A guide to party planning shows how to select invitations, themes, menus, table settings, music, lighting, flowers, and decor for weddings, holiday parties, formal dinners, and cocktail parties.

In A Passion for Parties, Carolyne Roehm presents her dazzlingly creative ideas for every kind of event, from a black-and-white dinner dance to a spring tulip celebration. Original themes, detailed decorating tips, gorgeous table settings and floral arrangements, as well as more than forty outstanding and surprisingly easy recipes–are all here to lend your next occasion the sumptuous touches that are the hallmarks of Carolyne Roehm’s style. The book offers practical advice and inspiration and even a way to partake in these breathtakingly exquisite events, both behind the scenes and as they take place. Whether it is an intimate Valentine’s Day in Paris or an Autumn Barn Dance for seventy, all of the events depicted here are equally splendid. Organized seasonally, the book features ideas for small gatherings (Christmas Dinner in Aspen) or big blowout events (a Fourth of July dinner with fireworks) and family festivities (a seventy-fifth birthday party, a Dickens-inspired Halloween; a children’s Christmas cookie-decorating party). Recipes include Mini Lemon Crepes Stuffed with Lobster, Chilled Zucchini Soup with Toasted Coconut, Baby Back Ribs with Rhubarb Barbecue Sauce, and Bread Pudding with Bourbon Sauce.

When twelve-year-old Sadie is fired from her mother's wedding planning company, after a disastrous mishap, she starts her own party planning business and recruits her three best friends.

The internationally acclaimed event producer shows his ideas and inspiration for ultimate and intimate celebrations What defines a truly great party? Most of all: generosity of spirit. In his first book, Bronson van Wyck, the man Vogue called 'The Wizard of Oz of New York party planning,' distills the essential pillars of the art of celebration into one volume, with examples drawn from his many successes - and, admittedly, a few entertaining failures. Lusciously illustrated with images from van Wyck's most spectacular events, this is the perfect primer on throwing parties that are as much fun to give as they are to attend.

In 1966, everyone who was anyone wanted an invitation to Truman Capote's "Black and White Dance" in New York, and guests included Frank Sinatra, Norman Mailer, C. Z. Guest, Kennedys, Rockefellers, and more. Lavishly illustrated with photographs and drawings of the guests, this portrait of revelry at the height of the swirling, swinging sixties is a must for anyone interested in American popular culture and the lifestyles of the rich, famous, and talented.

This is an incredible, inspirational and fascinating autobiography of Cheryl Cecchetto. In 1990, in a 1-bedroom apartment in Santa Monica, California, an aspiring actress from Northern Canada, in need of her proverbial "day job," started a part-time, one-woman party planning company with a Smith-Corona typewriter, and a fax machine next to her bed. 25 years later, Cheryl Cecchetto is the go-to Special Event producer in Hollywood, inspiring the most original and distinguished celebrations in what should also be known as "The Entertain-ING Capitol of The World." "Passion to Create" chronicles Cheryl's path to manifesting some of the most memorable and high profile events in Los Angeles, sprinkled with amusing stories and anecdotes not normally available for general consumption. With humor and candor, Cheryl details the collaborative inspiration and challenges of many of her creations, as well as behind-the-scenes drama and hilarity that apparently comes with the territory. She also shares her philosophies on work ethic, service, generosity, family, and balance. "... and if it isn't fun," Cheryl adds, "why do it? I'm encouraged that people are intrigued by this Industry, want to hear more, and laugh in all the right places." Cheryl's many prestigious clients and projects include: Academy Awards Governor's Ball - 25 consecutive years Emmy Awards Governor's Ball - 17 consecutive years The G'Day USA Gala - 11 consecutive years Emirates Airlines Children's Hospital Los Angeles The Tournament of Roses - Rose Parade Guess? Warner Brothers Studios Cedars-Sinai Hospital Entertainment Weekly 20th Century Fox People's Choice Awards Goldman Sachs

Dancing electronic violinist Lindsey Stirling shares her unconventional journey in an inspiring New York Times bestselling memoir filled with the energy, persistence, and humor that have helped her successfully pursue a passion outside the box. A classically trained musician gone rogue, Lindsey Stirling is the epitome of independent, millennial-defined success: after being voted off the set of America’s Got Talent, she went on to amass more than ten million social media fans, record two full-length albums, release multiple hits with billions of YouTube views, and to tour sold-out venues across the world. Lindsey is not afraid to be herself. In fact, it’s her confidence and individuality that have propelled her into the spotlight. But the road hasn’t been easy. After being rejected by talent scouts, music reps, and eventually on national television, Lindsey forged her own path, step by step. Detailing every trial and triumph she has experienced until now, Lindsey shares stories of her humble yet charmed childhood, humorous adolescence, life as a struggling musician, personal struggles with anorexia, and finally, success as a world-class entertainer. Lindsey’s magnetizing story—at once remarkable and universal—is a testimony that there is no singular recipe for success, and despite what people may say, sometimes it’s okay to be The Only Pirate at the Party.

Make every night a Passion Party with this intimate bedside guide that delivers the secrets of mind-blowing sexual pleasure. On any given night, thousands of Passion Consultants roll into driveways across America with sensuous goodies and frank advice to rekindle the relationships of women everywhere. Passion Parties® are the Tupperware parties of the new millennium, a place where women can get together to talk, laugh, and swap the secrets of great sex. Passion Parties president Pat Davis knows that every woman has a Passion Diva inside of her—it doesn’t matter what you look like or how old you are, if you’re a boardroom superstar or a stay-at-home mom. And in The Passion Parties Guide to Great Sex, she reveals a treasure trove of spicy tips and techniques that will elevate your lovemaking to extraordinary new heights. Beginning with a lesson in the art of RomantaTherapy—creative ways to set the scene for an incredible night (or morning, or afternoon!) of sexual pleasure—The Passion Parties Guide to Great Sex shares a delicious variety of tantalizing moves, tricks, and sensual enhancements from the mild to the wild. With tastefully explicit, step-by-step, how-tos for steamy foreplay, intercourse, and more, this ultimate pleasure handbook offers innovative sex positions, tips for sweetening oral sex, and the keys to stronger, longer, more frequent orgasms. It also invites you to explore the world of Passion Parties products—from lotions and potions, to safe and sexy toys that will bring further bedroom bliss. Flavored with real-life stories and confessions from Passion Party-goers around the country, and complete with a Seven-Day Passion Challenge (a week-long journey you and your partner will never forget), The Passion Parties Guide to Great Sex gives you everything you need to surprise and excite the one you love—and reach new levels of intimacy and ecstasy in your relationship.

A Passion for Cooperation is the exciting autobiography of Robert Axelrod, one of the most acclaimed and wide-ranging scientists of the last fifty years. After being recognized by President Kennedy for being a promising young scientist while in high school, Axelrod built a career dedicated to collaborating with business school professors, international relations scholars, political scientists, computer scientists, and even evolutionary biologists and cancer researchers. Fifty years later, he was honored by President Obama with the National Medal of Science for scientific achievement and leadership and his work has been referred to as the gold standard of interdisciplinary research. Yet Axelrod’s autobiography is not just an account of his wide-ranging passion for cooperation. It reveals his struggles to overcome failures and experience the joys of gaining new insights into how to achieve cooperation. A Passion for Cooperation recounts Robert Axelrod’s adventures talking with the leader of the organization Hamas, the Prime Minister of Israel, and the Foreign Minister of Syria. Axelrod also shares stories of being hosted in Kazakhstan by senior Soviet retired generals and visiting China with well-connected policy advisors on issues of military aspects of cyber conflict. Through stories of the difficulties and rewards of interdisciplinary collaborations, readers will discover how Axelrod’s academic and practical work have enriched each other and demonstrated that opportunities for cooperation are much greater than generally thought.