Kate Taylor
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
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Description
At the height of the Belle Epoque, François Dubon leads a well-ordered life in the bourgeois quarters of Paris’ eighth arrondissement. When not busy with his prosperous legal practice, he enjoys both a contented marriage to his aristocratic wife, Geneviève, and satisfying afternoon encounters with his mistress, Madeleine. He is never late for those five o’clock appointments nor for family dinner at seven—until a mysterious...
Author
Language
English
Description
The life and times of a Wakefield woman in the late twentieth century with substantial local historical information. The book aims to echo Henry Clarkson's memories of Merry Wakefield (1887) but with more sombre overtones reflecting experiences of single parenthood, time in the local mental hospital and the trauma of a fatal car accident, but with good times too.
Author
Language
English
Description
How the body of a Wakefield murder victim was exhibited for a fee in 1853, the odd story of a Normanton miner attacked by a prosperous Crofton gentleman in 1875, the tragic death of a 21-year old woman on what should have been her wedding day in 1909, and the case of the Sandal dental lecturer who killed his adopted daughter in 1966 are among the many foul deeds recounted in More Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in Wakefield. In a companion volume...
Author
Language
English
Description
The Sproutlings go on a Sprouts School Geography trip to Budleaves Farm where they learn about the principles of organic farming and have their first experience of home baking real food. Meanwhile, the Corn Council is about to hold a meeting on making changes to Sasha Sweetcorn-on-the-Cob's home Cornfield, which divides opinions amongst the Vegetablae community. Using the knowledge they have gained from their school lessons and their trip to Budleaves...
Author
Language
English
Description
The Dutch East India Company is in the throes of expansion. They are seeking gold, treasure, land to conquer and an easy passage to South America. Still in thrall to the invisible Hand of his Overlord, the long lived vampire entity is compelled to find new skin. And he does exactly that. This is another chapter in the entitys evolution toward the light. And he finds himself suddenly in the guise of Abel Tasman, Master Commander and brave explorer,...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Leading experts in crisis, leadership, and finance provide you important methods to keep you and your team focused, inspired, and aligned during times of crisis.
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has changed the way we work, live, and lead. How are you navigating these uncertain times? In this course, leading experts in crisis, leadership, and finance—Eric Zackrison, PhD; Britt Andreatta, PhD; Dr. Michael Shermer; Kate Wiebe, PhD; and Natalie Taylor,...