The centre of the world: 1990s Manhattan. Victor Ward a model with perfect abs & all the right friends is seen & photographed everywhere even in places he hasnt been & with people he doesnt know. On the eve of opening the trendiest nightclub in New York history hes living with one beautiful model & having an affair with another. Now its time to move to the next stage. But the future he gets is not the one he had in mind. A master stylist with hideously interesting new-fangled manners & the heart of an old-fashioned moralist Observer Gets under the skin of our celebrity culture in a way that is both illuminating & frightening Daily Telegraph Does for the cold minimal 90s what American Psycho did for the Wall Street greed of the 80s. You name it he manages to get it all in Vogue Brilliant.. . He is fast becoming a writer of real American genius GQ ...

Glamorgans long & varied history has left layer upon layer of visible remains. Castles range from remarkable earthworks to magnificent structures such as Cardiff & Caerphilly. Impressive remains of three little known abbeys at Ewenny Margam & Neath together with Llandaff Cathedral testify to the wealth of the church in the twelfth & thirteenth centuries. The landscaped setting of Penrice Castle preserves a complete Georgian arcadia while Cardiff Castle is the supreme example of an exotic Victorian fantasy. Other major country houses such as Ruperra & Wenvoe are now evocative ruins. In dramatic contrast are the chapels & workmens institutes of the Valleys settlements & the landscape of heavy industry. Pride of place is given to Swansea once a Regency resort & Cardiff coal metropolis. Their many fine public buildings are covered as are their array of churches chapels arcades & solid suburban streets. A comprehensive gazetteer of places in which buildings are described with lively & informed comment is complemented by a detailed introduction which explains the broader context & builds a complete picture of the areas architectural identity. Glamorgan is the third volume in the Pevsner Buildings of Wales series. Each work is illustrated with numerous maps plans & photographs & concludes with Welsh language & architectural glossaries & indexes of artists & places. ...

Following the hugely successful The Girls Book of Glamour" & " The Fabulous Girls Book" this is an indispensable guide for gorgeous fun & feisty girls everywhere. Packed full of fabulous tips & glamorous tricks from performing the perfect pedicure & creating your own costume jewellery to hosting a spa-style party " The Glamorous Girls Book" will help girls stand out from the crowd." ...

Glamour is one of the most tantalizing & bewitching aspects of contemporary culture
- but also one of the most elusive. The aura
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How do we understand Glamour"? Has it empowered women or turned them into objects? Once associated with modernity & the cutting edge is it entirely bound up with nostalgia & tradition? This unique & fascinating book tells the story of glamour. It explores the changing meanings of the word its relationship to femininity & fashion & its place in twentieth century social history. Using a rich variety of sources
- from women's magazines & film to social surveys & life histories
- Carol Dyhouse examines with wit & insight the history & meaning of costume cosmetics perfume & fur. Dyhouse disentangles some of the arguments surrounding femininity appearance & power directly addressing feminist concerns. The book explores historical contexts in which glamour served as an expression of desire in women & an assertion of entitlement to the pleasures of affluence finally arguing that glamour can't simply be dismissed as oppressive or as male fantasy but can carry celebratory meanings for women."

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Glamour in the Skies is the first book to celebrate the stewardesses of British Airways & their predecessors from 1936 to 1980 widely agreed to be the golden age of air travel
- a time which personified optimism excitement & a feeling of boundless opportunity for both passengers & airline crew. The air hostess as she was known initially began her British career in a one-engine propeller plane crossing the English Chan-nel & ended up in Boeing 747 jets & the supersonic Concorde. Ex-hostess Libbie Escolme-Schmidt combines history with hundreds of surveys & interviews from re-tired & current cabin crew enabling the reader to follow the development of the role of the stewardess through the early years of discrimination to her present-day career equality. During this period flying evolved from a potentially dangerous adventure to a remarkably safe & comfortable means of international travel & through it all the air hostesses were there. Their appearance changed over the years from the 1940s military look to the mini-skirts of the 1960s & the caring mother figure to the sexy corporate prod-uct as the role was glamorised to almost iconic status becoming a dream career for millions of young women worldwide. Glamour in the Skies is packed with many anecdotes ranging from administering oxygen to passengers flying over the Andes to serving French champagne on Concorde. Covering training sexual discrimination disasters passengers glamorous stopovers & other temptations this illustrated book presents the changing times in air travel through the eyes of the stewardess & offers the perfect tribute to the girls who walked the skies. This fabulous richly illustrated history of air travel from the 1940s to the 1980s revels in the glamour the romance
- & the...realities of life as a trolley dolly in the Jet Age. Sunday Express magazine This delightful book will please anyone interested in airline history... Well done girls! ***** (Absolutely outstanding) Aeroplane As [ Libbie Escolme-Schmidts] fascinating new book reminds us the excitement & romance of air travel was personified by the air stewardess... Irish Independent (Eire)... a fascinating frank & sometimes funny portrait of life in the skies during the halcyon days of air travel... Fasten your seatbelts for a nostalgic & illuminating flight. This England

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OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Surveys most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities like walking horse riding & off-road cycling. Providing complete GB coverage the series details essential information such as youth hostels pubs & visitor information as well as rights of way permissive paths & bridleways. ...

Perfect for day trips & short breaks the OS Landranger Map series covers Great Britain with 204 detailed maps. Each map provides all the information you need to get to know your local area &

Includes:: places of interest tourist information picnic areas & camp sites plus Rights of Way information for England & Wales.

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In the past
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- competitive schoolgirls in the west of Scotland collected as many Valentines as they could & swapped

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The ultimate pocket city map of Glasgow! Explore the grand city of Glasgow with the help of this genuinely pocket-sized pop-up map. Small in size yet big on detail this compact dependable city map will ensure you don't miss a thing. *

Includes:: a Pop Out map
- a detailed street by street plan of the city centre * Advice on the top 20 things to see while you're there * Handy self-folding tourist map is small enough to fit in your pocket yet offers extensive coverage of the city in an easy-to-use format * Thorough street index is also featured & cross-referenced to the map so you can easily find your destination * Further key places of interest are listed offering you advice on the best things to see


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