Elizabeth Taylor is known internationally as one of the most beautiful and talented women ever to grace the silver screen. She has won two Academy Awards and starred in over sixty films. She is just as well known for her tempestuous personal life, marrying eight times and suffering through innumerab[...]

Christopher Lasch has examined the role of women and the family in Western society throughout his career as a writer, thinker, and historian. In Women and the Common Life, Lasch suggests controversial linkages between the history of women and the course of European and American history more generall[...]

Transnational Cinema: The Film Reader provides an overview of the key concepts and debates within the developing field of transnational cinema. Bringing together seminal essays from a wide range of sources, this volume engages with films that fashion their narrative and aesthetic dynamics in relatio[...]

Examining evidence based practice and research from a midwifery standpoint, this book provides an introduction to the subject and looks at various methods and principles from practical and theoretical perspectives. It is intended for midwives and student midwives participating in Diploma, Advanced D[...]

This is an introductory 2008 text for students interested in identification and analysis of animal remains from archaeological sites. The emphasis is on animals whose remains inform us about the relationship between humans and their natural and social environments, especially site formation processe[...]

Lara of Xy and her Warlord, Keir of the Cat, have been through much together. Lara left her homeland and her people for him, adopting his tribe as hers and learning their ways. Together they have overcome great trials, faced plague and insurgency, and found joy and happiness in each other's arms. Bu[...]

The author has created is a safe, painless and effective treatment for renewing the face and the body. It is a safe, painless and effective treatment for renewing the face and the body. This book supports the program, and can be used as a self-contained course in the skills covered. Constitutional [...]

Part of the "Beginners" series, these two titles are designed to provide an introduction to non-fiction subjects for young readers.[...]

There's nothing better than a jar of homemade marmalade for the DIY-er with a yen for barely sweet spreads. When winter sets in, so does citrus season, opening up a world of possibilities for all kinds of sweet--and even savory--marmalades for spreading on toast and eating straight out of the ja[...]

Triaxial weaving is based on three axes, or directions, instead of the two directions used in most Western textiles. It is among the oldest forms of weaving, and in todays world, industry uses triaxial weaving to produce strong, stable fabrics. There is also a growing interest in triaxial weaving as[...]

She looked into my eyes and blinked hers slowly and deliberately, like a stroke victim, to show me that although she couldn't speak, she understood what I was saying to her. I stroked her hair softly. 'I know you're in there, honey, ' I told her. 'We'll get you out.'"
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Elizabeth Taylor is one of our last great movie stars. An Oscar-winning actress, she has lived her entire life in front of the spotlights, and her glamour and smouldering, sensual charisma are the stuff of legend. In Elizabeth, Alexander Walker presents the story of a life that was lived, on and off[...]