She Found It at the Movies

She Found It at the Movies
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Publisher : Red Press Limited
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 1912157187
ISBN-13 : 9781912157181
Rating : 4/5 (87 Downloads)

Synopsis She Found It at the Movies by : Christina Newland

Because Timothee Chalamet's eyes gleam with the light of a thousand suns. Because you'd let Zoë Kravitz get away with putting gum in your hair. And because there really should be a national monument dedicated to Gene Kelly's ass. From the tongue-in-cheek to the righteously enraged, She Found it at the Movies explores women's secret desires, teen crushes, and one-sided movie star love affairs, flipping the switch on a century of cinema's male-gaze domination. With misogyny and sexism still taking center stage in the real world--what can women's relationships with movies tell us about the wider landscape of sexuality, politics and culture? Featuring writers you know and love from Buzzfeed, The Guardian, and Vulture, these essays pose thoughtful questions about sex and fantasy at the cinema. Like a guilt-free chat with your smartest girlfriends, this book is a positive celebration of female sexuality at its thirstiest.

I Lost it at the Movies

I Lost it at the Movies
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 365
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ISBN-10 : OCLC:803149753
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (53 Downloads)

Synopsis I Lost it at the Movies by : Pauline Kael

Cleaving

Cleaving
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Publisher : Little, Brown
Total Pages : 231
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ISBN-10 : 9780316054485
ISBN-13 : 0316054488
Rating : 4/5 (85 Downloads)

Synopsis Cleaving by : Julie Powell

Julie Powell thought cooking her way through Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking was the craziest thing she'd ever do -- until she embarked on the voyage recounted in her memoir, Cleaving. Her marriage challenged by an insane, irresistible love affair, Julie decides to leave town and immerse herself in a new obsession: butchery. She finds her way to Fleischer's, a butcher shop where she buries herself in the details of food. She learns how to break down a side of beef and French a rack of ribs -- tough physical work that only sometimes distracts her from thoughts of afternoon trysts. The camaraderie at Fleischer's leads Julie to search out fellow butchers around the world -- from South America to Europe to Africa. At the end of her odyssey, she has learned a new art and perhaps even mastered her unruly heart.

Something Borrowed

Something Borrowed
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Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Total Pages : 420
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ISBN-10 : 1250011868
ISBN-13 : 9781250011862
Rating : 4/5 (68 Downloads)

Synopsis Something Borrowed by : Emily Giffin

Giffin's smash-hit debut novel--basis for the 2011 film--is for every woman who has ever had a complicated love-hate friendship.

The Book of Two Ways

The Book of Two Ways
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Publisher : Ballantine Books
Total Pages : 468
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ISBN-10 : 9781984818362
ISBN-13 : 1984818368
Rating : 4/5 (62 Downloads)

Synopsis The Book of Two Ways by : Jodi Picoult

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of Small Great Things and A Spark of Light comes a “powerful” (The Washington Post) novel about the choices that alter the course of our lives. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY MARIE CLAIRE Everything changes in a single moment for Dawn Edelstein. She’s on a plane when the flight attendant makes an announcement: Prepare for a crash landing. She braces herself as thoughts flash through her mind. The shocking thing is, the thoughts are not of her husband but of a man she last saw fifteen years ago: Wyatt Armstrong. Dawn, miraculously, survives the crash, but so do all the doubts that have suddenly been raised. She has led a good life. Back in Boston, there is her husband, Brian, their beloved daughter, and her work as a death doula, in which she helps ease the transition between life and death for her clients. But somewhere in Egypt is Wyatt Armstrong, who works as an archaeologist unearthing ancient burial sites, a career Dawn once studied for but was forced to abandon when life suddenly intervened. And now, when it seems that fate is offering her second chances, she is not as sure of the choice she once made. After the crash landing, the airline ensures that the survivors are seen by a doctor, then offers transportation to wherever they want to go. The obvious destination is to fly home, but she could take another path: return to the archaeological site she left years before, reconnect with Wyatt and their unresolved history, and maybe even complete her research on The Book of Two Ways—the first known map of the afterlife. As the story unfolds, Dawn’s two possible futures unspool side by side, as do the secrets and doubts long buried with them. Dawn must confront the questions she’s never truly asked: What does a life well lived look like? When we leave this earth, what do we leave behind? Do we make choices . . . or do our choices make us? And who would you be if you hadn’t turned out to be the person you are right now?

The Descendants

The Descendants
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Publisher : Random House Trade Paperbacks
Total Pages : 321
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ISBN-10 : 9780812982954
ISBN-13 : 0812982959
Rating : 4/5 (54 Downloads)

Synopsis The Descendants by : Kaui Hart Hemmings

Now a major motion picture starring George Clooney and directed by Alexander Payne Fortunes have changed for the King family, descendants of Hawaiian royalty and one of the state’s largest landowners. Matthew King’s daughters—Scottie, a feisty ten-year-old, and Alex, a seventeen-year-old recovering drug addict—are out of control, and their charismatic, thrill-seeking mother, Joanie, lies in a coma after a boat-racing accident. She will soon be taken off life support. As Matt gathers his wife’s friends and family to say their final goodbyes, a difficult situation is made worse by the sudden discovery that there’s one person who hasn’t been told: the man with whom Joanie had been having an affair. Forced to examine what they owe not only to the living but to the dead, Matt, Scottie, and Alex take to the road to find Joanie’s lover, on a memorable journey that leads to unforeseen humor, growth, and profound revelations.

Sometimes I Lie

Sometimes I Lie
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Publisher : Flatiron Books
Total Pages : 288
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ISBN-10 : 9781250144836
ISBN-13 : 1250144833
Rating : 4/5 (36 Downloads)

Synopsis Sometimes I Lie by : Alice Feeney

My name is Amber Reynolds. There are three things you should know about me: 1. I’m in a coma. 2. My husband doesn’t love me anymore. 3. Sometimes I lie. Amber wakes up in a hospital. She can’t move. She can’t speak. She can’t open her eyes. She can hear everyone around her, but they have no idea. Amber doesn’t remember what happened, but she has a suspicion her husband had something to do with it. Alternating between her paralyzed present, the week before her accident, and a series of childhood diaries from twenty years ago, this brilliant psychological thriller asks: Is something really a lie if you believe it's the truth?

The Giver

The Giver
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Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages : 257
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ISBN-10 : 9780544340688
ISBN-13 : 054434068X
Rating : 4/5 (88 Downloads)

Synopsis The Giver by : Lois Lowry

The Giver, the 1994 Newbery Medal winner, has become one of the most influential novels of our time. The haunting story centers on twelve-year-old Jonas, who lives in a seemingly ideal, if colorless, world of conformity and contentment. Not until he is given his life assignment as the Receiver of Memory does he begin to understand the dark, complex secrets behind his fragile community. This movie tie-in edition features cover art from the movie and exclusive Q&A with members of the cast, including Taylor Swift, Brenton Thwaites and Cameron Monaghan.

Jo & Laurie

Jo & Laurie
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Publisher : Penguin
Total Pages : 384
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ISBN-10 : 9781984812025
ISBN-13 : 1984812025
Rating : 4/5 (25 Downloads)

Synopsis Jo & Laurie by : Margaret Stohl

Bestselling authors Margaret Stohl and Melissa de la Cruz bring us a romantic retelling of Little Women starring Jo March and her best friend, the boy next door, Theodore "Laurie" Laurence. 1869, Concord, Massachusetts: After the publication of her first novel, Jo March is shocked to discover her book of scribbles has become a bestseller, and her publisher and fans demand a sequel. While pressured into coming up with a story, she goes to New York with her dear friend Laurie for a week of inspiration--museums, operas, and even a once-in-a-lifetime reading by Charles Dickens himself! But Laurie has romance on his mind, and despite her growing feelings, Jo's desire to remain independent leads her to turn down his heartfelt marriage proposal and sends the poor boy off to college heartbroken. When Laurie returns to Concord with a sophisticated new girlfriend, will Jo finally communicate her true heart's desire or lose the love of her life forever?

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 400
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781501139239
ISBN-13 : 1501139231
Rating : 4/5 (39 Downloads)

Synopsis The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by : Taylor Jenkins Reid

The epic adventures Evelyn creates over the course of a lifetime will leave every reader mesmerized. This wildly addictive journey of a reclusive Hollywood starlet and her tumultuous Tinseltown journey comes with unexpected twists and the most satisfying of drama.