The Little Book Of Legs

Dopo &"The Big Book of Legs&", ecco &"The Little Book of Legs&", leggero e facilmente trasportabile, contiene oltre 100 delle immagini più richieste del volume originale, insieme a 38 nuove fotografie, in un formato compatto (e francamente adorabile). Da Betty Grable a Bettie Page, sfogliandolo potrete ammirare le più belle gambe del XX secolo, immortalate da Irving Klaw, Bunny Yeager e l&'impareggiabile Elmer Batters, padre della leg art. Lasciatevi trasportare tra calze di seta e di nylon, tacchi alti a profusione, polpacci sinuosi, cosce slanciate, dita giocose e piedi svettanti - senza noiosi testi a interrompere il piacere...

Viele liebten The Big Book of Legs, doch auch manch beinharter Bewunderer fand den über 3 kg schweren Brocken schlichtweg zu schwer. Er war zwar vollgepackt mit wohlgeformten Beinen aus einer Zeitspanne von sechs Dekaden - von den ersten verschämt freigelegten Knöcheln der 1910er- und übers Knie gerollten Strümpfen der 1920er-Jahre über die von Nylonstrümpfen und Stöckelschuhen geprägten 40er- und 50er-Jahre bis hin zu den sexuell befreiten 60ern und 70ern -, hinterließ aber unschöne Abdrücke auf den eigenen Oberschenkeln, wenn man sich zu sehr darin vertiefte. Glücklicherweise hören wir von TASCHEN auf ihr Stöhnen - ob aus Lust oder Leid; und deshalb erscheint jetzt diese leichte, handliche Neuausgabe, die über 150 der besten Bilder aus dem Originalband zu einem kompakten (und unter uns: ganz entzückenden) Paket schnürt. Von Betty Grable bis Betty Page stehen hier die besten Beine des 20. Jahrhunderts Spalier, fotografiert von Irving Klaw, Bunny Yeager und natürlich dem unvergleichlichen Elmer Batters, Vater der Leg Art. Es gibt Seiden- und Nylonstrümpfe, jede Menge High Heels, geschwungene Waden, straffe Schenkel und verspielte Zehen - und das Ganze ohne lästigen Text. Ein wahrer Festschmaus für Fans und Fetischisten.

For author Kristen DeAndrade, it doesn’t matter how long your legs are. You can only take one step at a time. Born with achondroplasia, dwarfism, she chronicles her personal journey of facing challenges and breaking barriers in Little Legs, Big Heart. Through diary entries from her childhood journal, combined with a humorously, honest narrative, she shares her sheer determination growing up in the face of adversity and undergoing multiple medical procedures, including extended limb lengthening, which she opted to brave at the age of twelve. Narrating both the physical and emotional challenges, DeAndrade offers a look at her strength in facing her challenges head on in a story filled with both integrity and interminable sass. Little Legs, Big Heart journeys through tears, laughter, devastation, and hope as it tells about a girl on a mission to find her identity. It gives a new perspective on life’s challenges and shows the world how to meet the varied demands of life with grit and grace.

Eight-year-old Margaret Pokiak has set her sights on learning to read, even though it means leaving her village in the high Arctic. Faced with unceasing pressure, her father finally agrees to let her make the five-day journey to attend school, but he warns Margaret of the terrors of residential schools. At school Margaret soon encounters the Raven, a black-cloaked nun with a hooked nose and bony fingers that resemble claws. She immediately dislikes the strong-willed young Margaret. Intending to humiliate her, the heartless Raven gives gray stockings to all the girls — all except Margaret, who gets red ones. In an instant Margaret is the laughingstock of the entire school. In the face of such cruelty, Margaret refuses to be intimidated and bravely gets rid of the stockings. Although a sympathetic nun stands up for Margaret, in the end it is this brave young girl who gives the Raven a lesson in the power of human dignity. Complemented by archival photos from Margaret Pokiak-Fenton’s collection and striking artworks from Liz Amini-Holmes, this inspiring first-person account of a plucky girl’s determination to confront her tormentor will linger with young readers.

A endearing, fun picture book following the journey of learning to walk. From babies legs waving in the air to crawling and finally to walking.

Here is a voice we have never heard--a voice full of poetry and rage, exploding onto the page with stunning urgency and force. Here is a story of several people, each of whom has private reasons for travelling to the Big Oakland Powwow. Jacquie Red Feather is newly sober and trying to make it back to the family she left behind in shame. Dene Oxendene is pulling his life together after his uncle's death and has come to work at the powwow to honour his uncle's memory. Opal Viola Victoria Bear Shield has come to watch her nephew Orvil Red Feather, who has taught himself traditional Indian dance through YouTube videos and has come to the powwow to dance in public for the very first time. There will be glorious communion, and a spectacle of sacred tradition and pageantry. And there will be sacrifice, and heroism, and unspeakable loss. Fierce, angry, funny, heartbreaking, There There is a relentlessly paced multi-generational story about violence and recovery, memory and identity, and the beauty and despair woven into the history of a nation and its people. An unforgettable debut.

'This is a fab book. Really recommend it!' Mrs Hinch Read this book for an instant pick-me-up. Whether this is your first or fifth baby, The Little Book of Self-Care for New Mums is your handy survival guide to managing the emotional and physical rollercoaster of becoming a new mum. Bringing together decades of experience from a midwife and a doula, you'll find invaluable tips and tricks to boost confidence and calm frazzled nerves - plus answers to all those questions you may be too embarrassed to ask. From creating cooling breast pads with chamomile tea and quick stretches to relieve aching muscles, through to easy recipes to nourish your postnatal body and 5-minute fixes to restore your sense of humour, this is the book you can turn to when the overwhelm sets in. Beautifully illustrated in full-colour, it covers everything you need to know about the postnatal period to feel supported, empowered and understood.

For use in schools and libraries only. When a terrible witch vows to eat her for supper, a little girl escapes with the help of a mirror and comb given to her by the witch's cat and dog.