Fast Women Beautiful

Author : Daniel Barth
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 105 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2008-06
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9780595496525

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Fast Women Beautiful by Daniel Barth Pdf

Fast Women Beautiful Fast women beautiful horses banjos bluegrass bourbon it's a region it's a religion it's a way of life and on the first Saturday in May it all comes together for two heart-pounding minutes at Churchill Downs race- track in Louisville someday you gotta go there sometime you gotta see it by god it's wonderful it's amazing there's nothing else like it it's the Kentucky Derby "One of the first things that drew me to Daniel Barth's poetry was the immediacy of his work, that is, how his imagery and subject matter pulled my focus into everyday life, made me pay attention to the elusive present. Whether he is telling us about driving a delivery truck in Louisville, Kentucky, for the Coca-Cola Bottling Company, or describing a Zen master sitting in the sun doing a crossword puzzle, Dan knows what it takes to remind us to seize the day."-From the Introduction by Hal Zina Bennett

Author : Todd McCarthy
Publisher : Miramax
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2007-05-16
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015068833162

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Fast Women by Todd McCarthy Pdf

Explores the women involved in automobile racing from the late nineteenth century through the 1950s, briefly profiling the careers of these daredevils and their impact on the sport and prevailing attitudes about women.

Author : Jennifer Crusie
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2011-03-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781429994385

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Fast Women by Jennifer Crusie Pdf

When a down-on-her-luck divorcée meets a determined-to-dominate detective, they find out that falling in love can be murder. . . . Nell Dysart's in trouble. Weighed down by an inexplicable divorce and a loss of appetite for everything, Nell is sleepwalking through life until her best friend finagles a job for her with a shabby little detective agency that has lots of potential and a boss who looks easy to manage. Gabe McKenna isn't doing too well, either. His detective agency is wasting time on a blackmail case, his partner has decided he hates watching cheating spouses for money, and his ex-wife has just dumped him . . . again. The only thing that's going his way is that his new secretary looks efficient, boring, and biddable. But looks can be deceiving, and soon Nell and Gabe are squaring off over embezzlement, business cards, vandalism, dognapping, blackmail, Chinese food, unprofessional sex, and really ugly office furniture, all of which turn out to be the least of their problems. Because soon, there are murders. And shortly after that, Nell and Gabe start falling in love. . . .

Author : Martin Hines
Publisher : Kings Road Publishing
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2008-10-24
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781782192596

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Every Split Second Counts - My Life with Fast Carts, Fast Women and F1 Superstars by Martin Hines Pdf

Martin Hines is the man who discovered the sensational and talented F1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton. He is the world's most successful kart driver with 17 major championships including three world titles and five European, the last of which he won at the age of 56 after beating cancer. Along the way he discovered and nurtured F1 superstars like David Coulthard, Anthony Davidson and Lewis Hamilton, and future stars Gary Paffett and Oliver Rowland. He built Zip Karts into the industry's most influential company, at the forefront of sport-changing innovations like indoor karting. But his autobiography is far more than the story of a successful kart king. The action will leave you breathless and the anecdotes will make you laugh. This is a must read book for motorsport lovers and also for everyone who appreciates a life lived as though every split second counts.

Author : Elise Hooper
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2020-07-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780062938008

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Fast Girls by Elise Hooper Pdf

ONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF THE SUMMER BY POPSUGAR, FROLIC, PARADE, TRAVEL & LEISURE, SHE KNOWS, and SHE READS! NAMED A REAL SIMPLE BEST BOOK OF 2020 (SO FAR). “Fast Girls is a compelling, thrilling look at what it takes to be a female Olympian in pre-war America...Brava to Elise Hooper for bringing these inspiring heroines to the wide audience they so richly deserve.”—Tara Conklin, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Romantics and The House Girl Acclaimed author Elise Hooper explores the gripping, real life history of female athletes, members of the first integrated women’s Olympic team, and their journeys to the 1936 summer games in Berlin, Nazi Germany. Perfect for readers who love untold stories of amazing women, such as The Only Woman in the Room, Hidden Figures, and The Lost Girls of Paris. In the 1928 Olympics, Chicago’s Betty Robinson competes as a member of the first-ever women’s delegation in track and field. Destined for further glory, she returns home feted as America’s Golden Girl until a nearly-fatal airplane crash threatens to end everything. Outside of Boston, Louise Stokes, one of the few black girls in her town, sees competing as an opportunity to overcome the limitations placed on her. Eager to prove that she has what it takes to be a champion, she risks everything to join the Olympic team. From Missouri, Helen Stephens, awkward, tomboyish, and poor, is considered an outcast by her schoolmates, but she dreams of escaping the hardships of her farm life through athletic success. Her aspirations appear impossible until a chance encounter changes her life. These three athletes will join with others to defy society’s expectations of what women can achieve. As tensions bring the United States and Europe closer and closer to the brink of war, Betty, Louise, and Helen must fight for the chance to compete as the fastest women in the world amidst the pomp and pageantry of the Nazi-sponsored 1936 Olympics in Berlin.

Author : Kwame Shauku
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 455 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2008-09-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781435747050

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Fine Cars and Fast Women an Action Adventure by Kwame Shauku Pdf

First in the Simon Spencer Private Investigator Series. It begins when Simon steps out of a San Francisco Night Club into a hail of bullets. He fires a single shot that hit his assailant between the eyes. A car chase and shootout ends in a City Park. Simon's car is destroyed by bullet holes. Marteena Brown, Simon's Personal Assistant in Simon Spencer Private Investigations; asks: "How many cars have you had anyway?" The answer is a story of growing up in Los Angeles. With the daily hustles, of collecting scrap metal for pocket money, a morning paper route, and becoming a Joint Roller in a two-bit Marijuana Operation.Marteena asks: "So what about girls?" Simon has graduated to Pimp and Gigolo under the tutelage of a Notorious Madam; then to Drug Running.When the husband of Simon's "Lady" is released from Prison, they pack up and move back East. Simon has to decide whether to continue his life of Crime, go to college, or join the Navy. Together we will follow Simon on his journey through manhood.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 748 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1909
Category : Conservation of natural resources
ISBN : UCAL:$C615

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Pamphlets on Conservation of Natural Resources by Anonim Pdf

Author : John L. Parker
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2009-04-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781416597919

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Once a Runner by John L. Parker Pdf

The undisputed classic of running novels and one of the most beloved sports books ever published, Once a Runner tells the story of an athlete’s dreams amid the turmoil of the 60s and the Vietnam war. Inspired by the author’s experience as a collegiate champion, the novel follows Quenton Cassidy, a competitive runner at fictional Southeastern University whose lifelong dream is to run a four-minute mile. He is less than a second away when the turmoil of the Vietnam War era intrudes into the staid recesses of his school’s athletic department. After he becomes involved in an athletes’ protest, Cassidy is suspended from his track team. Under the tutelage of his friend and mentor, Bruce Denton, a graduate student and former Olympic gold medalist, Cassidy gives up his scholarship, his girlfriend, and possibly his future to withdraw to a monastic retreat in the countryside and begin training for the race of his life against the greatest miler in history. A rare insider’s account of the incredibly intense lives of elite distance runners, Once a Runner is an inspiring, funny, and spot-on tale of one individual’s quest to become a champion.

Author : Katherine Crowley,Kathi Elster
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2012-11-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780071802055

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Mean Girls at Work: How to Stay Professional When Things Get Personal by Katherine Crowley,Kathi Elster Pdf

One of the New York Post's Top 10 Career Books of 2012 and a Booklist Top 10 Business Book DO YOU WORK WITH A MEAN GIRL? A woman’s field guide to the new frontier of professional development—working with other women Women-to-women relationships in the workplace are . . . complicated. When they’re good, they’re great. But when they’re bad, they can ruin your day, your week—even your year. Packed with proven advice from two of today’s leading experts in workplace relationships, this one-of-a-kind guide gives women the tools they need to navigate difficult situations unique to women-to-women relationships—whether with a boss, a colleague, a client, or an employee. Have you dealt with a woman in the workplace who: “Accidentally” excludes you from important meetings? Seems intent on taking you down professionally? Gossips about you with other coworkers? Makes you look bad by missing deadlines? Forms a “pack” of mean girls to make your life miserable? Mean Girls at Work isn’t just about surviving difficult situations. It’s about transforming a toxic relationship into one that benefits and supports both of you. This book is also for women who engage in mean behavior . . . but don’t know it. After all, who hasn’t gossiped about a female coworker? Who hasn’t rolled her eyes in the presence of a woman she doesn’t like? Who hasn’t scanned another woman head to toe—which is just a nonverbal way of saying, “You’ve just been judged”? The authors provide invaluable advice to the more subtle ways of being mean—even if they’re not intended. With a workforce composed of a higher percentage of women than ever, workplace dynamics have changed. Crowley and Elster cover every conceivable scenario, providing critical advice on how to rise above the fray and move forward professionally. Mean Girls at Work is your map to dodging the mines and moving forward in today’s transformed workplace. Praise for Mean Girls at Work “An invaluable suit of armor for surviving nine to five!” —Leil Lowndes, bestselling author of How to Talk to Anyone “If you think the emotional cruelty of comedies like Mean Girls and Heathers doesn’t exist in the real world workplace, think again. In Mean Girls at Work, Katherine Crowley and Kathi Elster valuably chronicle female vs. female predators and offer solid defensive strategies.” —Ann Kreamer, author of It’s Always Personal: Navigating Emotion in the New Workplace “Whether you are in your twenties and just starting your professional career, your midcareer forties, when you are supposed to have figured it out already, or a woman in her fifties or sixties who’s seen it all—this book is a must-read. . . . The authors have finally given women the tools and the sound advice necessary to deal with . . . conflicts that keep us all from succeeding. . . . Carry this book with you to work every day!” —Carolyn Cassin, President, Michigan Women’s Foundation “A must-read for women of all ages in today’s workforce. This book offers what we all need to develop the capacities to endure this ever-changing workplace. We know it is all about relationships and you need the skills outlined in this book to survive and thrive when the Mean Girls attack.” —Kim Harrington, Coordinator, Professional Development and Training, Office of Human Resources, California State University, Sacramento

Author : S. Heijin Lee,Christina H. Moon,Thuy Linh Nguyen Tu
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2019-06-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781479892150

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Fashion and Beauty in the Time of Asia by S. Heijin Lee,Christina H. Moon,Thuy Linh Nguyen Tu Pdf

How transnational modernity is taking shape in and in relation to Asia Fashion and Beauty in the Time of Asia considers the role of bodily aesthetics in the shaping of Asian modernities and the formation of the so-called “Asian Century.” S. Heijin Lee, Christina H. Moon, and Thuy Linh Nguyen Tu train our eyes on sites as far-flung, varied, and intimate as Guangzhou and Los Angeles, Saigon and Seoul, New York and Toronto. They map the transregional connections, ever-evolving aspirations and sensibilities, and new worlds and life paths forged through engagements with fashion and beauty. Contributors consider American influence on plastic surgery in Korea, Vietnamese debates about “the fashionable,” and the costs and commitments demanded of those who make and wear fast fashion, from Chinese garment workers to Nepalese nail technicians in New York who are mandated to dress "fashionably." In doing so, this interdisciplinary anthology moves beyond common characterizations of Asians and the Asian diaspora as simply abject laborers or frenzied consumers, analyzing who the modern Asian subject is now: what they wear and how they work, move, eat, and shop.

Author : Laralyn Doran
Publisher : Laralyn Gill
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2020-09-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781735347400

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A Fast Woman by Laralyn Doran Pdf

She’s addicted to adrenaline. He always speeds to the top. When they face off over a career-making contract, will their chemistry hit the wall? CJ Lomax refuses to apologize for being herself. As a sassy-mouthed spitfire fighting for a slot in the male-dominated world of stock car racing, she can’t afford to show any cracks. But when a handsome stranger stops her from falling head-over-red-stilettos, the knowledge that he’s out to steal her ride sours the instant attraction. Grady McBane’s driving infamy comes with a side of bad-boy disgrace. But the charming rich scion is sure he can forge a new name for himself away from the Indy circuit, even if he’d rather watch his unexpectedly beautiful competition’s curves than those on the track. And he curses karma hard when he realizes his angry rival’s grit and ambition are his ultimate turn-on. As it dawns on CJ they’re being used as pawns by those gunning to see them fail, she tries to hide her growing feelings when they vie for pole position. And while Grady wears his heart on his sleeve, he struggles to make the focused fighter believe she’s more than a pit stop on his way to the podium. Will their fiery battle force love to take second place, or can they cross the finish line to happiness? A Fast Woman is the steamy first book in the Driven Women contemporary sports romance series. If you like charismatic characters, snarky banter, and turbocharged action, then you’ll adore Laralyn Doran’s race to passion. Buy A Fast Woman to give desire the green light today!

Author : Kathrine-Anne Hill
Publisher : Kathrine-Anne Hill
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2024-04-04
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Botanical Beauty Guide by Kathrine-Anne Hill Pdf

The Botanical Beauty Guide by Kathrine-Anne Hill is a comprehensive resource that emphasizes natural skincare through the use of botanical extracts, offering DIY recipes, insights on product selection, and the importance of a holistic beauty approach. Key Takeaways Natural skincare benefits are emphasized through the use of botanical extracts which address various skin concerns. The book provides DIY recipes for homemade skincare products utilizing botanical ingredients. It highlights the importance of selecting the right botanical extracts based on individual skin types and concerns. Sustainable sourcing and ethical considerations in skincare are stressed, reflecting a holistic approach to beauty. The guide covers a broad range of botanical extracts from around the world, illustrating their unique benefits for skin health. Emphasizes the interconnection between self-care, self-love, and natural skincare in achieving overall wellness and beauty. Resources for further learning about natural skincare, including recommended books, websites, and ethical brands, are provided.

Author : Gloria Sybil Gross
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : UOM:39015056182440

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In a Fast Coach with a Pretty Woman by Gloria Sybil Gross Pdf

Author : Philip Scranton
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2014-03-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136692574

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Beauty and Business by Philip Scranton Pdf

Beauty seems simple; we know it when we see it. But of course our ideas about what is attractive are influenced by a broad range of social and economic factors, and in Beauty and Business leading historians set out to provide this important cultural context. How have retailers shaped popular consciousness about beauty? And how, in turn, have cultural assumptions influenced the commodification of beauty? The contributors here look to particular examples in order to address these questions, turning their attention to topics ranging from the social role of the African American hair salon, and the sexual dynamics of bathing suits and shirtcollars, to the deeper meanings of corsets and what the Avon lady tells us about changing American values. As a whole, these essays force us to reckon with the ways that beauty has been made, bought, and sold in modern America.

Author : Mandy Merck
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2000-10
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780814756386

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In Your Face by Mandy Merck Pdf

"What might be construed as sexuality?" is the lead theme for this selection of previously published articles by Merck (media arts, Royal Holloway, U. of London), with an introduction devoted to the public discussion of the affair between Monica Lewinsky and President Clinton, and how the definition of sex was revealed to have become blurred. Merck ably blends psychology and contemporary theory to grapple with such issues as queer identity, pornography, lesbian film, Andy Warhol, and the history and psychology behind current attitudes toward oral sex. c. Book News Inc.