My Pretty And Its Ugly Truth

Author : De'vonna Pittman
Publisher : Haven
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2012-04
Category : Adult child sexual abuse victims
ISBN : 0615500226

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My Pretty and Its Ugly Truth by De'vonna Pittman Pdf

Secrets. Everybody has them. We can choose to disclose them to intimate friends or we can bury them...deeply in our graves of shame; in the innermost alcoves of our consciousness, not recognizing that they have rooted themselves so far into our essence, that if unchecked, become the insidious driving force that shapes every life decision. In "My Pretty...and Its Ugly Truth" De'Vonna Bentley-Pittman reveals her very personal and raw experiences of being a very pretty girl plagued by sexual abuse, rape, unhealthy relationships and the effects of growing up in poverty. Her coming-of-age journey from a misused "product of the streets" to an empowered advocate for those, particularly young women, who feel powerless due to years of abuse, is a fascinating one. Like so many others, she grew up in a single-parent household with a mother who worked hard to provide for her children. The "streets" called her away from home, and she was led into a tangled web of promiscuity - unhealthy relationships, drugs, pregnancy, and almost selling her very soul. In spite of everything she lost, she never lost the one thing that would propel her forward -- hope. As a speaker, teacher, writer, and editor, who constantly looks for ways to inspire others, I find "My Pretty...and Its Ugly Truth" to be that kind of inspiration. I laughed, I cried, I winced, I gasped, I sighed...and now I salute De'Vonna Bentley-Pittman. She is the voice today for victims of sexual abuse careening down a desperate and confused path. She is that Moses, that Harriet Tubman of our time that can and will lead others to a promised land of hope, and to their very own beautiful truth. -Menia Buckner

Author : Mel J Cuturich
Publisher : Gatekeeper Press
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2022-09-20
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781662910869

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The Pretty Ugly Truth by Mel J Cuturich Pdf

The pages in the book take you on a reflective journey of your life while absorbing the words written. A controversial view on Live Identity Finance and the Emotions created during the processes of life. We are all unique and yet somehow insist on conforming to the beliefs of others. Life is about preventing yourself from waking up in someone else's dream. A guide to touch on the topics less spoken of and the introduction to a series of books to follow. Dealing with Growing up issues to marriage, parenting, separation, and grief. They will include a detailed exposé on the everyday unimaginable situation not spoken about in fear of taking away someone else's financial gains. You can begin to advocate for your own LIFE, with the right resources and confidence.

Author : Gretchen E. Henderson
Publisher : Reaktion Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2018-07-15
Category : History
ISBN : 1780239319

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Ugliness by Gretchen E. Henderson Pdf

Ugly as sin, the ugly duckling—or maybe you fell out of the ugly tree? Let’s face it, we’ve all used the word “ugly” to describe someone we’ve seen—hopefully just in our private thoughts—but have we ever considered how slippery the term can be, indicating anything from the slightly unsightly to the downright revolting? What really lurks behind this most favored insult? In this actually beautiful book, Gretchen E. Henderson casts an unfazed gaze at ugliness, tracing its long-standing grasp on our cultural imagination and highlighting all the peculiar ways it has attracted us to its repulsion. Henderson explores the ways we have perceived ugliness throughout history, from ancient Roman feasts to medieval grotesque gargoyles, from Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein to the Nazi Exhibition of Degenerate Art. Covering literature, art, music, and even the cutest possible incarnation of the term—Uglydolls—she reveals how ugliness has long posed a challenge to aesthetics and taste. She moves beyond the traditional philosophic argument that simply places ugliness in opposition to beauty in order to dismantle just what we mean when we say “ugly.” Following ugly things wherever they have trod, she traverses continents and centuries to delineate the changing map of ugliness and the profound effects it has had on the public imagination, littering her path with one fascinating tidbit after another. Lovingly illustrated with the foulest images from art, history, and culture, Ugliness offers an oddly refreshing perspective, going past the surface to ask what “ugly” truly is, even as its meaning continues to shift.

Author : Mike Buchanan
Publisher : LPS publishing
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2017-05-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780957168879

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Feminism: The Ugly Truth by Mike Buchanan Pdf

Extracts from Erin Pizzey's Foreword: ‘Mike Buchanan is a very brave man. I've known other men who've tried to draw the public's attention to the damage done by the radical feminist movement. Many lost their jobs and none of them were able to find a publisher for their books. Men have been thrown out of their own houses and unjustly accused of domestic violence towards their partners, and some of sexually abusing their children. The legitimate interests of men in Western society are being systematically assaulted by radical feminists and this book goes a long way to providing the evidence. Men are starting to campaign more effectively for their interests, though they have a long way to go before they halt the tide of radical feminist influence, let alone start to reverse it. Feminists can also expect more challenging from another quarter. An increasing number of women are summoning up the courage to openly criticise them. This shouldn't surprise us, given that the vast majority of women don't share the radical feminists' political ideology. With every year that passes more women become aware of the damage man-hating and family-hating radical feminists wreak on society in general, and women's interests in particular. These women are becoming more vocal, and their number is on the rise... How much more damage will feminists be allowed to wreak before they're more widely recognised as the evil women they are?' This book provides long-awaited answers to over 50 of the most challenging questions in the modern era including: 1. Are you a misogynist if you only hate feminists? 2. What is feminism in the modern era? 3. How do radical feminists view the world? 4. Are feminists less intelligent than normal women? 5. Are feminists less attractive than normal women? 6. Do feminists suffer from PPS (Permanent Premenstrual Syndrome)? 7. Why do feminists deny the different natures of men and women? 8. Why must taxpayers stop financing Women's Studies and Gender Studies courses? 9. What are the big fat feminist fantasies, lies, delusions and myths? 10. Are feminists delusional? Is the pope a Catholic? Do bears crap in woods? 11. How are feminists killing men and women? 12. Are some feminists (e.g. Tracey Emin) a pain in the arts? The book contains an appendix of quotations and ends with a sample chapter titled ‘Would you like to have sex with my wife?' from Mike Buchanan's international bestseller ‘Two Men in a Car (a businessman, a chauffeur, and their holidays in France)'. It also contains the plate section from the book (16 photographs).

Author : Jeff Kinney
Publisher : Diary of a Wimpy Kid Collectio
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2017-02-22
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1410498735

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The Ugly Truth by Jeff Kinney Pdf

While trying to find a new best friend after feuding with Rowley, middle-school slacker Greg Heffley is warned by older family members that adolescence is a time to act more responsibly and to think seriously about his future.

Author : Helen Crudup
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2009-12-29
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781440183416

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The Ugly Truth by Helen Crudup Pdf

Thousands of kids around the world will either receive failing grades or drop out of school. Dont become a statistic learn about the ugly truth and how it can affect your life. Read this book and help the children and ourselves become better students, teachers, parents and people for our future.

Author : Kimberley Evans-Reed
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2011-08-01
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781463433352

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The Kaleidoscope of Kimetry by Kimberley Evans-Reed Pdf

This anthology of poetry, quotes and inspirational messages cover a spectrum of life testimonial experiences of people from different walks of life. Every piece has a message or mirrors real life situations, and it is the hope of the author that others will be touched and/or helped in a positive way. Kimberley believes that tapping into personal experiences of her own life and the lives of others is her way of paying forward blessings. Growing to become transparent & unafraid to tell it like it is would prove to be one of her greatest blessings.

Author : Jill Orr
Publisher : Prospect Park Books
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2019-06-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781945551451

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The Ugly Truth by Jill Orr Pdf

There's been a shocking double murder in Tuttle Corner, Virginia, involving high-profile players from Washington D.C. This brings national attention—and big-city competition for the story—to junior reporter Riley Ellison's little corner of the world. Beloved café owner Rosalee is the prime suspect in the violent crimes, but she insists on her innocence. In exchange for protection, Rosalee gives Riley and her fellow reporter Holman exclusive information that incriminates a powerful person. Meanwhile, Personal Romance ConciergeTM Regina H. is back, offering once-again-single Riley not just online dating expertise but also a new subscription self-care service that promises such benefits as "the sensation of emotional bravery on a micromolecular level." Riley and Holman eventually begin to wonder if Rosalee is telling the truth. They head down separate investigative paths until one of them finds the truth... and one of them finds the killer. This third installment in the Riley Ellison mystery series is rich with all the suspense, humor, small-town charm, and captivating characters that made the first two books a hit with critics and fans alike.

Author : Kelly Day
Publisher : Kelly Day
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2022-10-15
Category : Travel
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Ugly Truth of Travel by Kelly Day Pdf

This guide will give you the ugly truth of International travel and how things have changed. You will have a different perspective after reading this book.

Author : Donna M Gillis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2012-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1462021190

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The Pretty Ugly Truth about My Face by Donna M Gillis Pdf

On the day she received what would be the second pink slip in her career, forty-something Donna Gillis found herself single, jobless, broke, and just about broken. Feeling as if her promising future had never arrived, Donna took a long look back at her life. As she tried to figure out how her dream slipped by, while everything else went wrong, she realized that her face-her very flawed face-had become her life. In a society that is consumed with appearance, Donna's face has been through a lot. With refreshing honesty and wit, Donna chronicles how, for decades, she struggled to live and love with her appearance. Her journey to the truth leads her from the day she first wanted to disappear in seventh grade to entering a makeover contest on the television show Live! with Regis & Kathie Lee-which, much to her surprise, she wins. As she stands behind the curtains of the set, Donna wonders if opening them could be the biggest mistake of her life. "The Pretty Ugly Truth about My Face" is a tart, moving, and eye-opening story that casts a powerful light on what a woman might do to look and feel better. A memoir about vanity, relationships, self-acceptance, cosmetic surgery...and acne, it is also a story about the need for love, and finding the most unexpected one in the end.

Author : Aaron Jones
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2012-02-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781105254215

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Beautiful Ugly: The Cry, The Call, The Coming by Aaron Jones Pdf

America home of the free and land of the brave but is this still true? In the very near future Adam an advocate for human rights finds himself jailed for following the first amendment. Adam finds himself on death row staring at the world through his prison cell because he refuses to stop teaching Christianity. Adam is heralded as a leader and labeled public enemy number one. Armed with a pen and a paper Adam begins to wage war against his intolerant oppressors which places all that support him in immediate danger. Beautiful Ugly: The Cry, The Call, The Coming is a book about freedom and the right to exercise that freedom. Adam is willing to die for his freedom are you willing to live for yours?

Author : Leah Darrow
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2017-11-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780718090739

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The Other Side of Beauty by Leah Darrow Pdf

“Leah Darrow uses her experience in the beauty industry to help the women of our culture see what true beauty looks like.” —Jennifer Fulwiler, host of The Jennifer Fulwiler Show and author of Something Other than God Do you feel like you’re never good enough? Like you should be living a more Instagram-worthy life? Are you exhausted by the impossible quest for physical beauty but still yearn for the validation of being chosen, valued, and deemed beautiful? Drawing on her experience on America’s Next Top Model and her work as a fashion model, Leah Darrow exposes the lies we are told about our worth being tied to our appearance and instead invites us to look again at the real meaning of beauty. She shows how we can reclaim true and lasting beauty—the kind that doesn’t depend on self-doubt, exploitation, or comparison—when we reflect God’s glory and embrace our value as he made us to be: strong, brave, and free. Only when we learn to see ourselves as God does can we leave behind our culture’s definitions and demands and find joy in The Other Side of Beauty.

Author : Jennifer Gibson Joseph
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 143 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2014-06-15
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781312280335

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Daith Hardd: Life, Love and the Beautiful Journey of Finding My Authentic Self by Jennifer Gibson Joseph Pdf

The true and poignant journey of a woman rediscovering and falling back in love with herself after separating from her husband of 10 years. Read as she works through the stages of grief/loss and comes out with a better appreciation for life, love and the beauty that is all around us.

Author : Sarah Ellis (formerly Stickney.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 514 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1856
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NLS:V001488739

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Social distinction; or, Hearts and homes, etc by Sarah Ellis (formerly Stickney.) Pdf

Author : E H Shepherd
Publisher : E H Shepherd
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2019-10-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Breaking All The Rules by E H Shepherd Pdf

Nairobi In route to address a room filled with college-bound seniors my car dies. Pressed for time, I’m forced to do something I avoid like rule-breakers — public transportation. I hate subways and crowded buses; I evade them like men below my pay grade. Rule #5. I’ve sworn off the male population, because of my limited experience with them. If they knew my secret, I’d become a conquest. Twenty-eight years old, and no man has popped my cork, at least what Zaire, my sister, calls it. Despite my sexual reservations, crowded buses made me claustrophobic. I can’t help noticing how handsome the bus driver, Theo Jameson, is. A green-eyed, square-jawed stunner captivates me at once. Theo's charm and good looks are a consolation for a crappy day. Against my better judgment, agree to go out with him. Set for an evening of cheap dining, I’m struck speechless when Theo invites me to one of D.C.’s choicest restaurants. Dressed to the nines, not what I expected. Theo looks powerful in control. Like he made important business decisions like the CEO of a multi-million-dollar company, it made little sense to me considering he drove a bus for a living. His story seemed murky and left me puzzled certain there is more to Theo Jameson than meets the eye. Theo I believe it’s better to show than tell and let Nairobi think what she wants about me. Her mind made up already, although I don’t hide my lifestyle from her. I’m referred to as, Prince of the City, by my closest friends. I don’t mind the title and not far away from who I am. My heart is massive, and so is my bank account. Nairobi has placed me in the friends without benefits category, but I’m not okay with it. I could tell her I’m worth billions but know to win her heart; I first must gain her trust.