Wallingford, Connecticut in the 1870's is a precarious place to live, especially for young women like Dina. Forced into the communistic Perfectionist Community at a young age, Dina is complaisant with the rules of the society until she must begin "ascending fellowship" at the age of fourteen. Three years later, as she grows physically and mentally, Dina struggles to create a life for herself and her young daughter, Keturah, who she is punished for loving. As a story of heartbreak and betrayal, but ultimately hope, Everything Good and Proper is sure to deliver.

"Michelle's system...makes a great deal of sense to the most important people-children themselves...Michelle really outlines these things step by step very well in the book and again this is an excellent resource for professionals who work with children because its something that not only works but has worked many times in the work that she has used. (Michelle) tells us how we can sharpen our own inner sensitivities, this is very interesting stuff. I think people who have had experiences like this, and I know I have, sometimes don't know how to interpret them but there again, its hard to deny...

Treat yourself Of Course You Can Sing is a fun and inspiring resource for your vocal development - rich with tricks of the trade. Get started, refreshed and motivated to discover your greatest musical power. This book has something for everyone. For the seasoned professional: master good microphone technique, nailing your auditions, and staying fresh during long runs. For the nervous beginner: learn where to place your sound in the body, how to not freak out while performing, and what to expect on stage or in a recording studio for the first time. For the closet singer: overcome shyness and...

This collection of specially commissioned essays provides the first social history of masculinity in the long eighteenth century . Drawing on diaries, court records and prescriptive literature, it explores the different identities of late Stuart and Georgian men. The heterosexual fop, the homosexual, the polite gentleman, the blackguard, the man of religion, the reader of erotica and the violent aggressor are each examined here, and in the process a new and increasingly important field of historical enquiry is opened up to the non-specialist reader.
The book opens with a substantial...