Alison: 1980 books

The author of The War Between the Tates and the Pulitzer prize-winning Foreign Affairs now brings her irresistible wit to the ghost story.   In nine spooky tales, Alison Lurie writes of women haunted by ghosts both literal and metaphorical: A woman about to marry Mr. Right is visited by the spirit...

A luminous memoir from the Holocaust writer, Alison Leslie Gold, told through a series of letters to the living and the dead. Alison Leslie Gold is best known for her works that have kept alive stories from the time of the Holocaust, stories of courage and survival - most famously her Anne...

"Her books are among the finest historical novels ever written." - Alison Weir "[O]rgies, spells, and rites . . . a tasty brew!" - *Library Journal * "This novel by Hilda Lewis is one of the best I have ever read about witchcraft." - Dennis Wheatley "All-out...

Ricœur lectured and wrote for over twenty years on negation ('Do I understand something better if I know what it is not, and what is not-ness?') and never published his extensive writings on this subject. Ricœur concluded that there are multiple forms of negation; it can, for example, be the other...

Blending the lyrical and mystical with pulse-pounding action Aurelia "Bree" Makena, Duchess of Danforth, doesn't believe in the Tevaiedin—dark creatures that exist only in the realm of fairytales. The Tevaiedin don't care. But the Spirit Child. That's another story.   The...

Alison Goodman's first novel - in a very special new edition! Seventeen-year-old Joss is a rebel, and a student of time travel at the prestigious Centre for Neo-Historical Studies. This year, for the first time, the Centre has an alien student: Mavkel, from the planet Choria. And Mavkel has...

In a highly anticipated prequel to the Books of Pellinor, Alison Croggon captivates fans old and new with her ancient, legendary world of Annar. After being seduced into sorcery by an agent of the Dark, the promising Bard Cadvan of Lirigon recklessly unleashed the terrible Bone Queen, bringing...

What sounds do night animals make? Introduce babies and toddlers to different animal sounds with this gorgeous board book by Australian Children's Laureate Alison Lester. I see a snowy owl against the inky blue. What do you say, snowy owl? Hoot, hoot, hoot! HOOt is part of a delightful series by bestselling...

What sounds do Australian animals make? Introduce babies and toddlers to different animal sounds with this gorgeous board book by bestselling author-illustrator Alison Lester. I see a grey koala with gum leaves in her paw. What do you say, grey koala? Snore, snore, snore! SNORE is part of a delightful...

What sound do marine animals make? Introduce babies and toddlers to different animal sounds with this gorgeous board book by bestselling author-illustrator Alison Lester. I see a pretty penguin sliding like a flash. What do you say, pretty penguin? Splash, splash, splash! SPLASH is part of a delightful...

Chaos ensues when a most unexpected guest shows up for Thanksgiving dinner in this picture book for young readers. Poem written by Alison Henderson and Illustrated by Kevin Henderson.

Brake Failure is a romance with a kick-ass heroine and a hero in uniform. The story is set in one of the most fascinating periods of America's history: the months leading up to Y2K "meltdown.""Is it too late to tell him you love him when you're looking down the barrel of his gun?"Ruby...

**THE NATIONAL BESTSELLER An extraordinary spiritual memoir about the will to survive, one breath at a time, with a foreword by the Dalai Lama** While traveling in Laos on a winding mountain road, the bus that award-winning photojournalist Alison Wright was riding in collided with a...

Make the most of Access 2013—without becoming a technical expert! This book is the fastest way to master Access and use it to build powerful, useful databases of all kinds—even web application databases! Even if you’ve never used Access before, you’ll learn how to do what you want, one incredibly...