Chapman: 1246 books

  The glamorous life of the Dolly Sisters as seen in 200 photographic images. Capturing their rise to fame and fortune, from their birth in Budapest, through Jazz Age New York, London, Paris and the Riviera, it reveals the full story of the glamorous, dancing Dolly Sisters in pictures

The president of the United States traditionally serves as a symbol of power, virtue, ability, dominance, popularity, and patriarchy. In recent years, however, the high-profile candidacies of Hillary Clinton, Sarah Palin, and Michelle Bachmann have provoked new interest in gendered popular culture...

There are a number of anthologies on violence, but none exist as presented in this conversational interview format, which provides a meaningful and sophisticated introduction into the most cutting-edge thinking on the problem of violence in the contemporary world. The market for this book includes...

Literature and religion are “old and dear companions . . . not always agreeing, to be sure,” asserts the author. Drawing examples from a time of religious upheaval and transition, he examines such English-language masters as Blake, Wordsworth, Byron, Austen, Poe, Scott, Mill, Darwin, Dickens, Thackeray, the Brontës, Hawthorne, Eliot, Stevenson, and many others.

It's the summer of 1971, and fifteen-year-old Darlene travels with her mother to cottage country. This year her wild cousin, Elizabeth, is staying with them in the hopes that time away from Toronto will straighten her out -- but Elizabeth has other plans. It’s her summer mission to torment Darlene...

Encountering Ensemble, is a text for students, teachers, researchers and practitioners who wish to develop a deeper understanding of the history, conceptual foundations and practicalities of the world of ensemble theatre. It is the first book to draw together definitions and practitioner examples,...

On Christmas Eve twenty years earlier, Marlee and Jacob were married in a snowstorm.   This Christmas Eve, they are ready to quit, divorce is imminent. Their relationship is as icy as the road they're traveling and as blocked with troubles as the piling snow. They take a shortcut to get to the...

Exciting 6 book character-led series for 7+ girls who love adventure! Very few people ever enter the Shadow Woods, for these woods are like no others. Hidden deep within them is the Gateway to the Shadow Realm – a dark and chaotic world where all kinds of gruesome creatures live… On her tenth...

All Star High is a series of Hi-Lo books for reluctant readers set in the coolest school in the UK, where the pupils are so desperate to attend they audition for a place! Wannabe actors, singers and dancers join the school ion the hope that they will become the next big thing! Natalie Caplan's vampire...

La mort a très mauvais goût. Il y a comme un vent de printemps qui souffle sur Bruncliffe. Mais la belle saison est loin de profiter à tout le monde... Mêlé à une affaire de meurtre, Samson O'Brien doit répondre aux questions pressantes de la police. Et quand son passé est révélé au grand...

La mort n'a pas dit son dernier mot. Engagé par le notaire Matty Thistlethwaite pour retrouver le certificat de décès d'une femme morte il y a vingt ans, le détective privé Samson O'Brien imagine l'affaire vite pliée. Mais dans le petit village de Bruncliffe, les choses sont rarement...

La mort n'est pas de tout repos. Quand Mme Shepherd vient voir Samson O'Brien à l'Agence de Recherche des Vallons, convaincue que quelqu'un essaie de la tuer, le détective privé pense avoir affaire à une vieille dame un peu sénile. Pourtant, après une série de curieux incidents à la maison...

The third action-packed quest in an exciting new six book character-led series for 7+ girls who love fantasy, adventure, and high-kicking heroines! On her tenth birthday, tomboy Sophie learns she is the Guardian of a magic gateway between our world and the Shadow Woods. She must keep the human world...

The sixth action-packed quest in an exciting new six book character-led series for 7+ girls who love fantasy, adventure, and high-kicking heroines! Very few people ever enter the Shadow Woods, for these woods are like no others. Hidden deep within them is the Gateway to the Shadow Realm – a dark...