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Firm but always fair, Karen Homer lays down the law and makes sure you ever have to commit another fashion faux-pas. Discover why you can never have too many white T-shirts, how to choose the right shoes and when to say "no" to this season's high fashion trends.
Packed with humor and offering a wry sideways look at the world of women's style, this book by Karen Homer should have you laughing in recognition. This book covers the hazards of choosing underwear through to finding the right wedding outfit.
Things a Woman Should Know About Style by Karen Homer
ISBN: 1853755192

The Secret Life of Bees

Living on a peach farm in South Carolina with her harsh, unyielding father, Lily Owens has shaped her entire life around one devastating, blurred memory - the afternoon her mother was killed, when Lily was four. Since then, her only real companion has been the fierce-hearted, and sometimes just fierce, black woman Rosaleen, who acts as her stand-in mother.
When Rosaleen insults three of the deepest racists in town, Lily knows it's time to spring them both free. They take off in the only direction Lily can think of, toward a town called Tiburon, South Carolina - a name she found on the back of a picture amid the few possessions left by her mother.
There they are taken in by an eccentric trio of black beekeeping sisters named May, June, and August. Lily thinks of them as the calendar sisters and enters their mesmerizing secret world of bees and honey, and of the Black Madonna who presides over this household of strong, wise women. Maternal loss and betrayal, guilt and forgiveness entwine in a story that leads Lily to the single thing her heart longs for most.
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
ISBN: 0142001740

Nothing That Meets the Eye

The Patricia Highsmith renaissance continues with Nothing That Meets the Eye, a brilliant collection of twenty-eight psychologically penetrating stories, a great majority of which are published for the first time in this collection. This volume spans almost fifty years of Patricia Highsmith's career and establishes her as a permanent member of our American literary canon, as attested by recent publication of two of these stories in The New Yorker and Harper's.
The stories assembled in Nothing That Meets the Eye, written between 1938 and 1982, are vintage Patricia Highsmith: a gigolo-like psychopath preys on unfulfilled career women; a lonely spinster's fragile hold on reality is tethered to the bottle; an estranged postal worker invents homicidal fantasies about his coworkers. While some stories anticipate the diabolical narratives of the Ripley novels, others possess a Capra-like sweetness that forces us to see the author in a new light. From this new collection, a remarkable portrait of the American psyche at mid-century emerges, unforgettably distilled by the inimitable eye of Patricia Highsmith. A New York Times Notable Book and a Washington Post Rave of 2002.
Patricia Highsmith is the author of such classics as Strangers on a Train and The Talented Mr. Ripley. She died in 1995 in Locarno, Switzerland.
Nothing That Meets the Eye: The Uncollected Stories of Patricia Highsmith
ISBN: 0641583214

Dance of the Dissident Daughter

Sue Monk was a conventionally religious, churchgoing woman, a traditional wife and mother with a thriving career as a Christian writer until she began to question her role as a woman in her culture, her family, and her church.
From a jarring encounter with sexism in a suburban drugstore to monastery retreats and rituals in the caves of Crete, Sue Monk Kidd takes readers through the fear, anger, healing, and transformation of her awakening. Retaining a meaningful connection with the deep song of Christianity, she opens the door for traditional Christian women to discover a spirituality that speaks directly to them and provides inspiring wisdom for all who struggle to embrace their full humanity.
The Dance of the Dissident Daughter: A Woman's Journey from Christian Tradition to the Sacred Feminine by Sue Monk Kidd
ISBN: 006064589X

I'm Still Hungry

In 1999, Carnie Wilson was 300 pounds, unemployed, depressed, and sitting in a doctor's office being told that she probably wouldn't live to see 40. Knowing that she had to do something to save herself, Carnie Wilson opted to have gastric-bypass surgery. After the operation, she decided that she wouldn't just work on having a new body, but also a new life. Carnie Wilson related that moving and inspirational story in her bestselling book Gut Feelings.
Now, in I'm Still Hungry, Carnie Wilson picks up where she left off. This book offers a unique way of showing the progression of weight loss through a personal and unique diary, detailing how she got her head in the right place as the weight came off. This didn't just involve getting down to 145 pounds - it was also an arduous mental trip that forced Carnie Wilson to conquer her fears and insecurities, helping her discover a new type of strength and willpower.
Carnie Wilson goes on to discuss how she reestablished her career as a singer and actress in Hollywood - which wasn't easy to do when The National Enquirer was practically staking out her house to catch her on a fat day, or when some fans e-mailed her, pointing out that they could still see some upper-arm flab when Carnie Wilson appeared on Entertainment Tonight. And as an unexpected bonus, the book includes Carnie's minute-by-minute description of posing for an upcoming issue of Playboy magazine, with the inevitable thoughts: Can I eat breakfast before posing nude? and This is not the kind of spread I'm used to! Carnie Wilson also reveals what inspired the much-awaited regrouping of Wilson Phillips, and explains how she's once again in perfect harmony with her sister, Wendy Wilson; and bandmate, Chynna Phillips. Finally, the last part of the book reveals the specific weight-loss plan that Carnie Wilson still uses to keep slim - and she shows how anyone can follow this approach to sensible eating whether they've had weight-loss surgery or not. However, Carnie points out that this is certainly not the end of the road yet. She very honestly admits that she's still hungry for knowledge, love, acceptance - and yes, a piece of chocolate or two.
I'm Still Hungry: Finding Myself through Thick and Thin by Carnie Wilson
ISBN: 1401902286