Boyd: 1234 books

Language is our key to imagining the world, others, and ourselves. Yet sometimes our ways of talking dehumanize others and trivialize human experience. In war other people are imagined as enemies to be killed. The language of race objectifies those it touches, and propaganda disables democracy. Advertising...

In this study, Kari Boyd McBride defines 'country house discourse' as a network of fictions that articulated and mediated early modern concerns about the right use of land and the social relationships that land engendered. McBride provides new perspectives on the roles of the discourse she identifies,...

An inside story of going after the world’s number one bad guy, I Hunted and Killed Osama bin Laden is a first person account that is chilling and seems unbelievable at first until the story leads to a trail of deceit and lies that don’t stop until it’s almost too late.Ray Rivers, an alias,...

"I inhaled this book, ate up every wonderful word in it, basked in every emotion it made me feel from beginning to end, because stories like these don't come by every day." ~ Natasha Tomic, Natasha is a Book Junkie Blog "Forever, Jack is the epitome of the most breathtakingly,...

At the height of the Korean War, President Truman launched one of the most important intelligence - gathering operations in history. So valuable were the mission's findings about the North Korean-Soviet-Chinese alliance that it is no stretch to say they prevented World War III. Only one man - sworn...

Ariel Donovan's life was torn apart. Now, after months of getting back to normal and thinking she put her paranormal sight behind her, she's called back to the mysterious Dexter Orphanage. That visit changes her life. With the return of an unexpected person, her world is turned upside down again.

An engaging and sobering look at memorializing in Judaism and why memory—ours and God's—is so central to people. Through a series of lively introductions and commentaries, over thirty contributors—men and women, scholars, rabbis, theologians and poets, representing all Jewish denominations—examine...

Schooldays immediately after the Great Depression and during the Second World War. The Author's personal experiences.

Vampires should always run away from cats. When hundreds of cats go missing from the city, it seems likely that a supernatural force is involved, because no human could remove so many, so quickly. It’s also likely that whichever creature is doing it, is on the list for capture. When the Hunter...

When you’re the ones who inadvertently let all the monsters out, it’s only fair that you’re also the ones who have to recapture them. Vampires are natural hunters, when it comes to their own food, but other supernatural creatures? Not their favourite task, especially when they’ve been...

All-new stories featuring the “wonderful, real, lovable characters” of St. Jude’s, in the series that inspired the beloved British sitcom Bless Me, Father (James Herriot). Based on the author’s real-life experiences as a young clergyman, the five books in the Bless Me, Father series...

Old Tom is a mercenary. In his youth, he fought for Mordred in the war against King Arthur.But, as his name implies, Old Tom is not as young as he used to be. These days he prefers simple, low-risk jobs.When a witch asks him to find an old book in the ruins of a school of magic, Old...

Douglass Maybury finds favor with a wealthy Senator, and before too long is betrothed to the fair Flora May Scarlett, that millionaire’s daughter, whom he reveres in the highest degree. Written by Linn Boyd Porter (1851-1916) and published in 1893 under the the pseudonym of “Albert Ross.” Transcribed...

Imagine that one day you find out your whole life is a lie. Kait doesn’t have to imagine. It’s happening to her. It was her boyfriend who was into fantasies of faeries and vampires, when he was alive. Now, she has to believe, for real. This standalone, paranormal fantasy novel is fast-paced and...