You’re Doing it Wrong: A History of Bad & Bonkers Advice to Women

Author: Kaz Cooke
Publisher: Random House Australia
ISBN: 1760896977
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 354

Book Description
You're Doing it Wrong is an outrageous tour through the centuries of bonkers and bad advice handed down and foisted upon women, told as only Kaz Cooke can -- with humour and rage, intelligence and wit. Come with Kaz on a laugh-out-loud frolic through centuries of terrible advice, from 14th-century clergy to the Kardashians (wear a dress made of arsenic, do some day-drinking, have sex with a billionaire biker, worry about your vagina wrinkles). It's also a roar against injustice, a rallying cry for sisterhood and a way to free ourselves from ludicrous expectations and imposed perfectionism. Kaz's own 30-year history of interest and experience in advice -- from her newspaper etiquette column to best-selling books, including Up the Duff and the Girl Stuff series - and years of archives and research have culminated in a full-colour, exuberant shout of a book with hundreds of wacky and sobering historical photos of objects and instructions. You're Doing It Wrong examines what we're told to do (change shape, shoosh, do all the housework), and what we're not supposed to do (frown, have pockets, lead a country). It covers sex & romance, paid work, fashion & beauty, health advice, housework, and a motherlode of mad parenting instructions -- from witchcraft to beauty pageants, with a side of aviatrixes. Put the kettle on and settle in.

Sometimes I Lie

Author: Alice Feeney
Publisher: Flatiron Books
ISBN: 1250144833
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 272

Book Description
ALICE FEENEYS NEW YORK TIMES AND INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER “Boldly plotted, tightly knotted—a provocative true-or-false thriller that deepens and darkens to its ink-black finale. Marvelous.” —AJ Finn, author of The Woman in the Window My name is Amber Reynolds. There are three things you should know about me: 1. I’m in a coma. 2. My husband doesn’t love me anymore. 3. Sometimes I lie. Amber wakes up in a hospital. She can’t move. She can’t speak. She can’t open her eyes. She can hear everyone around her, but they have no idea. Amber doesn’t remember what happened, but she has a suspicion her husband had something to do with it. Alternating between her paralyzed present, the week before her accident, and a series of childhood diaries from twenty years ago, this brilliant psychological thriller asks: Is something really a lie if you believe it's the truth?

Wanda-Linda Goes Berserk

Author: Kaz Cooke
Publisher: Random House Australia
ISBN: 0143500996
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 34

Book Description

Girl Stuff 8–12

Author: Kaz Cooke
Publisher: Penguin Group Australia
ISBN: 1760142719
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 238

Book Description
Kaz Cooke, best-selling author of Girl Stuff for teens, expertly adapts her advice for younger audiences, addressing the unique challenges faced by tweens navigating early adolescence. Thoughtfully answering key questions like Should I use pads or tampons?, What can I do about pimples?, and How do I deal with someone who is mean to me?, Girl Stuff 8-12 offers a blend of humour, expert advice, and relatable content to guide girls through the thrilling yet challenging journey of early adolescence. Here's everything you need to know about being a pre-teen, including: Girl Stuff 8–12 fits under your pillow and is written with the help of medical and other experts. PS: This book is for girls aged 8 to 12. Girls 12+ need Girl Stuff 13+: Your Full-on Guide to the Teen Years. --------------------------- 'A good general resource for those on the cusp or in the early throes of adolescence.' BOOKS AND PUBLISHING 'A humorous (but still respectful) approach to puberty.' SEX-ED RESCUE 'A fun-filled book about being a girl.' STUFF NZ

The Rough Guide to Pregnancy and Birth

Author: Kaz Cooke
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781843536840
Category : Pregnancy
Languages : en
Pages : 421

Book Description
Fully revised and updated, the second edition of this best-selling Rough Guide gives you the up-to-date lowdown on pregnancy, birth and coping when you first get home. A week by week guide to what's happening to you and the baby, from choosing where to give birth, coping with nausea and understanding the tests you will need to dealing with stretch marks, breastfeeding for the first time and adapting to life with a new born. There are no bossy-boots rules, just the sanest, wittiest advice you'll ever get, plus lots of cartoons. This complete guide has everything you will need to know about the scary parts, the funny parts and your private parts.

Babies & Toddlers

Author: Kaz Cooke
Publisher: Random House Australia
ISBN: 0143788604
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 538

Book Description
Now you have a baby, what are you going to do with it?! Kaz Cooke, the author of the bestselling pregnancy book Up the Duff, has you covered from your very first day with a baby. With reassuring info, helpful suggestions, answers to your questions and quotes from Australian parents, Babies & Toddlersis backed by the professional advice of more than thirty medical and other experts. Learn everything you need to know about- - crying and sleeping - breastfeeding and bottle-feeding - health, body image and coping for new mums - developmental milestones - eating and toilet training - common illnesses and safety - fun stuff and tantrums (theirs and yours) - extra stuff for dads - and much, much more! Fun, practical and updated every year, Babies & Toddlershas everything you need to know about looking after babies and toddlers. 'Babies & Toddlersdemystifies the good, the bad and the ugly moments of parenting.'Sunday Herald Sun

Room

Author: Emma Donoghue
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 178682177X
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 101

Book Description
Kidnapped as a teenage girl, Ma has been locked inside a purpose built room in her captor's garden for seven years. Her five year old son, Jack, has no concept of the world outside and happily exists inside Room with the help of Ma's games and his vivid imagination where objects like Rug, Lamp and TV are his only friends. But for Ma the time has come to escape and face their biggest challenge to date: the world outside Room.

Girl Stuff

Author: Kaz Cooke
Publisher: Viking
ISBN: 9780670076666
Category : Teenage girls
Languages : en
Pages : 566

Book Description
With more than 600 pages and heaps of cartoons, Girl Stuffhas everything girls need to know about- friends, body changes, shopping, clothes, make-up, pimples (arrghh), sizes, hair, earning money, guys, embarrassment, what to eat, moods, smoking, why diets suck, handling love and heartbreak, exercise, school stress, sex, beating bullies and mean girls, drugs, drinking, how to find new friends, cheering up, how to get on with your family, and confidence. Each chapter includes facts, hints, inspiring lists, hundreds of quotes from real girls, and details for over 350 websites, books and other information. This completely revised edition, written in extensive consultation with more than 70 medical and practical experts, provides the most up-to-date and useful information possible.'Girl Stuff is the ultimate teen guide.'Courier Mail'Kaz Cooke has come to the rescue... (Girl Stuff) goes way beyond the usual girly stuff of pimples, periods and pashing. It covers everything from physical changes and body image to teenage brains, moods, alcohol, drugs, confidence, friendship, relationships, mental health, money, school, work, feminism and marketing scams.' Herald Sun'The ultimate reference book for any girl.' Girlfriend'It has practical advice on diet, health, sex, and other embarrassing problems.' Good Health & Medicine'If you're worried about your teenage daughter, buying this book may be one of the best things you can do to help guide her through. I wish I had this sort of information at my disposal during those testing years.' Manly Daily'Kaz doesn't preach, she talks to you like your best friend.' New Idea'Girl Stuff is the kind of book most girls will enjoy, read voraciously and refer to over and over again ... Cooke genuinely respects her readers and it shows' Sydney Morning Herald'The book is filled with quotes from teenagers, giving it a chatty and informal style, but also a real insight into the mysterious minds of teens.' Sunday Examiner'Whether you're a teenage girl or the parent of one, you'll love (Girl Stuff), a guide to navigating those tricky pre-adulthood years... and its written in Cooke's inimitable, humorous style.' Sunday Herald Sun'A survival guide covering sex, love, pubic hair, cyber-safety, money, hair ironing, shopping, self-defence, homework, brain-care, how to change the world and a zillion other things that weigh heavily on girls' minds...' The Australian

Tempt the Stars

Author: Karen Chance
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101616903
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 432

Book Description
Being a goddess is a lot less fun than you might think. Especially when you’re only a half goddess, and you only found out about it recently, and you still don’t know what you’re doing half the time. And when you’ve just used your not-so-reliable powers to burglarize the booby-trapped office of a vampire mob boss. Yeah, that part sucks. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg for Cassandra Palmer, aka the Pythia, the freshly minted chief seer of the supernatural world. After all, Cassie still has to save a friend from a fate worse than death, deal with an increasingly possessive master vampire, and prevent a party of her own acolytes from unleashing a storm of fury upon the world. Totally just your average day at the office, right?

Petals on the Wind

Author: V.C. Andrews
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451636954
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 452

Book Description
On the heels of the successful Lifetime TV version of Flowers in the Attic comes the TV movie tie-in edition of Petals On the Wind, the second book in the captivating Dollanganger saga. Forbidden love comes into full bloom. For three years they were kept hidden in the eaves of Foxworth Hall, their existence all but denied by a mother who schemed to inherit a fortune. For three years their fate was in the hands of their righteous, merciless grandmother. They had to stay strong...but in their hopeless world, Cathy and her brother Christopher discovered blossoming desires that tumbled into a powerful obsession. Now, with their frail sister Carrie, they have broken free and scraped enough together for three bus tickets and a chance at a new life. The horrors of the attic are behind them...but they will carry its legacy of dark secrets forever.