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Paula Begoun's mission is to educate women on the facts that the $45 billion cosmetics industry doesn't want people to know. In her makeup and skincare bible, she deciphers ingredient lists, translates cosmetics-counter beauty babble, and evaluates the worth of virtually every product on the market. This completely revised and expanded edition includes more than 75 new product lines. |
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Never mind what Jackie would do. The bigger question is, what would she think about having her name attached to this chatty, gossipy manual that covers everything from how to gracefully decline a date ( "Oh, you're so thoughtful but I'm terribly busy these days" ) to how to avoid a "customs confrontation" regarding your overseas spending ("book your flight through an airport where the agents are apt to be less savvy" about recognizing Prada). |
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Plenty of proof here, from an associate professor of French at Barnard (and author of Terror and its Discontents, 2003), that clothes did indeed make the woman. Weber's thesis, made clear at the outset, is that the dauphine-soon-turned-queen's costumes became an accurate symbol of her individuality and personality versus political unrest.
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Here are important facts you must know about well-intentioned counselors who are more committed to political correctness than to students’ physical and psychological safety—written clearly and passionately by a dedicated psychiatrist. This book tells all.
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"....With "Deluxe: How Luxury Lost Its Luster," Ms. Thomas - who has been the cultural and fashion writer for Newsweek in Paris for 12 years - has written a crisp, witty social history that's as entertaining as it is informative...." from NY Times Review
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A rapier-witted portrait of a London ladies' hostel emerging from the shadow of World War II. Its lady inhabitants do their best to act as if the world were back to normal: practicing elocution, and jostling over suitors and a single Schiaparelli gown. The novel's harrowing ending reveals that the girls' giddy literary and amorous peregrinations are hiding some tragically painful war wounds. |
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Nancy MacDonell Smith explores the origins, meaning, and remarkable staying power of the ten staples of feminine fashion. She traces the evolution of each item from inception to icon status. Then she reveals the history and social significance of each, from the black dress's associations with danger and death to the status implications of the classic white shirt. Incorporating sources from history, literature, magazines, and cinema, etc. |
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Golf in the Kingdom is a wonderfully told romp through the Scottish links, the most beautiful and challenging golf courses in the world where, truly, anything is possible. This book discusses the essential deep truths about the game of golf and also expands on some new and extremely unique approaches to golf instruction.
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Harvey Penick's The Little Red Book has become required reading for all players and fans of the game of golf, from beginners to seasoned pros. Penick simplifies the technical jargon of other instructional books and communicates the very essence of the game, and his Little Red Book is full of inspiration and homespun wisdom that reflects at once his great love of golf as well as his great talent for teaching.
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Alison Lurie provides fascinating insights into how changing sex roles, political upheavals, and class structure have influenced costume. Whether she is describing the enormous amount of clothing worn by early Victorian women or illuminating the significance of the long robes worn by aging men throughout history to connote eminence, her analysis is always on target.
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...collection of work by some of the centurys greatest photographers among them Horst, De Meyer, Avedon, Beaton, Penn, and Steichen, as well as the work of the paparazzito give shape to the culture of an era, and some of the celebrated personalities who set their imprint on it...." |
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A no-nonsense financial guide!
On My Own Two Feet teaches you how to balance your desire to live well today with the need to save and invest for tomorrow. This book explains how to create a budget you can live with (and still have fun), how much of your income to save, how to avoid credit card debt, and how to invest wisely, etc.
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Wall Street Words is an essential guide to the words spoken on "the Street." This updated edition has 4,500 entries — more than 700 of them newly added to reflect key developments in national and world markets — and covers everything from investment fundamentals to the sophisticated terminology of contemporary finance. Over 100 case studies illustrating real-world investment examples plus 50 insightful tips from industry professionals make this new edition the most comprehensive and useful reference for today's investor. |
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The sad truth of all exercise programs is that you have to follow them to get results. This one is no different, but its well-designed, progressive strength-training promises the fountain of youth in two 40-minute sessions a week. An extravagant claim? Yes. But many women, especially those between age 40 and 80, can achieve certain measures of youth: denser bones, better balance and flexibility, more strength and energy than women years younger.
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“This is Not the Life I Ordered " is for anyone who has ever felt overworked, overwhelmed, or just plain unlucky (and, who hasn’t?!). Through this collection of stories, wisdom, and practical advice, readers will meet four extraordinary women who have faced extraordinary life challenges.”
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Scruples is the novel that created publishing history, the first ever written about the staggeringly luxurious life of a Beverly Hills boutique and the people who work in it. Scruples made Rodeo Drive famous around the world. The New York Post said that Scruples was born to be a smash bestseller. . . It has inside information about the worlds of high fashion and Hollywood.
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