New Releases by Grace Jones

"What is a living thing? Where do animals live? What do animals eat? How do they move and grow? Learn the answers to these questions in this exciting new series. With easy to read text and informative diagrams, this series offers a simple introduction to the animals, plants and insects that live in our world"--Back cover.

Voici les mémoires tant attendus de la légendaire Grace Jones. Reine incontestée du spectacle, mannequin, muse, chanteuse, actrice, créature à la plastique si singulière, elle a incarné comme personne les années 1975-1985. Aussi l''exubérance et les dangers de cette décennie traversent-ils cette autobiographie, au casting idéal bien qu''hétéroclite : Andy Warhol, Jean-Paul Goude, Issey Miyake, Dolph Lungren, les vacataires du Studio 54 et ceux du Palace, Luciano Pavarotti, Jessica Lange... Mais ce qui fait de Grace Jones une artiste à part, c''est son goût pour l''avant-garde. Sa musique est un savant mélange de house, de reggae et d''électro, avec des tubes comme Pull up to the Bumper, Slave to the Rhythm, ou encore sa reprise mythique de La Vie en rose. Je n''écrirai jamais mes mémoires retrace le parcours de cette pionnière, de sa Jamaïque natale à sa conquête de New York puis de Paris. Une vie de combattante qui se poursuit encore et toujours, sans aucune concession aux facilités.

Miss Grace Jones: dé vrouw die de muziekwereld vanaf de jaren tachtig domineerde. Herkenbaar aan haar excentrieke stijl en androgyne look en voortdurend een inspiratiebron voor grote sterren, zoals Lady Gaga, Rihanna en Basement Jaxx. In Mijn onvertelde leven doet de iconische legende voor het eerst gedetailleerd verslag van haar succesvolle carrière en persoonlijke leven. Jones vertelt hoe zij aan de discipline en religieuze jeugd op Jamaica wist te ontsnappen. Maar ook de hoogtijdagen in Parijs en New York in de jaren zeventig en tachtig, waar ze een van de onvergetelijke persoonlijkheden in de discoscene werd, komen uitvoerig aan bod. Eindelijk is ze zelf aan het woord: de artiest die het gezicht van de muziekindustrie met haar talent, individualiteit en stijl heeft veranderd. Een onvergetelijk levensverhaal!

This updated and expanded second edition of Book provides a user-friendly introduction to the subject, Taking a clear structural framework, it guides the reader through the subject''s core elements, which can be used as a learning material for students pursuing their studies in undergraduate and graduate levels in universities and colleges and those who want to learn the topic via a short and complete resource. We hope you find this book useful in shaping your future career.

This updated and expanded second edition of Book provides a user-friendly introduction to the subject, Taking a clear structural framework, it guides the reader through the subject''s core elements, which can be used as a learning material for students pursuing their studies in undergraduate and graduate levels in universities and colleges and those who want to learn the topic via a short and complete resource. We hope you find this book useful in shaping your future career.

Introduces the Muslim holiday Eid-al-Fitr, the feast celebrated at the end of Ramadan.

Discover how our five senses work and help us to understand the world around us. With repetitive and easy to read text and simple diagrams, this series is a ideal introduction for younger readers.

Discover how our five senses work and help us to understand the world around us. With repetitive and easy to read text and simple diagrams, this series is a ideal introduction for younger readers.

Learn about the amazing life cycles of the animals and insects that live in our world. With easy to read text and informative diagrams, this series is a perfect introduction for young readers.

Discover how our five senses work and help us to understand the world around us. With repetitive and easy to read text and simple diagrams, this series is a ideal introduction for younger readers.

Each title in the ''My Senses'' series covers how our five senses work and help us to understand the world around us. With repetitive and easy to read text and simple diagrams, this series is an ideal introduction for younger readers aged 5-7. This book focuses on our sense of touching.

Iconic music and film legend Grace Jones gives an in-depth account of her stellar career, professional and personal life, and the signature look that catapulted her into the stardom stratosphere. Grace Jones, a veritable “triple-threat” as acclaimed actress, singer, and model, has dominated the entertainment industry since her emergence as a model in New York City in 1968. Quickly discovered for her obvious talent and cutting-edge style, Grace signed her first record deal in 1977 and became one of the more unforgettable characters to emerge from the Studio 54 disco scene, releasing the all-time favorite hits, “Pull Up to the Bumper,” “Slave to the Rhythm,” and “I’m Not Perfect (But I’m Perfect for You).” And with her sexually charged, outrageous live shows in the New York City nightclub circuit, Grace soon earned the title of “Queen of the Gay Discos.” But with the dawn of the ’80s came a massive anti-disco movement across the US, leading Grace to focus on experimental-based work and put her two-and-a-half-octave voice to good use. It was also around this time that she changed her look to suit the times with a detached, androgynous image. In this first-ever memoir, Grace gives an exclusive look into the transformation to her signature style and discusses how she expanded her musical triumph to success in the acting world, beginning in the 1984 fantasy-action film Conan the Destroyer alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger, then the James Bond movie A View to a Kill, and later in Eddie Murphy’s Boomerang. Featuring sixteen pages of stunning full-color photographs, Miss Grace Jones takes us on a journey from Grace’s religious upbringing in Jamaica to her heyday in Paris and New York in the ’70s and ’80s, all the way to present-day London, in what promises to be a no holds barred tell-all for the ages.

A reproduction of the original book WHAT MAKES CHRISTMAS CHRISTMAS: A MORALITY PLAY IN ONE ACT by Grace Latimer Jones originally published in 1918. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

Nach 19 Jahren erscheint ein neues Lebenszeichen der unvergleichlichen Grace Jones. In den 1980er-Jahren pflegte sie ihren Stil als androgynes, altersloses, ausserirdisches Wesen bis ins Kleinste. Sie war Sängerin, Top-Model, Bond-Girl und Femme Fatale. Die mittlerweile (wahrscheinlich) 60-Jährige macht da weiter, wo sie einstmal aufhörte: düstere, treibende, von Reggae-Rhyhtmen getragene Songs, denen etwas Mystisches anhaftet. äNachdem Grace Jones fast 20 Jahre komplett von der Bildfläche verschwunden war, legt sie ... das coolste Album des Jahres vor. Miss Grace Jones hat es gar nicht nötig, sich soundmässig dem Jetzt anzubiedern, sie setzt einfach ihre eigene Marke - und ist damit als lebendes Gesamtkunstwerk so zeitlos wie zeitgemäss. Für ''Hurricane'' verbündete sich die Jamaikanerin erneut mit ihren Landsmännern Sly & Robbie, mit denen sie bereits in den 80ern Dub und New Wave auf grandiose Weise fusionierteä (www.kulturnews.de). äJones Stimme ist immer noch ein Genuss und die vielen Gastmusiker spielen ihr brillant in die Kartenä (www.amazon.de).

The most significant obstacle to teams achieving breakthrough results is the inability of people to believe that achieving the breakthrough results is possible. The most significant failure of a leader is letting them get away with that attitude. This author is convinced that unless the leader clearly, unequivocally, and passionately, makes the statement that the organizational culture will be one in which breakthrough thinking will be the only acceptable standard, the organization will never take on that attitude and exhibit the behaviors necessary to drive breakthrough results. Moreover, if the leader fails to get other leaders in the organization to firmly believe and support a breakthrough thinking environment, and not just talk about it, then the concept of breakthrough will be unsuccessful. Without the leader''s relentless commitment, it will become the management "buzz-word" of the month, doomed to meet the same fate that so many other management fads have. Breakthrough thinking is more than that. It is real. The results that can be achieved are real, and anyone who says it can''t be done in our organization because our processes or products are "different", is wrong. Breakthrough Thinking is not about products or processes. It''s about leader''s behaviors and the environment they create. It is also about the team member''s attitudes, beliefs, and the behaviors that result from these.

SPERM: Who wants it, who''s got it and what are they going to do with it? Sperm Wars takes a close look at the often controversial topic of reproductive technologies.

A German Jew named Max Silbermann, along with his wife Marta and their six children, had raised cattle before the start of the war. But in the late 1930s, after noting the harsh treatment of Jews by Hitler''s henchmen, Silbermann convinced his wife and children that for them to survive, they should sell their cattle and raise, of all things, pigs! This they did with a high degree of success, but they were harassed constantly by members of the Gestapo, the SS, and other contingents of the military establishment and also the local police force. Herr Silbermann, however, was far smarter than his adversaries, most of whom he and his family members made to look like jackasses. The novel is not without sadness, but it ends on a note of triumph. In fine, it is a ''start at the beginning and read straight to the end'' kind of book with excitement on virtually every page. You''ll recommend it to all of your friends!

Collection of stories from women and men coping with childbirth issues, infertility and loss of a child. Stories come from conventional and unconventional families. Discusses cultural aspects, theological issues and medical procedures. Health professionals including a Chinese medical practitioner and a psychologist are interviewed. Foreword by Geraldine Doogue, presenter of ABC television''s ''Life Matters''. Includes photos, list of contacts, glossary and coontributor notes. Editors are all journalists who were brought together by the quest for a child and now all have babies.

Volume 27 addresses drug use, epilepsy, contraception; medications.