Shalini: 82 books

After leading the Seattle Seahawks to their crushing Super Bowl XLVIII defeat of the Denver Broncos—and their veteran quarterback Peyton Manning—during his second NFL season, Russell Wilson proved himself to be a powerhouse on the football field. Attaching himself to a host of causes, including...

Jared and Cassie have secrets.Those secrets will be tested when the world is plunged into darkness. The green flash that lit up the sky short-circuits all technology—cars, computers, pacemakers. Everything.They wait for help to come, but their daughter’s fever continues to rise. As...

Away from the bustling nightlife of 1920s Harlem, a literary and cultural rebirth was taking place among African American writers, artists, and performers. Producing works that reflected the racial realities of the era between the end of the Civil War and the beginnings of the civil rights movement,...

While much in the history of music builds on what came before it, each generation witnesses musical innovations that define a genre and can endure long after their creation. The individuals profiled in this lively volume have been responsible for some of the most inspired and lasting works in the...

Engineering has existed in one form or another for millennia but gained considerable traction during the twentieth century with the creation of aerospace, biomedical, genetic, and nuclear engineering. It also saw incredible advances in the areas of civil, chemical, and mechanical engineering. This...

The effects of economic decision making are far-reaching. Economics is more than just business—the course of government, society, and more has been determined, to a large degree, by economic players. This comprehensive volume takes a three-pronged approach to introduce readers to the essentials...

Given the vastness of the universe, it is not difficult to imagine the possibility of life—even intelligent life—beyond Earth. Yet whether any extraterrestrial beings have ever made contact with us and if any evidence of this contact exists, remains widely debated. Evaluating tales of alien encounters...

Madison Greene lives in foster care with her younger brother. On her sixteenth birthday, she inherits a mansion with sinister secrets. Sucked into a nightmare that spans the centuries, she must fight to save the ones she loves. Alexandre Chevalier is a 19th century French aristocrat. A single ill-judged...

It is the 6th century and Aelia has a forbidden love. But her secret is about to be discovered with terrible consequences. She must make a decision. One that will change the fate of thousands and whatever she decides, her actions will echo across the centuries.Fourteen hundred years later the...

In this fractured world, a sinister force is coming for Riley, and the only things keeping her safe are a perimeter fence and the people she loves. As her life is threatened, she must make impossible choices. But help comes from the most unlikely of places, and all Riley needs to know is: who can...

A spellbinding vampire adventure that spans the centuries from modern-day England to the snowy wilds of ancient Scythia. Maddy and Alex are running scared. The Cappadocian vampires are closing in. But Alex is so busy worrying about the vampires, he can’t see the terrible threat right under...

It’s 1940 and twins Jimmy and Patrick are off to catch frogs in the North London countryside. But as the day unfolds, Jimmy realises that the ghost of Nan Clarks Lane may be more than just a story.(Also contains Chapter One from the full length novel A Shirtful of Frogs.)Suitable for both adults and children aged 10+

Betty Cook is a homely, plain looking fifty something years old woman who has quietly yearned after Gerald Cauldwell for twenty five years. Shes patiently watched as he flirted and fooled around before getting married only for him to continue having numerous affairs that his wife Agnes, chooses to...

doyenne signifies the various expressions of female, feminine, and feminist aspects of contemporary literature in India, through multiple theoretical frameworks. Contemporary Women’s Writing in India is an edited collection dealing with a range of these issues set in the society of Indian culture....