Download or read book Taddy and Her Husbands written by Mary Lou Peters Schram and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2007-03 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: . past and future! Through three marriages, Taddy Breckinridge finds that no matter how she might change herself to adjust to a husband, there is no happily ever after. In the wealthy and cosmopolitan world of San Francisco and Marin County, while she is selling off her late husband's artwork in order to eat, Taddy ponders her life and makes a decision to alter it. "Readers who enter her world will find Taddy lingering in their minds and hearts." Mickey Ellinger, National Writers Union. "By marrying well and not so well, a young woman comes of age . eventually." Marianne Rogoff, author of Sylvie's Life. "It's great to have a new book by Mary Lou Peters Schram," Sue Dunlap, author of A Single Eye.
Download or read book Coupon Bonds written by John Townsend Trowbridge and published by . This book was released on 1874 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Franklin and Lucy written by Joseph E. Persico and published by Random House. This book was released on 2008-04-29 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Just when you thought you knew everything about Franklin D. Roosevelt, think again. Joseph E. Persico [is] one of America’s finest historians. . . . You can’t properly understand FDR the man without reading this landmark study.”—Douglas Brinkley, professor of history at Rice University “Persico’s exploration of FDR’s emotional life is fascinating.”—USA Today In Franklin and Lucy, acclaimed author and historian Joseph E. Persico explores FDR’s romance with Lucy Rutherfurd. Persico’s provocative conclusions about their relationship are informed by a revealing range of sources, including never-before-published letters and documents from Lucy Rutherfurd’s estate that attest to the intensity of the affair, which lasted much longer than was previously acknowledged.FDR’s connection with Lucy also creates an opportunity for Persico to take a more penetrating look at the other women in FDR’s life. We come to see more clearly how FDR’s infidelity contributed to Eleanor Roosevelt’s eventual transformation from a repressed Victorian to perhaps the greatest American woman of her century; how FDR’s strong-willed mother helped to strengthen his resolve in overcoming personal and public adversity; and how both paramours and platonic friends completed the world that FDR inhabited. In focusing on Lucy Rutherfurd and the other women who mattered to Roosevelt, Persico renders the most intimate portrait yet of an enigmatic giant of American history. Praise for Franklin and Lucy “Persico is judicious in his treatment of these sensitive matters. . . . He understands that Lucy Mercer helped FDR awaken his capacity for love and compassion, and thus helped him become the man to whom the nation will be eternally in debt.”—The Washington Post Book World “A stylish and well-written book filled with interesting characters, marital dramas and spylike subterfuge.”—Chicago Tribune “A powerful narrative that rarely fails to pull you along to the next chapter.”—Louisville Courier-Journal “Utterly absorbing.”—Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Download or read book Pursuing Happiness written by Mary Lou Peters Schram and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2022-07-29 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although the pursuit of happiness is one of our inalienable rights, nowhere is it guaranteed that we will catch it. Mary Lou Peters Schram's witty novel chronicles the lives of four women, all of a "certain age," all residents of Shady Acres, an adult community in California's wine country, as each pursues her own particular vision of happiness.
Download or read book Ulune s Daughter written by E. J. Frost and published by E. J. Frost. This book was released on 2023-12-29 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I’ve made the magickal discovery of the century ... if I survive to tell the Unseen world about it. The truth behind human myths of Atlantis, the Magi of the Mists lived on a remote island off California. They were more advanced than the Romans, more in tune with the Great Mother than the Druids. Then a thousand years ago, they vanished. Until I found them. Five men stand in the way of me announcing my triumph: my ex-boyfriend who is claiming credit for my discovery, the jackalwere who wants to pervert my find to save his people, my new boyfriend whose secrets could undo everything I’ve worked for, and my fated, fae mates. When the scourge that destroyed the Magi of the Mists begins stalking the ivory towers of my alma mater, I have to find a way to stop it. Even if it means sacrificing my career. Even if it means relying on the men who have betrayed me. Even if it means embracing my Unseelie blood and claiming my crown. Meet Kellan, the new bad girl of Bevington College … Publisher’s Note: Ulune’s Daughter is the first book of a magic academy, whychoose, MMFM duet. It takes place seven years after the trilogy of Teddy’s Boys, Gabe’s Girl, and Quaternion, around the events of Capricorn. Characters cross over from all of the books in this series, although Ulune’s Daughter can be read as a standalone. This book is intended for mature readers only.
Download or read book Frank Lloyd Wright s Forgotten House written by Nicholas D. Hayes and published by University of Wisconsin Pres. This book was released on 2021-04-27 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Frank Lloyd Wright's foray into affordable housing--the American System-Built Homes--is frequently overlooked. When Nicholas and Angela Hayes became stewards of one of them, they began to unearth evidence that revealed a one-hundred-year-old fiasco fueled by competing ambitions and conflicting visions that eventually gave way to Wright's most creative period.
Download or read book Before the Trumpet written by Geoffrey C. Ward and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2014-09-09 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before Pearl Harbor, before polio and his entry into politics, FDR was a handsome, pampered, but strong-willed youth, the center of a rarefied world. In Before the Trumpet, the award-winning historian Geoffrey C. Ward transports the reader to that world—Hyde Park on the Hudson and Campobello Island, Groton and Harvard and the Continent—to recreate as never before the formative years of the man who would become the 20th century’s greatest president. Here, drawn from thousands of original documents (many never previously published), is a richly-detailed, intimate biography, its central figure surrounded by a colorful cast that includes an opium smuggler and a pious headmaster; Franklin's distant cousin, Theodore and his remarkable mother, Sara; and the still-more remarkable young woman he wooed and won, his cousin Eleanor. This is a tale that would grip the reader even if its central character had not grown up to be FDR.
Download or read book Jobson s enemies written by John Edward Jenkins and published by . This book was released on 1879 with total page 882 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book From Clay to Classrooms written by Alan R. Roy and published by Agio Publishing House. This book was released on 2011 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Retired Canadian architect pursues African dreams -- Sponsors and oversees construction of primary schools in impoverished areas of Tanzania In September 2010, Canadian architect Alan R. Roy left for Tanzania to realize two long-held dreams -- climb Mount Kilimanjaro, and build a school. He accomplished both, and ended up building two schools, in only five weeks! One school is in the slum district of Majengo in Arusha, and the other in the village of Gongali, on the doorstep of Tanzania's world-renowned safari country. Now he's on a mission to recruit others to help him build more schools. From Clay To Classrooms is the story of Roy's amazing adventure -- a journey of discovery, full of colourful insights and amusing incidents that expose the charm and friendliness of a struggling people determined to educate their children. Roy balances the serious business of construction with an open-minded willingness to learn and celebrate the local culture. Though he can create blueprints, he soon learns how local building techniques and materials -- and the local people's own ideas -- will dictate the exact final form of each school. From his experience, Roy gained a renewed determination to make a significant improvement to the lives of a growing number of African children. He has established a registered charity, Primary Schools For Africa Society, as a mechanism for others to join his mission. Two more school projects are scheduled for November of 2011. "The return on donor investment is incredible," Roy emphasizes. "Each new classroom will enable hundreds of graduates over the next decade. Education is the key to ending the cycles of poverty, and promote stable government." From Clay To Classrooms: An Architect's Dream to Advance Education in Africa by Alan R. Roy is published by Agio Publishing House, Victoria (Canada), 2011, 198 pp., trade paperback $19.99, ISBN 978-1-897435-67-0. About the author, Alan R. Roy Alan R. Roy grew up in Cornwall, Ontario. After graduating from Royal Military College, he spent four years in Canadian and overseas postings. His architectural degrees from the University of New South Wales and RAIC Syllabus preceded 32 years in the architectural profession. His previous most memorable humanitarian experience was working with ex-president Jimmy Carter on a Habitat For Humanity project in New York City's Lower East Side. He lives with his wife Maureen in Victoria, B.C. More info about donations and project progress at www.PrimarySchoolsForAfrica.com
Download or read book My Daughter Elinor written by Frank Lee Benedict and published by . This book was released on 1871 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Pig Trilogy written by Joseph Caldwell and published by Delphinium Books. This book was released on 2013-05-21 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joseph Caldwell’s rollicking Pig Trilogy, a charmingly romantic three-part tale of an American in contemporary Ireland
Download or read book Visiting Edna and Good for Otto written by David Rabe and published by Grove Press. This book was released on 2017-06-13 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two plays exploring the struggle of mental illness by the Tony Award–winning “giant of American theater” and author of Hurlyburly (Chicago Tribune). Good for Otto, which premiered in October 2015 at the Gift Theatre in Chicago, is a “sprawling drama of mental illness” in which “Mr. Rabe digs into his subject with a depth that almost feels bottomless.” Drawing on material from Undoing Depression by psychotherapist Richard O’Connor, it explores the lives of a therapist and his many patients, all trying to navigate personal trauma (Charles Isherwood, The New York Times). Visiting Edna, which premiered in September 2016 at the Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago, is a drama of “deeply searing power” about the bond between mother and son. As Edna faces a short future plagued by her many illnesses—and a cancer that looms so large it becomes another character—she and her adult son struggle to communicate about their shared past as they contemplate the future (Variety). Taken together, the plays offer a satisfying glimpse into “Rabe’s theatrical universe . . . at once vivid and mysterious, a pageant and a puzzle” of contemporary American life (John Lahr, The New Yorker). “Many would list [Rabe] among the very greatest of living playwrights.” —Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune
Download or read book Visiting Edna written by David Rabe and published by Dramatists Play Service, Inc.. This book was released on 2017-09-29 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edna has suffered losses as she has aged, and now she faces a late-life cancer diagnosis. Edna’s son, Andrew, is home for a visit. Together they try to bridge the gulf between the love they shared in his childhood and the polite but baffling relationship they now live with. Mother and son stumble toward honesty as they wrestle with the phantoms—both mundane and profound—that keep them from real connection.
Download or read book Gabe s Girl written by E. J. Frost and published by E. J. Frost. This book was released on 2022-03-04 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three boys. Two murders. One terrible choice. I survived my father, but I can't survive without my boy. I've lost one person to the fae; I won't lose another. No matter what the cost, no matter what I have to do, I'll get Gabe back. And then I'll prove his innocence. Darwin Dùbhghlas, I'm coming for you. Meet the bad girl of Bevington ... Publisher's Note: Gabe's Girl is a college-aged, MMFM, whychoose romance. Book 2 ends on a cliffhanger. This book is intended for mature readers only.
Download or read book Belle City written by Penny Mickelbury and published by Whitepoint Press. This book was released on 2014-08-11 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This interracial, intergenerational saga of love, land and loss is told from the disparate perspectives of Ruth Thatcher, who is Black, and Jonas Thatcher, who is White, and spans nearly a century. The story begins in 1917 when Ruth and Jonas are farm children and ends in 2005 as their descendants struggle to unravel and understand the legacies of this star-crossed pair. During the course of their lifetimes, Ruth and Jonas-- and their respective families-- have evolved and ultimately have prospered, but it is left for their descendants to come to grips with the long-unacknowledged truth that the two families are actually one.
