FREE TODAY: Losing Murphy by Abraham King

 

Free Today: Pet lovers, don't pass this book by. More than just a dog tale, the author touches upon the importance of living life and cherishing time spent with loved ones. Grab a copy today on Amazon

Kim K Lay Claims She Started the ‘Selfie Movement’ in Her New Book

There is no doubt that Kim Kardashian loves taking selfies…and there is no doubt that she has perfected her selfie pout, her selfie gaze, and her selfie head tilt.

But to say that she started the ‘Selfie Movement’…we are not so sure.

 

When Kim Kardashian-West announced that she’s releasing Selfish, an aptly-named book featuring over 1,000 of her selfies, which is due to hit shelves April 28, 2015, her fans were ecstatic.

 

The book has now been listed on Amazon with a description supplied (no book cover yet though). In the description of the book and Kim’s rise to fame she is compared to Marilyn Monroe and called a trailblazer of the ‘selfie movement’.

 

It states, “The selfie photography of Kim Kardashian, featuring many never-before-seen personal images from one of the most recognizable and iconic celebrities in the world. From her early beginnings as a wardrobe stylist, Kim Kardashian has catapulted herself into becoming one of the most recognizable celebrities in Hollywood. Hailed by many (including Givenchy designer Riccardo Tisci) as the modern-day personification of Marilyn Monroe, Kim has become a true American icon. With her curvaceous style, successful reality TV show Keeping Up with the Kardashians, DASH clothing store, makeup and perfume lines, she has acquired a massive fan following in the multi-millions. Through social media (Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook), Kim connects with her fans on a daily basis, sharing details of her life with her selfie photography. Widely regarded as a trailblazer of the “selfie movement”—a modern-day self-portrait of the digital age—Kim has mastered the art of taking flattering and highly personal photos of oneself. For the first time in print, this book presents some of Kim’s favorite selfies in one volume—from her favorite throwback images to current ultra-sexy glam shots—and provides readers with a behind-the-scenes look into this larger-than-life star.”

JLO Reveals the First Thing Marc Anthony Ever Said to her, “One day you’re going to be my wife”

Jennifer Lopez & Marc Anthony

Jennifer Lopez has got a new book in the works called ‘True Love’ and in this book she is dishing up on all her past relationships.

 

Jennifer Lopez who has been linked with P. Diddy, Ben Affleck, Marc Anthony, Casper Smart, Chris Judd and Ojani Noa, reveals the men who really broke her heart, the loves she is still struggling over and much more juicy details.

 

There are so many new things to learn about ‘Jenny from the block’ in her book.

 

Take Marc Anthony for instance, Jennifer Lopez reveals that that the first thing Marc Anthony ever said to her was, “One day you’re going to be my wife.” That was back in 1998, backstage when he was performing on Broadway in “The Capeman.”

Oscar Pistorius Scandal | Mum Claims Reeva Never Had Sex With Him

Oscar & Reeva never had sex before he killed her"- her mum claims. Late model Reeva Steenkamp's mother June Steenkamp said Reeva confided in her before she was shot dead on Val's day 2013 that she'd never had sex with Oscar Pistorius.

June made this revelation in her yet to be released book titled “Reeva: a Mother's Story”. In an extract from the book in Times Magazine, June wrote that Reeva told her that although they spent nights together, they didn't have sex because she 'was scared to take the relationship to that level'.

"She had confided to me that she hadn’t slept with him. They’d shared a bed, but she was scared to take the relationship to that level. She wouldn’t want to sleep with Oscar if she wasn’t sure. I believe their relationship was coming to an end. In her heart of hearts, she didn’t think it was making either of them happy.” June wrote.

Speaking about Oscar, June wrote

Strength and Weakness Of Justin Trudeau Revealed In Full Memoir

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau's memoir Common Ground will hit book shelves this week.PHOTO: (THE CANADIAN PRESS/JASON FRANSON)

Michael Den Tandt

Justin Trudeau’s memoir, Common Ground, will not pave his way to 24 Sussex Dr., or quell the baying of his critics. Nor will it do him any harm.

Let’s dispense first with the claim, already making the rounds this weekend, that the book is meaningless, or even fraudulent, because “Trudeau didn’t write it himself.” His process, as he has told several interviewers, was to dictate to editors, who compiled anecdotes into a narrative, which then came back to him for a re-write and final draft.

It would of course have been morally better, far more satisfying really, if Trudeau had sweated the thing entirely alone, by the light of a coal-oil lantern, on a battered manual typewriter. But it is 2014 and, sadly, one is allowed to make concessions to modernity in the crafting of books. Having studied Trudeau’s life, career, thinking and speeches more than most, I can say that not a line in the 289 pages of the main account rings false. He wrote it.

That is both good and bad. Much of the description of his early years will be familiar to Canadian readers. Less expected, perhaps, is his frank treatment of his parents’ breakup. It was, and remains, the most public divorce in Canadian history. Told from the point of view of a child caught in the midst, it makes for poignant reading. The account is never maudlin or self-pitying, which it could easily have become.

Read full on canada news

Here It Comes: Fifty Shades of Grey

'I Wanted to Abort Him' Says Star Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo’s Mum

Inside her recently released autobiography Mãe Coragem (which translates to ‘Mother Courage’) , mother of Cristiano Ronaldo, Dolores Aveiro, claimed that she attempted to abort him when she was pregnant by 'drinking warm beer' and 'running until she dropped'

Although she did not give any reason for wanting to abort her unborn child, Dolores said she had approached her doctor to carry out the abortion but he didn't agree with it and refused to do it. She then resorted to doing it herself by drinking warm beer and running with the hope that she would lose the pregnancy.

"I wanted to abort but the doctor didn’t support my decision,” she wrote in her autobiography.

Speaking at the launch of the autobiography in Lisbon recently, Dolores said that Ronaldo already knew about his past and even joked about it. "“He told me when he found out, 'Look mum, you wanted to abort me and now I'm the one who’s pulling the purse-strings in the house,'” she said..

 Dolores (second from right) at her book launch recently...

Top 10 Trending Books For The Business Mind

Whether you want to learn about highly successful businesspeople or gain some practical career advice, there are a bunch of great new books to add to your summer reading list. Check these 10 inspiring books for the business conscious individual:

"Supersurvivors: The Surprising Link Between Suffering and Success"

 

David B. Feldman and Lee Daniel Kravetz combine the latest research on post traumatic growth with stories of people overcoming trauma to achieve great success, such as a blind man who rowed across the Atlantic and a woman who survived the Rwandan genocide and became a President Obama appointee. 

"Collective Genius: The Art and Practice of Leading Innovation"

 

Linda A. Hill, Greg Brandeau, Emily Truelove, and Kent Lineback highlight executives at companies like Volkswagen, Google, eBay, and Pfizer to show how leaders of innovative companies don't carry the burden of being creative.

Rather, they build cultures that foster innovation through "collective genius."

"Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration"

9 'Game Of Thrones' Moments That Made History

I don't know if it's the dialogue, or the plot, or the sex, or the brutality, but I'm addicted to Game of Thrones. I devoured the five novels that George R.R. Martin has written thus far in and wait eagerly-if-not-patiently for the remaining two. I've read Martin's prequel stories, the ones about Ser Duncan the Tall and his squire, the future Aegon V Targaryen. I have watched and rewatched every episode of the HBO series. I've even occasionally weighed in on one of the many websites devoted to deconstructing the fantasy epic.

One consequence of spending an excessive number of hours in Mr. Martin's universe results is that the world of GOT pops up in the oddest places. Fans use Stark v. Lannister references in interoffice e-mails. They campaign for promotions while regretting they lack the Machiavellian skills of Petyr Baelish. I expect that at this very moment, somewhere in the English-speaking world, new parents are fighting over whether to name the baby Arya or Brienne (and the new puppy Ghost or Summer).

And, since my work is writing popular histories, I can't seem to stop finding eerie parallels between Westeros in 298AC (years after Aegon's conquest of Westeros. Don't ask.) and 1300AD Britain, which is where much of my next book is set. For example:

Tywin Lannister had nothing on Edward I.
Edward I, known as Longshanks, King of England from 1272-1307, was easily as formidable as the head of the Lannister clan... and as frightening. In one 14th century chronicle, he was described as "Valiant as a lion, quick to attack the strongest and fearing the onslaught of none.

Game Of Thrones Author George RR Martin Speaks Out Over Show's Controversial Rape Scene!

HBO's Game of Thrones had a pretty intense and revolting rape scene that has angered a lot of fans of the show and the book!

Now George RR Martin, the author of the book series, has also somewhat come out against it, offering the explanation that the scene from the book is much, much different than it was depicted on the show.

WARNING: THERE BE SPOILERS AHEAD! If you're ready to talk GoT shop, then continue on…AFTER THE JUMP!!!

Okay so Jamie raped Cersei in a scene that left fans understandably upset, but according to a post written by George in his blog, the sexual attraction between the two in the books at that point is consensual:

"I think the 'butterfly effect' that I have spoken of so often was at work here. In the novels, Jaime is not present at Joffrey's death, and indeed, Cersei has been fearful that he is dead himself, that she has lost both the son and the father/ lover/ brother. And then suddenly Jaime is there before her. Maimed and changed, but Jaime nonetheless. Though the time and place is wildly inappropriate and Cersei is fearful of discovery, she is as hungry for him as he is for her. 

Game of Thrones: Who Killed Joffrey?

Jack Gleeson as King Joffrey on 'Game of Thrones'

In an upcoming Rolling Stone interview with George R.R. Martin, the writer behind the popular Game of Thrones novels offers the following comments during a discussion of whether his characters’ deeds can be redeemed:


Martin: Who kills Joffrey?
Rolling Stone: That killing apparently happens early in this fourth season. The Song of Ice and Fire books, of course, are well past the poisoning of King Joffrey.

Martin: In the books — and I make no promises, because I have two more books to write, and I may have more surprises to reveal — the conclusion that the careful reader draws is that Joffrey was killed by the Queen of Thorns, using poison from Sansa’s hair net, so that if anyone actually did think it was poison, then Sansa would be blamed for it. Sansa had certainly good reason for it.

50 Shades of Grey: Everything You Need to Know About Being a Husband

So I read Fifty Shades of Grey. This is the book written by female British author “E. L. James” that became a huge bestseller, devoured by pretty much every woman on Earth except my wife (or so she claims).

I think I might be the only man who read this book. I did it sneakily, hiding the cover, especially when I was on an airplane, which actually is a good place to read this book because you have access to a barf bag. I say this because of the writing style, which is . . . OK, here’s one tiny sample of the writing style:

“Did you give him our address?”
“No, but stalking is one of his specialties,” I muse matter-of-factly.
Kate’s brow knits further.

That’s right: This is the kind of a book where, instead of saying things, characters muse them, and they are somehow able to muse them matter-of-factly.