Hope In A Jar

Author : Kathy Peiss
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 : 081220574X
Total Pages : 347 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hope in a Jar written by Kathy Peiss and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2011-11-29 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How did powder and paint, once scorned as immoral, become indispensable to millions of respectable women? How did a "kitchen physic," as homemade cosmetics were once called, become a multibillion-dollar industry? And how did men finally take over that rarest of institutions, a woman's business? In Hope in a Jar, historian Kathy Peiss gives us the first full-scale social history of America's beauty culture, from the buttermilk and rice powder recommended by Victorian recipe books to the mass-produced products of our contemporary consumer age. She shows how women, far from being pawns and victims, used makeup to declare their freedom, identity, and sexual allure as they flocked to enter public life. And she highlights the leading role of white and black women—Helena Rubenstein and Annie Turnbo Malone, Elizabeth Arden and Madame C. J. Walker—in shaping a unique industry that relied less on advertising than on women's customs of visiting and conversation. Replete with the voices and experiences of ordinary women, Hope in a Jar is a richly textured account of the ways women created the cosmetics industry and cosmetics created the modern woman.

Author : Beth Harbison
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
ISBN 13 : 1429925469
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hope in a Jar written by Beth Harbison and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2009-07-07 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twenty years ago, Allie Denty was the pretty one and her best friend Olivia Pelham was the smart one. Throughout high school, they were inseparable...until a vicious rumor about Olivia— a rumor too close to the truth—ended their friendship. Now, on the eve of their twentieth high school reunion, Allie, a temp worker, finds herself suddenly single, a little chubby, and feeling old. Olivia, a cool and successful magazine beauty editor in New York, realizes she's lonely, and is finally ready to face her demons. Sometimes hope lives in the future; sometimes it comes from the past; and sometimes, when every stupid thing goes wrong, it comes from a prettily packaged jar filled with scented cream and promises. Beth Harbison has done it again. A hilarious and touching novel about friendship, Love's Baby Soft perfume, Watermelon Lip Smackers, bad run-ins with Sun-In, and the healing power of "Gee Your Hair Smells Terrific." Hope in a Jar: we all need it.

Author : Deborah Marcero
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0525514600
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book In a Jar written by Deborah Marcero and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-01-21 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here's a marvelous picture book, charmingly written and beautifully illustrated, about the power of memory and the magic of friendship. Llewellyn, a little rabbit, is a collector. He gathers things in jars--ordinary things like buttercups, feathers, and heart-shaped stones. Then he meets another rabbit, Evelyn, and together they begin to collect extraordinary things--like rainbows, the sound of the ocean, and the wind just before snow falls. And, best of all, when they hold the jars and peer inside, they remember all the wonderful things they've seen and done. But one day, Evelyn has sad news: Her family is moving away. How can the two friends continue their magical collection--and their special friendship--from afar?

Author : H. Jack Mayer
Publisher : Long Trail Press
ISBN 13 : 098411131X
Total Pages : 523 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Life in a Jar written by H. Jack Mayer and published by Long Trail Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 523 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tells story of Irena Sendler who organized the rescue of 2,500 Jewish children during World War II, and the teenagers who started the investigation into Irena's heroism.

Author : Beth Harbison
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0312381964
Total Pages : 351 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hope in a Jar written by Beth Harbison and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2009-07-07 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout high school, Allie and Olivia were inseparable until a vicious rumor ended their friendship. Now, on the eve of their 20th high-school reunion, they look back at the girls they once were and examine the women they have become.

Author : P. J. Long
Publisher : EquiLibrium Press
ISBN 13 : 9780966739398
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gifts from the Broken Jar written by P. J. Long and published by EquiLibrium Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everyone, at some time, learns how life can change in a moment: with the crossing of the center line on a highway or the reading of a blood test; a telephone's knell in the still of night or a spouse's hesitation before the unspeakable is spoken. Occasionally, out of the turmoil emerges a work of exceptional wisdom and beauty. Gifts from the Broken Jar is one such work. Psychotherapist PJ Long's life-altering moment came when the bolt of a terrified horse left her brain-injured. She became a stranger to herself, unable to drive a car, prepare a meal, or carry on a conversation. But when PJ began to write, pen and ink acted as needle and thread, mending her torn mind and stitching together a new life. Lessons she had gleaned over years of helping others returned to guide her. And as PJ wrote, she gained profound insight into the resilience of the spirit and the unexpected joys of everyday life.

Author : Wanda E. Brunstetter
Publisher : Barbour Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1643520199
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Hope Jar (Free Preview) written by Wanda E. Brunstetter and published by Barbour Publishing. This book was released on 2019-01-01 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FREE EXTENDED PREVIEW A Brand-New Series from New York Times Bestselling Author Wanda E. Brunstetter. What happens when making an elderly Amish couple very happy means going along with a lie that gets bigger by the day? Michelle Taylor is not who her new family in Lancaster County believes her to be. The Lapps were looking for their long-lost granddaughter when they met Michelle and she assumed the identity of Sara Murray. Once homeless and hopeless, Michelle has come to love her new Amish friends and even considers the idea of romance among them. Finding an old blue jar in the barn that is filled with slips of paper containing thoughts, quotes, and prayers by an unknown author becomes a boost to Michelle’s budding faith— but also convicting. How can she tell the truth without hurting the ones she has truly come to love?

Author : Jennifer Roy
Publisher : Capstone
ISBN 13 : 1491460725
Total Pages : 33 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jars of Hope written by Jennifer Roy and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2016 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Tells Irena Sendler's story of saving 2,500 children during the Holocaust"--

Author : Seymour Simon
Publisher : StarWalk Kids Media
ISBN 13 : 1623340489
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pets in a Jar written by Seymour Simon and published by StarWalk Kids Media. This book was released on 2014-05-30 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Suggestions for collecting and keeping as pets such small animals as snails, toads, worms, ants, butterflies, and starfish.

Author : Katherine Wolf
Publisher : Zondervan
ISBN 13 : 0310344557
Total Pages : 259 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hope Heals written by Katherine Wolf and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2016-04-26 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When all seems lost, where can you find hope? Katherine and Jay Wolf married right after college and sought adventure far from home in Los Angeles, CA. As they pursued their dreams--she as a model and he as a lawyer--they planted their lives in the city and their church community. Their son, James, came along unexpectedly in the fall of 2007, and just six months later, everything changed in a moment for this young family. On April 21, 2008, as James slept in the other room, Katherine collapsed, suffering a massive brain stem stroke without warning. Miraculously, Jay came home in time and called for help. Katherine was immediately rushed into brain surgery, though her chance of survival was slim. As the sun rose the next morning, the surgeon proclaimed that Katherine had survived the removal of part of her brain, though her future recovery was uncertain. Yet in that moment, there was a spark of hope. Through forty days on life support in the ICU and nearly two years in full-time brain rehab, that small spark of hope was fanned into flame. Hope Heals documents Katherine and Jay's journey as they struggled to regain Katherine's quality of life and as she relearned to talk, eat, and walk. As Katherine returned home with a severely disabled body but a completely renewed purpose, she and Jay committed to celebrating this gift of a second chance by embracing life fully, even though that life looked very different than they could have ever imagined. As you uncover Katherine and Jay's remarkable story, you'll be encouraged to: Find lasting hope in the midst of struggle Embrace the unexpected Welcome God's miracles into your everyday life In the midst of continuing hardships, both in body and mind, Katherine and Jay found what we all long to find: a hope that heals the most broken place--our souls. Let Hope Heals be your guide along the way. Praise for Hope Heals: "As I read this book, tears streamed from my eyes even as joy flooded my heart. Jay and Katherine are a raw yet refreshing testimony to the unshakable trustworthiness of God amidst the unimaginable trials of life. This book reminds all of us where hope can be found in a world where none of us know what the next day holds." --David Platt, author of the New York Times bestseller Radical and president of the International Mission Board "Hope Heals is a beautiful, true story that illustrates the love and protection God has for us even in the darkest times of our lives. Katherine and Jay's dedication to each other and the Lord through their most devastating season is inspiring. This book will help your heart believe that He sees, He knows, He cares, and He is still working miracles today!" --Lysa TerKeurst, New York Times bestselling author and president of Proverbs 31 Ministries