We've all been there. Maybe there is a week, maybe only a day or two until the big event. It might be a date with a (very) nice guy from accounting, a class reunion, or a glitzy cocktail party. Yet that Little Black Dress continues to hang in the closet causing untold stress and worry. Author Michael van Straten shows the optimal ways to lose the excess weight no matter how little time you have! Choose from 10-day, 3-day, or 24-hour plans, depending on your deadline (read: level of desperation). Gentle nudging throughout will help shed bad habits as you get more svelte. Also included is the Black Tie Diet for him.

Nadia's Little Black Dress Diet, covering 100 recipes from Breakfast through to Dinner - not forgetting those scrumptious puddings - shows you how to make healthy yet succulent dishes to help you slip into your little black number. From quick and tasty recipes for thinner dinners and sinless snacks, Nadia gives her top tips on how to lose the weight - tricks to 'beat the bloat' and survival tips for the party season. And once you're there, Nadia reveals how to look your finest on the day, from which shoes to wear to the correct posture to adopt, everything you need to complement the new you. This is an essential book for anyone wishing to look and feel fabulous in their LBD.

Au temps où le cinématographe faisait encore de certaines actrices bien plus que les interprètes de drames sur pellicule, où certaines se faisaient idoles des temps modernes, une superbe Mexicaine apparut, du nom de Maria Félix. Elle possédait cette beauté sombre et hautaine qui dispense les héroïnes de l'écran de s'encombrer de prétextes ambitieux : elle seule suffisait à ce que les foules se précipitent devant ses films et en fassent une déesse à l'égal de Garbo ou de Dietrich. Mais c'est sa vie - privée et publique - qui fut le meilleur mélodrame que, bon scénariste, le destin lui offrit. Elle y excella en son image de doña, dominatrice et rebelle, aussi indestructible que les joyaux qu'elle se plut ) faire ruisseler sur un corps de femme où battait un cœur d'homme.

Simple, delicious recipes for more than 75 amazing dishes.

For the legions of fans who asked for seconds after devouring French Women Don’t Get Fat, a charming and practical guide to adding some joie to your vie and to your table, every day of the year. By letter, by email and in person, readers of Mireille Guiliano’s phenomenal bestseller French Women Don’t Get Fat have inundated her with requests for more advice. Her answer: this buoyant new book, brimming with tips and tricks for living with the utmost pleasure and style, without gaining weight. More than a theory or ideal, the French woman’s way is an all-encompassing program that can be practised anytime, anywhere. Here are four full seasons of strategies for shopping, cooking and moving throughout the year. Whether your aim is finding two scoopfuls of pleasure in one of crème brûlée, or entertaining beautifully when time is short and expectations are high, the answers are here. And here too are 100 new simple and appetizing recipes that feature French staples such as leeks and chocolate and many more unexpected treats besides, guaranteeing that boredom will never be a guest at your table. Woven through this year of living comme les françaises are more of Mireille’s delectable stories about living in Paris and New York and travelling just about everywhere else – in the voice that has already beguiled a million honorary French women. Lest anyone still wonder: here is a new compendium of reasons – both traditional and modern – why French women don’t get fat.

In the context of rising consumerism and globalization, books on consumption are numerous. These tend to be firmly rooted in particular disciplines, however sociology, anthropology, business or cultural studies and as a result often present a blinkered view. Charged with the mission of unravelling what consumption means and how it operates, the worlds leading experts were flown to a secluded location in Sweden to 'battle it out'. This pioneering book represents the outcome. Ranging from the 'little black dress' to on-line communities, Elusive Consumption challenges our very understanding of consumerism. How successful is the advertising world in manipulating our buying patterns? Does the global marketplace promote cultural homogeneity or heterogeneity? Is the West really more of a 'consumerist civilization' than other countries? Does the advertising of certain products influence a voters choice of political party? How are products associated and marketed to different genders? These controversial topics and many more are discussed. Covering virtually every aspect of the word 'consumerism', Elusive Consumption provides a state-of-the-art view of the highly commercialized society we inhabit today. Some might have it that consumers are unwitting pawns, completely lacking in agency. Others might argue that consumer choices are empowering and subtly shape production. Richard Wilk, Colin Campbell, John F. Sherry, Richard Elliott, Russell Belk, and Daniel Miller who offers the most persuasive argument in this battle royal?

By applying the principles of clean eating to a realistic lifestyle, top journalist and working mom Dari Alexander shows how you can achieve your best body and keep that promise to yourself: to finally look like that gorgeous person you know exists. Changing your mindset and consuming foods closest to their natural state will change the way you feel every day—this back-to-basics, no-nonsense, weight loss and maintenance program will not only make you thinner, it will also increase your energy. Most importantly, it promotes life-long good health. The Quick & Clean Diet is all about whole grains, lean proteins, and good fats. It shuns pre-packaged, heavily processed, refined, and fast foods. It’s not about eating only low-carb, nor about going fat free. It’s about good fats. Expect to eat plenty of chicken, turkey, and fish. You will also get an endless choice of vegetables, and a plethora of spices. Your food will never taste boring, nor will you feel deprived; in fact, expect to eat a lot. Three levels form the basis of the diet—for each of which the book provides delicious recipes. The High Motivation segment is the rapid weight loss phase, a time designed to whip you into shape, kill your cravings, and shrink your stomach. Within about three days, you will feel unstoppable. The Grounding segment is where you continue to lose weight while reintroducing a wider variety of foods. And finally the Stability segment will become your roadmap for eating well for the rest of your life.