Dance On A Sinking Ship

Author : Michael Kilian
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 429 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2015-08-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781504018333

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Dance on a Sinking Ship by Michael Kilian Pdf

A dogged reporter follows Prince Edward and Charles Lindbergh onto a doomed ocean liner in this historical novel with “a full cargo of intrigue” (Kirkus Reviews). C. Jamieson Spencer is sipping cognac when Paris starts to burn. As Communists and Fascists battle in the streets below his hotel balcony, this world-weary foreign correspondent does not bother taking notes. He’s too busy falling in love with an enchantingly beautiful stranger. The reporter is just working up the courage to ask the woman her name when a stray bullet pierces her skull. In Paris, love comes quickly and life ends fast. After Spencer files his story on the riots, his editor recalls him to the United States and assigns him to sail on the new luxury liner Wilhelmina, which carries some of the world’s most scandalous figures: from Prince Edward and Wallis Simpson to the Nazi-sympathizing Charles Lindbergh. As the royals play bedroom games, Spencer digs up plenty of gossip—but the real story starts when the lifeboats hit the water.

Author : Michael Kilian
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 431 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1989-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0553175408

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Dance on a Sinking Ship by Michael Kilian Pdf

Author : Fred Khumalo
Publisher : Penguin Random House South Africa
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2017-02-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781415209141

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Dancing the Death Drill by Fred Khumalo Pdf

‘Be quiet and be calm, my countrymen, for what is taking place is exactly what you came to do ... Brothers, we are drilling the death drill.’ – Reverend Isaac Wauchope Dyobha Paris, 1958. A skirmish in a world-famous restaurant leaves two men dead and the restaurant staff baffled. Why did the head waiter, a man who’s been living in France for many years, lunge at his patrons with a knife? As the man awaits trial, a journalist hounds his long-time friend, hoping to expose the true story behind this unprecedented act of violence. Gradually, the extraordinary story of Pitso Motaung, a young South African who volunteered to serve with the Allies in the First World War, emerges. Through a tragic twist of fate, Pitso found himself on board the ss Mendi, a ship that sank off the Isle of Wight in February 1917. More than six hundred of his countrymen, mostly black soldiers, lost their lives in a catastrophe that official history largely forgot. One particularly cruel moment from that day will remain etched in Pitso’s mind, resurfacing decades later to devastating effect. Dancing the Death Drill recounts the life of Pitso Motaung. It is a personal and political tale that spans continents and generations, moving from the battlefields of the Boer War to the front lines in France and beyond. With a captivating blend of pathos and humour, Fred Khumalo brings to life a historical event, honouring both those who perished in the disaster and those who survived.

Author : Elle Fielding
Publisher : Elle Fielding
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2023-11-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780645585872

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Dance with Me: A Midnight Frenzy Romance by Elle Fielding Pdf

A steamy boss-employee new adult romance. . . Brooke Masters, in need of a job, agrees to interview at the city's top nightclub. Her game plan? Make some fast cash and move on. However, this plan hits a snag when Lincoln Rivers, the ultra-hot club owner, spills a secret and seeks her assistance. The deal? He'll teach her the dance moves she's been eager to learn in exchange for her expertise with the club's finances. Having once given up her passion for dance but now willing to help, Brooke is all in. It seems like the perfect arrangement, doesn't it? Yet, as time progresses, the undeniable spark between them intensifies. Brooke must stay focused, because if there's one thing certain about Linc, it's this: above everything, even his club, he values his independence. And he's made it crystal clear—there’s no room in his life for love.

Author : Eden Davies
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780415977289

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Beyond Dance by Eden Davies Pdf

This brief introduction to the life and work of Rudolf Laban describes how this work has been extended into the fields of movement therapy, communications, early childhood development, and other fields.

Author : Seda Star
Publisher : BalboaPress
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2013-07-08
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781452510057

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I Am Seda. I Am the Dance! by Seda Star Pdf

“Through this book of Seda Star you can now be inspired, feel lighter and simply dance through life.” —Dr John Demartini -Author of Inspired Destiny Move the Mind Move the Body - Trapped by the mundane, and overwhelmed by negative family experiences, at the end of each day Seda waited to be alone with her music and dance. Facing her loneliness Seda created Seda Dance, a freeform style of dance movement received from her highest self. Seda only became aware of the depths of her innate dancing gifts, when she won first place in a dance contest at the local children’s disco. On that day began, not just a successful dancing career in Turkey and Australia, but a path to spiritual freedom, self-discovery and joy. I am Seda, I am the Dance is a self-help book about tapping into this innate mind, body, spirit dance connection — Dance Prayer. Taking you through her life story, Seda will share the wisdom she received with you. By creating movement in her mind, Seda was able to release stuck patterns of negative thought, to dance through her pain, through her challenges, and through her life. Seda’s easy to follow step-by-step tools of dance motivation, inspiration and empowerment, will connect to your deeper self, heal your mind and heal your body — and find inner joy. I am Seda, I am the Dance will move your mind, move your body, to make fundamental changes to your life — and the world.

Author : Janet Mansfield Soares
Publisher : Wesleyan University Press
Page : 455 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2009-07-21
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780819569745

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Martha Hill and the Making of American Dance by Janet Mansfield Soares Pdf

A lively and intimate portrait of an unsung heroine in American dance Martha Hill (1900–1995) was one of the most influential figures of twentieth century American dance. Her vision and leadership helped to establish dance as a serious area of study at the university level and solidify its position as a legitimate art form. Setting Hill's story in the context of American postwar culture and women's changing status, this riveting biography shows us how Hill led her colleagues in the development of American contemporary dance from the Kellogg School of Physical Education to Bennington College and the American Dance Festival to the Juilliard School at Lincoln Center. She created pivotal opportunities for Martha Graham, Doris Humphrey, Charles Weidman, Hanya Holm, José Limón, Merce Cunningham, and many others. The book provides an intimate look at the struggles and achievements of a woman dedicated to taking dance out of the college gymnasium and into the theatre, drawing on primary sources that were previously unavailable. It is lavishly illustrated with period photographs.

Author : Rebecca Lee Smith
Publisher : The Wild Rose Press Inc
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2012-04-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781612170497

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A Dance to Die For by Rebecca Lee Smith Pdf

Annabel Maitland believes in destiny and following her heart--Trent Sheffield realizes his destiny is to believe in her. Annabel destroyed her dancing career trying to save her friend Quinn's life. Convinced Quinn's death was no accident, Annabel follows a clue to a North Carolina mountain inn and discovers that everyone who knew Quinn wanted her out of their lives--including the sexy innkeeper whose laid-back charm and megawatt grin take Annabel's breath away. But trusting her heart means ignoring evidence that plants him firmly on the suspect list. The last person Trent needs working for him is an impossibly long-legged dancer whose sharp wit and silver eyes keep him scrambling. He's falling hard, but Annabel's connection to his ex-fiancee makes him question her motives. When mysterious accidents threaten Annabel's life, they must unearth Quinn's killer before it's too late. But what if Annabel was the target all along?

Author : Clive Barker,Simon Trussler
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1998-04-02
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0521597293

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New Theatre Quarterly 52: Volume 13, Part 4 by Clive Barker,Simon Trussler Pdf

Provides an international forum where theatrical scholarship and practice can meet to question dramatic assumptions.

Author : Clifford Caldwell
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Fort McKavett (Tex.)
ISBN : 9780984256341

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Fort McKavett by Clifford Caldwell Pdf

The Texas Hill Country is rich with history. In recent years revisionist historians have only written about a select dew aspects of the region, apparently preferring to overlook the fact that outlaws, lawmen, Indians, horse soldiers and Spanish explorers crisscrossed the San Saba River and Menard County area for hundreds of years. True enough, the quaint shops and bistros, the music festivals, wildflowers, and the pleasing climate may be the attraction today but the area was home to Paleo-Indians 10,000 years ago. Spaniards trekked through the region in 1753, finding promise of gold and silver in the surrounding hills. Early Texas pioneers ultimately carved out a fronteir settlement here, only to be menaced by hostile Comanche Indians, reluctant to release their hold on the region. For McKavett, the lonely outpost on the San Saba, played a vital part in the white settlement of this area and in the rich military history of Texas. Join the author in rediscovering the fort, and Menard County. --

Author : Lutz Bacher
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0813522919

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Max Ophuls in the Hollywood Studios by Lutz Bacher Pdf

Drawing on documents in many archives and on interviews with more than sixty of Ophuls' contemporaries, Bacher traces the European director's struggle to find a niche in the U.S. film industry.

Author : StoryBuddiesPlay
Publisher : StoryBuddiesPlay
Page : 47 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2024-05-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Kathakali Dancer's Revenge by StoryBuddiesPlay Pdf

Chapter 10: A New Chapter Years passed, and Maya's journey continued. The initial media frenzy subsided, but her impact on the world of art and social activism remained profound. Kathakali, once a niche art form, gained wider recognition, its potential to convey powerful messages resonating with a new generation. Maya, no longer consumed by the shadows of her past, embraced her role as a mentor and advocate. She established an academy, a space where aspiring dancers could hone their craft while learning to use their art as a tool for social change. Her students, inspired by her story, explored themes of social justice and empowerment in their performances. Stories of environmental degradation, gender inequality, and the plight of marginalized communities were woven into the intricate tapestry of Kathakali dance. One evening, as Maya watched her students perform, a sense of deep satisfaction washed over her. The stage, once a battlefield for personal vengeance, had become a platform for collective expression. The seeds of change, sown with her initial act of defiance, had blossomed into a vibrant movement. Among the performers was a young woman, her eyes filled with determination as she portrayed a story of overcoming oppression. Maya recognized a flicker of her own fire in the young woman's spirit, a reflection of the countless others she had inspired. As the final notes of the performance faded, a wave of applause washed over the audience. Maya knew then that her journey was far from over. The fight for justice, though ever-evolving, would continue. But she also knew that the legacy she had created, the voices she had empowered, would carry the torch forward. The Kathakali dancer, once a symbol of personal vengeance, had become a beacon of hope. Her story, etched in the hearts of countless individuals, served as a testament to the transformative power of art, a reminder that even the most vulnerable voices could rise and demand change. And as the curtain closed on her own chapter, Maya knew that the fight for a just world would continue, one captivating performance at a time.

Author : Terrence Oral Taylor
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2024-05-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781300013983

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DANCING WITH THE BOOGIE MAN by Terrence Oral Taylor Pdf

Author : Helen Thomas,Stacey Prickett
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 741 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2019-10-30
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781315306537

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The Routledge Companion to Dance Studies by Helen Thomas,Stacey Prickett Pdf

The Routledge Companion to Dance Studies maps out the key features of dance studies as the field stands today, while pointing to potential future developments. It locates these features both historically—within dance in particular social and cultural contexts—and in relation to other academic influences that have impinged on dance studies as a discipline. The editors use a thematically based approach that emphasizes that dance scholarship does not stand alone as a single entity, but is inevitably linked to other related fields, debates, and concerns. Authors from across continents have contributed chapters based on theoretical, methodological, ethnographic, and practice-based case studies, bringing together a wealth of expertise and insight to offer a study that is in-depth and wide-ranging. Ideal for scholars and upper-level students of dance and performance studies, The Routledge Companion to Dance Studies challenges the reader to expand their knowledge of this vibrant, exciting interdisciplinary field.

Author : Laura McGehee
Publisher : ABDO
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2016-12-15
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781680765380

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The Royal Dream #6 by Laura McGehee Pdf

There's a new King in town, his name is Hank--and nobody knew he existed until now. Leaving the Washington children to reluctantly band together in an attempt to stop World War XXX. This climactic dissolution of societal order and the very fabric of life itself hurdles the American Royalty into an uncharted abyss of double crossings, unlikely alliances, and a New World Order for us all. The Royal Dream is Book #6 from American Royalty, an EPIC Press series.