Download or read book Goodbye Elaine written by and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Goodbye Baby written by Elaine Pinkerton and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2012-07-09 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adopted at age five, author Elaine Pinkerton hid the fact that her original parents didnt want her. At age ten, she found comfort in keeping a diary and escaped into the world of books. Now, years later, Pinkerton revisits four decades of diaries and offers a look at her life and what it meant to her to be adopted. Based on those forty diaries, she shares her story in The Goodbye Baby. With diary excerpts included, as well as narrative, Pinkerton tells about her journey through the thorny issues of adoption, a search for healing, and an inspiring finale. Praise for The Goodbye Baby The Goodbye Baby is a touching story that will inspire readers, whether or not adoption played a part in their lives. Elaine Pinkerton demonstrates how we can come to understand our inherent worth, regardless of early circumstances. Jann Arrington Wolcott, Author, Brujo So many of us appear fine on the outside. Yet internally we are struggling with a negative belief we developed in childhood, a self-invalidating perception that colored the experiences that followed. The Goodbye Baby reveals a wonderful accomplishment: the full-grown woman who has come to see that she is gem! Martha Davis, Licensed Psychotherapist, Santa Fe, New Mexico In The Goodbye Baby, Elaine Pinkerton reveals the bruises of adoption that impacted her from the tender age of five. Through excerpts from personal journals she kept for forty years, we experience her frustrations and successes as she strives to be good enough for her beloved adoptive parents and in all areas of her later life. Rosemary Zibart, Journalist and Author, Far and Away

Download or read book When Secrets Become Lies written by Molly J O'Connor and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2015-06-18 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Phillipa's parents have always loved her unconditionally, and would do anything for her. It isn't 'til after their tragic death that she learns exactly what that means. While figuring out how to deal with their loss, and move forward into a future without them, she learns that there is no record of her birth. As she struggles to unravel her mysterious past, we delve into that past, following her parents' journey (both literal and figurative) that leads them to her. With this heartfelt and impactful story about love, family, and desperation of spirit, author Molly O'Connor shows her readers just what can happen When Secrets Become Lies....

Download or read book The Orchestra Murders written by Rena Fruchter and published by Andrews UK Limited. This book was released on 2012-10-24 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Superstar conductor Sir Gregory Langhorne and his globe-trotting, violin-soloist son Jonathan Langhorne are the best of friends—until a brutal murder shatters their lives and Jonathan becomes the prime suspect. Six years later, Sir Gregory is now the music director of the world famous Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra and has finally reconciled with his son Jonathan, just as members of the orchestra are being killed off one by one. The challenge for brilliant young hotshot Philadelphia Detective Cynthia Masters is to solve not only the orchestra murders, but the question of why murder seems to follow the Langhornes. Has Masters finally met her match—a case that cannot be solved? Set in London and Philadelphia, this dramatic story of murder, infidelity, and the abuse of money and power establishes Cynthia Masters as a world-class detective in this thrilling and unusual mystery.

Download or read book Open Doors written by Gloria Goldreich and published by MIRA. This book was released on 2008-11-01 with total page 489 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Acclaimed artist Elaine Gordon can't believe her loving husband is gone. After a lifetime spent utterly devoted to her soul mate and their marriage, Elaine is now tetherless, faced with widowhood and all the decisions that come with it, not least of which is what to do with her rambling, now-empty family home. Anxious to console their mother in her time of grief, Elaine's four grown children urge her to put everything on hold and spend some healing time with them. But visiting each unique and complicated child opens Elaine's eyes to the fact that the children she raised have become adults she hardly knows: Sarah, who abandoned Western life for an orthodox enclave in Jerusalem; Lisa, Sarah's accomplished twin and polar opposite, who will do anything for a child of her own; Peter, trapped in a hollow marriage in California; and Denis, the youngest, who just wants Elaine to accept his gay lifestyle. As Elaine tries to bridge the physical and emotional miles, her eyes are opened to the startling truths of her own family, and what she must do to come to terms with her kids' lives—and a future that's completely, wonderfully…hers.

Download or read book Legacy written by Carolyn Westergren and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2019-07-01 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shakespeare used the idiom “But in the end, truth will come out.” The apropos title of this book, Legacy, is based on a true story. This is a historical novel based on the life of Mary Fisher. Born in a slave shack in 1871 to a black mother while amid flooding and a malaria epidemic, the heroine of the story was the daughter of the widower plantation owner. Severe flooding and a yellow fever depredation left her with only an older half sister, Emerald, and her father, Colonel Gallager, who named her Felice in the story. Raised as daddy’s little princess, she had an idyllic childhood. Though her father died when she was a teenager, he had arranged for her to attend a Catholic boarding school in New Orleans. There she acquired a proper education and mastered the social graces. After graduating, she remained at school since she had no place to return. Stunningly beautiful, Felice worked as a governess to relatives of the Louisiana governor for a time. After a disappointing first love affair, she matured to become an adult, a passed-for-white madam of a bordello in New Orleans. Under Jim Crow laws, it was illegal for black women to even be present in such an establishment, much less own one. By the roaring twenties, a few Corpus Christi community leaders decided that the only thing missing from their fair Gulf Coast city was a first-class bordello. The gentlemen went to New Orleans, where they asked the real Mary Fisher to relocate her operation. She realized the value of protection and benefits that these men could provide and took them up on their offer. After decades in business and retirement at age seventy-five with abundant jewelry, cash, and rental property, the woman was murdered. The story evolves into a true crime mystery with an unexpected ending.

Download or read book The Complete Book of 1990s Broadway Musicals written by Dan Dietz and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2016-09-29 with total page 485 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Musicals of the 1990s felt the impact of key developments that forever changed the landscape of Broadway. While the onslaught of British imports slowed down, the so-called Disneyfication of Broadway began, a trend that continues today. Beauty and the Beast and The Lion King became long-running hits, followed by more family-friendly musicals. The decade was also distinguished by a new look at revivals—instead of slavishly reproducing old shows or updating them with campy values, Broadway saw a stream of fresh and sometimes provocative reinventions, including major productions of My Fair Lady, Damn Yankees, Carousel, Show Boat, and Chicago. In The Complete Book of 1990s Broadway Musicals, Dan Dietz examines in detail every musical that opened on Broadway during the 1990s. This book discusses the era’s major hits (Miss Saigon, Crazy for You, Rent), notorious flops (Shogun, Nick & Nora, The Red Shoes), controversial shows (Passion, The Capeman), and musicals that closed during their pre-Broadway tryouts (Annie 2: Miss Hannigan’s Revenge, Whistle Down the Wind). In addition to including every hit and flop that debuted during the decade, this book highlights revivals and personal-appearance revues with such performers as Sandra Bernhard, Michael Feinstein, Patti LuPone, Liza Minnelli, and Mandy Patinkin. Each entry contains the following information: Plot summary Cast members Names of all important personnel, including writers, composers, directors, choreographers, producers, and musical directors Opening and closing dates Number of performances Critical commentary Musical numbers and the performers who introduced the songs Production data, including information about tryouts Source material Tony awards and nominations Details about London and other foreign productions Besides separate entries for each production, the book offers numerous appendixes, including a discography, filmography, and published scripts, as well as lists of Gilbert and Sullivan operettas, black-themed shows, and Jewish-themed productions. A treasure trove of information, The Complete Book of 1990s Broadway Musicals provides a comprehensive view of each show. This significant resource will be of use to scholars, historians, and casual fans of one of the greatest decades in musical theatre history.

Download or read book Sparkling Greed written by David Wilde and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2011-10 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clifford and Elaine Jessop were a suburban couple living in a penthouse in Chelsea. Not exactly high flyers but nevertheless they were career minded. Clifford held an important position with HM customs and Immigration. Elaine had just been promoted to Personal assistant to the MD of her company which specialised in processing and distributing high quality gems and diamonds. Their world was turned upside down when murder, kidnapping and mayhem suddenly shattered their peaceful lives. David has attempted to produce an "easy reading" story without omitting the suspense. Not exactly a "who done it" more of a "how will it end".

Download or read book Lessons Learned from Popular Culture written by Tim Delaney and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2016-06-28 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the "culture of the people," popular culture provides a sense of identity that binds individuals to the greater society and unites the masses on ideals of acceptable forms of behavior. Lessons Learned from Popular Culture offers an informative and entertaining look at the social relevance of popular culture. Focusing on a wide range of topics, including film, television, social media, music, radio, cartoons and comics, books, fashion, celebrities, sports, and virtual reality, Tim Delaney and Tim Madigan demonstrate how popular culture, in contrast to folk or high culture, gives individuals an opportunity to impact, modify, or even change prevailing sentiments and norms of behavior. For each topic, they include six engaging and accessible stories that conclude with short life lessons. Whether you're a fan of The Big Bang Theory or Seinfeld, the Beatles or Beyoncé, Charlie Brown or Superman, there's something for everyone.

Download or read book Digging for Cash written by Charles P. Frank and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2014-05-27 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Digging for Cash brings private investigators Mac and Maggie Mason face-to-face with financial disaster, a friend who has lost hope, and the mysterious death of a co-worker. Do you have a secret that you are desperate for no one to know? Youll recognize that feeling in Digging for Cash. Do you find yourself overwhelmed by the ever-emerging possibilities of computer science? Youll find you are not the only one in Digging for Cash. Do you ever wonder what life would be like if relationships changed and the ordinary became extraordinary? Youll wander those pathways in Digging for Cash. Do you ask yourself if you could stay calm in the midst of a mind-boggling crisis? Youll meet others who have that same struggle in Digging for Cash. Do you like to revisit old friends and make new friends? Youll do just that as you enjoy Digging for Cash.

Download or read book Remix 1 2 written by Thomas Allebrandi and published by Thomas Allebrandi. This book was released on 2018-08-24 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEWLY REFORMATTED FOR SMALLER TABLETS, E-READERS, AND CELL PHONES! In the future the world and society have devolved after a third world war. Follow along as a father tries to get revenge on an immortal, and the consequences it has on the life he creates. A struggle of love, loss, betrayal, and all out balls to the wall action. Six super soldiers, and their creator, try to save our plant and species from extinction. Remix is a series for older teens and adults into science fiction, space, and bad dad jokes sometimes.

Download or read book Betts Plays Three written by Torben Betts and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2008-05-01 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes the plays The Optimist, The Swing of Things and The Company Man In this third volume of his collected plays Torben Betts portrays a world of floundering, sub-alpha males and suicidally miserable women, of bullying parents, torturous childhoods and failing relationships, characters all baffled by the most basic question: how do we live good lives and be happy in the modern world? Set on Guy Fawke's Night The Optimist (2002) concerns a Government Defence Minister who must face up to the consequences of the choices he has made, both professionally and personally. The Swing of Things (2005) hilariously examines a world where status anxiety and affluenza seem to have corrupted the soul of a whole generation. In The Company Man (2006) a dying woman's last night is marred by the conflict between her accomplished yet emotionally damaged husband and their deeply troubled son.

Download or read book Before Salvation written by Ethelda M. Prophet-Vason and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2018-06-08 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elaine Porter has received salvation, and she knows now that the God she serves is almighty, all-powerful, and He is a faithful God. By God and by His grace, she is a different woman today. After living a double life, she went from disgrace to grace. That's today! What about before salvation and the secrets she kept?

Download or read book The Guardian of Heaven written by Mark H. Barratt and published by Booksurge. This book was released on 2007-02-16 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DAVID is the second book of the Guardian of Heaven series - 307 pages. Alone, broken hearted, and targeted for destruction, David runs desparately through the streets of Sacramento until he finds the only being who can preserve his life. Sent by his mother, this powerful guardian whisks David away to a valley surrounded by snow-covered mountains where he finds refuge from his invisible enemy. Here, under the watchful eyes of his new guardian, David grows in stature and wisdom with the help of some very unusual friends. Together, they share a series of hair raising and heart warming experiences until David reaches manhood and finds his way to the core of our chaotic society where he must make decisions that will determine the fate of thousands.

Download or read book The Five Goodbyes written by Pat Ferguson Hanson and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2004-03-04 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Molly was born, the Hansons didn't feel capable of raising their child with special needs. They had Molly baptized in the hospital and left empty handed, expecting to nurse broken hearts for a lifetime. But two days later, the Hansons went back to get Molly and bring her home. This is the story of the many goodbyes they have said to Molly throughout her young life. It is also the story of the challenges they've faced obtaining social services. It is a triumphant story of how the family -- including Molly -- has survived and thrived.

Download or read book Canary Yellow written by Elizabeth Cadell and published by The Friendly Air Publishing. This book was released on with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elaine Tracy and her fiancé win a luxury cruise to Los Palmas in the Canary Islands. However, when their engagement breaks up, she decides to go on the cruise alone. Beautiful and unattached, once on board she inevitably draws a certain amount of masculine attention and the holiday promises to be exciting. But when a body is discovered and her fellow passengers are not as they seem, she becomes wary of who she can trust.

Download or read book Sugar Candy Cottage written by Elizabeth Cadell and published by The Friendly Air Publishing. This book was released on with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It looked so peaceful from the outside, a perfect setting for a charming family. But a time was to come when a stranger stirred up the concealed undercurrents, forcing them to the surface. The wide repercussions had a sudden and unexpected effect on the lives of the inhabitants of Folly’s Cottage.