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Secret Keepers

Autor: Mindy Friddle

Número de Páginas: 326

At age seventy-two, Emma Hanley plans to escape small-town Palmetto, South Carolina, and travel the globe. But when her fickle husband dies in undignified circumstances, Emma finds herself juggling the needs of her adult children. Her once free-spirited daughter Dora turns to compulsive shopping and a controlling husband to forget her wayward past. Her son Bobby still lives with her, afflicted with an illness that robbed him of his childhood promise. When Dora's old flame Jake Cary returns to Palmetto with a broken heart and a gift for gardening, the town becomes filled with mysterious, potent botanicals and memories long forgotten. Soon enough, Jake and his ragtag group of helpers begin to unearth the secret s that have divided the Hanleys for decades. Written with the warmth of Lee Smith and the magical touch of Alice Hoffman, Secret Keepers is a beguiling second novel by the acclaimed author of The Garden Angel.

The Birmingham commercial list [afterw.] The Birmingham & district and Sheffield & Rotherham commercial list [afterw.] The Birmingham, Black county (the Potteries) and Sheffield and Rotherham commercial list

Autor: Seyd And Co

Número de Páginas: 398

Lady Hamilton and lord Nelson, an historical biography

Autor: John Cordy Jeaffreson

Número de Páginas: 462

Lady Hamilton and Lord Nelson

Autor: John Cordy Jeaffreson

Número de Páginas: 468

Thomas Hardy

Número de Páginas: 638

Michael Millgate's classic biography of Thomas Hardy, great novelist and poet, was first published in 1982. Much new information about Hardy has since become available, often in volumes edited or co-edited by Millgate himself, and many established assumptions have been challenged and revolutionized by scholarly research. In this extensively revised, fully reconsidered, and considerably-expanded new edition Millgate, the world's leading Hardy scholar, draws not only upon these new materials but upon an exceptional understanding of Hardy gained from long immersion in the study of his life and work. Many large and small aspects of Hardy's life are here freshly illuminated, including his family background, his fumbling self-education as a poet, his difficult relations with his first wife and hers with his family, his sexual infatuations, his secret collaborations with aspiring women writers, his clandestine composition of his own official biography, and the memory-invoking techniques by which he sustained his remarkable creativity into extreme old age. Thorough, authoritative and eminently readable, Thomas Hardy: A Biography Revisited will become the standard life of Hardy for a new...

The Encyclopedia of Superheroes on Film and Television, 2d ed.

Autor: John Kenneth Muir

Número de Páginas: 705

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a complete guide to over 50 years of superheroes on screen! This expanded and updated edition of the 2004 award-winning encyclopedia covers important developments in the popular genre; adds new shows such as Heroes and Zoom; includes the latest films featuring icons like Superman, Spiderman and Batman; and covers even more types of superheroes. Each entry includes a detailed history, cast and credits, episode and film descriptions, critical commentaries, and data on arch-villains, gadgets, comic-book origins and super powers, while placing each production into its historical context. Appendices list common superhero conventions and cliches; incarnations; memorable ad lines; and the best, worst, and most influential productions from 1951 to 2008.

Catalog of Copyright Entries

Autor: Library Of Congress. Copyright Office

Número de Páginas: 1504

The Annual Report of the Director-general of Education, South Australia

Autor: South Australia. Education Department

Número de Páginas: 884

Mayor's Message and Reports of the City Officers

Autor: Baltimore (md.)

Número de Páginas: 1188

The London Gazette

Número de Páginas: 1722

Focus

Número de Páginas: 358

The Eastern Star

Número de Páginas: 156

Argentina, Uruguay & Paraguay

Autor: Wayne Bernhardson , María Massolo

Número de Páginas: 632

The secrets of three of South America's lesser-known countries are revealed in this comprehensive new guide which replaces Argentina--Travel Survival Kit and which has been thoroughly researched and rewritten. Color photographs.

Catalog of Copyright Entries. Fourth Series

Autor: Library Of Congress. Copyright Office

Número de Páginas: 1512

Emma Willard and Her Pupils

Autor: Mary Mason Fairbanks

Número de Páginas: 1020

A detailed account of the life and work of a pioneer among women's education and the founder of the Troy Female Seminary.

Maine

Autor: Christina Tree

Número de Páginas: 264

From whale-watching to museum hopping, from country inns to lobster pounds to gourmet restaurants--Maine has it all. This Maine travel "bible" features over 800 lodging and dining reviews. 25 maps. 54 photos.

Great Affordable Bed and Breakfast Getaways!

Autor: Loris G. Bree

Número de Páginas: 316

Exploring Maine on Country Roads and Byways

Autor: Michael Uhl

Número de Páginas: 276

A 10,000-mile odyssey inspired this guidebook dedicated to searching out the hidden, out-of-the-way pleasures in the heart of rugged, beautiful Maine. Tourists and armchair travelers alike can take this journey and discover the wonders and delights of Maine that wait to be stumbled upon once the tourist-jammed interstates are left behind. 4 maps.