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Political scandals / by Scherer, Randy.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 98-101) and index.
Subjects: Political corruption;
© c2008., Greenhaven Press,
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Katheryn Howard: The Scandalous Queen / [electronic resource]. by Weir, Alison.; Landor, Rosalyn.;
Narrator: Rosalyn Landor.In the spring of 1540, Henry VIII is desperate to be rid of his unappealing German queen, Anna of Kleve. A prematurely aged and ailing forty-nine, with an ever-growing waistline, he casts an amorous eye on a pretty nineteen-year-old brunette, Katheryn Howard. Like her cousin Anne Boleyn, Katheryn is a niece of the Duke of Norfolk, England’s premier Catholic peer, who is scheming to replace Anna of Kleve with a good Catholic queen. A flirtatious, eager participant in the life of the royal court, Katheryn readily succumbs to the king’s attentions when she is intentionally pushed into his path by her ambitious family.Henry quickly becomes besotted and is soon laying siege to Katheryn’s virtue. But as instructed by her relations, she holds out for marriage and the wedding takes place a mere fortnight after the king’s union to Anna is annulled. Henry tells the world his new bride is a rose without a thorn, and extols her beauty and her virtue, while Katheryn delights in the pleasures of being queen and the rich gifts her adoring husband showers upon her: the gorgeous gowns, the exquisite jewels, and the darling lap-dogs. She comes to love the ailing, obese king, enduring his nightly embraces with fortitude and kindness. If she can bear him a son, her triumph will be complete. But Katheryn has a past of which Henry knows nothing, and which comes back increasingly to haunt her—even as she courts danger yet again. What happens next to this naïve and much-wronged girl is one of the saddest chapters in English history. -- provided by publisher.Requires OverDrive Listen (file size: N/A KB) or OverDrive app (file size: 464889 KB).
Subjects: Electronic books.; Fiction.; Historical Fiction.;
© 2020., Recorded Books Inc.,
On-line resources: http://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=130119&titleID=5329749 -- Click to access digital title in OverDrive.;
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The scandal of standardized tests : why we need to drop the SAT and ACT / by Soares, Joseph A.,editor.; Teachers College Press.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."This book offers detailed empirical evidence for how standardized tests widen racial inequity in college admissions, and shows how recent attempts by the College Board to introduce an "adversity index" fall short of addressing the inequities that the SAT and ACT perpetuate. It takes a close look at the results of colleges and universities that have introduced test-optional admissions, which reveals greater diversity and better student outcomes"--
Subjects: Universities and colleges; Education; Educational evaluation; Prediction of scholastic success.; SAT (Educational test); ACT Assessment.;
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The wicked waltz and other scandalous dances : outrage at couple dancing in the 19th and early 20th centuries / by Knowles, Mark,1954-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-257) and index."The book opens with a brief overview of anti-dance sentiment from around the fourth century to the present day. The waltz, perhaps the most beloved and most maligned social dance to come out of this period. It then explores the Charleston, the Tango, and Ragtime dances such as the Turkey Trot, Grizzly Bear, and Bunny Hug"--Provided by publisher.Acknowledgments -- Preface -- 1. Overview of anti-dance sentiment -- pt. I. The waltz -- 2. Origins of the waltz -- 3. Development and dispersion of the waltz -- 4. Fashion and music of the waltz -- 5. Reaction to the waltz -- pt. II. The animal dances -- 6. Origins of the animal dances -- 7. Development and dispersion of the animal dances -- 8. Fashion and music of the animal dances -- 9. Reaction to the animal dances -- pt. III. The tango -- 10. Origins of the tango -- 11. Development and dispersion of the tango -- 12. Fashion and music of the tango -- 13. Reaction to the tango -- pt. IV. The Charleston -- 14. Origins of the Charleston -- 15. Development and dispersion of the Charleston -- 16. Fashion and music of the Charleston -- 17. Reaction to the Charleston -- 18. Harmony and disharmony -- Chapter notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Subjects: Ballroom dancing; Ballroom dancing; Ballroom dancing; Ballroom dancing; Gesellschaftstanz.; Walzer.;
© c2009., McFarland,
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History of medicine : a scandalously short introduction / by Duffin, Jacalyn.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction : heroes and villains in the history of medicine -- The fabricated body : history of anatomy -- Interrogating life : history of physiology -- Science of suffering : history of pathology -- First do no harm : history of treatment, pharmacology and pharmaceuticals -- On becoming and being a doctor : education, licensing, payment and bioethics -- Plagues and peoples : epidemic diseases in history -- Why is blood special? Changing concepts of a vital humour -- Technology and disease : stethoscope, hospitals and other gadgets -- Work of the hand : history of surgery -- Women's medicine and medicine's women : history of obstetrics and gynecology and women -- Wrestling with demons : history of psychiatry -- No baby, no nation : history of pediatrics -- A many-faceted gem : the decline and rebirth of family medicine -- When the patient is plural : public and international health -- Sleuthing and science : how to research a question in medical history."Jacalyn Duffin's History of Medicine has for ten years been one of the leading texts used to teach medical and nursing students the history of their profession. It has also been widely used in history courses and by general readers. An accessible overview of medical history, this new edition is greatly expanded, including more information on medicine in the United States, Great Britain, and in other European countries. The book continues to be organized conceptually around the major fields of medical endeavor such as anatomy, pharmacology, obstetrics, and psychiatry and has grown to include a new chapter on public health.Years of pedagogic experience, medical developments, and reader feedback have led to new sections throughout the book on topics including bioethics, forensics, genetics, reproductive technology, clinical trials, and recent outbreaks of BSE, West Nile Virus, SARS, and anthrax. Up to date and filled with pithy examples and teaching tools such as a searchable online bibliography, History of Medicine continues to demonstrate the power of historical research to inform current health care practice and enhance cultural understanding."--Pub. desc.
Subjects: Medicine; History of Medicine.;
© ©2010., University of Toronto Press,
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Beartown : a novel / by Backman, Fredrik,1981-; Smith, Neil(Neil Andrew),translator.;
"From the New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove, My Grandmother Asked Me To Tell You She's Sorry, and Britt-Marie Was Here, comes a poignant, charming novel about a forgotten town fractured by scandal, and the amateur hockey team that might just change everything. Winning a junior ice hockey championship might not mean a lot to the average person, but it means everything to the residents of Beartown, a community slowly being eaten alive by unemployment and the surrounding wilderness. A victory like this would draw national attention to the ailing town: it could attract government funding and an influx of talented athletes who would choose Beartown over the big nearby cities. A victory like this would certainly mean everything to Amat, a short, scrawny teenager who is treated like an outcast everywhere but on the ice; to Kevin, a star player just on the cusp of securing his golden future in the NHL; and to Peter, their dedicated general manager whose own professional hockey career ended in tragedy. At first, it seems like the team might have a shot at fulfilling the dreams of their entire town. But one night at a drunken celebration following a key win, something happens between Kevin and the general manager's daughter--and the next day everything seems to have changed. Accusations are made and, like ripples on a pond, they travel through all of Beartown, leaving no resident unaffected. With so much riding on the success of the team, the line between loyalty and betrayal becomes difficult to discern. At last, it falls to one young man to find the courage to speak the truth that it seems no one else wants to hear. Fredrik Backman knows that we are forever shaped by the places we call home, and in this emotionally powerful, sweetly insightful story, he explores what can happen when we carry the heavy weight of other people's dreams on our shoulders"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Hockey stories.; Scandals;
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Sherlock : A scandal in Belgravia. by Moffat, Steven,1961-author.; Jay(Illustrator),artist.; Saohin, Amoona,letterer.; Gatiss, Mark,co-creator.;
"Fresh from confronting Moriarty in the end of The Great Game, Sherlock Holmes (Benedict Cumberbatch) and John Watson (Martin Freeman) are called to save the royal family from blackmail at the hands of Irene Adler (Lara Pulver), a dominatrix known as "The Woman". Adler pulls Sherlock into a complex web of mysteries involving the CIA and the MOD, with secrets that could threaten to threaten international security and topple the monarchy" --Amazon.
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Holmes, Sherlock; Watson, John H. (Fictitious character); Detective and mystery comic books, strips, etc.;
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The murder of the century : the Gilded Age crime that scandalized a city and sparked the tabloid wars / by Collins, Paul,1969-;
Includes bibliographical references and index.On Long Island, a farmer finds a duck pond turned red with blood. On the Lower East Side, two boys playing at a pier discover a floating human torso wrapped tightly in oilcloth. Blueberry pickers near Harlem stumble upon neatly severed limbs in an overgrown ditch. Clues to a horrifying crime are turning up all over New York, but the police are baffled: There are no witnesses, no motives, no suspects. The grisly finds that began on the afternoon of June 26, 1897, plunged detectives headlong into the era's most baffling murder mystery. Seized upon by battling media moguls Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst, the case became a publicity circus. Reenactments of the murder were staged in Times Square, armed reporters lurked in the streets of Hell's Kitchen in pursuit of suspects, and an unlikely trio, a hard luck cop, a cub reporter, and an eccentric professor, all raced to solve the crime. What emerged was a sensational love triangle and an even more sensational trial: an unprecedented capital case hinging on circumstantial evidence around a victim whom the police couldn't identify with certainty, and who the defense claimed wasn't even dead. This book is a tale of America during the Gilded Age and a colorful re creation of the tabloid wars that have dominated media to this day.The Victim. -- The mystery of the river -- A detective reads the paper -- The jigsaw man -- The wrecking crew -- Jill the Ripper -- The Suspects. -- The baker in Hell's Kitchen -- The undertaker's neighbor -- The widow's friend -- The disappearing shoemaker -- The silent customer -- The Indictment. -- A case of life and death -- Heads or tails -- Queen of the tombs -- The high roller -- Klondike Willie -- The Trial. -- Corpus delicti -- Covered in blood -- Caught in the headlight -- Scythe and saw -- A wonderful murder -- The Verdict. -- Mrs. Nack's office -- The smoker to Sing Sing -- A job for Smith and Jones -- A story of life in New York -- Carry out your own dead -- The last man standing.
Subjects: Nack, Augusta.; Murder; Crimes of passion; Tabloid newspapers;
© c2011., Broadway Paperbacks,
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Foreign affairs / by Woods, Stuart.;
When he's apprised at the last minute of a mandatory meeting abroad, Stone Barrington rushes off to Europe for a whirlwind tour of business and, of course, pleasure. But from the start the trip seems to be cursed, plagued by suspicious "accidents" and unfortunate events, and some of Stone's plans go up in flames--literally. Not a believer in coincidence, Stone sets out to learn the true source of his curious misfortune and finds that what appeared to be bad luck may, in fact, have been a warning. From the chic streets of Paris to Italy's spectacular Amalfi Coast, Stone is pursued from all sides ... but when the tables turn, the hunted may become the hunter.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Detective and mystery fiction.; Barrington, Stone (Fictitious character); Private investigators;
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Basilica : the splendor and the scandal : building St. Peter's / by Scotti, R. A.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-284) and index.It was the splendor--and the scandal--of the age, the defining event of the high Renaissance. In 1506, the ferociously ambitious Renaissance Pope Julius II tore down the most sacred shrine in Europe--the millennium-old St. Peter's Basilica built by the Emperor Constantine over the apostle's grave--to build a better basilica. Construction of the new St. Peter's spanned two centuries, embroiled 27 popes, and consumed the genius of the greatest artists of the age--Michelangelo, Bramante, Raphael, and Bernini. As the basilica rose, modern Rome rose with it, as glorious as the city of the Caesars. But the cost was unimaginable: the new basilica provoked the Protestant Reformation, dividing the Christian world for all time.--From publisher description.
Subjects: Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano;
© 2006., Viking,
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