A Detective Sergeant with a tarnished reputation joins forces with a brazen, young policewoman to investigate the murder of a Beatles fan who was found strangled not far from Abbey Road studios in St.
Alison Kerby’s guesthouse is already crowded with spirits. The last thing she needs is a whole new batch of haunts settling in. As Alison’s reputation as ?the ghost lady” grows, so does her business?
Little Rice Duck has built himself quite the reputation around the West Wood, playing his trumpet in bars with their smoky, sweaty ambience, tequila sunrises, and jazz. All he needs is that Betty char
One of the most famous playwrights of the twentieth century, George Bernard Shaw has a reputation as a humanitarian, a seeker of justice - and, in his own words, 'world betterer.' But this is difficul
Herman Melville’s literary reputation is based chiefly on his fiction, especially Moby-Dick and Billy Budd. Yet he was a gifted poet, as evidenced by his collection of Civil War poems, Battle-Pieces a
The Shoring twins, Robin and Bob, had the reputation of doing anything for a lark. In fact, the high-spirited two somewhat scandalized the sedate Jonathan Witt, who was the executor of their parents'
Beautiful and talented actress, poet and fashion icon, Mary Robinson was one of the most famous women of her time – yet she died virtually penniless, her reputation in ruins. For Mary was destined al
SECOND SIGHT AND SEDUCTION? Daniel Mackenzie lives up to the reputation of the scandalous Mackenzie family?he has wealth, looks, and talent, and women love him. When he meets Violet Bastien?one of t
Theodor Adorno’s reputation as a cultural critic has been well-established for some time, but his status as a philosopher remains unclear. In Adorno and the Ends of Philosophy Andrew Bowie seeks to es
Theodor Adorno’s reputation as a cultural critic has been well-established for some time, but his status as a philosopher remains unclear. In Adorno and the Ends of Philosophy Andrew Bowie seeks to es
The reputation of the NIGTC series is so outstanding that the appearance of each new volume is noteworthy. This book on 2 Corinthians is no exception. Master New Testament exegete Murray J. Harris has
One of the most underrated medium bombers of the Second World War, the Martin B-26 Marauder never fully managed to shake off an underserved early reputation as a dangerous aircraft to fly. Admittedly,
Desperate to repair her reputation, Lady Imaculata Anne Egremont takes a job as a housekeeper for Major Gareth Ripton-Jones, whose misery over his own problems is pierced by the young woman's sharp to
A Bad Girl's SecretsYears ago, when Maddie Gray ran away from Yella, Texas, pregnant and alone, she left behind an undeserved reputation?and her young lover, rancher and oil heir John Coleman. Now she
The Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) established a reputation as one of the most important civil rights organizations of the early 1960s. In the wake of the southern student sit-ins, CORE created ne
The reputation of the financial industry could hardly be worse than it is today in the painful aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis. New York Times best-selling economist Robert Shiller is no apolog
Creatively spent and politically irrelevant, the American horror film is a mere ghost of its former self--or so goes the old saw from fans and scholars alike. Taking on this undeserved reputation, the
In one of the most dazzling books of his celebrated career, Dean Koontz delivers a masterwork of page-turning suspense that surpasses even his own inimitable reputation as a chronicler of our worst fe
With more losses and last-place finishes than any other club in Major League Baseball, the Philadelphia Phillies have earned a reputation as one of the most unsuccessful teams ever to take the field.
Return of the Assassin is the shocking continuation of the saga of El Rey, the notorious Mexican cartel super-assassin whose legacy of impossible kills has earned him the reputation as the most lethal
It is dinnertime at Middlemoor Primary School, and ten-year-old Harvey Plumstead is in the playground with his friends. Although he has a reputation for being a troublesome boy, Harvey is never delibe
When he falls in love with Paulette Hamilton, who works in her family's London bookshop, Declan Reeves, a newcomer with a young daughter, must travel to Ireland to vindicate his reputation to prove to
Established in 2009, the highly successful Century 21 series of books soon acquired a reputation for presenting some of the best-loved comic strips of the 1960s in breathtaking quality. Each page is p
Dale L. Morgan (1914–1971) remains one of the most respected historians of the American West—and his career, one of the least understood. Among today’s scholars his reputation rests largely on his stu
Kuchemann died in 1976, and this book based on his teaching at Imperial College London was published posthumously in 1978. Its reputation has remained high throughout the many years it was out of prin
Thomas J. Wood, a Union Major General who fought on the field with his soldiers, has a historical reputation for strategic mistakes that led to a Confederate breakthrough at Chickamauga in 1863. In th
The Countess Ashby de la Zouche does not exactly have an unblemished reputation. But Mrs. Alderman Franklyn-Green is not picky when it comes to getting rid of her tedious stepdaughter, Virginia. Get t
For decades, Milady has been known as the premier source for beauty and wellness education. Now we have taken that reputation one step further with the brand-new Milady Standard Makeup. This cutting-e
This book provides anglers with a useful reference for the best places to fish in Texas, describing the necessary particulars that give each site its own character and reputation as well as the domina
When a humiliating picture of Blythe goes viral, she's instantly the target of ridicule at her new school. To salvage her reputation, Blythe teams up with Luke to win the Senior Scramble scavenger hun
For decades, Milady has been known as the premier source for beauty and wellness education. Now we have taken that reputation one step further with the brand-new Milady Standard Makeup. This cutting-e
Over the decades the reputation of the samurai has grown to mythical proportions, owing to such films as Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai and Yojimbo as well as works such as James Clavell's epic Sho
The reputation of the financial industry could hardly be worse than it is today in the painful aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis. New York Times best-selling economist Robert Shiller is no apolog
“Les Murray has earned his reputation not only as one of Australia’s finest writers but as one of the most engaging poets writing in English today.” —Kate Kellaway, The Observer (London) Taller When P
The lost stories of Daphne du Maurier, collected in one volume for the first time. Before she wrote Rebecca, the novel that would cement her reputation as a twentieth-century literary giant, a young
After establishing his reputation as a literary author by means of his French and Latin verse, Gower came to recognize the possibilities which English held for serious poetry only in the 1380s. This b
Cancer of the bladder has a bad reputation: the combination of urinary problems and malignancy gives just cause for continuing concern. Not only is this common cancer a burden to the patient but, beca
Working out of her button shop in a Chicago brownstone, Josie Giancola has become one of the country's leading experts on buttons. Her reputation draws a Hollywood starlet to the Button Box to shop
Oscar Wilde's reputation has shifted dramatically during the twentieth century from outcast in the wake of his trials for homosexual offences, to martyr to the gay cause in the 1980s and '90s, to impo
How does a so-called bad neighborhood go about changing its reputation? Is it simply a matter of improving material conditions or picking the savviest marketing strategy? What kind of role can or shou
