I bought my copy from Thrift Books. Ever am I delighted I did!! Everyone possesses an intelligence of some sort. These young ladies learned harshly the perils of misdirection. I am thankful they continue to persevere. I feel optimism for each of them: Johanna, Rasheedah, and Rachel. I would love to know how they have prospered despite the Great Recession and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Keith Richards (born on December 18,1943 Saturday) loves books, too!!! He maintains an expansive library in each of his homes. If you want to read more about his love of the written word, I implore you to read At Home With Books: How Booklovers Live with and Care for their Libraries by Estelle Ellis.
Great musicians possess theory of mind. Keith Richards' facial impression indicates broad-mindedness on this photograph with the great Aretha Franklin.
Je suis allé à une fête d'anniversaire dans un club de l'ancien Hollywood Park Casino vers 2007-2009. Je suis allé au Savoy Club pour voir Daley ("Alone Together") jouer le samedi 6 juin 2015. Nous avons attendu 3 heures et 43 minutes. Je me suis régalé en attendant. Il y avait des clips vidéo et le club Savoy sert des TACOS !!! (C'était la première fois que j'allais dans un club depuis mon expérience au Hollywood Park Casino.) Tout le monde était agréable, sans coups de poing ni agressivité. Je suis toujours ravi d'avoir attendu. Une invitée surprise est arrivée ce soir-là : Marsha Ambrosius. Nous avons éclaté de joie !!! "Alone Together" sonnait exquis même en direct !!!! J'ai réalisé quelques leçons précieuses cette nuit-là. Yvonne Orji ne trompe pas quand elle dit que l'attente est sexy. J'ai aussi rencontré quelqu'un d'autre ce soir-là. Vous vous souvenez de Darlene Ortiz ? Elle était la petite amie d'Ice-T avant son mariage avec Coco Austin. Darlene Ortiz se tenait devant moi en ligne avec son amie. Elle était gracieuse et cela m'a surpris à quel point son style avait évolué. Elle était toujours chic mais pas révélatrice comme elle l'avait été. Lorsqu'elle s'est retournée, je l'ai immédiatement reconnue. Son visage était toujours aussi charmant. Sa silhouette aussi. Elle m'a dit qu'elle écrivait un mémoire. Je suis ravi d'écrire ce paragraphe. Cela m'a rappelé que je n'avais pas encore lu ses mémoires.
Cabo San Lucas, au Mexique, était ma destination pour les vacances de printemps en 11e année. Ma mère, ma tante et moi sommes allés dans l'État de Baja California Sur. Une nuit, nous nous reposions de la journée. J'ai dit à ma tante : "Je veux sortir." Alors nous (ma tante et moi) avons marché sur le trottoir. Cherchez et vous trouverez. Nous n'avons pas marché longtemps. J'ai remarqué un lieu LIT. Cap Wabo Cantina !!! Le club de Sammy Hagar. Nous avons dansé follement. Il faisait encore plus chaud car il n'y avait pas de climatisation dans le club. ROCK CLASSIQUE!!! Je suis monté sur le podium. Tante a choisi de rester par terre. Une autre dame sur le podium a bu beaucoup d'alcool. Elle a commencé à agiter ses poings au rythme de la musique. Elle était si excitée qu'elle m'a donné un coup de poing dans le nez. J'ai doublé. Il était évident pour moi qu'elle n'était pas au courant de ce qu'elle avait fait. Son amie : « elle est ivre. Une fois que j'ai fini de me frotter le nez, j'ai dit à tante qu'il était temps pour nous de retourner à l'hôtel. Elle a accepté. CALIENT !!!
Le Savoy était la seule fois où je suis allé seul dans un club jusqu'à présent. Une autre leçon s'est manifestée. J'avais lu que "toutes les filles sont belles à minuit". Un homme que je n'avais pas remarqué s'est approché de moi. « Non, je dors dans mon lit, monsieur. Bonne nuit et soyez prudent. Ma mère m'avait déposé et était venu me chercher au Savoy. Pas de honte, pas de jugement.
Postscript : Pour ceux qui ne le savent pas, le Savoy est à Inglewood, en Californie. Il s'appelle officiellement le Savoy Entertainment Center. J'ai commandé des tacos au poulet avec de la coriandre et de l'oignon. Vous pouvez manger des tacos à votre guise.
Fui a una fiesta de cumpleaños número 21 en un club en el antiguo Hollywood Park Casino alrededor de 2007-2009. Fui al Savoy Club para ver a Daley ("Alone Together") actuar el 6 de junio de 2015 el sábado. Esperamos 3 horas y 43 minutos. Disfruté mientras esperaba. Se mostraron videos musicales y el club Savoy sirve TACOS. (Era la primera vez que asistía a un club desde mi experiencia en el Hollywood Park Casino). Todos fueron agradables, sin puñetazos ni agresividad. Todavía estoy encantado de haber esperado. Una invitada sorpresa llegó esa noche: Marsha Ambrosius. ¡Estallamos de alegría! "Alone Together" sonaba exquisito incluso en vivo. Esa noche me di cuenta de algunas lecciones valiosas. Yvonne Orji no engaña cuando dice que la espera es sexy. También conocí a alguien más esa noche. ¿Recuerdas a Darlene Ortiz? Ella era la novia de Ice-T antes de casarse con Coco Austin. Darlene Ortiz estaba parada frente a mí en línea con su amiga. Fue amable y me sorprendió lo mucho que había evolucionado su estilo. Seguía siendo elegante, pero no tan reveladora como lo había sido. Cuando se dio la vuelta, la reconocí de inmediato. Su rostro seguía siendo encantador. También su figura. Me dijo que estaba escribiendo unas memorias. Estoy encantado de estar escribiendo este párrafo. Me recordó que todavía tengo que leer sus memorias.
Cabo San Lucas, México fue mi destino de vacaciones de primavera en el 11 ° grado. Mi mamá, mi tía y yo nos dirigimos al estado de Baja California Sur. Una noche estábamos descansando del día. Le dije a mi tía: "Quiero salir". Así que nosotros (mi tía y yo) caminamos hacia la acera. Busca y encontrarás. No caminamos por mucho tiempo. Noté un lugar LIT. Cabo Wabo Cantina !!! Club de Sammy Hagar. Bailamos maniáticamente. Hacía aún más calor porque no había aire acondicionado en el club. ¡¡¡ROCK CLASICO!!! Subí al podio. La tía decidió quedarse en el suelo. Otra dama en el podio bebió mucho alcohol. Ella comenzó a agitar los puños al ritmo de la música. Estaba tan emocionada que me dio un puñetazo en la nariz. Me doblé. Para mí era obvio que ella no estaba al tanto de lo que había hecho. Su amiga: "está borracha". Una vez que terminé de frotarme la nariz, le dije a la tía que era hora de que regresáramos al hotel. Ella estuvo de acuerdo. CALIENTE !!!
El Savoy fue la única vez que fui solo a un club hasta ahora. Otra lección manifestada. Había leído que "todas las chicas se ven bien a medianoche". Se me acercó un hombre que no había notado. "No, estoy durmiendo en mi cama, señor. Buenas noches y esté seguro". Mi mamá me había dejado y recogido en el Savoy. Sin vergüenza, sin juzgar.
posdata: Para aquellos que no lo sepan, el Savoy está en Inglewood, California. Se llama oficialmente Savoy Entertainment Center. Pedí tacos de pollo con cilantro y cebolla. Puedes comer tacos al contenido de tu corazón.
Fui a uma festa de aniversário de 21 anos em um clube do antigo Hollywood Park Casino por volta de 2007-2009. Eu fui ao Savoy Club para ver Daley ("Alone Together") se apresentar em 6 de junho de 2015 no sábado. Esperamos 3 horas e 43 minutos. Eu me diverti enquanto esperava. Foram exibidos vídeos musicais e o clube Savoy serve TACOS !!! (Foi a primeira vez que frequentei um clube desde minha experiência no Hollywood Park Casino.) Todos foram agradáveis, sem socos ou agressividade. Ainda estou feliz por ter esperado. Um convidado surpresa chegou naquela noite: Marsha Ambrosius. Nós explodimos de alegria !!! "Alone Together" soava requintado mesmo ao vivo !!!! Eu percebi algumas lições valiosas naquela noite. Yvonne Orji não está sendo enganosa quando diz que a espera é sexy. Também conheci outra pessoa naquela noite. Lembra de Darlene Ortiz? Ela era namorada de Ice-T antes de ele se casar com Coco Austin. Darlene Ortiz estava parada na minha frente na fila com sua amiga. Ela foi gentil e me surpreendeu o quanto seu estilo havia evoluído. Ela ainda era chique, mas não reveladora como antes. Quando ela se virou, eu a reconheci imediatamente. Seu rosto ainda era adorável. Sua figura também. Ela me disse que estava escrevendo um livro de memórias. Estou muito feliz por estar escrevendo este parágrafo. Isso me lembrou que ainda não li suas memórias.
Cabo San Lucas, no México, foi meu destino de férias de primavera na 11ª série. Minha mãe, minha tia e eu descemos para o estado de Baja California Sur. Uma noite, estávamos descansando do dia. Disse à minha tia: "Quero sair". Então nós (minha tia e eu) caminhamos para a calçada. Procure e você deve encontrar. Não andamos por muito tempo. Notei um local LIT. Cabo Wabo Cantina !!! Clube de Sammy Hagar. Dançamos loucamente. Ficou ainda mais quente porque não havia ar condicionado no clube. ROCK CLÁSSICO!!! Eu subi ao pódio. A titia preferiu ficar no chão. Outra senhora no pódio bebeu muito álcool. Ela começou a acenar com os punhos ao som da música. Ela estava tão animada que me deu um soco no nariz. Eu me dobrei. Era óbvio para mim que ela não sabia o que tinha feito. Sua amiga: "ela está bêbada". Assim que terminei de esfregar o nariz, disse à tia que era hora de voltarmos para o hotel. Ela concordou. QUENTE!!!
O Savoy foi a única vez que fui a um clube sozinho até agora. Outra lição se manifestou. Eu tinha lido que "toda garota fica bem à meia-noite". Um homem que eu não tinha notado se aproximou de mim. "Não, estou dormindo na minha cama, senhor. Boa noite e esteja seguro." Minha mãe me deixou e me pegou no Savoy. Sem vergonha, sem julgamento.
pós-escrito: Para quem não sabe, o Savoy fica em Inglewood, Califórnia. É oficialmente chamado de Savoy Entertainment Center. Pedi tacos de frango com coentro e cebola. Você pode comer tacos o quanto quiser.
I went to a 21st-birthday party at a club at the former Hollywood Park Casino around 2007-2009. I went to the Savoy Club to see Daley ("Alone Together") perform on June 6, 2015 Saturday. We waited 3 hours and 43 minutes. I enjoyed myself while waiting. There were music videos displayed plus the Savoy club serves TACOS!!! (It was my first time attending a club since my experience at the Hollywood Park Casino.) Everyone was pleasant, no fisticuffs or aggressiveness. I am still delighted that I waited. A surprise guest arrived that night: Marsha Ambrosius. We erupted with joy!!! "Alone Together" sounded exquisite even live!!!! I realized some valuable lessons that night. Yvonne Orji is not being deceptive when she says the wait is sexy. I met someone else that night, too. Remember Darlene Ortiz? She was Ice-T's girlfriend before he married Coco Austin. Darlene Ortiz was standing in front of me in line with her friend. She was gracious and it surprised me how much her style had evolved. She was still chic but not revealing as she had been. When she turned around, I recognized her immediately. Her face was still lovely. So was her figure. She told me she was writing a memoir. I am delighted that I am writing this paragraph. It reminded me that I have yet to read her memoir.
Cabo San Lucas, Mexico was my spring break destination in the 11th grade. My mom, my auntie, and I headed down to the state of Baja California Sur. One night, we were resting from the day. I told my auntie: "I want to go out." So we (my auntie and I) walked onto the sidewalk. Seek and ye shall find. We didn't walk for long. I noticed a LIT venue. Cabo Wabo Cantina!!! Sammy Hagar's club. We danced manically. It got even hotter because there was no air conditioning in the club. CLASSIC ROCK!!! I went on the podium. Auntie chose to stay on the floor. Another lady on the podium drank plenty of alcohol. She started waving her fists to the music. She was so excited she punched me in the nose. I doubled over. It was obvious to me she wasn't cognizant of what she had done. Her friend: "she's drunk." Once I finished rubbing my nose, I told Auntie it was time for us to return to the hotel. She agreed. CALIENTE!!!
The Savoy was the only time I went to a club by myself thus far. Another lesson manifested. I had read that "every girl looks good at midnight." A man who I had not noticed approached me. "No, I am sleeping in my bed, sir. Good night and be safe." My mom had dropped me off and picked me up from the Savoy. No shame, no judging.
p.s. For those who don't know, the Savoy is in Inglewood, California. It is officially called the Savoy Entertainment Center. I ordered chicken tacos with cilantro and onion. You can eat tacos to your heart's content.
rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Social failure and personal responsibility factor into poverty. Yes, we need greater investment in social services to edify society. Somehow, the individual must place priority on something substantial. On page 226, Kristof notes that Emmanuel Laster's family in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, has "three televisions, a pit bull, no food, much chaos." I don't understand that logic. The mother, Christine, discloses: "Mean critter. He's expensive to feed, but he keeps the utility people away, so that they don't cut off our power." Where does she find the funds to feed a dog if she cannot pay the utilities or provide for herself and her son? If Christine chooses to use her money to pay for pet upkeep and electronics, she could have redirected those funds into helping her household. Christine appears illiterate: "she hasn't had much schooling and had difficulty writing her name for us (226)." The Lasters could prosper but fail to secure provisions. Annette Dove, a leader of community outreach, alerts Emmanuel and Christine of an upcoming trip to Florida. On the day of departure, he arrives with $0.35 and outgrown shoes. At the end of their segment, Emmanuel stands on a worrisome path of bad associations.
Too short!!! I wanted more depth. It was getting brilliant, then it ended. The colour scheme suits the mood of the story: dismal. It's depressing how much physical abuse gets hurled towards women. I didn't envision South Korea as a hotbed for corporal punishment.
Light-hearted read. I expected a book of this description from Cybill Shepherd. She pretends no guilt about invading other people's marriages. Nor she does deny having long periods of lackluster projects in her career. She holds her looks in high esteem. Many women do, that's not unusual. It was disheartening when she confirmed the absence of friendship with Christine Baranski. I recall reading that there was a rivalry between them so it wasn't shocking.
I laughed at many anecdotes. Others gave me feelings of sadness. I want frequent sex within a loving, monogamous marriage. It would intrigue me to know how much people could connect to this book in the 21st century. I feel much of it would still relate to people except for the L.A. Law and Dynasty references.
rating: 5 out of 5 stars
It's difficult for me not to enjoy a book on Brazil. I agree with a previous reviewer on the author's mislabeling of a luminary: on page 213, he states Naomi Campbell is African-American. Naomi Campbell is a confirmed black British woman. Other than that, I noticed no other errors. I prefer when ethnographies stick exclusively to oral history. Some of the analysis could go over some people's heads.
One of my lifelong favorite books!!! Frida Kahlo stands as my favorite person, man or woman. Such a vibrant, sensual life. It astounds me that she lived with such fire and determination in spite of the perils she suffered.
I am grateful that Rachel Moran found her way out of prostitution. The only way to prevent people from entering prostitution is education. The only way to get people out of prostitution is education. Even though most people just want a well-paying career, an individual will have to be trained for the new profession. This marks the first book I've read from a formerly prostituted woman who analyzes and details the damage inflicted from prostitution.
I am all the wiser for it.
Thank you, Ms. Moran.
rating: 5 out of 5 stars
"A library outranks any other one thing a community can do to benefit its people. It is a never-failing spring in the desert." ~Andrew Carnegie
rating: 5 out of 5 stars
A sociology student would benefit from this book. (I read this on my initiative.) I would have preferred more anecdotes. I've read Seccombe before and this book seemed impersonal.
rating: 3 out of 5 stars
I don't interpret misogyny from this book. I do see that Ms. Robinson disapproves of women not aging gracefully, although she acknowledges this feat comes with difficulty. Sometimes, I'll read an article online from Vanity Fair. Even with those excursions, I had not heard of Lisa Robinson. The more you know. I read this book gleefully. It's not gossipy but there's plenty of succulent anecdotes to keep you enthralled. I became aware of this book from browsing the catalog of my public library. So blessed to live in a country with abundance of public libraries!!!
rating: 5 out of 5 stars
I would eat and prepare three recipes from this book. Among those three, I would alter two of the recipes. Miss Erway and I don't share the same palette. I eat many cuisines but I tend to stick to the dishes I adore. No weird or undercooked food for me.
I thought Tyler James and Amy Winehouse were occasional lovers. I recall seeing pictures of them together constantly. He clarifies that they weren't lovers but indeed soulmates. His devotion has not faded but strengthened with the epiphanies after her passing. The word 'bored' erupts often in this narrative when Amy describes her life without drugs. That's tragic. Maybe she craved excitement. It seems that way the way he says she complained of boredom. I would hate that. I get restless. But bored? No. I hate she didn't sort herself out with a strong psychiatric team.
I saw Amy Winehouse: A Family Portrait at the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco in 2015 for my 30th birthday. My mother and I went to San Francisco as a wonderful getaway. (I wanted to stay in San Francisco much longer.) We were walking around Chinatown when I noticed an advertisement on the SFMTA bus for the Amy exhibit.
"Ooh, Mom! Amy Winehouse is at the Contemporary Jewish Museum!"
"You want to go?"
"YESSSSS!!!!!"
We went that afternoon. I still feel blessed that we went. My mother had held a dismal opinion of Amy. When we left the exhibit, she had become admiring of her. She hadn't believed me when I told her Amy had once been incredibly beautiful. Amy was still sexy and pretty during and post-Back to Black. Except for that period when she was ravishing the drugs. Nonetheless, I adore Amy Jade!!!
rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Always check your Goodreads recommendations!!! That's how I learned about this superb book. I don't socialize much these days so I prefer to stay centered around books. I REFUSE to spoil the narrative. If you live in a democracy, read this book to realize the need to preserve liberty and how blessed we are when we live in a full democracy.
No criticisms, just glory!!!
rating: 5 out of 5 stars
I'll have to buy this book. This proves a book that requires frequent reference. No one pulled short. Every interview delivered pleasure and yet I wanted more. I felt a fervent connection to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. It relieved me when she told of her parents' easy acceptance of her choice to pursue writing. I'll have to read Purple Hibiscus, that novel intrigues me. I adore how Pearl Cleage disclosed that "there is always a love story (85)" in her books. We need black people in love with each other.
I am enamored of Frida Kahlo. Ever since childhood, I have been fixated by her. Another reviewer disclosed on the presence of sapphic images. Considering that Frida was openly bisexual, I think Vicci demonstrated a light hand on her lesbian liaisons. I find it remarkable that someone with grotesque physical pain could demonstrate a sex life to the capacity Frida lived. Spinal pain, atrophied leg, ulcers on her foot... there were few, if any, body parts that weren't damaged.
All of that and she still managed to live. An exceptional woman.
rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Tome- a large heavy book, especially one dealing with a serious topic. (Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
Tome-any book; especially a large or scholarly book. ( The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, College Edition)
I prefer the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary definition. A tome qualifies to be a book of mighty length. When I read a tome, it must be a topic that fixates me. Most books I read exceed 200 pages yet I measure a tome at 400 pages and above.
Twenty tomes I've read thus far:
1) A Life in Letters by Zora Neale Hurston, collected and edited by Carla Kaplan. 912 pages
2) Mick Jagger by Philip Norman. 640 pages
3) Meet Me in the Bathroom: Rebirth and Rock and Roll in New York City 2001-2011 by Lizzy Goodman. 622 pages
4) Mystic River: a novel by Dennis Lehane. 592 pages
5) Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do by Studs Terkel. 589 pages
6) Girls Like Us: Carole King, Joni Mitchell, and Carly Simon - and the Journey of a Generation by Sheila Weller. 584 pages
7) Mother of Believers by Kamran Pasha. 560 pages
8) Gig: Americans Talk About Their Jobs at the Turn of the Millennium edited by John Bowe, Marisa Bowe, and Sabin Streeter. 560 pages
9) The Years with Laura Diaz: a novel by Carlos Fuentes. 528 pages
10) Jubilee by Margaret Walker. 497 pages
11) A Piece of Cake: a memoir by Cupcake Brown. 472 pages
12) The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende. 448 pages
13) Spinning Straw into Gold: What Fairy Tales Reveal About the Transformations in a Woman's Life by Joan Gould. 448 pages
14) Caramelo by Sandra Cisneros. 439 pages
15) It's All About Love: Black Writers on Soul Mates, Family and Friends by Marita Golden. 432 pages
16) The Coldest Winter Ever by Sister Souljah. 430 pages
17) Life Notes: Personal Writings by Contemporary Black Women by Patricia Bell-Scott. 429 pages
18) Peach Blossom Pavilion by Mingmei Yip. 421 pages
19) Big Sex Little Death: a memoir by Susie Bright. 412 pages
20) Kite Strings of the Southern Cross by Laurie Gough. 400 pages
Feel free to share your opinion. Present books that engaged you. I might read them.
Cheers!!
postscript: I read hardcover and softcover formats exclusively. Keep this in mind when disclosing your recommendations.
