Penelope: 837 books
Agriculture and Economic Development in East Asia
From Growth to Protectionism in Japan, Korea and Taiwan
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2013
A comparative study which describes and analyses the contribution of agriculture to the economies of East Asia. Until now, little attention has been paid to the agricultural sector which actually underpins industrial and commercial development. Recently, this sector has become the focus of increasingly...
Daily Bread
April–June 2019
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2019
Daily Bread is the Bible reading guide that aims to help you hear from God as you read the Bible. If you've ever asked the question, 'What possible relevance can this verse have for me today?' or 'What difference does this passage make to my life?' then read on...
Politeness
Some Universals in Language Usage
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 1987
This study is about the principles for constructing polite speeches. The core of it first appeared in Questions and Politeness, edited by Esther N. Goody (now out of print). It is here reissued with a fresh introduction that surveys the considerable literature in linguistics, psychology and the social...
The Rhetoric of American Civil Religion
Symbols, Sinners, and Saints
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2016
The tie that binds all Americans, regardless of their demographic background, is faith in the American system of government. This faith manifests as a form of civil, or secular, religion with its own core documents, creeds, oaths, ceremonies, and even individuals. In The Rhetoric of American Civil...
Botones y vergüenza
Botones, #4
Language: Spanish
Release Date: February 19, 2018
Tristan es uno de mis mejores clientes. Siempre paga a tiempo, y siempre cumple su palabra.
Pero esta vez, anda corto de efectivo.
Necesita el envío ya, así que me ofrece un aval.
Me presta a su esclava.
Adelina.
Ahora que Pearl y yo somos tan amigos, no puedo...
by L. Penelope
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2015
He gave up eternity for love… and lost. Will she be his second chance?
Maia sees dead people. Since she can't distinguish them from the living, she ignores everyone in order to appear sane. But the ghost haunting her roommate breaks through her hardened shell. Not only does he claim to not...
Angelfall
The Eternal Flame Series, #2
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2015
Their love could break the world.
Lyrix, the first new angel to emerge in a millennium, brings hope for her endangered race. But the weight of duty is heavy. As the newest and strongest, she is expected to become a Seraph, one of the stoic angel kings and queens. She dreads the prospect of...
by Penelope J. Stokes
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2009
A touching novel full of Southern comfort for fans of Joshilyn Jackson and Fannie Flagg.
Dell Haley's mama always said there were two things a man couldn't get enough of: good cookin' and good lovin'. Well, Dell knows she's got the cookin' down pat, but her husband is getting more than his...
What Do Philosophers Do?
Skepticism and the Practice of Philosophy
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2016
How do you know the world around you isn't just an elaborate dream, or the creation of an evil neuroscientist? If all you have to go on are various lights, sounds, smells, tastes and tickles, how can you know what the world is really like, or even whether there is a world beyond your own mind? Questions...
Bottoni e Pizzo
Bottoni, #1
Language: Italian
Release Date: December 1, 2017
Gli devo un debito.
Uno molto grande.
Il pagamento non può essere regolato con soldi o favori.
Vuole una sola cosa.
Me.
Ad ogni azione corrisponde una ricompensa. Un bottone. Una volta che avrò riempito il suo vaso con trecentosessantacinque bottoni, mi lascerà andare.
Mi lascerà libera.
Ma devo...
Bottoni e Odio
Bottoni, #2
Language: Italian
Release Date: February 15, 2018
Mi sto guadagnando i miei bottoni.
Però li sto anche spendendo.
Più mi innamoro di Crow, più voglio che lui acconsenta a fare le cose che desidero. Cene, appuntamenti, serate sulla spiaggia...
Tutto ha un prezzo. E così la mia scorta di bottoni, che mi sono tanto faticosamente...
by Penelope Ward
Language: Italian
Release Date: April 19, 2018
Language: Italian
Release Date: April 19, 2018
Tutto ciò che Allison desidera è diplomarsi per curare i bambini affetti da autismo. E non le importa se, per pagarsi gli studi, deve lavorare come cameriera in un ristorante: sa che aiutare gli altri è il suo destino, e pazienza se deve aspettare un po’.
Poi, un giorno, gli occhi azzurri di...
The Road of Blessing
Finding God's direction for your life
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2011
There is a God. We are created by God, the universe is created by God, and 'all things work together for those who love God'. If we follow the Maker's instructions, things tend to work better. Therefore, there is a 'with the flow' way to go, and an 'against the flow' way to go. How do we know which...
Psychotherapy in the Wake of War
Discovering Multiple Psychoanalytic Traditions
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2013
Psychotherapy in the Wake of War presents the ways in which differing views of various psychoanalytic schools and traditions—spanning developments for more than one hundred years—may affect theoretical and technical issues in psychoanalytic treatments. Colleagues representing different traditions...