Wardrobe Malfunction
Wardrobe Malfunction

Author: Samantha Towle

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2017-02-15

Total Pages: 342

ISBN-13: 9781542959858

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From New York Times bestselling author, Samantha Towle, comes a new standalone romantic comedy. Vaughn West, Hollywood heartthrob, has been at the top of his game for years. He thinks he's untouchable-until a betrayal brings him spiraling down. Now, everyone pities him, and if there's one thing Vaughn hates, it's pity. After a few months of working his way through every available actress, pop star, model, and waitress in California, Vaughn needs to get his life back on track and focus on what he does best-making hit movies. Charlotte Michaels is in love. Just not with one person. Louis Vuitton... Christian Dior... Valentino... Gucci... And the list goes on. Sadly, Charly's limited bank account doesn't allow her those luxuries, and the closest she gets are lucky finds in charity shops and working closely with some of those names in her job as a wardrobe assistant. Now, Charly has landed the mother of all jobs-working on the new Vaughn West movie. Excited doesn't even cut it. Only things don't go as planned, and it turns out that Vaughn is actually a jerk. A hot jerk, but a jerk nonetheless. So, why do their clothes keep falling off whenever they're around each other? And why can't Charly keep her mind in the closet and off Vaughn? Getting mixed up with a smart-mouthed, fashion-obsessed wardrobe assistant is the last thing Vaughn needs. Getting mixed up with an arrogant, self-centered, obnoxious, jumped-up actor who has a lack of respect for fashion is the last thing Charly needs. Things are about to get hot, dirty, and messy in Hollywood. Very messy. Especially if Charly's closely guarded secret falls out of her closet.

The Modern Day Spotter's Guide
The Modern Day Spotter's Guide

Author: Richard Horne

Publisher: Random House

Published: 2013-10-21

Total Pages: 178

ISBN-13: 1448130840

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Tired of the dull daily commute to the office, the tedious traipse to and from the school gates? Fed up with the seemingly endless shades of grey that decorate the canvas of modern life? Then the time has come to open your eyes! For in the midst of those soulless sceneries and vacant vistas there lies a wealth of fascinating detail. Look up! Look carefully all around! Where once there was monotony, now there is intrigue in abundance; sights and sounds sure to delight and amuse, amaze and entertain, to brighten each and every day - for once you spot, you can’t stop. The Modern Day Spotter’s Guide brings together the fun and frustrating, the maddening and the mundane, the good, the bad and the ugly to offer you a list of unlikely things to spot on your daily trudge through life. So be sure to keep your eyes peeled: for whether it be a cat with a moustache, a hopelessly lost tourist, a pigeon with one foot, an embarrassing wardrobe malfunction or the face of Jesus in your soup, the world is waiting to be spotted. See things a little differently. And, remember, life is in the details – don’t let them pass you by.

Bikini-Ready Moms
Bikini-Ready Moms

Author: Lynn O’Brien Hallstein

Publisher: SUNY Press

Published: 2015-07-21

Total Pages: 277

ISBN-13: 1438459017

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Argues that expectations for mothering include a new core principle of “body work.” The requirements of “good” motherhood used to primarily involve the care of children, but now contemporary mothers are also pressured to become bikini-ready immediately postpartum. Lynn O’Brien Hallstein analyzes celebrity mom profiles to determine the various ways that they encourage all mothers to engage in body work as the energizing solution to solve any work-life balance struggles they might experience. Bikini-Ready Moms also considers the ways that maternal body work erases any evidence of mothers’ contributions both at home and in professional contexts. Hallstein theorizes possible ways to fuel a necessary mothers’ revolution, while also pointing to initial strategies of resistance. “Bikini-Ready Moms contributes a great deal to understanding both the obsession with celebrity mom profiles and the pressure that mothers are under to conform to and perform intensive mothering as it shifts into another gear to control women.” — Fiona Joy Green, author of Practicing Feminist Mothering

Out of Shape
Out of Shape

Author: Mel Campbell

Publisher: Affirm Press

Published: 2013-06-01

Total Pages: 266

ISBN-13: 1922213144

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From corsets to skinny jeans, we have always fretted about our body shapes and why it’s so damn difficult to find a good fit. In this bold and entertaining book, Mel Campbell examines the tensions between our cultural ideals and our own bodies. Combining lively interviews and personal experiences with visits to museums, galleries and vintage fairs, Mel explores why we are still so critical of our various shapes and restricted by old-fashioned values. Out of Shape reveals how, when it comes to clothes and sizing, the past and present are cut from the same cloth.

Napoleon's Buttons
Napoleon's Buttons

Author: Penny Le Couteur

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2004-05-24

Total Pages: 390

ISBN-13: 9781585423316

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Napoleon's Buttons is the fascinating account of seventeen groups of molecules that have greatly influenced the course of history. These molecules provided the impetus for early exploration, and made possible the voyages of discovery that ensued. The molecules resulted in grand feats of engineering and spurred advances in medicine and law; they determined what we now eat, drink, and wear. A change as small as the position of an atom can lead to enormous alterations in the properties of a substance-which, in turn, can result in great historical shifts. With lively prose and an eye for colorful and unusual details, Le Couteur and Burreson offer a novel way to understand the shaping of civilization and the workings of our contemporary world.

Slapstick: An Interdisciplinary Companion
Slapstick: An Interdisciplinary Companion

Author: Ervin Malakaj

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

Published: 2021-10-25

Total Pages: 423

ISBN-13: 3110571986

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Despite its unabated popularity with audiences, slapstick has received rather little scholarly attention, mostly by scholars concentrating on the US theater and cinema traditions. Nonetheless, as a form of physical humor slapstick has a long history across various areas of cultural production. This volume approaches slapstick both as a genre of situational physical comedy and as a mode of communicating an affective situation captured in various cultural products. Contributors to the volume examine cinematic, literary, dramatic, musical, and photographic texts and performances. From medieval chivalric romance and nineteenth-century theater to contemporary photography, the contributors study treatments of slapstick across media, periods and geographic locations. The aim of a study of such wide scope is to demonstrate how slapstick emerged from a variety of complex interactions among different traditions and by extension, to illustrate that slapstick can be highly productive for interdisciplinary research.

Love Tango
Love Tango

Author: J.M. Jeffries

Publisher: Harlequin

Published: 2017-03-01

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 148801356X

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The rhythm of desire Former child star Roxanne Deveraux is stepping back into the spotlight. Tired of growing up in front of sitcom cameras, she left Hollywood and her controlling parents to finally follow her true passion, which exists offstage. Still, the offer to appear on Celebrity Dance is hard to resist—as is Nicholas Torres, her dance partner. He's creative, passionate, and they're growing more and more in sync—until family interference throws everything off balance. Nick had a hunch that Roxanne would prove a smash-hit contestant. But he's taken aback by her beauty, poise and his desire to partner with her off the dance floor. Watching her confidence and skill soar each week is a thrill. But as Roxanne's chaotic past resurfaces and a secret threatens to tear his own family apart, both must weigh old loyalties against the promise of a brilliant future together.

They're Just Boobs...Get over It!
They're Just Boobs...Get over It!

Author: Tresa Lynn Bowlin

Publisher: AuthorHouse

Published: 2013-04-15

Total Pages: 79

ISBN-13: 1481726811

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About women But not for women only. Taking a closer look at yourself with all the imperfections and being surprised to find yourself smiling. Are you ready to laugh at life,love and the things you cant control...like gravity. Genesis 21:16 Sarah said, " God hath made me laugh, so all that hear will laugh with me."

Rebel Rebel
Rebel Rebel

Author: Keanan Duffty

Publisher: Universe Publishing(NY)

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780789318107

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Tracing the roots of rebel style to the music scene, this book explores how fashionable music and "anti-fashion" icons, like David Bowie, the Sex Pistols, and Gwen Stefani, have inspired fashion. Rebel style is all about wearing common or mundane items with a sense of creativity and irony. The classic leather jacket (think Brando or Joan Jett) remains a symbol of "outsider-dom," while jeans have been reimagined as a style centerpiece by every generation. The skirt is constantly being reappraised, whether it’s mini, peasant, or frou-frou, to simultaneously celebrate and subvert images of femininity. Rebel, Rebel is the anti-style bible that will inspire the next generation of designers, fashionistas, and club kids alike.

Justin
Justin

Author: Sean Smith

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2005-11-01

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 1416516042

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"My name is Justin. I guess I should go ahead and tell you I sing." -- Justin Timberlake at age eleven The meteoric rise of Justin Timberlake from one-fifth of boy band *NSYNC to one of the world's top male solo artists has been nothing short of extraordinary. But how did this precocious curly-haired boy from the Tennessee Bible Belt and former Mickey Mouse Club member transform himself into "The New King of Pop" (Rolling Stone) and one of the most respected young R & B artists around? Bestselling author Sean Smith has traveled across the country to discover the real Justin. Through a series of exclusive interviews, he assembles a rich portrait of Justin's rural childhood outside Memphis, the talent show years, the Mickey Mouse Club era -- when he met Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera -- the rise of *NSYNC, and the breakthrough solo album, Justified, that brought Timberlake critical acclaim and superstar status all his own. Justin: The Unauthorized Biography also uncovers the truth about the women in Justin's life -- from first love all the way to Cameron Diaz -- and offers fascinating insights on why his first three serious relationships, including his most famous affair with Britney, ended with Justin crying "she cheated!" With over twenty pages of full-color photographs, an exclusive birth chart, complete discography, and updates on his thrilling new film-acting career, Justin: The Unauthorized Biography is a must-have biography of the man the NME has dubbed "the coolest man in pop."