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John Steinbeck
John Steinbeck's debut novel is a thrilling blend of history and fantasy, immersing readers in the daring exploits of Sir Henry Morgan, a legendary pirate searching for fame and fortune…
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John Gallagher
Max Meow-the superhero with cat-itude and his best friend, Mindy (aka Science Kitty!) are back in the sixth volume of this action packed, laugh-out-loud funny graphic novel series that Kirkus…
John Fraser
Think Zen and the Art of Spending the Night in a Haunted House, a celebration of the dream of finding something undiscovered and different.
John O'Donoghue
From Transylvania and Chernobyl to generic geniuses and meth makers, explore the fascinating world of the big and small screen through a chemist's eye as cinema and television are passed…
John Barr
The 1960s continue to hold an almost mythical place in Western culture, particularly in Britain, where change was widespread and infiltrated many aspects of life. This included architecture, whose role…
John Westwood
Gain essential marketing skills with this step-by-step guide to improving your ability to research and write a marketing plan, carry out marketing audits and set cost-effective budgets.
Stacy Johns
"This mystery is impossible to put down." - Edgar-nominated author Jess Lourey
For readers of Megan Collins with the taut character study of Angie Kim comes a searing mystery that…
John Maeda
A simple, enduring framework for understanding the complex world of AI and machine learning updated with a new preface.
John Horn
This is the first full-length book to put Grant's second effort into its proper perspective-not only in the context of Petersburg's siege and the Civil War, but in the context…
John Minton
Quoting extensively from the WPA's Federal Writers' Project, this volume provides readers with detailed explanations and full references for every musical item or tradition featured in the ex-slave narratives. The…
John Madower
An edgy, modern spy thriller, The Ghosts of Apollo challenges our perception of the US space program, and our current world. Reluctant heroine Tess Shefford desperately struggles to protect a…
John Greco
Are some things in life worth taking a stand for, no matter the cost?
Fourteen-year-old Adams Klein lives by one simple rule: don't do anything that might change the course…
John Bude
This rare and spirited mystery novel was first published in 1956. This edition includes an introduction by CWA Diamond Dagger and Edgar(R) Award-winning author Martin Edwards.
As he walked away…
Maria John
Statistics indicate that Indigenous people worldwide suffer disproportionately poor health outcomes. Since the mid-twentieth century, health activism has become increasingly central to expressions of Indigenous sovereignty and survivance. In this…
In twenty-one interviews spanning nearly half a century, this book chronicles the Nebraska writer's rise from a regional poet of the Great Plains to a Pulitzer Prize-winning artistic luminary. The…
John McCormick
Building on the strengths of the previous edition, this well-established textbook gives students a broad and inclusive overview of the important issues and events of our rapidly changing world. Delving…
John Ireland
Explores how French dramatists have engaged with two traumatic events that continue to haunt France: the German occupation and Vichy government from 1940-1944, and the Algerian War from 1954-1962.
John Culbert
Ebook available to libraries exclusively as part of the JSTOR Path to Open intiative.
As the era of high globalization has given way to a time of resurgent nationalisms, the…
Andrew Lang (1844-1912) made his name in the last quarter of the Victorian era in a remarkable number of literary and intellectual fields. This is the first annotated edition of…
John Fast
In You Can't Stop Love, John Fast suggests that despite the 'story' we are told, mankind's insanity is a spiritual problem which requires a spiritual (not religious) solution. We can…
John Finlay
George Craig was Sir Walter Scott's local banker, a writer, insurance agent, election agent and baron bailie of Galashiels. Based on thousands of recently discovered letters, this is the first…
John Lechte
A study of violence and the image in the work of Bataille, Agamben and Girard, thinkers who aim to explain the basis of society and culture in the context of…
John Dougill
The story of Japan's hidden Christians is the subject of a major motion picture by director Martin Scorsese, based on Shusaku Endo's famous novel, Silence.
From the time the first…
John Willis
The first book to be published from the BBC's archive of forgotten voices and untold stories from the six years of World War Two.
There was a German bomber flying…
John Gribbin
A bestselling science classic, now with a new preface to mark the centenary of quantum mechanics.
Quantum theory is so shocking that Einstein could not bring himself to accept it…
Explores the multiple ways in which different conceptions of time and history have been used to understand politics since late antiquity, showing that no conception of politics has dispensed altogether…
John Harrison
"There are monsters among us. There have always been monsters among us."-The Ominosity
A dark psychic stain left on a devastated city.
A dark stain on the souls of the…
The novel is a fictionalized account of the life of the infamous pirate Henry Morgan and his legendary raid on the city of Panama, often referred to as the "Cup…
John Connolly
From the international and instant New York Times bestselling author John Connolly, this heart-wrenching installment of the beloved and brilliant Charlie Parker series "will leave readers breathless and shaken" (Booklist)…
John Gray
"This novel gives you a chance to walk with Christ and see the world through his eyes. Most importantly, it will renew your faith in God and each other"--
John A. Lent
A comprehensive exploration of the vibrant world of Korean comics, cartoons, comic strips, graphic novels, webcomics, and animation. This meticulously researched work delves deep into the intricate history, cultural significance…
Welcome to Kittyopolis! Where cats rule and science is cool! Book 6 in the fur-ociously funny, secret super-hero graphic novel series with serious cat-itdue, for fans of Dog Man and…
John Hultgren
"Traces anti-env. from the 19th-c frontier to the 1950s suburb, from the shuttered shops of Main St to Trump Country and presents a political theory of anti-env. grounded in class…
John Kasich
In an era in which religion can be perceived as a source of division rather than peace, Heaven Help Us by former Ohio governor and congressman John Kasich explores true…
John Gillard
This superbly illustrated guide tells the history of the Beautiful Game through the stories behind the world s most intriguing football (aka soccer) stadiums from the most dramatic to the…
John Counts
Following desperate characters in desperate circumstances in the rural Midwest. In these colorful, darkly comic stories, veteran journalist and crime reporter John Counts takes readers to an often-ignored part of…
John Bicknell
John Bicknell's book explores the volatile relationship between Abraham Lincoln and John C. Fremont, the Republican party's first presidential nominee in 1856, in its political and military dimensions. Fremont's is…
John Rickard
The first of two volumes, Monty's Normandy Hammer traces the major operations fought by Lieutenant-General Guy Simonds' II Canadian Corps in July 1944. Thrust into the epicentre of the action…
John Lisle
The inside story of the CIA's secret mind control project, MKULTRA, using never-before-seen testimony from the perpetrators themselves.
Sidney Gottlieb was the CIA's most cunning chemist. As head of the…
John McMahon
Head Cases follows an enigmatic group of FBI agents as they hunt down a murderer seeking his own justice in this electrifying--and commercial--series debut.
FBI Agent Gardner Camden is an…
John Scalzi
A return to the bestselling Old Man's War universe, by science fiction's fastest-rising new star, told from the point of view of one of the most appealing characters in the…
The highly-anticipated conclusion to the science fiction trilogy begun with Old Man's War and The Ghost Brigades.
John Kaag
"American Bloods is an unflinching history of our nation . . . This is a breakout book for John Kaag--the natural extension of his genre-defining writing." --Doris Kearns Goodwin, Pulitzer…
John Dufresne
A brilliant and gut-wrenching novel about a father and son from a "generous and lyric storyteller" (San Francisco Chronicle).
John King
A two-time Pulitzer finalist explores the story of American urban design through San Francisco's iconic Ferry Building
John Nichol
A moving account of how and why the tomb of the Unknown Warrior came about, by best-selling author and ex-serviceman John Nichol.
