Author: Cynthia Cordell
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1665528184
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
Stunning! This is the word to describe Candy Girl. She is girl independence and compassionate do-gooder all rolled into one. She teaches housewife Marion Sanders how to empower herself. She tells Marion that it is okay to feel lowly and under appreciated sometimes because we all have to start some place. Our dear Marion leads a bleak life but things are about to turn around for her when she is asked to speak in a lecture circuit. She begins to earn money for her profound computer concepts knowledge. Despite Marion’s homely facade, inside beats the heart of a warrior – fierce and ready to face the world. Candy Girl brings these once locked away features out of Marion. In the persona of Marion, we bear witness to a shy girl spreading her wings and becoming the beautiful and wonderous butterfly that all her new friends already recognized her to be.
You Are My Candy Girl
Author: Cynthia Cordell
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1665528184
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
Stunning! This is the word to describe Candy Girl. She is girl independence and compassionate do-gooder all rolled into one. She teaches housewife Marion Sanders how to empower herself. She tells Marion that it is okay to feel lowly and under appreciated sometimes because we all have to start some place. Our dear Marion leads a bleak life but things are about to turn around for her when she is asked to speak in a lecture circuit. She begins to earn money for her profound computer concepts knowledge. Despite Marion’s homely facade, inside beats the heart of a warrior – fierce and ready to face the world. Candy Girl brings these once locked away features out of Marion. In the persona of Marion, we bear witness to a shy girl spreading her wings and becoming the beautiful and wonderous butterfly that all her new friends already recognized her to be.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1665528184
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
Stunning! This is the word to describe Candy Girl. She is girl independence and compassionate do-gooder all rolled into one. She teaches housewife Marion Sanders how to empower herself. She tells Marion that it is okay to feel lowly and under appreciated sometimes because we all have to start some place. Our dear Marion leads a bleak life but things are about to turn around for her when she is asked to speak in a lecture circuit. She begins to earn money for her profound computer concepts knowledge. Despite Marion’s homely facade, inside beats the heart of a warrior – fierce and ready to face the world. Candy Girl brings these once locked away features out of Marion. In the persona of Marion, we bear witness to a shy girl spreading her wings and becoming the beautiful and wonderous butterfly that all her new friends already recognized her to be.
Candy Girl
Author: Diablo Cody
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101216794
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Decreed by David Letterman (tongue in cheek) on CBS TV’s The Late Show to be the pick of “Dave’s Book Club 2006,” Candy Girl is the story of a young writer who dared to bare it all as a stripper. At the age of twenty-four, Diablo Cody decided there had to be more to life than typing copy at an ad agency. She soon managed to find inspiration from a most unlikely source— amateur night at the seedy Skyway Lounge. While she doesn’t take home the prize that night, Diablo discovers to her surprise the act of stripping is an absolute thrill. This is Diablo’s captivating fish-out-of-water story of her yearlong walk on the wild side, from quiet gentlemen’s clubs to multilevel sex palaces and glassed-in peep shows. In witty prose she gives readers a behind-the-scenes look at this industry through a writer’s keen eye, chronicling her descent into the skin trade and the effect it had on her self-image and her relationship with her now husband.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101216794
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Decreed by David Letterman (tongue in cheek) on CBS TV’s The Late Show to be the pick of “Dave’s Book Club 2006,” Candy Girl is the story of a young writer who dared to bare it all as a stripper. At the age of twenty-four, Diablo Cody decided there had to be more to life than typing copy at an ad agency. She soon managed to find inspiration from a most unlikely source— amateur night at the seedy Skyway Lounge. While she doesn’t take home the prize that night, Diablo discovers to her surprise the act of stripping is an absolute thrill. This is Diablo’s captivating fish-out-of-water story of her yearlong walk on the wild side, from quiet gentlemen’s clubs to multilevel sex palaces and glassed-in peep shows. In witty prose she gives readers a behind-the-scenes look at this industry through a writer’s keen eye, chronicling her descent into the skin trade and the effect it had on her self-image and her relationship with her now husband.
Last Train Home
Author: George Simonis
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0557096685
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
A fond remembrance of a love affair that began in the suburbs of Chicago in the 1950's, and found new life as the two lovers found each other again.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0557096685
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
A fond remembrance of a love affair that began in the suburbs of Chicago in the 1950's, and found new life as the two lovers found each other again.
Hiding My Candy
Author: The lady Chablis
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0671520954
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
After leaping off the pages with he unforgettable debut in John Berendt's bestselling Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, the unabashed personality known as The Lady Chablis now brings her irresistible charisma to the remarkable odyssey of fabulousness that USA Today calls "sassy" and "provocative...." Born Benjamin Edward Knox in Quincy, Florida, "The Doll" always knew she was different. At a Tallahassee club, in her teens, she found the drag mother who would set her on the path to stardom. Before long, The Lady Chablis had a headline drag act replete with trademark saucy wit, down-home wisdom, and, of course, breasts. The rest is "Miss Thang" history....
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0671520954
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
After leaping off the pages with he unforgettable debut in John Berendt's bestselling Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, the unabashed personality known as The Lady Chablis now brings her irresistible charisma to the remarkable odyssey of fabulousness that USA Today calls "sassy" and "provocative...." Born Benjamin Edward Knox in Quincy, Florida, "The Doll" always knew she was different. At a Tallahassee club, in her teens, she found the drag mother who would set her on the path to stardom. Before long, The Lady Chablis had a headline drag act replete with trademark saucy wit, down-home wisdom, and, of course, breasts. The rest is "Miss Thang" history....
The Poetry of Pop
Author: Adam Bradley
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300165021
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 425
Book Description
From Tin Pan Alley to the Beatles to Beyoncé, "Mr. Bradley skillfully breaks down a century of standards and pop songs into their elements to reveal the interaction of craft and art in composition and performance." (The Wall Street Journal) Encompassing a century of recorded music, this pathbreaking book reveals the poetic artistry of popular songs. Pop songs are music first. They also comprise the most widely disseminated poetic expression of our time. Adam Bradley traces the song lyric across musical genres from early twentieth-century Delta blues to mid-century rock 'n' roll to today's hits. George and Ira Gershwin's "Fascinating Rhythm." The Rolling Stones' "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction." Rihanna's "Diamonds." These songs are united in their exacting attention to the craft of language and sound. Bradley shows that pop music is a poetry that must be heard more than read, uncovering the rhythms, rhymes, and metaphors expressed in the singing voice. At once a work of musical interpretation, cultural analysis, literary criticism, and personal storytelling, this book illustrates how words and music come together to produce compelling poetry, often where we least expect it.
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300165021
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 425
Book Description
From Tin Pan Alley to the Beatles to Beyoncé, "Mr. Bradley skillfully breaks down a century of standards and pop songs into their elements to reveal the interaction of craft and art in composition and performance." (The Wall Street Journal) Encompassing a century of recorded music, this pathbreaking book reveals the poetic artistry of popular songs. Pop songs are music first. They also comprise the most widely disseminated poetic expression of our time. Adam Bradley traces the song lyric across musical genres from early twentieth-century Delta blues to mid-century rock 'n' roll to today's hits. George and Ira Gershwin's "Fascinating Rhythm." The Rolling Stones' "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction." Rihanna's "Diamonds." These songs are united in their exacting attention to the craft of language and sound. Bradley shows that pop music is a poetry that must be heard more than read, uncovering the rhythms, rhymes, and metaphors expressed in the singing voice. At once a work of musical interpretation, cultural analysis, literary criticism, and personal storytelling, this book illustrates how words and music come together to produce compelling poetry, often where we least expect it.
The Harpies
Author: Sabrina Zubiri
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1669842193
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
In 2004, four sisters embarked upon a cross-country road-trip to fulfill a promise to uncover a long buried tragedy in their mother Demi’s, past. They went on the journey in their mother’s old school bus used in 1969 on her trip to Woodstock with a group of friends. The flawed and imperfect sisters’ trip crosses the country and introduces them to characters from Demi’s past. These characters will provide the clues and sometimes the answers. The road-trip hinges on flashback sequences from the character’s collective memories of the political upheavals of the late 60’s and early 70’s. The ripple effects of those upheavals impacted that group and changed their lives forever! How can they solve Demi’s mystery and an uncovered conspiracy? How does an old key, a hidden map, a missing girl, a Weather Underground bombing, an unfound treasure and a couple of murders all connect?
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1669842193
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
In 2004, four sisters embarked upon a cross-country road-trip to fulfill a promise to uncover a long buried tragedy in their mother Demi’s, past. They went on the journey in their mother’s old school bus used in 1969 on her trip to Woodstock with a group of friends. The flawed and imperfect sisters’ trip crosses the country and introduces them to characters from Demi’s past. These characters will provide the clues and sometimes the answers. The road-trip hinges on flashback sequences from the character’s collective memories of the political upheavals of the late 60’s and early 70’s. The ripple effects of those upheavals impacted that group and changed their lives forever! How can they solve Demi’s mystery and an uncovered conspiracy? How does an old key, a hidden map, a missing girl, a Weather Underground bombing, an unfound treasure and a couple of murders all connect?
Have You Come Far?
Author: Vaughan Grylls
Publisher: Bitter Lemon Press
ISBN: 191224215X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
We have all squirmed at an uncomfortable interview. Vaughan Grylls has squirmed at more than most. Having had more interviews in his lifetime than anyone should reasonably expect, Grylls, with exemplary powers of recall, recounts hilarious and often poignant years of painful interviews. They range from childhood interviews for schools, and then for colleges, for university jobs, for newspapers, and even for the sack. But Grylls has been on the other side of the desk as well, as a teacher and finally as the director of an art college, and this experience gives him a perspective on these excruciating rites of passage. In this entertaining and enlightening expose of the interview room, Grylls shows us all, at whatever age, what not to do. Both an entertaining account of the life and work of a successful artist and educator who has held senior posts (and been interviewed for others) in both Ivy League and Cambridge Colleges as well as more modest institutions, and also a self-help book for anyone anticipating or planning for an interview. The life lessons are gently imparted with humor and sensitivity, while the critique of educational practice and the decline of the educational ideal is coruscating and vivid.
Publisher: Bitter Lemon Press
ISBN: 191224215X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
We have all squirmed at an uncomfortable interview. Vaughan Grylls has squirmed at more than most. Having had more interviews in his lifetime than anyone should reasonably expect, Grylls, with exemplary powers of recall, recounts hilarious and often poignant years of painful interviews. They range from childhood interviews for schools, and then for colleges, for university jobs, for newspapers, and even for the sack. But Grylls has been on the other side of the desk as well, as a teacher and finally as the director of an art college, and this experience gives him a perspective on these excruciating rites of passage. In this entertaining and enlightening expose of the interview room, Grylls shows us all, at whatever age, what not to do. Both an entertaining account of the life and work of a successful artist and educator who has held senior posts (and been interviewed for others) in both Ivy League and Cambridge Colleges as well as more modest institutions, and also a self-help book for anyone anticipating or planning for an interview. The life lessons are gently imparted with humor and sensitivity, while the critique of educational practice and the decline of the educational ideal is coruscating and vivid.
I Make My Own Rules
Author: L. L. Cool J
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312967864
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Actor and rap artist LL Cool J reflects upon his life, telling about the violence he and his mother endured during his childhood, discussing how he became involved in rap music, and sharing the lessons he has learned from his experiences.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312967864
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Actor and rap artist LL Cool J reflects upon his life, telling about the violence he and his mother endured during his childhood, discussing how he became involved in rap music, and sharing the lessons he has learned from his experiences.
Candygirl
Author: Muḥammad Tawfīq
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9774165594
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
Trying to evade intelligence agencies out to assassinate him, the Cerebellum, an Egyptian scientist with a past association with the Iraqi nuclear program, rents a room on the roof of a brothel in a Cairo slum. His interaction with the other residents is limited; instead he spends most of his time in the virtual world, where he has a love affair with candygirl, a gorgeous avatar. On the other side of the planet, an ex-NSA agent has joined a secret organization whose mission is to assassinate Iraqi scientists. He does not allow his doubts about the legality--or the ethics--of his mission to interfere with his work. He chases his victim relentlessly, but when his top-of-the-line equipment fails to locate the Cerebellum in Cairo's slums, he takes the chase to the virtual world.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9774165594
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
Trying to evade intelligence agencies out to assassinate him, the Cerebellum, an Egyptian scientist with a past association with the Iraqi nuclear program, rents a room on the roof of a brothel in a Cairo slum. His interaction with the other residents is limited; instead he spends most of his time in the virtual world, where he has a love affair with candygirl, a gorgeous avatar. On the other side of the planet, an ex-NSA agent has joined a secret organization whose mission is to assassinate Iraqi scientists. He does not allow his doubts about the legality--or the ethics--of his mission to interfere with his work. He chases his victim relentlessly, but when his top-of-the-line equipment fails to locate the Cerebellum in Cairo's slums, he takes the chase to the virtual world.
The Art of Idiocy
Author: Brian Newton Fuller
Publisher: Brian Newton Fuller
ISBN: 0557500389
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
These are the stories of Brian Newton Fuller's life in public schools, from kindergarten through high school. They are filled with misconstrued life lessons, idiotic decisions and absolutely zero political correctness. In other words, these are real stories, with real people and real laughs.
Publisher: Brian Newton Fuller
ISBN: 0557500389
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
These are the stories of Brian Newton Fuller's life in public schools, from kindergarten through high school. They are filled with misconstrued life lessons, idiotic decisions and absolutely zero political correctness. In other words, these are real stories, with real people and real laughs.