Having worked with some of the best-known models, at home & abroad, to working with the likes of Alexa Chung & Def Leppard, Ciara Allen has seen it all. In this book, Ciara brings all her knowledge, insights & skills from the beauty industry straight to you - the glamorous, but almost more importantly the not so glamorous details.
In 1994, Irishman Graeme Allen arrived in Urumqi, China, the most landlocked city in the world. With barely a penny to his name and not a word of Chinese, he set about building a new life and career in China’s burgeoning tourist industry.
For several decades Chinese ascendancy has been supported by an astonishingly broad and deep portfolio of soft power. The stories are their reach are breath-taking - Chinese-sponsored reporting in the Daily Telegraph; the gagging of NBA and Premier League sports brands; state-funded faculties across Western academia; Hollywood self-censorship for the Chinese market; and of course - Huawei. But these are just the most visible examples.
"Part true crime tale, part investigative procedural, this is the account of the brilliant and necessary superheroes of Global Witness, whose superpower is the truth." - Edward Zwick, Director of Blood Diamond
Everyone's heard the old adage, "You are what you eat." But when it comes to anxiety, research now shows that nutritional factors often underlie the anxious thoughts and feelings we have every day. In this powerful workbook, readers will discover the importance of protein and glucose control, and how they can use potent brain-fueling foods to overcome anxiety, worry, and fatigue for good.
From one of America's most respected journalists and modern historians comes the highly acclaimed, biography of Jimmy Carter, the thirty-ninth president of the United States and Nobel Prize-winning humanitarian.
A beginner's guide to coding that will teach you everything you need to know to program professionally, from writing your first Python program, to passing your first technical interview.