David : 35381 books

'This is the story of Colin Saville, a miner's son, and his growth from the 1930s on, his rise in the world by way of grammar school and college. At first there is triumph in this, not least for the father who had spurred him on, but later "alienated from his class, and with nowhere yet to go"...

"David Castillo takes us on a tour of some horrific materials that have rarely been considered together. He sheds a fantastical new light on the baroque." ---Anthony J. Cascardi, University of California Berkeley "Baroque Horrors is a textual archeologist's dream, scavenged from...

The fascinating and surprising history of English spelling from David Crystal, everyone's favorite expert logophile With The Story of English in 100 Words, David Crystal took us on a tour through the history of our language. Now, with Spell It Out, he takes on the task of answering all the...

David Bennun had lived in Africa his whole life. At the age of 18 he came to Britain, the mother country. The country he had read about in Punch magazine or seen in films like Chariots of Fire. He was in for a shock. A very big shock indeed: 'I could not have been less prepared had I spent my life...

ENTRY #2 IN CITIZEN SERIES, SEQUEL TO INTO THE HINTERLANDS. Science fiction adventure on the frontier realms of empire written by biological scientist Dr. John Lambshead and nationally best-selling David Drake.THE RIGHT MAN FOR A VERY BAD JOBThe Cutter Stream colonies were at peace. If everybody behaved...

"A brilliant introduction to David Adams's immediately likable characters and wonderful writing, New Fleece on Life is the perfect What-If story. Anyone fond of happier endings should give it a read; anyone eager to catch a star on the rise should follow David's writing career closely."...

If you like action packed fiction, by authors like Stephen Leather, Robert Ludlum or Chris Ryan, you will love this new novel, ‘VIPER’ by David Baker. Loaded with non-stop intrigue and suspense and breakneck speed action. A thrilling, plot twisting read with real-life parallels and possibilities...

Viper 3 ‘Bad Russian Blood’ is David Baker’s 3rd adult Novel; A highly trained Russian operative, code named ‘The Phantom’ arrives on British soil in the early hours of 17th December. His route on board an old trawler, across the North Sea from Holland, landing him at Britain’s east coast...

**Prepare for edge-of-your-seat suspense in this Thriller Short. Originally published in THRILLER 2 (2009), edited by #1** New York Times bestselling author Clive Cussler. In this intense Thriller Short from bestselling author David Hewson, a comfortable isolation from current events...

Book #3 in The Case Files of Justis Fearsson, the critically acclaimed contemporary fantasy series from fantasy all-star David B. Coe. A hardboiled, magic-using private detective fights dark sorcerers in Phoenix, Arizona.Justis Fearsson is a weremyste and a private detective. He wields potent magic,...

Star Trek - New Frontier erzählt von den aufregenden Abenteuer von Captain Mackenzie Calhoun und der U.S.S. Excalibur. In diesem Buch hat Peter David einige der besten Star-Trek-Autoren versammelt, um neue Geschichten von der Excalibur-Besatzung zu enthüllen: •Dayton Wards aufregendes Abenteuer...

Three Masters of Military Science FictionThree Great Science Fiction Series:Honor HarrinqtonHammer's SlammersBelisariusThree Short Novels in One VolumeBefore she saved the galaxy, she was "Ms. Midshipwoman Harrington"— New York Times bestselling author David Weber reveals how Honor Harrington's long...

Collected here are nineteen essays by Henry David Thoreau. Thoreau was one of America's best known and most influential writers. His work has helped shape the American Discourse and had a lasting effect on the environmental movement in America. Included here are The Service, A Walk to Wachusett, Paradise...

An engaging and sobering look at memorializing in Judaism and why memory—ours and God's—is so central to people. Through a series of lively introductions and commentaries, over thirty contributors—men and women, scholars, rabbis, theologians and poets, representing all Jewish denominations—examine...