Leigh: 2826 books

”Wendy Leigh’s imagined correspondence between two fabled goddesses of the twentieth century, is utterly fascinating. The idea may seem preposterous, but I began to think I was reading the real thing” - Dominic Dunne “Leigh captures the writing voices of these two icons almost pitch-perfectly...

"[A] thoughtful and compelling elegy to a troubled man, a broken love, and a broken dream of the west."—Leslie Jamison, New York Times bestselling author of The Empathy Exams An MSN Best Book of 2016 Set against the stark and surreal landscape of New Mexico, Land of Enchantment...

The multifaceted work of the late Susan Leigh Star is explored through a selection of her writings and essays by friends and colleagues. Susan Leigh Star (1954–2010) was one of the most influential science studies scholars of the last several decades. In her work, Star highlighted the messy...

When Leigh Ann pulled the trigger ... her life changed forever. On a balmy night, everything changed in the stilling of a heartbeat ... During Leigh Ann's psychiatric clinical work as a nursing student, a patient swept her off her feet with his dazzling good looks and charm. But soon...

From USA Today Bestselling Author Leigh Greenwood comes a historical Western romance filled with gritty cowboys, strong-willed women, and a whole lot of heart in the Wild West Laurie Spencer should not feel relieved after burying her husband, but she does. But in order to truly gain her independence...

Travel broadens the mind, so we are told. Reading this collection of poems is rather like going on a journey. You will meet new characters odd, eccentric, recognisable, funny, tragic, family characters. You will experience new places or old ones that you thought you were familiar with until you read...

"Leigh Greenwood... has written another powerful, yet poignant saga in his Night Rider series... saddle up and read on!"—Fresh Fiction When Carla Reece's brother loses his half of their ranch in a high-stakes game of poker she's less than pleased. Especially when the blond giant...

Dreamland Castaway is a compilation of poetry in the short-form. The book is a rewrite of the compilation 'Dream Cast', one of three compilations, which were rough self-published books for family & friends. It covers the themes that run throughout all of Leigh's work, nature, landscapes,...

In 1914 a young man enlists as a subaltern with the British Royal Field Artillery. He will serve four years in France, earning the Military Cross three times. He is mentioned in dispatches and awarded the Belgian Croix de Guerre. A century later an Australian Vietnam Veteran bids for a portrait of...

The first extensive collection of letters written by war hero and travel writing legend Patrick Leigh Fermor. Handsome, spirited, and erudite, Patrick Leigh Fermor was a war hero and one of the greatest travel writers of his generation. He was also a wonderful friend. The letters in...

A delightful look at chance and outrageous fortune In 1968, John Howard missed out on winning the state seat of Drummoyne by just 420 votes. Howard reflects: ‘I think back how fortunate I was to have lost.’ It left him free to stand for a safe federal seat in 1974 and become one of Australia’s...

On the fiftieth anniversary of the assassination of President Kennedy, the world still remembers the tragic photograph of three year old John F.Kennedy Jr saluting his father's coffin. Even before that, John was destined to live in the limelight, and so it was, until his tragic, untimely death in...

For fans of Hooked by Samantha X and In My Skin by Kate Holden. Leigh Hopkinson was the least likely person to become a stripper but after spending two decades naked, she realised it was her career - and her life. When Leigh Hopkinson was a university student in Christchurch she worked at a...

Is Australia fair enough? And why does inequality matter anyway? In Battlers and Billionaires, Andrew Leigh weaves together vivid anecdotes, interesting history and powerful statistics to tell the story of inequality in this country. This is economics writing at its best. From egalitarian...