A candid and compelling portrait of the legendary opera diva describes Callas's youth in New York City, her struggle to transform herself into a glamorous star of international operatic theater, and her passionate love affair with Aristotle Onassis. Reprint.[...]
Interprofessional collaborations to prevent the social exclusion of children and young people call for new professional skills and understandings. This book draws on an examination of these ways of working to make clear what these new skills and understandings are and how they can be developed.[...]
The life of Princess May of Teck is one of the great Cinderella stories in history. From a family of impoverished nobility, she was chosen by Queen Victoria as the bride for her eldest grandson, the scandalous Duke of Clarence, heir to the throne, who died mysteriously before their marriage. Despite[...]
This is the story of the actress who became a Hollywood legend by winning the coveted role of Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind, and whose circle included both theatrical and political celebrities, from Winston Churchill to Noel Coward, John Gielgud, and Marlon Brando. But behind the dazzling ex[...]
Praised as "undoubtedly the best of the many books on Judy Garland" by no less a critic than John Lahr (the son of Bert Lahr, the Cowardly Lion in The Wizard of Oz), Anne Edwards's biography attempts to present a complete picture of the late actress, and not just the boozing, drug-addicted caricatur[...]
Margaret Mitchell was as complex and compelling as her legendary heroine, Scarlett O'Hara, and her story is as dramatic as anything out of her own imagination-indeed, it is the basis for the legend she created. In this commemorative reprint of Road to Tara, Anne Edwards tells the real story of Marga[...]
The ultimate savvy spiritualist's 'business bible', Starting a Spiritual Business will put you on the path to living your dream. Presenting case studies, lashings of inspiration and business advice, Starting a Spiritual Business will have you grasp the bull by the horns and give you the courage you [...]
This ground-breaking book brings together cutting-edge researchers who study the transformation of practice through the enhancement and transformation of expertise. This is an important moment for such a contribution because expertise is in transition - moving toward collaboration in inter-organizat[...]
Today we can walk in Jane Austen's footsteps and still capture the atmosphere of her world. This detailed and engaging account of Austen's life and work is arranged as a series of walking tours through the towns and countryside she knew and loved - the settings for her novels. We are introduced to t[...]