Panties is an irresistible combination of lush, stylish images and provocative text that delights as well as stimulates questions such as: What do frescoes found in Pompeii reveal about the ancient Greeks? Which were the most expensive undies ever made, and is there such a thing as "power panties"? How exactly did the thong evolve - and what is the only draw back to the w?nder-string? Find out in this revealing and entertaining journey into the undiscovered world of underwear.
Big Girl Panties! features a light, positive approach to motivate toddlers to become toilet trained. What could be more rewarding for a little girl than wearing big girl panties, just like mommy? Adult caregivers and toddlers alike will love the snappy, rhyming text and colorful, hip illustrations. Valeria Petrone's stylized artwork ensures that this commercial yet heartwarming book will have a special place on little girls' favorite bookshelves. Soon they'll all be saying, "Bye, bye diapers!"
The Bare Essentials series is an invaluable resource for anyone entering into the field of lingerie design. This volume summarizes the basics of underwear design, from sewing and construction to drafting and pattern grading. Supported with clearly understood illustrations, the book introduces these subjects in a manageable capacity for both the novice and experienced seamstress. Bare Essentials is organized into three main sections based on the complexities of the information provided. Included in this book are basic patterns for briefs and boyshorts. What you will learn: * Construction methods using elastics and stretch fabrics * Manipulation of basic patterns * Pattern drafting from measurements * Developing grade rules and grading patterns
A rollicking and poignant romantic comedy about a young widow who decides to get in shape...and winds up getting her groove back—and a whole lot more! Holly Brennan used food to comfort herself through her husband’s illness and death. Now she’s alone at age thirty-two. And she weighs more than she ever has. When fate throws her in the path of Logan Montgomery, personal trainer to pro athletes, and he offers to train her, Holly concludes it must be a sign. Much as she dreads the thought of working out, Holly knows she needs to put on her big girl panties and see if she can sweat out some of her grief. Soon, the easy intimacy and playful banter of their training sessions lead Logan and Holly to most intense and steamy workouts. But can Holly and Logan go the distance as a couple now that she’s met her goals—and other men are noticing?
A frightening development is sweeping the nation. Affecting the lives of millions of people, this travesty is eating away at the heart of our society. Rampaging through every community in our great country, this horrible epidemic must be stopped. Ladies, please, we are begging you. Just say no to big white panties. In this hilarious collection of essays about relationships, Dale Alderman explores the different viewpoints men and women have about each other. Although he has been with his wife, Starla, for over twenty years, Dale freely admits that he knows absolutely nothing about women and he has the stories to prove it including: Nothing Says I Love You Like a Leaf Blower, The Thingy Is Going Ggguuurrrgggg, I Want My HGTV, What Is That Smell, Ow, You Are On My Hair, With This Pre-nup I Thee Wed, My Eggs Are Rotting, Boys Do Not Tinkle, and Why Do Men Scratch. Ladies, if you have ever wondered what your man is really thinking, Dale will tell you. Guys, if your lady has ever left you confused and frustrated, you are not alone. Dale has been there, too. To strengthen your relationship, sit on the couch with your soul mate, share a nice box of wine, and laugh out loud at Big White Panties. Dale Alderman lives in Chantilly, Virginia with his wife, Starla, and two sons, Chase and Logan. An award-winning author, Dale has appeared on FOX & Friends on the FOX News Channel and has appeared on many nationally syndicated radio shows. Dale is the author of Everyday Dad, a collection of funny stories about fatherhood. He is also the author of The MegaDog Tales, a middle grade adventure about a cocker spaniel that becomes a superhero.
"Roz Van Meter offers solid advice on how to face life as a grown-up based upon her years of experience as a life coach... Simply put, Roz is warm, wise, and the girlfriend you have always wanted."—Reader Review With this insightful, touching, and often hilarious guide, Roz takes you from Training Pants straight through to Big Girl Panties, with plenty of laughs and lots of valuable advice along the way. This book will help you embrace self-care but also give you the tough love you need to escape your self-defeating patterns. Figure out how to tackle your problems like an adult, while protecting and cherishing your inner Little Girl. Rife with deeply personal, perhaps slightly embarrassing and often hysterical personal stories from the author herself, Put Your Big Girl Panties On and Deal With It is the guidebook for real women ready to take charge of their own lives.
Zane, the New York Times bestselling author and Queen of Erotic Fiction, brings a new collection of lesbian erotica that will blow the sheets off beds everywhere. What happens when "The Finest Man" you have ever laid eyes on is a woman? What happens when a woman comes home to her man after a hard day's work with "Lipstick on Her Collar?" What happens when a married woman runs across the love of her life -- another woman -- who insists that "It's All or Nothing?" Is there such a thing as playing too "Hard to Get?" What happens when "Mom's Night Out" turns into group sex? What happens when you discover your true sexuality "At Last?" All of these questions and more are answered within the pages of Purple Panties. Written by women from all over the world, here is a new level of lesbian erotica, compiled by Zane, that promises the most exciting and steamy reading experience possible. These stories move beyond race, age, and all walks of life, including long-hidden passions, secret rendezvous with strangers, and May-December romances. With Zane's ever-growing popularity, and the need for increasingly quality erotica, Purple Panties will satisfy a long-standing demand for African-American lesbian literature. In the tradition of such successful erotica anthologies as Chocolate Flava and Caramel Flava, Purple Panties uncovers a new world of evocative risk-taking that has never been explored before from a lesbian perspective. The adventures in these stories are beyond everyone's wildest imaginations. *Note: Purple Panties the podcast (based on the book and created by Zane) is now on Stitcher Premium. For more information and a month of Stitcher Premium, visit PurplePantiesPodcast.com and use promo code PURPLE.
A narrative told by the recently divorced Joelys Jeffries: a wildly impulsive woman who turns to sex work in order to support herself and her children. Facing her new reality after the dissolution of her marriage, her whole adult life spent as an at-home-mom and caregiver to her ailing mother, career options are limited. The story follows Joelys, Joe, as she tries tirelessly to recover from and process the major losses in her life while holding her family together. Joe is a little reckless, but funny and brave. In the first half of the book, the reader learns about her family history of alcoholism and her own struggles with mental illness coupled with identity issues stemming from being biracial. The conclusion allows the reader to watch Joe grow and heal in unexpected ways. The lightning-paced story is written in a way in which the reader feels as if she's Joelys' new best friend, getting all the raunchy, fun details as well as the raw, emotional hardships of her recovery from unimaginable loss. The novel oscillates between erotic adventures in her new career and single life and the real struggle of an uneducated woman trying to make ends meet. The story, set in the Pacific Northwest, contains sub-plots of ethical promiscuity, co-parenting, complex female friendships, Puerto Rican-American nationality, domestic violence, and typography. It might sound chaotic, but this novel is funny, touching, and thought-provoking.
The Panty Princess is a humorous, light-hearted story about a young princess who, from the moment she is born, loves to wear diapers. Eventually, though, after noticing that none of her peers are wearing diapers anymore and after receiving a pretty panty present from the Queen, the Princess begins her own royal diaper-to-panty transition. With its fusion of reality and fanciful imagination, The Panty Princess will not only entertain children but will also motivate and inspire them, especially all those little girls who love princesses and pretty panties, to make their own diaper-to-underwear transition smooth, fun, and timely!
