Frank Carlson Library

Rogues' Gallery. Second honeymoon Wife On The Doorstep. Joe Guinn was shocked. Halle Hayworth, the ex-Mrs. Guinn, had arrived at his ranch, asking for his investigative expertise. It seemed she'd been in an accident and couldn't even remember his name. She certainly had no idea she was the woman who'd broken Joe's heart. So maybe he should have told her they'd once shared a marriage bed. But why let Halle know their real past? For the...

The Girls Can't Help It" (Includes Video Notebooks at the End of the Manuscript)There has been a rich history of Girl Groups in the American and world culture for decades. The music has been written by professional writers and by many of the acts themselves. The most important factor has always been the ability of the music to reach and connect with the intended audience. Early groups like The Chantels, The Paris Sisters, The Blossoms and then BAM...POW...ZAM...The...

Music That Matters (Classic Pop)" (Includes 11 Video Notebooks at the End of the Manuscript) What makes music have a lasting impact on your soul minutes, days, months, years and decades after you first experienced a particular group, song or album? Chances are you were experiencing something emotionally that connected you with a particular group, song or album and you still feel that connection. This could be music that never went beyond your radio...

Of all the genres of popular music, defining the singer-songwriter is tough because they all crossover into each other. Taylor Swift is a very different type of singer-songwriter than Bruce Springsteen, yet they both fall into this category. I'm sure you (like me) think of the CLASSIC singer-songwriters like James Taylor, Carole King, Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell. They are all covered in here, but so are some of the more obscure artists like Warren...

This Kinks eBook covers their earliest British Invasion years up to 1970 and their transgender classic Lola. "Any kid who can pick up a guitar in a garage has undoubtedly played that opening guitar riff to You Really Got Me," one of the most seminal and most-copied 1960s rock guitar riffs ever put to vinyl. It is easy to play and gets your head shaking and the hair up on the back of your neck instantaneously. Brothers Ray and Dave Davies are legendary...

A magical master sculptor banished from his homeland hires the only Flox boy with the nubs to take his hand. In places where the Twelve Mountains are, honored for their magic, children are tested for affinity. But, the villages in Morven's foothills no longer remember stone lore. The Flox have, forgotten the Statuary and the wonders that fill its winding galleries. All that remains are stories to frighten children and gossip about a monster living...

Contemporary art includes a lot of recent art movements, including some types of performance art and even Banksy! This book introduces readers to both the concepts of contemporary art as well as defining what a museum and gallery are and who some of the most famous figures are in the art movement. Activities following each artist profile encourage readers to try out different kinds of contemporary art for themselves! Combining the disciplines of art...

To many, impressionist painters are the best known. From Edgar Degas to Mary Cassatt, the impressionists created beautiful works that are found in museums all over the world-and even more prints of them are found in homes! This book profiles some of these big-name impressionists and shows their famous pieces. Guided by a friendly gallery worker, readers investigate what features one finds in impressionist works, as well as the differences between...

A girl's gotta eat - and so do her three cats. Recently divorced art history grad student Hanna Harvey has just fibbed her way into a job as the assistant to dangerously drool-worthy art gallery owner Mark Abernathy. For Hanna, working in the field she desperately loves provides the perfect opportunity to begin putting her life back together. Soon her cheese budget is in the black and her feline life partners are no longer eyeing her like a six-foot...