Alex: 4765 books

Maggie Reagan had an itch to travel. She needed some new input, some fresh air from her flat, sedentary marriage. What started as a leisurely tour of the Southwest of the UK became much more when she overheard a kitchen conversation at her B&B. She found adventure and layers of love that redefined her marriage and her life.

Sarah Steiner came of age and of social consciousness at the outbreak of the Civil War. Correspondence with her friend and eventual husband, CSA Major of artillery Stephen Rogers, kept her aware of the progress and fortunes of the war. Her nascent humanitarianism towards the plight of the slaves was...

People Are Dumb is a humorous contemporary approach to evaluating social problems in the world. The authors views on areas such as politics, education, religion, prejudice, and the danger of ignorance, are dilligently expressed with a realistic tone and demeanor. People Are Dumb was initially written...

Ambientato in una Vienna in rovina all’indomani della Prima guerra mondiale, Il secondo cavaliere è un affascinante romanzo storico e un thriller irresistibile. Vienna, 1919. Quella che solo pochi anni prima era stata la magnifica capitale di un grande impero è in rovina: miseria, fame,...

In a voice so unfailingly chipper it's suspicious, Alex Burrett poses in fiction some disturbing yet certainly possible futures for the human race (and other ambitious, earthbound mammals). Always ready with an impeccable phrase or a sly wink, he shares stories of the most darkly ironic sort, including...

The Book of the Farm, written by the 19th-century farming expert Henry Stephens, was the indispensable farming 'bible' referred to by the historians living and working on the BBC series Victorian Farm. This brand new version has been fully revised and edited by Alex Langlands, who starred on the programme,...

In a voice so unfailingly chipper it's suspicious, Alex Burrett poses in fiction some disturbing yet certainly possible futures for the human race (and other ambitious, earthbound mammals). Always ready with an impeccable phrase or a sly wink, he shares stories of the most darkly ironic sort, including...

Destined to Win: Inspiration for Winning in Turbulent Times ***Please Note: This is a Christian self help book, contains Bible references***  Did you know God has given you the power to achieve anything you set out to achieve?  The goal of this book is to open your mind to...

The Real Politics of the Horn of Africa delves into the business of politics in the turbulent, war-torn countries of north-east Africa. It is a contemporary history of how politicians, generals and insurgents bargain over money and power, and use of war to achieve their goals. Drawing on a...

In Power without Law Alex Cameron enlivens the debate over judicial activism with an unprecedented examination of the details of the Marshall case, analyzing the evidence and procedure in the trial court and tracing the legal arguments through the Court of Appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada. He argues...

Francis is shy, bookish, a little bit nerdy and he owns a bookstore. He's also a werewolf. A sub werewolf who goes into periodic sexual heat. As he goes into a surprise heat at the end of the business day, he gets a visit from a very good client, Jonas Greyashe: rich, amorously interested and a dominant werewolf... Short, adult content, approximately 22,400 words.

In a maternity ward, a Haitian couple holds on to their newborn child and wonder about the life he'll lead. The immigrant parents try to understand what experiences await their infant son, and through their memories, readers take a fast-paced journey within personal stories and political histories that prove that for people some people, there is no safety. There is no hiding place.

“One moment, you are drawing to a conclusion a surprisingly successful business meeting; the next, crashing violently through the window. You are, in a flash, falling backwards, hopelessly, from the top floor an office block. As you gaze up for the last time at the clouds in the sky, in the last...

Can we trust our intuitive judgments of right and wrong? Are moral judgements objective? What reason do we have to do what is right and avoid doing what is wrong? In Conversations on Ethics, Alex Voorhoeve elicits answers to these questions from eleven outstanding philosophers and social scientists:...