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Larkspur and his trusty sidekick, Fontainebleau, are in pursuit of
the crystal ring stolen by someone other than his alluring nemesis,
Count Zoltan Apponyi. Earthly matters take precedent when
Larkspur's step-niece, Lucinda, runs off after the darkly handsome
Quentin Thomas. To his dismay, Larkspur has discovered that Zoltan,
a vampire and defunct wizard, is using Quentin Thomas as a ruse to
ensnare him and regain the magical ring. Events turn ugly when
Zoltan seeks revenge turning Larkspur's sisters into jackasses This
turns out to be fortuitous. His sisters pull the wagon carrying
Larkspur's coffin as they head north searching for Lucinda.
Larkspur's nephew George also searches for his beloved Lucinda, yet
another woman enters the picture sweeping George off his feet.
Larkspur is caught-up in Civil War intrigue and intrigued by the
mysterious Beauregard Chretien, possibly loyal to Zoltan. There is
adventure on the road and danger from soldiers, both North and
South, and at the hands of the wicked Count. Moreover, Larkspur
risks his "un-life" in the treacherous maze of Cornucopia in search
of the Elixir of Light. Join in Larkspur's exciting escapades as
secrets are revealed and passions burn in...Southern Charm.
Out of the Closet and into the Coffin In this titillating memoir,
the dashing Larkspur Ishmael Benhorn (that's me) finally tells all,
revealing the events after I was smitten, then bitten, by the
delicious but deadly Count Zoltan Apponyi. Amid a perfectly
appropriate hissy-fit of passion I snagged the Count's precious
crystal ring. Unbeknownst to me then, the ring was a conduit to the
mystical world of Cornucopia and got me involved with cosmic
quandaries (wouldn't you know it ). The Count needed the ring back
for his quest, not to mention that it prevented him from aging.
Narcissistic bitch On the earthly plane, I confronted the
indignities of being the "living impaired," while inconveniently
fainting at the sight of blood. Yeech In 1861 I returned from
Europe to Evangeline, my ancestral plantation in the steamy
Louisiana bayou. There I befriended Fontainebleau, a French Creole
bat with "battitude." Faster than a duck on a June bug, I became
embroiled in my family's mayhem and madness. My sisters, Angelique
and Aurora, (God bless 'em) schemed to get rid of a sinister-in-law
intent on marrying our oldest brother, the Colonel, and stealing
the family inheritance. Devout Angelique dabbled in spiritualism
while Aurora had a lusty appetite for men and mixing strange brews
(drink at your own risk). The Colonel bullied my sisters and drank
to excess, lamenting the mysterious exit of his actress wife who
left her daughter, Lucinda, behind. Now a teenager, Lucinda's
budding sexuality aroused the lust in Aurora's son, George, a
(really lousy) riverboat gambler. Zoltan pursued me to Evangeline
and devised a scheme to seduce me (good thing), retrieve the ring,
and extract revenge (bad thing). Did I choose the hot-blooded Count
or stay true to myself? Sorry, not telling now. All will be
revealed as intrigue plays and passions burn in...SOUTHERN CHARM.
Higher education has a vital role to play in the social and
economic development of all countries. The sector, however, faces a
significant number of critical issues to be addressed, major
challenges to be met and overcome, and significant opportunities to
be grasped and consolidated. Higher education institutions are now
expected to operate, manage, compete, be creative and innovative,
and provide intellectual leadership in a world characterised by
increasingly rapid, pervasive and fundamental change. The question
of how to maximise the performance of the higher education sector
in the context of such an environment is the focus of the chapters
in this book, which provide perspectives, analyses and examples
relating to some of the major issues and challenges confronting
higher education, both now and in the future. The information
presented is drawn from recent research, as well as critical
analyses of existing theory and practice. Authors are drawn from
ten different countries: Australia; Brazil; Belgium; China; Israel;
The Netherlands; Portugal; Turkey; the United Kingdom; and the USA.
The topics addressed include: the role of higher education;
government policy agendas; skills for the 21st Century; the role of
higher education in addressing poverty; higher education and the
labour market; the future of Brazilian higher education; higher
education cost-sharing policy; the impact of political culture on
higher education reform; accreditation; quality assurance;
improving teaching and learning; promoting technology integration;
creating inclusive higher education institutions; English for
academic purposes; the relationship between learning style
preference and academic disciplines; quality work-integrated
learning; student learning in research-based doctorates; and
developing emotional intelligence in higher education students.
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