Blair: 897 books
Gudao, Lone Islet
The War Years in Shanghai—A Childhood Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2017
In 1937, the Japanese invaded the Chinese city of Shanghai. The neutral Shanghai International Settlement, where Margaret and her family lived, became a gudao (lone islet) of safety from the savagery of the Japanese soldiers. But soon the foreign citizens were interned. This heart-wrenching story, told in the voice of a young girl, brings new insights to a violent period.
Tournament of Shadows
The Great Game and the Race for Empire in Central Asia
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2009
From the romantic conflicts of the Victorian Great Game to the war-torn history of the region in recent decades, Tournament of Shadows traces the struggle for control of Central Asia and Tibet from the 1830s to the present. The original Great Game, the clandestine struggle between Russia and Britain...
by Peggy Blair
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2013
Detective Mike Ellis returns to Ottawa from Cuba to find he’s the main suspect in his wife’s unexplained and unexpected death. Meanwhile, Inspector Ramirez, head of the Havana Major Crimes Unit, is dispatched to Canada’s capital to take custody of a priest found with a laptop full of disturbing...
by Edited by Emma Helen Blair, James Alexander Robertson, Edward Gaylord Bourne
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2001
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2001
The Library of Alexandria is an independent small business publishing house. We specialize in bringing back to live rare, historical and ancient books. This includes manuscripts such as: classical fiction, philosophy, science, religion, folklore, mythology, history, literature, politics and sacred texts,...
I Wasn't Ready to Say Goodbye
Surviving, Coping and Healing After the Sudden Death of a Loved One
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2008
The grief books that just "gets it".
Each year about eight million Americans suffer the unexpected death of a loved one. For those who face the challenges of sudden death, the classic guide I Wasn't Ready to Say Goodbye offers a comforting hand to hold, written by two authors who...
by Jack A. Draper III, Sophie Dufays, Hólmfríður Garðarsdóttir
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2014
Screening Minors in Latin American Cinema is the first volume to delve into the construction of children's subjectivity and agency in Latin American film, and addresses such questions as: How and to what extent do films express the point of view of the child? How do plots and film practices represent...
Highlanders Through Time
MacDuff's Secret & Her MacKinnon
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2015
This time-travel anthology contains two short stories originally published by Constable & Robinson, London, G.B. in Mammoth Romance books in 2010. They feature Highlanders, time-travel, Scottish history and romance.
MacDuff’s Secret
The last thing sixth grade teacher Sarah Colbert expected...
by Blair Turner
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2017
A comprehensive, timely, and entertaining account of the political, cultural, and economic dynamics of more than thirty discrete countries of the Western Hemisphere, this book is updated each year, providing students with the most recent information possible. The information is presented in an objective,...
Always Another Dawn (Annotated)
The Story of a Rocket Test Pilot
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2018
Always Another Dawn: The Story of a Rocket Test Pilot is the story of NACA (National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics) and Albert Scott Crossfield's work in the post-war years and beyond pioneering the use of rocket-powered planes. Crossfield and his team paved the path for space exploration making...
STFU, Parents
The Jaw-Dropping, Self-Indulgent, and Occasionally Rage-Inducing World of Parent Overshare
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2013
Are you a parent? Do you have friends who are parents? Do you have parents? Then chances are you’ve been exposed to the growing online phenomenon known as overshare.
From posting photos of baby’s first poo and the intricacies of placental crafts to sanctimommies declaring their child the...
The Franklin Conspiracy
An Astonishing Solution to the Lost Arctic Expedition
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2001
The Franklin Conspiracy is an absorbing account of the single most enigmatic event in Canadian history. In 1845, two British Royal Navy ships, the Erebus and the Terror, commanded by Sir John Franklin, entered the Canadian Arctic in search of the Northwest Passage. Neither ship returned. A fifteen-year...
Llewellyn's 2017 Witches' Companion
An Almanac for Contemporary Living
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2016
**Llewellyn’s 2017 Witches’ Companion -- **Modern and Creative Ways to Advance Your Craft
Discover great tips and ideas for improving your Witchcraft every day. Llewellyn’s Witches’ Companion will keep you one step ahead of the latest witchy trends, Craft practices, and Pagan issues....
35 Minutes and Counting
The Life Story of Micky Oldham
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2011
35 MINUTES and COUNTING, a true story of Micky Oldham, a woman who crossed over to the other side and came back to share the lessons of her experience.
After the final barrage of bullets from a crazed gunman, Micky lay on the floor for 35 minutes, waiting for medical assistance. During this...
by Michael Lapidge, John Blair, Simon Keynes
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2013
Widely acknowledged as the essential reference work for this period, this volume brings together more than 700 articles written by 150 top scholars that cover the people, places, activities, and creations of the Anglo-Saxons.
The only reference work to cover the history, archaeology, arts, architecture,...