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The Lonely Empress

A Biography of Elizabeth of Austria

By: Joan Haslip

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The Lonely Empress

A Biography of Elizabeth of Austria

By: Joan Haslip

Consort to Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria, Elizabeth of Bavaria was a modern woman who fled the confines of Habsburg to roam free--she fancied dangerous riding, sailing, and poetry--but her life ended with her assassination in 1896. "Makes us feel the impact of her beauty as well as the fatal egotism which led to unhappiness, restlessness, and futility."--"Elizabeth Harvey." "Well documented and illustrated...a grand and fascinating tale."--"Brian Aldiss

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502

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Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

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1842120980

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9781842120989

Ghost Town

Seven Ghostly Stories

By: Joan Lowery Nixon

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Ghost Town

Seven Ghostly Stories

By: Joan Lowery Nixon

For fans of Gillian Flynn, Caroline Cooney, and R.L. Stine comes Ghost Town: Seven Ghostly Stories from four-time Edgar Allen Poe Young Adult Mystery Award winner Joan Lowery Nixon. In the old towns of the Wild West, there’s more to hear than the paint peeling from the deserted storefronts, more than the tumbleweeds somersaulting down the empty streets. If you listen hard, you can hear voices whispering stories. Stories like the one about the lost mine in Maiden, Montana, or how Wyatt Earp won the shoot-out at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona. And don’t forget about the Bad Man from Bodie, California—he’s still searching for his lost finger! Can you hear them? “An entertaining collection.” –School Library Journal “Combining history and mystery…[Ghost Town: Seven Ghostly Stories] recalls classic campfire tales.” –Booklist “A well conceived (and titled) collection…[of] chilling short stories.” –Kirkus Reviews

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111

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Delacorte Press

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0307527948

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9780307527943

Bernie, You're a Bootlegger!

A Family’S Escapades During the Prohibition Era

By: Joan Winghart Wilcox Sullivan

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Bernie, You're a Bootlegger!

A Family’S Escapades During the Prohibition Era

By: Joan Winghart Wilcox Sullivan

When the Prohibition era arrives in 1920, it changes the lives of almost every person living in America, including Bernie Winghart. Instead of pursuing a career as a factory worker or mechanic, Bernie vows to save the people from the bad liquor thats killing them. He teams up with his brother, Joe Winghart Jr., and his sister-in-law, Mayme Schaller Winghart, to illegally sell alcohol to the masses. Known as the Bootlegging Trio, they profit handsomely. Even so, this formerly upstanding family from upstate New York is now part of a secret underworld of lawbreakers that includes sinister gangsters. There is danger everywhere, and Bernie is so intimidated that he vows never to marry until hes out of the business. He goes from woman to woman, breaking hearts. Told through the perspective of the bootleggers daughter, Bernie, Youre a Bootlegger! gives a glimpse into how Prohibition affected one family and an entire nation until it was declared a failure.

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115

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Trafford Publishing

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1426934556

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9781426934551

Unbending Gender

Why Family and Work Conflict and What To Do About It

By: Joan Williams

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Unbending Gender

Why Family and Work Conflict and What To Do About It

By: Joan Williams

In Unbending Gender, Joan Williams takes a hard look at the state of feminism in America. Concerned by what she finds--young women who flatly refuse to identify themselves as feminists and working-class and minority women who feel the movement hasn't addressed the issues that dominate their daily lives--she outlines a new vision of feminism that calls for workplaces focused on the needs of families and, in divorce cases, recognition of the value of family work and its impact on women's earning power.Williams shows that workplaces are designed around men's bodies and life patterns in ways that discriminate against women, and that the work/family system that results is terrible for men, worse for women, and worst of all for children. She proposes a set of practical policies and legal initiatives to reorganize the two realms of work in employment and households--so that men and women can lead healthier and more productive personal and work lives. Williams introduces a new 'reconstructive' feminism that places class, race, and gender conflicts among women at center stage. Her solution is an inclusive, family-friendly feminism that supports both mothers and fathers as caregivers and as workers.

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353

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Oxford University Press

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0195147146

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9780195147148

Lady Hester Stanhope

The Unconventional Life of the 'queen of the Desert'

By: Joan Haslip

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Lady Hester Stanhope

The Unconventional Life of the 'queen of the Desert'

By: Joan Haslip

Tells the true story of Lady Hester Stanhope, who, at the turn of the 18th-century left her homeland and travelled through Cairo, Jaffa, Damascus, Palmyra. This biography explores the incredible life of a young woman.

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278

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History PressLtd

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0750943378

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9780750943376

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The Lonely Empress

The Lonely Empress

Ghost Town

Ghost Town

Bernie, You're a Bootlegger!

Bernie, You're a Bootlegger!

Unbending Gender

Unbending Gender

Lady Hester Stanhope

Lady Hester Stanhope

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