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There is a murder in the vestry at St. Fridewide's. A second death follows, which seems to close the case,…
but a third death prompts Inspector Morse to investigate more closely. 1979.
In the English town of Haverscot, the houses are large and their interiors are deadly. Malice, murder, and domestic suspense…
abound. Retired civil servant Marigold Darwin is drawn into the lives and secrets of several families, encountering danger of her own. 1995.
This autobiography chronicles the tennis career of John McEnroe. From his first Wimbledon in 1977, when he stunned the tennis…
world by reaching the semi-finals, and shocked it with his on-court behaviour. What followed was a double act of technique and temperament that set the sport alight. The book also covers his life outside tennis from his friendship with Keith Richards and Jack Nicholson, his stormy marriage to Tatum O'Neal, his forays into the worlds of art and rock music, and his arrival as one of the most astute sports commentators around. 2002.
Following the account of his tour in Afghanistan in “Lone Survivor”, Navy SEAL Luttrell recounts his deployment to Ramadi, Iraq.…
He reflects on the sacrifices servicemen and women make for their family, country, and freedom. Sequel to “Lone Survivor”. c2012.
Elderly mobster Eddie DeChooch slips through Trenton bail bondsman Stephanie Plum's fingers numerous times. As she searches the neighbourhood for…
him, she also becomes engaged to cop Joe Morelli, despite her attraction to fellow bounty hunter Ranger. Bestseller. 2000.
The people of London are starting to rebuild after the war. The Lackland and Lucas families struggle to reconstruct a…
hospital that was shattered by bombs. In doing so, largely through the efforts of Letty Lackland, they finally become united. 1986. (The performers : 12)
Professor Empson analyses the effects which may be obtained, deliberately or unconsciously, through the use of ambiguity. According to Empson…
developments in British and American criticism can only be understood in terms of the key word "ambiguity." 1973.
A dead body frozen in a lotus position is the subject of Parker's and Willows' new investigation. Some of the…
pieces of the puzzle are missing, but two young hoodlums who go for the big time, and a bored housewife whose car is hijacked provide some big answers. Strong language, some descriptions of violence and sex. 1991. c1990.
Explodes the myths and answers the embarrassing questions we've always wanted to ask about sex and our insatiable appetite for…
it. Drawing on research and interviews with people of all ages, appetites and backgrounds, the book reveals how the sexual force in each of us evolves throughout our lives. Includes sex and strong language. 2011.
Megyn Kelly, one of the most respected, hardest-hitting TV journalists in America, speaks candidly about her decision to "settle for…
more" -- a motto she credits as having changed her life, and the reason she abandoned a thriving legal career to follow her dream in the news business. She opens up about Donald Trump's feud with her, and the challenges she has faced as a professional woman and working mother. A deeply personal and surprising account, one that will inspire men and women of all ages and political persuasions to embrace the values of determination, honesty, and courage in the face of fear. Bestseller. 2016. Tough questions -- No false praise -- Mean girls -- Silent night, holy night -- Who's getting hit first? -- Trial team Barbie -- Legally blond -- Self-pity is not attractive -- Calling and calling; nobody's home -- "Who's here?" "Me!" -- Lawyer, broadcaster, journalist -- So long, Little Miss Perfect -- Nights of fear -- Writing the wrong things -- All the days of my life -- The best line -- Now everyone's here -- Ready for prime time -- On "having it all" -- Election season -- The first debate -- Fallout -- Relentless -- The Trump Tower accords -- Paying it forward -- Settling for more today.
Nobody knows how to play the Game of the Council better than Mara of the Acoma. But when you're surrounded…
by deadly rivals intent on toppling you at every turn, you need to be the best simply to survive. But Lady Mra must contend with battles on two fronts: in the hotbed of intrigue and treachery that is the court of Tsurani; and in her heart, where her affection for a barbarian slave from the enemy world of Midkemia leads her to question the principles by which she lives. Sequel to "Daughter of the Empire". 2010.
Deborah Cadbury explores the history behind the epic monuments that spanned the industrial revolution from Brunel's extraordinary Great Eastern, the…
Titanic of its day that joined the two ends of the empire, to the Panama Canal, that linked the Atlantic and Pacific oceans half a century later. 2004.
World War II thriller that involves an army of Russian turncoats whom the Nazis want to use against Stalin. When…
a disillusioned Russian war hero agrees to lead the renegade army, the Russians enlist his former wife in their attempt to thwart the Nazi scheme. Some strong language. 1981.
In 1935 in Germany, the future looks grim for Jews, so teenager Leopold Vogel is sent to an adoptive family…
in Baltimore. He changes his name, but this cannot keep him from experiencing homesickness and loss. Some strong language and descriptions of sex. 1986.
This collection of short stories, set in both Canada and the United States, deals with men and women struggling with…
the changes of life. The characters adapt and grow, often humorously, with courage and passion.
This selection of stories includes the funniest episodes from "Three Men in a Boat" and "Three Men on the Bummel",…
as well as hilarious pieces from other works not currently in print. Those new to Jerome's work will delight in such minor comic masterpieces as 'The Polite Art of Buying Boots', 'The Man Who Was in Hospital', 'How to go to Bed in Germany' and 'How to be Healthy and Unhappy', while committed fans will rekindle forgotten pleasures. 1991.
A series of mysterious jewel robberies has Scotland Yard flummoxed, and so Paul Temple, aided by the beautiful and spirited…
journalist Steve Trent, finds himself on the heels of one of the cleverest and most dangerous criminal gangs in Europe. Followed by “Paul Temple and the Front Page Men”. 1992.
Orphaned in babyhood, Haskell Maloney, as a young woman embarking on marriage, discovers that she is the carrier of a…
rare disease. This prompts a quest to uncover the truth of her background, revealing deep dark secrets woven with murder. Set against a background of contemporary America, Haskell's search concludes with excitement and satisfaction. 1988.
Hillman evokes fire to chart subtle changes of seasons during financial breakdown, environmental crisis, and street movements for social justice.…
She fuses the visionary, the political, and the personal to summon music and matter at once, calling the reader to be alive to the senses and to re-imagine a common life. 2014, c2013.