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The Beautiful Fall

Fashion, Genius, and Glorious Excess in 1970s Paris

By: Alicia Drake

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The Beautiful Fall

Fashion, Genius, and Glorious Excess in 1970s Paris

By: Alicia Drake

A comprehensive biography of the late designer, Karl Lagerfeld, and his infamous rivalry with Yves Saint Laurent. In the 1970s, Paris fashion exploded like a champagne bottle left out in the sun. Amid sequins and longing, celebrities and aspirants flocked to the heart of chic, and Paris became a hothouse of revelry, intrigue, and searing ambition. At the center of it all were fashion's most beloved luminaries - Yves Saint Laurent, the reclusive enfant terrible, and Karl Lagerfeld, the flamboyant freelancer with a talent for reinvention - and they divided Paris into two fabulous halves. Their enduring rivalry is chronicled in this dazzling exposè of an era: of social ambitions, shared obsessions, and the mesmerizing quest for beauty. "Deliciously dramatic... The Beautiful Fall crackles with excitement."-New York Times Book Review "Fascinating." -New York Times "Addictive." -Philadelphia Inquirer "It's like US Weekly, 1970s style." -Gotham "A story constructed as exquisitely as a couture dress. . . . It moves stylishly forward, with frequent over-the-shoulder glances at some very dishy background." -Boston Globe

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Back Bay Books

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0316068926

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9780316068925

Double Trouble

8 Twin Romances

By: Robyn Neeley,Evan Purcell,Kathryn Brocato,Alicia Hunter Pace,Clarissa Ross,Nancy C Weeks

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Double Trouble

8 Twin Romances

By: Robyn Neeley,Evan Purcell,Kathryn Brocato,Alicia Hunter Pace,Clarissa Ross,Nancy C Weeks

You're seeing double and enjoying trouble as these six sets of twins try to win your heart. It's twice the fun of ordinary romances! Holiday Wedding: After being dumped by his fiancee a year ago, Drew Cannon retreated to Tokyo to throw himself into the family toy-making business. Now he's returned home for the holidays and is forced to team up with his ex to plan last-minute nuptials for his twin brother. Will working together mend and reunite their broken hearts? Waking Up to Love: When Scott McInney's mom gets a slight case of amnesia, he convinces Ramona, the identical twin sister of his runaway wife, to step into her heels. Ramona reluctantly agrees to help out, but when the pretending gets too real, will Scott figure out that he might have married the wrong twin? The Look-Alike Bride: Leonie Daniel leads a double life, often standing in for her glamorous older sister who works as a government agent. All Leonie has to do this time is spend a few weeks in Zara's lakeside cabin, behave like Zara, and avoid Adam Silverthorne, the man her sister is interested in. But now Adam is falling for Leonie...or is he? Redeeming Rafe: Bull riding, cliff diving, plane jumping--Rafe Beauford is the twin brother who embraces the adrenaline rush. But his wild lifestyle comes to a halt when he discovers he's the father of toddlers. Taking his twin girls back to Beauford, he plans to leave them there with a nanny, but the woman he hires, widowed mom Abigail Whitman, is determined to show him the importance of family--and love. Reforming Gabe: After NFL wide receiver Gabe Beauford's team loses the Super Bowl, he heads back to Beauford to hide and brood, but crossing paths with independent jewelry maker Neyland MacKenzie puts a new gleam in his eye. She needs saving, and this twin needs a project. But will his not-so-deft touch ruin her dreams and their chance at real love? Eternal Desire: Heiress Della Standish had been summoned to Rome to be reunited with her long-lost twin sister, Irma, and to share the great family fortune with her. But from the moment Della enters the opulent halls of the Sanzio Palace, she is encircled by mystery and dark suspicion, her life endangered by the satanic power of an Italian noble and her new-found love threatened in a gilt-edged world that hides evil in its secret heart. In the Shadow of Evil: After ten years with Maryland's Special Crime Unit, very little rattles Jared McNeil. He and his twin, Noah, have always handled their law enforcement jobs with skill. Then Jared's nemesis resurfaces, with his sights set on the woman Jared is honor bound to protect. Will doing his duty cost Jared his love and his family? In the Shadow of Vengeance: Elizabeth Merlot can't afford to let handsome Detective Noah McNeil discover her secret past. But when trouble finds her son, Noah may be the only one who can save their lives. Sensuality Level: Sensual

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Simon and Schuster

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1507201966

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Medical Imagery and Fragmentation

Modernism, Scientific Discourse, and the Mexican/Indigenous Body, 1870–1940s

By: Dora Alicia Ramírez

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Medical Imagery and Fragmentation

Modernism, Scientific Discourse, and the Mexican/Indigenous Body, 1870–1940s

By: Dora Alicia Ramírez

This Book marks a time period (1870s-1940s) when Mexican authors writing in English saw themselves as transnational authors whose role was to teach the English speaking public about Mexico. This book takes a look at four inspiring women whose ideas represent the way medicine and science permeated the personal lives of Mexican and Indigenous peoples whose lifestyles did not happen to meet the requirements of an industrialized or modern citizenry. These women include historical figures such as the folkloric healer, Teresa Urrea (1873-1906), and authors, Maria Amparo Ruiz de Burton (1872), Maria Cristina Mena (1914), and Josefina Niggli (1947). These women writers focused on the modernist construction of the body and brought in aspects of how the soul (through racial, gendered, national, political, and socio-economic lenses) was reconstructed as a way to manage the health and space of the Mexican/Indigenous populations in order to move into an era of industrialism and positivism. By focusing on how industrialism led to the negation of racialized bodies, knowledges, and spaces, this book takes a deeper look at the concept of the “individual” as a medical, economic, political, and theoretical term, focusing on the way medical knowledge, the doctor, surgery, experimentation, healing, and specifically, the soul, is treated in Latina modernist literature. This book adds to the modernist discussions of literary figures such as Bernard Shaw, T.S. Eliot, D.H. Lawrence, William Carlos Williams, Frida Kahlo, Ezra Pound, and Gertrude Stein. Urrea, Ruiz de Burton, Mena, and Niggli continue the critique of a burgeoning medical system and rhetoric, and they add the Mexican/Indigenous viewpoint and transnational perspective that is important to any dialogue.

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Lexington Books

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0739198297

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9780739198292

Believe what you want to believe

By: George Williams,Alicia Kristine

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Believe what you want to believe

By: George Williams,Alicia Kristine

Sean Murphy invites you back to the year 1971 to his early childhood in the south Boston suburbs, where he is exposed to the chilling secrets of the dark side of an unsuspecting Catholic priest. Sean and his sister Janie become perfect witnesses to untold stories of black magic and murder. Scare tactics, manipulation techniques and threats of their entire family being murdered keep the children from exposing the truth. Will the children survive this chaos? Based on a true story.

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Pentian

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1524301205

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Blind Faith

A Novel

By: Alicia Beckman

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Blind Faith

A Novel

By: Alicia Beckman

Long-buried secrets come back with a vengeance in a cold case gone red-hot in Agatha Award-winning author Alicia Beckman’s second novel, perfect for fans of Laura Lippman and Greer Hendricks. For decades, the unsolved murder of Father Michael Leary has haunted Billings, Montana, the community he served. Who summoned the priest late one autumn night, then left his body in a sandstone gully for the ravens and other wild scavengers? And it’s haunted no one more than Lindsay Keller, who admired and confided in him as a teenager. Compelled by his example to work for justice, she became a prosecutor. But after a devastating case left her shattered, she fled the rough-and-tumble for the safety of a desk, handling real estate deals and historic preservation projects. Good work, but not what she’d dreamed of. Now Lindsay finds herself in possession of the priest’s wallet, the photo of a young girl tucked inside. She’s sure she knows the girl, and that it’s tied to his death. But how? Detective Brian Donovan, a hot-shot Boston transplant, would like nothing more than to solve the county’s coldest case. Probing the life and death of Father Leary takes Lindsay and Donovan deep into long-simmering tensions in this seemingly-peaceful place. Then another woman far away digs up unexpected clues about her own family’s past—a history rooted in a shocking truth—and her questions bring her to Lindsay and the detective. But the dangerous answers could rock the community to its very core.

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Crooked Lane Books

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1639101799

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9781639101795

Soul Seducer

By: Alicia Dean

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Soul Seducer

By: Alicia Dean

Audra Grayson became a nurse in order to help save lives. But one night after a brutal beating, she almost loses her own. The near-death experience opens a door between the world of the living and the world beyond. Two Grim Reapers invade her life. One is charming, with the angelic blonde looks of a saint and the black soul of a psychopath. The other is dark, dangerously attractive and, in spite of her distaste for his reaper duties, she finds herself inexplicably drawn to him. When Audra's patients begin to die unexpectedly and her loved ones are threatened, she will risk her life—even her soul—to save them. But can she risk her heart to an inhuman being whose very purpose is to take those she is trying to save?

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The Wild Rose Press Inc

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150923683X

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Gender and Identity in Franz Grillparzer’s Classical Dramas

Figuring the Female

By: Alicia E. Ellis

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Gender and Identity in Franz Grillparzer’s Classical Dramas

Figuring the Female

By: Alicia E. Ellis

Figuring the Female explores language as a cultural document for an intervention into the ways that female alterity is framed in the ancient world. Grillparzer creates a new way of being that is primarily discursive in which the once unintelligible female figure may be known and heard.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1793631727

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Black Leather Shoes

A Chronicle of Exile

By: Berta Alicia Ramirez-Galan

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Black Leather Shoes

A Chronicle of Exile

By: Berta Alicia Ramirez-Galan

While living in Canada she goes for an appointment to a hospital. The physiotherapist that interviews her is wearing a pair of shiny and well cared for black leather shoes that transport her in a flashback to her native country El Salvador, torn by war, remembering the times since she was little and the images of her in a pair of black leather shoes and the events of the war she witnessed and survived trough. The flashback is ended by the strong odour of formaldehyde as she finds herself lost in the hospital.

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149182882X

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In Spirit and in Truth

By: Alicia Reid,

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In Spirit and in Truth

By: Alicia Reid,

This book documents the cumulative life's work of God's humble servants Bishop Errol I. Reid and Dr. Alicia E. Reid. The contextual teachings are divinely inspired to lead people seeking spiritual truth to perceive clearer, purer, and unadulterated spiritual underpinnings of select biblical scrolls. Readers will envision divine underpinnings that run far beyond literal interpretations and pretexts of common doctrinal preconditioning. The authors' intent in writing this book is not to create controversies, yet in many instances, this book clashes with prevailing norms of established theological perceptions. It may find contentious and perhaps fierce resistance to wide acceptance, but so did all the divinely appointed and anointed patriarchs, prophets and the apostles, who stuck to the higher mission of the spiritual commission notwithstanding being socially ostracized, through hateful rejection that ultimately led to crude forms of death. The book also boldly treads in unchartered territory in instances, for example, where Jesus challenged Peter (in Luke 5:4) to launch out into the deep and let down his nets for a draught. Here dissected is Peter's reluctance to abandon his comfort zone in order to grasp beyond the veil of his developed expertise, only to find to his astonishment, there was a dimension beyond his carnal experiences where the manifestations of the Holy Spirit dissolve the impossible barriers of human perception, conception, and capabilities. Examples of the spiritual decoding contained in this book include: 1. Readers are guided to an in-depth understanding of how one can find and gain access to the essence of God through a certain interaction, through the quickening manifestations of the Holy Spirit that goes far beyond emotional or passionate appeasement, for then only can one receive the higher virtues that only faith draws from the hem of the divine garment (Luke 8:43""48). 2. Readers are reminded that God's children can never be satisfied, nor can they be fulfilled by merely the physical or carnal-minded level of their existence to serve God (Romans 8:5""8). 3. Readers are informed that one cannot actualize spiritually until one's doctrine is spiritually grounded and that follower encounters, embraces, and engages Holy Spirit manifestations that align one's soul conditioning to the only God-acceptable relationship. But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. (John 4:23""24)

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Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.

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1645699730

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9781645699736

Sor Juana's Second Dream

A Novel

By: Alicia Gaspar de Alba

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Sor Juana's Second Dream

A Novel

By: Alicia Gaspar de Alba

This historically accurate and beautifully written novel explores the secret inclinations, subjective desires, and political struggles of the 17th-century Mexican nun and poet.

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UNM Press

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0826320929

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9780826320926

The Land of the Blue Gown

By: Alicia E. Neve Little

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The Land of the Blue Gown

By: Alicia E. Neve Little

A detailed account of travels in nineteenth-century China from the British leader of the anti-foot-binding movement.

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Cambridge University Press

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1108013864

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Invitations to Abundance

How the Feasts of the Bible Nourish Us Today

By: Alicia J Akins

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Invitations to Abundance

How the Feasts of the Bible Nourish Us Today

By: Alicia J Akins

What do the feasts of the Bible reveal about our place in today’s tired world? In short, everything. From Genesis through Revelation, redemptive history is captured through feasts. Through them, God calls his people to commemorate mercy, delight in grace, and commune with him and with each other. In the process, he proves he doesn’t ration his rich, soul-satisfying love toward us but instead lets it overflow. Invitations to Abundance brings to life the festivities described in the Bible and illuminates how relevant they remain in a modern world defined by isolation and disillusionment. When your heart needs encouragement, these wondrous celebrations remind you why, where, and how you can find security, unity, and hope. Each chapter seats us at a unique feast from Scripture—from the well known to the less familiar—and considers how you can respond worshipfully as a partaker of these celebrations. Invitations to Abundance shows you how to reciprocate God’s initiating kindness and what it means to live knowing God’s table is spread before you.

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Harvest House Publishers

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0736984283

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9780736984287

Lil Perp

By: Alicia King

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Lil Perp

By: Alicia King

This is a fictional story based upon someone who was real, but passed away. His real name was Gustav Elijah Ahr and his stage name was Lil Peep. Lil Peep or (Lil Perp's) one dream for a career is music. Then, unfortunately his girlfriend decides to split up with him. Then his parents decide to split up, so he decides to live with his mom. This makes him then decide to really try making music, well not music, but writing words to rap alongside music he's sent. He had kind of tried once before, but just for enjoyment and nothing had come of it. But, on his second attempt, he basically blew up. The popularity of his first song inspires him to keep writing and writing and writing... Pre-fame or success, he is quite into the drug scene, so of course he continues using throughout his fame. Until unfortunately he passes away due to drugs whilst on tour. Was it an accident or was it intentional? No one will ever know for sure, but this book paints an interesting story of how he got there.

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Page Publishing Inc

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9798891570696

The Irish Buddhist

The Forgotten Monk who Faced Down the British Empire

By: Alicia Turner,Laurence Cox,Brian Bocking

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The Irish Buddhist

The Forgotten Monk who Faced Down the British Empire

By: Alicia Turner,Laurence Cox,Brian Bocking

The Irish Buddhist is the biography of an extraordinary Irish emigrant, sailor, and migrant worker who became a Buddhist monk and anti-colonial activist in early twentieth-century Asia. Born in Dublin in the 1850s, U Dhammaloka energetically challenged the values and power of the British Empire and scandalized the colonial establishment of the 1900s. He rallied Buddhists across Asia, set up schools, and argued down Christian missionaries--often using western atheist arguments. He was tried for sedition, tracked by police and intelligence services, and died at least twice. His story illuminates the forgotten margins and interstices of imperial power, the complexities of class, ethnicity and religious belonging in colonial Asia, and the fluidity of identity in the high Victorian period. Too often, the story of the pan-Asian Buddhist revival movement and Buddhism's remaking as a world religion has been told 'from above,' highlighting scholarly writers, middle-class reformers and ecclesiastical hierarchies. By turns fraught, hilarious, pioneering, and improbable, Dhammaloka's adventures 'from below' highlight the changing and contested meanings of Buddhism in colonial Asia. Through his story, authors Alicia Turner, Brian Bocking, and Laurence Cox offer a window into the worlds of ethnic minorities and diasporas, transnational networks, poor whites, and social movements. Dhammaloka's dramatic life rewrites the previously accepted story of how Buddhism became a modern global religion.

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Oxford University Press

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0190073098

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9780190073091

On the Roof of Heaven

By: Alicia O’Malley Fraguada

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On the Roof of Heaven

By: Alicia O’Malley Fraguada

About the Book On the Roof of Heaven is a tale of five generations. It moves from Ireland and Russia to the United States. A tale of the 20th century, it covers many aspects: ethnic differences, racism, the Depression, civil rights, NYC from the 50’s to the 90’s, mental health and its multitude of problems. The Vietnam War plays a vital part. Cancer, Catholicism, and being a classical musician in the late 20th century in NYC are a major part of it. The book reflects many of the conflicts we face today. Music is very important. There is a musical playlist that accompanies the prose. The story of a brother and sister navigating their diverse paths. About the Author Alicia O’Malley Fraguada has spent fifty years of her life as a classical guitarist. This book is a project that took twenty years to complete. She got her MM from the Yale School of Music and did her Carnegie Recital Hall debut in 1989. She has been married for 32 years and has two adult children and three grandchildren. She continues to play for herself and writes. Though she taught music for over 35 years, she also has a Masters in Reading from SCSU.

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Dorrance Publishing

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9798886045000

This Fatal Kiss

By: Alicia Jasinska

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This Fatal Kiss

By: Alicia Jasinska

Spirit away with a whimsical fantasy filled with dark magic and flirty, polyamorous romance. Cursed to haunt the river running through the magical spa town where she drowned, Gisela is a water nymph who dreams of returning to the living world and the family she left behind. All it takes to regain her humanity is a kiss from a mortal...but everyone sees her as a monster. And then there’s Kazik, the brooding, interfering, spirit-hunting grandson of a local witch. He's determined to rid the world of unholy creatures like Gisela. After Kazik botches Gisela’s exorcism, she strikes up a deal. She won’t tell the other spirits that he’s losing his magic, if he agrees to play matchmaker and helps her get a kiss. But Gisela’s plan goes awry when Kazik also falls for the devilishly handsome young man that she sets her heart on—someone who could be linked to Gisela’s troubled past. This delectable quest through the spirit world is cozily crafted with a hauntingly opulent atmosphere and a slow burn, enemies-to-lovers story told in multiple perspectives. Young adult readers are sure to kick their feet and squeal with glee at hilarious banter, scrumptious culinary delights, and endearing sisterhood and found family. An enchanting read for fairy tale enthusiasts and fans of queer romance!

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Holiday House

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1682637379

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9781682637371

Signed & Sealed

Greetings, Goodbyes, and Fine Lines from History's Remarkable Letter Writers

By: Quotabelle,Pauline Weger,Alicia Williamson

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Signed & Sealed

Greetings, Goodbyes, and Fine Lines from History's Remarkable Letter Writers

By: Quotabelle,Pauline Weger,Alicia Williamson

Explore quotations drawn from inspiring correspondence—and the powerful stories behind them—from some of history's most noted (and notorious) letter-writers in Signed & Sealed, a beautiful collection from Quotabelle. From the authors of Beautifully Said, Grit & Grace, and Bravely, comes Signed & Sealed, a charming gift book that captures the wit, heart, whimsy, drama, and brilliance of correspondence between iconic and little-known pairs both past and present. Inside, readers will find quotations from these exchanges—highlighting the openings and closings penned by their authors—alongside intriguing stories that reveal the who, what, when, and where behind each carefully selected passage. With chapter themes like “with a wink,” “with a swoon,” and “with an agenda,” this clever, rigorously researched collection delivers wisdom and inspiration drawn from the private words of public pairs. Quoted segments of these correspondences are drawn from letters of all sorts—from fan mail and love letters to sage advice and fond farewells. The featured quotations—and the back stories that accompany them—are perfectly suited for bibliophiles, history buffs, pen pals, stationery fans, and letter lovers of all ages. The 100 featured correspondents include friends, colleagues, lovers, family members, and professional admirers, among them Frida Kahlo and Georgia O'Keefe, John Adams and Abigail Smith, Duke Ellington and Ella Fitzgerald, Elizabeth Taylor and Andy Warhol, Nelson Mandela and his young daughters, plus many more. This unique collection was meticulously researched and curated with care by Quotabelle, a start-up that elevates women’s voices through the power of words. It’s bound to inspire today’s letter writers to create their own new “signatures.” Signed & Sealed is a perfect pairing with Quotabelle’s Salutations & Signoffs notecards, both designed to revive the lost art of letter-writing, one line at a time.

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Running Press Adult

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0762478330

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9780762478330

No Matter What

By: Alicia J. Sullivan

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No Matter What

By: Alicia J. Sullivan

Erin McFadden is tired of her boring, rustic life. She grew up in the small town of Iuntah on Erica, a distant planet discovered after the destruction of Earth. Iuntah is miles away from anyone or anywhere, and most of the people who live there believe that simplicity is the only way to peace and happiness. But all Erin sees is simplemindedness and a dead end. Her desire is to explore and get away from the community that has been holding her back. Her wishes come true one summer day, culminating in an event that changes her life forever. Little does Erin know that the town she grew up in is about to experience this radical change, as well. A shady developer proposes to build a new highway through the town. But the residents of Iuntah don't want their quaint village destroyed. When discussions fail, the developer resorts to strong-arm tactics to get what he wants. Erin has the chance to become a savior in her small civilization by safeguarding an ancient secret. But can she face up to the challenge of overcoming the traumatic events-both physical and emotional-that finally push her away from home and out of her safety zone? Erin must press on if she wants to survive her first year outside of the only realm she has known since childhood.

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iUniverse

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0595859518

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9780595859511

Baroque Spain and the Writing of Visual and Material Culture

By: Alicia R Zuese

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Baroque Spain and the Writing of Visual and Material Culture

By: Alicia R Zuese

By examining the pictorial episodes in the Spanish baroque novella, this book elucidates how writers create pictorial texts, how audiences visualise their words, what consequences they exert on cognition and what actions this process inspires. To interrogate characters’ mental activity, internalisation of text and the effects on memory, this book applies methodologies from cognitive cultural studies, Classical memory treatises and techniques of spiritual visualisation. It breaks new ground by investigating how artistic genres and material culture help us grasp the audience’s aural, material, visual and textual literacies, which equipped the public with cognitive mechanisms to face restrictions in post-Counter-Reformation Spain. The writers examined include prominent representatives of Spanish prose —Cervantes, Lope de Vega, María de Zayas and Luis Vélez de Guevara— as well as Alonso de Castillo Solórzano, Gonzalo de Céspedes y Meneses and an anonymous group in Córdoba.

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University of Wales Press

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178316784X

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9781783167845

In Search of Adventure

A Tale of Courage and Devotion

By: Alicia A. Willis

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In Search of Adventure

A Tale of Courage and Devotion

By: Alicia A. Willis

Enter In Search of Adventure, the thrilling second installment of The Comrades of Honor series. Packed with action at every bend, this tale takes up the story of Nathaniel de Lance, once the page of Sir Robert. Now a young man and belted knight, Sir Nathaniel takes young Kenneth Dale for his squire, a boy left destitute by a stroke of ill fortune. Quickly learning to trust and care for each other, Sir Nathaniel and Kenneth become fast friends, little knowing how much they will need their mutual comradeship. Taking advantage of his liberty as a knight, Sir Nathaniel leaves his boyhood home to visit old friends. The small journey quickly takes an unexpected turn, however, and climaxes into a perilous adventure. Old enemies revisit the scene, creating hazards that require all of Sir Nathaniels strength and valor to overcome. Trapped in a hostile country, the question arises: will he ever return? Join Sir Nathaniel and Kenneth in their rousing adventure, and witness the perils that strengthen their courage. Their friendship is extraordinary, but will the rewards of their devotion be greater still? A novel of adventure, comradeship, and suspense, as a valiant knight seeks to overcome his merciless foes and retain honor in a hostile land.

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WestBow Press

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1512701238

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Open for Interpretation

A Doctor's Journey into Astrology

By: Alicia Blando

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Open for Interpretation

A Doctor's Journey into Astrology

By: Alicia Blando

As a young doctor working in the middle of the HIV epidemic in the early ’90s, Alicia Blando feels unsure of the effectiveness of the medical profession. To gain insight into her life’s path, she seeks advice in some unconventional places, and lands on astrology as her way forward. Astrology, based in astronomy, has specific rules; it can’t be easily manipulated. The scientist in her can’t help but respond to this idea. At a pivotal group demonstration, Alicia finds a mentor, Iris, who introduces her to the study of astrology. By learning to read the horoscope, Alicia gains insight into her potential and manifests her ambition to travel and explore healing techniques from indigenous cultures. Eventually, her search for new teachers and past knowledge takes her from Manhattan to the Peruvian Amazon, Belize, and Bolivia, where she discovers ancient ways of healing among people who consider the sky to be a continuation of nature on earth. She connects with the tenets of astrology as the language that describes man’s connection to the sky environment. The horoscopic map gives information that can assist in making better choices in life, Alicia learns; it has the potential to analyze a person’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and health concerns. Alicia’s journey off the beaten path ultimately leads her to true self-exploration and connection with the world around her, as well as a desire to share her knowledge. In Open for Interpretation, she shares her story of finally finding the map she’s been seeking—and explains how we can all use that map to access our true selves and untapped potential.

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Simon and Schuster

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1647424712

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9781647424718

The Winds Over The Yandi

The Yandi Scrolls

By: Alicia G. Gilliam

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The Winds Over The Yandi

The Yandi Scrolls

By: Alicia G. Gilliam

A story of a fictional tribe with Biblical historic timelines and truths. The story of three very different women, who through their different life struggles and feelings of pain, guilt and no self-esteem lead to their sins, repentance and restoration to God. Through their journey back to God they form a sisterhood of faith and vow it never to be broken. Listen to them as they each tell their feelings and anguish of a life unfulfilled. It is also the story of a Nation. Of people who have fallen into sin. They have intermingled with the pagans-the Merin. Their religious leaders, The Past Keepers, have turned a blind eye to their behavior. Now they must ALL pay for their rebellious acts with the impending scourge promised from God. God promises ‘The One’ will be ruler and Judge over the Yandi. Just as the ‘First Ones” of Israel are getting their first Judge. With the scourge hitting the Yandi & Merin alike, a strange wind blows over the island of Ziqa. The quest for ‘The One’ begins. How will these 3 women keep the village encouraged even though they have been scorned by many? What & who will be found during this quest with an impending war between Yandi and Merin? Read, learn and listen to your heart. For we have all walked in a sinners shoes. For on the wind there is change for His purpose.

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WestBow Press

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1512744956

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9781512744958

The People of Aritama

The Cultural Personality of a Colombian Mestizo Village

By: Alicia Reichel-Dolmatoff,Gerardo Reichel-Dolmatoff

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The People of Aritama

The Cultural Personality of a Colombian Mestizo Village

By: Alicia Reichel-Dolmatoff,Gerardo Reichel-Dolmatoff

This book covers the life of a small Mestizo community in Columbia, with its people and institutions, its traditions in the past and its outlook on the future. Chapters include: · information on the health and nutritional status of the community * discussion of formal education and certain sets of patterned attitudes such as those which refer to work, illness, food and personal prestige. Originally published in 1961.

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Routledge

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1136544801

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9781136544804

Research in Anthropological Topics

By: Alicia Meza

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Research in Anthropological Topics

By: Alicia Meza

The aim of this book is to present a varied research within the four sub-fields of Anthropology: Archaeology, Ethnology, Linguistics and Biological Anthropology, as it was conceived by Frank Boaz. Perhaps my emphasis has been mostly in Archaeology, since I specialize in the Archaeology of Egypt and the Middle East. Nevertheless, I touch other topics as well. For instance sometimes I would connect archaeology and Egyptian art or literature and Egyptian linguistics. The total result has been a mixed of topics that relate in one way or another to Anthropology, the study of human behavior. Perhaps, if a student is looking for subjects to do term papers, or needs bibliography to start a research in a certain topic, this would be of help. I don't pretend that my research is paramount, but there are some subjects and investigations that are unique, as any truly research should be. I hope that the reader enjoys the vast amount of creativity human behavior can produce.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1413440649

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9781413440645

What Comes Next?

Shaping the Future in an Ever-Changing World - A Guide for Christian Leaders

By: Nicholas Skytland,Alicia Llewellyn

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What Comes Next?

Shaping the Future in an Ever-Changing World - A Guide for Christian Leaders

By: Nicholas Skytland,Alicia Llewellyn

What if, instead of keeping up with change, you could get ahead of it? Our mission as Christians was the same yesterday as it is today and will be tomorrow. The world, however, is changing faster than ever before, and keeping up feels impossible. The realities of human life—from how we develop relationships to how we use technology to have impact —therefore change rapidly too. It’s critical that Christian leaders take this into consideration as they plan for their organizations’ future. In What Comes Next?, strategists and innovation experts Nick Skytland and Ali Llewellyn use the eight elements of their Futures Framework to teach us how to help shape the future, be visionary, and grow our businesses and ministries. This futures-thinking process is a proven solution for executives, entrepreneurs, pastors, and anyone in between who struggles to respond to an ever-changing world.

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Moody Publishers

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0802498582

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9780802498588

The Long Shadow of Antiquity

What Have the Greeks and Romans Done for Us?

By: Gregory S. Aldrete,Alicia Aldrete

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The Long Shadow of Antiquity

What Have the Greeks and Romans Done for Us?

By: Gregory S. Aldrete,Alicia Aldrete

A vivid exploration of the many ways the classical world remains relevant today, this is a passionate justification of why we continue to read about and study the lives and works of the ancient Greeks and Romans. Challenging the way the phrase 'That's just ancient history' is used to dismiss something as being irrelevant, Greg and Alicia Aldrete demonstrate just how much ancient Greece and Rome have influenced and shaped our world today in ways both large and small. From the more commonly known influences on politics, law, literature and timekeeping through to the everyday rituals and routines we take for granted when we exercise, dine, marry and dress, we are rooted in the ancient world. Even the political upheaval, celebrity obsession and blurring of public and private boundaries that we see in current news betray ancient characteristics - now brought to the fore here in a new final chapter. If you have ever wondered how far exactly we still walk in the footsteps of the ancients or wanted to understand how study of the classical world can inform and explain our lives today, this is the book for you.

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1350100528

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