The Bachelor

Author : Amy Kaufman
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2018-03-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781101985922

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Bachelor Nation by Amy Kaufman Pdf

*A New York Times Bestseller* The first definitive, unauthorized, behind-the-scenes cultural history of the Bachelor franchise, America’s favorite guilty pleasure. For sixteen years and thirty-six seasons, the Bachelor franchise has been a mainstay in American TV viewers’ lives. Since it premiered in 2002, the show’s popularity and relevance have only grown—more than eight million viewers tuned in to see the conclusion of the most recent season of The Bachelor. Los Angeles Times journalist Amy Kaufman is a proud member of Bachelor Nation and has a long history with the franchise—ABC even banned her from attending show events after her coverage of the program got a little too real for its liking. She has interviewed dozens of producers, contestants, and celebrity fans to give readers never-before-told details of the show’s inner workings: what it’s like to be trapped in the mansion “bubble”; dark, juicy tales of producer manipulation; and revelations about the alcohol-fueled debauchery that occurs long before the Fantasy Suite. Kaufman also explores what our fascination means, culturally: what the show says about the way we view so-called ideal suitors; our subconscious yearning for fairy-tale romance; and how this enduring television show has shaped society’s feelings about love, marriage, and feminism by appealing to a marriage plot that’s as old as the best of Jane Austen.

Author : Suzannah Showler
Publisher : ECW Press
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2018-01-23
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781773051673

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Most Dramatic Ever by Suzannah Showler Pdf

The right reasons to fall in love with The Bachelor When it debuted in 2002, The Bachelor raised the stakes of first-wave reality television, offering the ultimate prize: true love. Since then, thrice yearly, dozens of camera-ready young-and-eligibles have vied for affection (and roses) in front of a devoted audience of millions. In this funny, insightful examination of the world’s favorite romance-factory, Suzannah Showler explores the contradictions that are key to the franchise’s genius, longevity, and power and parses what this means for both modern love and modern America. She argues the show is both gameshow and marriage plot — an improbable combination of competitive effort and kismet — and that it’s both relic and prophet, a time-traveler from first-gen reality TV that proved to be a harbinger of Tinder. In the modern media-savvy climate, the show cleverly highlights and resists its own artifice, allowing Bachelor Nation to see through the fakery to feel the romance. Taking on issues of sex, race, contestants-as-villains, the controversial spin-offs, and more, Most Dramatic Ever is both love letter to and deconstruction of the show that brought us real love in the reality TV era.

Author : Andrew Palmer
Publisher : Hogarth
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2022-07-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780593230916

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The Bachelor by Andrew Palmer Pdf

A “witty and wise” (People) debut novel about love and commitment, celebrity and obsession, poetry and reality TV. “Palmer’s novel wryly tracks an earnest interrogation of art and selfhood.”—The New Yorker Reeling from a breakup with his almost fiancée, the narrator of Andrew Palmer’s debut novel returns to his hometown in Iowa to house-sit for a family friend. There, a chance flick of the TV remote and a new correspondence with an old friend plunge him into unlikely twin obsessions: the reality show The Bachelor and the Pulitzer Prize–winning poet John Berryman. As his heart begins to mend, his fascination with each deepens, and somewhere along the way, representations of reality become harder and harder to distinguish from real life. Soon he finds himself corresponding with multiple love interests, participating in an ill-considered group outing, and trying to puzzle through the strange turn his life seems to have taken. An absorbing coming-of-age tale “that marks the debut of a significant talent” (Kirkus Reviews, starred), The Bachelor approaches—with wit and grace—the high-stakes questions of an overconnected world: If salvation can no longer be found in fame, can it still be found in romantic relationships? In an era of reality TV, where does entertainment end and reality begin? And why do we, season after season, repeat the same mistakes in love and life?

Author : Stefanie London
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2018-03-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781492655183

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Bad Bachelor by Stefanie London Pdf

Everybody's talking about the hot new app rating New York's most eligible bachelors. But why focus on Prince Charming when you can read the latest dirt on the lowest-ranked "Bad Bachelors"—NYC's most notorious bad boys. He says... If one more person mentions Bad Bachelors to me, someone's gonna get hurt. Who thought this app would be a good idea? Like dating isn't hard enough without being critiqued for every little misstep. My name is Reed McMahon and I'm supposedly a PR whiz and "image fixer," but now I need some help cleaning up my own image. She says... When Reed strolls into my workplace offering to help save the struggling library, I'm not buying his story. I'm Darcy Greer, a no-nonsense Brooklynite who knows Reed is exactly the kind of guy to be avoided. I've seen the app, and Bad Bachelor #1 has no place in my life. However, the library does need his help, and this guy needs to make some serious amends, so who am I to stop him? If only he didn't work so hard to find redemption... "Delightfully fresh. Stefanie London delivers all the feels in this exceptional opposites-attract love story. Bad Bachelor is an absolute must-read."—LAUREN LAYNE, New York Times bestselling author "Original, witty, and sexy. My #1 romance read of the year!"—JENNIFER BLACKWOOD, USA Today bestselling author

Author : Sabrina Jeffries
Publisher : Zebra Books
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2020-02-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781420148602

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The Bachelor by Sabrina Jeffries Pdf

Fans of Bridgerton will love this irresistibly fun new family in a series to savor from the New York Times bestselling author, as the grown children of a thrice-married dowager duchess piece together the stories of their fathers—while pursuing passions of their own . . . “Anyone who loves romance must read Sabrina Jeffries!” —Lisa Kleypas, New York Times bestselling author USA Today and Publishers Weekly Bestseller | Goodreads Romance that Readers Love Lady Gwyn Drake has long protected her family’s reputation by hiding an imprudent affair from her youth. But when her former suitor appears at Armitage Hall, manhandling the heiress and threatening to go public with her secrets, it’s Gwyn who needs protecting. Her twin brother, Thorn, hires Joshua Wolfe, the estate’s gamekeeper, to keep her safe in London during her debut. As a war hero, Joshua feels obligated to fulfill the assignment he has accepted. But as a man, it’s torment to be so very close to the beauty he’s fought to ignore . . . With handsome Joshua monitoring her every move, Gwyn would prefer to forget both the past and the parade of money-seeking bachelors at her coming out. But Joshua is unmoved by her attempts at flirtation, and the threat of blackmail still hangs over her. With danger closing in, Gwyn must decide which is the greater risk: deflecting a scoundrel’s attempts to sabotage her—or revealing her whole heart to the rugged bodyguard she can’t resist . . . If one knows anything about Regency society, it’s that they can’t resist a scandalous secret. “Beautifully showcases the author’s gift for creating vividly etched characters (including a well-matched pair of protagonists) and then expertly placing them within a tautly constructed plot spiced with danger and plenty of red-hot sensuality.” —Booklist

Author : Colton Underwood
Publisher : Gallery Books
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2020-03-31
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781982139384

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The First Time by Colton Underwood Pdf

From former football player and star of The Bachelor and The Bachelorette comes a fascinating and eye-opening behind-the-scenes look at his drama-filled season on the hit reality show. Before Colton Underwood captured the hearts of millions on The Bachelor, he was a goofy, socially awkward, overweight adolescent who succeeded on the football field while struggling with personal insecurities off it. An All American gridiron hero, he was also a complex, sometimes confused, soft-hearted romantic wondering how these contradictions fit together. Old-fashioned and out of step with the swipe right dating culture of today, he was saving the most intimate part of life for the love of his life. If only he could find her… Now, in The First Time, Colton opens up about how he came to find himself and true love at the same time via the Bachelor franchise. Unencumbered by cameras and commercial breaks, he delivers a surprisingly raw, endearing, and seriously juicy account of his journey through The Bachelorette, Bachelor in Paradise, and The Bachelor, along with what has happened with him and Cassie Randolph since his season wrapped. He opens up about being dumped by Becca, his secret dalliance with Tia, what it was like to be the world’s most famous virgin, his behind-the-scenes conflicts with production, and how his on-camera responsibilities as the Bachelor nearly destroyed him after he knew he had already fallen in love with Cassie. A memoir for Bachelor Nation and anyone who believes in the magic of love, The First Time carries a simple but powerful message: It’s okay to laugh and cry and occasionally jump over a fence, if it means coming one step closer to the right person.

Author : Carly Phillips
Publisher : CP Publishing
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2002-07-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781947089747

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The Bachelor by Carly Phillips Pdf

THE BACHELOR The Chandler Brothers from New York Times Bestselling Author Carly Phillips are back! He’s got wanderlust and no intention of settling down. She’s home to stay and has put her bad boy ex in her rearview mirror. After spending his life abroad, embracing his freedom at every turn as a foreign correspondent, Roman Chandler finds himself the brother nominated to deal with his ailing mother’s matchmaking shenanigans. Thanks to a coin toss, he needs to find someone to marry and fast. It shouldn’t be that hard in sleepy Yorkshire Falls where women fall over themselves to hook a Chandler man. But Roman only wants the one woman who got away. Charlotte Bronson is back home to put down roots and get her lingerie business off the ground. She’s not interested in her past or a man that chose to chase breaking news stories to the far corners of the earth over her. No matter how good they used to be or how combustible their chemistry still burns. It’s up to Roman to convince Charlotte he’s a changed man and here to stay. In honor of THE BACHELOR’s 20th Anniversary all three books have been updated and will be reissued with gorgeous NEW covers with the same content but modernized for your reading pleasure. The BACHELOR was the first book that Kelly Ripa chose for her Reading with Ripa Bookclub.

Author : Alison R. Marshall
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2011-02-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9780774819176

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The Way of the Bachelor by Alison R. Marshall Pdf

The lives of early Japanese and Chinese settlers in British Columbia have come to define the Asian experience in Canada. Yet many men travelled beyond British Columbia to settle in small Prairie towns and cities. Chinese bachelors opened the region's first laundries and Chinese cafes. They maintained ties to the Old World and negotiated a place in the new by fostering a vibrant homosocial culture based on friendship, everyday religious practices, the example of Sun Yat-sen, and the sharing of food. This exploration of the intersection of gender and migration in rural Canada, in particular, offers new takes on the Chinese quest for identity in North America in general. With a preface by the Honourable Inky Mark, former Member of Parliament for Dauphin-Swan River-Marquette.

Author : Teresa Southwick
Publisher : Harlequin
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2016-09-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781460397688

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A Word with the Bachelor by Teresa Southwick Pdf

In this romance of opposites attract, a former soldier turned writer is forced to take on a personal assistant—a woman who is as cheerful as he is grumpy. When former Special Forces agent Jack Garner opens his door to Erin Riley, he makes two things clear: he won’t sleep with her, and he writes alone. Clearly, fame and fortune have done nothing to brighten this bestselling author’s brooding manner. But his second book is long overdue, and Erin is there to jumpstart his writing . . . if not his heart. Bright, chatty and positive, Erin is like a sunny day to Jack’s perpetual night. And even as she struggles to contain her sizzling attraction, she knows she can help Jack have a breakthrough. When the words finally start to flow, Jack starts to wonder if “once upon a time” could become “happily-ever-after.” Now, that would be something worth writing about . . .

Author : Eric Bohling
Publisher : Page Publishing Inc
Page : 111 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2020-12-16
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781662414336

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The Original Bachelor by Eric Bohling Pdf

On March 25, 2002, The TV show The Bachelor aired for the first time on television. On March 25, 1995, seven years prior to the airing of The Bachelor, the original bachelor, a farmer from southeast Nebraska in a small town called Auburn, married a beautiful girl from Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Before there was ever a Bachelor TV show, this farmer had a life-changing real-life experience that is very similar to The Bachelor. This book will make you feel good again about love, marriage, and living the good life. This is a true story of how a farmer had a wild thought come into his mind and changed it into a big decision that would affect him for the rest of his life. This farmer took a big chance in life, and it paid off with big dividends. If you like romance, happy endings, good stories, have a good sense of humor, and want to know that there is hope out there for you, then you must read this book! This book will make you feel good about life again. This book will capture your attention because it is a story of many twists and turns with life lessons that are of value to everyone.

Author : Ben Higgins
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2021-02-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781400221363

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Alone in Plain Sight by Ben Higgins Pdf

Are you tired of people knowing who you are but no one really knowing you? As the star of the twentieth season of The Bachelor, Ben Higgins looked like he had it all together. Instead, Ben felt dissatisfied, fearful, and deeply alone. Like so many of us, he thought of himself as the kid who never got picked for the game, the person always on the outside of the joke, the friend who knew a lot of people but was never truly known. He wondered if he mattered at all. In Alone in Plain Sight, Ben vulnerably shares how he found authentic connection with himself, with others, and with God. As Ben helps us name our own yearning for meaning, he explores ways to understand ourselves more deeply so that we are free to connect with others; how shared pain can bridge even the widest gaps between two very different people; why we must deconstruct our culture’s fairy-tale view of love; and how the God who longs for relationship with us is the answer to our need for connection. As Ben discovered, in a disconnected world, it is still possible to have lasting purpose and peace. You are already known. You are already loved. You are already seen. Discover how to live out how much you matter as you embrace the true meaning of your one incredible life.

Author : John Galt
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1824
Category : Scotland
ISBN : OXFORD:300150635

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The Bachelor's Wife by John Galt Pdf

Author : Catherine Palmer
Publisher : Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2011-05-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781414329239

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The Bachelor's Bargain by Catherine Palmer Pdf

For fans of Regency romance in the vein of Sanditon or Bridgerton comes a marriage of convenience story that will keep you smiling long after the last page. Housemaid Anne Webster will stop at nothing to save her family from their dire circumstances. Even if it means accepting the proposal of the roguish Marquess of Blackthorne, who just returned to England from the Americas under a veil of mystery. Both have their own agenda—she to use his riches and he to use her lace-making skills—but neither could have dreamed what they would discover on the other side of their scheming. As always, society tattler Miss Pickworth has a thing or two to say about this scandalous union. Unless they want their plans aired in her column, Ruel and Anne must keep their banter to a minimum and play the role of the happy couple. He’s handsome and arrogant; she’s smart and obstinate. But can Anne and Ruel put their differences aside to fend off an unexpected foe?

Author : Tamara Knight
Publisher : Tate Publishing
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2010-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781617391279

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The Bachelor's Wife by Tamara Knight Pdf

Gage Stanton is a wealthy workaholic whose parents' sham of a marriage has given him less than ideal opinions about the lifelong commitment. Leah Morgan is the single mother of feisty six-year-old twin boys and also has a skewed outlook on marriage, having been burned by love once before. So what happens when the two are thrust together by a marriage contract drawn up by their scheming but well-meaning grandfathers? Both Gage and Leah have much to lose by refusing to follow the terms of the legal document, so a name-only marriage commences. Gage's well-ordered existence and Leah's hectic but manageable world are thrown into a tailspin. But having to put on an act for the public soon develops into much more-the type of relationship Gage and Leah had vowed to avoid at all costs. Find out what befalls this workaholic of a bachelor and skeptic single mom when they agree to abide by the contract and wind up with much more than they bargained for in The Bachelor's Wife.

Author : John Seymour Wood
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 894 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1895
Category : Universities and colleges
ISBN : UOM:39015013731628

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The Bachelor of Arts by John Seymour Wood Pdf

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