The Ugly Side Of Me

Author : Nikita Lynnette Nichols
Publisher : Urban Christian
ISBN 13 : 1622864239
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Ugly Side of Me written by Nikita Lynnette Nichols and published by Urban Christian. This book was released on 2015-12-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Less than three weeks from the moment 34-year-old Rhapsody Blue first set her eyes on 21-year-old Malcolm Washington, her life has been turned upside down. It was lust at first sight, and Rhapsody isn't going to let young Malcolm leave her presence without a promise to fulfill her fantasy. Malcolm had no idea when he accepted Rhapsody's invitation to her bedroom that he was selling his soul to the devil. Malcolm thinks he can bed Rhapsody and simply walk away, but she is not one to settle for a one night stand. Rhapsody goes to desperate measures to keep her cub extremely close to her. Gifting Malcolm a very expensive SUV, filling his belly with home cooked meals and funding a trip to Cancun are just a few of the tactics that Rhapsody uses to ensure that Malcolm spends his nights in her bed and no one else's. However, when Rhapsody finds a mysterious package on her doorstep containing proof of Malcolm's betrayal and deception, she seeks revenge and seals her own fate.

Author : Yvette Wright
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1456838059
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Side of Black Women written by Yvette Wright and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-02-18 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Novel will take you into the lives of several different black women who have different ways of surviving. Andrea is the C.E.O of her own multi-million dollar cleaning company. Mrs. Scott, who holds several degree ́s, is a retired college professor and battling stage four breast cancer. Then there ́s the beautiful "green eyed monster" Tranasha, who hasn ́t finished high school, can ́t keep a job and doesn ́t want one... But hey, she has her own lottery ticket to help her get out of the ghetto and her fiancee, Mr. Jordan Kyle Scott III, who owns a multi-million dollar commercial real estate company. If Tranasha ́s mother, Mildred has anything to say about it, Traci better use any means necessary to Trap Jordan, even lie about the paternity of their son Jamaal. Traci ́s mother, Mildred, who comes from five generations of welfare recipients, has no problem marrying elderly men just for their money, and if you get in her way, she will cut you. She ́s even given up her own children for a man... Come and explore these characters with me and other interesting women that will keep you wondering, what ́s next?

Author : Andrew Archibald Paton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sketches of the ugly side of human nature written by Andrew Archibald Paton and published by . This book was released on 1867 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Robert Hoge
Publisher : Hachette Australia
ISBN 13 : 0733634346
Total Pages : 95 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ugly written by Robert Hoge and published by Hachette Australia. This book was released on 2015-08-11 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beaut story about one very ugly kid. Robert Hoge was born with a tumour in the middle of his face, and legs that weren't much use. There wasn't another baby like him in the whole of Australia, let alone Brisbane. But the rest of his life wasn't so unusual: he had a mum and a dad, brothers and sisters, friends at school and in his street. He had childhood scrapes and days at the beach; fights with his family and trouble with his teachers. He had doctors, too: lots of doctors who, when he was still very young, removed that tumour from his face and operated on his legs, then stitched him back together. He still looked different, though. He still looked ... ugly. UGLY is the true story of how an extraordinary boy grew up to have an ordinary life, and how that became his greatest achievement of all.

Author : Heather Widdows
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691197148
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Perfect Me written by Heather Widdows and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2020-02-25 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How looking beautiful has become a moral imperative in today's worldThe demand to be beautiful is increasingly important in today's visual and virtual culture. Rightly or wrongly, being perfect has become an ethical ideal to live by, and according to which we judge ourselves good or bad, a success or a failure. Perfect Me explores the changing nature of the beauty ideal, showing how it is more dominant, more demanding, and more global than ever before.Heather Widdows argues that our perception of the self is changing. More and more, we locate the self in the body--not just our actual, flawed bodies but our transforming and imagined ones. As this happens, we further embrace the beauty ideal. Nobody is firm enough, thin enough, smooth enough, or buff enough-not without significant effort and cosmetic intervention. And as more demanding practices become the norm, more will be required of us, and the beauty ideal will be harder and harder to resist.If you have ever felt the urge to "make the best of yourself" or worried that you were "letting yourself go," this book explains why. Perfect Me examines how the beauty ideal has come to define how we see ourselves and others and how we structure our daily practices-and how it enthralls us with promises of the good life that are dubious at best. Perfect Me demonstrates that we must first recognize the ethical nature of the beauty ideal if we are ever to address its harms.

Author : Katherine A Foss
Publisher : SIU Press
ISBN 13 : 0809336588
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Demystifying the Big House written by Katherine A Foss and published by SIU Press. This book was released on 2018-07-06 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essays in this volume illustrate how shows such as Orange Is the New Black and Oz impact the public’s perception of crime rates, the criminal justice system, and imprisonment. Contributors look at prison wives on reality television series, portrayals of death row, breastfeeding while in prison, transgender prisoners, and black masculinity. They also examine the ways in which media messages ignore an individual’s struggle against an all too frequently biased system and instead dehumanize the incarcerated as violent and overwhelmingly masculine. Together these essays argue media reform is necessary for penal reform, proposing that more accurate media representations of prison life could improve public support for programs dealing with poverty, abuse, and drug addiction—factors that increase the likelihood of criminal activity and incarceration. Scholars from cultural and critical studies, feminist studies, queer studies, African American studies, media studies, sociology, and psychology offer critical analysis of media depictions of prison, bridging the media’s portrayals of incarcerated lives with actual experiences and bringing to light forgotten voices in prison narratives.

Author : Madeline Martin
Publisher : Diversion Books
ISBN 13 : 1626819211
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Enchantment of a Highlander written by Madeline Martin and published by Diversion Books. This book was released on 2016-01-19 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A laird and a suspected witch find thatlove is the most potent of remedies in this sweeping romance from the USA Today-bestselling author. The sweeping historical romance that began with Deception of a Highlander, and continued with Possession of a Highlander, reaches its dazzling conclusion in this scorcher set on the Scottish plains. Alec MacLean returns home after a decade to find his recently deceased father has let his inheritance fall to ruin. As the new laird, it’s Alec’s responsibility to rebuild the castle and restore the lands. He must also regain the people’s trust after having abandoned them so long ago, a feat not easily done when he fears he’s plagued with the same darkness as his father. Celia escaped the North Berwick witch trials at a young age, surviving because of the sacrifice of her beloved caretaker. She’s made a life for herself in the wilds of Scotland where no laird rules, a life where she heals for coin, a life without love so she can never feel the hurt of loss again. When the new laird comes back to claim his land, his determination to restore order threatens everything Celia has worked so hard to gain, especially with the undeniable attraction sizzling between them. Together, they will face all challenges, from the tangle of their own damaged pasts to the fire-fueled witch hunts sweeping the Isle of Mull. Together, they will find that the best way to overcome darkness and war is through the undeniable light of love. “Romantic tension is an ever-present force…This tension, coupled with the mysterious witch hunts, is the driving force behind this enchanting series conclusion.”—Publishers Weekly

Author : Stacy Malkan
Publisher : New Society Publishers
ISBN 13 : 0865715742
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Not Just a Pretty Face written by Stacy Malkan and published by New Society Publishers. This book was released on 2007-10-01 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lead in lipstick? 1,4 dioxane in baby soap? Coal tar in shampoo? How is this possible? Simple. The $35 billion cosmetics industry is so powerful that they've kept themselves unregulated for decades. Not one cosmetic product has to be approved by the US Food and Drug Administration before hitting the market. Incredible? Consider this: The European Union has banned more than 1,100 chemicals from cosmetics. The United States has banned just 10. Only 11% of chemicals used in cosmetics in the US have been assessed for health and safety - leaving a staggering 89% with unknown or undisclosed effects. More than 70% of all personal care products may contain phthalates, which are linked to birth defects and infertility. Many baby soaps are contaminated with the cancer-causing chemical 1,4 dioxane. It's not just women who are affected by this chemists' brew. Shampoo, deodorant, face lotion and other products used daily by men, women and children contain hazardous chemicals that the industry claims are "within acceptable limits." But there's nothing acceptable about daily multiple exposures to carcinogenic chemicals -- from products that are supposed to make us feel healthy and beautiful. Not Just a Pretty Face delves deeply into the dark side of the beauty industry, and looks to hopeful solutions for a healthier future. This scathing investigation peels away less-than-lovely layers to expose an industry in dire need of an extreme makeover. 15 percent of the purchase price of each book sold benefits the national Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, administered by the Breast Cancer Fund, through December 31, 2012.

Author : Dave Horowitz
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1524740845
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Ugly Pumpkin written by Dave Horowitz and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017-08-15 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perfect for the changing seasons, this wacky twist on The Ugly Duckling is a great read for Halloween and Thanksgiving. The Ugly Pumpkin has waited all through October for someone to take him home, but no one wants him. He doesn't look like other pumpkins. So the lonely Ugly Pumpkin leaves the patch in search of a place where he'll fit in. By the time Thanksgiving arrives, he discovers the truth about who he is--but it's not what he expected!

Author : Gretchen E. Henderson
Publisher : Reaktion Books
ISBN 13 : 1780235240
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ugliness written by Gretchen E. Henderson and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 2015-12-15 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "'Ugly as sin', 'ugly duckling', 'rear its ugly head'. The word 'ugly' is used freely, yet it is a loaded term: from the simply plain and unsightly to the repulsive and even offensive, definitions slide all over the place. Hovering around 'feared and dreaded', ugliness both repels and fascinates. But the concept of ugliness has a lineage that has long haunted our cultural imagination. Gretchen E. Henderson explores perceptions of ugliness through history, from ancient Roman feasts to medieval grotesque gargoyles, from Mary Shelley's monster cobbled from corpses to the Nazi Exhibition of Degenerate Art. Covering literature, art, music and even Ugly dolls, Henderson reveals how ugliness has long posed a challenge to aesthetics and taste. Henderson digs into the muck of ugliness, moving beyond the traditional philosophic argument or mere opposition to beauty, and emerges with more than a selection of fascinating tidbits. Following ugly bodies and dismantling ugly senses across periods and continents, [this book] draws on a wealth of fields to cross cultures and times, delineating the changing map of ugliness as it charges the public imagination. Illustrated with a range of artefacts, this book offers a refreshing perspective that moves beyond the surface to ask what 'ugly' truly is, even as its meaning continues to shift"--