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Only say good things: Surviving playboy and finding myself
Par Crystal Hefner. 2024
A JANUARY 2024 APPLE BOOKS STAFF PICK AND AUDIBLE EDITORS SELECT A raw and unflinching look at the objectification and…
misogyny of the Playboy mansion, a woman's stolen young adulthood and her journey to self-acceptance, and a rare look inside Hugh Hefner's final days. At just twenty-one years old, Crystal Harris' life changed forever when she attended a party at the notorious Playboy mansion. Picked out of the crowd by Hugh Hefner, she became one of his infamous "girlfriends," attending glamorous Hollywood parties and traveling the world. Yet this seemingly alluring lifestyle had a dark side. Hef controlled his girlfriends with strict rules regarding everything from their hair and makeup to their curfews, and Crystal was forced to compete with other women for her spot in the highly hierarchal system. Living at the mansion, she felt more like a fixture than a resident. She quickly rose to the top, but being Hef's number one girlfriend came at the cost of Crystal's identity outside her role in the Playboy universe. Her fate seemed sealed when Hef surprised her with a marriage proposal she could not imagine refusing. But as Crystal Hefner, she grew increasingly restless to understand who she truly was away from what she saw as Playboy's toxic culture. In ONLY SAY GOOD THINGS, Crystal offers a vulnerable and clear-eyed look at how her experience with Hugh Hefner catalyzed her transformative journey from someone who prized external validation over all else to a person who finally recognizes her true worth. This candid memoir provides a fascinating look behind the scenes at a powerful cultural icon and brand, and an equally empowering perspective on hard-won lessons about who we allow to determine our valueOne in a millennial: On friendship, feelings, fangirls, and fitting in
Par Kate Kennedy. 2024
This program is read by the author. From pop culture podcaster and a voice of a generation, Kate Kennedy, a…
celebration of the millennial zeitgeist One In a Millennial is an exploration of pop culture, nostalgia, the millennial zeitgeist, and the life lessons learned (for better and for worse) from coming of age as a member of a much-maligned generation. Kate is a pop culture commentator and host of the popular millennial-focused podcast Be There in Five . Part-funny, part-serious, Kate navigates the complicated nature of celebrating and criticizing the culture that shaped her as a woman, while arguing that great depths can come from surface-level interests. With her trademark style and vulnerability, One In a Millennial is sharp, hilarious, and heartwarming all at once. She tackles AOL Instant Messenger, purity culture, American Girl Dolls, going out tops, Spice Girl feminism, her feelings about millennial motherhood, and more. Kate's laugh-out-loud asides and keen observations will have you nodding your head and maybe even tearing up. A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's PressMurder, she wrote: Fit for murder (Murder, She Wrote #57)
Par Jessica Fletcher. 2024
Former editor of the Cabot Cove Gazette Evelyn Phillips is back in Cabot Cove. Evelyn tells Jessica and Seth that…
she got a couple of really weird notes from Bertha Mae Cormier, so she's come back to town to check on her old friend. She demands that Jessica come with her to see Bertha Mae, who is a bit dithery, but no more so than Jessica remembers her being in recent years. Jessica does become somewhat concerned when Bertha Mae starts to talk about her new neighbor, Martin Terranova. Quite charming and very health conscious, Terranova teaches yoga and meditation in his pool house. Maureen Metzger says that she and Bertha Mae became friends in Terranova's class and mentions how solicitous he is to his older clients. Jessica attends one of his classes and does notice that Terranova is flirtatious with several elderly clients, especially Bertha Mae. Evelyn becomes convinced that Bertha Mae is being mesmerized by Terranova and that he is after Bertha Mae's money. A short while later, Martin turns up dead in his weight room. What at first blush seems to be an accident soon proves to be murder, and Jessica must put her investigative skills to the test when Evelyn becomes the prime suspectHer adventures in temptation (School for Scoundrels #3)
Par Megan Frampton. 2024
In this newest addition to the School for Scoundrels series, Simeon Jones and Lady Myrtle Allen tell all the ton…
that they are engaged to be wed, fully knowing that once the season is over they will quietly part ways. They each have their reasons, but neither expected love to tempt them into turning a pretense into reality! Simeon Jones has a secret—he is soft-hearted. Despite his scandalous exterior, he will quietly give money to orphans (after all, he was one himself), animals, and damsels in distress. One such damsel is Lady Myrtle Allen—but it's not her funds that are lacking, but rather she needs to get to London—fast. And so begins a wild adventure. First, the pair tells all the ton that they are engaged to be wed—how else to prevent scandal once they are found together—alone! They plan to carry out this deception, fully knowing that once the season is over, they will quietly part ways. But then, they discover that they have fallen in love, which was definitely not part of their plan! Can this scandalous man and adventurous woman turn this pretense into reality?Nineteen stories demonstrate the interaction between therapist and patient. "If Only Bert Were Here" tells about Aileen's inability to accept…
the death of her cat, Bert. Only her therapist will listen to her--for a fee. In "Psychoanalysis Changed My Life," an elderly therapist intervenes actively in guiding her patient in new directionsSelections include stories from prolific authors such as Robert Silverberg, John Kessel, and Stephen Baxter, as well as newer writers.…
In "Immersion" the scientists go to Africa to study the great apes and become one with them; in "The Flowers of Aulit Prison," shared reality for a native is shattered by a Terran. Includes twenty-eight stories. Strong language, violence, and some descriptions of sexTwenty-four essays from a wide range of publications. Many of the essays center around the theme of family and relationships…
with parents. Includes Gay Talese's journey with Muhammad Ali to Cuba, Cynthia Ozick's remembrances of her family's drugstore in the Bronx, and Lukie Chapman Reilly's fear of her alcoholic father. Some strong language and some violenceTwenty hard-boiled mystery stories first published in 1996. Includes well-known authors Jonathan Kellerman and Elmore Leonard. In "Red Clay," a…
movie star is accused of murder in a small southern town. In "Hot Springs," a football coach continues his losing streak. Some strong language, some violence, and some explicit descriptions of sexSeventy-five articles selected from the popular magazine's 109-year existence. Although heavily illustrated, the periodical contains scholarly articles about the planet…
and its people. Contributors include Theodore Roosevelt, Charles Lindberg, Maya Angelou, Tad Szulc, and Shelby FooteEleven short stories of terror and fright written by popular young adult authors. In "The Bogey Man," a boy discovers…
too late that his grandmother wasn't lying about the dangers of the basement. In "The Beautiful Thing," a teenager longs for the power and the thrill of borrowing his friend's gun. Includes an afterword by each author. For senior high and older readersIn a departure from the usual alphabetical format, this year's collection is arranged into four categories to serve as a…
"reminder of the rich possibilities of the story form...." Manners and Right Behavior includes a story by Robert Stone; Identifying the Stranger has one by Cynthia Ozick; Perceived Social Values includes a story by Clyde Edgerton; and Rites of Passage includes Tobias WolffAn international selection of more than forty poets presented in chronological order. Includes Sappho of ancient Greece, Charles Baudelaire of…
France, Pablo Neruda of Chile, and J.E. Wei of Taiwan. Editor chose poems that "shook" her. For junior and senior high readersSixteen short stories by writers from the south. In "Spittin' Image of a Baptist Boy," three children are introduced to…
their new stepgrandmother, who has come to "check out the divorcee." In "Zoe," a teenager meets another of her mother's new boyfriends. Strong language and some violenceSixteen short stories selected from among the best writers of the south, including Reynolds Price, Jill McCorkle, and Lee Smith.…
In "The Arabesque," two sisters live in dread of their mother, who is insane. In "Intensive Care," a middle-aged man leaves his family for a woman he knew in high school, only to have her die of cancer. Some strong language and some descriptions of sexEighteen short stories concerned with relationships, love, and family. In "White Boys and River Girls," a man remembers a summer…
girlfriend who has since moved away. In "Major Six Pockets," a father on a camping trip with his children recalls how a fire destroyed his two sons physically but strengthened them in other ways. Some strong languageSixteen short stories by southern writers. A couple in their forties are contemplating separation when their young daughter calls to…
announce her pregnancy and her forthcoming marriage to the sixty-three-year-old father in "Aren't You Happy For Me?" "My Other Life" tells of a young woman in the Peace Corps who introduces her African boyfriend to her parents when they come to visit. Some strong languageSeventeen short stories from prominent southern writers including Lee Smith, James Lee Burke, and Larry Brown. In "Explaining Death to…
the Dog," a grieving mother tries to explain to her pet that the baby will never be coming back. "A Sturdy Pair of Shoes That Fit Good" tells how another woman spends her family's food money on shoes for the eleven children next doorArgues that the depletion of the world's tropical rainforests has caused irreversible ecological damage. Explores the loss of biodiversity, drastic…
climatic changes, and the uprooting of indigenous populations. Describes the debate about the severity of these problems, especially in British Columbia and the Amazon. For senior high and older readersOur bodies, ourselves for the new century: a book by and for women (A Touchstone book)
Par Boston Women's Health Book Collective. 2015
This updated version of The New Our Bodies, Ourselves (RC 38308) discusses aspects of women's health, including holistic medicine, emotional…
well-being, relationships, sexual behavior, and childbearing. Also includes information concerning disabilities and aging. Explicit descriptions of sexAn annual collection of short stories, essays, and poetry published in magazines and by small presses. In "Grounded," a mother…
joins her son, who is running away from home. In "Oxygen," a man recalls one summer he spent delivering oxygen tanks to dying people. Descriptions of sex and strong language