Download or read book Lily White written by Susan Isaacs and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1997-02-24 with total page 660 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Susan Isaac's most ambitious and dazzling novel to date, we are introduced to Lee White, a criminal defense lawyer practicing on Long Island. Into her life drifts Norman Torkelson, a career con man charged with strangling to death his latest mark. At first, as Lee explains to us, the case seems routine, the evidence overwhelming. Norman--manly, magnetic and morally reprehensible--is a man who crisscrosses America looking for patsies for his cruel marriage scam: Love 'em, liquidate their assets, leave 'em. Clearly, he murdered Bobette Frisch, the dumpy, sour 50-something bar owner who had fallen madly in love with him. But just as Lee is resigning herself to the inevitable Guilty verdict, she begins to have doubts. What, after all, was Norman's motive? Why not do what he had done for the last 20 years: run and leave behind a broke and brokenhearted victim? Lee starts to wonder if her client is not only not guilty but also covering for the real killer and, in doing so, performing the first selfless act of his life. As the Torkelson case unfolds, a second narrator chimes in to tell us the story behind the story: the tale of Lee's life. Born Lily White, Lee is a smart, pretty and privileged child coming of age on Long Island. Her parents have little time for her or her younger sister, devoted as they are to the pursuit of shallowness. Her mother, Sylvia, who looks like Lauren Bacall's twin sister with a mild eating disorder, is busy with the exhausting work of keeping up her wardrobe. Her father, Leonard Weissberg--Weiss--and finally White, is consumed by his chi-chi Manhattan fur salon, his model-bookkeeper mistress, and his obsession with the family next door, the old-money, oh-so-social Taylors. When Lee marries Jazz Taylor, the scion of these blue-bloods, her life seems blessed. Suddenly she has her mother's approval, her father's love--and a sublime husband. No matter that she has to give up her dream job in the Manhattan DA's Office to move back to Long Island with him; that's what marriage is, a series of compromises made in the name of love. Isn't it? Lily White masterfully interweaves the depths of deception surrounding the twisted Torkelson case with the stunning betrayals that devastate Lee's own life. With the characteristic intelligence and delicious, razor-sharp wit displayed in her previous bestsellers, such as After All These Years and Compromising Positions, Susan Isaacs has crafted an extraordinary novel about social mobility -- about what is phony and what is real. Lily White is the seamlessly executed story of the crimes committed in the name of the good life and the victims of these violations: Those like Bobette, who do not survive, those whose spirits are crushed, and the few, like Lee, who fight back--and find something better

Download or read book Lily White s Party written by Christine Suhre and published by Archway Publishing. This book was released on 2016-07-27 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lily White's Party is a book about the most magical, wondrous party that happens every night, and YOU get to attend ...Again and Again! "We can't wait to get copies for our grandchildren! We know they will love it!" -- Kathleen and Michael Hague, Writer and Illustrator "Compliments to Christine SuhrE on providing a very accommodating vehicle for a child to relax and allow their imagination to flow in a non intimidating manner! The artwork and text melds together flawlessly, enhancing the storyline nicely. The feel of the artwork is whimsical, distinctively unique and free flowing. The mood is bright, colorful and very happily upbeat. -- Wolf Bukowski, Producer/Director/ Editor

Download or read book The Five written by Lily White and published by . This book was released on 2019-03-11 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is not your average love story...Every man who meets Rainey wants her. Having lived a life of sex, drugs and manipulation, she is a temptation with far too many secrets.When psychologist, Justin Redding, is assigned to Rainey's case, he has no way of knowing the tale of debauchery he will encounter.On a twisted path of love, loss and murder, Rainey leads Justin through the events of her life.Death follows Rainey...Justin fights to discover her secrets...But will he discover the secret of THE FIVE in time to resist Rainey's ultimate seduction?

Download or read book White Lily written by Ting-Xing Ye and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011-02-18 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nearly a century ago, in the Forbidden City, China’s last emperor reigned from his dragon throne. Although he was only a boy, the imperial decrees issued in his name echoed in every corner of the country. Every man had to shave his head and wear a single pigtail to symbolize his submission to the emperor, and every woman was second in importance to the men in her family. Women were obedient to their fathers and brothers and later to the husbands in their arranged marriages. Certainly no woman was encouraged to attend school or to show any independence. Into this world, in a village in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, White Lily was born. She had a happy childhood, running and playing, until, at the age of four, she was forced to undergo the painful procedure of foot binding required for all females of her social class. But White Lily has her heart set on more than a traditional role in society, and she enlists the support of her beloved elder brother. Together they devise a plan to defy tradition and convince their father that White Lily’s feet and mind must be allowed to grow.

Download or read book Violence written by Lily White and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-07-20 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seventh Circle. Violence. Also Known As Ezra Cross He's one of a pair. Identical twin to Damon. And an enforcer for the Inferno if one is ever needed. I knew better than to get involved with him. With his aggression. With the constant fights. With the games the twins were known to play with every woman stupid enough to fall for them. We made a mistake when we met again as adults. I fell in love. He fell in love. His brother fell in love, too. What used to be a good time is now a tragedy. Our story is messy. It's cruel. It's forbidden. Despite all that, Ezra refuses to let go. *** Each novel in the series depicts a unique romance, but the plots through each book connect in one world. For the best experience, read the series in order. Nine Ruthless Men. Nine Unrepentant Sinners. Nine Irresistible Manipulators.

Download or read book How Snakes Work written by Harvey B. Lillywhite and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2014-01-31 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anyone can look at a snake and see a creature unique unto itself, a reptile with a set of zoological and biological traits that are entirely its own. Just looking at this distinct animal raises many scientific questions. With regard to evolution, how did such an animal come to be? How does a snake move, and how do its sense organs differ from that of other reptiles? How does it eat, and how does it reproduce? Essentially, how does a snake "work"? In How Snakes Work: The Structure, Function and Behavior of the World's Snakes, leading zoologist Harvey B. Lillywhite has written the definitive scientific guide to the functional biology of snakes. Written for both herpetologists and a more general audience with an interest in the field, How Snakes Work features nearly two hundred color images of various species of snakes, used to provide visual examples of biological features explained in the text. Chapter topics include the evolutionary history of the snake, feeding, locomotion, the structure and function of skin, circulation and respiration, sense organs, sound production, temperature and thermoregulation, and reproduction. Containing all the latest research and advances in our biological knowledge of the snake, How Snakes Work is an indispensable asset to professional zoologists and enthusiasts alike.

Download or read book The Vanity of Roses written by Lily White and published by . This book was released on 2020-03-17 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Callan Rose.That hadn't always been his name.When we were children, he was nothing more than a servant boy in my family.He was an amusement to me. A nobody. A weak soul who refused to fight back.It was so easy to take advantage. But then my father died, and I was stolen. The family moved on without me. Until I was penniless with no place to go.I returned to the Rose Estate not knowing Callan was the head of it.He'd honed his body and temper in the underground fighting ring. The scars only made him more beautiful. Now I'm trapped by a seductively dark man who has nothing but vengeance running through his veins.I'd always wanted him to fight back, but you know what they say: Be careful what you wish for

Download or read book Dirty Girls written by Lily White and published by . This book was released on 2020-01-22 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They were the boys any good girl knew to avoid.Rich and privileged. Gorgeous and cruel.The poster boys for rebellion...their tongues so sharp they cut to the bone.We worshipped them despite their dangerous games.We laughed even as we cried.It was all fun and games until the first dirty girl died.Now, as the bodies pile up, I believe I can endure their wicked ways. Only time will tell if I'll escape.Because when wealthy boys are accustomed to getting everything they want, not even the lives of those around them are too high an asking price.

Download or read book Madness Addiction Love written by Lilly White and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2016-10-11 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Sometimes a grave is not for bodies. It can be for the soul. The tomb of our fate. That forbidding fateful soul contract. For most of my life I have had weighty concerns & fears of living in madness, addiction & love. I either had too much or not enough of all three. I’d hear, ‘I love you’, then be beaten within a second for my next breath. I was on pins and needles constantly. Survival became a daily prayer. By 13, I was on booze, by 36, I was on my knees begging to a higher power to help me end it all. The day is Oct 7th, 1991. I have no idea how that prayer is going to be answered. I am about to find out what real madness is, learn about addiction and find love through letting go and finally in death. You are about to take a wild journey with me. Hang on, you will laugh out loud, hold your breath, allow tears to flow. You will come to know that no matter what life throws at us, we are all whole, holy.”

Download or read book The Bulb Hunter written by Chris Wiesinger and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2013-09-27 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dubbed the Bulb Hunter in a 2006 New York Times feature story, Chris Wiesinger took his passion for bulbs to vacant lots, abandoned houses, cemeteries, and construction sites throughout the South in search of botanical survivors whose descendants had never seen the inside of a big-box chain store. The vintage specimens Wiesinger sought came from hardy, historic stock, adapted to human neglect and hot climates, reappearing faithfully over decades without care or cultivation. Traveling back roads, speaking to strangers, looking for the telltale color of a remnant iris or lily, Wiesinger started digging, then began trying to grow and share the bulbs he collected. From its humble beginnings on an East Texas sweet potato farm, his Southern Bulb Company has now grown into a full-fledged business known throughout the world, propagating and selling the rare, tough, heritage plants Wiesinger still seeks out and champions. Nicknamed “Flower” by his fellow cadets at Texas A&M University, Wiesinger relates his adventures in bulb hunting, telling stories of the bulbs he has discovered and weaving in his own life story as a student, plantsman, and small business owner. He then teams with veteran horticulturist William C. Welch to provide advice on how to grow and appreciate the bulbs that have been rescued and reintroduced. This “primer” gives gardeners information on what bulbs to grow where, when to plant them and when they bloom, and how to incorporate them with other plants in the landscape. Finally, Welch describes how bulbs have enhanced his personal gardens and brought him and Wiesinger together in the common cause of heirloom gardening. Entertaining, informative, and loaded with beautiful photographs, The Bulb Hunter is sure to be a favorite of gardeners and plant lovers everywhere.

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Download or read book Sin and Discipline written by Lily White and published by Lily White. This book was released on 2019-04-12 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lennon Carter first saw my face with his hand around my throat.Shock widened his eyes, starbursts of anger for what I'd done. That moment should have been the last of us; our beginning and end. Fate, it seems, had other plans.A dedicated musician, Lennon would become my mentor, my shadow, my protector and nightmare.We were two discordant notes that somehow blended with perfect harmony.Challenged to become a pianist as talented as him, I became Lennon's SIN, while he became my DISCIPLINE.(A Taboo Student/Teacher Romance)

Download or read book Republican Party Politics and the American South 1865 1968 written by Boris Heersink and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2020-03-19 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces how the Republican Party in the South after Reconstruction transformed from a biracial organization to a mostly all-white one.

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