Rosemary Beach is a love story like no other. Rosemary's family was hard working, but broken. As a child, Rosemary was extremely creative; her tales cause deep laughter. Already married once to a man who was unfaithful; she finally met the man of her dreams. Their wealthy lifestyle was a reverie to her. The biggest blessing was not any of the "things" but an unexpected gift which she never imagined. The blessing was accompanied by a loss. As happy as the gift made her, the loss was unbearable. The ending is so surprising that you may want to read Rosemary Beach again. "Rosemary's Group" may be an example of healing that others could create. God is her Rock and remains such through the entire book. You will laugh at Lucy, cry with Rosemary and dream of a life such as hers.
The mental abuse, which Tory suffers from Jack, is so skillfully carried out that she remains in denial until it escalates to violence. Lies and deceit become so common in her life that she finds it impossible to distinguish the truth. Each day presents challenges to her ability to triumph over the evil web of lies which surround her. At that point, she is able to protect herself by imploring the strength that had always been there to guide her. Her love for sailing surprises her by being the very act that saves her life. The setting of Beaufort, NC is the perfect coastal town for this drama of a woman who is faced with hardships which would break most. To endure betrayal at the hands of the very person whom she should have been able to trust creates a woman of strength and real beauty.
Whether your ambition is to become the CEO of a Fortune 500 company, a leading industry expert, or a member of a team designing the next generation of computers, From College to Career contains smart advice on how to establish yourself as a successful professional. Drawing on nearly half a century of combined corporate experience, authors Gerald G. Bustamente and Linda T. Bustamente provide practical advice on topics such as: - Professionalism - Setting goals - Teamwork - Image - Working with your manager - Speaking, listening, and giving presentations - Corporate culture - Mentoring and networking - Leveraging the Internet - Professional development - Promotions and raises - Workload Management - Adapting to change - Motivation Read From College to Career and learn how to leverage your intelligence, education, and values to succeed in corporate America. "The Bustamentes have condensed into one book the corporate life lessons that take most people years to learn "-James A. Boyle, President, College Parents of America
It is never possible to return literally to times and events of the past. Even places revisited will not be the same as they were. But we can, at least to some extent, go back in our minds. In trying to capture some of the past and record for posterity my lifetime of adventures, I find that my memory has been stretched more than I thought possible. The mind is a funny thing, and time is slippery stuff, but someone has said that we remember more than we think we do; that years after the fact, one day things fall into place and we say, "Ah yes, I remember that well.
Rosemary Lewis divorced her husband after she discovered him with another woman. Suffering from depression at her loss, the young woman threw herself into work as a Registered Nurse. Then, she met Malcolm Beach, who represented her dream. Together, they did enjoy a perfect life. Devotion from her new husband thrilled her as they traveled all over the world. Sailing became their favorite pastime until the sudden death of her husband. Once again devastated and alone, Rosemary experienced depression and grief. Suddenly, an unknown foe threatened her very life. Why did this begin after the death of her husband? Slowing gleaning bits of information, she discovered that Malcolm's previous lover was insane. Is this the one who made her life hell? Now, a wealthy widow, Rosemary, must fight to survive in the beautiful home named Rosemary's Beach House.
Becky Connors lived in the same place for most of her life. An old southern town, one of the oldest in her home state of Florida. Even though she traveled extensively and lived in many places, Becky returned home to her "slice of Heaven" located on the beautiful Gulf Of Mexico in the Forgotten Coast. All of her group had remained close since elementary school and later in their university days at Auburn University. Now, this group of beloved friends faced growing older. This tale of life is told with humor and tears as conditions change for each one as they age. True to reality, many decisions faced the devoted ensemble. Share in their joys and sorrows. Things never remain the same for long. Now, these friends face the countdown together.
Audrey Brock thought of herself as a golden girl. Her dream life shrouded her as the cocoon of a metamorphosing butterfly. Suddenly, everything changed. Her gorgeous, wealthy husband fell for another. Her best friend tired of her. Wine and food became a crutch. Her beautiful appearance changed into an overweight woman who no longer cared about such trivial matters as appearance. When she thought things could not get worse, her best friend arrived late one evening with a new threat. The monster who robbed her of childhood in her fifteenth year was coming for her again. She sadly thought of all the years of mental torture she suffered because of him. This time, he would demand the only thing left in her life, which she loved. Audrey and Diana devised a plan to make him pay. After working all day creating a torture chamber, they were ready for him. It was easy enticing the madman into the designated room. Yet as she sat watching this monster sleep, she realized that he was now old and sick. The man on the floor naked and cold before her seemed to have already paid. Perhaps in many ways, she could not be sure. One thing was clear, she could not be the savage, which he had once been to her.
The young woman strolls down the marina street in Beaufort, NC admiring the lovely village and sailboats when she realizes a memory is not part of her psyche. The only thing for sure is the beautiful coastal town where she walks. Who she is and what happened to her are unknown. Uncertain of what to do, Tory continues walking toward the historic homes standing nobly before her. Finally, noticing a stranger watching from one of the balconies, she waves uncertainly. A chaotic feeling overtakes the desire for peace as this handsome stranger rushes her. He questions her actions during the time away, but she feels grateful for the recognition his eyes reflect. When he pulls her into an embrace, the scent of the ocean in his hair comforts her. Is this unfamiliar person, who gently guides her inside his home evil, intent on her harm? Betrayed in Beaufort tells the story of the lovely Victoria and her quest to discover the answers of an unknown life. How can she survive the web of lies facing her? Each "friend" quickly displays deceit but why? Did previous actions create the struggle for survival which haunts each path before her?
A refreshing look on life from a dog¿s eyes, Dusty the Island Dog is a tale about a young dog living in the Bahamas. After losing her mother, Dusty must learn to take care of herself. She meets Winston, a big red dog, who takes Dusty under his paw and looks after her. Together, the dogs have all kinds of adventures running around the island. They meet many people, gain several new families, and have lots of fun. Even though Dusty misses her mother greatly, she is very happy with her new life. Things are getting better for Dusty, and she learns that no matter what happens, all you need is love.
When Dusty's mother dies, she is alone and scared. The young pup learns, as we all most, that death is a part of life. Out of nowhere, Winston strolls into her life. Quickly, Dusty learns that she is not alone as she thrills to the antics of her brave new friend. Again, the puppy finds life is worth living in spite of the severe loss earlier experienced. Together, Dusty and Winston live life to the fullest as they experience death, bullying, betrayal, fear, God, and friends. Packed with "life lessons" this little book is larger than life.
In Sex in the Head, Linda Ruth Williams uses psychoanalysis and recent feminist film theory to analyze a network of ideas which link looking with sexuality and difference, in the work of a writer who disavowed, yet covertly enjoyed, the pleasures and power of vision. The book is a departure from the long history of feminist readings of Lawrence, in that it discusses his engagement with theories of the gaze and its cultural forms - cinema, photography, painting and the visual dynamics and metaphors of literary texts - as a way of thinking through gender. It shows him arguing, on the one hand, against the evils of cinema and visual sex, while relishing, through the eyes of women, the moving spectacle of those male bodies which populate the pages of his books. It also questions what it is about the work of such an adamant cinephobe which has made it so thoroughly adaptable for film and television.
The black man suffering at the hands of whites, the white woman sexually threatened by the black man. Both images have long been burned into the American conscience through popular entertainment, and today they exert a powerful and disturbing influence on Americans' understanding of race. So argues Linda Williams in this boldly inquisitive book, where she probes the bitterly divisive racial sentiments aroused by such recent events as O. J. Simpson's criminal trial. Williams, the author of Hard Core, explores how these images took root, beginning with melodramatic theater, where suffering characters acquire virtue through victimization. The racial sympathies and hostilities that surfaced during the trial of the police in the beating of Rodney King and in the O. J. Simpson murder trial are grounded in the melodramatic forms of Uncle Tom's Cabin and The Birth of a Nation. Williams finds that Stowe's beaten black man and Griffith's endangered white woman appear repeatedly throughout popular entertainment, promoting interracial understanding at one moment, interracial hate at another. The black and white racial melodrama has galvanized emotions and fueled the importance of new media forms, such as serious, "integrated" musicals of stage and film, including The Jazz Singer and Show Boat. It also helped create a major event out of the movie Gone With the Wind, while enabling television to assume new moral purpose with the broadcast of Roots. Williams demonstrates how such developments converged to make the televised race trial a form of national entertainment. When prosecutor Christopher Darden accused Simpson's defense team of "playing the race card," which ultimately trumped his own team's gender card, he feared that the jury's sympathy for a targeted black man would be at the expense of the abused white wife. The jury's verdict, Williams concludes, was determined not so much by facts as by the cultural forces of racial melodrama long in the making. Revealing melodrama to be a key element in American culture, Williams argues that the race images it has promoted are deeply ingrained in our minds and that there can be no honest discussion about race until Americans recognize this predicament.
Tracey Tea Pot had been born in Parsnip wood. She had been made by the elves that lived in the wood. They had given her magical powers. Dad had brought her to the Patterson house. He had found her one day when out walking with Rusty, the family dog. Join Tracey Tea Pot and the Patterson’s adventures as they all go on a picnic to Parsnip Wood, as she tries to go with the family to the summer fair and checking why Alice is acting different. Will Tracey Tea Pot save the day?
Taking an innovative approach, this book looks at how U.S. presidents and their administrations' policies from the late 1960s to 2017 have led to rampant over-imprisonment and a public policy catastrophe in the United States. Mandatory minimum sentencing, "three-strikes-and-you're-out" legislation, harsher sentences, and less parole and probation-the result of draconian criminal justice policies in the last six decades is that the United States is the largest incarcerator in the world, surpassing Russia and China, with significant overrepresentation of African Americans and Latinos in U.S. prisons, especially for low-level, nonviolent drug offenses. Presidents and Mass Incarceration: Choices at the Top, Repercussions at the Bottom shows how American presidents from Lyndon B. Johnson to Donald J. Trump have operated as significant political criminal justice entrepreneurs and how the leadership choices made at the top by these chief executives have severe repercussions for the citizens at the lowest levels of our communities. Linda K. Mancillas references State of the Union Addresses, presidential initiatives, laws passed by Congress, Supreme Court decisions, and public opinion on high-profile crime events to assemble a cohesive framework of data that supports each president's impact on the incarceration explosion. Readers will come away with a greater appreciation for the complexity and magnitude of the political, economic, and societal issue of over-imprisonment that both the federal and state governments are attempting to address.
Each one of this collection's poignant, finely crafted stories, which in character and setting are often reminiscent of the works of Alice Munro, introduces ordinary people confronting their personal, but not uncommon demons.
Tracey Tea Pot loved her life. She lived on Patterson farm near Parsnip Wood. She had a warm, loving nature and loved to listen to the familys tales and stories. Her pride of place was in the kitchen on top of the stove. Join Tracey Tea Pot and the Pattersons adventures as they all go on a picnic to Parsnip Wood.
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