Download or read book Kick Ass Red Lipstick written by Cat Cantrill and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-01-11 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kick Ass Red Lipstick is a society of rebellious women who throw off the shackles of obedience to redefine what it means to self-invest, self-love, and to create something positive. This culture comes together under the battle flag of red lipstick, redefining what it means: we do it for us, to make us feel beautiful, to break our pattern of living for everyone else. This book invites you to walk through a five step process, which takes you from the simple act of putting on lipstick, to inspiring you to create and accomplish things you never imagined possible. All of this is done with a tribe of women supporting you every step of the way. Kick Ass Red Lipstick is a group of empowered women who are out to change the world, one set of lips at a time.
Download or read book Battle Cries for the Hollywood Underdog written by Monroe Mann; Lou Bortone and published by Author House. This book was released on 2013-01-11 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Break Diver’s Creed® * No Rules * No Excuses * No Regrets® Looking for some serious inspiration on your Hollywood journey? In Battle Cries for the Hollywood Underdog, co-authors Monroe Mann and Lou Bortone start with some of the most powerful and inspirational words ever spoken by the titans of Tinseltown, and then, in typical Monroe Mann fashion, break down each quotation, and explain and interpret how those very words can help you ‘make it’ in showbiz. Together, Mann & Bortone have created an inspirational handbook for Hollywood success—a motivating and fresh new script for the motion picture called: your life.
Download or read book The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English J Z written by Eric Partridge and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2006 with total page 1150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Entry includes attestations of the head word's or phrase's usage, usually in the form of a quotation. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
Download or read book The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English written by Tom Dalzell and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-06-26 with total page 864 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Booklist Top of the List Reference Source The heir and successor to Eric Partridge's brilliant magnum opus, The Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, this two-volume New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English is the definitive record of post WWII slang. Containing over 60,000 entries, this new edition of the authoritative work on slang details the slang and unconventional English of the English-speaking world since 1945, and through the first decade of the new millennium, with the same thorough, intense, and lively scholarship that characterized Partridge's own work. Unique, exciting and, at times, hilariously shocking, key features include: unprecedented coverage of World English, with equal prominence given to American and British English slang, and entries included from Australia, New Zealand, Canada, India, South Africa, Ireland, and the Caribbean emphasis on post-World War II slang and unconventional English published sources given for each entry, often including an early or significant example of the term’s use in print. hundreds of thousands of citations from popular literature, newspapers, magazines, movies, and songs illustrating usage of the headwords dating information for each headword in the tradition of Partridge, commentary on the term’s origins and meaning New to this edition: A new preface noting slang trends of the last five years Over 1,000 new entries from the US, UK and Australia New terms from the language of social networking Many entries now revised to include new dating, new citations from written sources and new glosses The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English is a spectacular resource infused with humour and learning – it’s rude, it’s delightful, and it’s a prize for anyone with a love of language.
Download or read book Look Gorgeous Always 52 Brilliant Ideas written by Linda Bird and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007-01-02 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looking beautiful comes naturally...to about one person in a thousand. The rest of us have to work at it. Look Gorgeous Always shows women how to uncover their most intoxicating, sensual, radiant selves by revealing how to walk the walk, flatter their figures, build confidence, and take good care of their bodies and souls. Among the 52 Brilliant Ideas: - Idea #4: Lose pounds without trying - Idea #6: Look great in photos - Idea #10: Purify your mind - Idea #12: Luscious lips - Idea #22: Breathe for beauty - Idea #26: Lighten up - Idea #39: Playing with color
Download or read book Look Gorgeous Always written by Linda Bird and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lighthearted resource for women shares an idea for every week of the year on how to maximize one's physical and emotional well-being, providing tips on grooming, fitness, and bolstering self-confidence. Original. 40,000 first printing.
Download or read book The Crucible of Language written by Vyvyan Evans and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015-11-19 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Crucible of Language, Vyvyan Evans explains what we know and do when we communicate using language; he shows how linguistic meaning arises, where it comes from, and the way language enables us to convey the meanings that can move us to tears, or make us dizzy with delight.
Download or read book A Pretty Great Life written by Carolyn Simon and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2022-02-02 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever wondered what it would be like to work as a makeup artist in Hollywood? A Pretty Great Life combines insider beauty tips with fascinating backstories directly from a Hollywood makeup artist. Carolyn Simon has been helping celebrities and clients get camera-ready for more than twenty years. Now she is sharing her secrets with you! From humble beginnings, she considers herself a regular girl living the Hollywood dream. Her day-in-the-life personal experiences offer readers educational, amusing, and inspirational lessons. They answer basic questions from why black is the favorite color in the industry to more complex queries such as how best to contour different skin tones. And along the way, juicy industry secrets are revealed. Carolyn shares her recommendations for choosing products and helps to demystify the current beauty trends. Her career advice, while targeting beauty industry students and professionals, is perfect for anyone who wants to work smarter and look better. Great tips for individuals just starting out, changing careers, or even working the gig economy. Follow along and discover a pretty great life for you!
Download or read book Queendom Within written by Heidi Hauer and published by eBook Partnership. This book was released on 2021-03-01 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wouldn't it be wonderful to live in a world where all women naturally feel empowered to be who they want to be - where women are free to express themselves and their gifts, and shape the world in a way that is good for all of us?Heidi Hauer has a dream - the dream for every woman to realise that she has choices in her life and that everything she is seeking is already within her power to fulfil. In her inspirational new book, Heidi shows us how to create the life of our dreams, starting from within - our very personal Queendom.We all have moments in life that feel like a crossroads. You may have that sinking feeling that you're in the wrong life - whether you feel trapped in a bad relationship, friendship or in a dead-end job - and secretly you hope for Mr Right to come along and sort everything out. This book will help you find your way back to your truest self, and it will give you the confidence you need to make your own happiness, whether Mr Right is there or not.Through a set of 28 exercises, Heidi Hauer will help you build a strong foundation for your Queendom. The stories and activities are designed to help you identify your hopes and dreams, who you are and where you aspire to be. The results you get will depend on how far you allow yourself to go as you work through the exercises, each of which is designed to be completed in one day.Practical, reassuring and truly inspiring, Heidi's book encourages you to invest your time and energy in yourself. Along the way, your prince may come - or not. But there's a good chance that you'll be able to relax and release your need to control the outcome of your story so your own fairy tale can come true.
Download or read book The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and Unconventional English written by Tom Dalzell and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-05-11 with total page 5135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang offers the ultimate record of modern, post WW2 American Slang. The 25,000 entries are accompanied by citations that authenticate the words as well as offer examples of usage from popular literature, newspapers, magazines, movies, television shows, musical lyrics, and Internet user groups. Etymology, cultural context, country of origin and the date the word was first used are also provided. In terms of content, the cultural transformations since 1945 are astounding. Television, computers, drugs, music, unpopular wars, youth movements, changing racial sensitivities and attitudes towards sex and sexuality are all substantial factors that have shaped culture and language. This new edition includes over 500 new headwords collected with citations from the last five years, a period of immense change in the English language, as well as revised existing entries with new dating and citations. No term is excluded on the grounds that it might be considered offensive as a racial, ethnic, religious, sexual or any kind of slur. This dictionary contains many entries and citations that will, and should, offend. Rich, scholarly and informative, The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and Unconventional English is an indispensable resource for language researchers, lexicographers and translators.
Download or read book Uncle John s Bathroom Reader Quintessential Collection of Notable Quotables written by Bathroom Readers' Institute and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-09-01 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An all-new follow up quotation book to 2004’s Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader Colossal Collection of Quotable Quotes, complete with indexes by name and by subject for easy reference. Here it is: the quintessential collection of notable quotes for all occasions. Grouped together in weird categories as only Uncle John could do, you’ll find quotes about farts, firsts, dogs, Canada, male chauvinist pigs, colors, TV, aliens, and more! And not just quotes, either--there are great facts, fun quizzes, and a few longer articles about how quotations shape our world. As if that weren’t enough, there are a ton of eye-opening new entries for Uncle John’s Quotationary. (Love: “Being stupid together.” --Paul Valery) And to make it easier than ever to find the exact quote you’re looking for, there is a by-subject index as well a by-name index. Here are but a few of the thousands of great quotations awaiting you: * “I don’t really care what I’m famous for.” --Jessica Simpson * “Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot.” --Charlie Chaplin * “The way that I feel about music is there is no right and wrong. Only true and false.” --Fiona Apple * “One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries.” --A. A. Milne * “Bears are crazy. They’ll bite your head if you’re wearing a steak on it.” --Space Ghost * “I don’t mind not being president. I just mind that someone else is.” --Ted Kennedy * “If little else, the brain is an educational toy.” --Tom Robbins
Download or read book QI Advanced Banter written by John Lloyd and published by Faber & Faber. This book was released on 2008-11-20 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ultimate compendium of crisp one-liners, knockout jokes, droll asides and universal truths collected over the years by the creators of QI. 'You know 'that look' women get when they want sex? Me neither.' Steve Martin; 'You cannot prevent the birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from nesting in your hair.' Chinese proverb; 'The Beatles are dying in the wrong order.' Victor Lewis-Smith; 'Cauliflower is nothing but a cabbage with a college education.' Mark Twain; 'Depend on the rabbit's foot if you will, but remember: it didn't work for the rabbit.' R.E. Shay; 'If it were not for quotations, conversation between gentlemen would be an endless series of 'what-ho's!'' P. G.Wodehouse
Download or read book If Ignorance Is Bliss Why Aren t There More Happy People written by John Lloyd and published by Crown. This book was released on 2009-08-04 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Lloyd and John Mitchinson have proven themselves to be masters at digging up obscure facts, abstruse information, and amusing anecdotes and presenting them effortlessly, somewhat slyly, with either great wit or at least a little bit of tongue in cheek. Their gifts are on full display in Quote Interesting, a lively, wonderfully enjoyable anthology of hundreds of quotes you probably have never heard before, arranged thematically from A to Z. From laugh-out-loud-funny bon mots to some real headscratchers, Lloyd and Mitchinson have gathered a universe of star-studded blurbs like: “The Beatles are dying in the wrong order.” —Victor Lewis Smith “When you forget to eat, you know you’re alive.” —Henry James “I think people would be alive today if there were a death penalty.” —Nancy Reagan “You know ‘that look’ women get when they want sex? Me neither.” —Steve Martin
Download or read book Chicken Soup for the Soul Volunteering Giving Back written by Amy Newmark and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-08-18 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One person can make a significant difference in the lives of others. This collection of 101 inspiring stories celebrates volunteers and those who give back, and also shows how the biggest beneficiaries are the givers themselves. Volunteers and people who give back are models of unconditional kindness, compassion, and love. You choose hope over despair, optimism over cynicism, and caring over indifference. And by serving others, you also help yourself. In this inspiring collection of 101 personal stories by and for volunteers and those who give back, you and your fellow unsung heroes will get some of the recognition and appreciation you deserve.
Download or read book Uncle John s Weird Weird World Epic written by Bathroom Readers' Institute and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-11-01 with total page 606 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of some of the wildest and weirdest trivia packed with incredible facts, obscure history, interesting origins, bizarre quotes, and more. The second fully illustrated entry in Uncle John’s popular new Weird, Weird World series opens a portal to the bizarre. It’s page after page of unbelievable history, odd origins, tales of amazing luck, kooky conspiracy theories, epic fails, astounding facts, and some things that are so weird that they defy description. That’s where the pictures come in: Hundreds of eye-popping photographs and illustrations take the humor and the fun to a whole new dimension . . . to the EPIC zone! Read about . . . • How to Hypnotize a Chicken • The Origin of the Lie Detector • Weirdest Ways to Die at National Parks • Feral Cat Day and Other Strange-But-Real Holidays • Here Comes the Spammobile! • Keith Urban Legends • The Power of Poo • Winners of “Ugly Dog” Contests • Weird World Records • TV Shows That Were All a Dream • Kalshnikov Pat & the Helicopter Jailbreakers • Odd-phrodisiacs • Japan’s Most Surreal Video Games • News Pundits Gone Wild • The Pacific Garbage Patch • Calamity Jane and the Old West’s Toughest Gals • What Your Nose Says About Your Love Life • Scams That Could Only Be Pulled Off by Identical Twins • Anarchy in the E.R. And much, much more
Download or read book Mandala 365 written by Dr. M. P. Khan NMD, MD and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2016-11-03 with total page 680 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a very real sense, each of us is a mandala. Some of us have intricate patterns and colors reflecting the complex experiences of our lives. Some of us are simple arcs of existence with minimalist designs and subtle colors and every possible combination in between. Each of us is as unique as our individual DNA, which strangely, in cross-section on electron microscopy, looks like a mandala! But unlike our DNA, our mandalas are constantly shifting shapes and colors as we make our choices as to the best way to live our lives. All designs of the mandala have a borderthe interface we have with one another and the material world. And each mandala has a center, the singularity, where the trinity of mind, body, and spirit integrates and unites with the divine self.
Download or read book A Virgin s Guide to Everything written by Lauren McCutcheon and published by 5 Spot. This book was released on 2008-05-30 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You can admit it-you're a virgin. Everyone was at one point. And no, we're not talking about sex. We don't care who you've slept with (okay, we do, but that will have to wait for another book). What we're talking about is that you've never before been to a wine tasting, bought real art (posters from college don't count), had a personal trainer, nor known the proper way to eat or order sushi. Life is full of firsts-thankfully this book is here to help. This perfect guide for Virgins, non-and Born-Again Virgins, makes sure that your first times (or second or third) are done right. Filled with advice from Go-to-Girls who are experts in their fields, A Virgin's Guide to Everything is like having a cool, older sister who's always willing to show you the way.
