This is a true story. There is nothing made up in this book. This book shows that if you believe, do the right things, wait, build trust, be strong and then take that chance, you can improve your life.

This is a true story. There is nothing made up in this book. This book shows that if you believe, do the right things, wait, build trust, be strong and then take that chance, you can improve your life.

When Mary Russell was a child, she adored her Uncle Jake, the black sheep of the family. But she hasn't heard from him in many years, until her ne'er-do-well relative presents himself at her door with an abundance of problems for his clever niece to deal with. Not the least of which is the reason the family rejected him in the first place: his involvement in the infamous disappearance of the Irish Crown Jewels from Dublin Castle in 1907.It was a theft that shook a government, enrag...

The official journal of the Mid-America Theatre ConferenceTheatre History Studies (THS) is a peer-reviewed journal of theatre history and scholarship published annually since 1981 by the Mid-America Theatre Conference (MATC), a regional body devoted to theatre scholarship and practice. The conference is dedicated to the growth and improvement of all forms of theatre throughout a twelve-state region encompassing Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Mic...

A cookbook about the unique, fire-based cooking approach and ingredient-focused philosophy of Camino restaurant in Oakland, CA, with approximately 100 recipes.“It is impossible to imagine how one translates the beauty which is Camino into a book. Somehow, Allison and Russ’s labor of love shines through every image and every recipe . . . And now I’m off to make their herb jam.”—Yotam Ottolenghi, New York Times bestselling author of Ottolenghi Si...

In 1915, Sherlock Holmes is retired and quietly engaged in the study of honeybees when a young woman literally stumbles into him on the Sussex Downs. Fifteen years old, gawky, egotistical, and recently orphaned, the young Mary Russell displays an intellect to impress even Sherlock Holmes--and match him wit for wit. Under his reluctant tutelage, this very modern twentieth-century woman proves a deft prot g e and a fitting partner for the Victorian detective. But even in their first case tog...

'Deftly interlacing present and past, King offers further fascinating insights into Holmes's family while also delivering an intriguing mystery'- Washington PostSeptember, 1925. After their recent adventures in Transylvania, Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes look forward to spending time with Holmes' son, the famous artist Damian Adler, and his family in the French countryside. But when they arrive at Damian's house, they discover that the Adlers have fled ...

A queen, a castle, a dark and ageless threat - all await Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes in this chilling adventure.Queen Marie of Roumania, granddaughter to both Victoria, Empress of the British Empire, and Alexander II, Tsar of Russia, is in need of Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes' services. The Queen, a famous beauty who has transformed Roumania from a quiet backwater into a significant force, invites the pair to Bran castle, the ancient fortress that sits on ...

It's summertime on the Riviera, where the Jazz Age is busily reinventing the holiday delights of warm days on golden sand and cool nights on terraces and dance floors. Just up the coast lies a more traditional pleasure ground: Monte Carlo, where fortunes are won, lost, stolen, and hidden away. So when Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes happen across the C te d'Azur in this summer of 1925, they find themselves pulled between the young and the old, hot sun and cool jazz, new friendships and ol...

Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes arrive home to find a stone. The stone is inscribed with the same name that they last saw in the Tokyo garden of the future emperor of Japan. It is the first indication that the investigation they did for him a year ago might not be as complete as they had thought.In Japan there were spies### in Oxford there are dreams. In both places, there is a small, dark-haired woman, and danger . . .

Mary Russell is well used to dark secrets - her own, and those of her famouspartner and husband, Sherlock Holmes. Trust is a thing slowly given, but overthe course of a decade together, the two have forged an indissoluble bond. Butwhat of the other person Mary Russell has opened her heart to, that thirdmember of the Holmes household: Mrs Hudson? Blood on the floor, a token onthe mantelpiece, the smell of gunshot in the air: all point directly at Clara

Navigating Life's Choices After High School is an all-encompassing resource guide, book, and manual that WILL make your quest for information significantly easier. This resource guide was created for caregivers that want to outline a clear plan that ensure their teen moves to their next step without fear and the stressors of the unknown.Financing your teen's education does not have to be a mystery box of unexpected expenses. Detailed explanations about the various types of student ...