Posted by Naissur on January 18, 2012 14:16 0 Comments
Tags: lists, book of lists, mental floss, mental floss the book
Categories: Books

Do you like making lists? How about reading list-based blogs or news articles? If so, you may want to check out mental_Floss: The Book: Only the Greatest Lists in the History of Listory.

To create The Book, the curious folks behind mentalfloss.com ("where knowledge junkies get their fix"), spent a decade hunting up the world's most fascinating tidbits and then listing them for your reading pleasure. Some of the lists in the book of lists include:

More...

Posted by Naissur on September 30, 2011 15:08 0 Comments
Tags: courtney love, courtney love memoir, kurt cobain, frances bean
Categories: Books

Courtney Love plans to “set the record straight” in a new tell-all book to be published by William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins, the publisher announced on Thursday.

“Although Love is often associated with her deceased husband, music legend and front man of Nirvana, Kurt Cobain, she has had an incredible artistic career of her own crisscrossing into music, film, popular culture and fashion,” William Morrow representative Lynn Grady said in a statement. “True to form, Love will hold nothing back in the telling of her life story.”

More...

Posted by GoldMedal on September 13, 2011 11:56 0 Comments
Tags: sarah palin, barack obama, howard decker, palin and obama lovers when we met, romance novels
Categories: Books

Hawaii is an ideal setting for a love story and politicians are perfect characters. A new ebook by investigative reporter Howard Decker poses the question: Were Sarah Palin and Barack Obama lovers when they both lived in Honolulu in the early 1980s?

More...

Posted by GoldMedal on August 30, 2011 12:04 0 Comments
Tags: michele bachmann, bachmann memoir, michelle bachmann book
Categories: Books

Publishing memoirs are common practices for political candidates and the latest Republican to hop on the bandwagon is Michele Bachmann. Scheduled for release in November, the currently untitled book will delve into Bachmann's private life "including her roles as a tax attorney, a wife, a mother of five and a foster mother of 23."

More...

Posted by GoldMedal on August 25, 2011 11:41 0 Comments
Tags: maggie goes on a diet, children's books, paul kramer
Categories: Books

A new children's book coming in October claims to be an inspirational story aimed toward ages 6 and up. While some agree, many more others are outraged.

Maggie Goes on a Diet tells the tale of a 14-year-old girl who grows tired of being called "fatty", loses weight, and becomes the school soccer star. Supporters say it's good to promote healthy eating and exercise, while critics cry that a diet book for children will trigger eating disorders.

More...

Posted by GoldMedal on August 16, 2011 13:29 0 Comments
Tags: power moms, maria bailey, mom market, mom marketing, power moms book
Categories: Books

Forget single moms and soccer moms; a whole new category of moms is attracting all the attention. Mom Marketing expert Maria Bailey talks about them in her new book, Power Moms: The New Rules for Engaging Mom Influencers Who Drive Brand Choice.

"She's the stereotypical 1980s PTA mom on steroids," Bailey says, "with her sphere of influence reaching other moms across the U.S. and often around the globe."

More...

Posted by GoldMedal on August 11, 2011 16:14 0 Comments
Tags: valarie amber, the naked truth in a gentlemen's club, strippers book, exotic dancers guide
Categories: Books

Raw and controversial, The Naked Truth in a Gentlemen’s Club aims to clarify myths and assumptions about strippers. Valarie Amber, a top VIP dancer in Las Vegas and New York, is informing girls on everything they need to know from the different types of customers to making top dollar while sustaining longevity.

"Women today have it hard enough fighting for respect in this industry, but I am ready to answer any tough question," Amber said. "My book is here to clear up the myths that are believed about the strip clubs. It’s a growing industry where there are no guidelines for a dancer on how to conduct business, until now."

More...

Posted by GoldMedal on August 4, 2011 11:54 0 Comments
Tags: biker chicz of north america, harley davidson, edward winterhalder, will de clercq, sturgis rally
Categories: Books

12 to 18 percent of motorcycling enthusiasts are women and the numbers keep growing. Edward Winterhalder and Wil De Clercq chose to shine their Harleys' headlights on 22 females who are at the forefront of the remarkable culture of women motorcyclists with their book, Biker Chicz of North America.

"Our original intention was to focus on mainstream women motorcycle riders who are more or less the average girl next door … but somehow we ended up with women whom we consider to belong to the current royalty of North American female bikers. The only criteria we were looking for was that they had inspiring stories to tell and that they rode a Harley-Davidson," says Winterhalder.

More...

Posted by GoldMedal on July 26, 2011 15:38 0 Comments
Tags: romance novels, romantic fiction, twilight, relationship advice, susan quilliam
Categories: Books | Dating and Relationships

If you're one who likes your hot and heavy Harlequin novels, relationship experts say they may be interfering with your love life.

Are people really letting fiction infringe on reality? I did just read a story about a woman who was so obsessed with the Twilight series that she told her husband, "I don't want to have sex until Bella does." The poor guy had to wait eight months until the fourth installment came out.

More...

Posted by GoldMedal on June 3, 2011 11:11 0 Comments
Tags: frank sinatra, barbara sinatra, lady blue eyes, sinatra autobiography
Categories: Books

Barbara Blakeley was a farm girl turned model and Vegas showgirl before marrying Frank Sinatra in 1976. It lasted 22 years, the longest of his 4 marriages, right up until his death in 1998. Therefore, Barbara has a surplus of secrets to share in her new autobiography Lady Blue Eyes: My Life with Frank.

While she describes him as "without doubt, the most romantic man I had ever met", she also dishes about his legendary temper, gin-induced rants, and how "women would always be part of the deal with Frank".

More...