Pearce: 510 books

Emily is a mature woman in her thirties. At the first glance her life is perfect - she has a stable job and she's experimenting freely with her sexuality. Suddenly her life changes dramatically and she starts to question her decisions when she meets a friendly couple...

I hummed as I worked, wearing the apron that my darling had given me as a gift, with the words “World’s Best Housewife” emblazoned on the front. And that’s exactly what I was trying to be. Hard work didn’t bother me a single bit, and I was happy to do anything that even gave me a chance of making Emma smile...

This is not a guide to future travellers nor a discourse on the customs, culture or landscapes of the United States of America; there are shelves full to bursting with works of that nature in any bookshop. This is a story on my terms and in my words: sometimes colloquial, sometimes rich with imagery...

This book examines the internal politics of the war that divided Angola for more than a quarter-century after its independence. It emphasises the Angolan people's relationship to the rival political forces that prevented the development of a united nation, an aspect of the conflict that has received...

The heartwarming and inspirational tale of a golden retriever, Bingo, and his beloved boy, Javlin, The Shared Halo will leave paw prints on your soul. Experience the familiar bond of a boy and his dog told through the dogs eyes as they embrace lifes joy and its challenges. When a life-threatening...

At the end of 2011, after a horrendous year that she would rather forget and struggling with a midlife crisis, author Bella Pearce knew something had to change. Summoning her strength, she decided to spend twelve months on an overseas adventure, volunteering around Canada and the United States through...

Standing there in a public bathroom in my underwear felt extremely arousing. Anybody could come in the bathroom, uncovering the waitress with a strange creature... Disclaimer: "Analien", as its title suggests, contains explicit material, breeding and (very) close encounters of the third kind.

My heart started to beat rapidly. I was a little freaked out. To say the least, being ordered to bend over a desk like a bitch wasn’t something one would expect to experience while undergoing therapy, but my sense of adventure got the best of me. The adrenaline rushing through my veins and my knees weak for the long pale legs of my new therapist, I obliged.

Timed with precision to ease the pain of your commute "the case of the punt gunner's bollards" is a short story set in the wild sea coast of eastern England. You will be spell-bound. Your journey will evaporate as the tide comes in. The punt gunner focuses on a flock of ducks. He fires his mighty...

From the moment she arrives Isabel is a disappointment. She is not the daughter she was supposed to be and she becomes worse with every passing day. This is not altogether surprising. She has a model father but her mother spoils her. She becomes fat and aggressive not only to her father but to other...

A pistol shot shatters the early morning silence of the Great Hall. A lead ball flies to its target. A miss? The man lowering his pistol has never been known to miss. Decades later Bernard Mollison, master restorer, examines a hole in a family portrait – a hole where the heart is. Beside him stands...

Was it deliberate? Was She the victim of a male conspiracy? So little has been said about Her. So little written. So little credit given. She has been air-brushed out of history. Yet from the beginning She played a quiet, vital, behind the scenes role. The occasional suggestion. A hint here and there....

The newly formed Territory of Colorado was a vast and dangerous frontier in 1861, especially the gold boom towns like Buckskin Joe. Thousands of dollars’ worth of nuggets and dust was being picked up off the ground or being clawed out of mines and streams every day. Joe was just then becoming a...

Can Biotechnology Abolish Suffering? is a collection of essays by utilitarian philosopher David Pearce. The essays deal with a variety of subjects, including the abolition of suffering through biotechnology, negative utilitarianism, our obligations toward non-human animals, the nature of consciousness, and the future of intelligent life.