Jane Hamill
Jane Hamill, who contributed “A Grown-Up Barbie” to NPR’s This I Believe series, grew up designing and sewing clothes for family members in her hometown of Chicago. She studied fashion in New York and Paris before opening her own boutique at age 25. Hamill is on the advisory board of Columbia College in Chicago.
All Books By Jane Hamill
Play Sample
A Grown-Up Barbie
- By: Jane Hamill
- Narrator: Jane Hamill
- Length: 4 minutes
- Publisher: Macmillan Audio
- Publish date: October 03, 2006
- Language: English
Fashion designer Jane Hamill describes the endless possibilities of clothes and imagination in “A Grown-Up Barbie”, her contribution to NPR’s This I Believe series. This short audio essay is an excerpt from the audiobook edition of... Read more
Most Popular Audiobooks
More free audiobooks
The Letter of the Law
Attorney and novelist Tim Green leaped onto best-seller lists with The Dark Side of the Game, his non-fiction account of life inside the National Football League. In The Letter of the Law, he serves up a thrilling dose of fictional legal intrigue in the tradition of John Grisham and James Grippando. When world-famous law professor Eric Lipton is seen driving away from the home of his horribly ...
Read Book
Anger Management Blueprint: A practical Self Help Guide for Men and Women to improve Emotional Intelligence in Relationships, develop Self Love, Empathy and Self Esteem (Self Discovery Book 3)
Do you struggle when it comes to managing anger and negative emotions? Do you want to create a better way to manage your feelings and live your Best Life? Then this Book is for You!Thanks to the incredible strategies presented in this book, you will learn the best and most powerful anger management strategies to transform your life for the better and create a great and sustainable relationship ...
Read Book
Food Americana
What is American cuisine? What national menu do we share? What dishes have we chosen, how did they become “American,” and how are they likely to evolve from here? In Food Americana, David Page answers all these questions and more.America is more than just a fast food nation. Food Americana is the inside story of how generations of Americans have formed a national cuisine with tastes from all ...
Read Book
Lady Be Good
Set in the 1950s, Lady Be Good marks Amber Brock’s mesmerizing return, sweeping readers into the world of the mischievous, status-obsessed daughter of a hotel magnate and the electric nightlife of three iconic cities: New York, Miami, and Havana.
Kitty Tessler is the winsome and clever only child of self-made hotel and nightclub tycoon Nicolas Tessler. Kitty may not have the same pedigree as ...
Read Book
The King Is Dead
For the first time ever, a complete collection of short fiction the New York Times bestselling author of The Queen’s Gambit
Walter Tevis is widely regarded as a master for both his gritty poolhall novels and his brilliant rendering of the world of competitive chess. This long overdue collection establishes Tevis’s rightful place as a maestro of the short form, as well. Bringing together the ...
Read Book
The King of Elfland’s Daughter
The King of Elfland’s Daughter, written by Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany or more commonly known as Lord Dunsany, is a classic of early fantasy fiction and its prose is the very sound of fantasy. One can hear the echos of this tale in later works by such authors as J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis. The Parliament of Erl tells their king that they want a more magical king ...
Read Book
Agents of Influence
The astonishing story of the British spies who set out to draw America into World War IIAs World War II raged into its second year, Britain sought a powerful ally to join its cause-but the American public was sharply divided on the subject. Canadian-born MI6 officer William Stephenson, with his knowledge and influence in North America, was chosen to change their minds by any means necessary.In ...
Read Book
Jesus’ Silent Years, Parable
In “Jesus’ Silent Years: Parable” Jesus matures through temptation, doubt, and longing. He follows the classic path of the hero—beginning in an unremarkable mudhole, unknown and undistinguished, innocent and naïve, in Foundations. He steadily moves down into the mainstream of growing up— leaving home, wrestling with his own unique God-man identity. Suffering and loss carve out an ...
Read Book
She Got it Bad for a Heartless Gangsta 4
In the final installment, Ricky must deal with the mind-blowing news his grandmother has just revealed to him. Feeling like he’s all alone in being betrayed by people who were expected to be loyal to him, Ricky soon realizes that the
person who can understand his situation completely has been right by his side all along. Draylah too has her own troubles to face, the main one dealing with ...
Read Book
Jesus, Life Coach
In the game of life, only one Coach will do.
Best-selling author, Laurie Beth Jones takes her uniquely passionate brand of motivational writing to a new level and lays out a faith-based program to get your whole life in shape?with Jesus as your personal trainer.
This is your playbook for success?a wealth of information and inspiration that will motivate you to excel in and enjoy all walks of ...
Read Book
