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1000 tulosta hakusanalla Deborah C Slaney
Tom and Francesca Barnett are newlyweds. Tom, Police Chief of Banner Bluff, prides himself on being meticulous and logical. In contrast Francesca, editor of the local online newspaper, is impulsive and compassionate. Together they function as a remarkable team but their marriage is suffering from the unacknowledged specter of Tom's deceased wife.A beloved sailing instructor is found bludgeoned to death down at the beach. Two days later at the Botanic Gardens a world-renowned Bonsai specialist is found poisoned in the Japanese tea house; his body artfully shrouded in red chrysanthemums.As Tom and Francesca delve into these two gruesome murders, they discover that events and people are not what they seem. Tom struggles under the pressure of mounting public discontent when Francesca makes an ill-fated decision to bring their marital differences to a head. What follows is near catastrophe for them both.
Vintage Miami Beach Glamour: Celebrities and Socialites in the Heyday of Chic
Deborah C. Pollack
History Press Library Editions
2019
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From roughly 1930 to 1960, Miami Beach attracted an exclusive colony of socialites, who mixed with Hollywood celebrities and dignitaries, such as Winston Churchill, as effortlessly as tonic mixes with gin. Elizabeth Taylor announced her ill-fated engagement to the son of a former ambassador in Miami Beach. Other movie stars, such as Veronica Lake, were filmed in the enclave. Beautiful model Bab Beckwith, the first Orange Bowl Parade queen, dated John F. Kennedy while he was in Miami in 1944. Speedboat king Gar Wood bought his mistress a $100,000 bayfront home and then sued to force her to vacate the property. A tumultuous affair between John Jacob Astor VI and Lucille Stiglich led to the young model serving time in the Miami Beach jail. Deborah C. Pollack delves into an era filled with excitement, style, humor and panache.
Visual Art and the Urban Evolution of the New South
Deborah C. Pollack
University of South Carolina Press
2015
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Visual Art and the Urban Evolution of the New South recounts the enormous influence of artists in the evolution of six southern cities - Atlanta, Charleston, New Orleans, Louisville, Austin, and Miami - from 1865 to 1950. In the decades following the Civil War, painters, sculptors, photographers, and illustrators in these municipalities employed their talents to articulate concepts of the New South, aestheticism, and Gilded Age opulence and to construct a visual culture far beyond providing pretty pictures in public buildings and statues in city squares.As Deborah C. Pollack investigates New South proponents such as Henry W. Grady of Atlanta and other regional leaders, she identifies "cultural strivers" - philanthropists, women's organizations, entrepreneurs, writers, architects, politicians, and dreamers - who united with visual artists to champion the arts both as a means of cultural preservation and as mechanisms of civic progress. Aestheticism, made popular by Oscar Wilde's southern tours during the Gilded Age, was another driving force in art creation and urban improvement. Specific art works occasionally precipitated controversy and incited public anger, yet for the most part artists of all kinds were recognized as providing inspirational incentives for self-improvement, civic enhancement and tourism, art appreciation, and personal fulfillment through the love of beauty.Each of the six New South cities entered the late nineteenth century with fractured artistic heritages. Charleston and Atlanta had to recover from wartime devastation. The infrastructures of New Orleans and Louisville were barely damaged by war, but their social underpinnings were shattered by the end of slavery and postwar economic depression. Austin was not vitalized until after the Civil War and Miami was a post-Civil War creation. Pollack surveys these New South cities with an eye to understanding how each locale shaped its artistic and aesthetic self-perception across a spectrum of economic, political, gender, and race issues. She also discusses Lost Cause imagery, present in all the studied municipalities.While many art history volumes concerning the South focus on sultry landscapes outside the urban grid, Visual Art and the Urban Evolution of the New South explores the art belonging to its cities, whether exhibited in its museums, expositions, and galleries, or reflective of its parks, plazas, marketplaces, industrial areas, gardens, and universities. It also identifies and celebrates the creative urban humanity who helped build the cultural and social framework for the modern southern city.
A fish in a tree? How could that be?A whimsical story full of rhyme and beautiful illustrations follows a pesky fish-shaped balloon as it adventures around where it should not be. But when a helping hand comes along, he finds a way to save everyone.Keeping our environment safe and clean is quite important, it can start at any age and even be fun
A fish in a tree? How could that be?A whimsical story full of rhyme and beautiful illustrations follows a pesky fish-shaped balloon as it adventures around where it should not be. But when a helping hand comes along, he finds a way to save everyone.Keeping our environment safe and clean is quite important, it can start at any age and even be fun
Talking Out of Both Sides of My Mouth is the memoir of Deborah C. Parsons. Ms. Parsons worked as a Cognitive Rehabilitation Therapist at Genesis Rehabilitation hospital in Jacksonville Florida. At the age of 41 she was a well-respected, strong professional with excellent skills as a therapist, then she experienced a major right hemisphere stroke. The stroke rendered her incapable of walking or being independent. She required rehabilitation therapy to regain her lost skills. To get rehabilitation therapy, she was admitted to Genesis and received therapy from her former colleagues. After six months of rehabilitation she was again able to walk and regained some independence. She was allowed to return to her former position, but the stroke had left her unable to perform her duties as she had in the past and she was no longer employable. After some time at home and learning to cope with unemployment she was able to adjust to her disabilities and was doing well until the event of a grand mal seizure took her by surprise. This became a new challenge for her and her significant other, Jerry Martin.She and her significant other, Jerry Martin decided to marry and she tells the story of this event which was briefly marred by a grand mal seizure. After returning home, eventually settling into life as a stay at home housewife she finds that her disabilities are a continuous source of difficulty in day- to- day living.Eventually, she and her husband find their way into retirement in Ocala, Florida. After many years of learning to cope with her disabilities she is finally able to return to her memoir and bring it up to date.Talking Out of Both Sides of My Mouth is an honest and informative look at the stroke and rehabilitation experience.
It was an era before obsessive helicopter parents, a time when adulthood came early. The mid-1970s were prosperous enough to give California teens the room to grow and explore in ways unimaginable now. This book is the embodiment of a magical era written by a precocious teen with a wide view of the world and a mind agile enough to process the vast cultural changes going on around her. 1975, in Berkeley, was a time and a place of wonder, danger and mystery where a generation of kids lived unhindered by the smothering over-protective regimes of the 2010s. This book is like a time capsule which reveals a way of life and a freedom of thought that won't be available to future generations.
God's Mighty Dollar: Understanding God's Financial Plan
Deborah C. Alexander
Partnership Publications
2019
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Do you feel that financial breakthrough is elusive and impossible for you to achieve? Are you tired of living from paycheck to paycheck? Have you ever wondered why other Christians seem to prosper, but you always struggle? If any of these describe you, then this book is for you. In God's Mighty Dollar, Deborah Alexander reviews fundamental biblical principles and concepts related to finances that are essential for every Christian. You will discover that: God created us to be successful. God has a plan for our finances. God owns and provides all of our resources. God responds when we follow His financial principles. In this power-packed book, you will find that true financial success and freedom come in and through God. Acquiring and using money His way always leads to success. God's plan always works, but it is up to you to work His plan.
Have fun learning colors and counting with Yellow Bee and his adorable friends The bright and engaging characters are sure to make everyone smile as you learn colors, numbers and more. Additional book activities can be found at www.deb-johnson.com and www.flannelmoosebooks.com.
When Zorah's teacher asks the class what they want to be when they grow up, Zorah realizes that she doesn't have a clue. In fact, Zorah thinks the more important question is, what CAN she be? Follow Zorah on her journey to discover all the things she can be, from a lawyer or scientist to a ballerina or even president of the United States Parents and children of all ages will be inspired by this tale's message of girl power and the importance of representation.
