Etiquette for mistresses --and what wives can learn from them

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A dynastic tale of two families —the Gerrards and Leiders- as seen through the eyes of four women whose lives are bound by blood and friendship, and interwoven with the destiny of Houston, Texas over 70 years.

Excellent...believable...meticulously constructed."—Anniston (Alabama) Star

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Find a copy of this book and read it!.......1999-02-22

This is a wonderful book! Each chapter focuses on a different character and each time I'd finish a chapter I'd think that I didn't want to read about the next person, but it just got better and better. This is a long book, but I couldn't put it down and read it in two days.

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The Perfect Solution
Catherine George
Manufacturer: Harlequin
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Mass Market Paperback

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The wife is always the last to know. Joanna Clifford's marriage was over long before her husband died in a car accident. Still, she was surprised to find out that he'd had a mistress and a child. But even more shocking was the other woman's dying wish delivered by her disturbingly handsome brother, Marc, that Joanna take care of Polly. Joanna could hardly turn her back on the little girl, so she agreed to the request. Although that meant spending far too much time with Marc who made it abundantly clear that he saw Joanna as more than a surrogate mother for his niece.

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The Wife / The Other Woman
Addie June Hall
Manufacturer: Companion Press
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1560435569

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Research indicates that Eighty - Five percent of all America's problems are directly related to dysfunctional families. Most of these families have been damaged by divorce. Many men have left their wives and children for younger women. Some women have left their husbands, as well. Our children are experiencing hurt that remains with them, forever. It does not matter what age they are, the hurt remains.

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This comedy features the beloved braggart of Henry IV, Sir John Falstaff - it is said, in fact, that Shakespeare wrote the play at Queen Elizabeth's request, to depict Falstaff in pursuit of romance. When Falstaff attempts to seduce two wealthy wives, the ladies and one husband make a fool of him, but eventually offer him their forgiveness.

Mistresses & Wives, Husbands and Other Lives

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Mistresses & Wives, Husbands and Other Lives
Izhar Patkin
Manufacturer: Rizzoli International Publications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0847857832
Release Date: 1998-09-15

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Izhar Patkin has always reinvented ways of making art. This book presents his latest inspiration--a whimsical collection of 365 pieces of dinner china specially commissioned for Malo in Italy. Found in second-hand shops and painted with delightful characters and designs from the artist's imagination. Each colorful cup, bowl, plate, or other treasure combines the functional with the beautiful and sensual--in the expressive face of a Greek goddess, a gentleman on horseback, a cheerful bull with a golden ring, or simply a gesturing hand. Patkin's fanciful dishware designs will delight artists and collectors alike.

Mistresses of the Transient Hearth: American Army Officers' Wives and Material Culture, 1840-1880 (Studies in American Popular History and Culture)

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Mistresses of the Transient Hearth: American Army Officers' Wives and Material Culture, 1840-1880 (Studies in American Popular History and Culture)
Robin Dell Campbell
Manufacturer: Routledge
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0415973600

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This book explores the ways in which mid-19th Century American army officers' wives used material culture to confirm their status as middle-class women.

Obliged to submit: Wives and mistresses of colonial governors

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Obliged to submit: Wives and mistresses of colonial governors
Alison Alexander
Manufacturer: Montpelier Press
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Binding: Unknown Binding

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Picasso's Women
Roy MacGregor-Hastie
Manufacturer: Headline Book Publishing
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Binding: Hardcover

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Miranda Richardson was a memorable Elizabeth I in Blackadder. She is an actress of great range in film roles with such noted directors as Tim Burton (Sleepy Hollow) and Steven Spielberg (Empire of the Sun) and her numerous film credits include Ruth Ellis in Dance With A Stranger. Her stage plays range from Educating Rita to Tom Jones.

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A Double Dose of Horrid Henry
Francesca Simon
Manufacturer: Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: 0752856286

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Miranda Richardson has established herself as an actress of great range: she as appeared in films by such luminaries as Louis Malle (Damage), Tim Burton (Sleepy Hollow), Neil Jordon (The Crying Game) and Steven Spielberg (Empire of the Sun). On television she has appeared in programmes as diverse as 'A Dance to the Music of Time' and 'Jackanory', and is well known as Queen Elizabeth in 'Blackadder'.

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Double Dose
Richard, Jr. Bellush , and Sharon Bellush
Manufacturer: Robert D. Reed Publishers
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 1931741298

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These eclectic pieces are sometimes disturbing but always entertaining.

This unusual collaboration between poet Sharon Bellush and science fiction author Richard Bellush, Jr. pairs passionate and often acerbic poems with imaginative and funny short stories on related themes. Together they explore the odder corners of the human—or, in some cases, not quite human—experience. The themes of the poetry are passion, remorse, betrayal, love, death, and the relationship between the primitive within us and our civilized exteriors. The stories encompass a mix of genres including crime, historical fiction, and science fiction. They are set variously on a World War II Liberty Ship on the Murmansk run, in the gauche mansion of a perverse "Gatsby," in southern Africa 90,000 years ago, in a witch's shop, in a trailer outside Reno, and on the planet Mars. The writing in DOUBLE DOSE is wry, inventive, heartfelt, and laced with dark humor.

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A Double Dose
Drusilla Douglas
Manufacturer: Harlequin Mills & Boon
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0263783448

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Double Dose (A Mollie Fox Mystery, No 2)
Peter Nelson
Manufacturer: Harpercollins (Mm)
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0061061018

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A Double Dose of Danger (Superman (Landoll))
Landoll
Manufacturer: Landoll
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Binding: Hardcover

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A Double Dose of Horrid Henry
Francesca Simon
Manufacturer: Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: 0752867792

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Miranda Richardson is an actress of acclaimed versatility and range. On television, she made the character of the tantrumy Elizabeth I in the Blackadder series her own and has had a string of critically praised film roles in films such as The Hours, Spider, Sleepy Hollow, Dance with a Stranger and Chicken Run. This year she will be seen in The Phantom of the Opera and Churchill: The Hollywood Years. Other recent TV work includes The Lost Prince and A Dance to the Music of Time. She recently starred in the radio sitcom Wild Things.

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A Double Dose of Horrid Henry
Francesca Simon
Manufacturer: Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: 0752856723

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Miranda Richardson is an actress of great range, who consistently received high critical acclaim for her work. She is most recognisable for her role as Elizabeth I in BBC TV's comedy series Blackadder, but her film work includes Golden Globe and Oscar winner The Hours, Spider, Sleepy Hollow, The Crying Game and Empire of the Sun. Other TV work includes A Dance to the Music of Time, Jackanory and Queen Mary in The Lost Prince. Stage plays range from Old Times to The Changeling.

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Double Dose of Horrid Henry
Francesca Simon , and Miranda Richardson
Manufacturer: Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
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Binding: Audio CD

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A Double Dose of Murder
Mary Aldrin
Manufacturer: iUniverse, Inc.
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 059536019X

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I love it. Ms. Aldrin has done an excellent job… This novel is pure P.I. genre.
—Tom Lipinski, Shamus Award winner

The characters are very realistic…the story is well-written and well-paced with vivid scenes…
—Patrick Picciarelli, author of Bloodshot Eyes

In this soft-boiled mystery, a wealthy financier is murdered, and Nora Pearl, homicide detective turned P.I., gets the opportunity to match wits with two rivals. Mavens, the lead police detective, has always been hostile toward her. Marty, Nora's unfaithful and soon to be ex-husband, was promoted over her, many say unfairly, to C.O. of Homicide. Mavens and Marty's prime suspect is the victim's wife. She hires Nora to investigate, and Nora jumps at the chance to prove herself the better man, so to speak.

Everyone has a motive—the brother who wants a bigger part of the family business, the ex-wife and former screen star whose income can't support her lifestyle, the drug addicted son who may not actually be the victim's son, the mistress who is all sexuality and ruthless ambition. Or could Mavens and Marty be right? As Nora delves into the case, she begins to fear her client might actually be the murderer.

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I love it. Ms. Aldrin has done an excellent job. This novel is pure P.I. genre.
-Tom Lipinski, Shamus Award winner

The characters are very realistic.the story is well-written and well-paced with vivid scenes.
-Patrick Picciarelli, author of Bloodshot Eyes

Everyone has a motive-the brother who wants a bigger part of the family business, the ex-wife and former screen star whose income can't support her lifestyle, the drug addicted son who may not actually be the victim's son, the mistress who is all sexuality and ruthless ambition. Or could Mavens and Marty be right? As Nora delves into the case, she begins to fear her client might actually be the murderer.

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"On a night wen Tinker and Tom--boy and bear-cannot get to sleep, a star streaks through the sky. It's a baby star that's lost and looking for its mother, says Tom--and from a spaceship that looks more like a trash can pops the Star Baby. Tinker and Tom promptly begin their determined mission to fix the damaged spaceship so that the Star Baby can return home. Even run ins with Fluffy the cat and Tinker's father can't stop the two from pounding out the dents and creating special rocket fuel. 'Whimsical, fantastical--and even a little silly--this nighttime story...has plenty of child appeal."--Kirkus."

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Review for Tinker and Tom and the Star Baby.......2001-04-24

McPhail, David. Tinker and Tom and the Star Baby. New York: Little, Brown and Company, 1998. Zornado, Joseph. "Swaddling the Child in Children's Literature." Children's Literature Association Quarterly 22.3 (1997): 105-112.

Tinker and Tom and the Star Baby is a fantasy that takes the reader through an exciting adventure. One night, Tinker and Tom, a boy and a bear, can't get to sleep. They look out the window and see a star baby land in their backyard. Tinker and Tom decide that the Star Baby is lost and needs to find it's mother. Tinker and Tom venture into repairing the spaceship star baby arrived in, so that it can be sent home to it's mother. The fantastic element of the story creates excitement in the book. Many children dream about experiencing this fantastic element. Children only wish excitement, like the spaceship, would land in their backyard. The children grow up as adults never getting to experience these fantasies. Adult authors, such as David McPhail, write children's literature to relive their childhood fantasies. These authors are given the opportunity to explore a fantasy world they never experienced as a child. The fantasy created in Tinker and Tom and Star Baby allows McPhail to relive his childhood fantasies. In the article, "Swaddling the Child in Children's Literature," Joseph Zornado explores the concept that children's literature authors write to relive their childhood fantasies that they never got to experience. He proposes, " that children and adults all share the same pleasure" (105). This pleasure is experiencing a fantastic world. Children are given opportunities to explore this pleasure through pretend play, for example, but adults must forget about this pleasure. Zornado also says that children's literature is about finding what is "dead, buried and forgotten" in adults (105). David McPhail is an adult author who attempts to explore the fantasy world he never got to experience through Tinker and Tom and Star Baby. As Zornado states, McPhail is an author, who like other children's literature authors, chooses to relive his childhood through this story. The fantasy exists in the story in several ways. One way is through Tom, the bear, who lives with Tinker, the little boy. Tom can talk like a human and is Tinker's best friend. During childhood, many people pretend that animals can talk to them, and may even have an animal as their best friend. McPhail chooses to experience this element of fantasy through Tom. Another element of fantasy is found in Star Baby. Star Baby arrives by a spaceship. Star Baby cannot talk, but she does have magical powers. She has the power to make objects float around. In the book, Star Baby begins eating the cat's food. The cat starts to pounce on Star Baby, but Star Baby uses her magic and makes the cat float around the room by pointing at him. During childhood, many children fantasize about space. McPhail relives his childhood here through Star Baby. The last element of fantasy occurs with Tinker's father. The father hears all of the commotion occurring in the kitchen and comes downstairs to see what is happening. His father discovers Star Baby, but only stares and points at "it" in amazement. Star Baby points right back, causing Tinker's father begins to float back up the stairs, and does not bother Tinker and Tom for the rest of the night. This is the same fantastical element (Star Baby's magical powers) that occurred with Star Baby and the cat. Through the fantasy in the book, McPhail is able to revive the child that still lives in him. Children's literature is a means through which it's adult authors live through the world they never got to experience as a child. David McPhail is able to do this through Tinker and Tom and Star Baby because of the fantastic element written in the book.

A great picture book that will appeal to would-be inventors.......2000-04-27

This is a wonderful, whimsical book about a boy named Tinker, and his friend Tom, a very large bear. As they watch the stars one evening, they notice that one is falling to earth, right in their backyard! Tinker explains to Tom that it must be a "star baby" that has fallen and will need help getting back to its mother. The boy and the bear find the star baby, but also discover that the baby's star ship needs to be repaired before the star baby can return to its mother. Tinker and Tom decide to take the star ship and the baby inside, where Tinker proceeds to "fix" the star ship with things that he finds around the kitchen. Tinker almost gets himself into trouble when his dad wakes up, but the star baby takes care of him with its magical powers. Kids will enjoy seeing the things that Tinker uses to "fuel" up the star baby's space ship, and the way the baby takes care of the cat and the father. The illustrations are humorous and fun, and this is a great book that will be read over and over!

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Tinker and Tom and the Star Baby
David McPhail
Manufacturer: Little Brown & Co (Juv)
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OUHUC2

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Tinker and Tom and the Star Baby
David McPhail
Manufacturer: Little Brown and Company
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OUFRJK

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More than a cookbook

yum !!!

The perfect introduction to Persian Cuisine...

Love it, gifted it, traveled with it!

best cooking book

A Taste of Persia: An Introduction to Persian Cooking
Najmieh Batmanglij
Manufacturer: Mage Publishers
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 093421154X

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A Taste of Persia is a collection of authentic recipes from one of the world's oldest cuisines, chosen and adapted for today's lifestyle and kitchen. Here are light appetizers and kababs, hearty stews and rich, golden-crusted rices, among many other dishes, all fragrant with the distinctive herbs, spices, or fruits of Iran. Each recipe offers clear, easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions. Most take less than an hour to prepare; many require only a few moments; many others can be made in advance. Besides its 100 recipes and 60 photographs, the book includes a useful dictionary of Persian cooking techniques and ingredients, a list of specialty stores around the nation that sell hard-to-find items, and a brief history of Persian cookery. Together these make a complete introduction to this wonderful cuisine.

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More than a cookbook.......2007-04-15

This book offers a great deal of cultural background in addition to its fantastic recipes. Highly recommended (especially the Pistachio Soup recipe on page 45).

yum !!!.......2007-04-11

I love this book because I lived (30 years ago) in Iran and enjoyed the food very much. This is the first Iranian cookbook I found, with excellent recipes, very easy for me to duplicate...and enjoy!

The perfect introduction to Persian Cuisine..........2006-07-12

As a Persian who's trying to learn to cook persian food, this is the best Persian cookbook I have. It lists the most popular foods, the receipes are easy to follow and turn out great! Almost as good as my own mom cooks them... I would definitley recommend this book!

Love it, gifted it, traveled with it!.......2006-02-02

I have used many of the recipes, modified them, cooked them with friends and family. I have given my first copy away to my mom and then had to search bookstores to replace it. I even took it on the plane when I visited my family to make a special dinner for my dad's birthday with the whole family there. Grandma even loved it! I especially like to make the crusted saffron, yogurt rice for others. The presentation is great, but best made with a friend to share in the prep. As the author says, nushjan!

best cooking book.......2001-06-10

she summorize the persian dishes in the best possible recepies. simple and testy. the photoes are excellent. thank you Mrs najmieh .

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