Alison: 1980 books

When grade-eight science-project time rolls around, J.J. Murphy skips the beakers and the papiermâché and dives into research about jerks. And idiots. But mostly jerks. By his own estimation, his science project, On a Scale from Idiot to Complete Jerk, is groundbreaking, exhaustive, highly scientific...

A Practical Guide to Poetry Forms is a practical handbook on poetry forms, giving informative details on the construction of the major set forms. It also includes exercises, all within the scope of the beginner, yet stimulating enough to engage the more experienced poet.

Discusses ways of ensuring genetic diversity, advances in wheat breeding and their use to improve properties such as drought resistance and cold tolerance; Summarises research on factors affecting nutritional and other aspects of wheat quality; Reviews advances in understanding wheat pests and diseases...

It started with just one night… But Dr. Matteo Martini is in for a double surprise! Paramedic Georgia Bennett has never forgotten the night of no strings she shared with delectable Matteo, but never expected it would lead to the most surprising of consequences. And as he walks toward her at her best friend Kate’s wedding, Georgia knows she has to tell him the truth…

Her Christmas past becomes her Christmas present! When Dr. Emma Matthews was entrusted with the guardianship of her best friend's daughter, she promised that every Christmas would be special… But this Christmas Eve, Jack Reynolds-her old flame and Lily's uncle-has walked back into their lives. Both...

One very special Christmas… Christmas with a single dad and his five-year-old twins is just what nanny Emma Sinclair needs to help her recover from chemo. But for her brooding boss, Dr. Adam McAllister, the festive season is one he'd rather forget. Emma is determined to give the children...

England 1995: Dr. Jessica Shepherd's peaceful summer afternoon is shattered by the abrupt arrival of a wounded soldier claiming to be from the seventeenth century. If he is to be believed, Nathaniel Preston has crossed three hundred years bringing with him the turmoil of civil war and a request...

Nurse Alice Palmer's world is turned upside down by the new E.R. consultant Andrew Barrett. Not just because he's gorgeous, nor even because he forced her to leave London in disrepute. No, Alice's world is spinning out of control because despite everything, Andrew's the man she fell in love with—and...

Opposites attract! Bart Cameron believed that women should be ladies at all times…. But Alessandra had other ideas! So when they met it was inevitable that sparks would fly-and they did. Although Bart and Alessandra were total opposites, they couldn't keep their hands off each other! Their...

Big girls don't cry--they go after what they want--in this "fresh, fun, adorable" (Lori Wilde) romantic comedy. Thanks to her bangin' curves, Valerie Carmichael has always turned heads**--**with the exception of seriously sexy Logan Mathis. Just Valerie's luck that the object of her...

This laugh-out-loud romantic comedy proves that, when enemies become lovers, all bets are off! Jessa Gibson may be new in the little town of Granite, Texas, but in no time at all her gourmet food truck business is booming. Soon she'll have enough money to open the restaurant of her dreams....

Could he be the one she's been looking for? Penelope Collins is determined that her first shot at planning a celebrity wedding won't be her last. And if that means begging gorgeous CEO Rafe Edwards for a spectacular last-minute fireworks display, so be it! They may seem like total opposites,...

In the second volume of this charming series, friends Bonnie and Sam are determined to win the local talent contest. And they know that learning to do trick riding on horseback will secure victory. When the girls pick a real-live horse to practice on, all bets are off. The excitement will keep young...

This book is a quick and easy way to learn basic Chinese Characters. All beginning Chinese language learners struggle to memorize and learn to write Chinese characters. The First 100 Chinese Characters adopts a structural approach which helps students to quickly master the basic characters...