Karen Karbo

Katharine Hepburn. Su nombre sugiere infinidad de imágenes. Fue una agitadora que deslumbró nuestras conciencias con su inconfundible acento y su irrefrenable amor por los pantalones. Fue una revolucionaria cultural a su pesar. Redefinió con habilidad la feminidad, obligó al mundo a plantearse el significado del matrimonio y ofreció a varias generaciones de mujeres opciones para sobrevivir a la madurez. ¿Cómo consiguió ser tan singular? ¿Cómo lo logró tan bien y durante tanto tiempo? Éstas son las preguntas que mantienen viva nuestra fascinación por Katharine Hepburn. Era única, tanto como nosotras queremos serlo. En parte guía, en parte biografía, he aquí un libro entretenido y lleno de consejos sensatos al estilo de Kate Hepburn para vivir la vida como ella la vivió: según sus propias condiciones.

La "generazione ex" e costituita da quella massa di persone, sempre crescente, che si definisce ex di qualcuno e cha ha la possibilita di sviluppare comunque rapporti, piu o meno sereni, con l'altro una volta che il matrimonio e finito. Karen Karbo, raccogliendo intorno a se, nel Mae West Dinner Party, donne divorziate di fresco, ha cercato di affrontare i problemi derivati dal divorzio in maniera matura, equilibrata, consapevole e, in fin dei conti, umoristica. Da questi incontri sono scaturiti racconti di infedelta e depressione, ma anche di amori e nuovi matrimoni che l'autrice ha raccolto in questo volume.

Most people associate Georgia OKeeffe with New Mexico, painted cow skulls, and her flower paintings. She was revered for so longborn in 1887, died at age ninety-eight in 1986that we forget how young, restless, passionate, searching, striking, even fearful she once wasa dazzling, mysterious female force in bohemian New York City during its heyday. In this distinctive book, Karen Karbo cracks open the OKeeffe icon in her characteristic style, making one of the greatest women painters in American history vital and relevant for yet another generation. She chronicles OKeeffes early life, her desire to be an artist, and the key moment when art became her form of self-expression. She also explores OKeeffes passionate love affair with master photographer Alfred Stieglitz, who took a series of 500 black-and-white photographs of OKeeffe during the early years of their marriage.This is not a traditional biography, but rather a compelling, contemporary reassessment of the life of OKeeffe with an eye toward understanding what we can learn from her way of being in the world.

NOW IN PAPERBACK! A modern look at the life of a fashion iconwith practical life lessons for women of all agesDelving into the extraordinary life of renowned French fashion designer Coco Chanel, Karen Karbo has written a new kind of self-help book, exploring Chanels philosophy on a range of universal themesfrom style to passion, from money and success to femininity and living life on your own terms.

Many of us have dog-eared copies of Mastering the Art of French Cooking in our kitchens or fondly remember watching episodes of The French Chef, but what was behind the enormous appeal of this ungainly, unlikely woman, who became a superstar in midlife and changed our approach to food and cooking forever?In the spirit of The Gospel According to Coco Chanel and How Georgia Became OKeeffe, Julia Child Rules dissects the life of the sunny, unpretentious chef, author, cooking show star, and bon vivant, with an eye towards learning how we, too, can savor life.With her characteristic wit and flair, Karen Karbo takes us for a spin through Julias life: from her idyllic childhood in California to her confusing young adulthood in New York; her years working for the OSS in Sri Lanka; her world class love affairs with Paris and Paul Child; and her decades as Americas beloved French chef. Karbo weaves in her own personal experiences and stops for important life lessons along the way: how to live by your whims, make the world your oyster, live happily married, work hard, and enjoy a life of full immersion. It celebrates Julias indomitable spirit and irrepressible joy, giving readers a taste of what it means to master the art of living.

Garrett McNamara, surfeur de lextrême et détenteur du record du monde en 2011 de la plus grosse vague jamais surfée à Nazaré, se raconte. Le portrait dune icône, dune époque, et dun univers à couper

Sumergiéndose en la larga y extraordinaria vida de la famosa diseñadora francesa Coco Chanel, Karen Karbo ha escrito un libro innovador que explora la filosofía Chanel sobre una variedad de temas universales: desde el estilo a la pasion, desde el dinero y el exito hasta la femineidad y como vivir la vida en sus propios terminos.Chanel nacio en 1883 en una casa de pobres en el sur de Francia, fruto de un matrimonio ilegitimo. Despues de la muerte de su madre cuando tenia seis años y el abandono de su padre, Chanel fue criada en un convento. Las monjas le enseñaron a coser y mientras trabajaba como cantante en un cafe, en los primeros años del 1900, comenzo a diseñar sombreros como hobby. Uno de sus amantes fue un acaudalado industrial ingles que la ayudo a establecer su propia tienda y a entrar en contacto con sus amigos de la alta sociedad.Chanel se transformo en la mujer que no solo nos regalo los vestiditos negros y las chaquetas rectas, sino que tambien popularizo los pantalones para dama y las prendas sencillas y practicas que les permitieron a las mujeres tener una libertad chic que nunca habian tenido. Con su estilo obstinado, elegante, decidido, apasionado y completamente frances, Coco Chanel ayudo a las mujeres a llegar a la era moderna. Ella fue el unico personaje de la moda incluido entre las 100 Personas Mas Influyentes del Siglo Veinte de la revista TIME.

So you got the guy on the big white horse, and the beautiful little mermaids, and the picket fence, and your life isn t . . . perfect in every imaginable way?Youre not alone. In 1997, Gabrielle Reece married the man of her dreamsprofessional surfer Laird Hamiltonin a flawless Hawaiian ceremony. Naturally, the couple filed for divorce four years later. In the end they worked it out, but not without the ups and downs, minor hiccups, and major setbacks that beset every modern family. With hilarious stories, wise insights, and concrete takeaways on topics ranging from navigating relationship issues to aging gracefully to getting smart about food, My Foot Is Too Big for the Glass Slipper is the brutally honest, wickedly funny, and deeply helpful portrait of the humor, grace, and humility it takes to survive the happily ever after.

In this thrilling and candid memoir, world record-holding and controversial Big Wave surfer Garrett McNamarastar and subject of the HBO mini-series, 100 Foot Wavechronicles his emotional quest to ride the most formidable waves on earth.Garrett McNamara set the world record for the sport, surfing a seventy-eight-foot wave in Nazare, Portugal in 2011, a record he smashed two years later at the same break. Propelled by the challenge and promise of bigger, more difficult waves, this adrenaline-fueled loner and polarizing figure travels the globe to ride the most dangerous swells the oceans have to offer, from calving glaciers in extreme surfing adventures to hurricane swells.But what motivates McNamara to go to such extremesto risk everything for one thrilling ride? Is riding giant waves the ultimate exercise in control or surrender?Personal and emotional, readers will know GMac as never before, seeing for the first time the personal alongside the professional in an exciting, intimate look at what drives this inventive, iconoclastic man. Surfing awesome giants isnt just thrill seeking, he explainsits about vanquishing fears and defeating obstacles past and present, a theme that makes this one of the most inspirational books of its kind. Surfers and non-surfers alike will embrace McNamaras storyas they have William Finnegans Barbarian Daysan its intimate look at the enigmatic pursuit of riding waves, big and small.Hound of the Sea is an unforgettable inspirational memoir and a record of perseverance, passion, and healing. Thoughtful, suspenseful, and spiritually profound, McNamara reveals the beautiful soul of surfing through the eyes of one of its most daring and devoted disciples.What does it take to face down a 100-foot wall of water and see it not as a threat, but as a calling?Big-Wave Surfing: Go inside the harrowing, adrenaline-fueled quest to ride record-breaking waves in Nazare, Portugal, and surf near calving glaciers. An Inspirational True Story: Discover how an unconventional, chaotic childhood shaped a man who would spend his life turning fear into fuel and vanquishing personal demons. Now an HBO Docuseries: The candid, behind-the-scenes story that inspired the Emmy Award-winning HBO Original series 100 Foot Wave. A Must-Read for Adventure Fans: For surfers and non-surfers alike, this candid memoir is a profound exploration of perseverance, passion, and the spiritual soul of surfing.

Brooke and Mary Rose are best friends. Brooke is the mother of a six-month-old. Mary Rose is pregnant. Brooke is married to Lyle, though, at times, she wonders why. Mary Rose would be married if Ward, the father of her child, werent already. Ward and Brooke are cousins . . . A comedy of manners and biology, Karbo gives a laugh-out-loud look at the wonders of pregnancy and motherhood. It is a world where the women are fierce and strong and the men duck and cover; a world that is turned upside down when the expecting mother turns out a most unexpected child. Motherhood Made a Man Out of Me celebrates the courage and strength of women and the bonds that join them in the motherhood.

Reluctantly back home in L.A. after 16 years in Africa, documentary filmmaker Mouse FitzHenry longs for the harsh, teeming jungle life her lens took in so lovingly. Wrenched Stateside by a family emergency, with her longtime boyfriend/collaborator in tow, Mouse is instantly beleaguered by a past shed leapt continents to escape. In this rollicking novel, Karbo explores familiar subjectsthe phony glitz of Hollywood, the fairy tale lure of love and marriagewith precision, compassion, and humor. Mouses paramour, Tony, a Brit who calls her poppet, adores L.A. and all that it can do for him and his screenplay. Mouse, meanwhile, caving in to maternal pressure, agrees to marry Tony and then proceeds, with the help of an old flame, to film around her unwitting fiance a documentary on the entire process of their betrothal called Wedding March. A flawless, page-turning story emerges as Mouse and Tony manageoften with hilarious subterfugeto keep their projects secret from one another. With its laugh-aloud moments and a cast of brilliantly drawn characters, this is a tale to treasure.