I wish my thighs were smaller. "If only I could lose ten pounds." A wake-up call for any woman who has engaged in the "if only" wishing game, Locker Room Diaries uses the unique lens of the locker room to reveal what, exactly, goes into "shaping" not just a woman's body but her body image. The locker room can be a wondrous retreat, a place to toss aside the worries of the day, but it is also where our flaws become most apparent-and where most of us can't help but wonder how we "measure up." Often dressed in no more than a towel, Leslie Goldman spent five years talking with women of all shapes and sizes about their body image, from taut twenty-somethings to heavyset seniors. Why is it, she asks, that almost no one seems satisfied with her physique? From compulsive workouts to daily dates with the scale, from bikini waxes to body fat measurements, American women are swept up in a constant quest for the "perfect" body. Thankfully, more than one woman reveals how she halted her cycle of self-loathing and learned to like her body as is. Blending expert opinion with wonderfully intimate, often laugh-outloud, confidences, Locker Room Diaries will inspire anyone who knows the highs of exercise to leave the lows of self-esteem behind-and, most especially, once and for all, to step off that scale!
Get ready to explore your fantasies like never before as you take an erotic journey with Dominatrix and BDSM Educator, Ms. Elle X, in her first installment of BDSM-specific erotica: The Red Room Diaries. Designed as a healthy and erotic alternative to the comparison and insecurity pornography and traditional erotica brings, The Red Room Diaries is written completely without physical descriptions of characters, focusing instead on creating an intensely visceral experience for the reader. This revolutionary method of storytelling allows readers to fully superimpose themselves (and if applicable, their partner(s)), into Ms. Elle's sensuous scenes, encouraging the exploration of their deep desires and undiscovered fetishes in a safe and healthy way.
Shy and reserved, good girl Ellie McDonald is determined to break out of her shell—and her relationship rut. First order of business? Woman up and finally ask her longtime secret crush, Jake Armstrong, on an old-fashioned date. She’s not at all his type—which is great. Once Jake turns her down, she can finally move on. Except he says yes... MVP shortstop Jake Armstrong has tried to keep his bad boy nature under wraps. But there’s nothing he likes more than tempting sweet Ellie to the dark side. No one needs to know. But when the hotel catches fire and their rescue—while nearly naked—is caught on camera, the two have a PR problem. Jake’s solution is a fake relationship, just for the season. Only for Ellie, there’s nothing fake about it... Each book in the Locker Room Diaries series is STANDALONE: * Hitting It * Sliding Home * Hard and Fast
Introducing Max Crumbly, the new dork on the block. Max Crumbly is about to face the scariest place he's ever been: South Ridge Middle School. There's a lot that's great about his new school, but there's also a big problem - Doug aka Thug Thurston, the school bully whose new hobby is stuffing Max in his locker.
Stuart is excited about being part of a family, yet his new brother, George, isn't very excited about having a mouse for a brother, but with a little patience and a lot of love, Stuart shows George the true meaning of brotherhood. Original.
What do human babies eat, anyway? Manny, Sid and Diego need to get Roshan back to his family. But before that they need to find him some dinner. Will the dodos get in their way? Find out in this hilarious story featuring all the great characters from the hit movie Ice Age. This book helps break the ice for first time readers. Featuring characters from the funniest scene in the movie, Dinner with the Dodos will make every reader feel really smart! Packed with colour illustrations.
Feeding on the city's sewage, an alien worm has grown to enormous proportions. Now he's trying to catch a train and have it for lunch. Only Agent Jay has the courage and smarts to track him down. Full color.
From getting lost in the laundry to dealing with the pet cat, Stuart Little has got a lot to learn about being a little mouse in a big, human house when he gets adopted by the Littles.
Peter Parker is a normal kid - until he gets bitten by a spider. This is no ordinary arachnid - this spider's bite gives Peter superpowers He can crawl up buildings, run as fast as a speeding truck and shoot out sticky spider-webbing