Tag: Makeover

Self-Help, Inc. Makeover Culture in American Life


Free Download Micki McGee, "Self-Help, Inc.: Makeover Culture in American Life"
English | 2005 | ISBN: 0195171241, 0195337263 | 304 pages | PDF | 1.6 MB
Why doesn’t self-help help? Millions of people turn to self-improvement when they find that their lives aren’t working out quite as they had imagined. The market for self-improvement products-books, audiotapes, life-makeover seminars and regimens of all kinds-is exploding, and there seems to be no end in sight for this trend. In Self-Help, Inc., cultural critic Micki McGee asks what our seemingly insatiable demand for self-help can tell us about ourselves at the outset of this new century. This lucid and fascinating book reveals how makeover culture traps Americans in endless cycles of self-invention and overwork, and offers suggestions for how we can address the alienating conditions of modern work and family life.

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Extreme Makeover Transformed by Christ, Not Conformed to the Culture


Free Download Extreme Makeover: Transformed by Christ, Not Conformed to the Culture By Teresa Tomeo
2011 | 240 Pages | ISBN: 1586175610 | EPUB | 1 MB
Popular radio host Teresa Tomeo knows from experience that the self-image of American women is being distorted by pop culture. With its emphasis on youth, physical beauty, and sexuality, the secular media is encouraging women – and girls – to see themselves primarily as sex objects.A former television news reporter, Tomeo pulls together the latest research on social behavior and trends to demonstrate that women are harming themselves and their chances for true happiness by adopting the thoroughly modern, sexually liberated lifestyle portrayed in magazines and movies. Packed with not only persuasive statistics but also powerful personal testimonies, Extreme Makeover shows that it is not the slogans of the sexual revolution and the women’s liberation movement that free and dignify women, but the beautiful teachings of the Catholic Church.So what are women steeped in the Hollywood and Cosmo girl version of reality to do? Undergo Tomeo’s Extreme Makeover. With the help of this book, they can shed the toxic messages that objectify and enslave them and embrace the truth about being a beloved daughter of God.

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Sew Up a Home Makeover 50 Simple Sewing Projects to Transform Your Space


Free Download Lexie Barnes, "Sew Up a Home Makeover: 50 Simple Sewing Projects to Transform Your Space"
English | ISBN: 160342797X | 2011 | 160 pages | EPUB | 25 MB
Give your home a fresh new look. Lexie Barnes shows you how to quickly and inexpensively personalize your living space with 50 fun, pattern-free sewing projects that are highly adaptable and visually inspiring. Dramatic before-and-after photographs demonstrate how easy it is to brighten your living room with a custom-designed slipcover or give new life to a bedroom with a colorful headboard cover, lampshade, and matching window treatments. Get sewing and transform your home into the stylish abode you’ve always craved.

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