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Santa Fe Billionaire

Author : Kerry Kennedy
Publisher : Kerry Kennedy Author
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (556 download)

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Download or read book Santa Fe Billionaire written by Kerry Kennedy and published by Kerry Kennedy Author . This book was released on with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ava Richards, an adventurous travel blogger with an insatiable wanderlust, never expected her next adventure would lead her straight into the arms of a captivating billionaire. In the sun-kissed streets of Santa Fe, Spain, fate takes an unexpected turn when Ava crosses paths with the enigmatic and devilishly handsome Sebastian Garcia. Sebastian Garcia, a self-made billionaire with a guarded heart, finds himself drawn to the fiery and independent Ava, despite their seemingly opposite worlds. As the owner of luxurious hotels and resorts worldwide, he is used to being in control. But Ava's infectious spirit and undeniable beauty threaten to unravel the carefully constructed walls around his heart. Their initial encounter sparks an intense clash of wills, with their respective worlds colliding in a battle of words and fiery exchanges. Ava and Sebastian find themselves entangled in a passionate game of cat and mouse, each determined to outwit and outmaneuver the other. Little do they know that beneath the surface of their heated banter lies a smoldering desire neither can resist. As they embark on a thrilling adventure through the picturesque landscapes of Santa Fe, their hearts become entwined, and the line between love and hate begins to blur. Together, they explore ancient ruins, breathtaking beaches, and hidden gems, each moment deepening their connection. But when a secret from Sebastian's past threatens to destroy everything they've built, Ava must decide whether to let go of her fears and trust in their love, or retreat to the safety of her solitary adventures. Will Ava and Sebastian surrender to the alluring power of love and bridge the vast divide between their worlds? Can two souls from different walks of life find a way to overcome their differences and create a lasting bond?

Santa Fe Modern

Author : Helen Thompson
Publisher : The Monacelli Press, LLC
ISBN 13 : 1580935613
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Santa Fe Modern written by Helen Thompson and published by The Monacelli Press, LLC. This book was released on 2021-11-09 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First survey of modernist and contemporary architecture and interiors in the richly layered architectural history of Santa Fe Santa Fe Modern reveals the high desert landscape as an ideal setting for bold, abstracted forms of modernist houses. Wide swaths of glass, deep-set portals, long porches, and courtyards allow vistas, color, and light to become integral parts of the very being of a house, emboldening a way to experience a personal connection to the desert landscape. The architects featured draw from the New Mexican architectural heritage--they use ancient materials such as adobe in combination with steel and glass, and they apply this language to the proportions and demands exacted by today's world. The houses they have designed are confident examples of architecture that is particular to the New Mexico landscape and climate, and yet simultaneously evoke the rigorous expressions of modernism. The vigor and the allure of modern art and architecture hearten each other in a way that is visible and exciting, and this book demonstrates the synergistic relationship between art, architecture, and the land.

Inside Out

Author :
Publisher : Grand Central Pub
ISBN 13 : 9780446527392
Total Pages : 315 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (273 download)

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Download or read book Inside Out written by and published by Grand Central Pub. This book was released on 2000 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looks at Microsoft as the company turns twenty-five, by drawing on hundreds of interviews with insiders including Bill Gates and Paul Allen, to reveal the truth about the Justice Departments accusations, management philosophy, company culture, and the Mic

Scorched Worth

Author : Joel Engel
Publisher : Encounter Books
ISBN 13 : 1594039828
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (94 download)

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Download or read book Scorched Worth written by Joel Engel and published by Encounter Books. This book was released on 2018-03-27 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To effect just outcomes the justice system requires that law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and judges be committed—above all—to doing justice. Those whose allegiance is to winning, regardless of evidence, do the opposite of justice: they corrupt the system. This is the jaw-dropping story of one such corruption and its surprise ending. On Labor Day 2007, a forest fire broke out in California’s eastern Sierra Nevada and eventually burned about 65,000 acres. Investigators from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and the United States Forest Service took a mere two days to conclude that the liable party was the successful forest-products company Sierra Pacific Industries (SPI), founded as a tiny sawmill nearly sixty years earlier by Red Emmerson. The investigative report on the fire declared that SPI’s independent logging contractor had started the conflagration by driving a bulldozer over a rock, creating a spark that flew into a pile of brush. No fire had ever been proven to start that way, but based on the report the U.S. Department of Justice and California’s attorney general filed nearly identical suits against Emmerson’s company. The amount sought was nearly a billion dollars, enough to bankrupt or severely damage it. Emmerson, of course, fought back. Week by week, month by month, year by year, his lawyers discovered that the investigators had falsified evidence, lied under oath, fabricated science, invented a narrative, and intentionally ignored a mountain of exculpatory evidence. They never pursued a known arsonist who was in the area that day, nor a young man who repeatedly volunteered alibis contradicted by facts. Though the government lawyers had not known at the start that the investigation was tainted, they nonetheless refused to drop the suits as the discovery process continued and dozens of revelations made clear that any verdict against Emmerson’s company would be unjust. Scorched Worth is a riveting tale that dramatizes how fragile and arbitrary justice can be when those empowered to act in the name of the people are more loyal to the bureaucracies that employ them than to the people they’re supposed to serve. It’s also the story of a man who refused to let the government take from him what he’d spent a lifetime earning.

The Official Filthy Rich Handbook

Author : Christopher Tennant
Publisher : Workman Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0761147039
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (611 download)

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Download or read book The Official Filthy Rich Handbook written by Christopher Tennant and published by Workman Publishing. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A hilarious guide to the world of the very rich furnishes whimsical advice on how to live large in the land of plenty, covering everything from the difference between a butler and a majordomo to guidelines on bodyguards, cosmetic procedures, and the world's best party locales. Original.

The Prometheus Deception/The Sigma Protocol

Author : Robert Ludlum
Publisher : St. Martin's Griffin
ISBN 13 : 1429993731
Total Pages : 1316 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Download or read book The Prometheus Deception/The Sigma Protocol written by Robert Ludlum and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2006-09-05 with total page 1316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prometheus Deception Robert Ludlum is the acknowledged master of suspense and international intrigue. For over thirty years, in over twenty international bestsellers, he has a set a standard that has never been equaled. Now, with the Prometheus Deception, he proves that he is at the very pinnacle of his craft. Nicholas Bryson spent years as a deep cover operative for the American secret intelligence group, the Directorate. After critical undercover mission went horribly wrong, Bryson was retired to a new identity. Years later, his closely held cover is cracked and Bryson learns that the Directorate was not what it claimed - that he was a pawn in a complex scheme against his own country's interests. Now, it has become increasingly clear that the shadowy Directorate is headed for some dangerous endgame - but no one knows precisely who they are and what they are planning. With Bryson their only possible asset, the director of the CIA recruits Bryson to find, reinfiltrate, and stop the Directorate. But after years on the sidelines, Bryson's field skills are rusty, his contacts unreliable, and his instincts suspect. With everything he thought he knew about his own life in question, Bryson is all alone in a wilderness of mirrors - unsure what is and isn't true and who, if anyone, he can trust - with the future of millions in the balance. Sigma Protocol Ben Hartman is vacationing in Zurich, Switzerland when he chances upon his old friend Jimmy Cavanaugh—a madman who's armed and programmed to assassinate. In a matter of minutes, six innocent bystanders are dead. So is Cavanaugh. But when his body vanishes, and his weapon mysteriously appears in Hartman's luggage, Hartman is plunged into an unfathomable nightmare... Meanwhile, Anna Navarro, field agent for the Department of Justice, has been asked to investigate the sudden, random deaths of eleven men throughout the world. The only thing that connects them? A secret file, over a half-century old, that's linked to the CIA—and is marked with the same puzzling codename: Sigma. As Anna follows the connecting thread—and Hartman finds himself on the run—she ends up in the shadows of a relentless killer who is one step ahead of her...victim by victim. Now, she and Hartman together must uncover the diabolical secrets long held behind Sigma. It will threaten everything they think they know about themselves—and confirm their very worst fears...

The Sigma Protocol

Author : Robert Ludlum
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
ISBN 13 : 1429906707
Total Pages : 731 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Download or read book The Sigma Protocol written by Robert Ludlum and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2007-04-01 with total page 731 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From a #1 New York Times–bestselling author, an agent escapes a hospital where the government held him hostage and finds he’s not the man he thinks he is. On Parrish Island, a restricted island off the coast of Virginia, is a little-known and never-visited psychiatric facility. There, far from prying eyes, the government stores former intelligence employees whose psychiatric states make them a danger to their own government, people whose ramblings might endanger ongoing operations or prove dangerously inconvenient. One of these employees, former Consular Operations agent Hal Ambler, is kept heavily medicated and closely watched. But there's one difference between Hal and the other patients—Hal isn't crazy. With the help of a sympathetic nurse, Hal manages to clear his mind of the drug-induced haze and then pulls off a daring escape. Now he's out to discover who stashed him here and why—but the world he returns to isn't the one he remembers. Friends and longtime associates don't remember him, there are no official records of Hal Ambler, and, when he first sees himself in the mirror, the face that looks back at him is not the one he knows as his own. Praise for Robert Ludlum: “Reading a Ludlum novel is like watching a James Bond film . . . slickly paced . . . all consuming.” ―Entertainment Weekly “Ludlum stuffs more surprises into his novels than any other six-pack of thriller writers combined.” ―The New York Times “Ludlum still dominates the field in adventure-drenched thrillers.”—Chicago Tribune

The Santa Fe Magazine

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1180 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Santa Fe Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 1180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Breathless

Author : Celeste Bradley
Publisher : St. Martin's Griffin
ISBN 13 : 1250159814
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (51 download)

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Download or read book Breathless written by Celeste Bradley and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2018-06-12 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Breathless, bestselling authors Celeste Bradley and Susan Donovan will sweep you away—across continents and centuries, combining the best of all worlds in one unforgettable romantic saga. She was “the Swan.” London’s premiere courtesan. Men want to be with her. Women loathe her success and yet admire her beauty, her riches, her independence. But when the jealous wife of her lover moves to have the Swan banished from her home on the high seas, she winds up crashed against Spain’s rocky coast with no shoes, no clothes—and no name. Taken in by a tortured, sensuous man known as The Artist, the Swan comes to know the woman she wants to be—her artist’s siren. When Art Professor Brenna Anderson is in danger of losing her post at Harvard, the rule-following, prim professor is at a loss of how to salvage the shreds of her life. But when a new painting in the mysterious Siren collection is discovered in a dusty old house in France, Brenna does the unthinkable—hops on a plane to uncover the identity of the beautiful, enigmatic woman who is the subject of the paintings. There’s just one hitch—the frustrating, irritating, bold and beautiful art hunter Fitch Wilder is also looking for the Siren. He’s been a thorn in Brenna’s professional side for years, but when their individual quests lead them to team up despite being enemies, a whole new sumptuous world of art and culture opens up for the two of them. And with it, they enter a realm of passion and love...

Explorer's Guide New Mexico (Third Edition) (Explorer's Complete)

Author : Sharon Niederman
Publisher : The Countryman Press
ISBN 13 : 1682681912
Total Pages : 584 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (826 download)

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Download or read book Explorer's Guide New Mexico (Third Edition) (Explorer's Complete) written by Sharon Niederman and published by The Countryman Press. This book was released on 2018-11-27 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illuminating, in- depth guide to the real, living New Mexico New Mexico-based author Sharon Niederman has been traveling, writing about, and photographing her home state for over two decades. In this third revised and updated edition of Explorer’s Guide New Mexico, she brings readers the very best of New Mexico’s cuisine, lodging, and natural environment. With this comprehensive guide, you can explore spectacularly breathtaking hikes and drives, discover treasures created by local artists, find festivals that celebrate native traditions, get indispensable advice on local attractions, and meet the people who will make your visit to the Land of Enchantment the experience of a lifetime. Sites include: • Manhattan Project National Historic Park • Taos and the Enchanted Circle • Santa Fe Trail Region • Route 66 Country

Censored 2014

Author : Mickey Huff
Publisher : Seven Stories Press
ISBN 13 : 1609804945
Total Pages : 433 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (98 download)

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Download or read book Censored 2014 written by Mickey Huff and published by Seven Stories Press. This book was released on 2013-10-08 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Truthout’s Progressive Pick of the Week Ralph Nader’s 10 Books to Provoke Conversation in 2014 Every year since 1976, Project Censored, our nation's oldest news-monitoring group--a university-wide project at Sonoma State University founded by Carl Jensen, directed for many years by Peter Phillips, and now under the leadership of Mickey Huff--has produced a Top-25 list of underreported news stories and a book, Censored, dedicated to the stories that ought to be top features on the nightly news, but that are missing because of media bias and self-censorship. Seven Stories Press has been publishing this yearbook since 1994, featuring the top stories listed democratically in order of importance according to an international panel of judges. Beyond the Top-25 stories, additional chapters delve further into timely media topics: The Censored News and Media Analysis section provides annual updates on Junk Food News and News Abuse, Censored Deja Vu, signs of hope in the alternative and news media, and the state of media bias and alternative coveragearound the world. In the Truth Emergency section, scholars and journalists take a critical look at the US/NATO military-industrial-media empire. And in the Project Censored International section, the meaning of media democracy worldwide is explored in close association with Project Censored affiliates in universities and at media organizations all over the world. A perennial favorite of booksellers, teachers, and readers everywhere, Censored is one of the strongest lifesigns of our current collective desire to get the news we citizens need--despite what Big Media tells us.

Santa Fe Dead

Author : Stuart Woods
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1440634831
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (46 download)

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Download or read book Santa Fe Dead written by Stuart Woods and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008-04-22 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 New York Times bestselling author Stuart Woods returns with the third fast-paced thriller featuring Santa Fe, New Mexico’s take-no-prisoners attorney Ed Eagle... When his black widow wife failed to take him out in her murder for hire plot, Ed Eagle figured he was in the clear. But now that Barbara has escaped from police custody, Ed knows that his life, the life of his new girlfriend and, of course, any rich man unlucky enough to be lured into Barbara’s web, is in extreme danger. To add to his troubles, Ed has taken on a new client, Don Wells, who may or may not have murdered his own wife and son. From the posh resorts of southern California to the New Mexico desert and the seedy hotels of Tijuana, Ed Eagle will follow every lead—and hope that he doesn’t wind up Santa Fe dead.

The Billionaire's Proposition in Paris

Author : Heidi Rice
Publisher : Harlequin
ISBN 13 : 0369707281
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (697 download)

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Download or read book The Billionaire's Proposition in Paris written by Heidi Rice and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2021-10-26 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The billionaire’s plan for revenge is turned on its head by desire in this passionate romance by USA TODAY bestselling author Heidi Rice. He’s always in control. Now he’s in too deep… Katherine Hamilton is known as a poised, professional event planner, but superrich Conall O’Riordan hires her with revenge in mind. By playing the demanding client and keeping her close, he’ll find out all he needs to know about her no-good half brother! Inviting Katherine to a lavish ball in Paris is part of Conall’s plan. But he was not counting on their ever-building electricity or the discovery of Katherine’s innocence, which brings him to his knees! What started out as vengeance is quickly becoming much more complicated… From Harlequin Presents: Escape to exotic locations where passion knows no bounds. Read all the Secrets of Billionaire Siblings books Book 1: The Billionaire''''s Proposition in Paris Book 2: The CEO''''s Impossible Heir

History of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway

Author : Keith L. Bryant|Frailey Jr. (Fred W.)
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 1496222717
Total Pages : 429 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (962 download)

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Download or read book History of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway written by Keith L. Bryant|Frailey Jr. (Fred W.) and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2020-09 with total page 429 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cyrus K. Holliday envisioned a railroad that would run from Kansas to the Pacific, increasing the commerce and prosperity of the nation. With farsighted investors and shrewd management, the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway grew from Holliday's idea into a model of the modern, rapid, and efficient railroad. There were many growing pains early on, including rustlers, thieves, and desperadoes as well as the nineteenth century's economic and climatic hardships. The railroad eventually extended from Chicago to San Francisco, with substantial holdings in oil fields, timber land, uranium mines, pipelines, and real estate. This is the first comprehensive history of the iconic Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, from its birth in 1859 to its termination in 1996. This volume discusses the construction and operation of the railway, the strategies of its leaders, the evolution of its locomotive fleet, and its famed passenger service with partner Fred Harvey. The vast changes within the nation's railway system led to a merger with the Burlington Northern and the creation of the BNSF Railway. An iconic railroad, the Santa Fe at its peak operated thirteen thousand miles of routes and served the southwestern region of the nation with the corporate slogan "Santa Fe All the Way." This new edition covers almost twenty-five more years of history, including the merger of the Santa Fe and Burlington Northern railroads and new material on labor, minorities, and women on the carrier along with new and updated maps and photographs.

History of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway

Author : Keith L. Bryant Jr.
Publisher : Bison Books
ISBN 13 : 1496214102
Total Pages : 431 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (962 download)

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Download or read book History of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway written by Keith L. Bryant Jr. and published by Bison Books. This book was released on 2020-09-01 with total page 431 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you want an interesting look at railroading plus the social, financial, and political times over 130 years of America, consider this well-researched and documented book.—Stan Moore, Denver Posse of Westerners Cyrus K. Holliday envisioned a railroad that would run from Kansas to the Pacific, increasing the commerce and prosperity of the nation. With farsighted investors and shrewd management, the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway grew from Holliday’s idea into a model of the modern, rapid, and efficient railroad. There were many growing pains early on, including rustlers, thieves, and desperadoes as well as the nineteenth century’s economic and climatic hardships. The railroad eventually extended from Chicago to San Francisco, with substantial holdings in oil fields, timber land, uranium mines, pipelines, and real estate. This is the first comprehensive history of the iconic Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, from its birth in 1859 to its termination in 1996. This volume discusses the construction and operation of the railway, the strategies of its leaders, the evolution of its locomotive fleet, and its famed passenger service with partner Fred Harvey. The vast changes within the nation’s railway system led to a merger with the Burlington Northern and the creation of the BNSF Railway. An iconic railroad, the Santa Fe at its peak operated thirteen thousand miles of routes and served the southwestern region of the nation with the corporate slogan “Santa Fe All the Way.” This new edition covers almost twenty-five more years of history, including the merger of the Santa Fe and Burlington Northern railroads and new material on labor, minorities, and women on the carrier along with new and updated maps and photographs.

Oh Pure and Radiant Heart

Author : Lydia Millet
Publisher : Catapult
ISBN 13 : 1593767897
Total Pages : 545 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (937 download)

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Download or read book Oh Pure and Radiant Heart written by Lydia Millet and published by Catapult. This book was released on 2024-10-22 with total page 545 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Transported to the 21st century, Oppenheimer, Leo Szilard, and Enrico Fermi grapple with the legacy of the atom bomb in this “shattering and beautiful” time travel novel (Entertainment Weekly). Oh Pure and Radiant Heart plucks the three scientists who were key to the invention of the atom bomb—J. Robert Oppenheimer, Leo Szilard, and Enrico Fermi—as they watch history’s first mushroom cloud rise over the desert on July 16th, 1945 . . . and places them down in modern-day Santa Fe. One by one, the scientists are spotted by a shy librarian who becomes convinced of their authenticity. Entranced, bewildered, overwhelmed by their significance as historical markers on the one hand, and their peculiar personalities on the other, she, to the dismay of her husband, devotes herself to them. Soon the scientists acquire a sugar daddy—a young pothead millionaire from Tokyo who bankrolls them. Heroes to some, lunatics or con artists to others, the scientists finally become messianic religious figureheads to fanatics, who believe Oppenheimer to be the Second Coming. As the ever-growing convoy traverses the country in a fleet of RV’s on a pilgrimage to the UN, the scientists wrestle with the legacy of their invention and their growing celebrity, while Ann and her husband struggle with the strain on their marriage, a personal journey married to a history of thermonuclear weapons. “Possesses the nervy irreverence of Kurt Vonnegut and Joseph Heller . . . Can only be described as, well, genius.” —Vanity Fair

Banged-Up Heart

Author : Shirley Melis
Publisher : SCB Distributors
ISBN 13 : 1938288866
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (382 download)

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Download or read book Banged-Up Heart written by Shirley Melis and published by SCB Distributors. This book was released on 2017-02-15 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Banged-Up Heart by Shirley Melis is an intimate and clear-eyed account of finding love late and losing it early—and of the strength it takes to fall madly in love a second time, be forced to relinquish that love too soon, and yet choose to love again. When her husband of thirty years dies suddenly, Shirley Melis is convinced she will never find another man like Joe. Then she meets John, a younger man who tells her during their first conversation that he has lived for many years with a rare but manageable cancer. She is swept off her feet in a whirlwind courtship, and within months, made brave by the early death of a friend's husband, she asks him to marry her! What follows is a year-long odyssey of travel and a growing erotic and creative partnership—until a mysterious bump on John's forehead proves to be one of several tumors in his brain and spine. The nine months that follow are filled with a life-threatening infection, three brain surgeries, radiation, and chemotherapy. Two years and one week after their wedding, John dies at the age of fifty-nine. More than just a love story or a memoir of mourning, Banged-Up Heart comes down solidly on the side of life. It takes you deep inside an ordinary woman, her deeply felt grief butting up against her desire for more than companionship: passion, sexual fulfillment, and self-realization. It bears eloquent witness to the wild trust it takes to fall madly in love and risk profound loss—a second time. Ultimately, it shows that it is possible to dance with a banged-up heart.