B Taylor: 108 books

Old Friends is a collection of experiences with people, places, and things; some real, some imaginary? These poems, short stories, and essays were years in the making and experiencing, yet can apply from adolescence to the deep wisdom of great age and all betwixt the two. Between the covers youll...

A major new study of white working class Britain since 1930, that shows how meanings of poverty have changed over time and how individuals reject categorization by the state. This book challenges accepted wisdom on the white working class, providing new understandings of community, place and class, arguing for the importance of migration.

This short collection of poems is meant to emphasize two distinct time periods in my, or anyone’s, life: early adulthood and early seniorhood. I thought that creating such a collection would reveal a maturing picture of me, coupled and instructed with the wisdom of experience. However, it turned out to reveal something quite different, which was not at all what I expected.

Enter the chilling Ghostly Writes Anthology 2016 and be prepared to be scared with 27 short stories from around the world.  Creepy houses, murder mysteries, paranormal and much more to haunt and thrill those who dare.

The December Awethology - Light Volume is a mixture of stories written by #Awethors.  Each and every story is  unique, some funny, others a surprise all relating to the month of December Because one voice in your head isn't enough, here are so many more, as the Awethors chime together...

Journeys of Freedom, unlike What I KnowPoems of Life, is not a roller coaster ride of emotions, but more of a funhouse of mirrors. Depending on the readers perspective, each poem reflects life experiences and pokes fun at the contorted nuances often missed by inexperienced observers. The poems of...

The center stage for both the American Revolution and the Civil War, Virginia is one of the most haunted states.

The great many shrines of New Spain have become long-lived sites of shared devotion and contestation across social groups. They have provided a lasting sense of enchantment, of divine immanence in the present, and a hunger for epiphanies in daily life. This is a story of consolidation and growth during...

This book tells the intriguing and often colorful stories of the medical words we use. The origins of clinical and scientific terms can be found in Greek and Latin myths, in places such as jungles of Uganda and the islands of the Aegean Sea, in the names of medicine’s giants such as Hippocrates...

This book examines the reasons for the unprecedented weak recovery following the recent US recession and explores the possibility that government economic policy is the problem. Drawing on empirical research that looks at issues from policy uncertainty to increased regulation, the volume offers a...

This book introduces and analyzes a new and more predictable bankruptcy process designed specifically for large financial institutions—Chapter 14—to achieve greater financial stability and reduce the likelihood of bailouts. The contributors identify and compare the major differences in the Dodd-Frank...

This is a nostalgic stroll down memory lane for those of us raised in Glasgow, Scotland, in the post-war era of the 1950s. I have tried to invoke the happy times many of us experienced, although there were tears of joy and sadness shed along the way (not necessarily by us, but most probably by our...

“The perfect blend of mystery, sci-fi, action, cute guys, romance, history and gorgeous Scotland.” —Justine magazine on Into the Dim For the first time in her life, Hope Walton has friends . . . and a (maybe) boyfriend. She’s a Viator, a member of a long line of time-traveling ancestors....

"Instantly engaging, constantly suspenseful, ultimately poignant and satisfying. Loved it!"--Diana Gabaldon, author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Outlander series When fragile, sixteen-year-old Hope Walton loses her mom to an earthquake overseas, her secluded world crumbles....