The Lady with Balls
The Lady with Balls

Author: Alice Combs

Publisher: Cypress House

Published: 2019-07-19

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 9780998785417

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During the 1970s, Alice Combs, undeterred by a former employer’s snobbish pronouncement, “You’re not corporate material,” transformed herself from divorced mother on food stamps to successful entrepreneur. Resolute, Alice overcame her initial ignorance of the recycling trade, and recovered from the many novice mistakes she inevitably made while teaching herself to operate Vulcan Wire, which would slowly become a thriving business despite an embezzling partner, cutthroat competitors, and several employees who proved unreliable when they were most needed. Alice refused to be intimidated and wouldn’t take no for an answer. Her exceptional achievement in a traditionally male arena is an inspiration for all women who aspire to the heights of success in their chosen fields.--Publisher.

With Balls and Chutzpah
With Balls and Chutzpah

Author: Gene Gutowski

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2011-08-04

Total Pages: 333

ISBN-13: 1462002749

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Gene Gutowskis name is associated with some of the great films of the twentieth century: the Oscar-winning masterpiece The Pianist, Repulsion, Cul-de-sac, and Fearless Vampire Killers. Producer of many of Roman Polanskis classics, Gene Gutowski shares here his extraordinary memoirs: those of a Polish Jew, alone in occupied Warsaw after the deportation of his entire family. As a young man who, with the blind courage of one who has nothing to lose, took incredible risks, he narrowly escaped the many horrors of life in Nazi-occupied Poland. In an extraordinary twist of destiny, and thanks to his prodigious resourcefulness, Gene Gutowski found himself in Germany in 1945, working as an American counter-espionage agent. After the war, he made his way to New York, where he worked as a fashion illustrator and TV producer, then on to London, where he became a successful producer and member of the jet set during the sixties. Finally, he achieved Hollywood consecration with the three Oscars won by The Pianist. It is an extremely endearing personality that reveals itself here, modest about the difficulties overcome, honest about the successes and failures. Gene Gutowskis youth was a thumb of the nose to death and totalitarianism, and his journey is a formidable life lesson.

Dolls with Balls
Dolls with Balls

Author: Trevor Johnston

Publisher: AuthorHouse

Published: 2011-02-11

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 1467892459

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Will Sheila get Harry to the altar? Will Harry lose the football match to avoid marrying Sheila? Can Anne Marie Drummond get a good Irish Catholic girl for her son Sean? Can Sean get the sexy non Catholic Payne into bed without Anne Marie finding out? Will the girls take control of the football club and get the players fit for rugby and bedroom! All these questions and many more will be answered in Dolls with Balls.

It Takes More Than Balls
It Takes More Than Balls

Author: Diedre Silva

Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Inc.

Published: 2008-04

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 1602396310

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For years, Deidre Silva and Jackie Koney figured that men simply knew more about baseball than they did. They tried to reconcile their love of baseball with their second-class fan status, but they finally realized that not getting in a tizzy over the 1952 World Series didn't mean that they weren't "real" fans. As loyal—but not insane or stat-obsessed—spectators, they simply had a different perspective. In It Takes More Than Balls they share their brand of baseball passion with lifelong fans and the "baseball curious" of either gender. Offering anecdotes and gossip from the ballpark, the book also explains the nuances of today's game that will help readers enjoy their next (or first) baseball outing.

Girls at the Edge of the World
Girls at the Edge of the World

Author: Laura Brooke Robson

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2021-06-08

Total Pages: 417

ISBN-13: 0525554033

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Set in a world on the edge of an apocalyptic flood, this heart-stoppingly romantic fantasy debut is perfect for fans of Rachel Hartman and Rae Carson. In a world bound for an epic flood, only a chosen few are guaranteed safe passage into the new world once the waters recede. The Kostrovian royal court will be saved, of course, along with their guards. But the fate of the court's Royal Flyers, a lauded fleet of aerial silk performers, is less certain. Hell-bent on survival, Principal Flyer, Natasha Koskinen, will do anything to save the flyers, who are the only family she's ever known. Even if "anything" means molding herself into the type of girl who could be courted by Prince Nikolai. But unbeknownst to Natasha, her newest recruit, Ella Neves, is driven less by her desire to survive the floods than her thirst for revenge. And Ella's mission could put everything Natasha has worked for in peril. As the oceans rise, so too does an undeniable spark between the two flyers. With the end of the world looming, and dark secrets about the Kostrovian court coming to light, Ella and Natasha can either give in to despair . . . or find a new reason to live.

Girls on the Verge
Girls on the Verge

Author: Vendela Vida

Publisher: St. Martin's Press

Published: 2007-04-01

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 1429981970

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In a fascinating look at how young women are coming of age in America, Vendela Vida's Girls on the Verge explores a variety of rituals that girls have adapted or created in order to leave their childhoods behind. Vida doesn't just observe the rituals, she actively participates in them, going as far as spending a week at UCLA to experience rush--she emerges a Tri-Delt. She also goes to Miami to learn about the "quince" (the Latin American celebration of a girl's fifteenth birthday), to Houston to take part in a debutante ball, to Los Angeles and San Francisco to talk to female gang members, to Salem, Massachusetts, to interview a coven of witches, and to Las Vegas to watch young brides take the plunge--some of them in drive-through wedding chapels. With humor, insight, and illuminating detail, she explores girls' struggles to forge an identity and secure a sense of belonging through various rituals--rituals that they embrace without necessarily understanding the comforts they seek or the repercussions of their often all-too-adult choices.

Madonna
Madonna

Author: Mary Gabriel

Publisher: Little, Brown

Published: 2023-10-10

Total Pages: 939

ISBN-13: 0316456446

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New York Times Editors’ Choice, One of NPR’s Best Books of the Year In this “infinitely readable” biography, award-winning author Mary Gabriel chronicles the meteoric rise and enduring influence of the greatest female pop icon of the modern era: Madonna (People Magazine) With her arrival on the music scene in the early 1980s, Madonna generated nothing short of an explosion—as great as that of Elvis or the Beatles—taking the nation by storm with her liberated politics and breathtaking talent. Within two years of her 1983 debut album, a flagship Macy's store in Manhattan held a Madonna lookalike contest featuring Andy Warhol as a judge, and opened a department called “Madonna-land.” But Madonna was more than just a pop star. Everywhere, fans gravitated to her as an emblem of a new age, one in which feminism could shed the buttoned-down demeanor of the 1970s and feel relevant to a new generation. Amid the scourge of AIDS, she brought queer identities into the mainstream, fiercely defending a person's right to love whomever—and be whoever—they wanted. Despite fierce criticism, she never separated her music from her political activism. And, as an artist, she never stopped experimenting. Madonna existed to push past boundaries by creating provocative, visionary music, videos, films, and live performances that changed culture globally. Deftly tracing Madonna’s story from her Michigan roots to her rise to super-stardom, master biographer Mary Gabriel captures the dramatic life and achievements of one of the greatest artists of our time.

The Complete Girls with Slingshots
The Complete Girls with Slingshots

Author: Danielle Corsetto

Publisher: Iron Circus Comics

Published: 2018-07-01

Total Pages: 632

ISBN-13: 194582008X

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The MASSIVE compiled and remastered edition of Danielle Corsetto's long-running hit webcomic about 20-something BFFs Jamie and Hazel. One of the most popular webcomics of all time, Girls with Slingshots’ eleven-year run followed the adventures of Hazel Tellington, Jamie McJack, and their close-knit group of friends as they unsteadily and enthusiastically navigated their twenties and beyond. Girls with Slingshots collects the entire strip in one place for the very first time, including thousands of full-color comics with never before seen creator insights and art.

ABCs of Balls
ABCs of Balls

Author: Nina Snyder

Publisher:

Published: 2020-10-27

Total Pages: 30

ISBN-13: 9781735619903

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"A simple alphabet book that explores balls from around the world-and a few other round objects, as well." - Kirkus Reviews "ABCs of Balls," an alphabet book for preschool children, makes learning ABCs fun for sports fans. From baseball to football, the alphabet book scores with both boys and girls with a lively color scheme, as well as photos of animals and sports equipment. "One of my son's first words was 'ball, ' and I wrote the book to make learning his ABCs fun for him," said author Nina Snyder. Note: "ABCs of Balls" uses American expressions such as "S" is for "soccer ball." A is for Australian football B is for baseball... and basketball! D is for disco ball E is for Earth F is for football G is for golf ball H is for hamster ball I is for inflatable ball J is for juggling balls K is for kickball L is for lacrosse ball M is for marble N is for nine ball O is for origami ball P is for Ping-Pong ball Q is for quick ball R is for rugby ball S is for soccer ball T is for tennis ball U is for unhappy ball V is for volleyball W is for water polo ball X is for eXtra small ball Y is for yarn ball Z is for zoo ball