Valerie: 1603 books

Dynamic, unfeeling and iron-willed Slade Benedict was all those things-but given that he was also Eden Lyle's boss, she found it impossible to protest when he commandeered her holiday plans. But what she hadn't counted on was the disturbing attraction between them. Eden knew she must...

What would you do if you were trapped in an abusive relationship? And what would you do if you were presented an opportunity to escape? Riley Davenport-Westins dream of success is measured by fame and fortune. She achieves her ideal life as a New York TV journalist, married to the CEO of a...

Brookhaven has long benefited from its prime location. With two creeks running through it and the well-traveled thoroughfare that became Peachtree Road, Brookhaven was a familiar place to Native Americans, Civil War soldiers, and early settlers like the Goodwin family, whose home became a railroad stop....

In this book, the author explores medieval society's fascination with the cross-dressed woman. The author examines a wide variety of religious, literary, and historical sources, which record interpretations of sartorial attempts to overcome gender hierarchy and also illustrate, mainly through the...

Integrating developments from psychology, ethology and neuroscience, this is an undergraduate introduction to cognitive processes across species. The authors merge classic studies and contemporary research to give students a full picture of the evolving field of comparative cognition. Engaging students...

Prepare Your Child for School answers the questions every parent asks when their child is about to leave their exclusive care and go out into the world of school: - Is my child ready for this challenge? - Will the teacher bring out the best in my child? - What can I do to help my child cope with the...

For decades, hypnosis has been widely proven to help people through their daily struggles in life. Although it remains an uncommon practice, it is a useful skill that can help you make positive changes in your life you never would’ve thought possible. Through hypnosis, you are able to rid yourself...

Complicating a pervasive view of the ethical thought of the Victorians and their close relations, which emphasizes the domineering influence of a righteous and repressive morality, Wainwright discerns a new orientation towards an expansive ethics of flourishing or living well in Austen, Gaskell, Dickens,...

Investigates the crucial question of ‘restitution’ in the work of W. G. Sebald. Written by leading scholars from a range of disciplines, with a foreword by his English translator Anthea Bell.

Martin Heidegger is, perhaps, the most controversial philosopher of the twentieth-century. Little has been written on him or about his work and its significance for educational thought. This unique collection by a group of international scholars reexamines Heidegger's work and its legacy for educational...

Visualizing Atrocity takes Hannah Arendt’s provocative and polarizing account of the 1961 trial of Nazi official Adolf Eichmann as its point of departure for reassessing some of the serviceable myths that have come to shape and limit our understanding both of the Nazi genocide and totalitarianism’s...

Ob Baumrinde oder Eierschale, ob Pflanzenpollen oder Samenkapseln, ob Bienenwaben oder die Erdkruste: Die Natur ist ein großartiger Erfinder, wenn es darum geht, sich zu schützen. Viele dieser Verpackungen der Natur sind verblüffende und spannende chemische, architektonische oder physikalische...

It's 1946... and a failed suicide followed by a violent murder shocks a sleepy Suffolk town into a tangled treasure hunt that zigzags from the fall of Singapore to murky antiquities dealers in post-war London.

Charles Knight: Educator, Publisher, Writer is the first modern book-length study of this important nineteenth-century educational reformer, author, and publisher. Though he made significant contributions during his lifetime to the cause of popular education, providing inexpensive but quality reading...