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Charlotte Lawson is a wealthy socialite, a scion of Atlanta society. A child prodigy, she faces a promising career as a performance artist, majoring in piano and organ. She is completing her studies with Wilhelm Kreiser, one of the most sought-after teachers in the country. Charlotte, reeling from a sudden breakup with her fiancé, flings herself at her teacher, and ends up falling in love with Kreiser. Then something goes terribly wrong, and Charlotte flees Atlanta. She develops performance anxiety, and gives up her dreams of public performance. She struggles to pull herself back together, with the help of her childhood friend, Gerard Fellowes, one of the wealthiest and most eligible bachelors in the country. However, her path keeps crossing that of Kreiser. She finds herself still drawn to him. He encourages her, only to abandon her. Out of the blue, Kreiser is murdered. Suddenly Charlotte finds herself a suspect, as the police's search for evidence points to her and the net begins to tighten.
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Wild parties, late nights, and lots of sex, drugs, and alcohol. Many assume these are the things that define an American teenager’s first year after high school. But the reality is really quite different. As Tim Clydesdale reports in The First Year Out, teenagers generally manage the increased responsibilities of everyday life immediately after graduation effectively. But, like many good things, this comes at a cost. Tracking the daily lives of fifty young people making the transition to life after high school, Clydesdale reveals how teens settle into manageable patterns of substance use and sexual activity; how they meet the requirements of postsecondary education; and how they cope with ...
Issues for 1856-1857 include section called: Family visitant; conducted by Mrs. S.R. Ford.
A Passion for Passion is a love letter to genre romance fiction. It celebrates the joyful silliness of books that are written to follow the rules. Alice Fraser has a special place in her heart for the sweeping silliness of romance novels. The journey to reach a believable Happily Ever After can go via an unbelievable rollercoaster of intensity, through wildly entertaining twists and unlikely turns. To celebrate the unparalleled joy this genre can bring to readers and defy its oft maligned status, Alice has created the author, D'Ancey LaGuarde, the ineffably mysterious, outrageously prolific, undisputed regent of the art of romance. Collecting together excerpts, book cover designs, character ...
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THE BOOK LIFE AND DEATH , IS A VERY INSPIRING BOOK, THAT HELD MY INTEREST THROUGH TO THE END. FRAN HAD TO TRULEY HAVE ALL HER FAITH IN GOD, TO GO THROUGH THE THINGS SHE WENT THROUGH FOR HER BROTHER AND HERSELF. SHE WENT THROUGH MORE THAN ANY CHILD SHOULD HAVE TO ENDURE. THEN TO BE RAPED AND CONTEND WITH ALL SHE DID AFTER SHE MARRIED EMMITT. ITS TRUELY A BOOK EVERYONE SHOULD READ.
That "kindly old investigator," Mr. Keen, sought missing persons and unraveled crimes longer than any other fictional detective ever heard or seen on the air. For 18 years (1937-1955) and 1690 nationwide broadcasts, Keen and his faithful assistant Mike Clancy kept listeners coming back for more. The nearest competitor, Nick Carter, Master Detective, ran for 726 broadcasts. This definitive history recounts the actors and creators behind the series, the changes the show underwent, and the development of the Mr. Keen character. A complete episode guide details all of the program's 1,690 broadcasts.