performing on the American Idol stage, where she heard not one but numerous remarks about her look not being right for stardom. Tired of always trying to look the part, and raising a son for whom Jennifer wanted to set a good example, she decided to get healthy. She would lose the weight, once and for all—not for a role, not for a record label, but for herself. Teaming up with Weight Watchers and using their PointsPlus® program, Jennifer learned how to think about food differently, and in the process, changed her life for the better. In I Got This, she’ll show you how she embraced Weight Watchers as a realistic, healthy way of life and helps anyone who has ever suffered from a weight problem to do the same.
I Got This
Author: Jennifer Hudson
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101565780
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 219
Book Description
An honest and inspirational story of dreaming big, winning big, and losing big, by one of today’s most-beautiful voices and brightest Hollywood stars. Exciting, inspirational, and honest, I Got This is Jennifer’s journey from a girl growing up on Chicago’s South Side to performing on the American Idol stage, where she heard not one but numerous remarks about her look not being right for stardom. Tired of always trying to look the part, and raising a son for whom Jennifer wanted to set a good example, she decided to get healthy. She would lose the weight, once and for all—not for a role, not for a record label, but for herself. Teaming up with Weight Watchers and using their PointsPlus® program, Jennifer learned how to think about food differently, and in the process, changed her life for the better. In I Got This, she’ll show you how she embraced Weight Watchers as a realistic, healthy way of life and helps anyone who has ever suffered from a weight problem to do the same.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101565780
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 219
Book Description
An honest and inspirational story of dreaming big, winning big, and losing big, by one of today’s most-beautiful voices and brightest Hollywood stars. Exciting, inspirational, and honest, I Got This is Jennifer’s journey from a girl growing up on Chicago’s South Side to performing on the American Idol stage, where she heard not one but numerous remarks about her look not being right for stardom. Tired of always trying to look the part, and raising a son for whom Jennifer wanted to set a good example, she decided to get healthy. She would lose the weight, once and for all—not for a role, not for a record label, but for herself. Teaming up with Weight Watchers and using their PointsPlus® program, Jennifer learned how to think about food differently, and in the process, changed her life for the better. In I Got This, she’ll show you how she embraced Weight Watchers as a realistic, healthy way of life and helps anyone who has ever suffered from a weight problem to do the same.
Resistance Women
Author: Jennifer Chiaverini
Publisher: HarperLuxe
ISBN: 9781635466454
Category : FICTION
Languages : en
Pages : 981
Book Description
After Wisconsin graduate student Mildred Fish marries brilliant German economist Arvid Harnack, she accompanies him to his German homeland, where a promising future awaits. In the thriving intellectual culture of 1930s Berlin, the newlyweds create a rich new life filled with love, friendships, and rewarding work -- but the rise of a malevolent new political faction inexorably changes their fate. As Adolf Hitler and his Nazi Party wield violence and lies to seize power, Mildred, Arvid, and their friends resolve to resist. Mildred gathers intelligence for her American contacts, including Martha Dodd, the vivacious and very modern daughter of the U.S. ambassador. Her German friends, aspiring author Greta Kuckoff and literature student Sara Weiss, risk their lives to collect information from journalists, military officers, and officials within the highest levels of the Nazi regime. For years, Mildred's network stealthily fights to bring down the Third Reich from within. But when Nazi radio operatives detect an errant Russian signal, the Harnack resistance cell is exposed, with fatal consequences.
Publisher: HarperLuxe
ISBN: 9781635466454
Category : FICTION
Languages : en
Pages : 981
Book Description
After Wisconsin graduate student Mildred Fish marries brilliant German economist Arvid Harnack, she accompanies him to his German homeland, where a promising future awaits. In the thriving intellectual culture of 1930s Berlin, the newlyweds create a rich new life filled with love, friendships, and rewarding work -- but the rise of a malevolent new political faction inexorably changes their fate. As Adolf Hitler and his Nazi Party wield violence and lies to seize power, Mildred, Arvid, and their friends resolve to resist. Mildred gathers intelligence for her American contacts, including Martha Dodd, the vivacious and very modern daughter of the U.S. ambassador. Her German friends, aspiring author Greta Kuckoff and literature student Sara Weiss, risk their lives to collect information from journalists, military officers, and officials within the highest levels of the Nazi regime. For years, Mildred's network stealthily fights to bring down the Third Reich from within. But when Nazi radio operatives detect an errant Russian signal, the Harnack resistance cell is exposed, with fatal consequences.
Highland Blessings
Author: Jennifer Hudson Taylor
Publisher: Abingdon Press
ISBN: 1426702264
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Bryce MacPhearson, a highland warrior, kidnaps Akira MacKenzie on her wedding day to honor a promise he made to his dying father. While Akira begins to forgive, and Bryce learns to trust, a series of murders creates a legacy of hate that once again rises between their families.
Publisher: Abingdon Press
ISBN: 1426702264
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Bryce MacPhearson, a highland warrior, kidnaps Akira MacKenzie on her wedding day to honor a promise he made to his dying father. While Akira begins to forgive, and Bryce learns to trust, a series of murders creates a legacy of hate that once again rises between their families.
Designs for Small Spaces
Author: Jennifer Hudson
Publisher: Laurence King Publishing
ISBN: 9781856696616
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Small space living is no longer a lifestyle choice but a necessity in most cities, where property is expensive and space is at a premium. Designs for Small Spaces brings together over 500 cleverly designed products suitable for small spaces, and includes full details on where the products can be sourced.
Publisher: Laurence King Publishing
ISBN: 9781856696616
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Small space living is no longer a lifestyle choice but a necessity in most cities, where property is expensive and space is at a premium. Designs for Small Spaces brings together over 500 cleverly designed products suitable for small spaces, and includes full details on where the products can be sourced.
Jennifer Hudson
Author: John Micklos, Jr.
Publisher: Enslow Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 0766042332
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
And the contestant going home is...Jennifer Hudson. Standing on the American Idol stage, a shocked Hudson found out she had been voted off the famed singing competition, but unlike many Idol contestants whose musical dreams end on that stage, Jennifer Hudson was just getting started. Her rapid rise to superstardom saw her win an Academy Award and a Grammy Award in only a few years. Author John Micklos, Jr., explores the life of this multi-talented music idol.
Publisher: Enslow Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 0766042332
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
And the contestant going home is...Jennifer Hudson. Standing on the American Idol stage, a shocked Hudson found out she had been voted off the famed singing competition, but unlike many Idol contestants whose musical dreams end on that stage, Jennifer Hudson was just getting started. Her rapid rise to superstardom saw her win an Academy Award and a Grammy Award in only a few years. Author John Micklos, Jr., explores the life of this multi-talented music idol.
Highland Sanctuary
Author: Jennifer Hudson Taylor
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1682998282
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Gavin MacKenzie, a chieftain heir who is hired to restore the ancient Castle of Braigh, discovers a hidden village of outcasts who have created their own private sanctuary from the world. Among them is Serena Boyd, a mysterious and comely lass, who captures Gavin's heart in spite of harboring a deadly past that could destroy her future. The villagers happen to be keeping an intriguing secret as well, and when a fierce enemy launches an attack against them, greed leads to bitter betrayal. Then, as Gavin prepares a defense, the villagers unite in a bold act of faith, showing how God's love is more powerful than any human force on earth.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1682998282
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Gavin MacKenzie, a chieftain heir who is hired to restore the ancient Castle of Braigh, discovers a hidden village of outcasts who have created their own private sanctuary from the world. Among them is Serena Boyd, a mysterious and comely lass, who captures Gavin's heart in spite of harboring a deadly past that could destroy her future. The villagers happen to be keeping an intriguing secret as well, and when a fierce enemy launches an attack against them, greed leads to bitter betrayal. Then, as Gavin prepares a defense, the villagers unite in a bold act of faith, showing how God's love is more powerful than any human force on earth.
Process 2nd Edition
Author: Jennifer Hudson
Publisher: Laurence King Publishing
ISBN: 9781856697255
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This book provides an in-depth study of the creative and manufacturing processes behind 50 contemporary domestic design objects. Chosen from around the world, they span furniture, lighting, tableware, and textiles. The workof both long-established and emerging designers is featured, with each product selected for its significant use of new technology, unorthodox, or complex production process, use of innovative materials and, in some cases, for the creativeconcept behind it.
Publisher: Laurence King Publishing
ISBN: 9781856697255
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This book provides an in-depth study of the creative and manufacturing processes behind 50 contemporary domestic design objects. Chosen from around the world, they span furniture, lighting, tableware, and textiles. The workof both long-established and emerging designers is featured, with each product selected for its significant use of new technology, unorthodox, or complex production process, use of innovative materials and, in some cases, for the creativeconcept behind it.
ParentSpeak
Author: Jennifer Lehr
Publisher: Workman Publishing
ISBN: 0761181512
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
A smart, funny, provocative guide to the hidden dangers of "parentspeak"--those seemingly innocent phrases parents use when speaking to their young children, from "Good job!" to "Can you say thank you?"--that advocates for a more conscious approach to parenting based on respect and love for the child as an individual.
Publisher: Workman Publishing
ISBN: 0761181512
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
A smart, funny, provocative guide to the hidden dangers of "parentspeak"--those seemingly innocent phrases parents use when speaking to their young children, from "Good job!" to "Can you say thank you?"--that advocates for a more conscious approach to parenting based on respect and love for the child as an individual.
Interior Architecture: From Brief to Build
Author: Jennifer Hudson
Publisher: Laurence King Publishing
ISBN: 1780675283
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 815
Book Description
Interior Architecture provides an in-depth study of the creative and construction processes behind 30 contemporary interior designs. Covering a broad range of international projects, the book illustrates the working methods and creative concerns of both long-established and emerging international designers. Every stage of the project is included, from the demands of the original brief, through early sketches and design development to investigation of building regulations and collaboration with engineers, contractors, builders, and suppliers. Each project is presented through an explanatory overview, shots of production and construction processes, and details of fixtures, fittings, customized furnishings, and decoration. Interior Architecture offers both students and professional designers, an inspiring and informative overview of how today's major interior architectural projects are designed and built.
Publisher: Laurence King Publishing
ISBN: 1780675283
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 815
Book Description
Interior Architecture provides an in-depth study of the creative and construction processes behind 30 contemporary interior designs. Covering a broad range of international projects, the book illustrates the working methods and creative concerns of both long-established and emerging international designers. Every stage of the project is included, from the demands of the original brief, through early sketches and design development to investigation of building regulations and collaboration with engineers, contractors, builders, and suppliers. Each project is presented through an explanatory overview, shots of production and construction processes, and details of fixtures, fittings, customized furnishings, and decoration. Interior Architecture offers both students and professional designers, an inspiring and informative overview of how today's major interior architectural projects are designed and built.
Same But Different: Teen Life on the Autism Express
Author: Holly Robinson Peete
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545661560
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
Talk show host Holly Robinson Peete pairs with her twins in this narrative about the challenges and triumphs of being a teen who has autism and the effects on family, school, friends, and life. Being a teen is hard enough. But when you have autism--or when your brother or sister is struggling with the disorder--life can be challenging. It's one thing when you're a kid in grade school, and a playdate goes south due to autism in a family. Or when you're a little kid, and a vacation or holiday turns less-than-happy because of an autistic family member. But being a teen with autism can get pretty hairy--especially when you're up against dating, parties, sports, body changes, school, and other kids who just don't 'get' you. In this powerful book, teenagers Ryan Elizabeth Peete and her twin brother, Rodney, who has autism, share their up-close-and-personal experiences on what it means to be a teen living with autism. SAME BUT DIFFERENT, explores the funny, painful, and unexpected aspects of teen autism, while daring to address issues nobody talks about. SAME BUT DIFFERENT underscores tolerance, love, and the understanding that everybody's unique drumbeat is worth dancing to.
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545661560
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
Talk show host Holly Robinson Peete pairs with her twins in this narrative about the challenges and triumphs of being a teen who has autism and the effects on family, school, friends, and life. Being a teen is hard enough. But when you have autism--or when your brother or sister is struggling with the disorder--life can be challenging. It's one thing when you're a kid in grade school, and a playdate goes south due to autism in a family. Or when you're a little kid, and a vacation or holiday turns less-than-happy because of an autistic family member. But being a teen with autism can get pretty hairy--especially when you're up against dating, parties, sports, body changes, school, and other kids who just don't 'get' you. In this powerful book, teenagers Ryan Elizabeth Peete and her twin brother, Rodney, who has autism, share their up-close-and-personal experiences on what it means to be a teen living with autism. SAME BUT DIFFERENT, explores the funny, painful, and unexpected aspects of teen autism, while daring to address issues nobody talks about. SAME BUT DIFFERENT underscores tolerance, love, and the understanding that everybody's unique drumbeat is worth dancing to.