Download or read book The Power Age written by Kelly Doust and published by Apollo Publishers. This book was released on 2020-11-24 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Power Age is the ultimate guide to maturing with style, confidence, and influence. Like fine wine, women improve with age—growing in financial, sexual, and spiritual power every year. So why spend your second act collecting dust or invisible on the sidelines? With this exquisite full-color volume you’ll learn how to age like a pro. Candid, empowering guidance and interviews with style icons, world leaders, entrepreneurs, and entertainers who’ve made an art of growing older will show you that you are never too old to embark on an international or spiritual journey, to create a vibrant wardrobe filled with statement pieces, or to take the reins of your career and investments. With refreshing wisdom on how to manage everything from menopause, money, and mentorship to sex, stress, and skincare, The Power Age is like chatting with a circle of witty and wonderful friends and sisters. No topic—faith, grief, health, or finances—is off the table and no question is too sensitive to ask. Original illustrations highlight more than fifty power age women of past and present—from the late and beloved Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Maya Angelou to Michelle Obama, Iris Apfel, and Julia Roberts—and appear side by side with pragmatic tips on keeping fit and healthy, embracing travel and adventure, and practicing self-care and reflection. In total The Power Age is a comprehensive guide to living your best life going forward, and one that ensures that the best opportunities for pleasure, freedom, and expression are yet to come.

Download or read book The Class of 1960 written by Michael Baum and published by Troubador Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2024-01-28 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1955 four young men bond over a cadaver in an anatomy class while doing their medical training, and then take off in different directions. Alastair ends up as a GP in rural Scotland and is involved in the first antismoking campaign, the prescription of the contraceptive pill, the distribution of the oral vaccine for poliomyelitis, and screening for cervical cancer. Dylan, the son of a coal miner in south Wales, ends up as an epidemiologist and contributes to the discovery of the links of coal dust to lung and stomach cancer amongst coal miners. He is also present at the Aberfan disaster. Matthew trains as a psychiatrist at the pivotal time when Freudian psychoanalysis is being replaced by rational rather than metaphysical concepts. Huge asylums for the insane are being closed and cruel and futile therapies are being abandoned. Peter trains as a surgeon and is involved in the early days of organ transplantation and contributes to the movement to replace radical mastectomy with kinder treatments, for women with early breast cancer.

Download or read book Minxy Vintage written by Kelly Doust and published by Murdoch Books. This book was released on 2012-01-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you browse through vintage clothes at flea markets and wish you had the skills to breathe new life into the dated smocks, dresses, and blouses? Kelly Doust's Minxy Vintage is the book that will help you transform old clothes, plus anything else that’s been sitting in the back of the wardrobe; just begging for reinvention. In Minxy Vintage, Kelly combines her love for fashion with creativity and her enthusiasm for craft. You’ll learn along with her as she transforms stained, musty, dated clothes into modern and unique pieces. Feel inspired with over 50 projects ranging from customized frocks, wedding dresses, trench coats, cardigans, and accessories. This is not just a book about loving vintage fashion--it's about seeing the possibilities for reinventing all old clothes, and how to look fabulous doing so, no matter what your age, location, or budget.

Download or read book A Study in Gold written by Annie Dalton and published by Severn House Publishers Ltd. This book was released on 2017-09-01 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Second World War-themed murder mystery weekend ends in murder for real. Having reluctantly agreed to make up the numbers at a World War II-themed murder mystery weekend at Mortmead Hall, Anna Hopkins and her fellow dogwalkers, Isadora and Tansy, enjoy themselves far more than they’d expected. Not for long. The weekend’s festivities come to an abrupt halt when a body is discovered floating in the ornamental pond. Who was the mysterious woman in the red dress who attended the event without a ticket? As Anna and her friends delve further, they find themselves caught up in a web of intrigue that leads to a lost painting and a devastating wartime secret: a secret that involves Anna’s own family. Was her late father really guilty of a monstrous crime ...?

Download or read book Reborn written by Bianca Steyn and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2022-02-16 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reborn By: Bianca Steyn A human teenage girl, Yasmine, has died on Earth and is reborn as a "mundane" into a new world called Terrasalia. Raised by fairies on one of Terrasalia's several islands, Yasmine grows up thinking her island is the only place in this world, only to discover it is larger and more magical than she could have imagined. Finding herself on an unexpected adventure, Yasmine explores the other islands and meets dragons, werewolves, and vampires. Through adversity, Yasmine discovers her inner strengths, the truth of who she really is, and her ultimate purpose in this new world. Yasmine's character is based on a real girl who passed away. The author hopes her memory will live on through this book and that the story brings hope to others who have lost a loved one. While it may not be exactly as this book describes it, there is a world beyond this one where the souls of the dead live on-where we will see them again.

Download or read book Precious Things written by Kelly Doust and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2016-04-01 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A gorgeous, enthralling and intricate mystery, with love, life and fashion entwining in a story of a mysterious beaded collar and the young woman who finds it. One for fans of Kate Morton. 'Clothes - particularly vintage and antique ones - are my weakness' Kelly Doust Spinning her love of stories, vintage fashion and frocks into an enchanting and enthralling novel of mothers and daughters, marriage, families and desire, bestselling author Kelly Doust's Precious Things is a story about how we so often reach out for the sparkly, shiny things (and people) we desire, only to realise - in the nick of time - that the most precious things are the ones we've had with us all along. Maggie is an auctioneer living in modern-day London, who comes across an intriguing crumpled, neglected beading collar in a box of old junk, and sets out on an unexpected mission to resucitate it to its original glittering glory. On a hunt to uncover its secret and elusive past, she discovers more about its journey through time in the hands of the women who made it, loved it, desired it and lost it. Maggie has a journey of her own too. Juggling a demanding job, a clingy young child and a rebellious stepdaughter, and with her once-solid marriage foundering under the pressure of a busy life, Maggie has to find out the hard way that you can't always get what you want... but sometimes, you're lucky enough to get precisely what you need. Kelly Doust is the bestselling author of a number of books on craft and fashion, including Minxy Vintage and A Life in Frocks. She's written for Vogue and Sunday Life magazine, and worked in the UK and Hong Kong. She now lives in Sydney. 'Precious Things tells the compelling story of a modern woman while weaving the fascinating and mysterious stories of many women from the past two centuries. What links each of them is a beautiful, precious thing - a bejeweled and mysterious coronet ... A wonderful and unusual story... an impressive debut.' Good Reading 'Wonderful storytelling - I was betwitched' Charlotte Smith, bestselling author of Dreaming of Dior 'Beautifully written and downright enchanting. Every character had a story and each story connected and drew me in to the point that I couldn't put the book down until I found out all their endings.' mybookdiary.com

Download or read book Comfort and Joy written by India Knight and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011-09-27 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If Bridget Jones had two ex-husbands, three children, and invited her entire extended family over for Christmas... It's December 23, and Clara Dunphy is running around Oxford Street like a chicken with its head cut off trying to pick up "a few last- minute bits and bobs." Despite the frenzy, the twice-divorced mother of three loves Christmas and always wants to make it perfect. A challenge even in the best of times, but particularly when "family" means an extended network of in-laws, out-laws, ex-stepfathers, and hangers-on, totaling sixteen. Is the madness of Christmas really worth it? Clara is a witty, blackly funny everywoman who will win over anyone who has ever longed to shut out the holidays with "a giant martini . . . and some olives."

Download or read book Sunday in the Body of the Garden of Tyme written by I.B. Wingfield and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-12-23 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I intend to offer the reading society and individuals varieties of pieces to ponder. This book captures (thoughts) only what my spoken words cannot. I believe that to obtain a balance in our minds and in our hearts we must explore the perimeters of our existence.From despair to happiness, we must look inside to inevitably know ourselves. Literature is a quiet language of its own, that must be manifest in books. We must cherish literature. The title: Sunday In The Body Of The Garden Of Tyme sums up a day in the life of the author that lasted twenty years. I assure you that he lived the research. Is it poetry? Useless montage? You decide. The subjects and ideas I represent are commonly grim or disconnected from hope. This book reveals my battles w/ in & out. I do favor traditional styles of poetry. However, I am somewhat idiomorphic w/ these small stories. I fear God and am constantly learning things from the least mundane to the most divine. True poetry never fills a page or a book -it forms a conscience far from the pages, far from our hands. I do wish that my readers find in this inaugural book: Humor, intellect, question and relevence -for these are scripts that we may all relate to in one way or another.

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Download or read book The Third Tablet of the Holy Covenant written by Michael Baum and published by Troubador Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2013-11-01 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Michael Baum was inspired by his experiences living in Israel and working on the archeological excavation of Masada, and draws on his family history of breast cancer and his Ashkenazi heritage inThe Third Tablet of the Holy Covenant. He skilfully blends the molecular and biblical genealogy of the Jewish people with the fictitious search for an ancient relic to produce a gripping semi-autobiographical novel. The story follows Martin Tanner, who grows up in a poor Jewish family in the East End of London during the Second World War. A brilliant student, he goes on to qualify as a surgeon at University College London, learning along the way that his family is cursed with the Ashkenazi mutation, a defect in the DNA coding that leads to an increased risk of cancer. Martin is faced with many trials, including his mother undergoing a radical mastectomy and her subsequent suicide whilst he is serving in the RAMC during the Suez crisis. He immigrates to Israel in 1960 and serves as medical officer on the Masada dig in 1963 where he meets and falls in love with Sara, a nurse who suffers the same fate as his mother. The tragedy of Martin’s life is coupled with the discovery of the ‘Eliezer Scroll’ on the dig, which provides evidence that a codicil to the Mosaic tablets of the holy covenant could exist. The translation of these scrolls reveals that twin sisters escaped from the sacking of Jerusalem in 70 CE, carrying with them holy relics from the Temple... This book combines the quest for a biblical relic from the second Temple in Jerusalem, with the biblical and genetic anthropology of the Jewish people. Michael Baum uses passages of humour mixed with pathos, jogging along with the pace of a detective story.

Download or read book The Power Age written by Kelly Doust and published by . This book was released on 2020-11-24 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Power Age is the ultimate guide to maturing with style, confidence, and influence. Like fine wine, women improve with age--growing in financial, sexual, and spiritual power every year. So why spend your second act collecting dust or invisible on the sidelines? With this exquisite full-color volume you'll learn how to age like a pro. Candid, empowering guidance and interviews with style icons, world leaders, entrepreneurs, and entertainers who've made an art of growing older will show you that you are never too old to embark on an international or spiritual journey, to create a vibrant wardrobe filled with statement pieces, or to take the reins of your career and investments. With refreshing wisdom on how to manage everything from menopause, money, and mentorship to sex, stress, and skincare, The Power Age is like chatting with a circle of witty and wonderful friends and sisters. No topic--faith, grief, health, or finances--is off the table and no question is too sensitive to ask. Original illustrations highlighting more than fifty iconic power age women such as Julia Roberts, Grace Coddington, Michelle Obama, Iris Apfel, and more appear side by side with pragmatic tips on keeping fit and healthy, embracing travel and adventure, and practicing self-care and reflection. In total The Power Age is a comprehensive guide to living your best life going forward, and one that ensures that the best opportunities for pleasure, freedom, and expression are yet to come.

Download or read book Shopping for Vintage written by Funmi Odulate and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2008-05-13 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This definitive guide to vintage clothing and accessories covers every major fashion epoch and designer from the 1880s to today--from Charles Worth to Vivienne Westwood. With snapshots of the key designers to the pivotal pieces that defined each decade, fashion expert Funmi Odulate takes you through the history of each era. Included is an extensive country-by-country directory of vintage shops, fairs, and flea markets, with profiles of the major dealers and outstanding shops, from L.A. to Shanghai. Packed with insider tips about what to look for when buying vintage, how to recognize something of value and most importantly, where to find it, this is a stunning and sophisticated reference for all lovers of vintage fashion.

Download or read book A Life in Frocks written by Kelly Doust and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2010-11-01 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Life in Frocks is about the 'divine obsession' - a woman's love for clothes. In particular, it is a personal, entertaining, joyousùand seductiveùexploration of the significance of clothes, filtered through one woman's life-long sartorial infatuation. For as long as she can remember, Kelly Doust has been passionate about clothes. They are her first, and most enduring, love affair to date. Like the vast majority of women, she adores the playfulness of fashion and its endless ability to transform. She loves the ritual and drama of getting dressed, assuming different identities in different outfits and exploring the many facets of her personality. She buys far too many glossy magazines, and puzzles over how she can spend half her life shopping and yet still find herself with nothing to wear. Over the years, clothes have comforted her, given her confidence, lured lovers, made her invisible, secured jobs, aged her and given back her youth. And yes, they have betrayed her. A beautifully illustrated mix of memoir, philosophies and fantasies, A Life in Frocks is a book for those who love clothes and find fashion beguiling, fickle and fabulous.

Download or read book Dressing the Dearloves written by Kelly Doust and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2018-09-01 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One crumbling grand manor house, a family in decline, five generations of women, and an attic full ofbeautiful clothes with secrets and lies hidden in their folds. Kelly Doust, author of Precious Things, spins another warm, glamorous and romantic mystery of secrets, love, fashion, families - and how we have to trust in ourselves, even in our darkest of days. One for lovers of Kate Morton, Belinda Alexandra, Fiona McIntosh and Lucy Foley. Failed fashion designer Sylvie Dearlove is coming home to England - broke, ashamed and in disgrace - only to be told her parents are finally selling their once-grand, now crumbling country house, Bledesford, the ancestral home of the Dearlove family for countless generations. Sylvie has spent her whole life trying to escape being a Dearlove, and the pressure of belonging to a family of such headstrong, charismatic and successful women. Beset by self-doubt, she starts helping her parents prepare Bledesford for sale, when she finds in a forgotten attic a thrilling cache of old steamer trunks and tea chests full of elaborate dresses and accessories acquired from across the globe by five generations of fashionable Dearlove women. Sifting through the past, she also stumbles across a secret which has been hidden - in plain sight - for decades, a secret that will change the way she thinks about herself, her family, and her future. Romantic, warm, and glamorous, moving from Edwardian England to the London Blitz to present day London, Dressing the Dearloves is a story of corrosiveness of family secrets, the insecurities that can sabotage our best efforts, and the seductive power of dressing up. 'A stunning creation ... To read a story that is so fervently female, strong in its voices, stories and experiences of womanhood, is refreshing and somehow, life affirming. For all those reasons - and more - Dressing The Dearloves is not to be missed.' Better Reading 'I would highly recommend this book. It was a very entertaining and at times deeply moving read, with lots of twists and turns along the way.' Great Reads and Tea Leaves 'I highly recommend Dressing the Dearloves to those who love their novels draped in fashion, steeped in the atmosphere of old estates, with a smattering of family secrets to uncover. Brilliant, warm, witty, and beautiful!' Theresa Smith Writes Praise for Precious Things: 'Precious Things tells the compelling story of a modern woman while weaving the fascinating and mysterious stories of many women from the past two centuries. What links each of them is a beautiful, precious thing - a bejeweled and mysterious coronet ... A wonderful and unusual story... an impressive debut.' Good Reading 'Wonderful storytelling - I was bewitched' Charlotte Smith, bestselling author of Dreaming of Dior 'Beautifully written and downright enchanting. Every character had a story and each story connected and drew me in to the point that I couldn't put the book down until I found out all their endings.' mybookdiary.com

Download or read book Coming Home to Cuckoo Cottage written by Heidi Swain and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-07-13 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the bestelling author of Mince Pies and Mistletoe at the Christmas Market and The Cherry Tree Café comes a glorious summer treat of glamping, vintage tearooms and love ... When Lottie Foster’s grandmother’s best friend Gwen dies, she leaves Lottie her lovely home, Cuckoo Cottage. Lottie loves the cottage but Matt, a charming local builder, points out that beneath its charm it is falling apart. Luckily he is always on hand to help with the problems that somehow seem to keep cropping up. But is he just a bit too good to be true? Certainly Will, Lottie’s closest neighbour, seems to think so. Lottie plans to set up her own business renovating vintage caravans. She hasn’t told anyone about the project she has cooked up with Jemma from The Cherry Tree Café to repurpose Gwen’s old caravan and turn it into a gorgeous tearoom. But before she can finally enjoy living with her legacy she must uncover who she can trust, and who to avoid. And with two men vying for her attention, will she also find love? 'A sweet and lovely story. I guarantee you will fall in love with Heidi’s wonderful world' Milly Johnson 'A big, fat, cosy hug of a read... it will leave you with a warm glow!' Mandy Baggot, author of Those Summer Nights 'A perfect summer read... It made me want to pack up my cupcakes in my red spotty hanky and go and live in the book' Jane Linfoot, author of The Little Wedding Shop by the Sea 'A story that captures your heart - engaging characters, a gorgeous setting and chickens! A winning formula' Christie Barlow, author of Evie's Year of Taking Chances

Download or read book Biting the Dust written by Margaret Horsfield and published by New York : St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the history and sociology of housework, using research, interviews, and analyses of characters from television, literature, and advertising to explore how, why, and who does the cleaning.

Download or read book Godsgrave written by Jay Kristoff and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2017-09-05 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second thrilling installment of the award-winning Nevernight Chronicle, from New York Times bestselling author Jay Kristoff. In a land where three suns almost never set, a ruthless assassin continues her quest for vengeance against the powers who destroyed her family. Mia Corvere has found her place among the Blades of Our Lady of Blessed Murder, but many in the Red Church hierarchy think she’s far from earned it. Plying her bloody trade in a backwater of the Republic, she’s no closer to ending the men who destroyed her familia; in fact, she’s told directly that Consul Scaeva is off limits. But after a deadly confrontation with an old enemy, Mia's suspicions about the Red Church’s true motives begin to grow. When it’s announced that Scaeva will be making a rare public appearance at the conclusion of the grand games in Godsgrave, Mia defies the Church and sells herself to a gladiatorial collegium for a chance to finally end him. Upon the sands of the arena, Mia finds new allies, bitter rivals, and more questions about her strange affinity for the shadows. But as conspiracies unfold within the collegium walls, and the body count rises, Mia will be forced to choose between love and revenge, and uncover a secret that could change the very face of her world.