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Author: Tony Turner
Publisher: Dutton Adult
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 344

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Stop in the name of love ... and of Motown, and read Tony Turner's dazzling insider's story -- updated with new material for the blockbuster 2000 Supremes tour!

Author: Ethan Mordden
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 146689329X
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 352

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From the late 1920s to late 1950s, the Broadway theatre was America's cultural epicenter. Television didn't exist and movies were novelties. Entertainment took the form of literature, music, and theatre. During this golden age of Broadway, actors and actresses became legends and starred in now classic plays. Laurence Olivier, Alfred Lunt and Lynne Fontaine were names to remember, etching plays into memory as they brought the words of Tennessee Williams or Eugene O'Neill to life. Joseph Cotton romanced Katherine Hepburn in Philip Barry's The Philadelphia Story while Laurette Taylor became The Glass Menagerie's Amanda Wingfield. Frederic March, Florence Eldridge, Jason Robards Jr. and Bradford Dillman showed us life among the ruins in Long Day's Journey Into Night. In All That Glittered, Ethan Mordden, long one of Broadway's best chroniclers, recreates the fascinating lost world of its golden age.

Author: John Gapper
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101572752
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 599

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The definitive, classic account of the fall of the House of Baring, the oldest merchant bank in London, in 1995 and the ultimate rogue trader, Nick Leeson, who brought down the venerable institution with speculative investing. John Gapper, associate editor of the Financial Times, and his coauthor Nicholas Denton, now founder of Gawker Media, interviewed all the major players involved in the collapse of one of England's oldest banks. All That Glitters reveals the Faustian deal struck between the whizz-kid derivatives traders who seemed to be bringing in huge profits and the old guard who were happy to pocket them without asking too many questions. Gapper and Denton present a thrilling, in-depth account of Nick Leeson's motives and methods for hiding the unauthorized speculative trading as well as the final days of Barings and the last-ditch attempts by politicians and bankers to save the bank.

Author: Danielle Steel
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 1509878319
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 243

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From New York to London to St Tropez, All That Glitters by the world's favourite storyteller, Danielle Steel, is the story of a young woman finding her place in the world and learning the hardest lesson of all - who to trust. Coco Martin, the adored only child of wealthy parents, has lived a charmed existence in their beautiful Manhattan home, and summers in a fabulous Hamptons house. Despite her privileged upbringing, Coco's parents instilled in their daughter their own values of hard work, honesty and kindness. But as she's just entering her twenties, Coco's world is devastated by the sudden death of her beloved parents. Now the heir to a considerable fortune, Coco must find her way in a world that no longer makes sense to her. The estate is protected by a trustee, a close friend of her mother and father. But is he the honourable man she believes him to be? Beginning a new life in London, she falls in love with a charismatic, handsome, penniless aristocrat, who introduces her to a world of fabulous parties and extravagance. Coco's oldest friend Sam fears that this whirlwind romance won't last, but Coco is sure that she has finally found happiness. In the middle of London's glamorous social scene, Coco struggles to see things as they really are . . .

Author: Jill Santopolo
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442473819
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 128

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Sisters Aly and Brooke launch a nail service for kids at their overworked mother's salon only to discover that their brilliant idea needs a bit of polish.

Author: Athena Dean
Publisher: Winepress Pub
ISBN: 9781579211349
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 170

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Examines the deceit surrounding business opportunities prevalent in today's church. Steops to freedom and help for loved ones are included.

Author: Gita Trelease
Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
ISBN: 1760785105
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 464

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Paris in 1789 is a labyrinth of twisted streets, filled with beggars, thieves, revolutionaries – and magicians . . . When smallpox kills her parents, seventeen-year-old Camille is left to provide for her frail sister and her volatile brother. In desperation, she survives by using the petty magic she learnt from her mother. But when her brother disappears Camille decides to pursue a richer, more dangerous mark: the glittering court of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. Using dark magic Camille transforms herself into the ‘Baroness de la Fontaine‘ and presents herself at the court of Versaille, where she soon finds herself swept up in a dizzying life of riches, finery and suitors. But Camille’s resentment of the rich is at odds with the allure of their glamour and excess, and she soon discovers that she’s not the only one leading a double life . . . Enchantée is a compelling historical fantasy and is Gita Trelease's debut novel.

Author: Raymond Chandler
Publisher: Wakefield Press
ISBN: 9781862546721
Category : Child sexual abuse
Languages : en
Pages : 52

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Raymond Chandler, the uncle of the boy that first accused Michael Jackson of molestation in 1993, sets the record straight in an extraordinary and very readable case study. All That Glitters meticulously examines details of accusations against Michael Jackson by Jordie Chandler, and his family

Author: Diane Stockmar
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781475217414
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 394

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Best Selling Author, Michael Gross, touched briefly on this amazing story in his recently published novel, Unreal Estate. He mentioned that Diane Hunt Stockmar was the illigitimate daughter of Dolly Green! Dolly was the daughter of Burton Green, one of the majority founders of glamorous, Beverly HIlls. All that Glittered Was Not Told, is the 'in depth' reveal narrated by Diane Hunt Stockmar, the illigitimate grandaughter of this Beverly Hills founder, Burton Green. Stockmar exposes this never before hidden tale. All that Glittered Was Not Told is the amazing saga of a little girl given away at two years of age to adoptive parents who by all rights should have held the child's amazing parentage a secret. However, the mother, Dolly Wellborn Green, insisted that she return to that child's life as her 'Godmother' when Diane was six years old. Dolly insisted that as her 'Godmother' she intended to help mentor her 'darlings' life. Dolly Green was selfishly unable to keep the child to raise as her own, but in Dolly's own words, she needed, "To have her cake and eat it too!" So Dolly contrived an elaborate charade to fool the father of her 'adopted out' child into thinking that Dolly was just a doting friend, not the mother. This allowed Dolly in later years, to come back into her illegitimate daughters life as her loving 'Godmother'. Noted authoress, Diane Hunt Stockmar was that child and now as an adult is relating this riveting expose! She takes the reader from the early days of her childhood in Beverly Hills with her adored 'Mommy', at 613 Mountain Drive. Then Stockmar moves through the adoptive process, her adjustment to a new home and the rest of her life with the glamorous, Dorothy Wellborn Green. Dolly was certainly the most press worthy of Burton's daughters. She kept company with a bevy of glamorous Hollywood stars. As well as in later years, she was a true 'Press Darling', when she became so involved with her flamboyant racehorse career and that extremely high profile, monied set. As the title implies, All That Glittered Was Not Told, reveals in great depth the secrets hidden from everyone but the most privileged players, those who were allowed access to these formerly hidden and very clandestine facts. This book is riveting, amazing, filled with tales of the golden era of Hollywood romance and money that was so available in the early days. Where if in addition, you did not like how things were going in your life, money had a wonderful way of fixing 'little mistakes'. Stockmar gives real insight to the 'Glam' of the older days of the very rich and famous of Beverly Hills and Hollywood. She grew up going to Westlake School for Girls where many celebrity children attended. This is a 'cannot put down read'!

Author: Angela DiTerlizzi
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1481409689
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36

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Is there really such a thing as too much bling? Find out in this sparkly homage to imagination and creativity gone wild that’s perfect for even the youngest fashion and crafting enthusiasts! Has the rainy day got you down? Not feeling fancy in your gown? Just add glitter! It all starts with a mysterious mail delivery, a little girl with a big imagination, and a sprinkling of twinkling glitter. Before long there’s glitter here, glitter there—glitter, glitter EVERYWHERE! But just when she’s about to add more glitter, the little girl realizes maybe there is such a thing as too much bling when you and your best pal start to get lost in it… From beloved author Angela DiTerlizzi and illustrator Samantha Cotterill comes a silly and sweet story that celebrates imagination, creativity, and knowing when enough is enough—or is it?!