Revolutionize your beauty regime with this guide to homemade natural remedies and holistic beauty treatments. Some miracle treatments cost a fortune, but Natural Beauty shows you how to prepare products in your own home that are guaranteed to make you look and feel gorgeous. It identifies natural ingredients for healthy skin, guides you through before-and-after makeovers, and shows you techniques to pamper every skin type.
A middle-class professional woman suddenly finds herself without money and homeless in the middle of a Minneapolis winter. Without Keys is the story of the author's experiences, and the stories of the people she knew on the street. People become homeless for many reasons. Alcohol, drug abuse, and mental illness are the stereotypes, but there were also battered women, high-school dropouts and ex-cons that no one would hire, kids who had been thrown out by their parents, the priest who was ready to retire and was told that the order was bankrupt and there were no retirement funds, people who'd been living from paycheck to paycheck and been laid off, and people who'd been bankrupted by medical expenses. A very few were on the street by choice. This wide-ranging book contains vignettes of dozens of street people. The interviews are reminiscent of those in Studs Terkel's books. It tells of the struggles to live when you have to carry all your possessions with you, when you can't call for an appointment because you don't have a quarter, when there's no place to receive mail or phone calls, when there's no way to clean up and dress for a job interview. It tells of how others relate to the homeless, and the dichotomy of being an office worker with a temp job from 8-5, and a street person the rest of the day. Without Keys contains numerous extracts from a journal kept by McDonough during her experience, and delves into not only the day-to-day details but also the psychological and spiritual struggle, the sociology, and the politics of homelessness. There are also sections dedicated to social workers, church volunteers, nutrition and feeding programs, and public policy. Recommended for those who enjoy “real-life” vignettes, those interested in the public policy and sociological aspects of homelessness, and students of peace and justice studies. Suitable also for general reading adults and most high school students.
Growing Up Wasn't Easy" highlights the early years of a girl named Pearl, who cherished the childhood and teenage years of her life, despite the hardships she faced.
If you loved "101 Projects for Craft Shows & Bazaars", then this book is a must-have! It is loaded with ideas, tips and projects for the serious painter or crafter.Includes tips for:Creating your own work space Time management Making a profit Creating business cards, brochures and flyers, plus much more!There are painting projects for all seasons and occasions. They are done on a variety of surfaces... wood, glass, metal, rusty tin, resin slates, candles and pottery. An acrylic paint color conversion chart is included so you can use any brand of paint you like.Also included are several projects that require no painting at all.
A wildly entertaining and brutally honest memoir that takes readers from the network newsrooms to the locker rooms of our country's greatest sports teams, pulling the curtain back on celebrity entertainment coverage.
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