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Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
How could two hardworking people do everything right in life, a woman asks, and end up destitute? Willa Knox and her husband followed all the rules as responsible parents and professionals, and have nothing to show for it but debts and an inherited brick house that is falling apart. The magazine where Willa worked has folded; the college where her husband had tenure has closed. Their dubious shelter is also the only option for a disabled father-in-law...
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
2013, c2013
Language
English
Description
Newlywed Grace Monroe doesn't fit anyone's expectations of a successful 1950s London socialite, least of all her own. When she receives an unexpected inheritance from a complete stranger, Madame Eva d'Orsey, Grace is drawn to uncover the identity of her mysterious benefactor. Weaving through the decades, from 1920s New York to Monte Carlo, Paris, and London, the story Grace uncovers is that of an extraordinary women who inspired one of Paris's greatest...
Author
Publisher
Abrams
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
Cover -- Title Page -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 Improvising From a Score -- What Is Improv? -- Preparing to Improvise -- The Score -- 2 Quilt Scores -- #1-Floating Squares -- #2-Strings -- #3-Improv Round Robin -- #4-Patchwork Doodle -- #5-Rhythmic Grid -- #6-Modern Block Improv -- #7-Layered Curve -- #8-Bias Strip Petals -- #9-Get Your Curve On -- #10-Showing Up -- 3 Exploring Color -- Color Scores -- Aspects of Color -- Moods of Color -- 4...
Author
Language
English
Description
The Money Man is an epic story for our times, which will offer hope to many who have seen the fruit of their hard work eaten away by the economy, mistakes, poor health, etc. Readers will meet the rich, the famous, the infamous, the powerful, and the powerless in the USA, England, Monaco, France, and Switzerland. The Money Man is a story of determination, love, and faith that includes many page turning stories of extraordinary success and dismal failure....
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin/Plume
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
Beth is a spirited woman with an intellectual disability who lives intensely and often joyfully, and spends most of her days riding the buses in Pennsylvania. The drivers, a lively group, are her mentors; her fellow passengers, her community-though some display less patience or kindness than others.
Her sister, Rachel, a teacher and writer, camouflages her emotional isolation by leading a hyperbusy life. But one day, Beth asks Rachel to accompany...
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