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Embellished Bras: Basic Techniques provides in-depth instruction and useful advice that guides readers through the process of turning a store-bought lingerie bra into a fabulous costume piece. This easy-to-follow four-phase process is presented through graphic step-by-step photographs and illustrations. You'll learn how to make a bra cup pattern, cover the bra and straps, and embellish with fringe, beadwork, appliques, and jewelry. From ballroom to belly dance, Embellished Bras addresses the special needs of dancers no matter what performance style. This "workshop in a book" is an excellent resource for both novice sewers and professional designers.After multiple guest spots on The Oprah Winfrey Show! and many other features on TV and in national magazines, Susan Nethero is one of the best-known bra-fit experts in the country. In Bra Talk she offers basic information based on body types and activity levels. Transform your look by switching the best bra for your figure needs.As a teen, Dr. Isom moved with an abusive drug addicted boyfriend. They were usually hungry and on the verge of being homeless. This was compounded by the fact that her father was in prison and on drugs. Despite these barriers, she eventually returned to high school. She went from all F's to all A's. She earned lots of college scholarships to pay for school and her rent. Later, Isom left her middle school sweetheart. Along her journey, she became a single mom. Her son's father wouldn't speak to her until God changed his heart. She turned to welfare to make ends meet. She didn't let any of this stop her. By age 22, she was in grad school at Case Western Reserve University. She also founded an organiza! tion that led to TV and newspaper appearances. By age 24, she ! was teac hing college. By 25, she was attending Harvard. At 28, she became senior professor. Since then, she has: written an autobiography, led people worldwide to God, met the U.S. President, and earned a doctorate degree.According to a September 2006 episode of the "The Oprah Winfrey Show" countless American women are in need of a serious "bra intervention." Eighty-five percent of women are wearing the wrong bra. What else don't we know about which one is the right one?
The Bra Book author Jene Luciani--a fashion expert and a go-to guide for beauty advice--once and for all arms women with the knowledge they need to find the right fashion support. From the best bra to wear under every outfit to important information about bras and breast health from puberty to retirement, from the physics behind bra design to how you can best ensure a proper fit, The Bra Book is the source for woman everywhere. With the help of corporate sponsor Fashion Forms, The Bra Book will have significan! t national visibility.
Luciani's warm, supportive style guides the reader through a minefield of bra facts, fallacies, and faux-pas in chapters like "The Herstory of Bras," "Breast RX" and "Mountains vs. Molehills." Each chapter offers expert advice alongside a plethora of photographs and useful diagrams, witty quotes from real men and women, tons of tips and a tear-out guide to take the confusion out of bra shopping--and put the fun back in. The Bra Book doesn't just tell women how bras work; it shows them how to make their bras work for them!
Travel doesn’t always live up to one’s expectations — it sometimes exceeds them. For the 25 women contributors to Sand in My Bra and Other Misadventures, hitting the road inspires tales that their friends and families, as well as the readers of this book, will never forget. Readers laugh, cry, and commiserate with these women and their comical, bizarre, and unforgettable adventures including being chased by a herd of 5! 0 African elephants, getting bitten by a goddess-possessed hea! ler in K athmandu, nightclubbing with a prude in Bangkok’s infamous Patpong sex district, and observing the shenanigans of a delirious new son-in-law in the Himalayas. Contributors include Anne Lamott, Ellen Degeneres, Sandra Tsing Loh, Sarah Vowell, and Cynthia Kaplan.
Following on the heels of the best-selling Sand in My Bra, this sequel is a collection of hilarious women's travel stories. From Australia to Zambia and everywhere in between, these true stories are full of bust-a-gut laughter. Nothing helps a travel story more than something going wrong â€" the frustration, embarrassment, and inconvenience provide great material for stories once the anguish has faded. The adventurers here encounter just about every unexpected mishap imaginable.
One of the greatest novels of Brazilian Literature, Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas is narrated by a dead man who recounts the amorous misadventures of his unheroic life and explains his half-hearted political ambiti! ons. While it is considered the first novel of Brazilian realism, its quirks seem refreshingly modern and make it unforgettably unlike anything written before or after it.
