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Book Rites of Spring  Break

    Book Details:
  • Author : Diana Peterfreund
  • Publisher : Delta
  • Release : 2008-06-24
  • ISBN : 0385341938
  • Pages : 386 pages

Download or read book Rites of Spring Break written by Diana Peterfreund and published by Delta. This book was released on 2008-06-24 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fans of Beautiful Disaster will devour Diana Peterfreund’s Ivy League novels—Secret Society Girl, Under the Rose, Rites of Spring (Break), and Tap & Gown. At an elite university, Amy Haskel has been initiated into the country’s most notorious secret society. But in this power-hungry world where new blood is at the mercy of old money, hooking up with the wrong people could be fatal. A week of R&R on her Rose & Grave’s private island should be all fun in the sun—and an escape from an on-campus feud with a rival society that’s turned disturbingly personal. But Amy is bringing a suitcase full of issues to Florida. Graduation from Eli University looms, not to mention unfinished business with a former flame and the confusing transformation of a mysterious Rose & Grave patriarch from sheer evil to dead sexy. Just when Amy thinks Spring Break can’t get any less relaxing, a distressing accident puts everyone on edge. And that’s only the beginning. It seems that someone has infiltrated the island. There are major Rose & Grave secrets at stake—secrets which could take down one of America’s most loathsome figureheads—but this party crasher is serious about one thing: making sure Amy doesn’t get back to Eli alive.

Book The Rites of Spring

Download or read book The Rites of Spring written by Bruce Jacobsen and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Rites of Spring

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  • Author : Modris Eksteins
  • Publisher : Vintage Canada
  • Release : 2012-03-13
  • ISBN : 0307361772
  • Pages : 458 pages

Download or read book Rites of Spring written by Modris Eksteins and published by Vintage Canada. This book was released on 2012-03-13 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Named "One of the 100 best books ever published in Canada" (The Literary Review of Canada), Rites of Spring is a brilliant and captivating work of cultural history from the internationally acclaimed scholar and writer Modris Eksteins. Dazzling in its originality, witty and perceptive in unearthing patterns of behavior that history has erased, Rites of Spring probes the origins, the impact and the aftermath of World War I--from the premiere of Stravinsky's ballet Le Sacre du Printemps in 1913 to the death of Hitler in 1945. "The Great War," Eksteins writes, "was the psychological turning point...for modernism as a whole. The urge to create and the urge to destroy had changed places." In this extraordinary book, Eksteins goes on to chart the seismic shifts in human consciousness brought about by this great cataclysm through the lives and words of ordinary people, works of literature, and such events as Lindbergh's transatlantic flight and the publication of the first modern bestseller, All Quiet on the Western Front. Rites of Spring is a remarkable and rare work, a cultural history that redefines the way we look at our past and toward our future.

Book Tap   Gown

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  • Author : Diana Peterfreund
  • Publisher : Delta
  • Release : 2009-05-19
  • ISBN : 0385341946
  • Pages : 354 pages

Download or read book Tap Gown written by Diana Peterfreund and published by Delta. This book was released on 2009-05-19 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fans of Beautiful Disaster will devour Diana Peterfreund’s Ivy League novels—Secret Society Girl, Under the Rose, Rites of Spring (Break), and Tap & Gown. At an elite university, Amy Haskel has been initiated into the country’s most notorious secret society. But in this power-hungry world where new blood is at the mercy of old money, hooking up with the wrong people could be fatal. The countdown to Amy’s graduation has begun, and suddenly the perfect ending to a perfectly iconoclastic college career is slipping from her grasp. Her new boyfriend is considering an offer he can’t refuse, while Amy hasn’t even filed her fellowship applications. And the young woman she’s chosen to take her place in Rose & Grave seems to come complete with a secret life already intact. Lunging toward real life in the world beyond the hallowed halls of Eli University, Amy finds trouble around every corner, from society intrigues and unlikely stalkers to former flames and mandatory science credits. Surely it couldn’t get worse . . . until Initiation Night explodes into a terrifying scene and into a final test of wits for a young woman just trying to make it out of the Ivy League in one piece.

Book Princeton Alumni Weekly

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  • Author :
  • Publisher : princeton alumni weekly
  • Release : 1984
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 1012 pages

Download or read book Princeton Alumni Weekly written by and published by princeton alumni weekly. This book was released on 1984 with total page 1012 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Celtic Myth   Magick

Download or read book Celtic Myth Magick written by Edain McCoy and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tap into the mythic power of the Celtic goddesses, gods, heroes, and heroines to aid your spiritual quests and magickal goals. Human and divine energies complement each other; when joined, they become a potent catalyst for true magick and change. Celtic Myth & Magick describes the energies of over 300 cross-referenced Celtic deities and heroic figures so you can quickly determine which one can best help you in attaining specific goals through magick—such as greater prosperity (Cernunnos), glowing health (Airmid), or a soul partner (Aengus MacOg). This guidebook explains how to use creative Pagan ritual and pathworking to align yourself with the energy of these powerful archetypes. Undertake three magickal quests to the inner plane—where you’ll join forces with Cuchulain, Queen Maeve, and Merlin the Magician to bring their energies directly into your life. This inspiring, well-researched book is written especially for solitary Pagans who seek to expand the boundaries of their practice to form working partnerships with the divine.

Book Sunshine in the Dark

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  • Author : Susan J. Fernandez
  • Publisher : University Press of Florida
  • Release : 2022-05-31
  • ISBN : 0813072387
  • Pages : 328 pages

Download or read book Sunshine in the Dark written by Susan J. Fernandez and published by University Press of Florida. This book was released on 2022-05-31 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Florida has been the location and subject of hundreds of feature films, from Cocoanuts (1929) to Monster (2004). Portraying the state and its people from the silent era to the present, these films have explored the multitude of Florida images and cliches that have captured the public's imagination--a nature lover's paradise, a wildlife refuge, a tourist destination, home to the "cracker," and a haven for the retired, the rich, the immigrant, and the criminal. Sunshine in the Dark is the first complete study of how the movie industry has immortalized Florida’s extraordinary scenery, characters, and history on celluloid. Historians Fernández and Ingalls have identified more than 300 films about Florida--many of them shot on location in the state--to analyze how filmmakers from the Marx Brothers and John Huston to Oliver Stone and Francis Ford Coppola have portrayed the state and its people. Prior to the 1960s, cinematic trips to Florida usually brought happy endings in movies like Moon Over Miami (1942), but since the 1970s, films like Scarface (1982) have emphasized the state's menacing aspects. In the authors' analysis of the films, which examines location settings, plotlines, and characters, they find a bevy of Florida stereotypes among the leading characters--from the struggling crackers in The Yearling (1946) to the drug-addicted con man in Adaptation (2002). Featuring more than 100 still photographs from movies, as well as filmographies by year and genre, the book is an encyclopedic resource for movie fans and anyone interested in Florida popular culture.

Book Ostara

    Book Details:
  • Author : Edain McCoy
  • Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
  • Release : 2002
  • ISBN : 9780738700823
  • Pages : 230 pages

Download or read book Ostara written by Edain McCoy and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 2002 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From coloring eggs with natural plant dyes to spring cleaning rituals to spells for love and lust, this book helps readers connect with the spirit of the Ostara festival and incorporate its rituals and customs, both ancient and new, into their own Ostara celebrations. Illustrations.

Book My Sophomore Year

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  • Author : Andrew Jones
  • Publisher : iUniverse
  • Release : 2001-03-18
  • ISBN : 0595177190
  • Pages : 370 pages

Download or read book My Sophomore Year written by Andrew Jones and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2001-03-18 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My Sophomore Year is a narrative describing a young man’s rite of passage as he traverses a conflict and passion filled year in his life. Alex William Felton or as his friends call him Staush, has a falling out with his father and this relationship strains him throughout his entire sophomore year at Mid-Atlantic University. He falls in love with the girl of his dreams, Ashley; has an affair with the girl of his fantasies, Professor Laura Wilson and makes strong bonds with several friends. The strength of his friendships and his true love for Ashley helps him to cope with the suicide of his close friend and roommate Ken. Ultimately the recognition of his love for Ashley and his Father’s love for him helps Staush pull things together in the end and see what is truly important in life.

Book Violent Class Struggles and The Need for Revolutionary Change  Anti WTO Organized Labor Protest vs Seattle Police

Download or read book Violent Class Struggles and The Need for Revolutionary Change Anti WTO Organized Labor Protest vs Seattle Police written by Marco T. Ntobi and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Secret Society Girl

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  • Author : Diana Peterfreund
  • Publisher : Delacorte Press
  • Release : 2006-07-18
  • ISBN : 044033618X
  • Pages : 306 pages

Download or read book Secret Society Girl written by Diana Peterfreund and published by Delacorte Press. This book was released on 2006-07-18 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fans of Beautiful Disaster will devour Diana Peterfreund’s Ivy League novels—Secret Society Girl, Under the Rose, Rites of Spring (Break), and Tap & Gown. At an elite university, Amy Haskel has been initiated into the country’s most notorious secret society. But in this power-hungry world where new blood is at the mercy of old money, hooking up with the wrong people could be fatal. Eli University junior Amy Haskel never expected to be tapped into Rose & Grave. She isn’t rich, politically connected, or . . . well, male. So when Amy is one of the first female students to receive the distinctive black-lined invitation with the Rose & Grave seal, she’s blown away. Could they really mean her? Whisked off into an elaborate initiation rite, Amy awakens the next day to a new reality and a whole new set of “friends”—from the gorgeous son of a conservative governor to an Afrocentric lesbian activist whose society name is Thorndike. And that’s when Amy starts to discover the truth about getting what you wish for. Because Rose & Grave is quickly taking her away from her familiar world of classes and keggers, fueling a feud and undermining a very promising friendship with benefits. And that’s before Amy finds out that her first duty as a member of Rose & Grave is to take on a conspiracy of money and power that could, quite possibly, ruin her whole life.

Book Water Rites Trilogy

    Book Details:
  • Author : J.R. Pearse Nelson
  • Publisher : J.R. Pearse Nelson
  • Release : 2018-06-12
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 651 pages

Download or read book Water Rites Trilogy written by J.R. Pearse Nelson and published by J.R. Pearse Nelson. This book was released on 2018-06-12 with total page 651 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: So many secrets, under the surface of the world you think you know. ***A series collection of the complete Water Rites fantasy trilogy.*** Between school, swim team, gossipy friends, and cleaning cages at her dad’s veterinary clinic, Lorelei doesn’t have time to worry too much about the odd dreams that haunt her sleep most nights. She considers herself about as normal as a girl can be, in her circumstances. Her mom left when she was six, but Dad did his best to make up for it with small-town stability. Her biggest worries are AP Calculus tests and whether her team will make the state swimming championships. Oh, and the boy who offered study help, with a certain expression in his eyes that said it wasn’t about studying at all. Life is good. Until she finds out what she is. That revelation is thanks to the boy with the hungry eyes. The only one she can trust now. And then there’s the stranger, the shadow who seems to be everywhere Lorelei is. Even in her mind and dreams. Her identity turned upside down, Lorelei must find the will and the way to understand herself, and her world, once again. But the surprises show no sign of slowing yet… This is a complete series collection including three novels, Water Rites, Crestfallen, and Castle and Crown. Search terms: contemporary fantasy, coming of age, selkie, mermaid, paranormal, supernatural, myth, magic, mind control, powers, shapeshifter, shifter, romantic fantasy, fantasy trilogy, fantasy series

Book The Book Lover s Guide to Florida

Download or read book The Book Lover s Guide to Florida written by Kevin M. McCarthy and published by Pineapple Press Inc. This book was released on 1992 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Here is the book lover's literary tour of Florida, an exhaustive survey of writers, books, and literary sites in every part of the state. The state is divided into ten areas and each one is described from a literary point of view. You will learn what authors lived in or wrote about a place, which books describe the place, what important movies were made there, even the literary trivia which the true Florida book lover will want to know. You can use the book as a travel guide to a new way to see the state, as an armchair guide to a better understanding of our literary heritage, or as a guide to what to read next time you head to a bookstore or library."--Publisher.

Book The Folklore of American Holidays

Download or read book The Folklore of American Holidays written by Hennig Cohen and published by Gale Cengage. This book was released on 1991 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compilation of more than 500 beliefs, legends, superstitions, proverbs, riddles, poems, songs, dances, games, plays, pageants, fairs, foods, and processions associated with over 120 American calendar customs and festivals.

Book A Whack on the Head

    Book Details:
  • Author : Chris E Beemer
  • Publisher : AuthorHouse
  • Release : 2009-04-23
  • ISBN : 1456744674
  • Pages : 693 pages

Download or read book A Whack on the Head written by Chris E Beemer and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2009-04-23 with total page 693 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Colby Allen Duncan is about to discover he is having a really bad day, when he wakes updead! And so begins this tale of faith and family, tracing the life of Patti Linder and her best friend Colby. It originates with Pattis mother, Kathy, who might have been perfect except for a single mistake, one that would save her nearly fifteen years later. Then meet Kathys high school friend, Sherry; family friend Detective Johnson; and Pattis friend Sarah, as the story unfolds. Share the twists and turns as these characters face lifes challenges head-on, overcoming obstacles they do not understand but never have to face alone. Most of all, laugh, cry, enjoy!

Book The Dark Side of the Ivory Tower

Download or read book The Dark Side of the Ivory Tower written by John J. Sloan III and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2010-09-30 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A cursory reading of the history of US colleges and universities reveals that campus crime has been part of collegiate life since the Colonial Era, yet it was not until the late 1980s that it suddenly became an issue on the public stage. Drawing from numerous mass media and scholarly sources and using a theoretical framework grounded in social constructionism, this text chronicles how four groups of activists - college student advocates, feminists, victims and their families, and public health experts - used a variety of tactics and strategies to convince the public that campus crime posed a new danger to the safety and security of college students and the ivory tower itself, while simultaneously convincing policymakers to take action against the problem. Readers from a range of disciplinary interests will find the book both compelling and valuable to understanding campus crime as a newly constructed social reality.

Book The Rest Is Noise

    Book Details:
  • Author : Alex Ross
  • Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
  • Release : 2007-10-16
  • ISBN : 1429932880
  • Pages : 640 pages

Download or read book The Rest Is Noise written by Alex Ross and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2007-10-16 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the 2007 National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism A New York Times Book Review Top Ten Book of the Year Time magazine Top Ten Nonfiction Book of 2007 Newsweek Favorite Books of 2007 A Washington Post Book World Best Book of 2007 In this sweeping and dramatic narrative, Alex Ross, music critic for The New Yorker, weaves together the histories of the twentieth century and its music, from Vienna before the First World War to Paris in the twenties; from Hitler's Germany and Stalin's Russia to downtown New York in the sixties and seventies up to the present. Taking readers into the labyrinth of modern style, Ross draws revelatory connections between the century's most influential composers and the wider culture. The Rest Is Noise is an astonishing history of the twentieth century as told through its music.