Focuses on the appeasers of the 1930s, the leading culprits being Baldwin, Chamberlain and Halifax who had left the country so ill-prepared, and who, by their pusillanimity, had emboldened Hitler and Mussolini; and in the case of the last two still favoured some accommodation with the fascist dictat[...]
In the wake of radical social movements in the 1960s and 1970s, literary studies' embrace of politics entailed a widespread rejection of aesthetic considerations. For scholars invested in literature's role in supporting or challenging dominant ideologies, appreciating literature's formal beauty seem[...]
In the early twentieth century, a time of political fragmentation and social upheaval in China, poverty became the focus of an anguished national conversation about the future of the country. Investigating the lives of the urban poor in China during this critical era, "Guilty of Indigence" examines [...]
The electrifying new novel from the international bestselling author, Liane Moriarty Despite their differences, Erika and Clementine have been best friends since they were children. So when Erika needs help, Clementine should be the obvious person to turn to. Or so you'd think. For Clementine, as a[...]
Despite their differences, Erika and Clementine have been best friends since they were children. So when Erika needs help, Clementine should be the obvious person to turn to. Or so you'd think. For Clementine, as a mother of a two desperately trying to practise for the audition of a lifetime, the la[...]
The Guilty Dead is the ninth book in P.J. Tracy's addictive and internationally bestselling Twin Cities series.Gregory Norwood, wealthy businessman and close friend of Minnesota's leading candidate for Governor, is found dead on the first anniversary of his son's drug overdose. It seems clear to Det[...]
"Guilty until proven innocent . . . - "Miranda Wood arrives home to a dark, cold cottage - and a man, stabbed to death, lying in her bed. Miranda is the obvious suspect, and looks even guiltier when her bail is paid by an anonymous donor. As Miranda fights to clear her name, she unearths a murky his[...]
A little boy was found dead in a children's playground...
Daniel Hunter has spent years defending lost causes as a solicitor in London. But his life changes when he is introduced to Sebastian, an eleven-year-old accused of murdering an innocent young boy.
As he plunges into th[...]
'I was gripped from the first few pages and found myself hooked on a rollercoaster ride up to the last few pages ... I read it in pretty much one sitting, I just needed to know how the book was going to end' Donna's Book BlogIt begins with a phone call. It ends with a missing child.On a warm summer'[...]
The fantastically addictive first Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, novel 'I don't date vampires. I kill them.' My name is Anita Blake. Vampires call me the Executioner. What I call them isn't repeatable. Ever since the Supreme Court granted the undead equal rights, most people think vampires are just or[...]
"To this book I say yes, yes, yes!"
âfrom the Foreword by Richard Carlson, author of Don't Sweat the Small Stuff
Find more time and energy for the things you love to doâlearn to say no without feeling guilty!
The simple word "no" is often the most difficult[...]
"Guilty--Until Proven Innocent..."Miranda Wood thinks she has seen the last of Richard Tremain, her rich and married ex-lover--until she discovers him stabbed to death in her bed. With her knife.Miranda is the obvious suspect, and she looks even guiltier when her bail is posted by an anonymous donor[...]
What price will Anita pay in order to save her friend's life and solve the Vampire Murders? Will she actually kiss Phillip? How far will Edward go in order to find out where the daytime resting place of the Master Vampires truly is? Where is Jean-Claude? And most important, who is behind the Vampire[...]
"New York Times" bestselling author Laurell K. Hamilton brings Anita Blake to the world of graphic novels. Anita Blake lives in a world where vampires, zombies and werewolves have been declared legal citizens of the United States. Anita Blake is an "animator" - a profession that involves raising the[...]
A premier New Testament scholar explores how Jesus' trial and execution are portrayed in the New Testament and how that portrayal has affected biblical studies, Christian theology, and Jewish-Christian relations through history. Tomson has written an accessible, responsible analysis of the biblical [...]
A brilliant, prize-winning collection of stories by Mexico s most important living writer. From the semiotics of pet iguanas to the disillusionment of mariachi singers, Villoro reveals the deep dissatisfactions and absurdities of life in Mexico and its carnivalesque capital. We encounter a border tr[...]
A "Garvey Girl" is that most perfect combination of sin, skin, and attitude that artist Keith Garvey has nurtured into his own massive following of fans. Here is a stunning gallery of sexy stunners in eye-popping, jaw-dropping, awe-inspiring full color Embrace the guilt[...]
Meet Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, in the first novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling series that ';blends the genres of romance, horror and adventure with stunning panache'(Diana Gabaldon). Laurell K. Hamilton's bestselling series has captured readers' wildest imaginations and addicted t[...]
"New York Times" bestselling author Joseph Finder delivers an exhilarating thriller featuring fan favorite Nick Heller.
Nick Heller is a private spy a private intelligence operative, based in Boston, hired by lawyers and politicians and even foreign governments. A veteran of the war in Iraq, he[...]