Download or read book Left Under a Cloud written by Stephen Rodefer and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Cloud of Suspicion written by Patricia Davids and published by Harlequin Treasury-Love Inspired 90s. This book was released on 2009 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Will a young mother's disappearance bring a bayou town together, or tear it apart?
Download or read book My Secret History written by Paul Theroux and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2011-04-20 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Theroux's best novel in years." CHICAGO TRIBUNE MY SECRET HISTORY is Paul Theroux's tour de force. It is the story of Andre Parent, a writer, a world traveler, a lover of every kind of woman he chances to meet in a life as varied as a man can lead. From his days as an altar boy, to his job as a teenaged lifeguard, and then as a youth caught between the attentions of a beautiful young student and an amorous older woman. And as the boy becomes a man he turns his attention to writing, which brings him fame, and a wife, who may finally bring him to know himself. But not before he sets up his most dangerous secret life, one that any man might envy, but that could cost Andre Parent the delicate balance that makes him who he is....
Download or read book Lillian and the Italians written by David Gee and published by eBook Partnership. This book was released on 2021-04-19 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looking for her wayward son in 1960s Italy, an English widow encounters revelations and begins a dangerous romance. In Venice Lillian Rutherford meets the ex-gigolo who has shared the last four years of Andrew's life; his disclosures force her to confront a side of her son that she never suspected. Going on to Amalfi, she meets the charismatic Prince Massimo Monfalcone, whose playboy son is being held to ransom in Corsica with Andrew. Massimo distracts Lillian with his life story: his first wife was murdered in a Sicilian blood-feud; his second wife killed herself because of his infidelity. As they wait for news of their sons, a bond grows between Lillian and the Prince...
Download or read book Tales from the Alpujarra written by Sue Slipman and published by Europa Edizioni. This book was released on 2020-11-30 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through the eyes of Joanna, the charismatic and warm owner of the Bed and Breakfast called ‘Casa Alpujarra’, we catch a glimpse of the lives of the travellers whose paths cross with hers. Curious, yet never judgemental, she is often the confidant of their untold stories and as yet unspoken secrets. She knows well that the house of a welcoming stranger can not only be a place of rest, but by being far away from everyday routines and problems, also a safe haven for reflection, introspection and recognition. With a narrative that can be both poetic and direct, Sue Slipman masterfully paints portraits of lives that emerge one by one, framed by the mountainous and amazing views of the bucolic and sometimes harsh lands of the Alpujarra. In this green, beautiful region close to the slopes of the Sierra Nevada, unique and vivid characters share fragments of their fears, hopes and passions. Slipman’s Tales allow the reader to experience one of the most inherent pleasures of literature - to travel without actually leaving home. They also fulfil the potential in the human soul - recognised since time immemorial through the art of storytelling - to live more than a single life’s experience. Sue Slipman was born in 1949, in a working-class family. She graduated in English from the University of Wales, and later took a postgraduate course at the University of Leeds and a PGCE at the University of London. She has been a Trades Union Official, run a national charity and a few consumer champion organisations, chaired the Financial Ombudsman Service, set up a couple of trades associations including one for Foundation Trusts in the English National Health Service and is currently Deputy Chair of Kings College Hospital in South East London and Chair of the Kings Health Partners’ Haematology Institute. Campaigner and political activist, she was awarded an O.B.E for services to charity. She was the first woman elected as President of the National Union of Students in the UK. She has had a house in a small village in the Alpujarra mountain range for over twenty years, which she loves, and which inspired her to write the collection of stories Tales from the Alpujarra.
Download or read book Cipher Code of Dishonor Aaron Burr an American Enigma written by Alan J. Clark, M.D. and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2005-06-30 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trinity: The Burrs versus Alexander Hamilton and the United States of America will be the first book to draw on unreported documents and genealogical information to reveal an unprecedented look into the relationships of Aaron Burr, Alexander Hamilton, Trinity Church Corporation and the Loyalists of Manhattan Island. Author Alan J. Clark shows in new perspective the battles and intrigues leading beyond the American Revolutionary War. With the melding of genealogy and timeline analysis Clark examines some of the intriguing ciphered letters of Aaron Burr to his daughter Theodosia, and looks again at Burr’s curious and complex war time exploits to determine where his Loyalist tendencies actually began. Clark further examines the land leases then traded prior, during, and after the war as speculation, or possibly as rewards from the English Crown for services performed in its favor in the colonies primarily through the Corporation of Trinity Church. The economics of early Manhattan and the Atlantic colonies were bolstered by the complex and secular behavior of the Corporation of Trinity Church acting as land bank for the Loyalists to the Throne of England. Clark appears to fill in the gaps in many recently published tomes by delving deeper into the actions of Burr and Hamilton, examining their extensive familial connections and behaviors to arrive at a complex web of intricacy bringing to life American History at its most personal level. This book does not reiterate the well worn paths of American History. Instead, it brings a crisp new approach that makes sense of seemingly insignificant, disjointed and inconsistent stories of the early history of our country.
Download or read book Advancing the Development of Urban School Superintendents through Adaptive Leadership written by Sarah Chace and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-02-18 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on a case study of urban school superintendents in a leadership development program, this book offers a concrete demonstration of how adaptive leadership is applied and learned. Blending the theory of adaptive leadership with the practice of urban school superintendents, this book also utilizes the analytic lens of transformative learning as developed by Jack Mezirow.
Download or read book Jefferson Davis written by William C. Davis and published by LSU Press. This book was released on 1991 with total page 820 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biography of Jefferson Davis: statesman, Mexican war hero, and President of the Confederate States of America.
Download or read book Leonie of the Jungle written by Joan Conquest and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-09-15 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Leonie of the Jungle' is an adventure novel set in India, written by Joan Conquest. Jonathan Cuxson, Jr., a brain surgeon and one of the main characters of the book, discovered an abandoned orphan one day. He lifted the child on to his knee, frowning at the weight, and smoothed the tangled mass of curls away from the low forehead with a touch which caused her to make a sound 'twixt sob and sigh, and to lie back against the broad shoulder. It was a long and disjointed story, told in the inconsequent fashion of a child of seven unused to converse with her elders; and continually interrupted by the aunt, who, fretful and dying for her tea, jingled her distracting bracelets and chains, fidgeted with the Anglo-Indian odds-and-ends of her raiment, and disconcerted the child by the futile verbal proddings; which are as bad for the infant mind as the criminal attempts to force a baby to use its legs are to the infant body.
Download or read book Keeper of Light and Dust written by Natasha Mostert and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009-04-02 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Read Natasha Mostert's posts on the Penguin Blog. From the acclaimed author of Season of the Witch comes a supernatural thriller blending magic, science, and martial arts with a unique vampire hunter heroine. Mia Lockhart is descended from Keepers-women who were warriors, healers, and protectors in ancient times. But as Mia practices her craft in South London, she has no idea she is being watched. Adrian Ashton is a brilliant scientist. He is also a skilled martial artist-and a modern-day vampire. He has mastered the art of draining the chi of his opponents-the vital energy that flows through their bodies. And Mia finds herself drawn to his dark genius, though she has given her heart to another... When Ashton targets the man she loves, Mia is forced to choose between them-and the choice results in a fight to the death in which love is both the greatest weakness and the greatest prize.
Download or read book SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION DECISIONS AND REPORTS written by and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 1090 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Brothers Tears written by J. M. Gregson and published by Severn House/ORIM. This book was released on 2013-07-01 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A double murder reveals the dirty dealings and family secrets of a former Irish rugby star in “a formidable puzzle” for the “indomitable” British detective (Kirkus Reviews). Irish ex-rugby player and now successful businessman, Jim O’Connor, was shot dead at point blank range in the parking lot of Claughton Towers where he was hosting a celebratory dinner. DCI Percy Peach is brought back from holiday to head up the high-profile investigation. It doesn’t take long before he has a surfeit of suspects on close watch—from the victim’s cheating wife to an avenging crime lord to the head of a local prostitution ring to an assassin for the Provisional IRA. Considering Jim’s dicey past, and shadier associations, each suspect has a clear motive. But the case takes a sharp detour when Jim’s upstanding and much-loved brother Dominic is murdered next. To piece together this deadly puzzle, Peach looks a little closer to home, where the most dangerous impulses may run foul in the O’Connor family blood. “This series [is] a winner.” —Booklist
Download or read book The White Dress written by Denise Buckley and published by Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency. This book was released on 2015-01-18 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1886, Clara, a young peasant girl and prostitute, steals a baby from a rich family in the hope that Henry, the man she lives with will believe the baby his and marry her. He doesn’t believe her and leaves. Stuck with the stolen child Nellie, Clara has two more children with unknown fathers and spends all her money on drink. One day while Nellie is out looking for food, the police arrest her “mother” because of her neglect of the children, and her “siblings” are taken to the workhouse. Nellie runs away from her hometown and settles in Ulverston, Cumbria, making a makeshift bed near the canal and boat yards. She eats what she can forage and steals when she must. Nellie meets a rich boy named Charles Nicholson, who left home to become a sailor. Nellie persuades Charles to return home and they become friends. Nellie becomes employed by a farmer who tries to assault her. The man injures himself on the pitchfork she uses to defend herself and Nellie runs away. The farmer finds her, beats her badly, and leaves her for dead. Charles and his father find Nellie and get her medical attention. Nellie becomes a kitchen maid in the Warburton household, only to discover that she is the lost baby kidnapped from the Nicholson family so many years before. Could it be that Charles, the man she has come to love, is really her brother?
Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to American Poets written by Mark Richardson and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015-10-14 with total page 491 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Cambridge Companion to American Poets brings together thirty-one essays on some fifty-four American poets, spanning nearly 400 years, from Anne Bradstreet to contemporary performance poetry. This book also examines such movements in American poetry as modernism, the Harlem (or New Negro) Renaissance, 'confessional' poetry, the Black Mountain School, the New York School, the Beats, and L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E poetry. Its reputable host of contributors approach American poetry from perspectives as diverse as the poetry itself. The result is a Companion concise enough to be read with pleasure yet expansive enough to do justice to the many traditions American poets have modified, inaugurated, and made their own.
Download or read book Depth of Darkness written by Kevin Craig Mortimer and published by New Generation Publishing. This book was released on 2014 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The year is 3050. River Goldstein, inventor of the Galactic Highway and a brilliant scientist is far from extroverted; the only person that could be deemed a friend is his childhood companion, Stuart Slate. So when Stuart, a military fighter pilot, is shot down amidst seemingly normal circumstances in the line of duty, River is the only one to question the occurrence, having seen his friend just prior to his tragic death. But River's probing and unwillingness to accept the official findings uncovers a hidden evil, setting in motion a frantic and deadly chase across the solar system. Thrust into a full-scale war of terror with a descendent race known as the Hessr, River Goldstein may be the only thing standing in the way of humanity's evisceration.
Download or read book Tropic of Guile written by Sue McCauley and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2013-08-17 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (There is nothing more precious than ones own children. There is nothing as dangerous as ones own spouse. There is nowhere as deceptive as a tropical island with the appearance of paradise) The tropical South Sea islands that make up Fiji are both beautiful and politically explosive. Despite colonisation and an ever-increasing Indian population, the once-were-cannibal Fijians have retained their land, their cultural traditions, their political power and the Ratu feudalism that underpins it. Shrugging aside democracy, the native Fijians have sought to retain their heritage by fair means and foul. This battle began in April of 1987 when, for the first time, the citizens of Fiji elected a predominantly Indian government. Fijian soldiers ousted the government, democracy gave way to dictatorship, racial violence erupted in the streets and fearful Indians fled (or attempted to flee) the islands they considered home. Tourism ceased, property prices fell, the legal system was in chaos... It is precisely the opportunity Vicky Mason's wealthy husband has been waiting for. He has a wife who has overstayed her welcome; he has two children he doesn't wish to share with that wife; he has money and property he is loathe to divide up, and he has a yen to live on a tropical island. Alex Mason hastily buys property, at bargain-bin rates, on a small Fijian island, and widely proclaims his intention of building a state-of-the-art tourist aquarium. To the self-appointed coup government, beleaguered by international disapproval and a rapidly collapsing economy, Alex's aquarium project could be a much-needed feather in their cap. Eagerly they grant Alex residency permits for himself, his American wife and his two New Zealand-born children. Vicky Mason is an optimist. That's why, despite the disapproval of her parents and friends, she married the dashing, mature and much-married New Zealander and let him take her home to Auckland. In the eight years since, she's been waiting for her marriage to 'come right' - when Alex gets used to her American ways, when the children are older, when Alex doesn't work so hard, when he learns to trust her, when he comes to terms with his temper... Now, in a handsome home on a palm fringed beach how can they not be happy? Thus it takes Vicki some time to realise that Alex's increasing contempt and cruelty is designed to drive her away. Under Fijian law 'desertion' would give him grounds for divorce, and custody of the children. If Vicki leaves without her beloved son and daughter she may never see them again. And Alex has removed the children's passports. She cannot, will not, leave. A battle of wills begins. Vicki soon comes to understand how powerless her position is. Who can she turn to? Not her island neighbors, nor the Fijian police at the nearest mainland town. For Alex is the man with the multi-million dollar project that will provide work for the locals and kudos for the Fijian authorities. Everyone wants to be his friend. Everyone, that is, except solo expatriate Val Cooper, who gives Vicki support - until Alex retaliates. Licensed to abuse, Alex forgoes all restraint. His methods of psychological torture become sadistically inventive. At the point of choosing to die, Vicki is saved by Val, who packs her friend off home to the stunned family in Portland. But within the month Vicki is back in Fiji to contest the custody claims Alex has set in motion. Little does she know that this is just round one of a battle that will take her four years and seventy-nine court appearances. In the one corner - Alex Mason, backed of the Fijian hierarchy; in the other corner, Vicki, with her In
Download or read book For The Love of Poetry written by John Butler-Hopkins and published by Austin Macauley Publishers. This book was released on 2022-09-30 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Butler-Hopkins’ For the Love of Poetry opens, appropriately enough, with a sequence of poems about romantic love in all its aspects: the dizzying ecstasies of infatuation and first love, then the brutal lessons of rejection and betrayal, and finally the discovery of a soul mate and the development of a true, long-term relationship. By contrast, the book’s second half is concerned with the tragedy of young men going to fight in the First World War. Within this, the section ‘The Lost Letters’ combines the subjects of love and war as a soldier and his lover share memories of happier times while they live through the horrors of their current situation. If you love to read about deep and powerful human-centred emotions, this is a book for you.
