“[Makaila] shoots straight about the pressures of growing up in such a highly social climate and offers much-needed advice for other teens.” —David Boreanaz, actor, director, producer of film and television Being a teenager today is one of the hardest jobs in the world. You have grades to maintain, obligations to extra-curricular activities, and soul-crushing pressure to excel at everything so colleges take notice. On top of it all, you’re forced to act as your own public relations manager because, thanks to social media, every bit of your life is on display. No one knows that better than teen model, actress, and author Makaila Nichols. Nichols’ book, Blatantly Honest, is filled with peer-to-peer advice on navigating life as a teen in a world that begs young people to grow up before they’re really ready. Unlike books for teens written from an adult perspective, Blatantly Honest offers real, relatable advice based on lessons learned in today’s world. After all, adults today have no experience being a teen in a social climate where peers have immediate, constant access to one another. Despite her rising fame, Nichols has struggled through body image issues, dating disasters, friendship failures and bullying. In this refreshing, open, and honest book, Nichols offers hard-earned advice on these tough topics and more. “It’s a daring undertaking to be honest about ourselves. Makaila genuinely shares her experiences, and it is such a true gift to her peers for them to realize that we all deal with our insecurities.” —Frederique van der Wal, supermodel and entrepreneur “Makes you feel like you’re talking with an older sister or a close friend—but this isn’t your mother’s advice.” —Anna Caltabiano, teen author and influencer

"A high-profile business manager describes her development of an optimal management course designed to help business leaders become balanced and effective without resorting to insensitive aggression or overt permissiveness"--

THE NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ************************************* 'Witty, dark, devastating' Caitlin Moran 'Unflinching, unputdownable' Guardian 'Brutally honest, funny, emotionally raw' Matt Haig 'I love it' Jon Ronson ************************************* So, this is me. Lily Allen. I am a mother, and I was a wife. I'm also a singer and a songwriter. I have loved and been let down. I've been stalked and assaulted. I am a success and a failure. I've been broken and full of hope. I am all these things and more. I'm telling my truth because when women share their stories, loudly and clearly and honestly, things begin to change - for the better. So, this is my story. These are my thoughts exactly. **Includes an exclusive new chapter**

This new edition of the source book fo the whole Radical Honest movement includes Brad's accumulated observations since of 1994 of those people whose lives have been transformed by getting out of the seld--made jails of their minds into the truth they have always known.

'Utterly absorbing and deeply affecting' – The Guardian As a Spice Girl, TV talent show judge and Broadway star, Mel B a.k.a Scary Spice, has been a global icon since her twenties. But behind the glittering façade of fame, the struggles and pain of this working-class, mixed-race girl from Leeds are laid bare in her critically acclaimed best-selling memoir, Brutally Honest. With deep personal insight, remarkable frankness and trademark Yorkshire humour, the book tells how she went from Girl Power to girl powerless during her ten-year emotionally abusive marriage. Tracing a path through the key moments in her life, she reflects on her childhood, rise to fame and her chilling downward spiral before she finally broke free. In this expanded edition, written with Louise Gannon, Mel brings her story up to date. With her trademark honesty, she tells the unfiltered story of piecing herself back together, dealing with trauma and new heartbreak whilst becoming a champion for survivors of abuse, performing once more with the Spice Girls and receiving her MBE from Prince William.

New York Times bestselling author Brenda Jackson brings you five unforgettable stories of The Westmorelands—the family destined to get their way in life and love. Now collected in one volume! Feeling the Heat Dr. Micah Westmoreland always felt his long-ago affair with Kalina Daniels ended too abruptly. Now that he’s working with the beautiful doctor on a life or death project, will he make the most of his second chance? Texas Wild Looking for answers about her family’s past, Megan Westmoreland turns to private investigator Rico Claiborne, who offers her a shoulder to lean on—and much, much more… One Winter’s Night Riley Westmoreland never mixes business with pleasure until he meets with his company’s gorgeous new party planner, Alpha Blake… But soon one no-strings night is not enough, even as secrets resurface to test the limits of their passion. Zane No woman walks away from Zane Westmoreland. But when Channing Hastings does just that, then returns to town, engaged, it’s game on! Is the rich rancher ready for the challenge of his life? Canyon Years ago, Canyon Westmoreland let misunderstandings come between him and Keisha Ashford. But when Keisha shows up with their two-year-old son, will it be the source of new heartbreak or the chance they both need to heal and start over? From Harlequin Desire: Luxury, scandal, desire—welcome to the lives of the American elite. The Westmorelands span the globe! Don’t miss a single story from the Denver branch of the family! Book 1 — Westmoreland’s Way Book 2 — Hot Westmoreland Nights Book 3 — What a Westmoreland Wants Book 4 — A Wife for a Westmoreland Book 5 — The Proposal Book 6 — Feeling the Heat Book 7 — Texas Wild Book 8 — One Winter’s Night Book 9 — Zane Book 10 — Canyon Book 11 — Stern Book 12 — The Real Thing Book 13 — The Secret Affair Book 14 — Breaking Bailey’s Rules Book 15 — Bane

A prominent consultant reveals secrets to help you influence and persuade others—even when you aren’t in a position of power. We all have occasions in which we want or need to persuade someone of greater clout, prestige, or authority to see things our way. There are books that show how to effect change from a leadership position or how to work with peers within your own organization—but what can you do when you need to exert “upward influence” with decision makers who can help you achieve your goals? In this book, a popular speaker and successful consultant with expertise in grassroots efforts shows which tactics are most successful when you’re the underdog. She also shares real-world stories of everyday people who have achieved persuasion success in politics and business with someone up the food chain, the peer-reviewed science behind their success—as well as insights from those whose minds they changed.

He's a bad bad boy...a man with no heart. Gil Allemand wants to be left alone, especially by the beautiful outcast who's invaded the vineyard where he meant to wallow in his grief. She has a ton of impudence and brazenness, a talent for trouble, and a child who brings back memories better left in the dark recesses of his mind. Yet Jenna's feisty spirit might just be heaven-sent to save a hard, inflexible man. ...she's a desperate young mother. Jenna Bonnet's bad luck has taken a turn she never imagined. With twenty-five silver francs, a mare that can't walk up the hill to the chateau that is her five-year-old son's birthright, a son she is desperate to keep alive, she's come home to a village that despises her. However, this single-minded young widow with a shocking past has learned how to fight. She'll do anything to keep her child alive—even take on a man with no heart.

Paul Ilie's theories of internal exile as well as Michel Foucault and Julia Kristeva on the problems of subjectivity guide the readings of the visual and verbal texts."--BOOK JACKET.