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Dancing in My Nightgown: The Rhythms of Widowhood

by Betty Auchard

Published: 2010-01-01

Paperback: 140 pages

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Married when she was barely 19, Betty Auchard went straight from her parents' home to her husband's bed. She raised four children, returned to college, taught art in the public school system, and became a grandmother, a published artist, a retiree, and then a widow. When she loses her husband of almost...

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Dancing in the Dark

by Caryl Phillips

Published: 2006-10-10

Paperback: 224 pages

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In this searing novel, Caryl Phillips reimagines the life of the first black entertainer in the U.S. to reach the highest levels of fame and fortune.After years of struggling for success on the stage, Bert Williams (1874?1922), the child of recent immigrants from the Bahamas, made the radical decision...

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Dancing in the Dark

by Joan Barfoot

Published: 2000-11-03

Paperback: 192 pages

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Edna is a perfect wife, a secret dreamer, and a murderer. Keeping her house scrupulously clean takes up almost all of her time, but when she closes her eyes, a whole new Edna comes into play.

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Dancing in the Dark: A Cultural History of the Great Depression

by Morris Dickstein

Published: 2010-09-06

Paperback: 624 pages

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A National Book Critics Circle finalist: "The definitive book about Depression culture for our time."?San Francisco Chronicle Hailed as one of the best books of 2009 by the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times, this vibrant portrait of 1930s culture masterfully explores the anxiety an...

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Dancing in the Streets: A History of Collective Joy

by Barbara Ehrenreich

Published: 2007-12-26

Paperback: 336 pages

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?Fascinating . . . An admirably lucid, level-headed history of outbreaks of joy from Dionysus to the Grateful Dead.??Terry Eagleton, The Nation�Widely praised as ?impressive? (The Washington Post Book World), ?ambitious? (The Wall Street Journal), and ?alluring? (The Los Angeles Times), Da...

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Dancing Lessons: How I Found Passion and Potential on the Dance Floor and in Life

by Cheryl Burke

Published: 2012-01-24

Paperback: 256 pages

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The inside story of the life of Cheryl Burke, TV star, dancer, choreographer, and two-time champion on the top-rated TV hit series Dancing with the StarsCheryl Burke has been dancing since the age of four and competing since she was thirteen years old. Over several exciting seasons, she ha...

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* * * * Beautiful,
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Dancing on Broken Glass

by Ka Hancock

Published: 2012-03-13

Kindle Edition: 418 pages

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A powerfully written novel offering an intimate look at a beautiful marriage and how bipolar disorder and cancer affect it, Dancing on Broken Glass by Ka Hancock perfectly illustrates the enduring power of love.Lucy Houston and Mickey Chandler probably shouldn’t have fallen in love, let ...

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Dancing On His Grave: A True Story of Survival and Triumph

by Barbara Richard

Published: 2006-06-05

Paperback: 294 pages

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My earliest memories are only fear. A great hurting fear that made my heart as big as a pumpkin that welled up into my throat, choking me, dizzying my head, turning my legs to rubber. Fear of moving and making noise, fear of sleep that was invaded by terrible nightmares, fear of waking u...

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* * * * Gloomy,
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Dancing on the Edge

by Han Nolan

Published: 2007-03-01

Paperback: 244 pages

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Miracle McCloy comes from an unusual family: Her father, Dane is a prodigy who published his first book at age thirteen; her grandmother, Gigi, is clairvoyant; and her mother was dead when her "miracle" daughter was pulled from her womb. Having been raised according to a set of mystical ru...

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Dancing Shoes and Honky-Tonk Blues (Signet Eclipse)

by LuAnn McLane

Published: 2007-05-01

Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages

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Now LuAnn McLane follows her surprise hit with Dancing Shoes and Honky-Tonk Blues. Despite her two left feet, waitress Abilene Harper joins a reality TV dance competition and cha-chas and rumbas her way into the heart of the TV audience-and into the arms of her sexy dance instructor.