Author: Meyer Levin
Publisher: Jabberwocky Literary Agency, Inc.
ISBN: 1625670648
Size: 47.51 MB
Format: PDF, ePub, Mobi
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 316
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The WWII reporter and “most significant American Jewish writer of his time” recounts his decades-long battle to stage Anne Frank’s diaries (Los Angeles Times). As a war correspondent in Europe during World War II, Meyer Levin was among the first to report on the horrors of Nazi occupation. Also a successful novelist, he desperately wanted to bear witness to what he saw in literary form. Then, in 1951, he read The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank. It was precisely the voice he had been searching for—and he became determined to bring Anne’s story to America as a Broadway play. The Obsession is Levin’s candid account of this ill-fated project and the mania to see it through that gripped him for twenty years. Though Levin began writing his adaptation with the support of Anne’s father, Otto, he was eventually replaced with non-Jewish writers. Refusing to let Anne’s story be sanitized, Levin fought for his version in and out of courtrooms in a protracted battle that nearly destroyed both his family and his career. In this extraordinary memoir, Levin explores the nature of Jewishness, the price of assimilation, the writer’s obligation to himself and to his subject, and the search for identity and purpose.

Author: Grace Livingston Hill
Publisher:
ISBN:
Size: 14.74 MB
Format: PDF, Docs
Category : Large type books
Languages : en
Pages : 301
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Author: J. I. Lorden
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1462036732
Size: 54.37 MB
Format: PDF
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 192
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In 1955, Henry Enright is a stranger in a strange town. The painfully shy, naïve teenager has relocated with his family from Boston to a quiet rural community, and Henry tries not to remember the thrashing he received a few years earlier on a cold winter’s day in the shadow of St. Andrew’s Church—a beating that would leave him even more determined to find acceptance—no matter what the personal cost. In a time when rock and roll has just started to play from the jukeboxes and the sexual revolution is on the rise, Henry, determined to remake his image and be accepted by his peers, begins to make a dramatic transformation. With only his wits to guide him in his rebellion against authority and religious hypocrisy, Henry has no idea how devastating the consequences of his revolt against the world around him will be. Both poignant and heart-wrenching, The Obsession of Henry Enright captures the mood of an era through the eyes of a misguided soul seeking to know and be known.

Author: Nikki Sloane
Publisher: Nikki Sloane
ISBN:
Size: 42.95 MB
Format: PDF, Docs
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages :
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The Hale family is obsessed with status, power, and control. No problem is too big their money can’t solve. Royce Hale manipulated me into giving him everything. My virginity. My hand in marriage. My heart. And as soon as he got what he wanted, he callously sold me off for a cool ten million. In the boardroom and the twisted game his family plays, he says the only rule is to win at all costs. Yesterday I learned a painful lesson not to trust the prince of Cape Hill. Today I’ll destroy his carefully laid plans and show him just how badly he’s already lost. All the money in the world won’t be able to stop me. The Obsession is the second book of the Filthy Rich Americans trilogy and should be read following The Initiation.

Author: Jesse Q Sutanto
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 172821517X
Size: 26.85 MB
Format: PDF, ePub
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 320
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A classic sort of love story...except somebody might wind up dead. Nobody knows Delilah like Logan does. Nobody. He makes sure of it by learning everything he can through her social media and watching her through a hidden camera he has trained on her house. Some might call him a stalker. Logan prefers to be called "romantic". But after Logan sees Delilah killing her abusive stepfather, he realizes there's still more about her to discover. His sweet, perfect Delilah isn't so perfect after all. Delilah knows she should feel guilty, but all she feels is free. She's so over the men in her life controlling her. Except Logan saw what she did, and he won't let her forget it. Delilah is done being the victim. And she refuses to be a character in Logan's twisted fantasy. If Logan won't let her go...she'll make him.

Author: Stacey Ritz
Publisher: Rockville Publishing
ISBN: 1951523091
Size: 62.77 MB
Format: PDF, Docs
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 280
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One experience. Two perceptions. Can one innocent mistake ruin your future? One moment they are here, the next they are gone forever. For Lyndsay Hill, her tragic loss has left her reeling and unable to cope with debilitating bouts of depression. She loves her husband Brad, and she is grateful for her friends, but she can no longer stand the weight of their concerned eyes and heartfelt condolences. She wants to forget, if only for one night, and an out of town bar is her choice of locale. John Fitzberg is charming, devilishly handsome, witty, and dangerous. His first encounter with a distraught Lyndsay at an out of town bar is innocent, as John reasons she is merely a married woman looking for an escape. John decides in that moment, he is going to be her escape. He has finally met his soulmate and he is confident Lyndsay feels the same. If you love someone, they will surely reciprocate the feelings; and if they don't reciprocate, surely they are sending signals that you must try harder to prove you are worthy of their love. And John Fitzberg will do whatever it takes to prove his love to Lyndsay. *** This book is a FULL-LENGTH STANDALONE novel that can be read on its own OR in any order as part of the riveting Heirloom Series!*** EDITORIAL REVIEWS: ☆☆☆☆☆ - "An absolute page turner. Read in one night and loved every page. Without giving anything away, I just want to say that the women of the Heirloom Salon are remarkable!" ☆☆☆☆☆ - "I've read all the other Heirloom Series Books and I've loved each one. The Obsession has been my favorite so far and I was kept on the edge of my seat the entire time. The writing was captivating and I simply fell in love with the lead character. Can't wait to finish the series!" ☆☆☆☆☆ - "What a great series so far. I am going to recommend this book to all of my friends!"

Author: Nora Roberts
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 0349407770
Size: 37.68 MB
Format: PDF, ePub
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 464
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In this spellbinding novel about a woman whose past is catching up with her, #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts dazzles readers 'a story you won't be able to put down' (Library Journal) Naomi Carson is a survivor. As a child, her family was torn apart by a shocking crime. It could have destroyed her, but Naomi has grown up strong, with a passion for photography that has taken her all around the world. Now, at last, she has decided to put down roots. The beautiful old house on Point Bluff needs work, but Naomi is looking forward to making a home of her own. But as Naomi plans for the future, her past is catching up with her. Someone in town knows her terrifying secret - and won't let her forget it... 'A read to be savored . . . Roberts has an unparalleled ability to paint a picture with words . . . and the story is expertly executed.' -Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Author: Tonya Young
Publisher: Lulu Press, Inc
ISBN: 1667171429
Size: 50.76 MB
Format: PDF
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages :
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Growing up in the lap of luxury Sophie soon finds that there is a thin line between love and hate. Between her overbearing stepfather and his desires to be more than her stepfather, and her overprotective uncles, it seems that murder and mayhem are the only thing that are keeping her sane. When the murder of a friend's father bring the police knocking on Sophie's door, it brings new enemies into her life, as well as an unsuspecting ally. The investigation into the murder leads Sophie half way around the world in pursuit of revenge and down a road full of deceit, confusion and disaster. Love seems to keep eluding Sophie, and murder keeps finding its way to her doorstep. But when she meets the man of her dreams, it doesn't matter that he is already taken. Sophie is determined to make him hers by any means necessary. Meanwhile Sophie's stepfather Taryn is determined to keep Sophie from ever experiencing love with another man. While Sophie is willing to pay any price for freedom, Taryn's one and only desire in life is to have Sophie by his side and murder is a small price to pay.

Author: Jesse Harris
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780679836704
Size: 50.98 MB
Format: PDF, ePub
Category : Emotional problems
Languages : en
Pages : 169
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McKenzie Gold's friendship with Sharon Roderick, the new girl in town, turns deadly when Sharon starts to abuse McKenzie's psychic powers.

Author: Seán Cavanagh
Publisher: Black & White Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1785302264
Size: 51.32 MB
Format: PDF, Docs
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 352
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The Obsession is Seán Cavanagh's no-holds-barred account of his extraordinary, obsessive drive to dominate his sport. For the first time, we get up close and personal with the lowest ebbs and greatest highs of his glittering career as one of Gaelic football's era-defining players, and with the truth of what it takes to become a three-time All-Ireland and five-time All Star winner. For twenty years, Seán Cavanagh's relentless routine of train-play-repeat fed an insatiable quest for perfection and made him a permanent fixture in the Tyrone team. His fearless, uncompromising style led him to glory, but his obsession also took its toll on body and mind, and on those around him. As well as the highs that made it all worthwhile, there have been some shattering lows: the anguish and doubt of injury, hostility on and off the field of play, the despair at defeat in crucial games, and the nightmare of gossip hounding his family. In The Obsession, Seán Cavanagh opens up about the sacrifices and dedication needed to make it to the top. He takes us behind the scenes of the GAA: his controversial relationship with manager Mickey Harte, the brutal training regimes, the personal sacrifices and the tragedies that haunted him. He talks, too, of games won and lost, his iconic performance in Tyrone's victory against Kerry in the 2008 All-Ireland Final, the All-Ireland Intermediate Championship title win in February 2018 with Moy that capped an incredible career, the players and their rivalries, and his childhood during the Troubles in Northern Ireland. Hard-hitting, provocative and compelling, The Obsession takes you inside the head of one of the most iconic and respected sportsmen of his time to reveal the competitive drive that made Seán Cavanagh a legend of the game and the man he is today.