J B : 1853 books

DELIGHT by J.B. Priestley Special 60th anniversary edition 60th anniversary edition of one of Priestley’s most acclaimed and best loved collections of short essays. Best known today as a novelist, playwright and a social commentator J.B. Priestley first found fame as...

Praise for The Hat “Wonderful story! Sure to be a favorite of all who read it.” – Hugh R. MacDonald, author of Trapper Boy and Us and Them “It’s a great novel that should be translated into French.” Claude DeGrâce, Managing Director, Société Promotion Grand-Pré. "It's...

'Priestley is one of the finest and most popular storytellers of the last hundred years.' - Dame Margaret Drabble 'Abundant life flows through J.B. Priestley's books. He was the last of his kind.' - Stan Barstow 'J.B. Priestley is one of our literary icons of the 20th century. And it...

Who's it going to be? Spencer's the smart kid. Shelly's the diva. Miranda's the scaredy-cat. Matthew's just average (so far). In fact, there's nothing about any of the nine middle-schoolers on Mrs. B's bus route that screams "fame." But before the end of the year, somebody on this...

This edition includes a modern introduction and a list of suggested further reading.In Ancient Greek Historians, eminent British scholar J. B. Bury sets out to trace the genesis and development of the historical literature of the Greeks. The work is arranged chronologically, with several chapters addressing...

Tara Winters will never forget that fateful day back in high school when, in her haste to get to class, she barreled into a boy with the brightest blue eyes she’d ever seen. She was mortified to discover that it was none other than D. J. Parker: popular senior, soccer star, and way out of her league....

Priestley’s Wars SOLDIER • BROADCASTER • CAMPAIGNER edited by Neil Hanson with Tom Priestley GREAT NORTHERN “JB Priestley shaped the political thinking of a whole generation and contributed to the search for world peace after the bloodshed of that war.”  ...

In this New York Times bestseller, the White House chief usher for nearly three decades offers a behind-the-scenes look at America’s first families. J. B. West, chief usher of the White House, directed the operations and maintenance of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue—and coordinated its daily...

We do not all grow up with a clear idea of who we might become. Life’s experiences help us figure it out. Katharine is the youngest child in a prominent family on Cape Breton Island at the turn of the 20th century. While her older siblings move easily into adult roles, Katharine does not....

"Powerful ocean waves fascinate the public, and they have made a lot of news lately." With that indisputable observation, scientist J. B. Zirker takes off on a whirlwind tour of the world of waves—from the "ordinary" waves that constantly churn the sea to the rogues or freaks...

NOW INCLUDES DERRINGERS! Illustrated step-by-step disassembly of more than 60 models, popular and obscure Hundreds of detailed photos Reassembly tips Nobody knows guns inside and out like J. B. Wood! In this indispensable volume, J. B. provides detailed instructions on how to disassemble...

"J.B. brilliantly found a way for these characters to have a likability factor. I found myself in awe of how this all came together in the end especially with the Epilogue." -*** *Wolfel's World of Books Conspiring is a This Series novella to be read between Mending and Forgiven When...

J. B. Bury was an Irish historian, classical scholar, Medieval Roman historian and philologist. He objected to the label "Byzantinist" explicitly in the preface to the 1889 edition of his Later Roman Empire. In print for more than thirty years, this book has long served as a standard text...

A teenager's romantic fantasies lead to tragedy and her killer walks away. The young girl's bones, hidden for decades in the deep woods, cry out for justice. A life cut short, a cowardly killer and a middle-aged flower child are stirred together into a tasty stew of wild mushrooms, herbs, vanity and...