Instagram's hippest grandma shares her thoughts on living and dressing adventurously in this humorous illustrated guide.Known for her tie-dye tops, shirts with sayings like "Bye Basic," and giant neon drop earrings, eighty-eight-year-old Baddie Winkle is one of the internet's hottest stars. The alter-ego of Helen van Winkle, Baddie began with an adventurous makeover. Putting on her great granddaughter's tie-dye Grateful Dead bears t-shirt, jean shorts, and socks patterned with pink marijuana leaves, Helen posted her first photo of Baddie in April 2014, with the help of her grandkids and great-grandkids. Since then, Baddie's colorful, youthful style, controversial photos, and snaps with celebrities like Miley Cyrus have earned her the devotion of more than two million Instagram fans and transformed her life. From appearing on MTV's Video Music Awards and in a Smirnoff commercial, to meeting celebrities and her numerous fans, to traveling the country, dropping in at frat... Views: 358
Seventeen-year-old Marei lives on Alabaster Island, a remote tropical isle inhabited by twenty-one families. Nobody under the age of eighteen has ever left to visit the mainland. The island and its strange customs are all that Marei and her friends know.For years, Marei dreaded The Binding. On that day, each teen must write his or her choice of life mate. But with childhood sweetheart drowned long ago, Marei has no boy in mind. And so she leaves her paper blank. This sets off a chain of events that ruptures the bedrock of her life and leads her to question the only home she's ever had.She encounters a mermaid, beings thought to have gone extinct. The mermaid tells Marei to leave the island and offers to help. When a handsome teen from the mainland becomes stranded after a supply drop, Marei falls in love. Her secret plan to flee becomes an obsession.But the mermaid has a hidden agenda of her own. Now Marei must confront the shocking reality that lies beneath island life. The... Views: 357
Shortly after the fall of the Berlin Wall, an unconventional book
appeared in Germany which ignited a firestorm of cultural debate.
Decried by many as the work of a dangerous mind, it was defended by
the more discerning as an intrepid appraisal of the illness of our
times. But despite all its defenders, both the book and its creator
were cast into the shadows of unofficial censorship.
Here for the first time is the full English translation of this
controversial and eminently important work of cultural criticism by
groundbreaking film director Hans-Jürgen Syberberg. Syberberg, whose
films include the radically innovative Requiem for a Virgin
King and the monumental Hitler: A Film from Germany,
turns his uncompromising creative vision to the poverty and paralysis
besetting contemporary European culture.
Broad in its knowledge, deep in its passion, relentlessly keen in
its insight, Syberberg’s On the Fortunes and Misfortunes of
Art in Post-War Germany is one of the most
profound meditations on the culture, society
and politics of modern Germany and the West. Views: 357
Step into the macabre with this collection of short stories! Join Raisa Greywood as she takes you on a journey into her disturbing, sometimes sexy imagination.We’ll stop first in Maine for Halloween in The Blood Moon Queen. Candace Howard has a problem, and it knocks at her window every October 31st. The red eyes and claws scrabbling at the glass terrified her as a child, but she’s grown now, and is tired of being afraid. An open window, a vicious nor’easter, and a couple of murders send her on her way to the answers she seeks and drops her in the path of a sexy Archangel.Our next stop will be New York City for Christmas with A Dolly for Ella. Doll collector Ella Reyes has found the pinnacle of her collection in an antique store in lower Manhattan. But is the deal too good to be true? Ella journeys into the Gothic as she tries to save herself from her Christmas present and learns that some gifts are best left unopened.Valentine’s Day takes us to the Big Easy with Into the Darkness. An archaeologist from Chicago learns that there are things that go bump in the night down south. They hide in plain sight and they’re best left buried. When they follow our hero back to Chicago, things change in drastic, deadly ways.Celebrate Fat Tuesday with Longing and Lust in Louisiana. Elton Maslow is a bar musician, playing for pennies on the shores of Lake Pontchartrain. A chance meeting with a demon changes his life but he resists the monster he’s become. When he meets the daughter of a dishonest preacher he realizes that some things are worth more than a human soul. Views: 357
After tragedy turned Elizabeth Shea's world upside down, she was lost—unable to let go of the past and unwilling to face the future. Until she meets a handsome stranger, and their unlikely friendship breathes new life into her. He's the last thing she expected, but exactly what she needs. Since a near fatal night, Brenden Scott has been living in the moment. He doesn't do relationships or believe in love. Yet he's instantly drawn to Elizabeth. He knows pursuing her is a bad idea, but she heals parts of him he didn't even realize were broken. When emotions get involved and lines start to blur, they find themselves standing at a crossroad. Brenden wants something more than Elizabeth can give.After all, you can only have one love of your life—And she already lost hers. Views: 357
Hadley Harlyton’s life has always been about three things:
Making sure her three younger sisters stay out of trouble.
Getting good grades so she can get into a decent college.
Drag racing.
She doesn’t have time for anything else, especially guys and dating. So when her family moves to the rural town of Honeyton, and right next door to the Porterson brothers, her life gets thrown for a turn.
The Porterson brothers are all gorgeous, arrogant, and according to the rumors around town, dangers. And they won’t leave Hadley and her sister’s alone. Finally, Hadley can’t take it anymore and challenges Rhyland, the oldest of the Porterson brothers, to a drag race. If she wins, Rhyland and his brothers won’t bother Hadley and her sisters anymore. If she loses, she has to spend the next month doing favors for Rhyland.
Things are about to get complicated… Views: 357
Lucas Thorn wasn’t born a cheater. All it took was a single moment—say, a certain disastrous incident on the night before his wedding—and boom. Reputation destroyed forever and always. So now he owns it. He has a lady friend for every night of the week (except Sundays—God’s day and all), and his rules are simple: No commitments. No exceptions.
But a certain smart-mouthed, strawberry blonde vixen is about to blow that all to hell.
Avery Black has never forgiven Lucas for cheating on her sister. And suddenly being forced to work with him is pretty much a nightmare on steroids. Of course, it does afford her the opportunity to make his life as difficult as possible. But no good revenge scheme comes without payback. Because he didn’t become the Lucas Thorn without learning a few things about women.
Now Avery’s lust for vengeance has turned into, well, lust. And if Lucas stops cheating, it’s definitely not because he’s falling in love… Views: 357
