Download or read book Rihanna written by Simon Henwood and published by Rizzoli International Publications. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The official visual chronicle of the year’s “it” girl as she embarks on her first solo tour. The millions of sites tracking her every fashion move, the innumerable magazine covers including the recent ItalianVogueshot by Steven Klein, her past endorsement deals including Gucci and CoverGirl-Rihanna is the reigning style icon of the moment. She has garnered multiplatinum–selling success as an artist (her current album, her fourth,Rated Rhad the highest first-week sales of any of her other albums in the U.S. to date), including Grammys, MTV Video Music Awards, and countless other awards for her performances. Creative director Simon Henwood captures the supernova at the height of her beauty and ferocity in hundreds of photographs that track her enormous influence on current trends and interaction with the world of fashion-from her performances in the most cutting-edge couture (such as Gaultier and Chanel, as well as in pieces from museum collections), to her relationships with the unknown but up-and-coming designers she personally champions, to her fashion shoot with Ellen von Unwerth in Berlin for her album artwork. This is a visually arresting capsule of one of the world’s most talked-about artists of the year.

Download or read book The Wine Thief written by Edward Dean and published by Strategic Book Publishing. This book was released on 2009-03-01 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wine, women, and the promises of young dreams fulfilled lure three army buddies on a cross-country excursion from the steps of Washington D.C. to the budding fine wine industry in Napa and Sonoma Valleys. A compelling story detailing the exploits and sexploits of a young American Muslim's journey searching for love, acceptance and self-discovery during the 1960s. "The Wine Thief is an exuberant excursion through the lore and the history of wine in the valleys of Central California...all the intrigue, all the in-fighting and all the romance of families and enemies burn across the pages. The characters sizzle. Ed Dean promises to be an author of note on the American scene for many years." - Rita Cobain Brown, Editor "This book comes at a crucial time in American society. It conveys the true history of the quiet generations of American Muslims that have been here for over a hundred years." Nancy M. Allard, M.A. Language Arts

Download or read book The Quality of Silence written by Rosamund Lupton and published by Crown. This book was released on 2016-11-15 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The gripping, moving story of a mother and daughter's quest to uncover a dark secret in the Alaskan wilderness, from the New York Times bestselling author of Sister and Afterwards. Thrillingly suspenseful and atmospheric, The Quality of Silence is the story of Yasmin, a beautiful astrophysicist, and her precocious deaf daughter, Ruby, who arrive in a remote part of Alaska to be told that Ruby's father, Matt, has been the victim of a catastrophic accident. Unable to accept his death as truth, Yasmin and Ruby set out into the hostile winter of the Alaskan tundra in search of answers. But as a storm closes in, Yasmin realizes that a very human danger may be keeping pace with them. And with no one else on the road to help, they must keep moving, alone and terrified, through an endless Alaskan night.

Download or read book The Trouble with Half a Moon written by Danette Vigilante and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011-01-06 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Readers cannot help but cheer for Dellie and the little boy who helps pull her family together. Rich secondary characters add depth and dimension to this fast-paced tale of bereavement, forgiveness and healing.”—Kirkus Reviews Ever since her brother's death, Dellie's life has been quiet and sad. Her mother cries all the time, and Dellie lives with the horrible guilt that the accident that killed her brother may have been all her fault. But Dellie's world begins to change when new neighbors move into her housing project building. Suddenly, men are fighting on the stoop and gunfire is sounding off in the night. In the middle of all that trouble is Corey, an abused five-year-old boy, who's often left home alone and hungry. Dellie strikes up a dangerous friendship with this little boy who reminds her so much of her brother. She wonders if she can do for Corey what she couldn't do for her brother—save him.

Download or read book Serenity s Garden written by Bonnie Phelps and published by Bonnie Phelps. This book was released on 2020-06-11 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Her past is riddled with secrets. His future is shrouded in uncertainty. Can love blossom when the past and present collide? Landscape designer Serenity Gagliardi is a successful businesswoman. Along with four friends, she rejuvenates neglected properties and takes them from forgotten to fabulous. But her heart hides a secret that she’s buried in the pursuit of a full and happy life. After her first and only love reappears, old yearnings flame—igniting the fear she may lose the one thing she prizes above all else… Pro soccer player Travis Southwick has lived a charmed life in the spotlight, until an injury forces him to leave the game he loves. Facing an uncertain future, he returns home to care for his recently widowed mother. Thrust into the path of his childhood sweetheart, the only woman he ever loved, Travis finds his desire for her burns as hot as ever. But Serenity was the one who abandoned their plans for a life together. Serenity’s secret once revealed, forces Travis to face new challenges and build new dreams. Is there a chance they can open their hearts to love a second time? Beyond the fear and doubt stems hope that the truth is a seed, one that can grow into love, coming at last to full bloom… Serenity’s Garden is the second book in the captivating Building on Love contemporary romance series. Buy Serenity’s Garden today and watch love unfold!

Download or read book St Peter Movies written by Vincent Peter Hamilton and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2021-04-21 with total page 477 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: St. Peter Movies is a book of fiction. Written specifically for movies. God, Jesus Christ, St. Peter, Satan, Hollywood, Music, Fame, Family, Nasa, Military and Politics. Earth, Purgatory, Hell, and Heaven. Thank you for liking my stories. Stephen King Charlize Theron Julianne Moore Nicole Kidman Pink Kathleen Edwards Florence + the machine Keith Richards Catherine Zeta Jones Andie MacDowell Oprah Winfrey Midnight Oil Electric Light Orchestra Led Zeppelin The Beatles The Rolling Stones The Who Tenacious D Robert Downey Jr. Gillian Anderson David Duchovny Marisa Tomei Keifer Sutherland Bingbing Tamlyn Tomita Michael Douglas Jennifer Garner Anthony Hopkins Jeff Goldblum Samuel L, Jackson Rachel Hunter Jenny McCarthy Tiffany Debbie Gibson Forest Whitaker The Bangles Go Go's Joan Jett and the blackhearts Nancy Wilson Eric Clapton Rita Wilson Johnny Depp Antonio Banderas Jane Fonda Morgan Freeman Will Smith James Cameron Woody Allen Leonardo DiCaprio Martina Hingis Maria Sharapova Bella Thorne Jeff Bridges Bernadette Peters Heidi Klum Doug Gilmour Kathie Lee Gifford Christina Perri Lester Holt Melania Trump Brooke Shields Dove Cameron Tyra Banks Vivica A. Fox Vanessa Williams Jamie Chung Catherine McKenna Sunny Leone Traci Lords Lindsay Lohan Shania Twain Marie Osmond Drew Barrymore Reese Witherspoon Anne Hathaway Goldie Hawn Jamie Lee Curtis Margot Robbie Coldplay Madonna Bryce Dallas Howard Mark Ruffalo Wes Studi Heather Graham Diana Ross Paris Hilton Kim Kardashian West Aisha Tyler Sheryl Crow Billie Eilish Alanis Morissette Willow Smith Tia Carrere

Download or read book Tears Of The Dragon Boy written by John Odom and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011-03-12 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A young boy is accidentally changed by his world's seasonal blessing storm and becomes half dragon. The authorities declare him an aberration and call for his disappearance. When he and his brother are outlawed and his parents are killed, can he face down the people accusing them to win justice, or will he give in to the urges of his inner dragon?"

Download or read book A Puppy and a Christmas Proposal written by Louisa George and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2019-12-01 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A veterinarian is reunited with the man who broke her heart when he asks for her help with a rescued puppy in this heartwarming medical romance. Her ex-fiancé. . . . . . is giving her paws for thought! Alex Norton devastated Beth Masters when he told her he called off their wedding. The last thing she wants this Christmas is to come face-to-face with him, clutching an adorable puppy! Warm-hearted vet Beth can’t say no to a four-legged patient in need, but she’ll need to guard her damaged heart from delicious doc Alex. Which becomes impossible when he finally reveals the reason why he left . . .

Download or read book Rihanna written by Sarah Oliver and published by Kings Road Publishing. This book was released on 2011-10-27 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Multi-award winning artist and indisputable queen of R&B, Rihanna is one of the most recognisable and successful singers in the world. With hits such as 'Umbrella', 'Take a Bow' and 'Don't Stop the Music', the beautiful Barbadian has gone from a talented young singer from a broken home, to a bestselling and Grammy award-winning superstar. Robyn Rihanna Fenty was born in Saint Michael, Barbados, in 1988. Moving to the United States at the tender age of 16, Rihanna became the youngest ever musician to sign for Def Jam records, after sending her demo to the then company head, Jay-Z. Her debut single 'Pon de Replay' went to Number 2 in both the UK and US single charts, with her subsequent album Music of the Sun becoming a global bestseller. Following the success of her debut, Rihanna went straight back into the studio to record her follow-up album with renowned R&B producer and singer, Ne-Yo. A Girl Like Me went platinum in both the UK and US and the lead singer 'SOS' became her biggest selling of her career. A live tour followed and her next three platinum-selling albums, Good Girl Gone Bad, Rated R and Loud, confirmed Rihanna as one of the most exciting and successful artists on the planet. From the shaky beginnings and turbulent times with ex-boyfriend Chris Brown, through to worldwide success as the new Queen of R&B, this is the first biography of the singer who is to her fans The Only Girl in the World.

Download or read book Rihanna Grammy Winning Superstar written by DeAnn Herringshaw and published by ABDO Publishing Company. This book was released on 2014-01-01 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title examines the fascinating life of Rihanna. Readers will learn about Rihanna's childhood, family, education, and rise to fame. Colorful graphics, oversize photos, and informative sidebars accompany easy-to-read, compelling text that explores Rihanna's early interest and talent in music that led to the release of Music of the Sun, A Girl like Me, Good Girl Gone Bad, Rated R, Loud, Talk That Talk, and Unapologetic. Rihanna's multiple Grammy Awards tours, acting roles, and charitable foundation are also discussed. Features include a table of contents, glossary, selected bibliography, Web links, source notes, and an index, plus a timeline and fun facts. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Download or read book Ethnomusicologizing written by Bill Banfield and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015-08-13 with total page 447 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Ethnomusicologizing: Essays on Music in the New Paradigms, composer and musicologist brings together a series of essays on music making in contemporary culture. More specifically, it focuses on the myriad ways we engage with music—as makers, as listeners, as consumers, as producers. Banfield labels this fully engaged process as “ethnomusicologizing,” as he explores the ways we create, share, teach, and discuss music. Throughout he argues that music is more than the experience of structured sound. It is rather a way of being more critically present as musicians and as citizens of sharing in the world itself. Ethnomusicologizing contains writings on contemporary music and culture studies, offering glimpses on more than just music history through reflective essays, interviews with contemporary artists, and exercises in the analysis and criticism of popular culture. In this work, Banfield instructs readers in the ways by which we may better appreciate and understand creative artistry and process, and their relation to history and its meaning. The essays comprise a choir of voices and perspectives that provide insight into contemporary music culture that provide readers a text that uses his own experiences as a musician—and in particular his travels through the musical world of Cuba—as well as his takes on contemporary popular recording artists, American music traditions, and music education to explore every aspect of creating, performing, and being in music. Offering many points of entry into the idea that musical experience, global citizenship and community-mindedness are all parts of a greater whole, Ethnomusicologizing encourages artists and readers to talk about the meaning of music—and art more generally—in entirely new ways.

Download or read book Ghosts Goblins and Murder written by Cindy Kline and published by Cindy Kline. This book was released on 2021-12-02 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Come join Molly and the Sleuth Slayers as they figure out another mystery! Molly is enjoying her quiet life in the small village of Dooley, Ireland. She has a wonderful family, great friends and a hot boyfriend. It’s the end of harvest season and the town is getting ready to celebrate the Harvest Festival at Dooley Castle. There will be games, haunted houses, and fireworks – and a dead body? Molly wants nothing to do with it, until she finds out DI Elliott, (better known as DI Eejit) is on the case, Molly knows she has to find out who did it before the wrong persons arrested. Or worse – another person ends up dead! Come and join Molly and her group of Sleuth Slayers as they try to figure out who did it!

Download or read book In the Midst of Darkness written by Colleen Rice and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2000 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: IN THE MIDST OF DARKNESS An edge of your seat must-read! Turn off the phone, pour a cup of tea, cozy up by the fire and prepare for the read of your life! A treasure-trove of imagery and realism, this beautifully written fast paced historical fiction-adventure skillfully draws you into the lives of four remarkable people captured in the throes of Irish revolution; Seamus O'Dowd an Irish Catholic hedgerow schoolmaster, his best friend, Donald Campbell, a Scottish Presbyterian immigrant, and cousins, Reanna and Siobhan O'Neal. ULSTER--1753. Penal Laws are in full force; Irish Catholics are its targets. Pronounced outlaws by the English, their priests and teachers are hunted down and executed. Marriage between Catholics and Protestants is forbidden. To water down the rebellious Catholic population, their money and property is confiscated and their land is given to Scottish Presbyterian immigrants. Walk alongside Seamus, Donald, Reanna and Siobhan, from the early days of the "troubles" through the dramatic conclusion when French forces land on Ireland's northwest coast on August 22nd, 1798. Witness first hand their struggle to survive in the midst of darkness that was Northern Ireland a scant two centuries ago.

Download or read book Wedding Anniversary written by Islammiyah Saudique and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2016-12-05 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Wedding Anniversary is a play 70 percent of women and girls worldwide can relate with. It is an interesting story of love and hate that cuts across countries and cultures. The shocking intrigues women go through are illustrated in this play. It is bigger than me" (Islammiyah Saudique). Married as a virgin to the first man who won her heart, Teemah never thought marriage to her prince charming could be an agonizing experience. Kicked, tortured, humiliated, and raped until she was pushed to the wall. Her heart could no longer hold her pain. Does love need to hurt? When love hurts, who pays? And what's the price? Despite being a pathetic story of what women go through, Wedding Anniversary also tells the humorous story of Bella and her lazy fianc, Donald. Rihanna, Teemah's friend is beautiful, full of life, single, and searching. How best to plan a wedding? You may need to consult Rihanna. And what does she have in common with Biodun, Teemah's brother? Bad breath? No. They are both single and ready to mingle. This is a hard-to-put-down play. Get ready to laugh, get ready to be angry, get ready to be educated, and get ready to be entertained.

Download or read book The Swinger in the Mirror written by Kim Lee and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2023-10-16 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kim Lee is a psychotherapist with more than 20 years of experience helping clients work through difficulties with relationships and break-downs in communication, including issues of trust and infidelity. Along with her husband, she is also a swinger, a secret unknown to even her children or closest friends. In this memoir, Kim Lee takes readers inside the secret society of swingers, also known as "the lifestyle." Sex plays a dominant role, but the book's focus is also on human connection and relationships beyond sex. She shares the difficulty of working through her husband's affair and navigating relationship issues that both swingers and non-swingers commonly face. Lee invites the reader to learn from her mistakes and see how to better safeguard their own relationship, regardless of niche lifestyle choice. While marriage is imperfect and hard, she demonstrates that it can also be vibrant, healthy, and even sexy, if both partners put in the work and communicate honestly with each other.

Download or read book Clare at Eighteen written by Don Roff and published by The Parliament House. This book was released on 2024-07-16 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Just when you thought Clare Bleecker had faced the darkest corners of Pickman Flats, her story takes a murderous detour under the glitzy lights of Hollywood. In a town where the stars shine bright and secrets lurk in every shadow, Clare finds herself with an opportunity that could be her big break—or her final downfall. When movie producer Lester Bryce is found murdered, Clare is cast not in the role of a lifetime but as the prime suspect in a deadly drama. Talk about creative differences. Now, caught in the spotlight of suspicion, Clare must navigate a labyrinth of lies and deceit in a city known for making and breaking dreams. Hollywood harbors a strange cult with a thirst for celebrity blood, and Clare's own could be next on the altar. As the lines between performance and peril blur, can Clare unveil the truth before the final cut silences her scream? Can you say development hell? The stakes of Clare’s “passion project” are higher, the Tinseltown killers more cunning, and the twists more treacherous than ever before. Clare must use all her cunning to survive this lethal script. Can she “do lunch” and deliver a performance that will clear her name, or will this role prove to be her most deadly? Will Clare win or die? Kill Discriminately, XOXO Clare

Download or read book The Elect Saga Finis Book 4 written by Drew Wagar and published by Dawn Rite Publishing. This book was released on with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Why does it have to end? Thank goodness Drew has written some other stuff too, on to the Shadeward Saga now!” “Going to miss these characters, such fun hanging out with them in a strange and wonderful galaxy!” “Can’t be the end, surely? We need more adventures!” "With the alien menace poised to overthrow the galaxy a lone group of combateers is all that that stands between them and total annihilation. When one of their number is kidnapped by the aliens and their plans thwarted, the group must decide whether to mount a rescue and risk losing the war, or sacrifice her for the greater good of humankind. But strange and uncomfortable truths are unearthed, which indicates all is not what it seems with the war against the aliens. The path to victory is complicated by lies and untruths from those that were once considered trusted allies…" Finis is the final book in a four part space-opera series called the Elect Saga. It is set in a distant part of the galaxy filled with pirates, bounty hunters, traders, explorers and strange aliens. The stories are inspired by the space-trading and combat simulation games of the 1980 and 1990s. Dawn Rite Publishing is an independent UK press, founded in 2011. We deal exclusively with fictional works in the SF and Fantasy genres.