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Check Your Assets & Know Your ValueConsider yourself a woman of value.What does this mean?You are a valuable asset to everyone around you.You have a place in this world and a goal to accomplish.You are an authentic individual who has discovered herself through great investments of personal reflections, self-love, self-forgiveness, and positive relationships.You are a woman who is worthy of being anything you set your mind to be.These are some ...

Ladies' night at home + alcohol + scandalous secrets... what else could you want on a Friday night? Miranda, Gertrude, Lola, Shauna and Claudia are five friends living in Chicago. They meet up on Friday night to get their 'groove on' ready for the weekend. But they don't want the typical club and partying scene. Instead, they all agree to meet at Claudia's place for a small gathering and a night of drinking, eating, partying...and revelations....

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The epic true crime story of the most successful bootlegger in American history and the murder that shocked the nation, from the New York Times bestselling author of Sin in the Second City and Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy"Gatsby-era noir at its best."-Erik LarsonNAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST HISTORY BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY SMITHSONIANIn the early days of Prohibition, long before Al Capone became a household name, a German...

The epic true crime story of the most successful bootlegger in American history and the murder that shocked the nation, from the New York Times-bestselling author of Sin in the Second City and Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy.

The epic true crime story of the most successful bootlegger in American history and the murder that shocked the nation, from the New York Times bestselling author of Sin in the Second City and Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy"Gatsby-era noir at its best."-Erik LarsonIn the early days of Prohibition, long before Al Capone became a household name, a German immigrant named George Remus quits practicing law and starts trafficking whiskey. Within two ...

Following a betrayal by her step-father, Ellen takes on work as a kitchen maid. Determined for a better future, she gains a promotion to lady's maid. She soon attracts declarations of love from three very different men. Jealousy and betrayal plague her life once more and her dream of a better tomorrow begins to slip away.

Karen Abbott' s colorful, nuanced portrait of the iconic Everleigh sisters, their world-famous brothel, the Everleigh Club, and the perennial clash between our nation's hedonistic impulses and Puritanical roots culminates in a dramatic last stand between brothel keepers and crusading reformers. Sin in the Second City offers a vivid snapshot of America's journey from Victorian-era propriety to twentieth-century modernity.

An Amazon Best Book of 2014 A Library Journal Best Book of 2014 A Christian Science Monitor Best Book of 2014 Belle BoydEmma EdmondsRose O'Neal GreenhowElizabeth Van LewIn Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy, bestselling author Karen Abbott tells the spellbinding true story of four women who risked everything—their homes, their families, and their very lives—during the Civil War.Seventeen-year-old Belle Boyd, an avowed rebel with a dangerous temper,...

A Library Journal Best Book of 2014A Christian Science Monitor Best Book of 2014New York Times bestselling author Karen Abbott tells the spellbinding true story of four women who risked everything during the Civil War.Seventeen-year-old Belle Boyd, an avowed rebel with a dangerous temper, shot a Union soldier in her home, and became a courier and spy for the Confederate army, using her considerable charms to seduce men on both sides. Emma Edmo...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER America was flying high in the Roaring Twenties. Then, almost overnight, the Great Depression brought it crashing down. When the dust settled, people were primed for a star who could distract them from reality. Enter Gypsy Rose Lee, a strutting, bawdy, erudite stripper who possessed a gift for delivering exactly what America needed. With her superb narrative skills and eye for detail, Karen Abbott brings to life an e...

Beatrice Rossall, the daughter of an elderly vicar, is faced with a bleak future when her father dies, leaving not only Bea without a home but also Daisy, a four-month-old orphan left in her care. With no money and nowhere to go, Bea is in a predicament until fate steps in and offers her a way out.

Karen Abbott' s colorful, nuanced portrait of the iconic Everleigh sisters, their world-famous brothel, the Everleigh Club, and the perennial clash between our nation's hedonistic impulses and Puritanical roots culminates in a dramatic last stand between brothel keepers and crusading reformers. Sin in the Second City offers a vivid snapshot of America's journey from Victorian-era propriety to twentieth-century modernity.

Karen Abbott' s colorful, nuanced portrait of the iconic Everleigh sisters, their world-famous brothel, the Everleigh Club, and the perennial clash between our nation's hedonistic impulses and Puritanical roots culminates in a dramatic last stand between brothel keepers and crusading reformers. Sin in the Second City offers a vivid snapshot of America's journey from Victorian-era propriety to twentieth-century modernity.

Martin Abbott , Ph.D., is director of the WSRC and professor of sociology at Seattle Pacific University. He specializes in evaluation research and statistical analysis of large data sets. Duane Baker , Ed.D., is president of The BERC Group and an expert in assessment, classroom observation, and teaching reforms. Karen Smith , Ed.D., is winner of a presidential award in mathematics education and an experienced elementary math teacher, school ad...

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