Valerie: 1603 books

Working as a simultaneous conference interpreter with United Nations, Valerie Barnes travelled to India, Iran, Nigeria, Zambia and Zaire. She also met and fell in love with Peter, an Australian delegate who had decided to sail single-handed in a 22-foot yacht from England to Australia to separate...

Who remembers the onlookers on the sidelines of big events? Such bystanders as the deposed queen Vashti, the blood-stained murdering grandmother Athaliah, the bluff soldier in King David's army, or the desperately searching mother Phoebe? In "Bystanders" Valerie Volk has created fifteen...

Reader Alert:   A COUNTRY FLIRTATION is a sweet Regency historical romance, first published in October of 1998, which has been lightly edited for a modern market. The novel is a heartwarming, family-oriented historical romance, perfect for readers who want a story focused on sweet romance. ...

The therapeutic potential of working with clients' mental images is widely acknowledged, yet there is still little in the counselling and psychotherapy literature on more inclusive approaches to the clinical applications of mental imagery. Using Mental Imagery in Counselling and Psychotherapy is a...

Feminist theory is a challenging and often deeply divided body of thought that raises issues which affect us all. In this, her third edition of the highly successful Feminist Political Theory, Valerie Bryson provides both a wide-ranging history of Western feminist thought, from medieval times to the...

The book is a light-hearted view of life in a rural Italian village in the 1970s. It is a picture of an Italy that is long gone. Aged 22, Valerie left a comfortable life in Poole, Dorset, to follow her Italian fiancé to his home in northern Italy. In 1977, Piussogno was a sleepy mountain village...

Reader Alert:  MY LORD HIGHWAYMAN is a wonderful, sweet Regency romance, first published in March of 2001. MY LORD HIGHWAYMAN is exclusively a sweet Regency romance.  There are no paranormal or contemporary elements in this story. The novel is heartwarming and family oriented, perfect...

Valerie Hart sheds light on overcrowded animal shelters in new coloring book: Television show host teaches children about shelter animals in CaliClaus and the Christmas Contraption MOUNT DORA, Fla. Valerie Hart, author of The New Tradition Cookbook and The Bounty of Central Florida, has been a community...

Thirteen “diamond-sharp stories” of loss, rescue, and redemption told “with precision and a depth of insight and empathy that enfold the reader” (Publishers Weekly, starred review).   Valerie Trueblood’s second collection of short stories brings readers inside the minds of psychologically...

This book is about the power of thought. How we manage ourselves and our lives is dependent on our thinking. And our thinking is governed ultimately by the structure of our brains. By better understanding your brain and how it deals with your stress, you can begin to make sense of your anxiety...

Though the poems in this book take the reader on a South American journey from Chile to the Galapagos, it is not just another travel book. It’s a personal invitation in the form of a poem a day to join the writer in strange and exotic places. The spectacular beauty of cascading water at the Iguassu...

To her neighbors, Dannielle Clearwater is just your typical single woman next door who curses like a sailor. But in reality, Carolina Stronghill, hiding under the name of Danni, is on parole and running fast from her criminal past, her misdeeds are catching up with her just as sees a glimmer of hope...

Why are turtles incorporated into the wrought iron fence at The Old Court House? Can beaver be eaten during Lent? Why are pieces of metal track imbedded in some local streets? Who is Sweet Meat, and should he be avoided? These and other questions about St. Louis routinely perplex both natives and...

Women who are dominant are more likely to have sons. Demographic studies show that more male children are born after wars, yet most people believe that their baby's sex is a matter of chance - determined by the father's sperm. Valerie Grant presents evidence that the mother's personality - which is...