Author: Emma Leslie
Publisher: Blurb
ISBN: 9781034436195
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 70
Book Description
"The girls chatted about the lesson, and about the relative advantage of going to service, or learning dress-making and machine-work, but Kate took little part in the discussion to-day; and when they reached the corner where she must leave them, she felt glad to get away, to think out the problem she had been puzzling over all the afternoon. She had not told any of her schoolfellows of the message she had been charged to deliver to her mother, so no troublesome questions or surmises had been propounded by them, and if she could only contrive to banish the whole subject from her mind-forget it entirely, her future would be settled before the next Sunday came round."
Kate's Ordeal (Esprios Classics)
Author: Emma Leslie
Publisher: Blurb
ISBN: 9781034436195
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 70
Book Description
"The girls chatted about the lesson, and about the relative advantage of going to service, or learning dress-making and machine-work, but Kate took little part in the discussion to-day; and when they reached the corner where she must leave them, she felt glad to get away, to think out the problem she had been puzzling over all the afternoon. She had not told any of her schoolfellows of the message she had been charged to deliver to her mother, so no troublesome questions or surmises had been propounded by them, and if she could only contrive to banish the whole subject from her mind-forget it entirely, her future would be settled before the next Sunday came round."
Publisher: Blurb
ISBN: 9781034436195
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 70
Book Description
"The girls chatted about the lesson, and about the relative advantage of going to service, or learning dress-making and machine-work, but Kate took little part in the discussion to-day; and when they reached the corner where she must leave them, she felt glad to get away, to think out the problem she had been puzzling over all the afternoon. She had not told any of her schoolfellows of the message she had been charged to deliver to her mother, so no troublesome questions or surmises had been propounded by them, and if she could only contrive to banish the whole subject from her mind-forget it entirely, her future would be settled before the next Sunday came round."
Trapped in the Cold War
Author: Hermann H. Field
Publisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 9780804744317
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 494
Book Description
The disappearance behind the Iron Curtain of the American brothers Noel and Hermann Field in 1949, followed by that of Noels wife and their foster daughter, was one of the most publicized international mysteries of the Cold War. This dual memoir gives an intensely human dimension to that struggle, with Hermann narrating all that happened to him from the day he was abducted from the Warsaw airport to his release five years later, and Kate relating her unrelenting efforts to find her husband. Thousands of potential victims of Hitlers dragnet were rescued in 1939 and during World War II through separate efforts of the Field brothers. Arrested in Czechoslovakia in 1949, Noel was taken to Hungary and used as an example of American perfidy in show trials. Hermann went to Poland primarily to find out what had happened to his brother. After Hermanns abduction, he was taken to the cellar of a secret Polish prison, where he was held for five years. He gives us a detailed account of his battle to survive, alternating despair and horror with mordant humor. Meanwhile, his family had no idea whether he was still alive and if so, where. This moving story, based on detailed notes made by the authors during and shortly after the events described, presents an inside-outside counterpoint, as Hermanns chapters on his inward journey in his cellar world alternate with Kates efforts in London to find him by scrutinizing accounts of political events in Eastern Europe for clues and penetrating the diplomatic corridors of power in the West for help. Hermann had been arrested by a Polish security agent who later defected and became one of the Wests most important informants on Soviet operations in Eastern Europe. The search for the Field brothers was complicated by their history of leftist connections, for this tense period in the Cold War was also the era of McCarthyism in the United States. The book ends with an Epilogue that analyzes the events of fifty years ago in the light of what we know today, as the result of newly available archival material.
Publisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 9780804744317
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 494
Book Description
The disappearance behind the Iron Curtain of the American brothers Noel and Hermann Field in 1949, followed by that of Noels wife and their foster daughter, was one of the most publicized international mysteries of the Cold War. This dual memoir gives an intensely human dimension to that struggle, with Hermann narrating all that happened to him from the day he was abducted from the Warsaw airport to his release five years later, and Kate relating her unrelenting efforts to find her husband. Thousands of potential victims of Hitlers dragnet were rescued in 1939 and during World War II through separate efforts of the Field brothers. Arrested in Czechoslovakia in 1949, Noel was taken to Hungary and used as an example of American perfidy in show trials. Hermann went to Poland primarily to find out what had happened to his brother. After Hermanns abduction, he was taken to the cellar of a secret Polish prison, where he was held for five years. He gives us a detailed account of his battle to survive, alternating despair and horror with mordant humor. Meanwhile, his family had no idea whether he was still alive and if so, where. This moving story, based on detailed notes made by the authors during and shortly after the events described, presents an inside-outside counterpoint, as Hermanns chapters on his inward journey in his cellar world alternate with Kates efforts in London to find him by scrutinizing accounts of political events in Eastern Europe for clues and penetrating the diplomatic corridors of power in the West for help. Hermann had been arrested by a Polish security agent who later defected and became one of the Wests most important informants on Soviet operations in Eastern Europe. The search for the Field brothers was complicated by their history of leftist connections, for this tense period in the Cold War was also the era of McCarthyism in the United States. The book ends with an Epilogue that analyzes the events of fifty years ago in the light of what we know today, as the result of newly available archival material.
Radical
Author: Kate Pickert
Publisher: Little, Brown Spark
ISBN: 0316470333
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
In this "powerful and unflinching page-turner" (New York Times), a healthcare journalist examines the science, history, and culture of breast cancer. As a health-care journalist, Kate Pickert knew the emotional highs and lows of medical treatment well -- but always from a distance, through the stories of her subjects. That is, until she was unexpectedly diagnosed with an aggressive type of breast cancer at the age of 35. As she underwent more than a year of treatment, Pickert realized that the popular understanding of breast care in America bears little resemblance to the experiences of today's patients and the rapidly changing science designed to save their lives. After using her journalistic skills to navigate her own care, Pickert embarked on a quest to understand the cultural, scientific and historical forces shaping the lives of breast-cancer patients in the modern age. Breast cancer is one of history's most prolific killers. Despite billions spent on research and treatments, it remains one of the deadliest diseases facing women today. From the forests of the Pacific Northwest to an operating suite in Los Angeles to the epicenter of pink-ribbon advocacy in Dallas, Pickert reports on the turning points and people responsible for the progress that has been made against breast cancer and documents the challenges of defeating a disease that strikes one in eight American women and has helped shape the country's medical culture. Drawing on interviews with doctors, economists, researchers, advocates and patients, as well as on journal entries and recordings collected over the author's treatment, Radical puts the story of breast cancer into context, and shows how modern treatments represent a long overdue shift in the way doctors approach cancer -- and disease -- itself.
Publisher: Little, Brown Spark
ISBN: 0316470333
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
In this "powerful and unflinching page-turner" (New York Times), a healthcare journalist examines the science, history, and culture of breast cancer. As a health-care journalist, Kate Pickert knew the emotional highs and lows of medical treatment well -- but always from a distance, through the stories of her subjects. That is, until she was unexpectedly diagnosed with an aggressive type of breast cancer at the age of 35. As she underwent more than a year of treatment, Pickert realized that the popular understanding of breast care in America bears little resemblance to the experiences of today's patients and the rapidly changing science designed to save their lives. After using her journalistic skills to navigate her own care, Pickert embarked on a quest to understand the cultural, scientific and historical forces shaping the lives of breast-cancer patients in the modern age. Breast cancer is one of history's most prolific killers. Despite billions spent on research and treatments, it remains one of the deadliest diseases facing women today. From the forests of the Pacific Northwest to an operating suite in Los Angeles to the epicenter of pink-ribbon advocacy in Dallas, Pickert reports on the turning points and people responsible for the progress that has been made against breast cancer and documents the challenges of defeating a disease that strikes one in eight American women and has helped shape the country's medical culture. Drawing on interviews with doctors, economists, researchers, advocates and patients, as well as on journal entries and recordings collected over the author's treatment, Radical puts the story of breast cancer into context, and shows how modern treatments represent a long overdue shift in the way doctors approach cancer -- and disease -- itself.
Kate's Desire
Author: M. A. Cole
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1499042779
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Kate found herself in a new marriage which has a rocky start. He kept a secret from her about his past. She left him once forty years ago because he betrayed her or that's what he had her believe to keep her safe from harm. He broke her heart that took years for it to mend. Kate has entered into the world of horse racing the owner of Kate's Pleasure. The way she handles her horse has amazed everyone. A man from Scotty's past is stalking his wife and wants to take her from him. Can he stop this man before he does take his darlin. Kate has a secret that she has hidden for over forty years. How will her honey react to the news when he finds out.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1499042779
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Kate found herself in a new marriage which has a rocky start. He kept a secret from her about his past. She left him once forty years ago because he betrayed her or that's what he had her believe to keep her safe from harm. He broke her heart that took years for it to mend. Kate has entered into the world of horse racing the owner of Kate's Pleasure. The way she handles her horse has amazed everyone. A man from Scotty's past is stalking his wife and wants to take her from him. Can he stop this man before he does take his darlin. Kate has a secret that she has hidden for over forty years. How will her honey react to the news when he finds out.
Kate
Author: Charles Higham
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393325980
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Katharine Hepburn first authorized Higham to interview her closest friends and colleagues about her career, life, and behind-the-scenes romantic involvements from Leland Hayward to Spencer Tracy. And in this vivid portrait, she herself tells the deeply moving story of her 25-year love affair with Tracy.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393325980
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Katharine Hepburn first authorized Higham to interview her closest friends and colleagues about her career, life, and behind-the-scenes romantic involvements from Leland Hayward to Spencer Tracy. And in this vivid portrait, she herself tells the deeply moving story of her 25-year love affair with Tracy.
Kate Winters
Author: Geoffrey Workenrich
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1663241082
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
This is Kate’s story. From age five to adult, from intellectual exposures to a violent experience, from longing to love. Kate’s reactions to the experiences of her life reveal a constantly curious multi-faceted character -- capable of both animated silliness and reasoned seriousness. Perceived as an enigmatic outsider by those afflicted by their doubts and desires, Kate seeks and finds the purity of a kindred soul and delights in the warmth of an abiding and loving friendship. Creating her own set of rules, she affects the lives of such diverse personalities as a teenage boy, a Chicago policeman and a religiously focused charity worker. And, while so involved, she satisfies her often unsated energy by being in a passionate and life-changing relationship. This is Kate Winters’ story, her emotional and intellectual responses to life’s experiences, a story full of living and learning, of sadness and hope.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1663241082
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
This is Kate’s story. From age five to adult, from intellectual exposures to a violent experience, from longing to love. Kate’s reactions to the experiences of her life reveal a constantly curious multi-faceted character -- capable of both animated silliness and reasoned seriousness. Perceived as an enigmatic outsider by those afflicted by their doubts and desires, Kate seeks and finds the purity of a kindred soul and delights in the warmth of an abiding and loving friendship. Creating her own set of rules, she affects the lives of such diverse personalities as a teenage boy, a Chicago policeman and a religiously focused charity worker. And, while so involved, she satisfies her often unsated energy by being in a passionate and life-changing relationship. This is Kate Winters’ story, her emotional and intellectual responses to life’s experiences, a story full of living and learning, of sadness and hope.
The Ordeal of Thomas Hutchinson
Author: Bernard Bailyn
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674641617
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
The paradoxical and tragic story of America's most prominent Loyalist - a man caught between king and country.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674641617
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
The paradoxical and tragic story of America's most prominent Loyalist - a man caught between king and country.
Kate Chase and William Sprague
Author: Peg A. Lamphier
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 9780803229471
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Motherless from an early age, she became her father's official hostess during the Civil War and Reconstruction years as well as his unofficial campaign manager. As the opening of the Civil War, her husband, William Sprague, was a wealthy industrialist, the "boy governor" of Rhode Island, a dashing military figure, and an alcoholic.".
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 9780803229471
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Motherless from an early age, she became her father's official hostess during the Civil War and Reconstruction years as well as his unofficial campaign manager. As the opening of the Civil War, her husband, William Sprague, was a wealthy industrialist, the "boy governor" of Rhode Island, a dashing military figure, and an alcoholic.".
Selected Letters of George Meredith
Author: Mohammad Shaheen
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1349255408
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 303
Book Description
In this volume of selected letters of the novelist and poet George Meredith (1828-1909), the editor has included letters with such figures as Virginia Woolf (Stephen at the time), Paul Valery, Thomas Carlyle, Madame Daudet, Edmund Gosse, Alfred Tennyson, James Thomson and many others. The letters, most of them previously unpublished, reveal the myriad world of Meredith's life and thought. The selection includes the two earliest letters extant written by Meredith just after he had left Neuwied, his school in Germany. It also includes Meredith's first letter to Chapman & Hall concerning his project for the publication of his first volume of verse, and another Meredith wrote to the same publisher in connection with a cookery book which his first wife, Mary Ellen Peacock, was preparing for publication.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1349255408
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 303
Book Description
In this volume of selected letters of the novelist and poet George Meredith (1828-1909), the editor has included letters with such figures as Virginia Woolf (Stephen at the time), Paul Valery, Thomas Carlyle, Madame Daudet, Edmund Gosse, Alfred Tennyson, James Thomson and many others. The letters, most of them previously unpublished, reveal the myriad world of Meredith's life and thought. The selection includes the two earliest letters extant written by Meredith just after he had left Neuwied, his school in Germany. It also includes Meredith's first letter to Chapman & Hall concerning his project for the publication of his first volume of verse, and another Meredith wrote to the same publisher in connection with a cookery book which his first wife, Mary Ellen Peacock, was preparing for publication.
Unshielded Past
Author: Patti Morelli
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 149078411X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
Unshielded Past picks up where Shielded Past left off. It's packed with suspense, murder, drama, and a bit of the supernatural. Samantha reappears to warn Annie and Andrew, about the danger that is about to happen. The question is -- who really is in danger? New characters are introduced: the woman seen at the hospital demolition, Gregg's stepbrother whose motive is unknown, a family of policemen, the FBI, the legal system, and a father with an unsavory background. They all help to tell the tale and expose the secrets and horrors that they carry. Annie and Andrew seek the answers to her mothers abandonment, the abuse she endured from her father and who killed all those women? Who is out to harm Kate, Annie's best friend? Some of those answers are welcomed blessings, others are heartbreaking, but the real threat is to Annie including everything she treasures and even her very life. Unshielded Past makes us realize how important family, good friends, and persevering are the keys to happiness. There are multiple surprises throughout each of the chapters. With every turn of the page, this story becomes more entwined and intriguing, keeping you wondering and guessing until the very end. Unshielded Past is a sequel to Patti's first book, Shielded Past, which received the 2015 Gold Seal of Literacy Excellence Award through Trafford Publishing. Patti has promised those of us who love her writing, that there are more books on the way with different storylines and characters. Some of her poetry collection can be viewed on this website: www.pattimorelli.com
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 149078411X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
Unshielded Past picks up where Shielded Past left off. It's packed with suspense, murder, drama, and a bit of the supernatural. Samantha reappears to warn Annie and Andrew, about the danger that is about to happen. The question is -- who really is in danger? New characters are introduced: the woman seen at the hospital demolition, Gregg's stepbrother whose motive is unknown, a family of policemen, the FBI, the legal system, and a father with an unsavory background. They all help to tell the tale and expose the secrets and horrors that they carry. Annie and Andrew seek the answers to her mothers abandonment, the abuse she endured from her father and who killed all those women? Who is out to harm Kate, Annie's best friend? Some of those answers are welcomed blessings, others are heartbreaking, but the real threat is to Annie including everything she treasures and even her very life. Unshielded Past makes us realize how important family, good friends, and persevering are the keys to happiness. There are multiple surprises throughout each of the chapters. With every turn of the page, this story becomes more entwined and intriguing, keeping you wondering and guessing until the very end. Unshielded Past is a sequel to Patti's first book, Shielded Past, which received the 2015 Gold Seal of Literacy Excellence Award through Trafford Publishing. Patti has promised those of us who love her writing, that there are more books on the way with different storylines and characters. Some of her poetry collection can be viewed on this website: www.pattimorelli.com