“I was completely captivated by Michael Callahan’s The Lost Letters from Martha’s Vineyard. It’s a history mystery you won’t be able to put down, with strong female characters and plenty of secrets. Plus, it takes you behind the scenes in vintage Hollywood and Martha’s Vineyard. A perfect beach read!”—Lisa Scottoline, #1 bestselling author of Loyalty and The Truth About the DevlinsA tantalizing dual timeline novel of two women bou...

From the author of Searching For Grace Kelly, a 1950 lovestruck beauty queen finds herself in dangerous company—and on the run.Betty Jane Welch reluctantly enters the Miss Delaware contest only to make her mother happy, but to her surprise, she’s the judges’ top choice. Just like that, she’s catapulted into the big time: the Miss America Pageant in Atlantic City.Luckily, her pageant-approved escort for the week is the dashing but mercurial Griffin ...

“I was completely captivated by Michael Callahan’s The Lost Letters from Martha’s Vineyard. It’s a history mystery you won’t be able to put down, with strong female characters and plenty of secrets. Plus, it takes you behind the scenes in vintage Hollywood and Martha’s Vineyard. A perfect beach read!”—Lisa Scottoline, #1 bestselling author of Loyalty and The Truth About the DevlinsA tantalizing novel of two women bound by blood bu...

"A gem of a story" (Laura Moriarty) about the famed Barbizon Hotel in which three spirited young women form an unlikely friendship and come of age in 1955 New York.For a small-town girl with big-city dreams, there is no address more glamorous than New York’s Barbizon Hotel. Laura, a patrician beauty from Smith, arrives to work at Mademoiselle for the summer. Her hopelessly romantic roommate, Dolly, comes from a working-class upstate town to attend secretar...

Dripping Lights is a natural blend of experience, dreams and philosophy. Individually, each poem is designed to provoke thought and uncover new perspectives. Collectively, they form an autobiographical journey through the world of the author.

Drei Frauen, deren Wege sich sonst nie gekreuzt hätten. Drei Frauen auf der Suche nach Glück und Liebe. Ein Sommer, der ihr Leben für immer verändern wird. 1955 - sie alle kommen nach New York, der Stadt ihrer Träume, um dort den aufregendsten Sommer ihres Lebens zu verbringen. Laura, die Schönheit vom Lande, die gegen den Willen ihrer Mutter ein Praktikum bei der angesagten Modezeitschrift Mademoiselle absolviert. Dolly, ihre hoffnungslos romantische Zimmernachbarin, die Sekretärin und no...

For a small-town girl with big-city dreams, there is no address more glamorous than New York's Barbizon Hotel. Laura, a patrician beauty from Smith, arrives to work at Mademoiselle for the summer. Her hopelessly romantic roommate, Dolly, comes from a working-class upstate town to attend secretarial school. Vivian, a brash British bombshell with a disregard for the hotel's rules, rounds out the trio of friends. Together, the girls embark on a journey of discovery that will take them from th...

Betty Jane Welch reluctantly enters the Miss Delaware contest to make her mother happy and, surprisingly, finds herself to be the judges' choice. Just like that, she's catapulted into the Miss America Pageant in Atlantic City. Her pageant-approved escort for the week is the dashing, mercurial Griffin McAllister, and she falls for him hard. But when she unexpectedly wins the crown, she finds she may lose what she wants most: Griff. In order to protect his darkest secret, Griff must run, so ...

What key issues and challenges affect the lives of people with severe disabilities today's and what should tomorrow's professionals do to address them? Aligned with the core values and agenda of TASH, this visionary text prepares professionals to strengthen supports and services for people with disabilities across the lifespan. Readers will fully examine more than a dozen critical topics in the lives of people with severe disabilities; explore necessary reforms to policy and practice; and ...

In "Der Landprediger" präsentiert Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz ein prägnantes Porträt des ländlichen Lebens im 18. Jahrhundert durch die Erzählung eines einfachen, jedoch tiefgründigen Menschen. Der literarische Stil des Werkes reflektiert die Aufklärung und das Empfinden für das Individuum in einer sich reformierenden Gesellschaft. Der Autor verwendet eine klare, eindringliche Sprache, um die psychologischen und moralischen Konflikte der Charaktere darzustellen, und schenkt dem Leser Einbl...

In 'Der Weltverkehr' entführt Michael Geistbeck die Leser in eine faszinierende Untersuchung der globalen Dynamiken, die den Menschen und seinen Lebensstil prägen. Mit einem prägnanten und zugleich poetischen Schreibstil analysiert Geistbeck verschiedene Verkehrssysteme und deren Auswirkungen auf Gesellschaft, Umwelt und Kultur. Die spannende Verbindung von wissenschaftlicher Analyse und literarischer Gestaltung macht das Werk nicht nur informativ, sondern auch ästhetisch ansprechend und k...

A wide-ranging survey offers "entertainment as well as wisdom for everyone who's ever wondered what's behind so many conspiracy theories and paranormal phenomena" ( Publishers Weekly).UFOs. Aliens. Strange crop circles. Giant figures scratched in the desert surface along the coast of Peru. The amazing alignment of the pyramids. Strange lines of clouds in the sky. The paranormal is alive and well in the American cultural landscape. In UFOs, Chemtrails, ...