Download or read book The Glitter and the Gold written by Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan and published by Hodder & Stoughton. This book was released on 2011-10-13 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Consuelo Vanderbilt was young, beautiful and the heir to a vast family fortune. She was also deeply in love with an American suitor when her mother chose instead for her to fulfil her social ambitions and marry an English Duke. Leaving her life in America, she came to England as the Duchess of Marlborough in 1895 and took up residence in her new home - Blenheim Palace. The 9th Duchess gives unique first-hand insight into life at the very pinnacle of English society in the Edwardian era. An unsnobbish, but often amused observer of the intricate hierarchy both upstairs and downstairs at Blenheim Palace, she is also a revealing witness to the glittering balls, huge weekend parties and major state occasions she attended or hosted. Here are her encounters with every important figure of the day - from Queen Victoria, Edward V11 and Queen Alexandra to Tsar Nicholas, Prince Metternich and the young Winston Churchill. Causing a scandal by separating from the Duke after 11 years, Consuelo began her new life as philanthropist, public speaker and campaigner for women's suffrage. Her literary soirees would include H G Wells, JM Barrie and George Bernard Shaw. In 1921 she remarried aviator Jacques Balsan moving with him to a chateau in the South of France. This intimate, richly enjoyable memoir is a wonderfully revealing portrait of a golden age.

Download or read book All That Glitters Is Not Gold written by Marcel Marshall and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set amid the natural beauty of the Caribbean island of Antigua, this creative novel details Te'Kare's struggles with her own weaknesses and the question of what she wants in life. Despite numerous lessons, Te' has a difficult time learning to balance her dreams with the truth of the adage that all that glitters is not gold. Her naivete leaves her susceptible to the wiles of a cunning and malicious scheme that threatens her very future as well as that of her longtime boyfriend, D'mitri Stanford.

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Download or read book All That Glitters Isn t Gold written by Anne Mazer and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 2009-05 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abby's never cared much about having the latest, greatest thing. But Brianna has the brand-new MePhone, and suddenly Abby is green with envy

Download or read book All that Glitters is Not Gold written by William O. Johnson and published by New York : Putnam. This book was released on 1972 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book All that Glitters written by Elizabeth Jameson and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Not a poor man's camp -- Staking the claims -- In union there is strength -- Sirs and brothers -- Imperfect unions -- A white man's camp -- Class-conscious lines -- As if we lived in free America -- Look away over Jordan.

Download or read book Tarnished Gold written by Virginia Andrews and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-09-12 with total page 471 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Her high school graduation just days away, Gabriel Landry is blissfully happy - until rich cannery owner Octavious Tate waylays her near a secluded pond and shatters her innocence, forever. Pregnant and desolate, Gabriel agrees to a shocking plan that will allow Octavious' frigid wife, Gladys, to claim the baby as her own. But nothing can prepare Gabriel for the terrible moment when Gladys takes her baby away. Drifting in a world of gloom, Gabriel is only comforted by chance glimpses of her son, until a hunting party brings handsome Creole millionaire Pierre Dumas to the bayou. Falling desperately in love, Gabriel will not heed the voice warning her that their joy may bring her more grief than she can bear.

Download or read book All That Glitters Is Not God written by Athena Dean and published by Winepress Pub. This book was released on 1998-06 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the deceit surrounding business opportunities prevalent in today's church. Steops to freedom and help for loved ones are included.

Download or read book Everything That Glitters Ain t Gold written by Shara Lamar and published by . This book was released on 2010-07 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tomika Smith returns home to Detroit, Michigan after completing her bachelor's degree in Florida. At her church's Sunday morning service, she meets Keith Jackson, a known drug kingpin in Detroit and Cleveland, Ohio. Will Keith Jackson be the man of Tomika's dreams or her nightmares?

Download or read book Everything That Glitters Ain t Gold written by Ja'kel Jackson and published by . This book was released on with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tyler Joelle Anderson is a twenty-six-year old woman living in a perfect world; that is, until her husband loses his job and turns into the monster that she's never seen before. Lies, betrayal and hate rise between their marriage and Tyler finally realizes that even though things may glitter and shine, that doesn't mean that there aren't issues that lie beneath.

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Download or read book Enchant e written by Gita Trelease and published by Macmillan Children's Books. This book was released on 2019-02-26 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paris in 1789 is a labyrinth of twisted streets, filled with beggars, thieves, revolutionaries – and magicians . . . When smallpox kills her parents, seventeen-year-old Camille is left to provide for her frail sister and her volatile brother. In desperation, she survives by using the petty magic she learnt from her mother. But when her brother disappears Camille decides to pursue a richer, more dangerous mark: the glittering court of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. Using dark magic Camille transforms herself into the ‘Baroness de la Fontaine‘ and presents herself at the court of Versaille, where she soon finds herself swept up in a dizzying life of riches, finery and suitors. But Camille’s resentment of the rich is at odds with the allure of their glamour and excess, and she soon discovers that she’s not the only one leading a double life . . . Enchantée is a compelling historical fantasy and is Gita Trelease's debut novel.

Download or read book American Duchess written by Karen S. Harper and published by William Morrow. This book was released on 2019 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reimagines the life of American heiress Consuelo Vanderbilt as the reluctant and bullied bride of the Duke of Marlborough before she finds the inner strength to fight for women's equality.

Download or read book Diamonds written by K.A. Linde and published by EverAfter Romance. This book was released on 2017-01-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bryna feels his eyes on her. Hot, seductive, enticing. He’s at least ten years older than her seventeen years, and he knows exactly what he’s doing to her with that look. Walking away would be the smart thing to do... But she can’t. Not that first night when he takes her home and claims her body. Not when he shows up in her life again with expensive gifts to win her trust. Not even when she’s falling for him, and everything else is falling apart... Find out how Bryna goes from golden girl to gold digger in this tantalizingly scandalous first book to USA Today bestselling author K.A. Linde’s All That Glitters series.

Download or read book All That Glitters Is Not Gold written by Carol Ashmore and published by . This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dana and Tim Carney fell in love with St. Simons Island, Georgia, on their honeymoon. A year later they moved to the island where Tim opened his first law practice. Everyone who knew Dana and Tim thought they were an ideal couple. Then one day Dana and Robbye, their five-year old son, were forced to start their lives all over again.

Download or read book The Canary and the Hammer written by Lisa Barnard and published by Mack. This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Photographed across four years and four continents, 'The Canary and The Hammer' details our reverence for gold and its role in humanity's ruthless pursuit of progress. Through a mix of image, text and archival material, the third book by British artist Lisa Barnard provides insight into the troubled history of gold and the complex ways it intersects with the global economy. Gold is ubiquitous in modern life; the mineral is concealed at the heart of much of the technology we use and is, most fundamentally, a potent symbol of value, beauty, purity, greed and political power. The Canary and The Hammer strives to connect these disparate stories -- from the mania of the gold rush and the brutal world of modern mining, to the sexual politics of the industry and gold's often dark but indispensable role at the heart of high-tech industry. Prompted by the financial crisis of 2008 and its stark reminder of the global west's determination to accumulate wealth, Barnard sets out to question gold's continued status as economic barometer amidst new intangible forms of technological high--finance. By addressing this through photography, Barnard in turn raises the question of how her chosen medium can respond to such abstract events and concepts. The result is an ambitious project, one sketching a personal journey in which she ultimately tackles the complexity of material representation in these fragmented and troubling times."-- Publisher's website