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Editora Dialética
Pub. Date
2024
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Portuguese
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Recentemente, Madonna estendeu seu recorde com 400 milhões de cópias e US$ 1,3 bilhão de ingressos vendidos, seguindo como a mulher mais bem-sucedida da história da indústria fonográfica e com maior arrecadação em turnês. De acordo com uma pesquisa do YouGov em 2023, Madonna aparece, ao lado de Britney Spears e Lady Gaga, como uma das artistas mais famosas dos Estados Unidos, reconhecida por 99,2% da população americana. Com 40 anos de...
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This updated edition of Madonna Style includes details of Madonna's new 2012 album and subsequent World Tour, her advertising campaigns for Louis Vuitton and Dolce & Gabbana, her clothing lines, her Hard Candy album and more. Here is a dazzling exploration of a unique pop-culture goddess. How does she do it? The answer comes in the form of this sumptuous collection of Madonna's style effects. Every visual aspect of Madonna is shown including her wildly...
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"This Time I Choose Me" is more than just a book; It's a testament to the power of self-love and the courage it takes to step out of our comfort zones and embrace our well-being. By the time you reach the end, I hope that you will not only recognize the growth you've achieved, no matter how small, but also embrace a newfound sense of gratitude for yourself. So let this be your mantra, "This Time I Choose Me." With each page turned, may you be reminded...
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It's 1987. Madonna is top of the charts. 'The Lost Boys' opens in cinemas. Fingerless gloves are in. It's also the year that I ran away from home and was sent to live with my expat father and Chinese stepmother in Hong Kong. It's the year everything changed, including me. In the spirit of 'Riding in Cars with Boys', Deborah Rogers gives this remarkable account of a girl on the cusp of womanhood and a father losing himself in a downward spiral of alcoholism....
10) Husbands
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In Hollywood, every pavement star tells a story. Not all of them shine.
Wannabe actor Kyle Macdonald is down on his luck. Working as a supply teacher in an inner-city Birmingham school, he's single again at 28 and sleeping in his childhood bedroom beneath a 'Hard Candy' Madonna poster.
He gets a call claiming he drunkenly married top Hollywood director Aaron Biedermeier in Vegas six years ago. Rather than panic, he sees a golden ticket to fame and...
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Aerosmith. Elvis Presley. Michael Jackson. Nine Inch Nails. Ozzy Osbourne. U2. What do all of these artists have in common? They're rich and rowdy rock 'n' roll renegades whose wild stunts, dumb quotes, and out-of-control lifestyles are featured in Rock Stars Do the Dumbest Things.
--Where else will you find an explanation (goodness knows, we need one) of the Spice Girls' fourteen and one-half minutes of fame straight from the mouths of babes--Baby...
12) Blue
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From the late fifties to the present-day, Harriet's story is one of bereavement and loss, and how she lives through them to a fulfilled and happy old age. Losing her brother and then her father at a young age, she is obliged to run the family farm and consequently does not pursue the career she might have had. She gives up ideas of studying History of Art at university and accepts the loss of opportunity as she resigns herself to following her mother's...
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Mike Parker, bestselling author of Map Addict, is back with a very full, intelligent and witty exploration into a glorious and passionate British subject - footpaths and the history of land ownership. Mike discovers how these paths have become part of our cultural landscape and why, at the tender age of 44, he suddenly finds himself at a crossroads. Provocative, funny and personal, this book celebrates Britain's unique and extraordinary network of...
14) Black Lamb
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From child abuse to drug abuse, from dealing with death to dealing in life, join award-winning film maker Simon Lamb on the 'off the rails' rollercoaster ride that's been his story so far. It's a true 'sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll' adventure, as Simon moves on from being sexually abused at school to modelling alongside some of the world's sexiest women. From there he works the doors of the world's best known clubs, shamelessly consuming the drugs...
15) Pilates
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Español
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No es yoga, ni la típica clase de un gimnasio, sino una mezcla de ambos pero distinta a cualquiera de los dos. Se trata de un método que su propio inventor denominó "Contrología" y que según sus partidarios, mejora la condición física y mental de la persona de forma tal que se puede hablar de un antes y un después de probarlo. Sus primeros adeptos han sido estrellas de Hollywood como Jodie Foster, Madonna o Julia Roberts, pero ahora esta técnica...
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Letters from prison, songs, poems, and courtroom statements, plus tributes to the Russian punk band that shook the world.
On February 21, 2012, five members of a Russian feminist punk collective Pussy Riot staged a performance in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow. Dressed in brightly colored tights and balaclavas, they performed their "Punk Prayer" asking the Virgin Mary to drive out Russian president Vladimir Putin from the church. After...
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From the author of the internationally bestselling Kosher Sex. A wake-up call about the growing trend of misogyny in our culture-as evidenced by the flood of reality TV shows, ads, and lyrics that portray women as brainless bimbos, or worse
Shmuley Boteach, the social commentator and outspoken relationship guru, shares his grave concerns about our society's growing contempt for women. Turn on the television: Reality TV shows such as The Bachelor,...
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A compendium of thirty-five incredible female pop stars whose energies, virtues, and vices make them the ideal role models for our age-powerful women who can teach us all how to discover our own inner goddess.
We are living in the age of the music goddess: Beyoncé. Lady Gaga. Taylor Swift. Katy Perry. Britney. Nicki Minaj. Cardi B. Pink. Madonna. Rihanna. Gwen Stefani. Alicia Keys. Kelly Clarkson.
Never before have so many women dominated their...
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A unique, full-color compendium that celebrates and explores the enduring power and allure of the world's most iconic lip shade, jam-packed with entertaining stories, anecdotes, little-known facts, quotes, and more than 100 gorgeous images culled from fine art, photography, and beauty and fashion editorial and advertising.
"Pour yourself a drink, put on some lipstick, and pull yourself together." - Elizabeth Taylor
Lipstick is the one makeup item...
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Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
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English
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Highlighting people such as Madonna Thunder Hawk, Basemah Atweh and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., this picture book affirms people of color--of all shades--by celebrating their achievements and contributions to society.
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