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A tale of romance and rivalries in early twentieth-century England . . . It’s 1905, and eighteen-year old-Kate Barrington is getting ready for a ball. She has fallen deeply in love with Jonathan Wentworth, heir to his uncle’s estate. But when she arrives, Jon’s attention is captivated by her frail, orphaned cousin, Cassandra. Consumed by jealousy, Kate tries to leave, but is stopped by Rick Ferris, a charming and handsome business tycoon. Kate knows she cannot love Rick like she loves Jon—but when Rick proposes, she agrees. What Kate does not know is that the marriage between her true love and her cousin is woefully troubled. And soon, the secrets and lies may all be revealed . . . “Williams is a skillful scene-setter.” —The Times (London)

Ithaca, New York has often been called the Hollywood of the East, growing from farms to factories to Cornell University--Ithaca's history is an interesting and broad one. Nestled in the heart of the Finger Lakes, Ithaca was planned by surveyor Simeon DeWitt and incorporated in 1821 when steamboats signaled Cayuga Lake's heyday of commerce and recreation. Spectacular creeks and waterfalls powered grist, plaster, carding, and other mills. From farms, merchants, and mills, Ithaca's industries grew to include the famous Thomas-Morse Aviation Company and Morse Chain Works. By 1914, Wharton Studios was producing silent films in this Hollywood of the East. Such notable residents as actress Irene Castle, the Tremans, and community leader James L. Gibbs called Ithaca home. Ithacans became known for community involvement early on. St. James AME Zion Church served as a stop on the Underground Railroad, and Elizabeth Beebe built a mission for needy Rhiners. Ezra Cornell and Andrew D. White realized their ideal of education when Cornell University opened in 1868, followed in 1892 by the Ithaca Conservatory of Music, which became Ithaca College in 1931. Students protested segregation in front of Woolworth's 30 years later, and echoes of this idealism can still be found here today.

At last--a viable alternative to traditional outplacement! Provide your transitioning employees with all of the tools they'll need to successfully navigate today's job market and find a satisfying new position with this comprehensive, step-by-step guide to the job search.As Human Resources professionals, managers, or supervisors, one of the most difficult aspects of your job is to oversee a general downsizing effort or to conduct an individual layoff. Your goal is to achieve as smooth a transition as possible for affected employees--yet outplacement services are costly and often not the answer. Transition to Success: 10 Critical Keys to Landing Work You Love is your affordable alternative to traditional outplacement. Whether you're needing to layoff a single member of your staff or several employees, this book/workbook will walk them through each step of the job search process and prepare them for a successful transition to a new position. It can be used as a resource to hand out to employees at the termination meeting or you can use it as a workshop guide to help prepare affected workers for the job market.The book is divided into two sections. The first, "A New Beginning," focuses on self-assessment and provides a number of exercises so that employees can refocus their direction and move forward with the change. The second section, "10 Critical Keys to Landing Work You Love" gives readers all of the information necessary to successfully compete in today's job market--complete with step-by-step action plans where they can simply fill in the blanks, clearly lay out their objectives, and proceed with confidence. Among other job search strategies, your employees will learn:* The #1 Key that can make or break their chances for success* How to optimize their contacts and use social media to obtain critical leads and referrals* How to break through to the hidden job market* Tools to effectively sell themselves in today's competitive environment* The best resume format to spotlight skills, make it through scanners and screeners, and capture the reviewer's attention* Tips on acing the interview: frequently asked questions, how to prepare for behavioral style interviews, what to wear, and how to handle a webcam interview* How to negotiate like a pro* And much, much more!Job-hunting can be difficult. But with Transition to Success, you can rest assured you're sending your employees off with the techniques and strategies that will set them apart and help them become THE candidate of choice. Most of all, you'll be providing them with the three elements that form the foundation for any success: hope, confidence, and a positive attitude.

Previous edition: New York: Blue Rider Press, c2013.

A wry, witty account of what it is like to face death--and be restored to life. After being diagnosed in her early 40s with metastatic melanoma--a "rapidly fatal" form of cancer--journalist and mother of two Mary Elizabeth Williams finds herself in a race against the clock. She takes a once-in-a-lifetime chance and joins a clinical trial for immunotherapy, a revolutionary drug regimen that trains the body to vanquish malignant cells. Astonishingly, her cancer disappears entirely in just a few weeks. But at the same time, her best friend embarks on a cancer journey of her own--with very different results. Williams's experiences as a patient and a medical test subject reveal with stark honesty what it takes to weather disease, the extraordinary new developments that are rewriting the rules of science--and the healing power of human connection.

Six women "of a certain age" as the French say, years ago found out what happens when a nuclear bomb goes off. They have been fighting the "bad guys" ever since. Who are the bad guys? People who think they are doing the right thing but don't see the big picture or think long-range. In other words, most of the world's political leaders since 1945. Albert Einstein said since the atom was split everything has changed -- except our way of thinking. "And thus we drift to unparalleled catastrophe." These six women are trying to prevent this. They are each different and all very nice. A couple of them funny.

"Of course I want a home," writes Mary Elizabeth Williams, "I'm American." Gimme Shelter is the first book to reveal how this primal desire, "encoded into our cultural DNA," drove our nation to extremes, from the heights of an unprecedented housing boom to the depths of an unparalleled crash. As a writer and parent in New York City, Williams is careful to ground her real-estate dreams in the reality of her middle-class bank account. Yet as a person who knows no other way to fall in love than at first sight, her relationship with the nation's most daunting housing market is a passionate one. Williams's house-hunting fantasy quickly morphs into a test of endurance, as her search for a place to live and a mortgage she can afford stretches into a three-year odyssey that takes her to the farthest reaches of the boroughs and the limits of her own patience. "Welcome to the tracks," she declares at the outset of yet another weekend tour of blindingly bad, wildly overpriced properties. "Let's go to the wrong side of them, shall we?" As her own quest unfolds, Williams simultaneously reports on the housing markets nationwide. Friends and family members grapple with real estate agents and lenders, neighborhood and quality-of-life issues, all the while voicing common concerns, as expressed by this Maryland working parent of three: "The market was so hot, there were no houses. We looked for years at places the owners wouldn't even clean, let alone fix up." How frustrating is the process? Williams likens it to hearing "the opening bars of a song you think is 'Super Freak.' And then it turns out to be 'U Can't Touch This.'" Told in an engaging blend of factfinding and memoir, Gimme Shelter charts the course of the real estate bubble as it floated ever upward, not with faceless numbers and documents but with the details of countless personal stories -- about the undeniable urge to put down roots and the lengths to which we'll go to find our way home.