On Blondes

Author : Joanna Pitman
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2008-12-18
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781596918795

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On Blondes by Joanna Pitman Pdf

'Fascinating ...Pitman skillfully navigates the complicated history of our addiction to fair hair, skipping through the centuries with an elegant touch' Independent 'Riveting ... provocative ... ON BLONDES is ultimately a study of power-and powerlessness-between the sexes ... travelling undercover, this brunette produced a book which, like its subject, is wonderfully enlightening' Telegraph In art and literature, in history and popular culture, blonde has never been a mere colour. For 2,500 years, it has been a blazing signal and around this obsession entire industries have developed, influential trends set. From Greek prostitutes mimicking the golden-haired Aphrodite, to the Californian beach babe; from pigeon-dung and saffron dyes to L'Oreal - because you're worth it - we see the lengths to which women will go to become blonde. The power and duality of the blonde as either erotic symbol or saintly virgin waxes and wanes but never disappears. Weaving a story rich in anecdote, history and high intrigue, Joanna Pitman effortlessly combines the wealth of her knowledge with a sharp and clear-sighted view of the power of the blonde throughout the ages.

Author : Emily Schultz
Publisher : Doubleday Canada
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2012-08-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780385671064

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The Blondes by Emily Schultz Pdf

A breakout novel for a young writer whose last book was shortlisted for the Trillium Prize alongside Anne Michaels and Margaret Atwood, and whom the Toronto Star called a "force of nature." Hazel Hayes is a grad student living in New York City. As the novel opens, she learns she is pregnant (from an affair with her married professor) at an apocalyptically bad time: random but deadly attacks on passers-by, all by blonde women, are terrorizing New Yorkers. Soon it becomes clear that the attacks are symptoms of a strange illness that is transforming blondes--whether CEOs, flight attendants, skateboarders or accountants--into rabid killers. Hazel, vulnerable because of her pregnancy, decides to flee the city--but finds that the epidemic has spread and that the world outside New York is even stranger than she imagined. She sets out on a trip across a paralyzed America to find the one woman--perhaps blonde, perhaps not--who might be able to help her. Emily Schultz's beautifully realized novel is a mix of satire, thriller, and serious literary work. With echoes of Blindness and The Handmaid's Tale amplified by a biting satiric wit, The Blondes is at once an examination of the complex relationships between women, and a merciless but giddily enjoyable portrait of what happens in a world where beauty is--literally--deadly.

Author : Plum Sykes
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2005-04-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780141903033

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Bergdorf Blondes by Plum Sykes Pdf

If you think Brazilian is a nationality, that PJ's are pyjamas and that Beyond is somewhere far away, then you have never met a Bergdorf Blonde. Plum Syke's heroine is British but has moved to America, working for a glossy magazine. She takes us with her into the glamorous world of Park Avenue Princesses who careen through New York in search of the ever elusive 'Fiance,' the perfect fake tan and that Chanel from the sample sale. In a fabulously witty style, Plum Sykes makes us root for her glorious heroine all the way from New York to the South of France and back by PJ (private jet.) She will get her Harry Winston and her Vera Wang wedding dress yet!

Author : Douglas Sanderson
Publisher : Ricochet
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2015-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1550654241

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Blondes Are My Trouble by Douglas Sanderson Pdf

A blindingly blonde woman walks into private detective Mike Garfin's downtown Montreal office, complaining that she's being followed by a man. That evening, at a luxurious Lakeshore home, he witnesses another woman being forced into a car. Garfin gives chase, only to find her dead and disfigured beneath the wheels of a large truck on Highway 20. At first he sees no connection between the two- but Garfin's pursuit of the truth shows they are inextricably linked by vice on the highest floors of the swankiest Sherbrooke Street apartments.

Author : Selena Coppock
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2013-04-23
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9780062131829

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The New Rules for Blondes by Selena Coppock Pdf

Writer, comedienne, and full-time Blonde, Selena Coppock offers up adventures, misadventures, and golden-hued nuggets of wisdom in a laugh-out-loud anthem for those of us who really do have more fun. . . . The modern blonde is savvy, wise, confident, capable, and not afraid to laugh at herself when the occasion calls for it. She knows who she is and is prepared to subvert all stereotypes (although she's not above wielding her golden tresses to her advantage), and knows how to be both classy and a little brassy. In the way only a Boston-bred New Yorker who once won "Best Hair" in her high school graduating class could, Coppock doles out tongue-in-cheek advice about avoiding hair disasters, the consequences of dating a man who cares a little too much about his own hair product, and so much more in an outrageous essay collection that will have even the staunchest of raven-haired beauties considering a trip to the nearest salon.

Author : Kathy Phillips
Publisher : Pavilion Books, Limited
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Blondes
ISBN : 1862054479

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The Vogue Book of Blondes by Kathy Phillips Pdf

A pocket atlas of Surrey, giving comprehensive and detailed coverage of the region. The mapping is produced by the Ordnance Survey to Philip's specification and gives the user complete coverage of all urban and rural areas. The mapping is at a standard scale of 2.5 inches to one mile and is complete with postcode boundaries.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1560 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1935
Category : Motion pictures
ISBN : MINN:31951001929437I

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Motion Picture Herald by Anonim Pdf

Author : Joanna Pitman
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Blondes
ISBN : 0747560765

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On Blondes by Joanna Pitman Pdf

By looking at the world through the prism of what it is to be blonde, or make oneself blonde, we are drawn into an intriguing portrait of the world. This text combines the wealth of the authors knowledge with a clear view of the power of the blonde throughout the ages.

Author : Henry T. Finck
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 586 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1887
Category : Beauty, Personal
ISBN : UCAL:$B21864

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Romantic Love and Personal Beauty by Henry T. Finck Pdf

Author : Henry Theophilus Finck
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 654 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1887
Category : Beauty, Personal
ISBN : STANFORD:36105010140866

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Romantic Love and Personal Beauty by Henry Theophilus Finck Pdf

Author : Patrick McGilligan
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 864 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2010-10-19
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780062028648

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Alfred Hitchcock by Patrick McGilligan Pdf

Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light is the definitive biography of the Master of Suspense and the most widely recognized film director of all time. In a career that spanned six decades and produced more than 60 films – including The 39 Steps, Vertigo, Psycho, and The Birds – Alfred Hitchcock set new standards for cinematic invention and storytelling. Acclaimed biographer Patrick McGilligan re-examines his life and extraordinary work, challenging perceptions of Hitchcock as the “macabre Englishman” and sexual obsessive, and reveals instead the ingenious craftsman, trickster, provocateur, and romantic. With insights into his relationships with Hollywood legends – such as Cary Grant, James Stewart, Ingrid Bergman, and Grace Kelly – as well as his 54-year marriage to Alma Reville and his inspirations in the thriller genre, the book is full of the same dark humor, cliffhanger suspense, and revelations that are synonymous with one of the most famous and misunderstood figures in cinema.

Author : Katherine Melvina Huntsinger Blackford
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1916
Category : Character
ISBN : WISC:89050444397

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Blondes and Brunets by Katherine Melvina Huntsinger Blackford Pdf

"This little volume shows the general scheme used by Dr. Blackford in using color to determine character. It is not a text book, --that belongs in the author's extraordinary study course teaching people in detail the entire science, and how to use it, --but it is marvelously suggestive and illuminating. If it will only prove an alluring stepping stone for the reader toward the full comprehension and mastery of a science as essential as it is new, the volume will a thousand times repay him or her for the reading"--Preface. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved).

Author : Thomas S. Sozinskey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1877
Category : Beauty, Personal
ISBN : HARVARD:32044019057868

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Personal Appearance and the Culture of Beauty by Thomas S. Sozinskey Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 612 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1980-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105006754191

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Cosmopolitan by Anonim Pdf

Author : George Ochoa,Melinda Corey
Publisher : Adams Media Corporation
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2004-09-17
Category : Business forecasting
ISBN : CORNELL:31924099475455

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100 Best Trends (2005) by George Ochoa,Melinda Corey Pdf

The 100 Best Trends, 2005 provides readers with the first look on the most important trends currently shaping the future. Today's business success depends on understanding everything affecting one's operating environment and customer base. The 100 Best Trends, 2005 covers arts and entertainment, business and industry, demographics, health and medicine, politics, and more.