Biography Work

Called the “Queen of Beauty” and the most influential lone woman to impact the beauty industry since Estée Lauder by The New York Times, Leslie Blodgett’s story is anything but ordinary. As the CEO of BareMinerals, she reinvented how beauty was sold by tapping into the power of community before the idea of social media existed. In 2006, Blodgett took the company public in one of the largest cosmetic IPOs of the decade, and in 2010, the company was acquired for $1.8 billion. Pretty Good Advice is her next chapter.

Here are the written works of Graeme Edge, with additional anecdotes on the background to and motivation behind many of Graeme's best known lyrics and poetry. The Moody Blues most famous albums are represented here, along with solo works, in one volume.

Books are one of humankind's greatest forms of expression, and now Book, in a witty, idiosyncratic voice, tells us the inside story. A wonderfully eccentric character with strong opinions and a poetic turn of phrase, Book tells of a journey from papyrus scrolls to medieval manuscripts to printed paper and beyond - pondering, along the way, many bookish things, including the evolution of the alphabet, the library (known to Egyptians as "the healing place of the soul"), and even book burning.

For many people, Jackie was beyond criticism. People who came from her own background, however, were often more detached. They could be more forceful with her and sometimes more openly critical of her than others were. Nan Talese was one of the most important people in American publishing at the end of the 20th century. Nan and Jackie both grew up as bookish debutantes in and around New York. When Nan and Jackie worked at the same publisher in the 1990s, a muted rivalry arose between them.

I was on vacation with my wife, Maleka, celebrating our 15th anniversary. On the 3rd day of the trip, we went on a boating excursion, and the boat suddenly exploded. As a result of the explosion, Maleka died, I lost my left leg, and had to find the resilience and strength to bounce back from this tragic loss. This book covers the story of me finding resilience earlier in my life, the story of the event that changed my life, and my journey to choose resilience and bounce back from this traumatic situation.

In this fresh look at finding balance between work and sabbath rest, Justin McRoberts leads readers on their journey from false self to true self, discovering that growth and maturity take root in the knowledge of their belovedness in Christ. In his two decades working as a full-time artist and...

Why some of the most interesting artists of our time committed themselves to some of the most devastating conflicts on Earth Why are some of the most interesting artists of our time committed to engaging with conflict and exploitation around the world? Beautiful, Gruesome, and True tells the...

Ollie L. Jefferson (Ph.D., Howard University) eloquently illustrates the dramatic depiction of HERstory. Dr. Ollie L. Jefferson is a teacher, scholar, and artist who creatively imparts her life lessons through authentic portrayals of over a dozen personas through original narrative. Her voice as a teen entering womanhood—the time when the mind starts actions producing life-changing decisions—sets the stage in this coming-of-age narrative.

Forty million Americans use some kind of online dating service and that number keeps rising. Every day online daters are defrauded out of tens of thousands of dollars by romance scammers. But did you know there is a new type of scammer you need to be educated about? Homegrown Romance Scams is written by an ex-scammer who will teach you everything you need to know about these scams.

Halfway into the 19th century, Spain's Catalonia underwent a sweeping transformation when it was thrust into not one, but two golden eras–the Renaixença, and the Industrial Revolution. It was during this explosive period of creativity, thriving prosperity, and invigorated patriotism that a steadfastly nonconforming and fascinatingly eccentric icon was born, one that was about to take Catalonia by storm with his brilliant eye for unorthodox art and his legendary–or as some would say, notoriously–out-of-the-box ideas.

Charles Dickens is often remembered for his novel, A Christmas Carol. And even though it is a very interesting novel, it wasn’t even his favorite! Charles Dickens had a fascinating life, in an entirely different era and age in world history. To understand what and why he wrote what he did, it will be useful to see his works in the light of his marriage, his financial hardships, his success, his children, his traumas, and his goals. Become acquainted with this genius writer and his true drive that led him to who he became to be.

Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) is known around the world as the “Father of Psychoanalysis,” and for good reason. If anything, Freud’s first patient was himself. A sufferer of psychosomatic symptoms, Freud diagnosed himself as having a repressed antagonism against his father. From there, Freud began to build on his now famous concepts of the unconscious, infantile sexuality and repression. And of course, there’s his famous theory on the structure of the mind, which has made Id and Ego a commonly used part of the English lexicon.

William Shakespeare is the celebrated script writer of the most popular plays in the English language. By writing both tragedies, romances, and comedies in the 16th century, he made a name for himself and became successful in the art of drama. Shakespeare’s life and decisions led to his acclaim, and in this audiobook, we will lay out some of the most significant changes in both his personal choices and his career. Despite of his financial debts, his complex family life, and his background, he was able to entertain his audiences both in his time and for centuries after his death.

Everyone's a New Yorker on Thanksgiving Day, when young and old rise early to see what giant new balloons will fill the skies for Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Who first invented these "upside-down puppets"? Meet Tony Sarg, puppeteer extraordinaire!

Albert Einstein: The Life and Work of a Scientific Icon is a comprehensive and engaging biography of one of the most influential scientists of the 20th century. Written by an expert in the field of physics and science communication, this book offers a deep and nuanced exploration of Einstein's life, work, and legacy, tracing his journey from a curious child in Germany to a celebrated cultural icon and scientific genius.

Albert Einstein is known as a genius. But as a child, he was a late developer and couldn't find a teaching job after graduation.

Carefully leveled text engages young listeners in learning about how construction workers help their community. Age-appropriate critical thinking questions and a glossary help build nonfiction learning skills.

Remedios Varo fue una artista con una imaginación fecunda que cruzó la alquimia, el surrealismo, el subconsciente. En este libro, Silvana Ávila le rinde homenaje.

En su época, sus obras, entre las que destaca la inolvidable “Casa de muñecas”, sumieron en el escándalo a la rígida sociedad victoriana de la época al cuestionar el modelo de familia imperante y la organización de una sociedad donde el hombre parecía dueño de todo.

Quizás, el mejor presidente que tuvo los Estados Unidos, el único hombre que fue elegido en cuatro ocasiones. Pese a su invalidez contraída víctima de la polio, su carisma, sensibilidad y donde mando fueron esenciales en momentos en que el país presenciaba el inicio de las dos guerras mundiales. El ataque a Pearl Harbor, marcaría una era crucial para la vida por una decisión suya: La intervención militar.