Glover: 259 books

Mozart was fascinated, amused, aroused, hurt, and betrayed by women. He loved and respected them, composed for them, performed with them. This unique biography looks at his interaction with each, starting with his family (his mother, Maria Anna and beloved and talented sister, Nannerl), and his marriage...

From bullet-pierced armor, skeletons of horses, medals, coins, and teeth of deceased soldiers—a rich trove of Waterloo treasure survives 200 years onObjects allow us to reach out and touch the past and they play a living role in history today. Through them we can come closer to the reality experienced...

The twentieth century was the most brutal in human history, featuring a litany of shameful events that includes the Holocaust, Hiroshima, the Stalinist era, Cambodia, Yugoslavia, and Rwanda. This important book looks at the politics of our times and the roots of human nature to discover why so many atrocities...

For a realistic look at Indian Country in the 21st century go no further than Keeping Heart on Pine Ridge. In this bold anthology of real-life stories Vic Glover lays bare the challenges history bonds and rich traditions that infuse the stark reality of life on "the rez." The author invites readers to...

April, 1947. In a run-down farmhouse on a remote Scottish island, George Orwell begins his last and greatest work: Nineteen Eighty-Four.Forty-three years old and suffering from the tuberculosis that within three winters will take his life, Orwell comes to see the book as his legacy—the culmination...

A 16th-century belle turned Robinson Crusoe, a female Don Quixote with an Inuit Sancho Panza — this is the heroine of the novel that won the 2003 Governor General’s Award. Elle is a lusty, subversive riff on the discovery of the New World, the moment of first contact. Based on what might be a true...

Another addition to the Southern Women series, Alabama Women celebrates women’s histories in the Yellowhammer State by highlighting the lives and contributions of women and enriching our understanding of the past and present. Exploring such subjects as politics, arts, and civic organizations, this...

A memoir of the times when Diploma nurses were educated in Hospital schools of Nursing, amid controversy with the Nursing leaders, who believed this learning would be better in college settings. The author gives an historical insight to the way things were and how in her opinion, this diploma nurse...

Sharpe and his adventures has made the 95th Foot renowned again and the discovery of an unpublished diary by an American from Charleston South Carolina who served, despite his father’s objections, as an officer in this elite regiment has caused great excitement. James Penman Gairdner was born in...

This posing guide will jump start your newborn portrait business. It includes posing examples, lighting diagrams, equipment information, camera and studio set-up, photoshop tips, and much more.

Many beers have now gone, but they are not forgotten. They may have been swept away by a tide of takeovers and closures, their rich heritage casually spilt on the boardroom floor, but their powerful presence still lingers in the air. And some famous names have even risen from the dead to haunt the...

A guide to starting a senior portrait business. Includes marketing ideas, senior representative program ideas, samples for forms, style and clothing ideas, sales techniques and much more.

Will he trade the battlefield for the boardroom... and the woman he loves? Marine Caleb Gibson returns to take over the family’s business after his father’s stroke pulls him out of an undercover mission. When he arrives stateside, he’s stunned to discover he’s got a son and proposes...

Journey is a painfully vivid tale of a young woman Tray who is trying to survive in the world while she’s battling low self-esteem, abuse, obesity, and the love for her father; In the face of adversity, she almost dies. She keeps falling for the wrong men; she doesn’t know until she meets a gentleman...