Alexander Smith: 196 books
The Night Children: An Escape From Furnace Story
A Tor.Com Original
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2011
It is December 1944 and Europe is still gripped by war. In the densely forested mountains of Belgium one of the conflict's most brutal battles is raging. Cut off from the front, a ragtag group of young British and American soldiers finds itself being hunted by a patrol of elite German Special Forces,...
by Alexander McCall Smith
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2013
Precious wants to be a detective when she grows up. She is always practicing at being a detective by asking questions and finding out about other people’s lives. There are two new students in her class, a girl called Teb and a boy called Pontsho. She learns that they are brother and sister, and—even...
by Alexander McCall Smith
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2017
Imagine going to school on a boat! The rip-roaring excitement continues in the second volume of this adventure-mystery series set on the high seas, from the author of the beloved No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency!
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Ben and Fee MacTavish and their schoolmates on board the School Ship Tobermory...
by Alexander McCall Smith
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2016
The author of the beloved No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency draws from his own sailing experience to deliver this rip-roaring adventure on the high seas. The first volume in a middle-grade adventure-mystery series perfect for boys and girls!
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Ben and Fee MacTavish are twins who’ve been homeschooled...
by Alexander McCall Smith
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2006
ISABEL DALHOUSIE - Book 3
Nothing captures the charm of Edinburgh like the bestselling Isabel Dalhousie series of novels featuring the insatiably curious philosopher and woman detective. Whether investigating a case or a problem of philosophy, the indefatigable Isabel Dalhousie, one of fiction’s...
by Alexander McCall Smith
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2008
ISABEL DALHOUSIE - Book 5
Nothing captures the charm of Edinburgh like the bestselling Isabel Dalhousie series of novels featuring the insatiably curious philosopher and woman detective. Whether investigating a case or a problem of philosophy, the indefatigable Isabel Dalhousie, one of fiction’s...
by Alexander McCall Smith
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2009
ISABEL DALHOUSIE - Book 6
Nothing captures the charm of Edinburgh like the bestselling Isabel Dalhousie series of novels featuring the insatiably curious philosopher and woman detective. Whether investigating a case or a problem of philosophy, the indefatigable Isabel Dalhousie, one of fiction’s...
The Quiet Side of Passion
An Isabel Dalhousie Novel (12)
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2018
Isabel finds herself grappling with ethically-complex matters of the heart as she tries to juggle her responsibilities to friends, family, and the philosophical community.
With two small boys to raise, a mountain of articles to edit for the Review of Applied Ethics, and the ever-increasing...
The House of Unexpected Sisters
No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (18)
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2017
Precious Ramotswe learns valuable lessons about first impressions and forgiveness in this latest installment of the beloved and best-selling No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series.
Mma Ramotswe and Mma Makutsi are approached by their part-time colleague, Mr. Polopetsi, with a troubling story:...
My Italian Bulldozer
A Paul Stuart Novel (1)
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2017
The best-selling author of the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series returns with an irresistible new novel about one man’s adventures in the Italian countryside.
Paul Stuart, a renowned food writer, finds himself at loose ends after his longtime girlfriend leaves him for her personal trainer....
Value Proposition Design
How to Create Products and Services Customers Want
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2015
The authors of the international bestseller Business Model Generation explain how to create value propositions customers can’t resist
Value Proposition Design helps you tackle the core challenge of every business — creating compelling products and services customers want to buy. This highly...
Fumbling the Future
How Xerox Invented, Then Ignored, the First Personal Computer
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 1999
Ask consumers and users what names they associate with the multibillion dollar personal computer market, and they will answer IBM, Apple, Tandy, or Lotus. The more knowledgable of them will add the likes of Microsoft, Ashton-Tate, Compaq, and Borland. But no one will say Xerox. Fifteen years after...
Native American Studies: History Books, Mythology, Culture & Linguistic Studies (22 Book Collection)
Native American Studies: History Books, Mythology, Culture & Linguistic Studies (22 Book Collection)
History of the Great Tribes, Military History, Language, Customs & Legends of Cherokee, Iroquois, Sioux, Navajo, Zuñi, Apache, Seminole and Eskimo
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2018
"Native American Studies" is an interdisciplinary collection which examines the history, culture, religion and language of indigenous people in North America. This meticulously edited collection explores the life of the biggest Native American tribes; including: Cherokee, Iroquois, Sioux,...
Precious and Grace
No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (17)
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2016
Fans around the world adore the bestselling No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series and its proprietor, Precious Ramotswe, Botswana’s premier lady detective. In this charming series, Mma Ramotswe—with help from her loyal associate, Grace Makutsi—navigates her cases and her personal life with...