Download or read book Candle in the Darkness Refiner s Fire Book 1 written by Lynn Austin and published by Bethany House. This book was released on 2002-11-01 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A gripping tale told by a gifted writer."--Beverly Lewis Caroline Fletcher is caught in a nation split apart and torn between the ones she loves and a truth she can't deny The daughter of a wealthy slave-holding family from Richmond, Virginia, Caroline Fletcher is raised to believe slavery is God-ordained and acceptable. But on awakening to its cruelty and injustice, her eyes are opened to the men and women who have cared tirelessly for her. At the same time, her father and her fiance, Charles St. John, are fighting for the Confederacy and their beloved way of life and traditions. Where does Caroline's loyalty lie? Emboldened by her passion to make a difference and her growing faith, will she risk everything she holds dear?

Download or read book Between Girls written by Karen Marshall and published by Kehrer Verlag. This book was released on 2021-07 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A three-decade-long documentary follows a group of middle-class New York City girls.

Download or read book The Personal Librarian written by Marie Benedict and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2022-06-07 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Instant New York Times Bestseller! A Good Morning America* Book Club Pick! Named a Best Book of the Year by NPR! Named a Notable Book of the Year by the Washington Post! “Historical fiction at its best!”* A remarkable novel about J. P. Morgan’s personal librarian, Belle da Costa Greene, the Black American woman who was forced to hide her true identity and pass as white in order to leave a lasting legacy that enriched our nation, from New York Times bestselling authors Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray. In her twenties, Belle da Costa Greene is hired by J. P. Morgan to curate a collection of rare manuscripts, books, and artwork for his newly built Pierpont Morgan Library. Belle becomes a fixture in New York City society and one of the most powerful people in the art and book world, known for her impeccable taste and shrewd negotiating for critical works as she helps create a world-class collection. But Belle has a secret, one she must protect at all costs. She was born not Belle da Costa Greene but Belle Marion Greener. She is the daughter of Richard Greener, the first Black graduate of Harvard and a well-known advocate for equality. Belle’s complexion isn’t dark because of her alleged Portuguese heritage that lets her pass as white—her complexion is dark because she is African American. The Personal Librarian tells the story of an extraordinary woman, famous for her intellect, style, and wit, and shares the lengths she must go to—for the protection of her family and her legacy—to preserve her carefully crafted white identity in the racist world in which she lives.

Download or read book Black Orchid written by Karen Harper and published by Don Mills, Ont. : MIRA. This book was released on 2006 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A woman investigating the murder of her husband, an AIDS researcher, in the Florida Everglades finds herself the prey of a mysterious enemy and turns to her former lover, a Seminole Indian, for help.

Download or read book Say You re Sorry written by Karen Rose and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-07-30 with total page 657 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A serial killer terrorizing the women of Sacramento meets his match in this pulse-pounding novel from New York Times bestselling author Karen Rose. There is a serial killer on the loose, preying on vulnerable women. The only identifiable mark the killer leaves are letters—sometimes one, sometimes two—all carved into the torsos of his victims. Together they spell “Sydney.” When he grabs Daisy Dawson, he believes he has found his next victim. But despite her small stature, she fights back with an expertise that quickly frees her. Before fleeing the scene, Daisy also manages to grab what proves to be crucial evidence: a necklace from around the killer’s neck. The necklace is more than a trivial item—it is a link to a cold case that Special Agent Gideon Reynolds has been tracking for seventeen years. With Daisy’s help, Gideon finally has the opportunity to get closer to the truth than ever before. But they might not get the chance, as the serial killer has a new target: Gideon and Daisy.

Download or read book Black Glass written by Karen Joy Fowler and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2015-06-23 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An early work from PEN/Faulkner Award winner and Man Booker finalist Karen Joy Fowler, reissued and beautifully repackaged for new fans and old. First published in 1998 to high praise, and now reissued with the addition of a prefatory essay, Black Glass showcases the extraordinary talents of this prizewinning author. In fifteen gemlike tales, Fowler lets her wit and vision roam freely, turning accepted norms inside out and fairy tales upside down—pushing us to reconsider our unquestioned verities and proving once again that she is among our most subversive writers. So, then: Here is Carry Nation loose again, breaking up discos, smashing topless bars, radicalizing women as she preaches clean living to men more intent on babes and booze. And here is Mrs. Gulliver, her patience with her long-voyaging Lemuel worn thin: Money is short and the kids can’t even remember what their dad looks like. And what of Tonto, the ever-faithful companion, turning forty without so much as a birthday phone call from that masked man? It is a book full of great themes and terrific stories—but it is the way in which Fowler tells the tale, develops plot and character, plays with time, chance, and reality that makes these pieces so original.

Download or read book Fear Familiar Romantic Suspense Collection written by Caroline Burnes and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2016-05-16 with total page 3760 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Re-discover 12 romantic suspense stories from the Fear Familiar series, in one collection for the first time by reader-favorite author Caroline Burnes! This special Fear Familiar Collection includes: Familiar Heart Familiar Fire Familiar Valentine Familiar Christmas Familiar Lullaby Familiar Mirage Familiar Oasis Familiar Double Familiar Texas Familiar Escape Familiar Vows Familiar Showdown

Download or read book Bittersweet written by Karen McCarthy and published by Women's Press (UK). This book was released on 1998 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published to coincide with Black History Month 1998, Bittersweet presents a collection of contemporary black women's poetry. Featured poets include Alice Walker, Patience Agbabi, Debjani Chatterjee, Grace Nichols and Shamshad Khan.

Download or read book Looking for Gatsby written by Faye Dunaway and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1997-12 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the award-winning actress herself, Faye Dunaway explores her life and loves in this classic autobiography from Simon & Schuster. In an "intelligent, take-no-prisoners memoir" (Entertainment Weekly), Academy Award-winning actress Faye Dunaway writes candidly of her life, including her many affairs, her two marriages, her professional success, and her poignant failures of photos.

Download or read book The Professor Is In written by Karen Kelsky and published by Crown. This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive career guide for grad students, adjuncts, post-docs and anyone else eager to get tenure or turn their Ph.D. into their ideal job Each year tens of thousands of students will, after years of hard work and enormous amounts of money, earn their Ph.D. And each year only a small percentage of them will land a job that justifies and rewards their investment. For every comfortably tenured professor or well-paid former academic, there are countless underpaid and overworked adjuncts, and many more who simply give up in frustration. Those who do make it share an important asset that separates them from the pack: they have a plan. They understand exactly what they need to do to set themselves up for success. They know what really moves the needle in academic job searches, how to avoid the all-too-common mistakes that sink so many of their peers, and how to decide when to point their Ph.D. toward other, non-academic options. Karen Kelsky has made it her mission to help readers join the select few who get the most out of their Ph.D. As a former tenured professor and department head who oversaw numerous academic job searches, she knows from experience exactly what gets an academic applicant a job. And as the creator of the popular and widely respected advice site The Professor is In, she has helped countless Ph.D.’s turn themselves into stronger applicants and land their dream careers. Now, for the first time ever, Karen has poured all her best advice into a single handy guide that addresses the most important issues facing any Ph.D., including: -When, where, and what to publish -Writing a foolproof grant application -Cultivating references and crafting the perfect CV -Acing the job talk and campus interview -Avoiding the adjunct trap -Making the leap to nonacademic work, when the time is right The Professor Is In addresses all of these issues, and many more.

Download or read book Quintessential Jack written by Scott Edwards and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2018-01-12 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After several years of small roles and experimental screenwriting during his early career, Jack Nicholson got his big break in 1969 with Easy Rider. The next year Five Easy Pieces made him a star. Since then the 12-time Academy Award nominee has won Best Actor twice (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and As Good as It Gets). This critical study examines each of Nicholson's film roles, as well as his screenwriting and directorial efforts. Fascinating personal insights are provided through interviews with stars such as Mews Small, James Hong, Millie Perkins, Michael Margotta, Shirley Knight, Joe Turkel, Ed Nelson, Hazel Court, the Monkees, several Apollo astronauts, Hell's Angel Sonny Barger, Peter Fonda, Bruce Dern, and many more.

Download or read book The Art Practice of Spiritual Herbalism written by Karen M. Rose and published by Fair Winds Press (MA). This book was released on 2022-02-08 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Art & Practice of Spiritual Herbalism, written by leading Black herbalist Karen Rose, addresses herbalism and medicine making from the perspective of diasporic ancestral traditions.

Download or read book Kembra Pfahler written by Kembra Pfahler and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Text by Kathy Grayson.

Download or read book A Different Kind of Intimacy written by Karen Finley and published by Running PressBook Pub. This book was released on 2000 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Different Kind of Intimacy will bring together for the first time a collection of performance artist Karen Finley's texts, performances, short stories, essays, op-eds, art and photographs, creating a unique memoir of a woman whose life and career have embodied the urgent cultural conflicts of our time. The writings include text from the infamous performances that brought her to the Supreme Court in Finley vs. NEA, a battle that became a mainstay of the culture wars and which has made Finley an icon in the struggle for freedom of speech. Included in this volume will be the never before published, Obie Award-winning The American Chestnut for which she received a Guggenheim; such works as We Keep Our Victims Ready, A Certain Level of Denial, The Return of the Chocolate Smeared Woman, and an excerpt from her forthcoming film Shut Up and Love Me. Also appearing will be previously unpublished short stories, photos, artwork, and an essay on censorship. In 1998 Finley was named Woman of the Year by MS. magazine; she posed for Playboy the following year. She has appeared in numerous films including Philadelphia, and will soon be directing her own first feature film, Shut Up and Love Me, produced by Forensic Films. She has recorded albums including a collaboration with Sinead O'Connor. Finley is a regular on Politically Incorrect and can be seen giving her opinions on Exhale, a new show hosted by Candace Bergen on Oxygen. She will be hosting The Naked Players, a "nude Candid Camera" as well as Shock Video, both on HBO. Finley has written four books: Shock Treatment, Enough Is Enough, Living It Up, and Pooh Unplugged. "We need Finley: she doesn't duck the bullets, she keeps her eyes peeled on the artillery aimed at women, and she continues to push against her own boundaries as an artist" -- MS. Magazine

Download or read book Black in White Community Edition written by Charlotte Shyllon and published by Paragon Publishing. This book was released on 2021-11 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compilation of poems about racism in the workplace, including winning entries from the first Black in White Poetry Competition Poems by Charlotte Shyllon + 32 contributing poets Foreword by Anna Kyprianou, Pro Vice-Chancellor for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, Middlesex University Charlotte Shyllon is Founder & Director of Transforming Words, a communications and equality, diversity and inclusion consultancy. Raised a diplomat's daughter, she lived in a 'privilege bubble', not knowingly impacted by racism until she entered the world of work. A former pharmacist and award-winning journalist, she has worked in the charity sector and corporate world for over 25 years. Over the years, she encountered occasional incidents of racism and unconscious bias, and just accepted these as something that came with the territory. In 2020, after the murder of George Floyd, she wrote and published her first book of poems called Black in White about some of these experiences. Inspired to continue to air stories about workplace racism, in 2021 she launched a poetry competition to elicit poems about other people's experiences. Black in White - Community Collection was borne out of that. It showcases 28 of the best entries as well as some guests' poems and several new poems written by Charlotte. Charlotte is British, of Sierra Leonean parentage. She is a proud mum of two teenagers.

Download or read book The Collected Plays of Neil Simon written by Neil Simon and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1986-11-01 with total page 668 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This first volume of The Collected Plays of Neil Simon contains the triumphs that put his unique brand of comic genius on the American stage, and made him the most successful playwright of his generation. This volume includes: • Come Blow Your Horn • Barefoot in the Park • The Odd Couple • Plaza Suite • The Star-Spangled Girl • Promises, Promises • Last of the Red Hot Lover • And an Introduction by the author: “Portrait of the Writer as a Schizophrenic” Neil Simon’s mixture of verbal wit and beautifully crafted farce, ethnic humor and insight into universal foible, and above all compassion and understanding, make even his sharpest barbs touch the heart as well as the funny bone. These seven plays, beginning with his unforgettable debut, Come Blow Your Horn, make us laugh uproariously even as we indelibly identify with the objects of our laughter.

Download or read book Amytis Leaves Her Garden written by Karen Kelsay and published by . This book was released on 2012-09-08 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amytis Leaves Her Garden is a lovely, lyrical collection. I particularly admire the musicality of your indvidual lines. You write with an admirable density.~ comments from Dana GioiaKaren Kelsay's distinct poetic voice descends not from the modernists, but from the 19th-century "poetess" tradition that is being rediscovered by feminist scholars. Kelsay is the editor of Victorian Violet Press poetry journal, and like flowers pressed within the pages of a Victorian album, her poems translate memorable experiences into compressed visual images, and vice versa. Lush passages of description and hard-earned lines of wisdom lodge in the reader's mind. ~ Julie Kane, Poet Laureate of Louisiana 2012 Studying this collection, "Amytis Leaves Her Garden," I am captivated most by author Karen Kelsay's confidence in her audience. Hers is a verse to respect the reader at every turn - beauty without blind, trap, or land-mine, as secure in itself as it is in its reader. "I read my thoughts on some far distant night..." she writes in the poem 'Quiet Flame' - an apt epithet for the collection - "...green willow trees with soft Parisian light." And, seated in her audience, I feel as though not only is that light my own possession, but -"far and distant" - the thought, as well. ~ Jennifer Reeser