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The Importance of Being Scandalous

Author : Kimberly Bell
Publisher : Entangled: Amara
ISBN 13 : 1633756807
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (337 download)

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Download or read book The Importance of Being Scandalous written by Kimberly Bell and published by Entangled: Amara. This book was released on 2017-07-25 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A horse race in trousers on Rotten Row. Visiting a gaming hall in a dress that would make her mother faint. Sneaking an invitation to a masquerade ball attended by only the wickedest, most debauched members of society... None of these things are scaring off bookish but strong-willed Amelia Bishop’s stuffy, egotistical fiancé. The only thing left is to entice childhood friend Nicholas Wakefield into a truly engagement-ending scandal. The Wakefields are the height of propriety, and Nicholas’s parents have made it clear a wife from the neighboring Bishop family would be unacceptable... But Nicholas would give up his family and his fortune if Amelia would ever see him as more than just a childhood friend. He’ll go along with her scheme, even if it means ruining them both, because he’s got a plan that will change her mind about him being merely the boy next door. Each book the Tale of Two Sisters series is STANDALONE: * The Importance of Being Scandalous * A Scandal By Any Other Name

Oscar Wilde's Scandalous Summer

Author : Antony Edmonds
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445636468
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (456 download)

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Download or read book Oscar Wilde's Scandalous Summer written by Antony Edmonds and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2014-07-02 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the summer of 1894 Oscar Wilde spent eight weeks in Worthing, and it was during this family holiday that he wrote his masterpiece, The Importance of Being Earnest. The Worthing holiday was a microcosm of Wilde's turbulent life during the three years between his falling in love with Lord Alfred Douglas in 1892 and his imprisonment in 1895. Constance Wilde, lonely and depressed, became emotionally involved with her husband s publisher, to whom she wrote a love letter on the day he visited the Wildes in Worthing. Meanwhile Wilde was spending much of his time with the feckless and demanding Douglas, and with three teenage boys he took out sailing, swimming and fishing. One of these boys was Alphonse Conway, with whom Wilde had a sexual relationship, and about whom he was to be questioned at length and to damaging effect in court six months later when he sued Douglas's father, the Marquess of Queensberry, for libel. This book tells for the first time the full story of the Worthing summer, set in the context of the three years of Wilde's life before his downfall. In the final chapter the author reassesses the trials, offering fresh insights into Wilde s attitude to the boys and young men with whom he had sexual relations. There are fifty-six illustrations, over thirty of which are photographs of Worthing as it was in Wilde s time, and three contemporary maps of the town.

Scandalous

Author : Candace Camp
Publisher : HarperCollins Australia
ISBN 13 : 1867230801
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (672 download)

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Download or read book Scandalous written by Candace Camp and published by HarperCollins Australia. This book was released on 2021-02-01 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sweeping historical romance from New York Times bestselling author Candace Camp, originally published in 1997. When an injured stranger appears on her doorstep, fleeing danger, Priscilla Hamilton is moved to help him. And she's intrigued by this man without a past. Why would someone want to kill him? And why can't he remember anything? Priscilla has always been a model of propriety, the dutiful daughter and loving sister who puts her family above all else. No one has ever guessed at the shocking secret she keeps hidden...or the desire that burns inside her at this stranger's touch. One thing is certain: their love could be nothing less than scandalous.

A Scandal By Any Other Name

Author : Kimberly Bell
Publisher : Entangled: Amara
ISBN 13 : 1633758907
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (337 download)

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Download or read book A Scandal By Any Other Name written by Kimberly Bell and published by Entangled: Amara. This book was released on 2018-01-30 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Julia Bishop has led a very sheltered life. Protected by her family from those who might ridicule her for her secrets, she stays hidden away in the country. But she longs for more, if only for an evening. To kiss a rake in full view of the stable boy. Unchaperoned picnics. Romance. But she knows she’ll never experience any of those things. That is, until a handsome duke with a mysterious past of his own arrives... Duke Jasper DeVere left London to grieve his grandfather’s death privately, away from the prying eyes and gossips of the ton. Seeking solitude at a friend’s country manor, he’s surprised he finds himself drawn to the company of the shy beauty determined to present the epitome of proper behavior. That is, until the mysterious woman makes an indecent proposal... Julia can’t believe what she’s suggested to the duke. Nor that he agrees a distraction is what they both need. But what will happen when Jasper must return to his duties and leave Julia behind? Will the memories of their time together be enough for a lifetime of solitude for either of them? Because Julia can never leave her country haven and a duke can never stay... Each book the Tale of Two Sisters series is STANDALONE: * The Importance of Being Scandalous * A Scandal By Any Other Name

Sister of the Bride

Author : Beverly Cleary
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 9780380728077
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (28 download)

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Download or read book Sister of the Bride written by Beverly Cleary and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 1996-10-01 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Barbara can hardly believe her older sister is getting married. With all the excitement of wedding plans going on, Barbara can't help dreaming of the day she will be the bride. She can't wait to fall in love. But as the big day gets closer, wedding planning often turns into family arguments. Even the bride and groom are bickering over details, and Barbara's fun-loving sister is turning into a very practical, grown-up person. Weddings are fun, but all this serious stuff is scary enough to make Barbara think she's not going to be rushing into a serious romance any time soon.

Beneath the Veil of the Strange Verses

Author : Jeremiah L. Alberg
Publisher : MSU Press
ISBN 13 : 1609173643
Total Pages : 215 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Beneath the Veil of the Strange Verses written by Jeremiah L. Alberg and published by MSU Press. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jeremiah Alberg’s fascinating book explores a phenomenon almost every news reader has experienced: the curious tendency to skim over dispatches from war zones, political battlefields, and economic centers, only to be drawn in by headlines announcing a late-breaking scandal. Rationally we would agree that the former are of more significance and importance, but they do not pique our curiosity in quite the same way. The affective reaction to scandal is one both of interest and of embarrassment or anger at the interest. The reader is at the same time attracted to and repulsed by it. Beneath the Veil of the Strange Verses describes the roots out of which this conflicted desire grows, and it explores how this desire mirrors the violence that undergirds the scandal itself. The book shows how readers seem to be confronted with a stark choice: either turn away from scandal completely or become enthralled and thus trapped by it. Using examples from philosophy, literature, and the Bible, Alberg leads the reader on a road out of this false dichotomy. By its nature, the author argues, scandal is the basis of our reading; it is the source of the obstacles that prevent us from understanding what we read, and of the bridges that lead to a deeper grasp of the truth.

A Book Forged in Hell

Author : Steven Nadler
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 069113989X
Total Pages : 299 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (911 download)

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Download or read book A Book Forged in Hell written by Steven Nadler and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2011-10-09 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When it appeared in 1670, Baruch Spinoza's Theological-Political Treatise was denounced as the most dangerous book ever published. Religious and secular authorities saw it as a threat to faith, social and political harmony, and everyday morality, and its author was almost universally regarded as a religious subversive and political radical who sought to spread atheism throughout Europe. Steven Nadler tells the story of this book: its radical claims and their background in the philosophical, religious, and political tensions of the Dutch Golden Age, as well as the vitriolic reaction these ideas inspired. A vivid story of incendiary ideas and vicious backlash, A Book Forged in Hell will interest anyone who is curious about the origin of some of our most cherished modern beliefs--Jacket p. [2].

The Importance of Being Earnest

Author : Oscar Wilde
Publisher : First Avenue Editions ™
ISBN 13 : 1467756547
Total Pages : 86 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (677 download)

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Download or read book The Importance of Being Earnest written by Oscar Wilde and published by First Avenue Editions ™. This book was released on 2014-08-01 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jack Worthing gets antsy living at his country estate. As an excuse, he spins tales of his rowdy brother Earnest living in London. When Jack rushes to the city to confront his "brother," he's free to become Earnest and live a different lifestyle. In London, his best friend, Algernon, begins to suspect Earnest is leading a double life. Earnest confesses that his real name is Jack and admits the ruse has become tricky as two women have become enchanted with the idea of marrying Earnest. On a whim, Algernon also pretends to be Earnest and encounters the two women as they meet at the estate. With two Earnests who aren't really earnest and two women in love with little more than a name, this play is a classic comedy of errors. This is an unabridged version of Oscar Wilde's English play, first published in 1899.

Behind Every Great Man

Author : Marlene Wagman-Geller
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1492603074
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (926 download)

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Download or read book Behind Every Great Man written by Marlene Wagman-Geller and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2015-03-03 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who Said Men Get to Monopolize the Glory? Discover the Little Known Women Who Have Put the World's Alpha Males on the Map. From ancient times to the present, men have gotten most of the good ink. Yet standing just outside the spotlight are the extraordinary, and overlooked, wives and companions who are just as instrumental in shaping the destinies of their famous—and infamous—men. This witty, illuminating book reveals the remarkable stories of forty captivating females, from Constance Lloyd (Mrs. Oscar Wilde) to Carolyn Adams (Mrs. Jerry Garcia), who have stood behind their legendary partners and helped to humanize them, often at the cost of their own careers, reputations, and happiness. Through fame and its attendant ills—alcoholism, infidelity, mental illness, divorce, and even attempted murder—these powerful women quietly propelled their men to the top and changed the course of history. Meet the Untold Half of History, Including: •Alma Reville (Mrs. Alfred Hitchcock) •Elena Diakonova (Mrs. Salvador Dali) •Winifred Madikizela (Mrs. Nelson Mandela) •Ann Charteris (Mrs. Ian Fleming, a.k.a. Mrs. James Bond) •Ruth Alpern (Mrs. Bernie Maddoff) And 35 more!

Our Scandalous Senate

Author : J. Patrick Boyer
Publisher : Dundurn
ISBN 13 : 1459723678
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (597 download)

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Download or read book Our Scandalous Senate written by J. Patrick Boyer and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2014-05-31 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rocked by extremely public scandals at the highest levels of power, the Canadian Senate is an institution on the defensive. As the upper chamber starts to look more and more like a comfortable private club for has-beens, the real scandal is that the Senate exists at all.

A Scandalous People

Author : Micah D. Carpenter
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1725257750
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (252 download)

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Download or read book A Scandalous People written by Micah D. Carpenter and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2020-02-26 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is not a commentary, an exegetical study, or a work of systematic theology. It is a conversation. Let’s sit down together, read Ephesians, strain our minds and our imaginations, and have a good chat. If you want all your difficult textual questions answered, there are many good commentaries on the shelf. This book is here to help you ask some new questions—and not just about this ancient letter, but about God, your life, and the purpose of the entire universe. Paul’s letter to the Ephesians is a work of timeless theological genius which brilliantly addresses many of the enduring questions about human life. It presents a scintillating vision of the glory of God and the meaning of Christian faith. It also brings an urgent and revitalizing message to the church in our time: in Christ, God has enacted a plan for the world which is most surprising in the face of its conventional rationalities and religious common sense. God has invited us to be inhabitants of this redemptive drama through faith, and insofar as we do so, we are a scandalous people.

Secret Life Of A Scandalous Debutante

Author : Bronwyn Scott
Publisher : HarperCollins Australia
ISBN 13 : 1460844904
Total Pages : 175 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (68 download)

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Download or read book Secret Life Of A Scandalous Debutante written by Bronwyn Scott and published by HarperCollins Australia. This book was released on 2012-07-01 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Just another dull debutante? From boxing at Jackson's to dancing starry–eyed society belles around London's ballrooms, Beldon Stratten is the perfect English gentleman. And he's looking for a perfectly bland, respectable wife. Appearances can be deceiving Exotic Lilya Stefanov is anything but bland. Beldon is intrigued to see that the ragamuffin girl he once knew has matured into an elegant lady, poised and polite! But beneath the mysterious beauty's evening gowns and polished etiquette lies a dangerous secret and a scandalous sensuality.

Scandalous!

Author : Hallie Fryd
Publisher : Zest Books ™
ISBN 13 : 1541582004
Total Pages : 467 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (415 download)

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Download or read book Scandalous! written by Hallie Fryd and published by Zest Books ™. This book was released on 2019-08-01 with total page 467 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you love a good scandal? This book includes 50 juicy pop culture, political, and entertainment-related scandals complete with photos, event synopses, and a look at why each one went down in history and how it continues to influence us today. Other features include famous quotes and a section on where the players are now. Teens will get the dish on: Milli Vanilli's lip-syncing the Clinton-Lewinsky affair the Biggie and Tupac murders the Kent State shooting the OJ Simpson Murder trial Patty Hearst's kidnapping And more!

Scandalous Politics

Author : Juliet F. Gainsborough
Publisher : Georgetown University Press
ISBN 13 : 1589016157
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Scandalous Politics written by Juliet F. Gainsborough and published by Georgetown University Press. This book was released on 2010-11-15 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Little work has been done to systematically analyze how high-profile incidents of child neglect and abuse shape child welfare policymaking in the United States. In Scandalous Politics, Juliet Gainsborough presents quantitative analysis of all fifty states and qualitative case studies of three states (Florida, Colorado, and New Jersey) that reveal how well-publicized child welfare scandals result in adoption of new legislation and new administrative procedures. Gainsborough’s quantitative analysis suggests that child welfare policymaking is frequently reactive, while the case studies provide more detail about variations and the legislative process. For example, the case studies illustrate how the nature and extent of the policy response varies according to particular characteristics of the political environment in the state and the administrative structure of the child welfare system. Scandalous Politics increases our understanding of the politics of child welfare at both the state and federal level and provides new insights into existing theories of agenda-setting and the policy process. It will be of interest to everyone involved with child welfare policymaking and especially public policy and public administration scholars.

Scandalous Fictions

Author : Jago Morrison
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230287840
Total Pages : 219 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book Scandalous Fictions written by Jago Morrison and published by Springer. This book was released on 2006-10-31 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study re-examines the twentieth-century novel as a form shaped by its problematic, often scandalous relation to the public sphere. Discussing ten texts against the challenges of their milieus, it considers twentieth-century fiction as a tradition of transgression, perennially caught between license and licentiousness, erudition and sedition.

One Scandalous Story

Author : Marvin Kalb
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 9781439136300
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (363 download)

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Download or read book One Scandalous Story written by Marvin Kalb and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-05-11 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1963 Marvin Kalb observed the Secret Service escorting an attractive woman into a hotel for what was most likely a rendezvous with President Kennedy. Kalb, then a news correspondent for CBS, didn't consider the incident newsworthy. Thirty-five years later, Kalb watched in dismay as the press dove headfirst into the scandal of President Clinton's affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky, disclosing every prurient detail. How and why had the journalistic landscape shifted so dramatically? One Scandalous Story seeks to answer this critical question through the inside story of thirteen days -- January 13-25, 1998 -- that make up a vital chapter in the history of American journalism. In riveting detail, Kalb examines just how the media covered the Lewinsky scandal, offering what he calls an "X-ray of the Washington press corps." Drawing on hundreds of original interviews, Kalb allows us to eavesdrop on the incestuous deals between reporters and sources, the bitter disagreements among editors, the machination of moguls for whom news is Big Business, and above all, the frantic maneuvering to break the story. With fresh insight, he retraces decisions made by Michael Isikoff of Newsweek, Internet renegade Matt Drudge, Jackie Judd of ABC, Clinton-basher Lucianne Goldberg, Susan Schmidt of The Washington Post, Jackie Bennett of the Office of the Independent Counsel, and other key players in this scandal that veered from low comedy to high drama. Through the lens of those thirteen turbulent days, Kalb offers us a portrait of the "new news" in all its contradictions. He reveals how intense economic pressures in the news business, the ascendancy of the Internet, the blurring of roles between reporters and commentators, and a surge of dubious sourcing and "copy-cat journalism" have combined to make tabloid-style journalism increasingly mainstream. But are we condemned to a resurgence of "yellow journalism"? Painstakingly documented and sobering in its conclusions, One Scandalous Story issues a clarion call to newsmakers and the American public alike: "Journalism can change for the better -- and must."

The Importance of Being Wanton

Author : Christi Caldwell
Publisher : Montlake Romance
ISBN 13 : 9781542027991
Total Pages : 335 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (279 download)

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Download or read book The Importance of Being Wanton written by Christi Caldwell and published by Montlake Romance. This book was released on 2021-06-29 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: USA Today bestselling author Christi Caldwell turns polite London society on its head in a delightful romance of unguarded hearts, second chances, and a scandalous rivalry between the sexes. Emma Gately and the Earl of Scarsdale were betrothed as children--less a vow of future happiness than an obligation. Seventeen years later, the independent miss severs the contract with the now notorious libertine in an unprecedented act of independence. And Emma cofounds the Mismatch Society, where like-minded ladies are free of the constraints and inevitable broken hearts that men bring. But Emma's rejection sparks in her intended a new consideration of the spirited woman he took for granted--and a determination to win her back. Despite his wicked reputation, misguided and suddenly lovestruck, Charles Hayden is on a mission to gain Emma's respect, and he has just the idea--one that the daringly unconventional Emma is sure to appreciate. But as Charles takes bold steps and sets tongues wagging, he makes himself an accidental opponent of his former betrothed. Soon a rivalry is born that has the whole ton abuzz. Emma never anticipated that with every fiery test of wills, passion would surge. Passion that's impossible to ignore. In going toe-to-toe with Charles, she risks her heart and pride by falling in love with the one man she vowed to scorn.