Alan: 6649 books

Creating the perfect loaf of bread--a challenge that has captivated bakers for centuries--is now the rage in the hippest places, from Waitsfield, Vermont, to Point Reyes Station, California. Like the new generation of beer drinkers who consciously seek out distinctive craft-brewed beers, many people...

There have been many books and potted histories of the Russian Revolution, either written from an anti-Bolshevik perspective, or its Stalinist mirror image, which paint a false account of the rise of Bolshevism. For them, Bolshevism is either a historical "accident" or "tragedy."...

This book, originally published in May 2005, is a collection of articles written by Alan Woods and covers the momentous events of the Bolivarian revolution from the April 2002 coup which was defeated by the masses, up until 2005 when president Chavez declared that the aims of the Venezuelan revolution...

Nel vetusto college inglese di Alan Bradley, la piccola Flavia de Luce indaga su un cadavere nel laboratorio di chimica fisica. E quando la temeraria detective si mette in testa di risolvere un caso è meglio lasciarla lavorare… Il racconto 'Lo strano caso del cadavere di rame' (30 pagine) di Alan Bradley è tratto da 'La scuola in giallo' (Sellerio 2014).

Alan Gelband was once extremely lonely and unfulfilled when he met a brilliant person who told him the key to happiness is balance. Based on those life-changing conversations, Alan wrote Sleeping Dreams. This is a journey that begins by admitting our deepest desire for an ideal mate. The journey continues...

Three years ago, when Cavan footballer Alan O'Mara was twenty-two, he spoke out about his battle with depression which led him to contemplate suicide. Only the thought of his parents and the pain that they would experience in his death prevented him from taking his own life. Now, in The Best is Yet...

This is a unique and visual companion to the best-known and most spectacular monument to the Roman Empire in Britain. A fascinating look at Hadrian's Wall uses James Irwin Coates 'old views' of the Wall as a comparison to how it looks today. Alan Michael Whitworth also uses several pieces of Roman...

A True Pessimist is a humorous short story by Alan Chains, writer of Return to Island X.

In this volume, R. Alan Culpepper considers both the Gospel and the Letters of John. The book begins with a close look at the relationship between John and the Synoptics and a summary of John's distinctive thought and language. The second chapter addresses the fascinating issues regarding the...

In April 2000, a $108 million clean-up of the former British A-bomb test site in outback South Australia was being wound up. It was declared a success and the Maralinga tjarutja Aboriginal people were reassured that it would be safe to move back onto their lands. It was claimed to be a world first,...

Alan R Tripp married three times: First when he eloped, a second time in a double ceremony with the brides sister, and a third time when he renewed his vows. Each time it was to the same woman: Maggie. While their friends wondered how they could stay married so long when they were so...

A wonderful historical mystery! Join President Grover Cleveland and his young bride as their resort honeymoon is interrupted by murder and intrigue, forcing the appealing couple to become detectives and solve the crime! The year is 1886 and Grover Cleveland, 22nd President of the United States,...

When aliens invaded the Earth, Colonel Alan Lane expected death and destruction to sweep the planet.  He didn't expect them to simply disappear into the ocean.  After three weeks, however, all remains quiet except for a few missing boats in pirate-infested waters.  Are the pirates up...

When an asteroid on a collision course turns into a surprise alien invasion, Captain Alan Lane and Pollywog Squadron must defend the Earth from attack.  But how can a bunch of military misfits at a submarine base succeed when the best military minds have already failed?  The day we've long...