Forty years ago, singer Olivia Newton-John poured herself into black leather pants and danced around in "Grease." Now, age 63, and a breast cancer 'thriver, ' she is still the picture of health and well-being. If you were wondering how she's managed to look so good through all these years, wonder no[...]
More than thirty years ago, singer Olivia Newton-John danced and sang her way through "Grease, "the most successful movie musical of all time. With a career spanning more than four decades with over 100 million albums sold, Olivia's successes include four Grammy Awards, an Emmy Award, countless musi[...]
This illustrated bilingual dictionary is designed primarily for beginning students in a new language. Approximately 1,400 words are presented, each with its translation, pronunciation, and a sample sentence. There is a separate reference section that lists bilingual days of the week, months, numbers[...]
The Handbook of Research on the Education of Young Children, Second Edition is an essential reference on research in early childhood education not only in the United States but throughout the world. It provides a comprehensive overview of important contemporary issues and the information necessary t[...]
Now beginners, experts, and teachers alike can make rejuvenating meditations part of daily life with this beautifully illustrated deck of fifty yoga poses and meditations. Each easy-to-use card gives detailed instructions, benefits, and an affirmation. If you're short on time, you can pick just a si[...]
For some historians, medieval Iberian society was one marked by peaceful coexistence and cross-cultural fertilization; others have sketched a harsher picture of Muslims and Christians engaged in an ongoing contest for political, religious, and economic advantage culminating in the fall of Muslim Gra[...]
Legendary actress and two-time Academy Award winner Olivia de Havilland is renowned for her role as Melanie Wilkes in Gone with the Wind (1939). She often inhabited characters who were delicate, ladylike, elegant, and refined. At the same time, she was a survivor with a fierce desire to direct her [...]
Olivia is very excited when she learns a real life princess is going to be visiting her town. When Princess Stephanie shows up, she and Olivia meet and realize they look almost exactly alike! Hilarity ensues in this charming story that's a retelling of the special tentpole episode that's sure to be [...]
It is show-and-tell time at Olivia's school and she's telling her class about the time she went to the circus and all the performers were sick...so Olivia had to do everything. She tamed the lions, balanced on stilts, juggled and even played the clown. 'Was that true?' Olivia's teacher asks. 'Quite[...]
Dedicated to the lusty goddess that lives inside us all, "203 Ways to Drive a Man Wild in Bed" is an openly erotic, playfully sexy guide to raising the temperature of any relationship. "Think sexy, think inventive, think relaxed", writes Olivia St Claire as she leads readers on a sensuous tour of th[...]
Jack Marvell's latest stunt is to stay up on a high-wire for thirty days and nights. Olivia is worried for her father, but very proud of him. But then the rumours start, claiming that Jack's cheating. Olivia must give her all to her role in A Midsummer Night's Dream, and also prove to the world that[...]
Finalist, Foreword Reviews Book of the Year Award, Biography Category Digging deep into the vaults of Warner Brothers and the collections of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as well as other private archives, this book explores the complex personal and professional relationship of Err[...]
Like most young adults, Jimmy Wharton is trying to carve out a happy, successful life for himself. It's hard enough to do under any circumstances, but when he starts suffering from depression, becoming the person he wants to be feels overwhelmingly unachievable, as his illness seems destined to shat[...]
Jane Austen the Reader explains Austen's excellence and endurance by showing how her writing developed as a response to the writing of others: as parody, satire, criticism and even, on occasion, homage. Seeing Austen as a critic offers new insights into her creativity, and new interpretations of her[...]
If the Slipper Fits Olivia Drake Raised in a girls' school, Annabelle Quinn longs for the world outside the walls of the academy. When she's hired as the governess to an orphaned duke, Annabelle never expects the child's breathtakingly handsome guardian to capture her imagination"--"or her heart. Fa[...]
Why is it that some of the greatest works of literature have been produced by writers in the grip of alcoholism, an addiction that cost them personal happiness and caused harm to those who loved them?
In "The Trip to Echo Spring," Olivia Laing examines the link between creativity and alcohol thr[...]
Her wealth and beauty have made Miss Portia Crompton the catch of the season. Secretly determined to wed the maharajah's son she left behind in India, Portia ignores the money-hungry bucks who ply her with bouquets and bonbons. But one suitor will not be deterred: Colin Byrd, Viscount Ratcliffe. He [...]
OLIVIA LAING'S WIDELY ACCLAIMED ACCOUNT OF HOW WRITERS IN THE GRIP OF ALCOHOLISM CREATED SOME OF THE GREATEST WORKS OF AMERICAN LITERATURE
In "The Trip to Echo Spring," Olivia Laing takes a journey across America, examining the links between creativity and alcohol in the work and lives of six ex[...]
For both men and women, dating is not easy. There are no tricks and no easy route to take in order to be able to date the person you want. To be successful in dating you have to be aware of what you're doing, which means that you have to also know what to not do during a date. For men, they are usua[...]