A Meeting In The Ladies' Room

A Meeting In The Ladies' Room
Author: Anita Doreen Diggs
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corp.
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2012-06-12
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0758285795

In the rarefied world of Manhattan publishing, most of the intrigue takes place in the books. But all that is about to change for respected editor Jacqueline Blue. . . It's not easy being one of the few African Americans in an overwhelmingly white industry. Yet, until now, Jackie's biggest problem has been her unrequited love for Victor Bell, a handsome member of the Black Pack, her weekly professional group. Does Victor prefer tall women? Light-skinned sisters? But then comes the morning her boss is suddenly murdered. It seems that Jackie was the last person to see Annabelle Murray alive--and the circumstances were not pretty. Jackie's fingerprints are all over the crime scene and, to make matters worse, she had sworn not to tell anyone why she was invited to her boss's home in the first place. And just as everything is hitting the fan, Victor asks her out to dinner. Jackie knows that when it rains it pours--but now she's knee-deep in hot water--and bailing herself out will be the toughest challenge she's ever faced. . . "Anita Diggs has displayed the pain, the remorse, the struggles, and ultimately the hopes that everyday people face. A story propelled by 'real' people. . ..simply too hard to resist." --Donna Hill, Author of If I Could "A fast-paced, compelling story about love and its power to both heal and redeem." --Kim McLarin, author of Meeting the Waters "A heart-stopping story. . .a dynamic new writer is on the scene!" --Yolanda Joe, author of This Just In and Hit Time

Confessions of a Rookie Cheerleader

Confessions of a Rookie Cheerleader
Author: Erika J. Kendrick
Publisher: One World
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2009-03-12
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0307494578

A savvy young music exec for Rockstar Records, Hannah Love has a glamorous apartment and a tight pack of equally fine friends. But luxury and loyalty can’t protect her from a broken heart, courtesy of her super-rich fiancé. To recover, Hannah accelerates her already high-octane life by pursuing a fantasy she’s had since childhood: to become an NBA cheerleader for the Chicago Diamonds. As she juggles promoting the hottest singer on the rise, dodges advances from Rockstar’s ultra-slick VP, and puts her body and her will to the test during cut-throat tryouts for a spot on the Diamond Dolls squad, she receives the full attention of the team’s star player, Max Knight. Though the Dolls are strictly forbidden to date players, the heat between Hannah and Max builds on the sidelines. But as catty cheerleaders plot against her, and her boss at the record company secretly negotiates a merger that could leave her jobless, Hannah discovers that it may take much more than the lust for a hot man to hold her steady. It may take his love.

The Politics of Women's Studies

The Politics of Women's Studies
Author: Florence Howe
Publisher: The Feminist Press at CUNY
Total Pages: 449
Release: 2000-08-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1558617868

The true stories of those bold women who espoused feminism in the world of academia and forever changed our educational system and culture. In the patriarchal halls of 1970s academe, women who spoke their minds risked their careers. Yet intrepid women—students, faculty, administrators, members of the community—persisted in collaborating on women’s studies programs. In doing so, they created a movement that altered paradigms, curricula, teaching styles, and content across disciplines. In these original essays “we hear the voices of feminists exhilarated by the opportunities and challenges of creating women’s studies programs in American colleges and universities, nurtured by the women’s movement of the 1970s,” from young graduate students and newly hired faculty to tenured professors in search of ways to improve their students’ capacities to learn, veteran academics at last witnessing change, and even a few administrators (Library Journal). In all of these programs, these “founding mothers” grappled not only with issues of gender, but with those of class, race, and sexuality in a decade infused with political unrest and questioning, when civil rights and anti-war activism, as well as feminism, shaped academic worlds.

Still Crazy

Still Crazy
Author: Darrin Lowery
Publisher:
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2005
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780972800587

Kevin Allen, a rich, handsome author and self-reformed ?Mack?, is suffering from writer's block. Desperately in need of a great story in order to renegotiate with his publisher to maintain his extravagant life-style, Kevin decides to go back to his hometown of Chicago for inspiration. While in Chi-town, he gets reacquainted with an ex-love (Yolanda) that he'd last seen during their stormy relationship that violently came to an end. Unexpectedly, Yolanda appears at a book-event where Kevin is the star-attraction, looking every bit as stunningly beautiful as the picture he's had frozen in his head for years. She still has the looks of music video model and almost makes him forget as to the reason he'd ever broken off their relationship. It's no secret, Yolanda had always been the jealous type. And, Kevin's explanation to his boyz, defending his decision for kicking a woman that fine to the curb was, ?She's Crazy!'. The combination of Kevin's vulnerable state...

The Keys to the Ladies' Room

The Keys to the Ladies' Room
Author: Adri Miller-Heckman
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 189
Release: 2012-12
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1477298320

The Keys to your future success! Women are a goldmine of opportunity for any financial advisor looking to accelerate business growth. The key is knowing what women want and how to apply that knowledge to attract more female clients and generate more referrals. This book is your personal roadmap to making that shift. With the Keys to the Ladies Room you will discover how easy it can be to: • Understand the difference in how men and women relate to money – and convert that knowledge to create a more purpose driven business model. • Develop your personal story which inspires more trust and confidence with both prospects and clients faster • Share what you do in a way that leaves the listener sitting up and craving for more. • Incorporate a more purpose driven process that engages both clients and prospects simultaneously, uncovering more assets and opportunities. • Articulate your true value as a financial advisor (and it's not what you think!)that wins you the big business With time-tested scripts and practical, step-by-step guidance from a former Smith Barney National Training Officer, this book promises to transform your marketing and accelerate business growth by attracting more women clients and creating more loyal raving fans. "This book is destined to start a new revolution in the financial services industry. Adri has artfully combined the strengths of women with the experience and wisdom of men to create a new, refreshing business model for financial advisors. She speaks directly to what advisors need – and what clients want. This is a must-read for any financial professional looking to create a deeply meaningful and highly profitable advisory practice." Barbara Stanny, Bestselling author of Prince Charming Isn't Coming, Overcoming Underearning, and Secrets of Six-Figure Women

A List

A List
Author: Jay Carr
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Total Pages: 450
Release: 2008-08-05
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 0786724528

People love movies. People love lists. So The A-List is a natural. While there are plenty of encyclopedic lists of films, this compulsively readable book of 100 essays -- most written expressly for this volume-flags the best of the best as chosen by a consensus of the National Society of Film Critics. The Society is a world-renowned, marquee -- name organization embracing some of America's most distinguished critics: more than forty writers who have national followings as well as devoted local constituencies in such major cities as New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Boston, Philadelphia, Atlanta, and Minneapolis. But make no mistake about it: This isn't a collection of esoteric "critic's choice" movies. The Society has made its selections based on a film's intrinsic merits, its role in the development of the motion-picture art, and its impact on culture and society. Some of the choices are controversial. So are some of the omissions. It will be a jumping-off point for discussions for years to come. And since the volume spans all international films from the very beginning, it will act as a balance to recent guides dominated by films of the last two decades (hardly film's golden age). Here is a book that is definitely ready for its close-up.