Lucy: 2771 books

One man's cycling journey across the United States to fight human trafficking. Though the book is full of humorous and harrowing stories of the journey, like when John came face to face with death in the guise of a coyote, or maybe a hyena, the book is most powerful because of John's reflections on the...

Zwei Frauen brechen auf zu einer Reise in die Schweiz, mit einem todkranken Vater auf der Rückbank. Eine letzte, finale Fahrt soll es werden, doch nichts endet, wie man es sich vorgestellt hat, schon gar nicht das Leben. Martha und Betty kennen sich seit zwanzig Jahren, und sie entscheiden sich fürs...

Do you want to stop thinking negatively? Are you looking for greater happiness and more confidence? Optimism is an attitude that sets us up for life success by helping us focus on what works and how we contribute to what works. Optimistic people have more fun, are healthier and achieve more...

In this second edition of I Am Just A Woman, author Mary Schiller -- a.k.a. Lucy Johnson (the pseudonym she used on the first edition) -- gives a first-person account of domestic violence, marital rape and child sexual abuse. The book challenges society’s question of “Why does she stay?” by taking...

This new edition of the Bradt guide to Bratislava by expert author Lucy Mallows remains the most authoritative and reliable guide available to the city that combines history with hedonism like no other. Bradt's Bratislava is by far the most comprehensive and entertaining guide on the market - in any...

Could the self-interested pursuit of beauty actually help to establish the moral and political norms that enable democratic society to flourish? In this book, Lucy Hartley identifies a new language for speaking about beauty, which begins to be articulated from the 1830s in a climate of political reform...

Anne Southwell and her ward Melissa sought refuge from a snowstorm at the estate of Henry Stanton, Marquess of Talford. Though Anne realized belatedly that this was Hell-Born-Harry, notorious rake, she found herself explaining her present difficulties to him. When his lordship provided a scandalous solution,...

This holiday, we proudly presents to you this unique collection of the greatest Christmas classics: most beloved novels, tales, legends, poetry & carols - to warm up your heart and rekindle your holiday sparkle: Works by Charles Dickens, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Leo Tolstoy, Willa Cather, Beatrix Potter,...

It was another lovely summer’s day in Truthtown, the capital city of the Freedom States empire.The world was a wonderful place, normally, but on this day Maximus Publicus, a senator, was in a hurry, he had to get to the Senate buildings quickly before the next vote on the proposals to extend the...

The other day I was walking the back streets of Hong Kong when I came across a very interesting incident. I stumbled across the shooting of a film, so I sat down quietly and watched the action. After I returned to my hotel room I wrote some notes down about what I had seen. Health warning - please do not read this if you are likely to wet your pants from laughing too hard.

There are few jobs more rarefied or as physically and mentally demanding as prima ballerina. And yet, despite very real professional risks, three dancers from the world-class San Francisco Ballet all decided to have children at the pinnacle of their careers. In Balancing Acts, photographer Lucy Gray...

Lucy Madox Rossetti was a British writer and artist in the late 20th century.  One of Rossetti’s best known books is her biography on Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley.  This edition includes a table of contents.

Eles causaram o fim de tudo. O último reencontro. A última decepção. Quando Jared decidiu que era sua vez de partir, a vida se tornou mais vazia. Ele passou tempo demais vivendo a espera da única mulher por quem já se apaixonou. Gwen deixou sua vida outra vez e ele viu que ficaria preso...

Um dia eles foram tudo um para o outro: O primeiro amor. A primeira decepção. Suas vidas são presas em um círculo vicioso. Quando se reencontram, sabem que vão se perder outra vez. Quando Gwen se torna uma fugitiva, incapaz de se reconhecer, uma sombra da mulher brilhante que era, só há uma...