Dangerous Jane

Author : Suzanne Slade
Publisher : Holiday House
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2020-07-07
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781682632604

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Dangerous Jane by Suzanne Slade Pdf

An inspiring picture book biography of Jane Addams, the groundbreaking social activist who went from the FBI's "Most Dangerous Woman in America" to Nobel Peace Prize winner. From the time she was a child, Jane Addams's heart ached for others—for those who were sad, hungry, and hopeless. When she grew up, Jane created Hull House, a settlement house in Chicago where she worked eighteen hours a day, providing whatever her immigrant neighbors needed: English lessons, childcare, steady work—as well as friendship, dignity, and hope. Then World War I broke out. Jane had helped people from different countries live in peace at Hull House, but what could she do to stop a war? Suzanne Slade's powerful free verse and Alice Ratterree's stunning, period-perfect illustrations bring a remarkable woman to life.

Author : Jane Monckton Smith
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2021-03-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781526613196

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In Control by Jane Monckton Smith Pdf

'Groundbreaking' OBSERVER 'Blows assumptions about abusive relationships out of the water' CAITLIN MORAN 'Offers a strategy for intervention that would save lives' INDEPENDENT Every four days in the UK, a woman is killed by her partner or ex-partner – and in the past year, domestic abuse has become an epidemic. For thirty years, Jane Monckton Smith has been fighting to change this. A former police officer and internationally renowned professor of public protection, she has developed her ground-breaking research into an eight-stage homicide timeline, laying out identifiable stages in which coercive relationships can escalate to violence and murder. Drawing on disciplines including psychology, sociology and law, Monckton Smith talks to victims, their families and killers to piece together the hows and whys of abuse – while shining a searching light onto the society and media that allow it to thrive.

Author : Artemis Cooper
Publisher : John Murray
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2019-10-29
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1848549261

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Elizabeth Jane Howard by Artemis Cooper Pdf

Elizabeth Jane Howard (1923-2014) wrote brilliant novels about what love can do to people, but in her own life the lasting relationship she sought so ardently always eluded her. She grew up yearning to be an actress; but when that ambition was thwarted by marriage and the war, she turned to fiction. Her first novel, The Beautiful Visit, won the John Llewellyn Rhys prize - she went on to write fourteen more, of which the best-loved were the five volumes of The Cazalet Chronicle. Following her divorce from her first husband, the celebrated naturalist Peter Scott, Jane embarked on a string of high-profile affairs with Cecil Day-Lewis, Arthur Koestler and Laurie Lee, which turned her into a literary femme fatale. Yet the image of a sophisticated woman hid a romantic innocence which clouded her emotional judgement. She was nearing the end of a disastrous second marriage when she met Kingsley Amis, and for a few years they were a brilliant and glamorous couple - until that marriage too disintegrated. She settled in Suffolk where she wrote and entertained friends, but her turbulent love life was not over yet. In her early seventies Jane fell for a conman. His unmasking was the final disillusion, and inspired one of her most powerful novels, Falling. Artemis Cooper interviewed Jane several times in Suffolk. She also talked extensively to her family, friends and contemporaries, and had access to all her papers. Her biography explores a woman trying to make sense of her life through her writing, as well as illuminating the literary world in which she lived.

Author : Jane Smiley
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2023-11-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780525436089

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A Dangerous Business by Jane Smiley Pdf

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning, best-selling author of A Thousand Acres: An amazing “mash-up of a Western, a serial-killer mystery and a feminist-inflected tale of life in a bordello” (The Washington Post). In 1850s Gold Rush California two young prostitutes, best friends Eliza and Jean, attempt to find their way in a lawless town on the fringes of the Wild West—a bewitching combination of beauty and danger—as what will become the Civil War looms on the horizon. “Everyone knows that this is a dangerous business, but between you and me, being a woman is a dangerous business, and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise..." Monterey, 1851. Ever since her husband was killed in a bar fight, Eliza Ripple has been working in a brothel. It seems like a better life, at least at first. The madam, Mrs. Parks, is kind, the men are (relatively) well behaved, and Eliza has attained what few women have: financial security. But when the dead bodies of young women start appearing outside of town, a darkness descends that she can't resist confronting. Side by side with her friend Jean, and inspired by her reading, especially by Edgar Allan Poe’s detective Dupin, Eliza pieces together an array of clues to try to catch the killer, all the while juggling clients who begin to seem more and more suspicious. Eliza and Jean are determined not just to survive, but to find their way in a lawless town on the fringes of the Wild West—a bewitching combination of beauty and danger—as what will become the Civil War looms on the horizon. As Mrs. Parks says, "Everyone knows that this is a dangerous business, but between you and me, being a woman is a dangerous business, and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise ..."

Author : Sarah Jane Marsh
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2018-05-04
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781368022514

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Thomas Paine and the Dangerous Word by Sarah Jane Marsh Pdf

"The mind once enlightened cannot again become dark." As an English corset-maker's son, Thomas Paine was expected to spend his life sewing women's underwear. But as a teenager, Thomas dared to change his destiny, enduring years of struggle until a meeting with Benjamin Franklin brought Thomas to America in 1774-and into the American Revolution. Within fourteen months, Thomas would unleash the persuasive power of the written word in Common Sense-a brash wake-up call that rallied the American people to declare independence against the mightiest empire in the world. This fascinating and extensively researched biography, based on numerous primary sources, will immerse readers in Thomas Paine's inspiring journey of courage, failure, and resilience that led a penniless immigrant to change the world with his words.

Author : Jane Lee
Publisher : Kings Road Publishing
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2012-06-29
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9781857829846

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Gypsy Jane by Jane Lee Pdf

With the reputation as the hardest and most dangerous female criminal in Britain, Gypsy Jane Lee was feared and respected throughout London's criminal underworld. This is her true story. During a terrifying journey that began as a 14-year-old armed robber, she has been shot four times, tasered three times by police and served three jail terms. Convicted for armed robbery she was released from prison only to go out and attempt to murder four people. Gypsy Jane has led a life packed with crime, betrayal, drugs and murder but she classes herself as a woman of principles: she values loyalty and honour, and has only ever wanted a 'normal' life.

Author : Jane Stanton Hitchcock
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 461 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2012-06-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780062206572

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One Dangerous Lady by Jane Stanton Hitchcock Pdf

From Jane Stanton Hitchcock, New York Times bestselling author of sophisticated thrillers Trick of the Eye and Social Crimes, comes One Dangerous Lady, a gripping mystery about a socialite’s daring investigation into the disappearance of a wealthy art collector. While in Barbados for a lavish high-society wedding, Jo Slater—once on the brink of social obscurity—is back on top of her game. But when her old friend, Russell Cole, disappears, Jo is convinced he’s the victim of foul play—and that the perfectly manicured fingers of his latest wife, Carla, are all over the so-called accident. Back in Manhattan, Carla’s stunningly fast rise up the social ladder adds fuel to Jo’s suspicions. And when a mysterious figure from Jo’s past returns and tries to bring her down, the Park Avenue set learns that, when crossed, she is one dangerous lady.

Author : Candas Jane Dorsey
Publisher : ECW Press
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2021-10-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781773057859

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What’s the Matter with Mary Jane? by Candas Jane Dorsey Pdf

A wise-cracking, grammar-obsessed, pansexual amateur sleuth is thrust into the world of the uber-rich when her enigmatic, now-famous childhood friend breezes back into her life begging for help with a dangerous stalker Our nameless postmodern amateur sleuth is still recovering from her first dangerous foray into detective work when her old friend Priscilla Jane Gill breezes back into her life and begs for help. Pris, now a famous travel writer, fears she’s being stalked again after a nearly fatal attack by a deranged fan a year earlier. In Pris’s dizzying world of wealth and privilege, nameless meets dreamy but sinister tech billionaire Nathan and his equally unnerving sidekick Chiles. Pris’s stalker is murdered outside her book launch, and the shadow of obsession continues to stalk Pris. With no one she can totally trust, nameless knows she’s not going to like the answer — but she delves into her old friend’s past, seeking the mastermind behind Pris’s troubles before it’s too late. Bunnywit does his level best to warn them, but no one else speaks Cat, so background peril transforms into foreground betrayal and murder. In the second installation of the Epitome Apartments Mystery Series, our heroine walks a dangerous path in a world where money is no object and the stakes are higher, and more personal, than ever.

Author : Jane Danger,Alla Lapushchik
Publisher : Union Square & Co.
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2019-02-15
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9781454936152

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The Bourbon Bartender by Jane Danger,Alla Lapushchik Pdf

Raise your glass to the bourbon renaissance with this must-have cocktail collection. Made in America and aged in charred new American oak barrels, bourbon is the quintessential US spirit—but the best part is mixing it up into tasty drinks. Here are the best of the best. Whiskey experts Jane Danger and Alla Lapushchik offer timeless classics and forgotten gems, such as the Old Fashioned and the Boulevardier, as well as cutting-edge craft concoctions, including the Brown Derby and Paper Plane. They also serve up a short history of bourbon, tips for making delicious infusions and syrups, sidebars chronicling bourbon’s influence on American culture, short profiles of the country’s best bourbon-focused bars, and a calendar of bourbon festivals and events—everything a bourbon lover could want.

Author : Susan Hughes
Publisher : Kids Can Press Ltd
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2018-04-03
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781525300639

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Walking in the City with Jane by Susan Hughes Pdf

How one committed woman changed the way we think about cities. Jane Jacobs was always a keen observer of her community. When she moved to New York City and began to explore it, she figured out that, just like in nature, the city was an ecosystem. And all its different parts — from sidewalks and parks, to stores and, of course, people — were necessary to keep the city healthy and thriving. So, when urban planner Robert Moses wanted to build highways that would destroy neighborhoods — the lifeblood of New York — Jane fought back. And won! Kids will be inspired to notice the “sidewalk ballet” around them and to protect what makes their communities — and their cities — great!

Author : Jane Mitchell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2017-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1910411582

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A Dangerous Crossing by Jane Mitchell Pdf

Author : Patricia Bosworth
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 645 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780547152578

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Jane Fonda by Patricia Bosworth Pdf

In the hands of a seasoned, tenacious biographer, the evolution of one of the century's most controversial and successful women becomes nothing less than the enthralling saga of a mythic American life.

Author : Joana Starnes,Amy D'Orazio
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2017-12-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0998654035

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Dangerous to Know by Joana Starnes,Amy D'Orazio Pdf

Jane Austen's masterpieces are littered with unsuitable gentlemen-Willoughby, Wickham, et al. Eleven Georgian era stories reveal how Austen's rogues came to be whilst remaining true to canon.

Author : Victoria Guidi
Publisher : Enslow Publishing, LLC
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2009-07-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1598451197

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Who on Earth is Jane Goodall? by Victoria Guidi Pdf

"Details Jane Goodall's life, with chapters devoted to her early years, life, work, writings, and foundations"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Jane Kent
Publisher : Arcturus Editions
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2021-07-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1839406224

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Dangerous Puzzles by Jane Kent Pdf

Do you have what it takes to brave the planet's most perilous puzzles? Each activity in this fast-paced, humorous book is an EPIC adventure story told on a miniature scale. Readers must think on their feet to solve dramatic puzzles like these: Work out the code to escape the mummy's curse! Race through minecart mazes to the city of gold! Spot the difference at the art gallery to catch the spy! ... and so much more! Look out for trapdoors, man-eating plants, radioactive slime, hungry Velociraptors, and volcanic lava. Who would have thought puzzles could be this exciting? Ideal for readers aged 5+.