Download or read book Puncilitis and Other Diseases written by Alyce Finell and published by . This book was released on 2021-10-15 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book will make you smile, laugh, be happy.Some people consider a pun to be the highest form of humor.Some people consider a pun to be the lowest form of humor.You decide.This book is perfect for all occasions.An excellent hostess gift. Keep a couple on hand for emergencies.Excellent for your favorite reading room!
Download or read book Everything Is Choreography written by Kevin Winkler and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2021 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Everything is Choreography: The Musical Theater of Tommy Tune is the first full-scale analysis of the work of Tommy Tune, and his place in a lineage of Broadway's great director-choreographers. The decade of the 1980s was considered a low point for the American musical. Tune's predecessors in the art of complete musical staging like Jerome Robbins, Bob Fosse, Gower Champion, and Michael Bennett were either dead or withdrawn from the Broadway arena. Yet it was the period of Tune's greatest success. The book examines how he adapted to an increasingly corporatized, high-stakes producing and funding environment. It considers how Tune kept the American musical a thriving, creative enterprise at a time when Broadway was dominated by British imports. It investigates Tune's work of the last twenty-five years, when he shifted his attentions to touring and regional productions, far from the glare of Broadway. Unlike his fellow director-choreographers, Tune also maintained a successful performing career, and the book details the deft balancing act that kept him working as a popular singer-dancer-actor while directing a series of striking and influential Broadway musicals"--
Download or read book Searching for September written by Robin A. Lieberman and published by . This book was released on 2021-06 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reality and fantasy are entwined in this gripping story of one woman's journey to find inner strength in a psychologically destructive relationship. September (Seppie) Webb, a divorced, middle-aged New Yorker, had always viewed marriage and romance idealistically. Her pursuit to meet a virtuous and charismatic man who can ignite the flame inside of her is a challenge, at best. Hungry for passion after leaving a lifeless marriage, Seppie takes a plunge into the sea of single men, and the culture of midlife dating has her frustrated and disillusioned. Unexpectedly, she meets the prominent widowed attorney, Teddy Zezza and is swept off her feet by his charming persona. A whirlwind romance unleashes her sexual prowess and encourages her to take a leap of faith. Lured by his charisma, she neglects countless red flags. After a few months of dating, Seppie has fallen hopelessly in love and accepts Teddy's invitation to move into his home with his young daughter, Lily whom she adores. In an effort to remain in a romantic relationship, she stays tethered to an unstable man and finds ways to justify his actions. Searching for September is a must read for any woman who has ever loved deeply and passionately, abandoned her soul to another, given of herself unselfishly, and questioned every decision during her voyage.
Download or read book The Long Pause and the Short Breath written by Nicole Freezer Rubens and published by Three Tomatoes Book Publishing. This book was released on 2020-09-21 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A stunning debut collection of poems and photography that will make you pause and take your breath away.With a keen artist's eye and laser sharp insights, Nicole Freezer Rubens takes you inside the pandemic bubble of New York City through the lockdown, the endless sirens, the protests, the salutes to those who cared for us, the loss of lives and freedoms, and then out the other side when the quarantine was finally lifted. The stark and often shocking beauty of her photographs tell the story of a city on pause-but it's the photos combined with the poetry that speaks volumes of lives upended that takes your breath away. You'll be swept up in a tidal wave of emotions and a love story to the "eternal flame of New York City that can never be extinguished."
Download or read book Put Your Boots on and Dance in the Rain written by Madlyn Epstein Steinhart and published by . This book was released on 2019-11-30 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Put Your Boots on and Dance in the Rain features one hundred poems that the author has selected from her many years of writing poetry only for herself. After she started posting some of her deeply personal poems publicly, she was surprised and delighted by the responses and realized her words mattered to others. By giving a voice to pain and anguish, Madlyn's poems also provide hope and encouragement that there is a better tomorrow. It is her hope that the poems will help others who have suffered or are suffering from abuse, betrayal, bullying, trauma, and depression to realize they are not alone, and that recovery is possible.
Download or read book Big Deal written by Kevin Winkler and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018-02-08 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bob Fosse (1927-1987) is recognized as one of the most significant figures in post-World War II American musical theater. With his first Broadway musical, The Pajama Game in 1954, the "Fosse style" was already fully developed, with its trademark hunched shoulders, turned-in stance, and stuttering, staccato jazz movements. Fosse moved decisively into the role of director with Redhead in 1959 and was a key figure in the rise of the director-choreographer in the Broadway musical. He also became the only star director of musicals of his era--a group that included Jerome Robbins, Gower Champion, Michael Kidd, and Harold Prince--to equal his Broadway success in films. Following his unprecedented triple crown of show business awards in 1973 (an Oscar for Cabaret, Emmy for Liza with a Z, and Tony for Pippin), Fosse assumed complete control of virtually every element of his projects. But when at last he had achieved complete autonomy, his final efforts, the film Star 80 and the musical Big Deal, written and directed by Fosse, were rejected by audiences and critics. A fascinating look at the evolution of Fosse as choreographer and director, Big Deal: Bob Fosse and Dance in the American Musical considers Fosse's career in the context of changes in the Broadway musical theater over four decades. It traces his early dance years and the importance of mentors George Abbott and Jerome Robbins on his work. It examines how each of the important women in his adult life--all dancers--impacted his career and influenced his dance aesthetic. Finally, the book investigates how his evolution as both artist and individual mirrored the social and political climate of his era and allowed him to comfortably ride a wave of cultural changes.
Download or read book It s Your Life Live IT written by April M. Merenda and published by Three Tomatoes Publishing. This book was released on 2021-11-12 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A story of resiliency, saying yes, following your passions and never giving up.In this inspirational business memoir, It's Your Life?Live It! April Merenda, cofounder of Gutsy Women Travel and assistant professor at St. John's University shares her journey on how her passion for travel led her to become a pioneer in women's travel, a successful entrepreneur, a highly regarded expert in the hospitality industry, and an innovator in academia. Resiliency and saying yes to opportunities are recurring themes as she eventually cocreated a travel company with Gail Golden-Icahn called Gutsy Women Travel, which focused on guided vacations designed specifically for women travelers and their interests. Gutsy Women launched shortly after 9/11 despite the naysayers who questioned the timing. Twenty years later, Gutsy Women Travel is thriving despite the ups and downs thrown its way, not the least of which is surviving the global pandemic.April takes the reader along on this incredible journey that follows her life, career, and travels, introduces you to incredible gutsy women she has met on her tours, unforgettable students in her hospitality classes as a professor at St. John's University, and the angels who have guided her.
Download or read book How to Create a Successful Remote Work Culture written by Ute Franzen-Waschke and published by Three Tomatoes Publishing. This book was released on 2021-03-31 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A tremendously practical and helpful guide for anyone transitioning to remote work-whether you are a leader transitioning your team, or an employee having to shift to working from home." Julie Diamond, Ph.D., author, Power: A User's Guide An indispensable and practical how to guide for employers and employees on navigating the new corporate paradigm of working from home. The COVID-19 Pandemic in 2020 brought many challenges into our lives, and yet it also made space for new paradigms to emerge. One of those paradigm shifts was a changing corporate viewpoint on employees working from home. The battles fought in organizations around the privilege of working from home was suddenly seen through a different lens. Necessity became the mother of invention and creativity. Without us realizing and taking the time to learn what this 'new way of working' actually requires, we are now finding ourselves in the midst of it. To the surprise of many, it has gone much better than most would have thought. But we are also learning that these new experiences have come with a downside as well. But what are organizations doing to create a successful work culture? Meet Jenn, Laura, and Cynthia, three avatars who work for the same corporation at different levels and have very different personal situations. Through them you will experience their challenges and reflections of working from home. Using the experiences of the avatars, the reader is guided through how to use the PPAS Maturity Model and its dimensions- People, Processes, Applications, Structure. The guide provides access to ready-to-use templates to start the conversation with employers and employees on the experience of working from home, with or without a coach at your side, and an overview of how to best navigate through your learnings and experiences in a structured, reflective, and forward-looking manner.
Download or read book Poems from My Pandemic Pen written by Carol Ostrow and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-12 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the world shuts down, what do you do? When New York City went into lockdown, Carol Ostrow stayed glued to her TV, afraid of the present and not knowing what the future would bring. But then one day, instead of calling a friend for a "normal" conversation, she picked up her pen and wrote a poem, finding a bit of humor during a dark time. She sent it to friends who appreciated the humor and wit and cheered her on. Hunkered down, hooked on a terrible Netflix series, feeling rather depressed without being able to escape her surroundings to enjoy the theatre, opera, ballet, restaurants and too afraid to venture out in the hall to empty her garbage, she put into rhyme her feelings. The results are humorous, witty, reflective, and sometimes poignant poems that cover the gamut from her expanding derriere, the art of folding toilet paper, reflections on ex-lovers, growing older, and the importance of friends. A morning ritualI have this talent with rare toilet paper,Like a gift, a talent, a great dress maker.I fold, I use, I fold again,Over the bowl, you know.No more space, 'tis time to throw,I do let go,Sometimes, it's true, I feel like fainting.This paper, so rare as a Picasso painting.Did you ever think we would come to this?Forgive me now, I have to diss,Goddamn, no paper, I have to piss.Carol's poems are a reminder to all of us that "This too shall pass." Life does change, we can all adapt and get used to what the future has in store. We will be fine. Just keep loved ones, friends, and the things we hold most dear in perspective, and we will come out of this stronger and healthier than ever.
Download or read book A Twist of Lemon written by Arlene Duane Hemingway and published by . This book was released on 2020-03-31 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Cannonball written by Amy Schmidt and published by . This book was released on 2020-06 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You're Never Too Old and It's Never Too Late You're entering midlife-the "big five-oh" may be looming or may have come and gone. You find yourself standing on the edge of the high dive wishing you could cannonball with fearless exhilaration like you did when you were ten. But you're frozen. What's holding you back? Fear of the unknown? Procrastination? Self-doubt? Fear of others judging you? Fear of failing? Amy Schmidt has been there, done that, and still doing some of it. In Cannonball, Fearlessly Facing Fifty, she shares her personal stories, and those of other women, to help arm us with insights and inspiration to cannonball fearlessly into the rest of our lives with the biggest splash possible. Amy is the real deal-disarmingly open, honest, and relatable. She sometimes feels fat. She can be a perfectionist. She can procrastinate and she sometimes forgets to love herself. But as she says, "I am a work in progress," and most days she feels "absolutelyfreaking" amazing. Amy is the BFF you want climbing each rung of that ladder with you and encouraging you to cannonball into the next best phase of your life.
Download or read book Mom You Just Need to Get Laid The Adventures of Dating After Divorce written by Kate Somerset and published by Brooklyn Writers Press. This book was released on 2021-05-17 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perfect for fans of "Sex and the City", this hilarious true account of modern dating follows a two-year journey of newly single Kate Somerset in Manhattan. The book's 15 stories of men will charm, inspire, and amuse readers to #DateLikeKate. You'll meet Anderson the Actor, Cain the Canine Lover, Nick the Neighbor, Cupido the Conductor, Braeden the Banker, and 10 others! Encouraged by her teenage daughter to "get a real life" following a divorce, Kate catapults herself from a settled existence in Texas to the unknown world of New York City. Creating her own joyful playbook for dating, Kate goes online and in person to build a new life. Relatable to singles of all ages, the stories of Kate's real dating adventures will have you begging for more.
Download or read book Everyday is Funday with Grandma Stella written by Linda Ganzenmuller and published by . This book was released on 2021-08-16 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Led by the Tiny Professors, Kayla, age four, and Sebastian, age five and a quarter, Every Day is Funday with Grandma Stella helps children understand what dementia and Alzheimer's is about, and how to still enjoy being with Grandma. The book is beautifully illustrated with a storyline and activities that will engage young readers. It provides an invaluable guide for creating a memory keepsake with Grandma that can be shared with younger generations for years to come. It will also help adults who are dealing with the often-complicated feelings about having a loved one with memory deficits. The book was created by Dr. Linda Ganzenmuller, a psychologist who focuses on senior citizens, their families, and caregivers, in consultation with Joan Motley, another expert in dealing with dementia. It is the author's hope that it will provide greater understanding, acceptance, and a heightened ability to cope with this challenging diagnosis and help people with dementia leave behind a legacy of cherished memories.
