It has been said that the records of singer and actress Julie London were purchased for their provocative, full-color cover photographs as frequently as they were for the music contained in their grooves. During the 1950s and '60s, her piercing blue eyes, strawberry blonde hair, and shapely figure were used to sell the world an image of cool sexuality.The contrast between image and reality, the public and the private, is at the heart of Julie London's story. Through years of researc...

Over fifty and suddenly alone? I was widowed unexpectedly and seeking assistance in finding a match online. Learn from my experiences if widowhood or divorce has impacted you. Do you desire someone to share your energy and enthusiasm for life? Are you searching for a partner to share meals, travel, and enjoy life together? Online dating, though daunting, can offer a solution for your journey. This book provides tips and strategies for a successful online dating experience. Complete with sa...

Begun as a Lenten activity to listen after you pray and reflect on the words The Beloved is whispering to you. The goal of this book is to provide the reader with food for thought. The selections are short and direct; some might say pithy. If you believe God is everywhere and our actions are important in spreading the word of God, this book is for you.

My book has been twenty years in the making. I have been gathering information and resources for the consumer. There are many pool companies out there taking advantage of their customers whether it be finishing their pool in the appropriate time or not finishing their pool at all and running off with their money and leaving the customer in complete distress. I have seen this happen with many pool companies in my thirty-five-year experience in the pool industry. My book will give you the to...

Immerse yourself in the stunning, dynamic world of Destiny with never-before-seen art and exclusive interviews from the Bungie team.The Art of Destiny, Volume 3 is a celebration of the stunning, dynamic visual style beloved by Destiny fans. Featuring hundreds of pieces of concept art, the book picks up where the previous volume left off in 2017. It features everything from early sketches and illustrations of characters, to paintings of sweeping vistas used to shape...

**Broadway World • "Theater Books for Your Winter 2025 Reading List"New York Times Book Review • "5 New Books We Recommend This Week"The man behind some of the most memorable lyrics in the Great American Songbook steps from behind his brother’s shadow.**The first lyricist to win the Pulitzer Prize, Ira Gershwin (1896–1983) has been hailed as one of the masters of the Great American Songbook, a period which covers songs written largely for Broadway and Holly...

There is nothing more American than saying f*ck this sh*t and crossing the Atlantic to give your children a better life. Luckily that door swings both ways, because life in North America has taken a turn for the worse over the last generation. Half memoir and half manual, this book tells the story of a single mom's move from the suburbs of Washington, DC to the southern coast of Spain in plain language and easy to follow steps to help you recreate this journey for your own family.

Fear is that silent battle that many people endure every day. The fear of failure prohibits so many from success. The fear of commitment destroys promising relationships before they flourish. Fear is a great deterrent to happiness, progress, and inner peace. A life riddled with constant fear can impale a person's identity and personality development. Fear will cause a person not to fulfill the purposes that God has placed on their life. In this Ebook, Aaron Michael Owens lays out a seven-d...

In Frankenstein Was a Vegetarian: Essays on Food Choice, Identity, and Symbolism, Michael Owen Jones tackles topics often overlooked in foodways. At the outset he notes it was Victor Frankenstein’s “daemon” in Mary Shelley’s novel that advocated vegetarianism, not the scientist whose name has long been attributed to his creature. Jones explains how we communicate through what we eat, the connection between food choice and who we are or want to appear to be, the ways that ...

Why do people consider aesthetic qualities as well as utilitarian ones in the making of everyday objects? Why do they maintain traditions? What is the nature of their creative process? These are some of the larger questions addressed by Michael Owen Jones in his book on craftsmen in the Cumberland Mountains of eastern Kentucky. Concentrating on the work of one man, woodworker and chairmaker Chester Cornett, Jones not only describes the tools and techniques employed by Cornett but also his ...

The first book of its kind, Putting Folklore to Use provides guidance to folklorists but also informs practitioners in other fields about how to use folklore studies to augment their own studies. How can acting like a folklore fieldworker help a teacher reduce inter-group stereotyping and increase student's self-esteem? How can adopting a folklore fieldworker's point of view when interviewing patients help practitioners render health care more effectively? How can using folklore r...

With contributions by Barbara Banks, Sheila Bock, Susan Eleuterio, Jillian Gould, Phillis Humphries, Michael Owen Jones, Alicia Kristen, William G. Lockwood, Yvonne R. Lockwood, Lucy M. Long, LuAnne Roth, Rachelle H. Saltzman, Charlene Smith, Annie Tucker, and Diane TyeComfort Food explores this concept with examples taken from Atlantic Canadians, Indonesians, the English in Britain, and various ethnic, regional, and religious populations as well as rural and urban residen...