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DOUBLE DECEPTION

By: Joanne Weck

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Fallon Jamison, heartsick over her recent divorce, plans to recuperate by spending a carefree summer in Manhattan. Out for a morning jog in Central Park with the dog that comes with her borrowed apartment, she is accosted by a stranger. acting as if he knows her, and addressing her as "Charlotte." This sets in motion a hazardous adventure that involves Fallon in a sting concocted by the police, abduction by brutal criminals, and finally, under terrifying circumstances, a meeting with the kidnapped Charlotte Fiske. Set in Manhattan and the Pocono Mountain region of Pennsylvania, this novel is told from the alternating points of view of each twin. It is a mystery replete with action, twists, and red herrings. Fallon and Charlotte bond with each other as they face challenges that will transform them, forcing each to call upon resources of courage and ingenuity to survive.

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1329965337

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9781329965331

CRIMSON ICE

By: JOANNE WECK

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CRIMSON ICE

By: JOANNE WECK

A lovely young actress disappears on her way to the theater. Her sister Frankie, a single mother, fears she has been harmed by her wealthy but controlling and sometimes abusive husband. Or one of his dangerous friends. Or even more dangerous enemies. Frankie seeks the aid of a cynical undercover cop turned detective to confront some very evil people and discover the truth in a world of secrets and lies set against the cold winter background of the Pocono Mountains.

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226

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0578026953

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9780578026954

The Life and Songs of Stephen Foster

A Revealing Portrait of the Forgotten Man Behind "Swanee River," "Beautiful Dreamer," and "My Old Kentucky Home"

By: JoAnne O'Connell

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The Life and Songs of Stephen Foster

A Revealing Portrait of the Forgotten Man Behind "Swanee River," "Beautiful Dreamer," and "My Old Kentucky Home"

By: JoAnne O'Connell

The Life and Songs of Stephen Foster offers an engaging reassessment of the life, politics, and legacy of the misunderstood father of American music. Once revered the world over, Foster’s plantation songs, like “Old Folks at Home” and “My Old Kentucky Home,” fell from grace in the wake of the Civil Rights Movement due to their controversial lyrics. Foster embraced the minstrel tradition for a brief time, refining it and infusing his songs with sympathy for slaves, before abandoning the genre for respectable parlor music. The youngest child in a large family, he grew up in the shadows of a successful older brother and his president brother-in-law, James Buchanan, and walked a fine line between the family’s conservative politics and his own pro-Lincoln sentiments. Foster lived most of his life just outside of industrial, smoke-filled Pittsburgh and wrote songs set in a pastoral South—unsullied by the grime of industry but tarnished by the injustice of slavery. Rather than defining Foster by his now-controversial minstrel songs, JoAnne O’Connell reveals a prolific composer who concealed his true feelings in his lyrics and wrote in diverse styles to satisfy the changing tastes of his generation. In a trenchant reevaluation of his NewYork Bowery years, O’Connell illustrates how Foster purposely abandoned the style for which he was famous to write lighthearted songs for newly popular variety stages and music halls. In the last years of his life, Foster’s new direction in songwriting stood in the vanguard of vaudeville and musical comedy to pave the way for the future of American popular music. His stylistic flexibility in the face of evolving audience preferences not only proves his versatility as a composer but also reveals important changes in the American music and publishing industries. An intimate biography of a complex, controversial, and now neglected composer, The Life and Songs of Stephen Foster is an important story about the father of American music. This invaluable portrait of the political, economic, social, racial, and gender issues of antebellum and Civil War America will appeal to history and music lovers of all generations.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1442253878

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9781442253872

Promoting Physical Development and Activity in Early Childhood

Practical Ideas for Early Years Settings

By: Jackie Musgrave,Jane Dorrian,Joanne Josephidou,Ben Langdown,Lucy Rodriguez Leon

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Promoting Physical Development and Activity in Early Childhood

Practical Ideas for Early Years Settings

By: Jackie Musgrave,Jane Dorrian,Joanne Josephidou,Ben Langdown,Lucy Rodriguez Leon

Getting young children active and supporting their physical development right from the start is essential for children’s all-round development and good health. However, children’s levels of physical activity are declining. This book helps readers increase their understanding to support young children’s overall development, health, and wellbeing. Breaking current physical activity guidelines into bite-size chunks, the book provides key advice on caring for and educating babies and young children on how to meet the recommended amount of physical activity each day. Current research is accessibly explored, including links with screen time and neuroscience, and informs a range of flexible, open-ended activities and practical strategies to use in every early years setting. Chapters include: Suggestions on planning an enabling environment to support young children’s physical development without expensive equipment or classes. Steps for making physical activity inclusive for all children, including those with special educational needs and physical conditions. Key research translated into easy-to-understand, informative guidance. The voice of the child and the importance of listening to children woven throughout. Opportunities for readers to assess how their own setting supports physical activity. The importance of early physical development to communication and future academic performance. Grounded in best practice for supporting physical development in the early years and working with parents, this book is essential reading for trainee and practising early years educators, as well as parents and carers of young children.

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Taylor & Francis

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1040000525

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DOUBLE DECEPTION

By: Joanne Weck

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Freezer Burn

A Starshine Diner Mystery

By: Joanne Weck

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A Starshine Diner Mystery

By: Joanne Weck

A murderer stalks his prey at the Starshine Diner.Amateur female sleuth, target of a vicious murderer--will he strike again before she brings him to justice? The Starshine Diner has seen a drop-off in business lately, facing stiff competition from the new Modern Majestic across town. To lure back clientele and attract new customers, Nicos Stravos and his 31-year-old daughter, Zoe, plan a FIFTIES EXTRAVAGANZA. Zoe announces open auditions and local talent responds. The week-long celebration will feature tribute performers of the era-- Johnny Cash, Elvis, Patty Paige, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Alexis Stavros, Zoe's young cousin, an ambitious actress, and a hometown success agrees to perform songs and dances from Grease with her handsome boyfriend, Johnny La Mott.Zoe, herself once an aspiring Broadway actress, takes charge of the big promotion. Her artistic friend, Laura, decorates the diner with retro posters of fifties icons --actors and sports figures and she also supplies wigs and costumes, while her brother's fiancé Cheri does makeup and hairstyles. Opening night proves an overwhelming success. Pleased and satisfied, Zoe and Nicos leave together, anticipating the finale of their EXTRAVAGANZA the following evening. But Saturday morning brings disaster and chaos--murder! When Darieos, the head chef, opens the diner's walk-in freezer, he discovers a shocking sight--the frozen body of a beautiful young performer, still dressed in her fifties costume. Zoe, actor, diner manager, mother of a young daughter, now turns amateur sleuth. Frustrated by the lack of progress in the case, she sets out to find the killer. Her brother Demi and her boyfriend Curt Jackson attempt to dissuade her. Determined, and undeterred, she makes a list of suspects and pursues each, interviewing and interrogating them. The police order her to butt out, but relentlessly she walks into danger. Suddenly the hunter realizes she has become the hunted. Zoe finds herself targeted and stalked by dark and dangerous figures. Will she be victor or victim?

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DOUBLE DECEPTION

DOUBLE DECEPTION

CRIMSON ICE

CRIMSON ICE

The Life and Songs of Stephen Foster

The Life and Songs of Stephen Foster

Promoting Physical Development and Activity in Early Childhood

Promoting Physical Development and Activity in Early Childhood

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DOUBLE DECEPTION

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