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Covering her life and sixty-year career from Sonny & Cher to show-stopping solo performer, award-winning actress, fashion icon, and beyond, this is a glorious retrospective of one of the world's most enduring entertainers, Cher.Commemorating six decades since her first #1 hit in 1965, I Got You Babe captures Cher's one-of-a-kind life. How many artists can claim to have had a Billboard number-one-single in six consecutive decades; had Andy Warhol interview her in bed; fought off a mugger in New York City with Meryl Streep; and argued time travel with Stephen Hawking? No one but Cher-one of the best-selling and most awarded entertainers of all time.Written by award-winning writer and editor Annie Zaleski, this celebration of the fearless, down-to-earth "Goddess of Pop" explores key moments in her life and career in words and photos. Among the topics covered:- Her 50-year friendship with fellow diva Tina Turner, which began in 1975 when they performed "Shame, Shame, Shame" together.- Her story of creating a "revenge dress" with designer Bob Mackie for the 1986 Oscars after being snubbed for a nomination for her performance in Mask.- The night in 1989 she made the Navy wish it could "Turn Back Time" by arriving at the USS Missouri to film her video not wearing the coveralls they expected but a barely-there fishnet bodysuit.- Cher's unfiltered social media presence. From classic posts like "BREAKING NEWS: IM BEING BURIED IN MY FISHNETS" to weighing in on issues she believes in, such as rallying against Trump's order to repeal DACA.- When Cher learned about Kaavan, dubbed "the world's loneliest elephant." The creature was kept in chains in a zoo in Pakistan and forced to perform for decades. After fans brought the problem to her attention, Cher eventually helped get him moved in 2021, and her efforts were captured in a Smithsonian documentary.Amidst these moments are photo after photo of some of the most eye-popping outfits ever worn in life and on stage. As an avid clothes horse who wasn't afraid to wear a see-through dress to the Met Gala in 1974, Cher's many looks will be given their due in this engaging, career-spanning retrospective.

From a doctor and barrier¿breaking reality TV star on Bravo's Real Housewives, Joy Prescriptions is an inspiring story featuring hard-earned lessons about overcoming personal and professional challenges to find your true self. Tiffany Moon, M.D. is an anesthesiologist, entrepreneur, social media personality, and former cast member of Bravo's Real Housewives of Dallas. In Joy Prescriptions, she offers a part-memoir, part-self-help guide to stop chasing perfection and embrace gratitude and connection.As Tiffany explains, despite being a lifelong overachiever with a thriving career, she had a gorgeous home that she barely enjoyed. She had a closet full of nice things she bought to soothe herself, but she didn't feel soothed. She had a beautiful family that she didn't spend enough time with. She felt simultaneously grateful and stuck, successful but disappointed, happy but weary.Joy Prescriptions relates Tiffany's journey as a Chinese immigrant breaking through the expectations of being a perfectionist and building a new way of life based on laughter and the idea that true happiness is only possible when we let go of what other people want for us and live according to our own values. Her lessons include:Compare and Contrast: Competition can be healthy if it motivates you to do better, strive for greater goals, or try something new. But if you find that you're constantly caught up in the compare-and-despair cycle, avoid comparing other people's outside to your inside.Yes Woman: Sometimes as much as you try, some relationships aren't meant to be. Remember that you don't have to be friends with everyone you meet.Joy Interrupted: Choose joy in the present day overreaching for some unattainable goal in the far future.If You Don't Laugh, You'll Cry: Everyone is going through their own problems. But what brings us together, what creates connection, is being able to laugh at ourselves together. Laughter is truly the best medicine and should be a part of any prescription to finding joy in life.It took a great deal of soul searching before Tiffany reached the conclusion that she needed to break out of the "good girl" mold and live for herself so that she could be completely present for others. Joy Prescriptions will inspire other women-particularly those who feel constrained by the defined roles and expectations of others-to find the courage to take on new challenges and explore who they really are.

The gripping story of the pioneer behind the Spitfire - told for the first time in a major new biography

Cet ouvrage propose une historiographie du discours des Allemandes sur la condition féminine, de la fin du XVIIIe siècle au début du XXe siècle, analysant les efforts produits par les femmes pour faire entendre leur voix dans l'espace public et œuvrer à leur émancipation sociale, économique et politique. Il met l'accent sur les concepts de différence et d'inégalité entre les sexes, envisageant leur évolution des Lumières à la République de Weimar. L'approche historique, les études de genre et l'analyse de discours se conjuguent pour contribuer à l'histoire des femmes.

Kulturpessimismus ist eine der Signaturen der Jahrzehnte vom Übergang zum 20. Jahrhundert bis zum Ende der Weimarer Republik. Mit dem Schlagwort ist ein Erklärungsansatz verbunden, wonach der von Zeitgeistpropheten 'rechter' Couleur verbreitete Kulturpessimismus dem Nationalsozialismus den Boden bereitet habe. Dagegen wurden kritische Einwände vorgebracht. Der Sammelband befasst sich in ideen- und ideologiegeschichtlicher Perspektive mit den intellektuellen Horizonten von Kulturpessimismus und er widmet sich dessen Protagonisten und den aus ihrer Auseinandersetzung mit der als bedrohlich wahrgenommenen Gegenwart hervorgegangenen Metakritiken und Utopien.Le pessimisme culturel est l'un des thèmes marquants des décennies allant du tournant du XXe siècle à la fin de la République de Weimar. On lui associe souvent une manière de thèse selon laquelle il aurait été propagé par des prophètes inspirés par l'esprit du temps, eux-mêmes d'orientation 'droitière', et aurait fait le lit du national-socialisme. A contrario, certains ont formulé des objections critiques quant à cette thèse. Partant de l'histoire des idées et des idéologies, les études rassemblées ici se concentrent sur le contexte intellectuel du pessimisme culturel et étudient ses protagonistes ainsi que les métacritiques et utopies issues de leur confrontation avec un présent qu'ils percevaient comme menaçant..

Volunteer at a Thai elephant sanctuaryOwner of a beloved dogPrivate pilot....and Dominatrix?Whatever you think you know about BDSM - you don't. Meet Lucina, Lifestyle Dom with a professional side, and a few of her clients. She's not a prostitute. She's not for sale. She's not 6 foot tall, with a whip hanging on her belt. She's like no one you've ever met before... unless you know another Dominatrix. "A man doesn't want to be judged or ridiculed by the rest of the world, so he won't admit to his submissive streak. In fact, his best mate could also be doing the same thing, or at least dreaming about it, but neither will ever learn about the other because the subject is taboo. For some subs, this is a very lonely place to be." - from Mistress

An essential, universally resonant new memoir from the number one bestselling author of Eat Pray Love and Big Magic

Amid the chaotic world caused by Covid, Gail receives an expected diagnosis, not having had any symptoms it is a total shock to her. How does she cope with this news and get her head around it, as she is going through her treatment, the bombshell of her husbands illness is added into the mix. Life is certainly different, It's never going to be the same again, trying to find a new normal, whatever that is, a roller-coaster of ups and downs and emotions. Trying to navigate a path that is so different, sometimes so hard and difficult, yet is now part of her everyday life. An insight into how she reacts to the turmoil of her life, laughter, sadness and love help her cope.