Macdonald: 1436 books

“Hilariously funny.”—The New York Times Book Review One of literature's most delightful rakes is back in another tale of rollicking adventure and tantalizing seduction. The plucky Flashman's latest escapades are sure to entertain devotees as well as attract new aficionados.

In this trio of troublesome tales, Bertie tries to get out of attending a pink party, struggles to be polite for an entire day, and puts his green thumb to the test in a flower-arranging competition.

For fans of Christina Dodd and Elizabeth Boyle. Louisa Brockhurst is on the run—from her friends, from her family, even from her dream of independence through the Governess Club. But sometimes it's easier for her to hide from those she loves in order to escape the secrets of her past. Handsome...

How reliable would you say your memory is? Can you easily remember people’s names or do you forget them 2 minutes after hearing them? How about phone numbers? If you’re like most people you likely find even these simple memory skills difficult. Why is this? Why do so many of us in the modern world...

A collection of edited essays on the novelist John Buchan (1875-1940), author of, among many other works, "The Thirty-Nine Steps" (1915), "Witch Wood" (1927) and "Sick Heart River" (1940). It considers Buchan's writing and reputation from the perspective of the twenty-first century and examines Buchan's major fiction and non-fictional writing.

The play’s the thing . . . To the outside world, Tom Pryne is an orphan traveling Elizabethan England with his uncle’s theater troupe. In actuality, “Tom” is Viola, in disguise because her parents’ Catholic sympathies have put them at odds with the Crown and forced them into hiding....

Calling all Dirty Bertie fans! Dirty Bertie - the boy with nose-pickingly disgusting habits - is back for another helping of comic chaos! With ever-increasing madcap schemes and crazy capers, Bertie continues to delight his legions of fans who revel in his revolting ways. Join Bertie in Aliens! his...

Calling all Dirty Bertie fans! Dirty Bertie - the boy with nose-pickingly disgusting habits - is back for another helping of comic chaos! More disgusting than ever, with crazier plans and increasingly madcap schemes, Bertie continues to delight his legions of fans who revel in his revolting ways....

Hopes and Prayers, offers a poetic approach to living, and loving someone. A religious approach to our world is universal, and prayer may offer solace under myriad circumstances. At the same time, we all hope for better days. My pieces offer a different means, and will be interpreted according to...

When Microsoft introduced the Visual Basic .NET programming language, as part of its move to the .NET Framework two years ago, many developers willingly made the switch. Millions of others, however, continued to stick with Visual Basic 6. They weren't ready for such a radical change, which included...

Hearts and Flowers, is a collection of poems referring to my search, and yours, for a certain person, and a particular relationship. The need and desire to express those feelings of tenderness, and affection, which could lead to a lifetime of affection, and a mutual, never ending love affair.

It's summer and all of Ulrik's school friends seem to be going on something called "vacation," so Mr. and Mrs. Troll decide to investigate. Their neighbors, the Priddles, have just bought a camper, and it seems the Troll family has been invited to join them. When they arrive at the campsite...