Download or read book The Valentino Mystique written by Allan R. Ellenberger and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-06-24 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The circumstances surrounding the death of legendary star Rudolph Valentino have been a constant source of fascination for admirers worldwide. This work examines every aspect of his passing, analyzing the circumstances and gathering information into one convenient source for the Valentino scholar and enthusiast. The first part examines every moment of the last days of Rudolph Valentino, his illness and operation, the reactions of such intimates as Pola Negri, and all controversy such as riots, suicides, and fights over his funeral and estate. Part two gives tours of Valentino-related sites in New York, Hollywood and West Hollywood, downtown and suburban Los Angeles, and Beverly Hills, explaining each site's part in Valentino's history, giving quotes from the star and his associates about the place, and describing its present state. Part three consists of eleven appendices giving such information as the infamous "Pink Powder Puff" editorial and Valentino's responses, the medical diagnosis, operation on and treatment of the idol, tributes and eulogies, the list of mourners attending his funerals, his last will and testament, the summation of his estate, quotes about his death, references from newspapers, and a complete filmography.
Download or read book The Dark Lover written by Ed Russo and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-11-06 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today. Few remember 20s Hollywood actor Rudolph Valentino known as the "Great Lover" in his time... however those who do, claim his magnetic charm is otherworldly and his soul will shine among the stars of Hollywood's firmament for eternity... But, could they be closer to truth than they think? In this psychically inspired fiction Rudolf himself tells us a surprisingly dark and romantic version of his life ....as a vampire! As he makes his way through the nightlife of the 1920s, from Hollywood to Paris and the azure coast, we are thrilled to discover how vampires secretly infiltrated the film industry as well as other key elements of our cultural heritage from early on.
Download or read book WineSpeak written by Bernard Klem and published by Board and Bench Publishing. This book was released on 2009-07-01 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you read wine reviews, you're already either amused or confused by the soaring language wine writers often use to describe what they're smelling and tasting. But do you always know what they mean? Have you ever sipped a complex white and sensed what's so colorfully described as a peacock's tail? Have you ever savored a full-bodied red only to detect the ripe acrid smell of a horse stall? If not, you're in for a treat, because these terms and thousands more are all here to amuse, dismay, enlighten, inspire, puzzle, and utterly shock you . Welcome to the rich linguistic universe of wine speak: a world where words and wine intersect in an uncontrolled riot of language guaranteed to keep you entertained for hours. The author, a lifelong lover of both wine and words, has compiled and organized this unique thesaurus of 36,975 wine tasting descriptors into 20 special collections extracted from 27 categories so you can locate exactly the right term or phrase to express yourself clearly or to understand others. May your path across the galaxy of wine be paved only with labels from the very best bottles on earth. Or, much more cautiously, with wines that could introduce you to angel pee, citronella, eastern European fruit soup, Godzilla, iodine, ladies' underwear, mustard gas, old running shoes, rawhide, hot tar roads, bubblegum, sweaty saddles, crushed ants, kitchen drains, or even turpentine.
Download or read book Pink Globalization written by Christine R. Yano and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2013-04-29 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Pink Globalization, Christine R. Yano examines the creation and rise of Hello Kitty as a part of Japanese Cute-Cool culture. Yano argues that the international popularity of Hello Kitty is one aspect of what she calls pink globalization—the spread of goods and images labeled cute (kawaii) from Japan to other parts of the industrial world. The concept of pink globalization connects the expansion of Japanese companies to overseas markets, the enhanced distribution of Japanese products, and the rise of Japan's national cool as suggested by the spread of manga and anime. Yano analyzes the changing complex of relations and identities surrounding the global reach of Hello Kitty's cute culture, discussing the responses of both ardent fans and virulent detractors. Through interviews, Yano shows how consumers use this iconic cat to negotiate gender, nostalgia, and national identity. She demonstrates that pink globalization allows the foreign to become familiar as it brings together the intimacy of cute and the distance of cool. Hello Kitty and her entourage of marketers and consumers wink, giddily suggesting innocence, sexuality, irony, sophistication, and even sheer happiness. Yano reveals the edgy power in this wink and the ways it can overturn, or at least challenge, power structures.
Download or read book Earline s Pink Party written by Elizabeth Findley Shores and published by University of Alabama Press. This book was released on 2017-04-18 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Earline’s Pink Party Elizabeth Findley Shores sifts through her family’s scattered artifacts to understand her grandmother’s life in relation to the troubled racial history of Tuscaloosa, Alabama. A compelling, genre-bending page-turner, Earline’s Pink Party: The Social Rituals and Domestic Relics of a Southern Woman analyzes the life of a small-city matron in the Deep South. A combination of biography, material culture analysis, social history, and memoir, this volume offers a new way of thinking about white racism through Shores’s conclusion that Earline’s earliest childhood experiences determined her worldview. Set against a fully drawn background of geography and culture and studded with detailed investigations of social rituals (such as women’s parties) and objects (such as books, handwritten recipes, and fabric scraps), Earline’s Pink Party tells the story of an ordinary woman, the grandmother Shores never knew. Looking for more than the details and drama of bourgeois Southern life, however, the author digs into generations of family history to understand how Earline viewed the racial terror that surrounded her during the Jim Crow years in this fairly typical southern town. Shores seeks to narrow a gap in the scholarship of the American South, which has tended to marginalize and stereotype well-to-do white women who lived after Emancipation. Exploring her grandmother’s home and its contents within the context of Tuscaloosa society and historical events, Shores evaluates the belief that women like Earline consciously engaged in performative rituals in order to sustain the “fantastical” view of the white nobility and the contented black underclass. With its engaging narrative, illustrations, and structure, this fascinating book should interest scholars of memory, class identity, and regional history, as well as sophisticated lay readers who enjoy Southern history, foodways, genealogy, and material culture.
Download or read book California Gardener s Guide written by Bruce Asakawa and published by . This book was released on 2001-09-03 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each of the 169 specially selected plants featured in this book is showcased in glorious full color. Valuable information on planting, caring, and protection is included for each plant and a map designates each plant's preferred growing zones.
Download or read book Cognitive Development written by Kathleen M. Galotti and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2015-12-22 with total page 527 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written in Kathleen M. Galotti′s signature engaging style, this text is a dynamic examination of cognitive development from infancy through adolescence. Updated and reorganized throughout, the Second Edition weaves together a variety of theoretical perspectives while considering issues of research methodology. Introductory chapters cover theoretical and developmental frameworks and are followed by chronologically arranged chapters, giving undergraduate and graduate students an understanding of the "whole" child in an accessible, intuitive framework.
Download or read book God Bless the Broken Road written by Jennifer Dornbush and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-06-06 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Soon to be a major motion picture"--Cover.
Download or read book The Way Out written by Emerson Hough and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2020-08-03 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original: The Way Out by Emerson Hough
Download or read book 201 Healthy Smoothies Juices for Kids written by Amy Roskelley and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-04-18 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 200 delicious alternatives to sugary drinks! Quenching your kids' thirst in a healthy way is easier than ever! Now you can whip up these delicious and nutritious smoothies and juices—and your kids will be begging for more! Let them drink up—what they don't know about all the vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and phytonutrients they're getting won't hurt them. In 201 Healthy Smoothies and Juices for Kids, you'll find all the essential recipes you need to replace boring, sugary, one-fruit bottled juice with satisfying, nourishing combinations that will: -Boost young immune systems -Balance natural sugars with essential vitamins and nutrients -Sneak in extra servings of fruits and vegetables even the pickiest eater won't pick up on -Replace soda and pricey store-bought drinks for good! With this book, you'll introduce your children to the wonderful flavors of fruits and vegetables with every delightful glass—and your kids will be begging for more!
Download or read book HIS SHOTGUN PROPOSAL written by Karen Toller Whittenburg and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2014-10-15 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Texas Sheikhs: Though their veins course with royal blood, their pride lies in the Texas land they call home! THE SECOND SON A hurricane of hot remembrance crashed against Mac Coleman. The one-night seductress who'd vanished, then commandeered his dreams, was suddenly at his ranch house door, pregnant, penniless and prettier than ever. Ironclad honor demanded that the wealthy horseman take Abbie Jones into his protection. And her family was not far behind, insisting Mac give Abbie his noble name. No one could force this wild Texas prince to do anything, least of all marry. But Mac would take Abbie as his bride—his heart and soul decreed it. Yet would Abbie see his marriage offer as a mandate…or a loving promise of forever?
Download or read book Shambler written by Michael Fleisher and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2008 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kevin Ellman grew up in the Golden Age of Comics, when the heroes were the champions of all that was right in the world, defenders of the proverbial truth, justice, and the American way. As an adult, he realized his dream by becoming a professional comic-book writer, crafting comic-book stories of his favorite heroes. Kevin's greatest creation was The Shambler, a strange beast-man, half-insane but intensely empathic, and touched by the love of the Golden Starling. The Shambler's sales soared and Kevin became famous. But in the 1970s, the comic-book landscape was transformed. Those noble heroes with super-powers, those squeaky-clean warriors for justice and righteousness, were supplanted by flawed, unstable vigilantes in masks, prone to violence and revenge. Fans became drawn to these dark anti-heroes, and publishers populated the comic-book universe with them and sent them forth into battle with masters of super-villainy even darker than the flawed anti-heroes who fought them. Kevin Ellman became a casualty of this new fantasy landscape and tumbled into a nightmare world.
Download or read book Arcane Mythos written by Nicole R. Taylor and published by Nicole R. Taylor. This book was released on 2020-09-04 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Witches guard the way. The Fae hold all the secrets. And a woman from another world has three days to stop a devastating war… Elspeth Quarrie has embraced her powers and her new name, Odhweine, and defeated the greatest threat the Druids have ever faced. They are safe for now, but the fanatical Chimera are destined to return as long as Elspeth’s prophecy holds power. The only way to ensure her new family’s safety, is to travel to another world and end the threat once and for all. To reach the Fae Realm, Elspeth and Rory need to win over the Witches, and once they do, they need to win over the illusive Fae Queen. It isn’t easy being a harbinger of death, especially when all Elspeth wants is to save the world…from herself. But when the portal takes her somewhere unexpected, Elspeth finds herself in the fight of her life. For the end of all things will begin in Un Alari…unless she can stop it. Arcane Mythos is the third book of The Darkland Druids, a mystical Urban Fantasy series set in modern day Scotland, Ireland, and the spellbinding world of the Fae. A powerful woman, who is the embodiment of death, travels to another world in order to save it…from herself. Can she stop a devastating war from sweeping across a magical land? Find out in this gripping fantasy saga!
Download or read book Grow Your Own Herbal Remedies written by Maria Noel Groves and published by Storey Publishing. This book was released on 2019-03-19 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Expert herbalist Maria Noël Groves has advice for budding herb gardeners: grow just what your body needs! In Grow Your Own Herbal Remedies, Groves provides 23 specially tailored garden plans for addressing the most common health needs, along with simple recipes for using each group of herbs. For chronic stomach problems, marshmallow, plantain, rose, fennel, and calendula make the perfect medicine, with recipes for tummy tea and gut-healing broth. Whether the need is for headache relief, immune support, stress relief, or a daily tonic, readers will learn the three to six herbs that are most effective and how to plant, harvest, and care for each one. In all of Groves’s plant suggestions, the emphasis is on safe, effective, easy-to-grow herbs that provide abundant harvests and can be planted in containers or garden beds.
Download or read book Pink Lips and Fingertips written by Rick Weber and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2009-06 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What would you do if you knew your time was short? Pink Lips and Fingertips answers this question through the life of Jeri Ivison Paholek, who was born with a rare heart defect called common ventricle and given a death sentence by the medical community. Instead of retreating inward and playing it safe to extend her years or embarking on extravagant global adventures, Jeri chose to impact the world for Christ-whether by corresponding with convicted bomber Timothy McVeigh on death row or starting a prayer stand immediately after the 9/11 attacks. Her indomitable spirit in the face of death will inspire and captivate. You will not approach life the same way after reading this book. "Rick Weber has always searched for greater understanding of his subjects and the obstacles they face. Finding solace and inspiration in their tales goes beyond merely the details of his career, but permeates who Rick is on a personal level. It's again obvious in his best work to date, Pink Lips and Fingertips. Jeri's story isn't just for those of faith, but for those who simply need to understand the will to survive and thrive in the face of life-threatening challenge." -Jason Cole, Yahoo! "This is an inspiring story that recognizes all heroes don't march in parades or speak before crowds. Jeri is petite and literally suffers from a broken heart. But she refuses to disconnect from God, who authors a supernatural miracle activated by love, courage and faith." -Armando Salguero, Miami Herald RICK WEBER graduated from Penn State with a B.A. in journalism. He has won the Casey Medal for Meritorious Journalism, been honored twice by the Associated Press Sports Editors and contributed to Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Golf Book. He lives in Katy, Texas, with his son, Austin.
Download or read book Catalogue written by Montgomery Ward and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 734 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Pink Houses and Family Taverns written by Becky Bradway and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2002-04-03 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essays are complemented by a selection of black-and-white photographs of the region and its inhabitants.
