Al: 2273 books

Tamara Johnston, daughter of one of the most powerful Colombian drug producers is forced to deal with the realities of her heritage. After nearly losing her husband to an assassin’s bullet she realizes she will have to quickly learn the harsh realities of real life and grow up from her sheltered world that her family has provided for her during her childhood.107,000 words

Women in Saudi Arabia are often described as either victims of patriarchal religion and society or successful survivors of discrimination imposed on them by others. Madawi Al-Rasheed's new book goes beyond these conventional tropes to probe the historical, political and religious forces that have,...

An original founding member of the Mystics, author Al Contrera tells the true story of how five Brooklyn teenagers went from singing on street corners to fame in the fifties with their first hit song, “Hushabye.” Contrera, provides vivid and detailed accounts of the trials and adventures of forming...

Now the book is finished, so far as I shall finish it. There is, my friend, but this one page to write. And, more than probably, this is the page of all the book that I shall never wish to blot. Increasing wisdom or, at any rate, experience will make me frown, I promise you, some time or other at a large...

When Frankie's grand-daughter blows her curfew, Joe is asked to find her. The girl has been abducted and the window for recovering her is rapidly closing. Meanwhile Coop has lined up another job trying to find a missing witness with big bucks the reward for success. And a crazy lady with her own agenda...

In the run-up to war in Iraq, the Bush administration assured the world that America's interest was in liberation—especially for women. The first book to examine how Iraqi women have fared since the invasion, What Kind of Liberation? reports from the heart of the war zone with dire news of scarce...

A wealthy Canadian has fatally shot someone. He needs legal help. The story he tells his lawyer is L.A. Escape. He is in California because he has seen a film with an actress who is the exact image of his dead wife when he first met her. He is desperate to meet this woman. He hires a detective to...

 Music has played and continues to play a vital role in Korean society, providing a rich vein of material as a dynamic part of the nation's culture. Korean music's history reflects active engagement with surrounding cultures, as well as indigenous creativity and innovation. Korea is heir to...

Morse's law firm is targeted in a wierd scheme. Joe and Coop find that wierd doesn't get it done. CHIPS is hired to produce a death certificate for a missing girl who may not be dead. Rosalie is being stalked. Ida May makes a huge decision. Doug Willsie is brutally attacked. Frank is hoping Quebec...

A progressive, effective, and responsible approach to sex education for parents and teens that challenges traditional teaching models and instead embraces 21st century realities by promoting healthy sexuality, values, and body image in young people. Sex education today generally falls into...

"Hollywood is a small town. We don’t like strangers here." So said a character in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel of Hollywood, The Last Tycoon. And it’s true. Breaking into Hollywood and riding to success there are no easy tasks. But Ben Stein and Al Burton have created a road map for succeeding...

In this short story, you will see how a rich, illeterate man lies to all people of his village and bribes them to become a parliament member. He can do many things to convince them to elect him and he has many malicious plans and ideas all the time. Will he be a good politician? Maybe it is possible to know what he will do after the elections if you see what he has done before it. 

This story is about how a girl who believes strongly in the influence of the signs of zodiacs on her and others falls in love and fails to make a successful relationship with the guy she loves. She understands her emotions, love, hatred and desire for vengeance and cannot resist her desires and emotions....

The year is 1917, and Canadian Robert McLaren, nephew of a wealthy munitions manufacturer, has come to Petrograd to sell shells to the Russian army---shells rejected by British munitions specialists as unreliable. At Mclaren's side is Evers Chance, a man with connections to the import-export business,...