Bristow: 84 books

A frustrated college grad looks for work. A bitter mother channels her old regrets and failures into a struggling business. But at what cost? A young woman writes to her half-brother to explain why they can never be family. And two strangers meet for the first time. Or will they? A Trilogy...

When 14-year-old Conner finds himself on Rohwen—a world as dangerous as it is wondrous—he is forced to come to the hard realization that the only chance he has of finding his way home rests in the hands of a fifteen-year-old Rohwenite named Medwin. But Medwin has other plans for him. Lost in a...

From murder to terrorism, the atmospheric instability of humanity, keeps the Met in business. Granted, her glam day job as a Miami concierge-caster pays the bills, but the entropy of crime fuels her passion. And now, it's personal. She ignored the cryptic pictogram for too long, and her brother,...

This book is a collection of concepts and explanation's regarding the narcissistic culture that shrouds the violent and abusive individuals. The trauma bonds that entwine an abuser to a victim is often unnoticeable and deceptive. The components that correlate to the experiences of abuse can be...

For more than a century before airplanes, people explored the sky in balloons. From 1783 to the early 1900s, aeronauts flew into storms, crossed large bodies of water, sailed over enemy armies, and soared to deadly altitudes. Illustrated in full color with dramatuc period artwork, Sky Sailors by David...

This is one of the few early 20th century dog books to deal solely with the true `Working Terrier'. Now very scarce and much sought after in its original limited edition, it has been reprinted by Read Country Books in a high quality hard back format. Written by an expert in both breeding and working...

Harlequin Heartwarming brings you a collection of four new wholesome reads, available now! This Harlequin Heartwarming box set includes: SANCTUARY COVE by Kate James When communications executive Emma Meadows’s life is shattered by an act of corruption, can a chance meeting...

From the aftermath of HG Wells Martian invasion, to the sad fate of the universe's last Platitudeypus this brief selection of short stories includes giggles, murder, vinyl records and a peculiar solution for unemployment.

Theories of sexuality and desire are commonly used in literary and cultural studies. In this illuminating study Joseph Bristow introduces readers to the fundamental critical debates surrounding the topic. This fully updated second edition includes: a historical account of sexuality from the...

The dominant cultural script is that the Baby Boomers have 'had it all', thereby depriving younger generations of the opportunity to create a life for themselves. Bristow provides a critical account of this discourse by locating the problematisation of the Baby Boomers within a wider ambivalence about the legacy of the Sixties.

In 1968, Stanley Kubrick completed and released his magnum opus motion picture 2001: A Space Odyssey; a time that was also tremendously important in the formation of the psychoanalytic theory of Jacques Lacan. Bringing these figures together, Bristow offers a study that goes beyond, as the film did....

Researching local history can be absorbing but often key documents, such as Manorial and Estate papers and parish registers, are full of archaic or Latin words and phrases which need translation. Joy Bristow first compiled this Glossary from a collection of ancient words she drew up while studying...

With the help of a wisecracking, steampunk robot, two accidental superheroes discover that they have inherited some amazing, if unusual, abilities. Computer whiz Megan can fly (mostly sleep-flying, but she's working on it) while her best friend Cameron can (in theory) transform into any animal, but...

We all have that one person for whom our heart will always beat. For Amy, that person is Caleb – charming and sweet, but an incorrigible womanizer. Friends through thick and thin – sometimes more – they’ve known decades of each other's relationships, careers, and experiences. But standing...