Gordon: 4430 books

To the nineteenth-century reader, George Gordon, Lord Byron (1788-1824), was the archetype of the Romantic literary hero, a figure admired and emulated as much for the revolutionary panache with which he lived his life as the brio and allure of his verse. Our century has seen him more clearly as a...

Pigtastic! is an fun picture book featuring more than 25 pages of adorable computer-generated art. Introduce your children to a great message about accepting people for who they are. Great for bedtime!

Why isn't wood weaker that it is? Why isn't steel stronger? Why does glass sometimes shatter and sometimes bend like spring? Why do ships break in half? What is a liquid and is treacle one? All these are questions about the nature of materials. All of them are vital to engineers but also fascinating...

The Childe Cycle, also known as the Dorsai series, is Gordon R. Dickson's future history of humankind and its ultimate destiny. Now one of its central novels return to print in a two-volume corrected edition. In The Final Encyclopedia the human race is split into three Splinter cultures: the Friendlies,...

There is little doubt that in recent years the nature of the Genesis narrative has sparked much debate among Christians. This Counterpoints volume introduces three predominant interpretive genres and their implications for biblical understanding. Each contributor identifies their position on the genre...

Short Story Recommended Ages: 17+ Welcome to the Good Diner, the favorite hangout of our gang. Thumbs and Locks might not be showing up today (last I heard they were headed to Bermuda to lay low for a spell) but I'm still here, keeping up the respectable front for us. I'll probably have to...

Short Story Reccomended Ages: 17+ Jack DeFleur, US Army, survived skirmishes, battles, and even a close encounter with a homemade bomb. It's the aftermath that is tearing him and his family apart. More Than A Flesh Wound is a fictional story examining the aftermath of injuries...

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A USA TODAY and Amazon bestseller, author Gordon L. Rottman has finally given fans of The Hardest Ride and Ride Harder their beloved heroine Marta’s own tale, and in a way, her own voice. The brutal 1886 winter on the Texas-Mexico border is a terrible time for a mute sixteen-year-old Mexican girl...

They're rich, royal...and ruthless when it comes to getting women they desire! Meet these powerful--and powerfully sexy--heroes in this bundle of four books from Harlequin Presents Extra. Bundle includes Innocent Mistress, Royal Wife by Robyn Donald, The Ruthless Greek's Virgin Princess by Trish Morey,...

What does it mean to be human? In this tale of revenge from the far future, a rebel android is about to find out.

Basil Frump is my name, and I have a very unique problem. The neighbor upstairs is a vampire, you see, and even worse, a tax collector. Or tax consultant. These things tend to get jumbled when there's a blood curdling scream at night or the old man decides to pay my door a visit. I've no choice...

Out in the Park one day, children, I met a little boy not bigger than you are, who told me that he liked stories about a boy and a dog and the things they did together. He said that it must be a real boy and a real dog, and there must be other animals in the story, not great, big, fierce ones, but...

In the year 1492, the Inquisition has all of Spain in its grip. After centuries of pogrom-like riots encouraged by the Church, the Jews - who have been an important part of Spanish life since the days of the Romans - are expelled from the country by royal edict. Many who wish to remain are intimidated...