Glitter & Greed

Glitter & Greed
Author: Janine Farrell-Robert
Publisher: Red Wheel Weiser
Total Pages: 929
Release: 2007-04-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1609258800

Rare, romantic, and forever: The diamond industry depends on these myths to reap billions of dollars of profit. This sensational investigation explodes such fallacies and reveals how multimillion-dollar advertising campaigns create the impression of rarity and romance. It reveals a very secret and unromantic world, one that is dominated and controlled by a handful of mighty corporations. With Leonardo DiCaprio’s movie The Blood Diamond making more people than ever aware of the seamy side of the diamond trade, Janine Roberts’ explosive exposé, taking us through seven decades of intrigue and manipulation, is the right book at the right time.

Sparkle's Sparkle

Sparkle's Sparkle
Author: Mishka Gupta
Publisher: OrangeBooks Publication
Total Pages: 152
Release: 2024-08-13
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN:

The book is about Sparkle, a fairy in UNICORN KINGDOM, a magical land full of magical creatures.

Easytalk - Advanced

Easytalk - Advanced
Author: Tom Dillman
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 451
Release: 2020-12-02
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1665503319

EasyTalk is designed to help many millions of yearly visitors (business and pleasure) to the United States, the many business owners throughout the World who want to take part in the giant U.S. economy, the slightly over 1 million new legal immigrants to the U.S. every year and the millions of resident professionals from the last dozen years or more. Many formerly foreign medical folks in the one of the World’s largest Medical Centers, for example, who asked me to compile a book so they can at least enjoy going to the grocery store, do other shopping or their jobs better. Underlying EasyTalk is the little understood Science of Phonology (hearing and listening) expressed in common, simplified language to achieve these goals. The book’s area of phonology focuses on short and long sounds of our alphabets vowels as they modify conversation syllables in talking or listening to others.

Eccentric California

Eccentric California
Author: Jan Friedman
Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2005
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 9781841621265

Jan Friedman's Eccentric America proved that the most unlikely events and landmarks could become tourist attractions. This award-winning title is dedicated to the sheer lunacy of California and her citizens, covering the biggest, the best, the wackiest and weirdest of the state's people and places. From art-car and golf-cart parades to the Valentine's Day Sex Tour at the San Francisco Zoo; from a festival that moons Amtrak to a town with its own language; from obsessed collectors of Pez, yo-yos, and bananas to kitschy theme motels and a man who built a three-storey mountain out of hay, adobe, and old paint. Eccentric California takes an in-depth look at one very peculiar place.

Greedy: Notes from a Bisexual Who Wants Too Much

Greedy: Notes from a Bisexual Who Wants Too Much
Author: Jen Winston
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2021-10-05
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 198217918X

Named one of the Best Books of 2021 by Oprah Daily, Glamour, Shondaland, BuzzFeed, and more! A hilarious and whip-smart collection of essays, offering an intimate look at bisexuality, gender, and, of course, sex. Perfect for fans of Lindy West, Samantha Irby, and Rebecca Solnit—and anyone who wants, and deserves, to be seen. If Jen Winston knows one thing for sure, it’s that she’s bisexual. Or wait—maybe she isn’t? Actually, she definitely is. Unless…she’s not? Jen’s provocative, laugh-out-loud debut takes us inside her journey of self-discovery, leading us through stories of a childhood “girl crush,” an onerous quest to have a threesome, and an enduring fear of being bad at sex. Greedy follows Jen’s attempts to make sense of herself as she explores the role of the male gaze, what it means to be “queer enough,” and how to overcome bi stereotypes when you’re the posterchild for all of them: greedy, slutty, and constantly confused. With her clever voice and clear-eyed insight, Jen draws on personal experiences with sexism and biphobia to understand how we all can and must do better. She sheds light on the reasons women, queer people, and other marginalized groups tend to make ourselves smaller, provoking the question: What would happen if we suddenly stopped?​​ Greedy shows us that being bisexual is about so much more than who you’re sleeping with—it’s about finding stability in a state of flux and defining yourself on your own terms. This book inspires us to rethink the world as we know it, reminding us that Greedy was a superpower all along.

Encompassing Others

Encompassing Others
Author: Edward LiPuma
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Total Pages: 368
Release: 2001
Genre: Anglicans
ISBN: 9780472088355

An investigation of how the advance of capitalism, colonialism, and Christianity has engaged a Melanasian society

The West and China in Africa

The West and China in Africa
Author: Alemayehu Mekonnen
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 512
Release: 2015-11-13
Genre: History
ISBN: 1498220193

The West and China in Africa: Civilization without Justice is an outcome of Dr. Alemayehu Mekonnen's personal intellectual struggle, life experience, and an attempt to understand Christ and his message within the cultural context of Africa. The intellectual struggle has to do with the paradoxical reality of Africa's situation. An attempt to reconcile the seemingly irreconcilable situation of Africa tests and stretches anyone's mind beyond limit. According to archaeological and geological findings, Africa is the first habitat of humanity and yet it is the least habitable place in the world today. The continent is extremely rich with natural resources, but it is known for poverty, disease, malnutrition, and starvation. As some Afro-centric scholars argue, Africa is the birthplace of world civilization and yet it is known for destruction. Social instability is rampant; coup d'etat and counter coup d'etat is common. Displacement and the number of refugees are ever increasing. As a person of African origin and now a US citizen, Mekonnen was able to see realities objectively in the eyes of an African and American. This book explores the myth and reality of Western, Eastern, and African dictators' role in the history of Africa.

Cornucopia

Cornucopia
Author: Debra Dunbar
Publisher: Debra Dunbar
Total Pages: 96
Release: 2017-01-17
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Glitter Lust

Glitter Lust
Author: Erzabet Bishop
Publisher: Naughty Nights Press LLC
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2019-09-17
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1773571192

Check your inhibitions at the door… Return to the world of Sigil Fire, where dark desires and delights collide with the wild magic of Forbidden Ink, the sensuous wonders of The Violet Hour, and the mysteries of Cirque Nocturne. The price of admission might just be your soul. Complicated love… Reyna is a wolf shifter with relationship issues. Or rather, the lack of them. She’s found her mate, or at least she thinks so, but things get more than a little complicated during a zombie apocalypse. When Reyna’s past rears its ugly head, will her lost memories be the key to her future—or her undoing? Eternal devotion… Charley is a succubus on a mission. Bound by an oath made long ago, she is torn between her attraction to Reyna and her duty. When Hell and Heaven collide in an all out war, she has a decision to make. If she isn’t careful, it could be her last.

Shades

Shades
Author: Peter Karsten
Publisher: Peter Karsten
Total Pages: 89
Release: 2018-01-16
Genre: Poetry
ISBN:

'Shades' is a collection of poetry, I have also included with respect various poems penned by Marilyn Monroe, with personal analysis by the author.