After The Cut is a comprehensive how-to guide for preparation and recovery after cosmetic plastic surgery. The author begins by explaining how to determine if surgery is the right choice for you. She describes the realities of plastic surgery that many people do not know. The book goes on to teach you how to prepare your mind, body, and home for surgery; those best prepared for surgery have better results. A typically "surgery day" is desribed to the reader, so they know what to expect. Once out of surgery, and recovery begins, the reader is given a detailed guide of the author's innovative method on how exactly to recover after any cosmetic plastic surgery procedure. Some typical procedures she discusses are: liposuction, tummy tucks, breast augmentation, body lifts, face lifts, buttock lifts, and more. Her method will teach you how to prevent complications, reduce swelling, increase range of motion. decrease pain, increase sensation, decrease scar tissue, and ultimatey maximize the results and appearance after cosmetic plastic surgery. Like any surgery, plastic surgery should be made with serious consideration and not entered into lightly. The choice to have plastic surgery is a personal one that will have a significant impact on a person's future. The steps illustrated in this book empower the patient to play a substantial role in their recovery. With this knowledge, the patient can feel confident about making one of the most personal decisions of their life. -- inside front cover flap

An astonishing novel about pain, release, and recovery from two-time National Book Award finalist, Patricia McCormick. A tingle arced across my scalp. The floor tipped up at me and my body spiraled away. Then I was on the ceiling looking down, waiting to see what would happen next. Callie cuts herself. Never too deep, never enough to die. But enough to feel the pain. Enough to feel the scream inside. Now she's at Sea Pines, a "residential treatment facility" filled with girls struggling with problems of their own. Callie doesn't want to have anything to do with them. She doesn't want to have anything to do with anyone. She won't even speak. But Callie can only stay silent for so long...

In the vein of Prozac Nation and Girl, Interrupted, an electrifying memoir about a young woman's promiscuous and self-destructive spiral after being cast out of her ultra-Orthodox Jewish family Leah Vincent was born into the Yeshivish community, a fundamentalist sect of ultra-Orthodox Judaism. As the daughter of an influential rabbi, Leah and her ten siblings were raised to worship two things: God and the men who ruled their world. But the tradition-bound future Leah envisioned for herself was cut short when, at sixteen, she was caught exchanging letters with a male friend, a violation of religious law that forbids contact between members of the opposite sex. Leah's parents were unforgiving. Afraid, in part, that her behavior would affect the marriage prospects of their other children, they put her on a plane and cut off ties. Cast out in New York City, without a father or husband tethering her to the Orthodox community, Leah was unprepared to navigate the freedoms of secular life. She spent the next few years using her sexuality as a way of attracting the male approval she had been conditioned to seek out as a child, while becoming increasingly unfaithful to the religious dogma of her past. Fast-paced, mesmerizing, and brutally honest, Cut Me Loose tells the story of one woman's harrowing struggle to define herself as an individual. Through Leah's eyes, we confront not only the oppressive world of religious fundamentalism, but also the broader issues that face even the most secular young women as they grapple with sexuality and identity.

A BBC Radio 2 Book Club pick 'Strikingly original and definitively Brookmyre - there's nothing he can't do' Mick Herron 'I recommend The Cut SO HIGHLY! A fast-paced thriller, lovely characters, [and] it kept me guessing' Marian Keyes The supremely entertaining, moving, and unpredictable new thriller from multi-award-winning bestseller Chris Brookmyre is a wholly original masterpiece and the best crime novel of 2021. Millie Spark can kill anyone. A special effects make-up artist, her talent is to create realistic scenes of bloody violence. Then, one day, she wakes to find her lover dead in her bed. Twenty-five years later, her sentence for murder served, Millicent is ready to give up on her broken life - until she meets troubled film student and reluctant petty thief Jerry. Together, they begin to discover that all was not what it seemed on that fateful night . . . and someone doesn't want them to find out why. 'A twisty spiralling rabbit hole of a book that draws you deeper with every chapter. Brilliantly original, compulsively readable, right to the final page' Ruth Ware 'Dark, heartfelt, stylish and thrilling, The Cut is the kind of wonderfully original tale I just adore. Chris Brookmyre is a storytelling mastermind' Chris Whitaker 'This is a special novel. A brilliant, original, up-to-the-minute tale with all of the dark, edgy, humorous brilliance we've come to expect from one of the finest crime fiction writers in the world. The Cut is simply superb' Abir Mukherjee

Discover Whether Plastic Surgery Is Right For You Plastic surgery isn't just for movie stars and millionaires anymore. Today, it's more acceptable and accessible than ever before. But whether you're a mom who wants your pre-pregnancy body back or you just want to look as young as you feel, educating yourself on the plastic surgery process is vital. Experienced plastic surgeon Dr. Darshan Shah knows the intricacies of plastic surgery procedures and now, in Making the Cut, he offers insight and guidance for those interested in transforming their body and life. Split into two distinct parts, the book explains what you must consider before plastic surgery and delves into a variety of plastic surgery procedures, such as facial procedures, tummy tucks, and breast lifts. You'll learn how to prepare for and what to expect from your surgery, so that you can increase your likelihood of an incredibly successful outcome. Dr. Shah has witnessed firsthand the power of plastic surgery in changing lives. After a successful procedure, patients feel confident and ready to take on the world. But in order to reach that happy ending, you need to get informed about what you can do to drastically increase your chances of success. By doing so, you can join the millions of other people all over the world who have improved their lives through plastic surgery.

Crime fiction writer George Pelecanos introduces Spero Lucas, an anti-hero making his place in the world one battle at a time. Includes a bonus work of short fiction focusing on Spero's early life. Spero Lucas has a new line of work. Since he returned home to Washington, D.C. after serving in Iraq, he has been doing special investigations for a defense attorney. He's good at it, and he has carved out a niche: recovering stolen property, no questions asked. His cut is forty percent. A high-profile crime boss who has heard of Lucas's specialty hires him to find out who has been stealing from his operation. It's the biggest job Spero has ever been offered, and he quickly gets a sense of what's going on. But before he can close in on what's been taken, he tangles with a world of men whose amorality and violence leave him reeling. Is any cut worth your family, your lover, your life? The first in a series of thrillers featuring Spero Lucas, The Cut is the latest confirmation of why George Pelecanos is "perhaps America's greatest living crime writer."-Stephen King

You know what they say . . . once a porn star always a porn star.Especially when you were born with the tools and the talent. They don't call me 'horseman' for nothing. I wouldn't be the porn king of the west coast if it weren't true. Ladies, I sense your hand on the remote or computer ready to see for yourself. I promise not to disappoint. My bank account tells me so. I'll even fuck you too. And no one has to know. I'm living the dream. Every man's greatest fantasy. Sex-no strings, hot naked girls, payday. We fuck, we film, we forget, and then do it all over again. I don't choose my partner. She's chosen for me. For a while it was the life for me. What better form of revenge than that . . . But I like to think I'm different than most. The truth is, I'm tired, of the endless uncensored intimacy, the constant loneliness off the set, and the lack of emotion that runs within my very veins. I want a break. I almost took it too, but I owed a producer one meeting. He threw something at me I couldn't resist. Reality TV meets porn. She walked up at the perfect time. From the first time I saw her I knew she was different. Quirky, awkward, hot as hell. And a big rack I can't seem to keep my eyes off of. Instant attraction has been foreign to me for as long as I can remember. I'm physically broken, but perhaps she can fix me. Within seconds she already has. And she looks at me as if she doesn't even know who I am. It's my turn to counter. I haven't f*cked my ass off for nothing. This time-I'm picking my partner. He wants me, he better get her. Saxton Maverick has made headlines more than once, but if he comes through, I don't mind sharing the fame. I may even like it. No one turns down a virgin-not even a porn star. Camera tales aren't always fiction.