A 2006 Edgar Award Nominee for Best Fact Crime. With intimate access to the families, award-winning journalist Diane Fanning's Written in Blood spins a heart-wrenching true crime tale that's been the subject of an acclaimed documentary, "The Staircase", and an HBO TV miniseries starring Colin Firth. An army brat-turned-marine, Michael Peterson saw combat in Vietnam, and returned a decorated soldier. An avid reader, his dreams of being an acclaimed novelist came true. His desire to find love was fulfilled when he married brilliant executive Kathleen Atwater, the first female student accepted at Duke University's School of Engineering. The Petersons seemed the ideal academic couple- well-respected, prosperous, and happy. All that came crashing down in December of 2001, when Kathleen apparently fell to her death in their secluded home in an exclusive area of Durham, North Carolina. But blood-spattered evidence and a missing fireplace poker suggested calculated, cold-blooded murder. Her trusted husband stood accused. Prosecutors introduced evidence at trial that sixteen years earlier, Peterson was one of the last people to see his neighbor alive before she was found dead at the bottom of a staircase in her home in Germany. A dramatic trial followed in the explosive final chapter of a life that no novelist could ever have conceived...
Diane Osby Peterson¡¦s Bathed in Light tells how her church congregation¡¦s artists, artisans, and craftspeople ofrom needleworkers to metalworkers obecame kindred souls as they overcame obstacles and encountered new ones in a 40-year mission to bring artistic beauty, Christian symbolism and, above all, God¡¦s light into their dark and barren sanctuary. Churchgoers and perennial students of art and religion will find this story of Peterson¡¦s revival of the Christian Art Guild enlightening and inspirational. ¡§Diane Peterson brought together a group of women to create art works that brought rich images and art pieces into being¡Kalways done in beautiful design, color, and meaning. Her book gives a glimpse into this invaluable ministry at Prince of Peace¡K¡¨ oThe Rev. Philip Gangsei, founding pastor of Prince of Peace (1957-1987) ¡§Diane Peterson¡¦s Bathed in Light shows congregations and pastors how the Spirit is at work in the world of sacred art¡Kloving members of the Art Guild¡Kbrought a marriage between Scripture and art, fidelity and grace¡K I am grateful for the creative and faithful work of (Diane Peterson) this servant of God and urge you to be ¡¥Bathed in Light¡¦.¡¨ oThe Rev. Dr. Howard Wennes, Ret., recently served as interim president, California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, California; is a former pastor of Prince of Peace.
Take an exciting journey with professional stuntwoman, Diane Peterson, into the amazing world of action stunts, adventure, joy, heartbreak, injury, death, and her uncanny desire to overcome her fears and follow her dreams. Diane has been a professional stuntwoman for over forty years. She has worked on over two hundred movies and television shows including Titanic, Laundromat, Green Hornet, Batman Forever, Marked for Death, Out for Justice, Robocop II, Airplane, and many, many others. Television shows she has worked on include Walker, Texas Ranger, Fall Guy, Mac- Gyver, Magnum P.I., and many others. Diane has film credits as double for: Sharon Stone, Jessica Lange, Faye Dunaway, Diane Keaton, Heather Locklear, Heather Thomas, Farrah Fawcett, Michele Pfeiffer, Kate Capshaw, and hundreds of other actresses. Diane encourages all to overcome your fears and follow your dreams! Sit back and enjoy the ride!
The cross has always been portrayed as the means of salvation and forgiveness for sinners, but does it have anything to say to those who have been sinned against? This book shows that the atonement of Christ has powerful potential to speak to those who have been wronged, especially those who have been abused and abandoned in countless ways—those who cower at the back side of the cross wondering if they are included. As victims of various kinds of abuse are beginning to come out of the shadows in cultural conversation and in the context of the church, The Back Side of the Cross is a timely book for several audiences. It is thoroughly rigorous and will interest theologians and their students; it also offers a very practical section for pastors and those who want to care for the wounded; and it can even reach survivors themselves as it offers true hope in the urgency of such real pain.
Accident or Murder? The Petersons seemed like the ideal couple: well-respected, prosperous and happy. All that came crashing down December 2001, when Kathleen apparently fell to her death in their secluded home. But blood-spattered evidence and a missing fireplace poker suggested calculated, cold-blooded murder. Her trusted husband, Michael, stood accused. So what did happen on the staircase that fateful night? This is the inside look at the Michael Peterson case. It will make you question everything you’ve seen before. ‘The Staircase is an emotionally riveting drama, but it is nowhere near the whole truth. If anybody wants to know the whole story, read Fanning’s Book’ Ann Christensen, Michael Peterson's sister
Diane Smith's acclaimed novels feature strong heroines, memorable characters, surprising revelations from the natural sciences, and an original perspective on the American West. Set in 1876, right after the Battle of Little Big Horn, her new novel tells of Eleanor Peterson, a scientific illustrator in her late thirties, and her friend and mentor Augustus Starwood, an aging portrait painter with a passion for Shakespeare, who join a diverse band of adventurers heading west to Montana to work on a dinosaur fossil dig. Told through Eleanor's remembrances years later, the story recounts the experiences of this ambitious and at times contentious field crew, as they argue over prevailing theories of evolution, contend with rival scientists, and worry about Indians moving north after their defeat of Custer. A vivid portrait of both the natural environment and the issues and ideas of the time, Smith's novel is ultimately a story of personal discovery, revealing the redemptive power of the land and its rivers.
How does the media shape and frame culture? How does media entertainment vary under different conditions of production and consumption? What types of meanings and ideologies do these modes of production convey and how do they change over time? How does media culture differ from other forms of recorded culture produced in nonindustrial settings? In The Production of Culture, the inaugural volume in the new Foundations of Popular Culture, Diana Crane argues that these are the kinds of questions with which social scientists should be concerned. She contends that recorded cultures simply cannot be understood apart from the contexts in which they are produced and consumed. A review and synthesis of the current media literature, Crane's work examines both the popular and elite levels of media production. This investigation allows readers to understand how the notion of production can change depending on the size of the audience and or the structure of the cultural industry.
Provides insight into the unique relationship that exists between women and animals and includes contributions from Diane Ackerman, Annie Dillard, Jane Goodall, Temple Grandin, and Barbara Kingsolver.
Clair's story began when she was ten-and-a-half years old. Having matured early she was mentally and physically beyond her years. She had developed into an enchanting beauty that brought about unspeakable acts upon her body. Long buried hurts of abuse at the hand of her alcoholic mother, selfish absent father and cruel brother threw Clair into an existence with only her animal pets to love. Clair always grappled with loneliness, brutality, abandonment and terror. To add to Clair's horror, Jake a demented man entered her life exposing her to terror so intense that it brought her to her knees. Jake sadistically pursued Clair for years yet no one believed he existed passing him off as a figment of Clair's imagination.
Christmas 2020 Beautiful Christmas Holiday Designs with Santa Claus, Christmas Trees, Reindeer, Snowmen, Wreaths, Ornaments, Decorations, Presents, and Much More! A festive and fun adult coloring book filled with Christmas themes of all varieties. Designs of various styles that range from simpler to more complex for all levels of coloring enthusiasts. Christmas coloring book for adults, teens, men, and women. The carefully chosen design will provide hours of fun, stress relief, creativity, and relaxation.
This book includes: making sure that instruments are accessible to all; how to teach musical notations; coordinating and supervising individual and group work.
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