The funny romantic comedy about an unlikely law student with big dreams that inspired the blockbuster movie and the Broadway musical.Elle Woods, California University senior, seems to have it all. President of Delta Gamma sorority, a star in the classroom (her major: sociopolitical jewelry design)—and is on the verge of becoming the much-envied Mrs. Warner Huntington III. Too bad Warner, bound for Stanford Law, dumps her with the explanation that he now needs a more...

From the author of LEGALLY BLONDE comes a hilarious romance about finding family—and yourself—in the strangest of places.Firmly planted on the Wall Street fast track to success, Becca Reinhart has no desire to marry and raise a family. Ditto Edward Kirkland, a charming playboy who has never known what it means to work for a living—and hopes never to find out. Enter Emily, who becomes Becca and Edward's common denominator when a quirk of fate gives them joint custody...

In this candid memoir, Amanda Brown chronicles the unimaginable sexual abuse she suffered from the age of eight at the hands of her stepfather, Davy Tweed. No Peace Until He’s Dead offers a raw and unflinching account of Amanda’s childhood years marred both by the domestic abuse suffered by her mother at the hands of Tweed, and her own appalling trauma leading to her courageous pursuit of justice and recovery.Davy Tweed, a DUP councillor, Orangeman and lauded rugby player ...

A fun, fresh frolic of a novel starring a spoiled but lovable Texas heiress out to reclaim her fortunePippa Walker's wedding was to be huge— Texas huge—complete with twelve bridesmaids under contract from Pippa's mother to stay lean and long-haired, gondolas flown in from Venice, A- and B- guest lists. But when Pippa finds out her handsome husband-to-be isn't what she thought, she bolts from her own wedding, shocking society and getting herself disinherited...

This collection highlights diverse epistemological perspectives in original research on the important role of multimodality in second language contexts.The volume explores a wide range of theoretical and methodological traditions toward foregrounding the notion that bodily action is not merely an add-on to the modality of talk but an integral part of second language teaching, learning, and interaction. Following an introductory chapter, 18 empirical chapters feature either classroo...

The Fellowship Church explores the evolution of the American religious left through a case study of the African American intellectual and theologian Howard Thurman, and the physical embodiment of his thought: The Church for the Fellowship of All Peoples. The Fellowship Church, which Thurman co-founded in San Francisco in 1944, was the nation's first interracial, intercultural, and interfaith church. Amidst the growing nationalism of the World War II era and the heightened suspicio...

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Amanda learned from a young age to be tough as nails. After losing two close relatives and blending into a new family, Amanda transformed into a strong-willed girl determined to make her dreams come true. When life became even more challenging, Amanda began trusting that her faith in God would carry her through.In a candid account of her life, Amanda chronologically leads others through her personal story as she matured, eventually married the love of her life, and became a nurse w...

Discover the joys of upholstery and bring new life to your worn-out furniture. With a few basic tools, an eye for color, and some ingenuity, you can customize your home with fabrics and textures that reflect your unique personality. This comprehensive guide features more than 900 photographs and includes five projects designed to teach you all you need to know to reupholster any piece of furniture. You'll soon be confidently stripping down old sofas, stuffing sagging ottomans, and revampin...

Set in post communist Poland of the 1990s, The Winters That Were Never Ours is a quiet, emotionally grounded love story about two people shaped by loss, responsibility, and change. Piotr, a factory engineer bound by duty, and Anna, a cultural editor searching for meaning, meet by chance and form a connection that grows across distance and uncertainty. As economic shifts and personal fears pull them in different directions, love becomes both refuge and risk. Told with restraint and emotiona...

25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITIONThe cult-classic novel that inspired the smash-hit, blockbuster film and musical. Don't miss the new tour of the musical beginning in February as well as the prequel series Elle, coming to Prime in July.One rule Elle was learning fast was this: blondes do not have more fun in law school.Delta Gamma president and pink-obsessed Elle Woods has just been dumped by the man she thought she'd marry. Warner ...

It'd been a long time since I claimed some solitude in this blessed landscape; since I've done without life's little props. Here I have no friend, no dog, no radio, no clock, no phone, no roof, no body pollutants. The clackety-clack of the typewriter travels out into the valley and gets lost in expanses of forest and paperbark swamp. I'm the only soul around. For ten years Robyn Davidson has been travelling light. Across the desert, across America on a Harley-Davidson, or walking through t...