Gillian: 813 books
Britain's Wartime Evacuees
The People, Places and Stories of the Evacuations Told Through the Accounts of Those Who Were There
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2016
With the declaration of war in September 1939, the Government Evacuation Scheme was implemented, in which almost one and a half million civilians, mostly children, were evacuated from the British cities thought most likely to be the targets of aerial bombing. The fear of invasion the following year...
Unhallowed Ground
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2013
**Seeking refuge after a murder upends her life, a woman discovers that no matter how far she runs, she can’t escape the demons of her past **
Widowed London social worker Georgina “Georgie” Jefferson battles guilt and public disgrace when one of her charges, abused five-year-old Angela...
by Gillian Roberts
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2012
Mellow old Philadelphia, where life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness have flourished for centuries, now has a new claim to fame. The City of Brotherly Love has been proclaimed number one in the nation...for hostility. English teacher Amanda Pepper, crabbily gearing up for summer school at exclusive...
by Gillian Rose
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2011
Love’s Work is at once a memoir and a book of philosophy. Written by the English philosopher Gillian Rose as she was dying of cancer, it is a book about both the fallibility and endurance of love, love that becomes real and endures through an ongoing reckoning with its own limitations. Rose looks...
by Gillian Flynn
Language: Portuguese
Release Date: February 2, 2015
Language: Portuguese
Release Date: February 2, 2015
Depois do sucesso de Garota exemplar, primeiro best-seller de Gillian Flynn adaptado para o cinema, chega a vez de Sharp Objects: Objetos cortantes — livro de estreia da autora —, inspirar a nova série da HBO. Protagonizada por Amy Adams, Sharp Objects terá oito episódios e direção de Jean-Marc...
by Gillian Hubble
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2014
There is more to the back pain epidemic than you think…Are you considering drugs, procedures, or even major surgery for your back pain? If you value your future back health, don’t do anything until you’ve read this book.For the first time, get an evidence-based look at back pain...
Darwin's Plots
Evolutionary Narrative in Darwin, George Eliot and Nineteenth-Century Fiction
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2009
Gillian Beer's classic Darwin's Plots, one of the most influential works of literary criticism and cultural history of the last quarter century, is here reissued in an updated edition to coincide with the anniversary of Darwin's birth and of the publication of The Origin of Species. Its focus on how...
Message of Guadalupe
Our Lady of Guadalupe, Queen of Mexico, Mother of the Americans and Protectress of the Unborn Child
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2017
Our Lady of Guadalupe, Queen of Mexico, Mother of the Americas and Protectress of the Unborn Child. Why, in 1531, did Our Lady appear to an illiterate Mexican worker, Juan Diego? How can interest and devotion to her today be so widespread? Our Lady appeared as an Indian girl, speaking Juan Diego's...
by Gillian M. Leggat
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2006
Breath of God is an invaluable resource for anyone who has suffered a bereavement, especially of a spouse or a life partner.
Author, Gillian Leggat, is a prolific writer of children's books and has been published by a range of educational publishers. In Breath of God, she takes the reader on...
Another World
Losing our Children to Islamic State
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2016
Over the last twelve months headlines have been dominated by the growth of Islamic State, and terror attacks claimed by IS have spread across the world.
What is the entity that calls itself Islamic State? Why are some young Muslim men and women from across Western Europe leaving their homes...
Blood Runs Green
The Murder That Transfixed Gilded Age Chicago
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2015
It was the biggest funeral Chicago had seen since Lincoln’s. On May 26, 1889, four thousand mourners proceeded down Michigan Avenue, followed by a crowd forty thousand strong, in a howl of protest at what commentators called one of the ghastliest and most curious crimes in civilized history. The...
Cable
Wire to the New World
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2012
The compelling story of how the first transatlantic cable was laid—updated with new imagesThis is the compelling story of the dramatic efforts to lay the Atlantic telegraph during the 1850s and 1960s, from the first failed attempts to the expedition that finally succeeded. An inconceivably audacious...
by Gillian Rolton
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2017
the autobiography of two-time Olympic gold medallist equestrian Gillian Rolton. Gill Rolton is one of Australia?most accomplished riders. Her riding career has spanned over 30 years and includes Olympic Games, World Championships and internationals. Even more impressive when you find out Gill started...
by Gillian Freeman
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2012
There are many pitfalls when starting a new business. The most important thing is that you can concentrate on doing what you do best.
This easy to follow guide, written by the plain speaking Gillian Freeman will point out some of the pitfalls you may face and give you clear and concise advice...