Alison: 1980 books
RETALIO
An Aurelia Mitela Roma Nova thriller
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2017
Early 1980s Vienna. Recovering from a near fatal shooting, Aurelia Mitela, ex-Praetorian and former foreign minister of Roma Nova, chafes at her enforced exile. She barely escaped from her nemesis, the charming and amoral Caius Tellus who grabbed power in Roma Nova, the only part of the Roman Empire...
The Silence
A Gary Goodhew Mystery
Language: English
Release Date: June 24, 2014
A rash of unexplained suicides. An old woman’s baffling illness. A brutal murder. Detective Gary Goodhew must figure out what's connecting them—or die trying . . .
The esteemed Detective Gary Goodhew must solve a disturbing puzzle when he stumbles upon a circle of friends who seem to be...
Smart Casual
The Transformation of Gourmet Restaurant Style in America
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2013
Fine dining and the accolades of Michelin stars once meant chandeliers, white tablecloths, and suited waiters with elegant accents. The stuffy attitude and often scant portions were the punchlines of sitcom jokes—it was unthinkable that a gourmet chef would stoop to plate a burger or a taco in his...
The Gardener and the Carpenter
What the New Science of Child Development Tells Us About the Relationship Between Parents and Children
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2016
One of the world's leading child psychologists shatters the myth of "good parenting"
Caring deeply about our children is part of what makes us human. Yet the thing we call "parenting" is a surprisingly new invention. In the past thirty years, the concept of parenting and...
Mistress of the Monarchy
The Life of Katherine Swynford, Duchess of Lancaster
Language: English
Release Date: January 27, 2009
BONUS: This edition contains a reader's guide and excerpts from Allison Weir's The Lady in the Tower and Mary Boleyn.
Acclaimed author Alison Weir brings to life the extraordinary tale of Katherine Swynford, a royal mistress who became one of the most crucial figures in the history of Great...
by Alison Charm
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2016
Misra Brura and her two best friends finally graduated from the high school, a.k.a a torture institution for girls with her body shape and size. Before the three friends go their separate ways, they decided to make their day memorable. Only the next time Misra woke up. She was not in her bed. She...
by Alison Charm
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2016
Misra Brura and her two best friends finally graduated from the high school, a.k.a a torture institution for girls with her body shape and size. Before the three friends go their separate ways, they decided to make their day memorable. Only the next time Misra woke up, she was not in her bed. She...
by Alison Foster
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2018
What if you met the man of your dreams inside a nightmare?
Not everything sounds good when you say it. Some things sound, well, just wrong. Like saying I hired a male escort to be my fiancé leading into (yeah, this is sounding bad) marriage, a fake marriage, one about money.
See, that...
Foreign Affairs
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2013
This Pulitzer Prize–winning novel follows two American academics in London—a young man and a middle-aged woman—as they each fall into unexpected romances.
In her early fifties, Vinnie Miner is the sort of woman no one ever notices, despite her career as an Ivy League professor. She doubts...
Love Inspired Suspense July 2015 - Box Set 2 of 2
An Anthology
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2015
Love Inspired Suspense brings you three new titles at a great value, available now! Enjoy these suspenseful romances of danger and faith.
JOINT INVESTIGATION
Northern Border Patrol
by Terri Reed
A serial killer is on the loose and Canadian Mountie Drew Kelley and FBI agent Sami Bennett reluctantly...
The Language of Houses
How Buildings Speak to Us
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2014
How do the spaces we inhabit affect us—and reflect us? A Pulitzer Prize–winning author explores architecture, in this insightful, “breezy” read (The Washington Post).
In 1981, Alison Lurie published The Language of Clothes, a meditation on costume and fashion as an expression of history,...
Shivers Down Your Spine
Cinema, Museums, and the Immersive View
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2008
From the architectural spectacle of the medieval cathedral and the romantic sublime of the nineteenth-century panorama to the techno-fetishism of today's London Science Museum, humans have gained a deeper understanding of the natural world through highly illusionistic representations that engender...
Alligators, Old Mink & New Money
One Woman's Adventures in Vintage Clothing
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2009
Alligators, Old Mink & New Money is a celebration of the clothes that capture our memories and imaginations, that leave their indelible stamp on each of our lives. Alison Houtte—a former fashion model who runs the beloved Brooklyn, New York, boutique Hooti Couture—knows that every article...
Junk
Digging Through America's Love Affair with Stuff
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2016
Junk has become ubiquitous in America today. Who doesn't have a basement, attic, closet, or storage unit filled with stuff too good to throw away? Or, more accurately, stuff you think is too good to throw away.
When journalist and author Alison Stewart was confronted with emptying her late...