[PDF] What We Did In Bed eBook

Author : Brian Fagan
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 45,30 MB
Release : 2019-09-24
Category : History
ISBN : 0300245017

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A social history that pulls back the covers on the most intimate piece of furniture in our lives: “Entertaining . . . will keep you awake long into the night.” —Paul Chrystal, author of The History of Sweets Louis XIV ruled France from his bedchamber. Winston Churchill governed Britain from his during World War II. Travelers routinely used to bed down with complete strangers, and whole families shared beds in many preindustrial households. Beds were expensive items—and often for show. Tutankhamun was buried on a golden bed, wealthy Greeks were sent to the afterlife on dining beds, and deceased middle-class Victorians were propped up on a bed in the parlor. In this sweeping social history that spans seventy thousand years, Brian Fagan and Nadia Durrani look at the endlessly varied role of the bed through time. This was a place for sex, death, childbirth, storytelling, and sociability as well as sleeping. But who did what with whom, why, and how could vary incredibly depending on the time and place. It is only in the modern era that the bed has transformed into a private, hidden zone—and its rich social history has largely been forgotten. Includes photographs

Author : Jennifer Weiner
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 607 pages
File Size : 23,23 MB
Release : 2008-09-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1847395821

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From the bestselling author of In Her Shoes, All Fall Down and the forthcoming novel Who Do You Love, Good in Bedis a funny and tender story full of heart. Cannie Shapiro never wanted to be famous. The smart, sharp, plus-sized reporter was perfectly happy writing about other people's lives for her local newspaper. And for the past twenty-eight years, things have been tripping along nicely for Cannie. Sure, her mother has come charging out of the closet, and her father has long since dropped out of her world. But she loves her job, her friends, her dog and her life. She loves her apartment and her commodious, quilt-lined bed. She has made a tenuous peace with her body and she even felt okay about ending her relationship with her boyfriend Bruce. But now this... 'Loving a larger woman is an act of courage in our world,' Bruce has written in a national woman's magazine. And Cannie - who never knew that Bruce saw her as a larger woman, or thought that loving her was an act of courage - is plunged into misery, and the most amazing year of her life.

Author : Wade Bradford
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,30 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Housekeeping
ISBN : 9781582463889

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When a boy asks his mother why he must make his bed, she tells him a story about his ancestors who posed the same question through the centuries, going all the way back to a caveboy and his mother.

Author : Matthew Walker
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 39,31 MB
Release : 2017-10-03
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 1501144316

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"Sleep is one of the most important but least understood aspects of our life, wellness, and longevity ... An explosion of scientific discoveries in the last twenty years has shed new light on this fundamental aspect of our lives. Now ... neuroscientist and sleep expert Matthew Walker gives us a new understanding of the vital importance of sleep and dreaming"--Amazon.com.

Author : Virginia DeBerry
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 31,52 MB
Release : 2008-01-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780312383725

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A novel of friendship follows the lives of Patricia Reid and Gayle Saunders, two Black children raised as sisters, who as adults are separated by the different dreams that each tries to follow.

Author : Admiral William H. McRaven
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 20,74 MB
Release : 2017-04-04
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 1455570230

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Based on a Navy SEAL's inspiring graduation speech, this #1 New York Times bestseller of powerful life lessons "should be read by every leader in America" (Wall Street Journal). If you want to change the world, start off by making your bed. On May 17, 2014, Admiral William H. McRaven addressed the graduating class of the University of Texas at Austin on their Commencement day. Taking inspiration from the university's slogan, "What starts here changes the world," he shared the ten principles he learned during Navy Seal training that helped him overcome challenges not only in his training and long Naval career, but also throughout his life; and he explained how anyone can use these basic lessons to change themselves-and the world-for the better. Admiral McRaven's original speech went viral with over 10 million views. Building on the core tenets laid out in his speech, McRaven now recounts tales from his own life and from those of people he encountered during his military service who dealt with hardship and made tough decisions with determination, compassion, honor, and courage. Told with great humility and optimism, this timeless book provides simple wisdom, practical advice, and words of encouragement that will inspire readers to achieve more, even in life's darkest moments. "Powerful." --USA Today "Full of captivating personal anecdotes from inside the national security vault." --Washington Post "Superb, smart, and succinct." --Forbes

Author : Lucie Whitehouse
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 45,92 MB
Release : 2010-06-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1408813874

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I haven't given up on you and I'm not going to. It's time to stop playing hard to get now. When Kate meets a dark, enigmatic man in a Soho bar, she doesn't hesitate long before going home with him. There is something undeniably attractive about Richard - and irresistibly dangerous, too. Now, after eighteen exhilarating but fraught months, Kate knows she has to finish their relationship and hopes that will be the end of it. But it is only just the beginning. Fleeing London for the wintry Isle of Wight, she is determined to ignore the flood of calls and emails from an increasingly insistent Richard. But what began as a nuisance becomes an ever more threatening game of cat and mouse...

Author : Anthony Walls
Publisher : Imagine
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,70 MB
Release : 2022-04-14
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781955690195

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For those of us who are afraid we don't have what it takes to face our fears on our own, this story reminds us we have the skills and power to do so no matter how big and scary the problem, or monster, is. Most people think martial arts are for self-defense. While this is true, the art of Jiu-Jitsu also teaches us to have respect for ourselves and others. With this mutual respect, we can, through our actions, learn from one another. In this story, a child remembers how to use Jiu-Jitsu she knows to face her bedtime fear of monsters being under the bed. In so doing she remembers the real reason she learned this martial art, gains new friends through earning their respect, and teaches them the right way to go to sleep.

Author : Mem Fox
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 41,73 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780152881832

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As darkness falls parents get their children ready for sleep.

Author : April Pulley Sayre
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 49,46 MB
Release : 2005-03-29
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0060571888

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What is dust? More than you think. What can it do? You will be surprised. Dust may seem small, dark, dirty, and dull. But it's the secret behind one of the largest, most colorful sights on earth.