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9780750659024 English 0750659025 From Lynn Schnurnberger, bestselling co-author of Mine Are Spectacular! and The Botox Diaries, comes a novel of big secrets, family ties, and a reminder that sometimes The Best Laid Plans can lead to delightful surprises. Tru Newman is one of the Upper East Side &"M&Ms"&-the wealthy stay-at-home moms who are into personal Maintenance and Mothering. Having been raised by a beauty queen mother who constantly picked on her, Tru loves looking after her investment banker husband, Peter, and their twin teen daughters. But her perfect world spins off its axis the night Tru throws a charity benefit and discovers that Peter&'s been out of work for three months. Even worse, the family&'s been living on a house of cards&-specifically, Visa and Amex&-that&'s about to collapse. Suze Orman tells Tru to &"Get a job!&" But doing what? When Tru&'s best friend, Sienna Post, loses her position as an anchor on the local nightly news, the two hatch a profitable if illegal plan: They&'ll open an escort service with &"working girls&" all over the age of forty. Modeling themselves on Carla Bruni (&"after she married the president of France, not before, when she was dating Mick Jagger&"), their smart, sexy, seasoned escorts become a big hit with a roster of thirty-year-old clients. If only Tru&'s legit life could fall so easily into place: Her husband&'s new job has him working side by side with a flirtatious neighbor, her fourteen-year-old twins are competing over a two-timing, Clearasil-using Casanova, and after suffering a heart attack in her bodybuilding class, Tru&'s hypercritical mother moves in with her. Not to mention that the gossip columns get wind that Tru and Sienna&'s &"temp agency&" isn&'t on the up-and-up&-and the DA is on their case.� But for the savvy and spirited Tru, these new obstacles bring unexpected benefits&-from Geisha facials, to massage toys that are &"better than chocolate,&" to the realization that at midlife, she&'s more comfortable than ever before in her own skin and more grateful for all that she has. By turns touching and laugh-out-loud funny, this is a must-read for every woman who knows it&'s never too late to make a fresh start. From the Hardcover edition., This clear and concise guide is the ideal introduction to contemporary housing design for students and professionals of architecture, urban design and planning. With the increasing commitment to sustainable design and with an ever-increasing demand for houses in urban areas, housing design has taken on a new and crucial role in urban planning. This guide introduces the reader to the key aspects of housing design, and outlines the discussion about form and planning of urban housing. Using chapter summaries and with many illustrations, it presents contemporary concerns such as energy efficient design and high density development in a clear and accessible way. It looks at practical design solutions to real urban problems and includes advice on reclamation and re-use of buildings. The guidance it presents is universally relevant. Part two of the book features current case studies that illustrate the best in high density, sustainable housing design providing the reader with design information, and design inspiration, for their own projects. 1. Unique introductory guide to urban housing design 2. An accessible text that outlines the current debate on urban planning and presents guidance for design solutions 3. Contemporary case studies showcase the best examples for high density housing design, With the increasing commitment to sustainable design and with an ever- increasing demand for houses in urban areas, housing design has taken on a new and crucial role in urban planning. This guide introduces the reader to the key aspects of housing design, and outlines the discussion about form and planning of urban housing. Using chapter summaries and with many illustrations, it presents contemporary concerns such as energy efficient design and high density development in a clear and accessible way. It looks at practical design solutions to real urban problems and includes advice on reclamation and re-use of buildings. The guidance it presents is universally relevant. Part two of the book features current case studies that illustrate the best in high density, sustainable housing design providing the reader with design information, and design inspiration, for their own projects.
9780750659024 English 0750659025 From Lynn Schnurnberger, bestselling co-author of Mine Are Spectacular! and The Botox Diaries, comes a novel of big secrets, family ties, and a reminder that sometimes The Best Laid Plans can lead to delightful surprises. Tru Newman is one of the Upper East Side &"M&Ms"&-the wealthy stay-at-home moms who are into personal Maintenance and Mothering. Having been raised by a beauty queen mother who constantly picked on her, Tru loves looking after her investment banker husband, Peter, and their twin teen daughters. But her perfect world spins off its axis the night Tru throws a charity benefit and discovers that Peter&'s been out of work for three months. Even worse, the family&'s been living on a house of cards&-specifically, Visa and Amex&-that&'s about to collapse. Suze Orman tells Tru to &"Get a job!&" But doing what? When Tru&'s best friend, Sienna Post, loses her position as an anchor on the local nightly news, the two hatch a profitable if illegal plan: They&'ll open an escort service with &"working girls&" all over the age of forty. Modeling themselves on Carla Bruni (&"after she married the president of France, not before, when she was dating Mick Jagger&"), their smart, sexy, seasoned escorts become a big hit with a roster of thirty-year-old clients. If only Tru&'s legit life could fall so easily into place: Her husband&'s new job has him working side by side with a flirtatious neighbor, her fourteen-year-old twins are competing over a two-timing, Clearasil-using Casanova, and after suffering a heart attack in her bodybuilding class, Tru&'s hypercritical mother moves in with her. Not to mention that the gossip columns get wind that Tru and Sienna&'s &"temp agency&" isn&'t on the up-and-up&-and the DA is on their case.� But for the savvy and spirited Tru, these new obstacles bring unexpected benefits&-from Geisha facials, to massage toys that are &"better than chocolate,&" to the realization that at midlife, she&'s more comfortable than ever before in her own skin and more grateful for all that she has. By turns touching and laugh-out-loud funny, this is a must-read for every woman who knows it&'s never too late to make a fresh start. From the Hardcover edition., This clear and concise guide is the ideal introduction to contemporary housing design for students and professionals of architecture, urban design and planning. With the increasing commitment to sustainable design and with an ever-increasing demand for houses in urban areas, housing design has taken on a new and crucial role in urban planning. This guide introduces the reader to the key aspects of housing design, and outlines the discussion about form and planning of urban housing. Using chapter summaries and with many illustrations, it presents contemporary concerns such as energy efficient design and high density development in a clear and accessible way. It looks at practical design solutions to real urban problems and includes advice on reclamation and re-use of buildings. The guidance it presents is universally relevant. Part two of the book features current case studies that illustrate the best in high density, sustainable housing design providing the reader with design information, and design inspiration, for their own projects. 1. Unique introductory guide to urban housing design 2. An accessible text that outlines the current debate on urban planning and presents guidance for design solutions 3. Contemporary case studies showcase the best examples for high density housing design, With the increasing commitment to sustainable design and with an ever- increasing demand for houses in urban areas, housing design has taken on a new and crucial role in urban planning. This guide introduces the reader to the key aspects of housing design, and outlines the discussion about form and planning of urban housing. Using chapter summaries and with many illustrations, it presents contemporary concerns such as energy efficient design and high density development in a clear and accessible way. It looks at practical design solutions to real urban problems and includes advice on reclamation and re-use of buildings. The guidance it presents is universally relevant. Part two of the book features current case studies that illustrate the best in high density, sustainable housing design providing the reader with design information, and design inspiration, for their own projects.