Author: Roxy Sinclaire
Publisher: Roxy Sinclaire
ISBN: 1795297514
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
I wasn't expecting Adrien at the door. I was finally feeling safe after all that mess. What secrets was he hiding In any case, I didn't know how obsessed he was with me. I thought I was safe. I had no idea how wrong I was... Praise for Roxy Sinclaire's Warped Obsession "Roxy Sinclaire brings the characters to life, keeping you wanting to read on to see what happens!" - Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ "Nail bitingly good" - Amy, Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ "Lots of excitement and action" - Diane, Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ "A well written and very entertaining story." - Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ "A series you do not want to miss" - Heidi, Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ "Very intriguing!" - Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ "A dangerous suspense filled story" - Charleann, Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ "Lots of suspense, action, drama, and obsession" - Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ "Dark, intense, suspenseful and emotional, this book and series will have you on edge and tense as you wait for that next shoe drop moment" - Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ "A five-star read that will astound you" - Sara, Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ "I’m just getting deeper and deeper!" - Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ "There's a bit for everyone with suspense, secrets, kidnapping and tons of action that keeps you reading to the last page." - Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ "I was totally captivated throughout this addictive page turner" - Wendy, Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ "Roxy Sinclaire is definitely raising the bar with this Obsession series!" - Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ "A powerful punch of edge of your seat intensity" - Judi, Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ "Entangled in what had become a nightmare" - Dora, Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ "Speechlees! A fantastic read that does not hold back" - Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★
Warped Obsession
Author: Roxy Sinclaire
Publisher: Roxy Sinclaire
ISBN: 1795297514
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
I wasn't expecting Adrien at the door. I was finally feeling safe after all that mess. What secrets was he hiding In any case, I didn't know how obsessed he was with me. I thought I was safe. I had no idea how wrong I was... Praise for Roxy Sinclaire's Warped Obsession "Roxy Sinclaire brings the characters to life, keeping you wanting to read on to see what happens!" - Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ "Nail bitingly good" - Amy, Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ "Lots of excitement and action" - Diane, Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ "A well written and very entertaining story." - Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ "A series you do not want to miss" - Heidi, Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ "Very intriguing!" - Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ "A dangerous suspense filled story" - Charleann, Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ "Lots of suspense, action, drama, and obsession" - Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ "Dark, intense, suspenseful and emotional, this book and series will have you on edge and tense as you wait for that next shoe drop moment" - Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ "A five-star read that will astound you" - Sara, Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ "I’m just getting deeper and deeper!" - Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ "There's a bit for everyone with suspense, secrets, kidnapping and tons of action that keeps you reading to the last page." - Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ "I was totally captivated throughout this addictive page turner" - Wendy, Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ "Roxy Sinclaire is definitely raising the bar with this Obsession series!" - Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ "A powerful punch of edge of your seat intensity" - Judi, Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ "Entangled in what had become a nightmare" - Dora, Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ "Speechlees! A fantastic read that does not hold back" - Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★
Publisher: Roxy Sinclaire
ISBN: 1795297514
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
I wasn't expecting Adrien at the door. I was finally feeling safe after all that mess. What secrets was he hiding In any case, I didn't know how obsessed he was with me. I thought I was safe. I had no idea how wrong I was... Praise for Roxy Sinclaire's Warped Obsession "Roxy Sinclaire brings the characters to life, keeping you wanting to read on to see what happens!" - Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ "Nail bitingly good" - Amy, Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ "Lots of excitement and action" - Diane, Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ "A well written and very entertaining story." - Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ "A series you do not want to miss" - Heidi, Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ "Very intriguing!" - Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ "A dangerous suspense filled story" - Charleann, Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ "Lots of suspense, action, drama, and obsession" - Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ "Dark, intense, suspenseful and emotional, this book and series will have you on edge and tense as you wait for that next shoe drop moment" - Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ "A five-star read that will astound you" - Sara, Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ "I’m just getting deeper and deeper!" - Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ "There's a bit for everyone with suspense, secrets, kidnapping and tons of action that keeps you reading to the last page." - Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ "I was totally captivated throughout this addictive page turner" - Wendy, Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ "Roxy Sinclaire is definitely raising the bar with this Obsession series!" - Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ "A powerful punch of edge of your seat intensity" - Judi, Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ "Entangled in what had become a nightmare" - Dora, Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ "Speechlees! A fantastic read that does not hold back" - Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★
Buried Obsession: A Dark Captive Romance
Author: Roxy Sinclaire
Publisher: Roxy Sinclaire
ISBN: 1795293659
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
It was just supposed to be an interview. Getting the inside scoop on the country's hottest billionaire. He invited me to his estate and I fell for him, hard. And then I met his brother. He's dark, dangerous and oh so bad. Nothing like the billionaire. But one night changed everything and I found myself in over my head. How did I end up tangled in this dark obsession? Praise for Roxy Sinclaire's Buried Obsession "Very original with awesome, broody, deceiving and strong characters!" - Lisa, Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ "This had me captivated and I couldn't put it down" - Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ "Definitely a must read" - Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ "I expected the typical romance story, but what I got was an outstanding read of suspense, drama, angst, jealousy, revenge, fear, guilt, twists you don't see coming and will have you on the edge of your seat" - Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ "One of the best books I've read this year!" - Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ "The chemistry between them is blazing hot" - Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ "Hang on for a pulse pounding thrill ride!" - Lisa, Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ "I was on the edge of my chair with my head almost glued to the screen of my iPad, this is intense" - Ann, Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ "Excellent start to a new series" - Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ "I was reading well into the wee small hours and even when I'd finished it I couldn't sleep, my thoughts were in turmoil back within the pages of this wonderful book." - Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ "A very dark, interesting, mesmerizing story" - Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ "The dark twists that come next kept me riveted to my seat, biting my nails right to the end!" - Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ "Very strong characters that are brooding and very deceptive" - Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ "This is the best book ever! This book kept me up all night reading and had me on the edge of my seat as I turned the pages wondering what would happen next" - Lisa, Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ "Seriously, you’ve got a masterful storyline; interesting characters; outrageous twists and turns; and an HEA that gets farther away as you read" - Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ "Bathroom breaks are optional" - Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ "Twists and turns that kept me on my toes as well" - Sharon, Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★
Publisher: Roxy Sinclaire
ISBN: 1795293659
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
It was just supposed to be an interview. Getting the inside scoop on the country's hottest billionaire. He invited me to his estate and I fell for him, hard. And then I met his brother. He's dark, dangerous and oh so bad. Nothing like the billionaire. But one night changed everything and I found myself in over my head. How did I end up tangled in this dark obsession? Praise for Roxy Sinclaire's Buried Obsession "Very original with awesome, broody, deceiving and strong characters!" - Lisa, Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ "This had me captivated and I couldn't put it down" - Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ "Definitely a must read" - Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ "I expected the typical romance story, but what I got was an outstanding read of suspense, drama, angst, jealousy, revenge, fear, guilt, twists you don't see coming and will have you on the edge of your seat" - Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ "One of the best books I've read this year!" - Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ "The chemistry between them is blazing hot" - Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ "Hang on for a pulse pounding thrill ride!" - Lisa, Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ "I was on the edge of my chair with my head almost glued to the screen of my iPad, this is intense" - Ann, Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ "Excellent start to a new series" - Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ "I was reading well into the wee small hours and even when I'd finished it I couldn't sleep, my thoughts were in turmoil back within the pages of this wonderful book." - Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ "A very dark, interesting, mesmerizing story" - Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ "The dark twists that come next kept me riveted to my seat, biting my nails right to the end!" - Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ "Very strong characters that are brooding and very deceptive" - Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ "This is the best book ever! This book kept me up all night reading and had me on the edge of my seat as I turned the pages wondering what would happen next" - Lisa, Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ "Seriously, you’ve got a masterful storyline; interesting characters; outrageous twists and turns; and an HEA that gets farther away as you read" - Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ "Bathroom breaks are optional" - Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ "Twists and turns that kept me on my toes as well" - Sharon, Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★
Cornell Woolrich from Pulp Noir to Film Noir
Author: Thomas C. Renzi
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786482818
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
Extremely popular and prolific in the 1930s and 1940s, Cornell Woolrich still has diehard fans who thrive on his densely packed descriptions and his spellbinding premises. A contemporary of Hammett and Chandler, he competed with them for notoriety in the pulps and became the single most adapted writer for films of the noir period. Perhaps the most famous film adaptation of a Woolrich story is Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window (1954). Even today, his work is still onscreen; Michael Cristofer's Original Sin (2001) is based on one of his tales. This book offers a detailed analysis of many of Woolrich's novels and short stories; examines films adapted from these works; and shows how Woolrich's techniques and themes influenced the noir genre. Twenty-two stories and 30 films compose the bulk of the study, though many other additions of films noirs are also considered because of their relevance to Woolrich's plots, themes and characters. The introduction includes a biographical sketch of Woolrich and his relationship to the noir era, and the book is illustrated with stills from Woolrich's noir classics.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786482818
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
Extremely popular and prolific in the 1930s and 1940s, Cornell Woolrich still has diehard fans who thrive on his densely packed descriptions and his spellbinding premises. A contemporary of Hammett and Chandler, he competed with them for notoriety in the pulps and became the single most adapted writer for films of the noir period. Perhaps the most famous film adaptation of a Woolrich story is Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window (1954). Even today, his work is still onscreen; Michael Cristofer's Original Sin (2001) is based on one of his tales. This book offers a detailed analysis of many of Woolrich's novels and short stories; examines films adapted from these works; and shows how Woolrich's techniques and themes influenced the noir genre. Twenty-two stories and 30 films compose the bulk of the study, though many other additions of films noirs are also considered because of their relevance to Woolrich's plots, themes and characters. The introduction includes a biographical sketch of Woolrich and his relationship to the noir era, and the book is illustrated with stills from Woolrich's noir classics.
Cash
Author: Tess Oliver
Publisher: Sugartree Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
WARNING: This new adult romance contains an irresistible, dirty talking alpha and steamy scenes that will leave you needing a cold shower. 18+ *Cash is part of The Barringer Brothers series but can be read as a standalone. A horrid, unstable childhood and a long stint with Bedlam, an outlaw MC, has left Cash Tremaine hardened, disillusioned and desperate to find a better life. A love of the ocean and a job referral from an old friend take him to the small coastal town of Tucker's Village where he meets Esme Drake. Esme is tough, resilient, independent and impossibly pretty. Cash wonders if he's finally found his place in the world down by the sea, but he soon discovers that even far away from the MC, trouble manages to find him. A rough life with her father and two brothers has taught Esme Drake to be a survivor and, now more than ever, she wants to be out on her own. For the last few years she has stuck to her plan and Cash Tremaine is the last thing she needs to get in her way. But beneath his intimidating exterior, Cash is a lost soul, looking for a place to escape the unpredictable chaos of life, and Esme finds herself inexplicably drawn to him. Other books in the series: Rain Shadow Books 1-5 Gage Cash Seth Jericho
Publisher: Sugartree Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
WARNING: This new adult romance contains an irresistible, dirty talking alpha and steamy scenes that will leave you needing a cold shower. 18+ *Cash is part of The Barringer Brothers series but can be read as a standalone. A horrid, unstable childhood and a long stint with Bedlam, an outlaw MC, has left Cash Tremaine hardened, disillusioned and desperate to find a better life. A love of the ocean and a job referral from an old friend take him to the small coastal town of Tucker's Village where he meets Esme Drake. Esme is tough, resilient, independent and impossibly pretty. Cash wonders if he's finally found his place in the world down by the sea, but he soon discovers that even far away from the MC, trouble manages to find him. A rough life with her father and two brothers has taught Esme Drake to be a survivor and, now more than ever, she wants to be out on her own. For the last few years she has stuck to her plan and Cash Tremaine is the last thing she needs to get in her way. But beneath his intimidating exterior, Cash is a lost soul, looking for a place to escape the unpredictable chaos of life, and Esme finds herself inexplicably drawn to him. Other books in the series: Rain Shadow Books 1-5 Gage Cash Seth Jericho
Priestess Itfut
Author: Вадим Зеланд
Publisher: Litres
ISBN: 5042825037
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Everyone’s watching Tufti. Everyone’s reading Tufti. Everyone’s talking about Tufti. Some shout, “We can’t stand Tufti!” Others shout, “We want Tufti!” So who is she Priestess Itfut, who goes by the second name Tufti?Tufti is not a made up character. She used to exist and in some sense she still does. This book describes the amazing adventures of the priestess and her friends in metareality. What happens there is not entirely fiction.Truth be told, it is not fiction at all. The reader will have to decide for themselves how much of it they wish to believe.This book does not promise a magic wand and you will not absorb the superpowers of its fabulous characters by reading it, but you can take Tufti’s techniques away with you, as many others have done already.
Publisher: Litres
ISBN: 5042825037
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Everyone’s watching Tufti. Everyone’s reading Tufti. Everyone’s talking about Tufti. Some shout, “We can’t stand Tufti!” Others shout, “We want Tufti!” So who is she Priestess Itfut, who goes by the second name Tufti?Tufti is not a made up character. She used to exist and in some sense she still does. This book describes the amazing adventures of the priestess and her friends in metareality. What happens there is not entirely fiction.Truth be told, it is not fiction at all. The reader will have to decide for themselves how much of it they wish to believe.This book does not promise a magic wand and you will not absorb the superpowers of its fabulous characters by reading it, but you can take Tufti’s techniques away with you, as many others have done already.
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks (Target Collection)
Author: Eric Saward
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1473531853
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
The universe is at war. Action takes courage. The TARDIS is ensnared in a time corridor, catapulting it into derelict docklands on 20th century Earth. The Doctor and his companions, Tegan and Turlough, stumble on a warehouse harbouring fugitives from the future at the far end of the corridor – and are soon under attack from a Dalek assault force. The Doctor’s oldest enemies have set in motion an intricate and sinister plot to resurrect their race from the ashes of an interstellar war. For the Daleks’ plans to succeed, they must set free their creator, Davros, from a galactic prison – and force the Doctor to help them achieve total control over time and space. But the embittered Davros has ideas of his own... 35 years after its first TV transmission, Doctor Who fan-favourite Resurrection of the Daleks is novelised at last, by the author of the original script, Eric Saward.
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1473531853
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
The universe is at war. Action takes courage. The TARDIS is ensnared in a time corridor, catapulting it into derelict docklands on 20th century Earth. The Doctor and his companions, Tegan and Turlough, stumble on a warehouse harbouring fugitives from the future at the far end of the corridor – and are soon under attack from a Dalek assault force. The Doctor’s oldest enemies have set in motion an intricate and sinister plot to resurrect their race from the ashes of an interstellar war. For the Daleks’ plans to succeed, they must set free their creator, Davros, from a galactic prison – and force the Doctor to help them achieve total control over time and space. But the embittered Davros has ideas of his own... 35 years after its first TV transmission, Doctor Who fan-favourite Resurrection of the Daleks is novelised at last, by the author of the original script, Eric Saward.
I'm New Here
Author: Ian Russell-Hsieh
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1398522899
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
Set in the neon heat of a Taipei summer, Ian Russell-Hsieh’s I’M NEW HERE explores themes of split racial identity, relationships across cultural lines, self-sabotage, and self-determination, all in prose that is whittled to the bone, that is wry, direct and undeniably fresh. Told by a character in existential freefall, this novel propels you through its pages with a propulsive flair and a confidence that are truly exciting. Fired from his job and dumped by his girlfriend, Taiwanese-British photographer Sean flies to Taipei to find oblivion. But instead of escape in his parents’ homeland, all he finds is alienation. He spends his first days sleeping feverishly in an anonymous hotel bedroom and his nights chugging cheap coffee and munching on crappy doughnuts at a strip-lit doughnut bar. A chance encounter with a mysterious older man draws him into a friendship whose terms of engagement are quickly blurred, and into a world whose underpinnings seem to be shaking loose. At the same time, Sean embarks on an affair with a local girl, all the while dreaming fretfully of his ex. For every step towards connection, it seems there is a loosening elsewhere in Sean’s sense of self, as the demands of the past and the present begin to take their toll. As Sean’s reality comes ever more unstuck, it’s clear that something’s got to give.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1398522899
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
Set in the neon heat of a Taipei summer, Ian Russell-Hsieh’s I’M NEW HERE explores themes of split racial identity, relationships across cultural lines, self-sabotage, and self-determination, all in prose that is whittled to the bone, that is wry, direct and undeniably fresh. Told by a character in existential freefall, this novel propels you through its pages with a propulsive flair and a confidence that are truly exciting. Fired from his job and dumped by his girlfriend, Taiwanese-British photographer Sean flies to Taipei to find oblivion. But instead of escape in his parents’ homeland, all he finds is alienation. He spends his first days sleeping feverishly in an anonymous hotel bedroom and his nights chugging cheap coffee and munching on crappy doughnuts at a strip-lit doughnut bar. A chance encounter with a mysterious older man draws him into a friendship whose terms of engagement are quickly blurred, and into a world whose underpinnings seem to be shaking loose. At the same time, Sean embarks on an affair with a local girl, all the while dreaming fretfully of his ex. For every step towards connection, it seems there is a loosening elsewhere in Sean’s sense of self, as the demands of the past and the present begin to take their toll. As Sean’s reality comes ever more unstuck, it’s clear that something’s got to give.
JULIA
Author: Shannon Waverly
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1459263979
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
CIRCLE of FRIENDS May the circle be unbroken… They'd been friends growing up on the small East Coast island of Harmony—Julia, Lauren and Cathryn, Amber and the others. Now one of them is dead, and Julia Lewis goes home for the first time in seven years. Julia's grief makes this a bittersweet experience. But coming home is also a chance to revive old memories and reconnect with her circle of old friends. And to fall—hard—for a Boston journalist named Ben Grant who now owns the island's weekly paper. Still, despite Julia's feelings for Ben, she can't accept his accusations about Amber's death—that is was murder, not suicide, and that Julia's friend, chief of police Charlie Slocum, ran a sloppy investigation. With his charming smile and awkward questions, Ben's causing all kinds of complications in Harmony's little world. And in Julia's…
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1459263979
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
CIRCLE of FRIENDS May the circle be unbroken… They'd been friends growing up on the small East Coast island of Harmony—Julia, Lauren and Cathryn, Amber and the others. Now one of them is dead, and Julia Lewis goes home for the first time in seven years. Julia's grief makes this a bittersweet experience. But coming home is also a chance to revive old memories and reconnect with her circle of old friends. And to fall—hard—for a Boston journalist named Ben Grant who now owns the island's weekly paper. Still, despite Julia's feelings for Ben, she can't accept his accusations about Amber's death—that is was murder, not suicide, and that Julia's friend, chief of police Charlie Slocum, ran a sloppy investigation. With his charming smile and awkward questions, Ben's causing all kinds of complications in Harmony's little world. And in Julia's…
Heiresses
Author: Laura Thompson
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 1250202744
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
New York Times bestselling author Laura Thompson returns with Heiresses, a fascinating look at the lives of heiresses throughout history and the often tragic truth beneath the gilded surface. Heiresses: surely they are among the luckiest women on earth. Are they not to be envied, with their private jets and Chanel wardrobes and endless funds? Yet all too often those gilded lives have been beset with trauma and despair. Before the 20th century a wife’s inheritance was the property of her husband, making her vulnerable to kidnap, forced marriages, even confinement in an asylum. And in modern times, heiresses fell victim to fortune-hunters who squandered their millions. Heiresses tells the stories of these million dollar babies: Mary Davies, who inherited London’s most valuable real estate, and was bartered from the age of twelve; Consuelo Vanderbilt, the original American “Dollar Heiress”, forced into a loveless marriage; Barbara Hutton, the Woolworth heiress who married seven times and died almost penniless; and Patty Hearst, heiress to a newspaper fortune who was arrested for terrorism. However, there are also stories of independence and achievement: Angela Burdett-Coutts, who became one of the greatest philanthropists of Victorian England; Nancy Cunard, who lived off her mother's fortune and became a pioneer of the civil rights movement; and Daisy Fellowes, elegant linchpin of interwar high society and noted fashion editor. Heiresses is about the lives of the rich, who—as F. Scott Fitzgerald said—are ‘different’. But it is also a bigger story about how all women fought their way to equality, and sometimes even found autonomy and fulfillment.
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 1250202744
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
New York Times bestselling author Laura Thompson returns with Heiresses, a fascinating look at the lives of heiresses throughout history and the often tragic truth beneath the gilded surface. Heiresses: surely they are among the luckiest women on earth. Are they not to be envied, with their private jets and Chanel wardrobes and endless funds? Yet all too often those gilded lives have been beset with trauma and despair. Before the 20th century a wife’s inheritance was the property of her husband, making her vulnerable to kidnap, forced marriages, even confinement in an asylum. And in modern times, heiresses fell victim to fortune-hunters who squandered their millions. Heiresses tells the stories of these million dollar babies: Mary Davies, who inherited London’s most valuable real estate, and was bartered from the age of twelve; Consuelo Vanderbilt, the original American “Dollar Heiress”, forced into a loveless marriage; Barbara Hutton, the Woolworth heiress who married seven times and died almost penniless; and Patty Hearst, heiress to a newspaper fortune who was arrested for terrorism. However, there are also stories of independence and achievement: Angela Burdett-Coutts, who became one of the greatest philanthropists of Victorian England; Nancy Cunard, who lived off her mother's fortune and became a pioneer of the civil rights movement; and Daisy Fellowes, elegant linchpin of interwar high society and noted fashion editor. Heiresses is about the lives of the rich, who—as F. Scott Fitzgerald said—are ‘different’. But it is also a bigger story about how all women fought their way to equality, and sometimes even found autonomy and fulfillment.
Where You Go Is Not Who You'll Be
Author: Frank Bruni
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
ISBN: 145553269X
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
Read award-winning journalist Frank Bruni's New York Times bestseller: an inspiring manifesto about everything wrong with today's frenzied college admissions process and how to make the most of your college years. Over the last few decades, Americans have turned college admissions into a terrifying and occasionally devastating process, preceded by test prep, tutors, all sorts of stratagems, all kinds of rankings, and a conviction among too many young people that their futures will be determined and their worth established by which schools say yes and which say no. In Where You Go is Not Who You'll Be, Frank Bruni explains why this mindset is wrong, giving students and their parents a new perspective on this brutal, deeply flawed competition and a path out of the anxiety that it provokes. Bruni, a bestselling author and a columnist for the New York Times, shows that the Ivy League has no monopoly on corner offices, governors' mansions, or the most prestigious academic and scientific grants. Through statistics, surveys, and the stories of hugely successful people, he demonstrates that many kinds of colleges serve as ideal springboards. And he illuminates how to make the most of them. What matters in the end are students' efforts in and out of the classroom, not the name on their diploma. Where you go isn't who you'll be. Americans need to hear that--and this indispensable manifesto says it with eloquence and respect for the real promise of higher education.
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
ISBN: 145553269X
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
Read award-winning journalist Frank Bruni's New York Times bestseller: an inspiring manifesto about everything wrong with today's frenzied college admissions process and how to make the most of your college years. Over the last few decades, Americans have turned college admissions into a terrifying and occasionally devastating process, preceded by test prep, tutors, all sorts of stratagems, all kinds of rankings, and a conviction among too many young people that their futures will be determined and their worth established by which schools say yes and which say no. In Where You Go is Not Who You'll Be, Frank Bruni explains why this mindset is wrong, giving students and their parents a new perspective on this brutal, deeply flawed competition and a path out of the anxiety that it provokes. Bruni, a bestselling author and a columnist for the New York Times, shows that the Ivy League has no monopoly on corner offices, governors' mansions, or the most prestigious academic and scientific grants. Through statistics, surveys, and the stories of hugely successful people, he demonstrates that many kinds of colleges serve as ideal springboards. And he illuminates how to make the most of them. What matters in the end are students' efforts in and out of the classroom, not the name on their diploma. Where you go isn't who you'll be. Americans need to hear that--and this indispensable manifesto says it with eloquence and respect for the real promise of higher education.