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Northwest of the World: Forty Years Trading and Hunting in Northern Siberia
by Olaf SwensonNorthwest of the World, first published in 1944, is the memoir of American explorer and fur-trader Olaf Swenson (1883-1938). The book chronicles his long career in Alaska and Siberia, and provides a fascinating look into the native culture of northeastern Siberia, as well as the difficulties - extreme cold, ships frozen in ice, nearly impossible travel conditions, and Soviet officials -- faced by Swenson and his crews. Illustrated with 8 pages of photographs.
Norval Morrisseau
by Armand Garnet RuffoNorval Morrisseau (1932-2007), Ojibway shaman-artist, drew his first sketches at age six in the sand on the shores of Lake Nipigon. By the end of his tumultuous life, the prolific self-taught artist was sought by collectors and imitated by forgers. Critics, art historians and curators alike consider him one of the most innovative artists of the twentieth century. Norval Morrisseau: Man Changing Into Thunderbird is an innovative and rich biography of this charismatic and troubled figure. Drawing upon years of extensive research, including interviews with Morrisseau himself, Armand Ruffo evokes the artist's life from childhood to death, in all its vivid triumphs and tragedies. Ruffo draws upon his own Ojibway heritage and experiences to provide insight into Morrisseau's life and iconography from an Ojibway perspective. Captivating and readable, this is a brilliantly creative evocation of the art and life of Norval Morrisseau, a life indelibly tied to art.
Norwegian Americans
by Ann HeinrichsNorwegian Americans tells the story of Norwegian immigrants who came to America for opportunity while attempting to maintain their cultural ties without losing them in the New World.
Nos trajeron los barcos: Historias de padres y abuelos inmigrantes
by Julio Cesar ParissiVeinte personalidades de la cultura argentina cuentan sus historias deinmigración. Que la Argentina es un crisol de razas lo aprendimos en el colegio. Quecasi todos tenemos algún antepasado español, italiano, sirio, armenio,ruso, no es ninguna novedad. Pero es justamente esta característica laque nos une y logra que nuestras historias tengan puntos en común. Poreso, Julio Parissi entrevistó a veinte importantes personalidades de lacultura argentina para que cuenten sus historias de inmigración: Sarah yJoel, los padres de Cipe Lincovsky que escaparon desde Lituania paraasentarse en la zona del Abasto; o Agustín y Josefa, dos vascosemprendedores, abuelos de Juan Sasturain; o Antonio, el abuelo deEnrique Pinti que trajo su biblioteca desde un pueblito italiano, enplena década infame. Estas son solo algunas de las veinte historias conlas que todos nos sentiremos, inevitablemente, identificados.
Nosferatu: A Novel
by Jim ShepardA New York Times Notable Book:The richly imagined fictional life of one of cinema&’s founding fathers from National Book Award finalist Jim Shepard In 1907, while waiting for a train that would take him from his quiet rural hometown to university in cosmopolitan Berlin, Friedrich Wilhelm Plumpe met Hans Ehrenbaum-Degele, the great passion of his life. Hans was the catalyst for Plumpe&’s transformation into F. W. Murnau, the filmmaker best known for directing Nosferatu—the iconic silent film adaption of Bram Stoker&’s Dracula—as well as The Last Laugh, Sunrise, and Tabu. As we follow Murnau from the airfields of the Great War to the cafés and clubs of Weimar Berlin to the virtual invention of filmmaking, and from there to the South Seas, we chart the progress of a man desperate to open himself to others but nonetheless continually &“at home in no house and in no country.&” While devoted to those he loved, Murnau remained hamstrung by self-loathing and, like his vampiric creation, afraid of his own &“terrible inhumanness.&” In his fascinating fictionalized biography of Murnau, Jim Shepard, author of the critically acclaimed The Book of Aron, brings both Weimar-era Germany and the early days of film to life in roaring, irresistible detail, delving into the heart and mind of a troubled genius and uncovering the inner turmoil of a reclusive and enigmatic cinema pioneer.
Nosotras que nos queremos tanto
by Marcela SerranoCuatro mujeres chilenas, a las puertas de la madurez y orillas de un lago, dan curso sin inhibiciones al relato apasionado de sus historias personales. Son vidas marcadas a fuego por la experiencia socialista de Allende y el golpe militar de 1973, pero también por la huella más íntima del amor y el dolor, el desengaño y la compasión. La narradora entrelaza los hilos de estas biografías con las de otras mujeres -amigas, hermanas-, planteando página a página los dilemas de la libertad y la sumisión, la infidelidad y el matrimonio, el trabajo y el sexo. Cuando a pocos años del fin de siglo -apagados el fragor de las utopías y la explosión del feminismo- se propone que tal vez las mujeres y los hombres provengan de «planetas» diferentes. Nosotras que nos queremos tanto ilumina la relación hombre/mujer desde una óptica femenina inédita. Sea o no esta novela el retrato en clase de un sector de la sociedad chilena y sus vicisitudes de los últimos treinta años, su lectura nos enfrenta sin concesiones a los claroscuros de la condición existencial de la mujer.
Nosotras que nos queremos tanto
by Marcela SerranoCuatro mujeres chilenas, a las puertas de la madurez y a orillas de un lago, dan curso sin inhibiciones al relato apasionado de sus historias personales.Vidas marcadas a fuego por la experiencia socialista durante el gobierno de Salvador Allende y el golpe militar de 1973, pero también por la huella más íntima del amor y del dolor, el desengaño y la compasión. Los hilos de estas biografías están entrelazados con las vidas de otras mujeres "amigas, primas, hermanas", planteando página a página los dilemas de la sumisión, la infidelidad y el matrimonio, el trabajo y el sexo.Cuando a pocos años del fin de siglo -apagados el fragor de las utopías y la explosión del feminismo- se propone que tal vez los hombres y las mujeres vivan un profundo desencuentro, Marcela Serrano ilumina su relación desde una óptica femenina inédita y enfrenta sin concesiones los claroscuros de la condición existencial de la mujer.
Nosotras, enfermeras: Historias de unos días que nos cambiaron para siempre
by Enfermera SaturadaEl testimonio de cómo las enfermeras vivimos los días en que un virus paralizó el mundo en poco más de tres meses y sumió a España en la peor pandemia del siglo XXI. Esta es la historia de una enfermera que luchó contra el coronavirus en primera línea, armada con una bolsa de basura y una mascarilla reutilizada. Pero, en realidad, es también la de todos los enfermeros y las enfermeras que plantaron cara al virus, esos a los que la sociedad llamó héroes, y por quienes aplaudía a las ocho, mientras ellos y ellas vivían con el miedo pegado a su espalda. Es el testimonio de sus lágrimas, temores y sacrificios, y a la vez de la inmensa felicidad que sentían cada vez que apagaban un respirador y entregaban el alta a un paciente. «El primer paciente que atendí con la COVID-19 fue el 5 de marzo de 2020. Creo que esta será una de las fechas que recordaré toda la vida. Hasta ese día, hasta el mismo instante en que tienes frente a ti a una persona contagiada con el virus que está causando tantos estragos, mis compañeras y yo seguíamos pensando que no nos tocaría. Supongo que una, como mecanismo de defensa, tiende a negar la realidad hasta que la tiene a dos metros de distancia y con un informe del laboratorio con la palabra POSITIVO escrita en mayúsculas. A pesar de todo, y aunque los casos en Italia se contaban ya por miles, seguíamos aferrándonos al hecho de que ese día en nuestro país los confirmados apenas superaban los doscientos y en las plantas de mi hospital los casos no llegaban ni a media docena. No podíamos ni imaginar que acabaríamos ingresando, únicamente en nuestra unidad, a más de trescientos pacientes en solo dos meses. Que en toda España habría más de doscientos cincuenta mil casos confirmados, que en apenas tres meses más de cincuenta mil compañeros y compañeras se contagiarían o que nos dejarían para siempre más de veintiocho mil personas según los datos oficiales. Con este libro pretendo plasmar, de la forma más fiel posible a la realidad, todas las historias acontecidas durante estos meses para que, a pesar del paso de los años, no se pierdan en el olvido, se reescriban o se desdibujen. Así, quienes no lo han vivido tan de cerca, podrán ser más conscientes de lo que sucedió.» «La crónica de un enorme esfuerzo profesional, escrita desde la solidaridad y la angustia. Leerlo es un acto de gratitud». PEPA FERNÁNDEZ.RNE
Nosotras. Historias de mujeres y algo más
by Rosa MonteroEdición especial de uno de los libros fundamentales de Rosa Montero, Premio Nacional de las Letras 2017. Una obra pionera en la reivindicación del papel de la mujer en la historia a través de las biografías de sus protagonistas. Ilustrada por María Herreros. Escúchalo ahora «Este libro no es un libro solo para mujeres, de la misma manera que el feminismo no es solo cosa de chicas. Estamos cambiando el mundo, estamos destruyendo estereotipos milenarios, y es evidente que si se altera el papel social femenino, es porque también muda el papel de los hombres. »Incluye el texto original de Historias de mujeres, publicado hace veinticuatro años, y añade noventa nuevos pequeños retratos, una ojeada rápida desde la antigüedad hasta nuestros días que nos permite atisbar la compleja riqueza de la aportación femenina a la vida común. Porque hay una historia que no está enla historia y que solo se puede rescatar aguzando el oído y escuchando el susurro de las mujeres. La porción invisible del iceberg de protagonistas silenciadas empieza a emerger ahora, y tiene unas dimensiones colosales. Ha habido mujeres en todas las épocas haciendo cosas memorables. No hay un solo campo social, artístico o del conocimiento en el que no hayamos destacado. Y se trata de un pasado que nos han robado a todos. »Pero tenemos que hacer algo más que cambiar la visión del pasado: es esencial que también cambiemos la visión del presente. La manera en que nos miramos a nosotras mismas. El mundo, nos decían y nos decíamos, es así. Pero no. Resulta que el mundo no es así. El futuro está aquí, el futuro es hoy y lo estamos construyendo hombres y mujeres. Por primera vez estamos todos. Aunque, para ello, también debamos abandonar nosotras muchos prejuicios sexistas. Así es que, hermanas, abramos nuestras fauces de dragonas y escupamos fuego.»Rosa Montero --------------------------------- La crítica ha dicho sobre Historias de mujeres...«Escribe con el punto casi exacto de acercamiento, con sinceridad y ardor pero sin concesiones fáciles, sabedora de que sus heroínas sufrieron a causa del entorno todo, y no solo de los hombres. Desde esta óptica madura y razonable, la prosa de Montero se nos hace así paradójicamente intensa, creíble, verdadera.»Miguel Dalmau, La Vanguardia «No perseguía un documento de hazañas femeninas ejemplares, solo ejemplos de mujeres que se atrevieron a traicionar las expectativas que la sociedad, durante siglos, depositó en ellas y asaltaron con audacias inéditas los preceptos que asignaban sus funciones.»Pilar Castro, ABC «El deseo de equilibrio entre los sexos late como un pulso en todo el libro de Montero. El mismo deseo que anima los modos de sentir y pensar de una mujer que ansía, en cada lugar, por oscuro y difícil que sea, ver llegar el fin de la prohibición, el día en que cada una pueda modelar su propia forma como un regalo que no temerá.»Teresa Hernández, Diario 16 Andalucía «Una parte de la historia clandestina de las mujeres y sus esfuerzos, muchas veces trágicos, para liberarse de la norma social masculina.»Andrés Fernández Rubio, El País «Interesante muestra, no solo de lo que el género biográfico puede dar de sí abordado con pasión y oficio, también de lo que las mujeres han aportado a la historia o a sus recovecos desde el matrimonio o la rebeldía.»Care Santos, El Cultural «Mujeres que dejaron huella, que hicieron historia. [...] Mujeres con vida propia.»El Tiempo «Queda claro que Rosa Montero, como ella misma resalta, no ha pretendido sublimar la figura de la mujer, ni exaltar a heroínas o señalar víctimas y victimarios, sino mostrar "la humanidad cabal y plena, con todas sus luces y sus sombras", demuj
Nosotros y los otros: Efectos colaterales de la Guerrilla Argentina en una familia que migró de Cosquí
by Ricardo Jorge RuggeroEfectos colaterales de la guerrilla argentina en una familia que migró de Cosquín a Barcelona. Es nuestra historia, contada desde mi óptica, desde mis vivencias y desde mis sentimientos, encontrarán una sucesión de hechos políticos, religiosos y familiares que voy narrando. Algunos, como preludio de circunstancias que nos fueron afectando directa o indirectamente, y otros, vividos como protagonistas. A lo largo de estas páginas, podrá comprobarse que las opciones de vida siempre estuvieron inspiradas y alimentadas por la utopía de un mundo mejor. Muchos, imbuidos de una concepción cristiana de amor al prójimo; otros, no; pero todos lo hicieron por la justicia, la dignidad, el respeto a las ideas, el derecho a tener derechos. Y, en esa lucha, algunos pagaron con sus vidas, condenados por ser y pensar diferente a los intereses del poder de la dictadura que bañó de sangre el suelo argentino.
Nostra Dame: Una historia real
by Jacqueline EvansDescubre la verdadera historia de una mujer que intenta dar sentido a un mundo misterioso. Reprimí lo que me vino de forma natural en mis primeros años, pero un momento crucial a mediados de mis veinte abrió una puerta a lo que yacía dormido. La profundidad del conocimiento que siguió comenzó a crecer como una bola de nieve, lo que me llevó a predecir eventos globales e investigaciones de asesinatos de alto perfil. Cada pieza de información impartida en fractales, como piezas de un rompecabezas. Y dependía de mí juntar las piezas.
Nostradamus For Dummies
by Scarlett RossNostradamus made simple-a surefire prophecy of success! Michel Notredame, or Nostradamus (1503-1566), was a French physician, astrologer, and prophet whose books of visionary four-line verses have intrigued and beguiled readers for hundreds of years. Now, with this fun and easy guide, everyone can finally get a handle on Nostradamus and his "Centuries" of prophecies, which many people believe to have predicted the French Revolution, the rise of Hitler, the Kennedy assassination, and 9/11, among other events. The book covers Nostradamus's life and beliefs, his use of cryptic language and anagrams, interpretations of his work that link it to specific historical incidents, and critics who are skeptical of his prophecies. It also explores the implications of his work on the past, present, and future, and much more!
Nostradamus and His Prophecies (Dover Occult Ser.)
by Edgar LeoniFor over 400 years the prophecies of the controversial French prophet Michel Nostradamus (1503-66) have fascinated people because they project far into the future (A.D. 3797), and because they are open to countless interpretations. Until the publication of this book, however, there was no truly complete translation of the prophecies with even the minimum of scholarly apparatus required. Edgar Leoni’s comprehensive, definitive study not only fills that gap but goes far beyond.This edition includes parallel texts in English and French of all Nostradamus’s prophecies (arranged in then "centuries," or collections of 100 rhymed quatrains). Also included are explanatory notes, a series of indexes, historical background to the prophecies, a Commentary section, including the most famous — and infamous — interpretations; a critical biography of Nostradamus, his will and personal letters, and bibliographical material on both Nostradamus and his commentators.
Nostradamus: How an Obscure Renaissance Astrologer Became the Modern Prophet of Doom
by Stéphane GersonWe all know the name Nostradamus, but who was he really? Why did his predictions become so influential in Renaissance Europe and then keep resurfacing for nearly five centuries? And what does Nostradamus's endurance in the West say about us and our own world? In Nostradamus: How an Obscure Renaissance Astrologer Became the Modern Prophet of Doom, historian Stéphane Gerson takes readers on a journey back in time to explore the life and afterlife of Michel de Nostredame, the astrologer whose Prophecies have been interpreted, adopted by successive media, and eventually transformed into the Gospel of Doom for the modern age. Whenever we seem to enter a new era, whenever the premises of our worldview are questioned or imperiled, Nostradamus offers certainty and solace. In 1666, guests at posh English dinner parties discussed his quatrain about the Great Fire of London. In 1942, the Jewish writer Irène Némirovsky latched her hopes for survival to Nostradamus' prediction that the war would soon end. And on September 12, 2001, teenagers proclaimed on the streets of Brooklyn that "this guy, Nostradamus" had seen the 9/11 attacks coming. Through prodigious research in European and American archives, Gerson shows that Nostradamus — a creature of the modern West rather than a vestige from some antediluvian era — tells us more about our past and our present than about our future. In chronicling the life of this mystifying figure and the lasting fascination with his predictions, Gerson's book becomes a historical biography of a belief: the faith that we can know tomorrow and master our anxieties through the powers of an extraordinary but ever more elusive seer.
Nostradamus: The Man Behind the Prophecies, a Biography
by Ian WilsonFor the last 500 years the predictions of sixteenth-century physician and prophet Michel de Nostredame, better known as Nostradamus, have been endlessly interpreted. Scholars and skeptics have hotly debated whether the 946 "quatrains" he wrote foretold everything from the discovery of electricity to the birth of Adolph Hitler, the death of Princess Diana and the attack on the World Trade Center.But while much has been written about Nostradamus's predictions and their validity, little is known of the man. This definitive biography by bestselling historian Ian Wilson reveals the man behind the legend for the first time. Tracing Nostradamus's life from his early years to his skillful treatment of Black Plague sufferers, his flight from agents of the Spanish Inquisition, and his career as an advisor to the king of France, Nostradamus separates fact from fiction and reveals a complex figure who, whether or not he could see future events, was indelibly marked by those of his own time.
Nostradamus: The Man Who Saw Through Time
by Lee MccannLee McCann's riveting book gives us a fascinating glimpse into the life of Michel Nostradamus-- part historical novel, part academic examination of the accuracy of Nostradamus' prophecies. Both are readable and enjoyable, just what the layman has been looking for! Since governments, sects, and countries will undergo such sweeping changes, diametrically opposed to what now obtains, that were I to relate events to come, those in power now-- monarchs, leaders of sects and religions-- would find these so different from their own imaginings that they would be led to condemn what later centuries will learn how to see and understand. - Nostradamus
Not A Blueprint: A Journey Through Toxic Relationships
by Nina NorstromAllowing us to learn lessons, let go of toxicity, and gain insight, relationship can play a powerful role in our lives. They are formed with people, alcohol, animals, battlefields, diseases, drugs, environments, and even our emotions. Whether toxic or nontoxic, relationships are an integral component of daily living. Author Nina Norstrom lost her child to a disease, but that wasn't the only toxic relationship she endured. In this book, she explores the effects that her relationships with grief, pain, trauma, and forgiveness have had on her life. This tale exposes a mother's struggle to escape her world of toxicity, her journey out of the clutches of diseased relationships, and the shoe prints the experiences have left on her family's history. This story in its raw form projects a remarkable voice to the heroic fight, courage, and bravery gained when striking back to wipe out toxic relationships. Its message reveals that life brings many challenges and that each challenge provides lessons to be learned. This book is not intended to be a blueprint for dealing with diseased relationships. It's about the shoe prints: those symbols of life's journey that are left by our experiences. "Not a Blueprint: It's the Shoe Prints that Matter" is an insightful and inspiring personal story of one family's journey through toxic relationships.
Not A Games Person (Yellow Jersey Shorts Ser.)
by Julie MyersonP.E. You either loved it or hated it, looked forward to it or dreaded it, but we've all been forced to do it. Sometimes a note could get you out of it, but the following week there you'd be again, writhing on a cold and dusty gym floor in your underwear. Skinny, timid, knock-kneed Julie Myerson was 'not a games person', according to her teachers. In this touching, funny and occasionally devastating exploration of her childhood, she now asks the question: why not?
Not Abandoned Nor Forgotten
by Lynn AttwoodHave you ever wondered if God exists?Has your faith been tested to the limit?Is your life in a dark place despite having faith?Are you waiting for answers to prayers?Are you feeling hopeless, still waiting for breakthrough?Lynn Attwood engages readers through vivid descriptions of rejection, health issues, torment and despair, thwarted opportunities and a life which, essentially, was a ‘wilderness experience’ in which she felt separated from God and isolated from others. Quotations from Scripture illustrate God’s promises and intentions and how these were evident in her life during specific time periods and critical events.Having faith, Lynn persevered in prayer, holding fast to God’s promises. Eventually her life changed. Hope is stirred as Lynn’s experiences unfold to reveal the heart of God.If you want your life to change, draw inspiration from how God turned Lynn’s life around.Through her own story, Lynn illustrates the truth of God’s word in her life – His love, faithfulness, goodness and mercy.
Not Afraid of Life
by Nancy French Bristol PalinBristol Palin lived the life of an average American teen. She loved being outdoors, spending time with family and friends, and focusing on schoolwork and sports. But when her mother became the Republican vice presidential candidate in 2008, Bristol's world would change forever. She was instantly propelled into the national spotlight, becoming the focus of intense public and national media scrutiny at the age of seventeen. In the pages of this personal memoir, Bristol opens up for the first time ever, taking readers behind the scenes of her life, from growing up in Alaska to coming of age amid the media and political frenzy surrounding her mother's political rise; from becoming a single mother while still a teenager to coping as her relationship with the baby's father crumbled publicly-not once, but twice. Through all of these ups and downs, Bristol learned how to face her challenges head-on with courage and grace, traits she put to good use as a contestant and finalist on Dancing with the Stars. In Not Afraid of Life, Bristol speaks candidly of her aspirations and of the deep religious faith that gives her strength and inspiration. Plainspoken and disarmingly down-to-earth, Bristol offers new insight and understanding of who she is and what she values most.
Not Afraid: On Fear, Heartbreak, Raising a Baby Girl, and Cage Fighting
by Daniele BolelliIn this memoir, the author and podcaster discusses his experiences in martial arts, the death of his wife, and raising his daughter as a single father.This book is a meditation on facing fear, heartbreak, and mortality. In his own irreverent and inimitable style, Daniele Bolelli tells the story of his courtship and marriage, which would have been a sweet story had all hell not broken loose. Or as he puts it, “Hell was a ninja who entered my house without being seen. It all began in such an unremarkable way that it barely registered as anything meaningful. Little did I know that the experiences of the next five months would rip me apart and kill me. They would re-forge me into a different man. On that day, I became an unwilling traveler on a journey through the heart of fear.”This is the story of a man who, in rapid succession, has his wife die in his arms, loses his house and his job, and is left to care for his nineteen-month-old daughter. Oddly enough, the best tools for coping with all of this were those he learned in more than two decades of martial arts practice. Not Afraid tackles this extremely heavy subject matter in a light-hearted style and with an attitude that acknowledges pain and suffering but denies them dominion over one’s life.Praise for Not Afraid“Not Afraid is an adventure story of the truest, deepest sort. You’ve never read a story like this or known a man like this.” —Chris Ryan, New York Times–bestselling author of Sex at Dawn“A true warrior poet, Daniele bleeds on these pages with fearless vulnerability and uncensored humor.” —Aubrey Marcus, writer and CEO of Onnit.com“Bolelli is a genius warrior philosopher. What he talks about here is the opposite of a victim’s mentality. By sharing the emotionally apocalyptic experience he has gone through, he gives a gift to anyone who is struggling with the dragon of fear and sadness.” —Duncan Trussell, comedian and host of the podcast The Duncan Trussell Family Hour
Not Afraid: The Evolution of Eminem
by Anthony BozzaThe sequel to the New York Times bestseller Whatever You Say I Am, chronicling the last 20 years of rapper Eminem's life, based on exclusive interviews with the artist, his friends, and associatesIn 1999, a former dishwasher from Detroit named Marshall Bruce Mathers III became the most controversial and polarizing musical artist in the world. He was an outlier, a white artist creating viable art in a black medium, telling stories with such verbal dexterity, nimble wit, and shocking honesty that his music and persona resonated universally. In short, Eminem changed the landscape of pop culture as we knew it.In 2006, at the height of his fame and one of the biggest-selling artists in music history, Eminem all but disappeared. Beset by nonstop controversy, bewildering international fame, a debilitating drug problem, and personal tragedy, he became reclusive, withdrawing to his Detroit-area compound. He struggled with weight gain and an addiction to prescription pills that nearly took his life. Over the next five years, Eminem got sober, relapsed, then finally got and stayed clean with the help of his unlikely friend and supporter, Elton John. He then triumphantly returned to a very different landscape, yet continued his streak of number one albums and multiplatinum singles.Not Afraid picks up where rock journalist Anthony Bozza's bestselling Whatever You Say I Am left off. Capturing Eminem's toughest years in his own words, as well the insights of his closest friends and creative collaborators, this book chronicles the musical, personal, and spiritual growth of one of hip hop's most enduring and enigmatic figures.
Not All Diamonds and Rosé: The Inside Story of The Real Housewives from the People Who Lived It
by Dave QuinnTHE INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! <p><p> Dave Quinn's Not All Diamonds and Rosé is the definitive oral history of the hit television franchise, from its unlikely start in the gated communities of Orange County to the pop culture behemoth it has become—spanning nine cities, hundreds of cast members, and millions of fans. <p><p> What is it really like to be a housewife? We all want to know, but only the women we love to watch and the people who make the show have the whole story. Well, listen in close, because they’re about to tell all. <p><p> Nearly all the wives, producers, and network executives, as well as Andy Cohen himself, are on the record, unfiltered and unvarnished about what it really takes to have a tagline. This is your VIP pass to the lives behind the glam squads, testimonials, and tabloid feuds. <p><p> Life’s not all diamonds and rosé, but the truth is so much better, isn’t it?
Not All Heroes Wear Capes: The incredible story of how one young man found happiness by embracing his differences
by Jono Lancaster'An extraordinary story of transformation and inner strength' - KATIE PIPER'Well worth reading: a tale of real heroism and obstacles overcome' - THE MAIL ON SUNDAY'Truly remarkable and so helpful' - FEARNE COTTON'Finding self-acceptance hasn't always been easy. I was abandoned at birth with a facial difference, and as I got older, I began to hate my face and the world I lived in.Gradually, through trial and error, random moments with strangers, and some tragic haircuts, I've found self-love and happiness.This book is the story of how I found my way out of difficult times, and how you can do the same.'Jono Lancaster was born with Treacher Collins Syndrome - a condition that affects facial appearence - and at only two weeks old, he found himself in foster care. In his remarkable story, Jono shares the highs and lows of his journey and how he turned his differences into his greatest strengths.Inspirational, empowering and moving - this is an extraordinary memoir with a powerful message: you are strong enough to become your own hero. (Cape optional.)
Not All Superheroes Wear Capes
by Quentin KenihanQuentin Kenihan is living proof that superheroes don't need capes, just the right attitude. FOREWORD BY RAY MARTINWhen he was a kid, Quentin Kenihan loved Superman. Ironic, really. Quentin didn't need kryptonite to reveal his weakness - born with a rare bone disorder, osteogenesis imperfecta, his bones broke all on their own.When Quentin was seven, Mike Willesee made a documentary about him. Australians fell in love with his wit, and never-say-die attitude. Over the years he grew up before our eyes. But there was a dark side to his life. The true story was never told ... until now. A story of abandonment, drug addiction, dark days and thoughts of suicide. Battling through it all, Quentin's resilience is inspiring.Quentin is now determined to live life the best he can. Just turned 41, he is a filmmaker, stand-up comedian, radio host, actor and film critic; he's hung out with Angelina, accidentally ripped Jennifer Lopez's dress, talked sex with Jean-Claude Van Damme, appeared in MAD MAX and interviewed Julia Gillard, all the while showing that living in a wheelchair doesn't mean staying still.This is an unforgettable, brutally honest, at times heartbreaking memoir. Quentin Kenihan is living proof that superheroes don't need capes, just the right attitude!'Quentin is a hero of mine. Probably the toughest man I have ever met. Read this book and reconsider how hard you think your life is. It is a liberating experience to face life through his eyes.' - RUSSELL CROWE