New Releases by Wendy Williams

“Williams gives her appliqué a fresh new look by mixing wool with linen and cotton . . . a folk art look with a bit of whimsy.” —The Applique Society Newsletter Pick up your needle and create landscapes filled with fanciful flowers and creatures from field, forest, and ocean. Designer Wendy Williams shows you how to make 15 appliqué projects in a style that’s part folk, part contemporary, and entirely delightful. Easy freezer-paper techniques and wool felt make the stitching go quickly. Add to the fun by embellishing with hand embroidery and machine quilting. · 15 projects for all skill levels: quilts, pillows, bags, sewing kit, needle case, and more · New ways to mix wool, cotton, and linen give your appliqué a fresh look · Includes instructions for 13 embroidery stitches “Just gorgeous . . . Each of the 15 patterns has wonderfully bright colors that give a modern and whimsical feel to the designs.” —StitchDoodles “Can you use wool, cotton, and linen in the same quilt? Absolutely! Wendy Williams proves it with this collection of quilts, bags, pillows, and small gifts. Stitchers of all skill levels will enjoy the projects in this book.” —Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting “Colorful and whimsical designs.” —Quilter’s Companion Magazine “This book is all about combining our traditional cotton prints with wool and linen, to add a new dimension . . . There are wall quilts, runners, pillows, bags, and sewing notions galore.”—All About Applique

Go ahead . . . ask her anything Over the radio and now on her popular TV talk show, Wendy Williams has always been approached for her blunt, in-your-face words of advice. How''s she doin''? "Ask Wendy" has become more than just a fan-favorite TV segment; it''s her calling card. Wendy has helped her viewers cope with everything from backstabbing girlfriends and deadbeat boyfriends to crazy mothers-in-law and jealous coworkers. Fans trust Wendy, even when her advice is tough to hear. She''s earned her reputation as "the friend in your head." On TV Wendy only has a few minutes to respond to each audience member, but in Ask Wendy she goes deeper, answering questions sourced from viewers across the country. No question is off-limits and no situation is too outrageous for her to take on. Wendy shoots straight from those womanly hips of hers to help you manage all the crazy that comes into your life— keepin'' it real by drawing on the personal experiences that have shaped her unique perspective. Wendy reveals never-before shared intimate secrets about struggling with weight, navigating rough times in her marriage, and learning to accept herself. Along with the usual girlfriend, boyfriend, and family drama, Wendy straight-talks on topics like style, body image, and office etiquette, and of course she tackles your wildest sex questions. If you''ve dealt with it, Wendy has a solution for it. Filled with fun personality quizzes, Wendy''s laugh-out-loud anecdotes, and tons of spot-on advice, Ask Wendy will help readers to end the drama in their lives.

A heart rendering tale of two boys whose mother left when Charlie was 4 and his brother was 3. That left his father and his family to raise them on a lonely farm. When they were 12 and 11, the Social Welfare was about to take both the boys and place them in a State Home or worse foster them out to different families. A friendly couple on a farm the other side of town came up with a solution. After living two different life styles up to his late teenage years, Charlie imagined how he would make his future life better.

Wendy Williams is a retired Primary Teacher and Teacher Librarian. She enjoys reading and travelling with her husband and just delight in catching up with their children and families.They have 6 grandchildren and 4 great grand children.She would like to dedicate this book to their son Eric who passed away in February 2013 at the age of 44.

Ritz Harper tries to make a comeback after being injured in a drive-by shooting and reconnects with her longtime producer, Chas James, hoping to make a splash in Hollywood as a television talk show host.

Professor Ruth Bader Ginsburg of Columbia Law School was the leading Supreme Court litigator for gender equality in the crucial decade, 1970-80. In addition to teaching her classes, producing academic articles, and co-authoring the first casebook on sex discrimination and the law, she worked on some sixty cases (depending on how one counts), including over two dozen cases in the Supreme Court. Rumor has it she did not sleep for ten years; her prodigious output gives the rumor some credence. Her impact on the law during that critical decade earned her the title "the Thurgood Marshall of the women''s movement" and secured her place in history - even before she became a federal appellate judge and Supreme Court justice.The author devotes her allotted space to two, intimately intertwined, topics: first, Ruth Ginsburg and the Supreme Court''s standard of review in sex discrimination cases, and second, the substance of Ruth Ginsburg''s concept of gender equality in law.

One of the most profound influences of globalisation is that people from everywhere are falling in love with people from everywhere else. The Globalisation of Love is about the whirls and twirls, the quirks and perks, the frustrations and the fun of a multicultural relationship.

The Globalisation of Love is based on dozens of interviews with multicultural couples from around the world. The book includes chapters on multicultural weddings, religion, race, food, language and children. It is both humorous and factual and Wendy includes personal anecdotes from her own experience in a multicultural family.

The enthralling examination of one of the most popular and most intriguing animals in the deep blue sea The ocean is the last remaining source of profound mystery and discovery on Earth with eighty percent of it still largely unexplored; thus, it is of perennial fascination. In Kraken: The Curious, Exciting, and Slightly Disturbing Science of Squid, journalist Wendy Williams introduces one of the ocean’s most charismatic, monstrous, enigmatic, and curious inhabitants: the squid. More than just calamari, squid species are fascinatingly odd creatures, with much to teach us about our own species, not to mention the obsessive interest so many of us can''t help but have for the enormous beast that is the giant squid, which is quick to attack sperm whales, and even submarines and boats. Williams also examines other equally enthralling cephalopods, including the octopus and the cuttlefish, and explores their otherworldly abilities, such as camouflage and bioluminescence. Kraken takes the reader on a wild ride through the world of squid science and adventure, along the way answering some riddles about how the human brain works, what intelligence really is, and what monsters lie in the deep. Wendy Williams weaves a rich narrative tapestry around her subject, drawing powerfully on the passions and discoveries of scientists, fisherman, and squid enthusiasts around the world.

An engaging tale of a seemingly perfect couple showing that looks can be deceiving as readers discover what really happens behind their closed doors - and watch the flawless veneer beginning to crack.

Known as a "shock jock diva," Wendy Williams has had a following in the nation''s number one media market, New York City, and across the nation from the time she became a top-rated radio personality and "It Girl" in the mid-1990s—whether she''s hosting her nationally syndicated television talk show The Wendy Williams Show or doing commentary for the VH1 Fashion Awards, her fans know that Wendy''s Got the Heat. Wendy Williams is the kind of media personality that artists love because she builds them up—and fear because she can bring them down. She''s interviewed many of the biggest names in entertainment—Jennifer Lopez, Whitney Houston, and Queen Latifah among them—and is known for her ability to disarm and get them to reveal their secrets. Known as both a "shock jock diva" and "the biggest mouth in New York," Wendy Williams is always at the top of her game, whether she''s doing commentary for the VH1 Fashion Awards or giving romantic advice. But there''s more to the Queen of Urban Radio than meets the mike. Wendy''s Got the Heat is her story—about growing up in a predominately white suburb, recovering from drug addiction, struggling to launch a successful career in one of the most male-dominated media industries—and it''s by turns painful, hilarious, triumphant, and totally true.

Shock jock extraordinaire Wendy Williams lets loose with the first in a series of novels based on her alter ego, the divalicious radio DJ Ritz Harper. Ritz puts the s in shock and the g in gossip, and Drama is her middle name. Ritz is a suburban girl on the outside, but inside she’s a hustler’s hustler who’s masterfully maneuvered her way into the spotlight after ruining the career of a well-respected newswoman (and former college friend). Ritz’s “exclusive” rockets her to the top of the ratings, and she’s rewarded with her very own show. Like a talking Venus flytrap, she verbally seduces her on-air guests, only to have them for lunch as she spews gossip about their lives. Ritz becomes the darling of the station’s afternoon slot. But when Ritz goes from drive-time diva to drive-by victim, all she can think as she struggles to maintain consciousness is “Who did this to me?" Has Ritz bad-mouthed the wrong person? Has her signature cat-and-mouse “bomb drop” been dropped on her instead? Readers will salivate as they try to figure out where the fictional Ritz ends and the real-life Wendy begins.

When Jim Gordon set out to build a wind farm off the coast of Cape Cod, he knew some people might object. But there was a lot of merit in creating a privately funded, clean energy source for energy-starved New England, and he felt sure most people would recognize it eventually. Instead, all Hell broke loose. Gordon had unwittingly challenged the privileges of some of America''s richest and most politically connected people, and they would fight him tooth and nail, no matter what it cost, and even when it made no sense. Cape Wind is a rollicking tale of democracy in action and plutocracy in the raw as played out among colorful and glamorous characters on one of our country''s most historic and renowned pieces of coastline. As steeped in American history and local color as The Prince of Providence; as biting, revealing and fun as Philistines at the Hedgerow, it is also a cautionary tale about how money can hijack democracy while America lags behind the rest of the developed world in adopting clean energy.

With each thrust of his sweaty, musty body deep inside me he delivered a measure of pain that totally enveloped me. My constant pleas for him to stop went ignored. Every rigid motion of his body made me ache from head to toe. I was forced to lie there. Lying there motionless, I dared not to whine because each time I did, he seemed more deliberate and intent on delivering pain with each motion. I closed my eyes tighter and tighter trying to block out what was happening until they hurt. Inadvertently I bit into my bottom lip causing it to bleed. The blood trickled down the side of my face and onto my chin. Then slowly, it slid down my neck. He straddled my body rendering me defenseless. With his massive strength, he bound my hands over my head with his. I wrestled with this brutality trying to free myself until I became fatigued and couldn''t resist anymore. He laughed at me, a deep evil laugh. I knew as well as he that I was no match for his physical strength. My one hundred and forty-five pounds were no match for him but I tried nonetheless. He toyed with me as he''d switch hands whenever one tired, he switch to the other making me believe that in an instance I could possibly free myself and seek refuge. Toying with me was my punishment for not relenting. The feeling of the wet blood coupled with the perspiration that fell from his brow was annoying me and it was staining my recently washed hair. I wouldn''t even mind the hair if I went to the beauty salon, but I didn''t. The upkeep was solely my responsibility. And my hair wasn''t the most manageable type. It was long, thick and unruly when wet. I desperately wanted to wipe away the combination of blood, his sweat and my tears that were trickling down my face adding to my discomfort. It irritated me so. Suddenly the momentum of his body picked up pace. He panted and grunted like a wild animal. He dug deeper into me with each forceful thrust. I stopped fighting him and braced myself. This is it. Soon this would be over. He thrust deeper, harder, faster and panted. The smell of his breath was making me nauseous. He let out a loud lion-like roar, erupted like a volcano inside of me then collapsed. The dead weight of his body fell upon mine. He lay there for a moment. I couldn''t breathe. I twisted my trapped body under his trying to free myself. He stayed there for a moment then lifted him I lay there for a while daring not move until I heard the sound of his drunken snore. self up. He kissed me on my forehead then rolled to the other side of the bed. I gently slid over the side of the bed and dropped to the floor. Silently I prayed that my movements, as guarded as they were, would not awaken him. I dragged my aching body across the floor and over to the bathroom. In fear of retribution I held in my cries of agony and pain. Once I''d made it to the safety of the bathroom, the closed door would muffle any sounds. There I could survey the damage. Timidly, I allowed what was left on of my clothing that hadn''t been ripped off, fall to the floor. I walked over to the mirror and wiped it clean with the palm of my hand. I stared at the once modelesque figure in the mirror and shook my head. "This was awful and it hurt immensely," I thought to myself. I turned sideways and lifted up my left arm. The pain enveloped me. There it was, a big dark discolored spot forming right at my rib cage where the bruising had already begun. As I replayed the events in my mind, my anger escalated and every bone in my body screamed out for revenge. There were so many ways that I could end this. He was lying there asleep, vulnerable. And because he was drunk, he was virtually helpless. I could shoot him. No, I couldn''t. It was too brutal, too messy. I could stab him, but that would warrant my getting too close to him. The cold waters shocked me into reality. I exited the shower feeling stronger; my anger was fueling me. When I returned to the bedroom I looked at him as he lay resting

In the sequel to Drama Is Her Middle Name, Ritz Harper, left for dead following a drive-by shooting, is forced to look back on her climb to the top as she reassesses the people she has loved, lost, and abused along the way and attempts to come to terms with what is real life and what is the bitchy radio persona she maintains. Original. 50,000 first printing.

Three flight attendants--Whitney, a single parent dealing with her drug-addicted mother; Eddie, a married man struggling with his sexuality; and Roxy, a promiscuous survivor of sexual abuse torn between two lovers--share their personal experiences both in and out of flight. Original.

In the dishiest book of the year, the top-rated and controversial radio host delivers the good, the bad, and the ugly on the industry''s biggest stars. But we''ll let her speak for herself: Whitney Houston: "We have watched her go from our princess...to what looks like one step above a crackhead." Lil'' Kim: "[She] started out as a black girl from the hood and now she''s posing as a white girl from Hollywood." Mariah Carey: "Mariah will deny all day that she has ever had any plastic surgery...Check the before-and-after photos." Star Jones and Al Reynolds: "I give it three years."