A lost literary gem of Hollywood in the 1930s, I Lost My Girlish Laughter is a thinly veiled send-up of the actors, producers, writers, and directors of the Golden Age of the studio system.Madge Lawrence, fresh from New York City, lands a job as the personal secretary to the powerful Hollywood producer Sidney Brand (based on the legendary David O. Selznick). In a series of letters home, Western Union telegrams, office memos, Hollywood gossip newspaper item...

"In Pier Angeli, a nineteen-year-old Italian girl, Hollywood has found an actress who eludes the town's traditional classifications and whose unvarnished beauty and instinctive talent have already caused her to be called 'Little Garbo'"--Theodore Strauss in Collier's, April 1952.This work is the first full-length biography of actress Anna Maria Pierangeli, from her early life in Italy to her death at the age of 39. She was discovered by Vittorio De Sica and soon after star...

A lost literary gem of Hollywood in the 1930s, I Lost My Girlish Laughter is a thinly veiled send-up of the actors, producers, writers, and directors of the Golden Age of the studio system.Madge Lawrence, fresh from New York City, lands a job as the personal secretary to the powerful Hollywood producer Sidney Brand (based on the legendary David O. Selznick). In a series of letters home, Western Union telegrams, office memos, Hollywood gossip newspaper item...

When I was in kindergarten I was walking through a crowded mall with my parents and my little brother, Boone, who has autism. He was having one of his typical meltdowns due to a sensory overload from all of the sights ,sounds, and smells of the mall. While our family was already struggling, I noticed the judgmental looks from the other people shopping. It made me sad, and it made me angry. My parents tried to comfort me, explaining that those people just didn't understand our situation. Fr...

Norman Rockwell’s America was not all white. As early as 1936, Rockwell was portraying people of color with empathy and a dignity often denied them at the time. And he created these portraits from live models. Hidden in Plain Sight: The Other People in Norman Rockwell’s America unfolds, for the first time, the stories of the Asian, African, and Native Americans who modeled for Norman Rockwell. These people of color, though often hidden in plain sight, are present throughout Rockwell’s more...

"For as he thinketh in his hear, so is he." Psalms 23:7"As a Man Thinketh" was first published in 1903. James Allen is quoted as saying this work as an essay about "the power of thought, and particularly with the used and application of thought to happy and beautiful issues. I have tried to make the book simple, so that all can easily grasp and follow its teaching, and put into practice the methods whick it advises. It shows how, in his own thought-world, each man holds the key to ...

It seems to be a chance meeting, but it results in a world torn open. Thrust through a time warp, Jess slips into antebellum Mississippi where she struggles to escape a time alive with danger and suspicion. Jess's love of horses and skill as a rider, helps her survive. Cut off, exposed, and haunted by an era that should not know her, Jess discovers that comfort isn't everything and the fulness of life in both worlds ultimately depends on her relationships with the people around her.

"There are plenty of stories about how transvestite and transgender women come out to friends and loved ones. Some go well and some, well … you can imagine, some dont always work out as planned. A lot of our work with trans people has been to help them express their identity to the world. Often this includes expressing who they are to friends and loved ones. Weve identified all the key steps that lead to a successful coming out and distilled them into this concise little ebook."

This 21 page ebook covers the most important components of a truly feminine presence, appearance and beauty. Based on our work with many transvestite and transgender people over the years, weve distilled the most important information into this easy-to-read companion. Learn to cultivate the subtle feminine cues: the power of submissiveness, the charm of vulnerability and the guidance of your feelings. Youll find easy-to-follow exercises, like visualisation, to enhance your feminine presenc...

Well-dressed women always have a dominant style that both influences all their looks and also reflects their inner personality. Young girls are taught how to use feminine clothing, make-up, hair and accessories to achieve this from an early age. Unfortunately you probably werent. To help you find your own great look, this short ebook includes a brief overview of our seven archetypal female looks. Our clients always find themselves drawn to one or two of these archetypes more than others, a...

Mechanics of Biological Systems and Materials*, Volume 7: Proceedings of the 2014 Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics*, the seventh volume of eight from the Conference, brings together contributions to this important area of research and engineering. The collection presents early findings and case studies on a wide range of areas, including:Soft Tissues MechanicsNatural Materials & Bio-InspirationTissue EngineeringCells Mechanics...

Mechanics of Biological Systems and Materials, Volume 5: Proceedings of the 2012 Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics represents one of seven volumes of technical papers presented at the Society for Experimental Mechanics SEM 12th International Congress & Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, held at Costa Mesa, California, June 11-14, 2012. The full set of proceedings also includes volumes on Dynamic Behavior of Materials, Challenges in Mechanics of Time-Dep...