Cinderella And The Carpetbagger

Author : Grace Robbins,Rarus Brandi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1934-09-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0988284855

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Cinderella and the Carpetbagger by Grace Robbins,Rarus Brandi Pdf

When she pulled The Carpetbaggers off the shelf, looking for a good read to while away the weekend, Grace Palermo never imagined that she would soon meet the book s international best-selling author, let alone spend the next thirty years of her life with him. When Grace and Harold met, his career was already well established, but over the next thirty years, his fame would become legendary, as did their lifestyle together. This engrossing memoir spans the 60s, 70s, and 80s, in all their hallucinogenic and freewheeling splendor. The couple was at the center of a globetrotting jet set, with mansions in Beverly Hills, villas and yachts in the South of France and Acapulco, known for their lavish and sometimes orgiastic parties. Their life together rivaled that of the characters in Harold s books, but in the privacy of their home things weren t always as they seemed. Not only does Grace Robbins reveal what it was like to live alongside the prince of sex and scandal, but she also takes us on journey of rollicking good fun, be it through anecdotes of a chance meeting with Pablo Picasso, a lifetime friendship with James Baldwin, or a racy evening in Hamburg with composer Frederick Lowe. With charm, introspection, and humor, Grace lays open her fascinating, roller-coaster ride, Cinderella tale--and the secrets she harbored for some forty years.

Author : Grace Robbins,Frank Sanello
Publisher : Stoddart
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1999-06-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1575441179

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Stranger Than Fiction by Grace Robbins,Frank Sanello Pdf

The long-time wife of the best-selling author reveals the debauchery behind the literary facade, in a tell-all account of a twenty-eight-year marriage marked by money, power, and sexual excess that mirrored the writer's often titillating work.

Author : Grace Robbins
Publisher : Burres Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Authors' spouses
ISBN : 0988284820

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Cinderella and the Carpetbagger by Grace Robbins Pdf

The 60s and '70s were decades like no others--radical, experimental, libertine. Globetrotting Grace Robbins chronicles the rollicking good times with the jetting set from megamansions in Beverly Hills to yachts on the French Riviera--and the secrets they kept.

Author : Craig Thompson Friend
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2010-01-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780820336749

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Southern Masculinity by Craig Thompson Friend Pdf

The follow-up to the critically acclaimed collection Southern Manhood: Perspectives on Masculinity in the Old South (Georgia, 2004), Southern Masculinity explores the contours of southern male identity from Reconstruction to the present. Twelve case studies document the changing definitions of southern masculine identity as understood in conjunction with identities based on race, gender, age, sexuality, and geography. After the Civil War, southern men crafted notions of manhood in opposition to northern ideals of masculinity and as counterpoint to southern womanhood. At the same time, manliness in the South--as understood by individuals and within communities--retained and transformed antebellum conceptions of honor and mastery. This collection examines masculinity with respect to Reconstruction, the New South, racism, southern womanhood, the Sunbelt, gay rights, and the rise of the Christian Right. Familiar figures such as Arthur Ashe are investigated from fresh angles, while other essays plumb new areas such as the womanless wedding and Cherokee masculinity.

Author : Rose Arny
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 882 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : American literature
ISBN : UOM:39015046781707

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Forthcoming Books by Rose Arny Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1232 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : American literature
ISBN : UCD:31175024624093

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The Publishers Weekly by Anonim Pdf

Author : Jennifer Crusie
Publisher : Bantam
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2011-10-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780345530660

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The Cinderella Deal by Jennifer Crusie Pdf

New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Crusie brings humor and storytelling magic to this modern-day romance about a match with a dubious beginning—that is destined for a fairy-tale ending. Daisy Flattery is a free spirit with a soft spot for strays and a weakness for a good story. Why else would she agree to the outrageous charade offered by her buttoned-down workaholic neighbor, Linc Blaise? The history professor needs a makeshift fiancée to secure his dream job, and Daisy needs a short-term gig to support her painting career. And so the Cinderella Deal is born: Daisy will transform herself into Linc’s prim-and-proper fiancée, and at the stroke of midnight they will part ways, no glass slippers attached. But something funny happens on their way to make-believe bliss, as a fake engagement unexpectedly spirals into an actual wedding. Now, with Linc and Daisy married and under one roof, what started as a game begins to feel real—and the people who seem so wrong for each other realize they may truly be just right.

Author : Dixon Gayer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1966
Category : Conservatism
ISBN : UOM:39015073811633

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The Disgruntled Carpetbagger & Friends by Dixon Gayer Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Dramatists Play Service Inc
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0822227177

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Dps by Anonim Pdf

Author : Matt Welch
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2007-10-16
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780230608559

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McCain: The Myth of a Maverick by Matt Welch Pdf

John McCain is one of the most familiar, sympathetic, and overexposed figures in American politics, yet his concrete governing philosophy and actual track record have been left curiously unexamined, mostly because of the massive distractions in his official biography, but also because of his ingenious strategy of talking ad infinitum to each and every access-craving media person who happens by. The more he has spouted, the less journalists have bothered trying to see through the fog. McCain gives the public what it wants but can't find -- a flesh-and-bones political portrait of a man onto whom people are forever projecting their own ideological fantasies. It is a psychological key for decoding his allegedly ‘maverick' actions. McCain will quickly lay out in overlapping detail the root cause of the senator's worldview: his personal transformation from underachieving punk to war hawk uber-patriot, in which he used the "higher power" of American nationalism to save his life and soul. McCain looks behind the war hero, behind the maverick reformer. Journalist and pundit Matt Welch brings to this project an investigative eye and a coolly analytical mindset to provide Republicans, Democrats and Independents a picture of the man.

Author : Jo Goodman
Publisher : ePublishing Works!
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2016-11-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781614179047

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More Than You Wished (The Hamilton Family Series, Book 2) by Jo Goodman Pdf

Following the War Between the States, reclaiming her family's Carolina plantation from her ruthless stepfather is Bria Hamilton's only desire. And if hiring a dangerously attractive Northerner as a means-to-an-end will see her plan through, it's a risk she'll take. But Luke Kincaid is not as he seems, and has but one reason for accepting Bria's offer: revenge. He cannot afford the laughter that sweetens their moments, or the passion he longs to teach her, or the love he never meant to feel. And neither can Bria. THE COMPASS CLUB, in series order Let Me Be The One Everything I Ever Wanted All I Ever Needed Beyond A Wicked Kiss THE DENNEHY SISTERS, in series order: Only My Love My Heart's Desire Forever in My Heart Always in My Dreams Only in My Arms THE MARSHALL BROTHERS, in series order: Her Defiant Heart His Heart's Revenge THE THORNE BROTHERS TRILOGY, in series order: My Steadfast Heart My Reckless Heart With All My Heart REVIEWS: "Jo Goodman is a master at historical romance." ~Fresh Fiction

Author : Eugene William Newman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1904
Category : Statesmen
ISBN : OSU:32435012594990

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Essays on Men, Things and Events, Historical, Personal and Political by Eugene William Newman Pdf

Author : William Wolf
Publisher : Air World
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2024-01-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781399057783

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Special Operations Consolidated B-24 Liberators by William Wolf Pdf

Despite being America’s most produced bomber, the Consolidated B-24 Liberator has forever flown in the shadow of its more famous and glamorous B-17 rival. The workmanlike B-24 performed multiple unheralded roles in all theatres beyond its also multiple offensive missions, making it the war’s most versatile heavy bomber. Besides its offensive bombing, anti-submarine, and mining missions, the Liberator performed many little known “inoffensive” duties. Undoubtedly the most colorful of all Liberators were the so-called assembly ships of the Groups of the 2nd Air Division. Their unique paint schemes of stripes, polka dots, and checkerboard, were designed to make them ultra-conspicuous for their task of acting as leaders on which a Group formation could assemble their combat formations more quickly for a combat mission The Consolidated F-7 was a photographic reconnaissance version of the B-24 Liberator. The F-7 saw service in most theatres of the war. The long range of the Liberator also made it well suited to mapping missions during the war and post-war. Beginning in early 1944, to aid the Allied liberation of Europe, Carpetbagger B-24s were utilized to parachute spies, called “Joes” or “Janes”, or provide aerial supply of weapons and other matériel to resistance fighters in occupied Europe. Liberators also participated in the dropping of 2.75 billion propaganda leaflets using various techniques and delivery devices. Electronic Warfare played an important part in Allied global pre-invasion plans to discover the location of enemy radars, and, if possible, destroy them. This interception and analysis of an enemy electronic radiation was the origin of present day ELINT (ELectonicINTelligence). Modified RAF B-24D Airborne Electronic Reconnaissance Liberators, codenamed Ferret, were Radio Counter Measures and Electronic Intelligence aircraft that played a major role in European air opera¬tions. During 1942 the AAF became interested in aerial refueling as a means to bombing Japan. A shorter-range B-17E was selected as the receiver aircraft while the more spacious B-24D acted as the tanker. Although these tests were considered to be successful, the availability of longer-ranging B-29s and bases ever closer to Japan diminished the urgency of wartime aerial refueling. During the war, eighty-three B-24s crashed or made forced landings in Switzerland, sixty in Sweden, and several in Russia, Spain, Portugal, and Turkey. Many of these Liberators landed undamaged or were repaired to be flown by these nations. Of particular interest are the six Liberators that were captured and flown by the Luftwaffe. Packed with a unique collection of photographs. Special Operations Consolidated B-24 Liberators reveals the most unusual and little-known facets of the Second World War’s most versatile bomber.

Author : Harold Robbins
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781463413828

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79 Park Avenue by Harold Robbins Pdf

A tale from master storyteller Harold Robbins ... Marja starts out a tough girl from the mean streets of New York. Ambitious and driven, over time she rises from street urchin to stripper, later re-inventing herself as Maryann Flood, the queen of an empire of pleasure. From her posh Park Avenue office, Maryann provides access to exciting and sensual women to sate the desires of New York's most powerful men. All is well-until Maryann runs afoul of the law and leaves her empire facing destruction. Arrested for procurement, blackmail, and bribery, she must face prosecutor Mike Keynes, who stands to benefit greatly by bringing her down-and who is facing a dilemma himself. He loves Maryann, and she loves him in return. Now he faces a choice: set aside his personal feelings for the sake of justice, or fall under Maryann's seductive spell and betray his life's work. The inspiration for the highly rated 1977 miniseries of the same name, "79 Park Avenue" tells a sizzling tale of lust, power, and corruption.

Author : Johnson Briscoe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1908
Category : Actors
ISBN : HARVARD:HNNWK3

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The Actors' Birthday Book by Johnson Briscoe Pdf