Virginia: 1900 books
Huntress of the Malkin
War of the Malkin series, #2
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2014
An accomplished healer of both cats and humans, Nadine finds herself whiskers to fangs with a demon while making what should have been a routine house call. Defeated, the demon soars away, but not before warning her that the world is about to be ripped from existence. Nadine casts the idea aside as...
Secrets of the Malkin
War of the Malkin series, #1
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2014
The humans want to kill all cats, be they ordinary or magical. The cats want to escape somewhere far from humans. Nadine is a feline social welfare agent whose sole wish is to re-unite the two races in this post-plague world.
After a narrow escape from orphaned teenagers determined to use her...
Apprentice Cat
Master Cat Series, #1
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2013
The war has just begun...
Toby is a young tom who dreams of becoming an apprentice cat, a feline partnered with an apprentice human mage, at the King's Academy of Mages. When he is partnered with Lorn Ribaldy, the nephew of known traitor Master Hecktor Ribaldy, he learns his dreams are in jeopardy....
by Virginia WOOLF
Language: French
Release Date: November 8, 2018
Language: French
Release Date: November 8, 2018
" Les animaux dont elle était couverte attendirent que s'élève son cinquième ronflement avant d'esquisser le moindre mouvement. Un, deux, trois, quatre, cinq... Enfin la vieille femme dormait. "
Dans son fauteuil Windsor, Mrs Lugton coud un rideau, au coin du feu. Quand la gouvernante...
by Virginia Hamilton
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2011
Thomas must keep the treasure of Dies Dear from landing in the wrong hands, but there are many secrets beneath Drear House, and not everyone can be trusted
Thomas Small and his best friend Pesty Darrow have been keeping the secret of the vast treasure that’s hidden in Mr. Pluto’s cave,...
by Virginia Lee Burton
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2009
Earth takes center stage in this updated version of Virginia Lee Burton’s 1962 classic Life Story. Told through five acts, Burton’s art and text tell the history of earth from beginning to present day. Readers will gain an in-depth understanding of the planet’s history and their leading roles...
by Virginia Brown
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2018
Trinket, Bitty and the Divas usually enjoy participating in the annual tour of Holly Springs, Mississippi's antebellum homes and historical sites. This year the reenactment of a raid on Union soldiers at the railroad depot goes horribly awry.
Before they can say "Not again!" Trinket and Bitty...
by Virginia Brown
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2012
Shes Named After A Motorcycle. Her Dads An Elvis Impersonator. Her Mom Talks To Spirit Guides. Someones Kidnapped The Family DogNamed King, in Elviss Honor. Theres a Ransom Note.And Then Things Really Get Weird. Memphis tour guide, Harley Jean Davidson, is about to enjoy a rare day off when her parents...
The Substance of Style
How the Rise of Aesthetic Value Is Remaking Commerce, Culture, and Consciousness
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2009
Whether it's sleek leather pants, a shiny new Apple computer, or a designer toaster, we make important decisions as consumers every day based on our sensory experience. Sensory appeals are everywhere, and they are intensifying, radically changing how Americans live and work. The twenty-first century...
Automating Inequality
How High-Tech Tools Profile, Police, and Punish the Poor
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2018
WINNER: The 2018 McGannon Center Book Prize and shortlisted for the Goddard Riverside Stephan Russo Book Prize for Social Justice
The New York Times Book Review: "Riveting."
Naomi Klein: "This book is downright scary."
Ethan Zuckerman, MIT: "Should be...
Vegan for Life
Everything You Need to Know to Be Healthy and Fit on a Plant-Based Diet
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2011
Going vegan? Here's the go-to-guide, with a six-step transition plan to a plant-based diet, with detailed nutritional information for everyone from athletes to kids to pregnant women.
Whether you're considering going vegan or just want to learn more about plant-based nutrition, Vegan for Life...
Dibs en busca del sí mismo
Desarrollo de la personalidad en la terapia del juego
Language: Spanish
Release Date: January 1, 2014
Este volumen está basado en la historia real de Dibs, un niño con problemas que logró reconstruir su sí mismo con su propio esfuerzo. Esto fue posible también gracias a la terapia de juego, tal como se describe minuciosamente a lo largo del libro mediante la transcripción, una a una, de las...
The Eating Instinct
Food Culture, Body Image, and Guilt in America
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2018
An exploration, both personal and deeply reported, of how we learn to eat in today’s toxic food culture.
Food is supposed to sustain and nourish us. Eating well, any doctor will tell you, is the best way to take care of yourself. Feeding well, any human will tell you, is the most important...
by Virginia Wade
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2012
Book 1 of The Siren Island Series
The adventure begins…
After surviving a horrific shipwreck, Lucy Wordsworth finds herself on a mysterious island in the Pacific Ocean. Among the survivors is her fiancé’s despicable older brother, Jack Carlyle, who seduces her at the first opportunity. Together...