Patience knew she couldn't be more different from the sort of women Dutch surgeon Julius van der Beek seemed to attract. After all, she was a quiet country girl with a somewhat unique taste in clothes
'We're the rubbish kids, losers and orphans. Everyday we go out on to the Tip to sort rubbish for Mother Shelly.' For Sham, Fly Pie and his sister Jane, this is the grim reality of their lives. Then o
... Olga da Polga was the sort of guinea-pig who would go places. With a head full of stories and a nose for adventure, Olga da Polga is quite a handful. And, when she moves in to the Sawdust family's
Jono didn't mean to buy an alligator. It just sort of happened. And now his mum's going to kill him...if the alligator doesn't get there first! A hilarious comedy. When Jono's friend Crusher offers hi
God's Presence in the Life of an Ordinary Woman is about an everyday sort of woman who became a Christian early in life. She shares the many times when she couldn't feel God with her, begged to feel H
This is a thriller based on events that take place daily. Bullying is a disease that plagues us every day. In every school, home, and job, we will find some sort of bullying. This book shows the possi
In this humorous love story from the author of Two-Way Street , an unlikely romance is the best sort of surprise—but the wrong secret can ruin everything.Kelsey’s not going to let one mistake ruin her
A witty jungle romp for the adventurer in every kidSafari etiquette can be tricky. Fortunately, our trusty narrator can help. Sort of. From what to do if an elephant stands on your foot ("Keep calm. P
Devoted fans of Leila Meacham will devour this long, juicy audiobook. TUMBLEWEEDS is the story of three young friends-the saint, the sinner, and the angel-growing up together in the sort of small Texa
This book is an inspirational non-fiction story about how the author found her true love on myspace.com. Though she doesn't agree with online dating it just sort of happen for her and it was magical.
Devoted fans of Leila Meacham will devour this long, juicy audiobook. TUMBLEWEEDS is the story of three young friends-the saint, the sinner, and the angel-growing up together in the sort of small Texa
"The man I marry must dote on me..." Rosie already knew the sort of man she wanted to marry-and Fergus Cameron couldn't be further from that ideal! Arrogant and determined to always get his own way, h
"With the Lombards invading Italy, and Slavs invading Illyria, and very active slave-dealers at work, the number of men and women who reached Rome and carried a papal letter, to sort out a legal or pe
“When you travel a lot, and when you love to just wander around and get lost, you can end up in the strangest spots. . . . I don’t know, it must be some sort of built-in radar that often directs me to
A brand new edition of this hilarious play from Carnegie Medal-winning author Theresa Breslin. Jono has a problem. He didn't mean to buy an alligator, it just sort of happened. And now his mum is goin
A fresh and bittersweet story of love and family from National Book Award finalist Deb Caletti.Cricket’s on a self-imposed break from her longtime boyfriend—but she’s picked a bad week to sort out her
We all seem to experience a moment in our life that brings back some sort of memory that makes you refl ect on that time. This book is that type of book where I refl ect on moments in my life that I f
"A unique book. . . . al-Azm sought to strip Arab thought of its belief in fate and folk tales and superstition. . . . He told his people the sort of truths that outsiders are too embarrassed to tell,
This is a guide for education students in the UK who must sort out the many paths to professional certification and choose which route to follow. The first chapter explains the differences between a P
A hilarious picture book about a rabbit with an identity crisis from the illustrator of The Gruffalo. Daley B is full of questions. He doesn't know what sort of animal he is, where he should live, wha
A.R. Ammons was asked if he agreed that the United States has not produced a major poet in the last 30 years: “I agree.... The poetry in the country has become sort of a company affair where support f
The tradition of stew-making is as old as the invention of the first pot, so it is only natural that a piping-hot, rib-sticking stew is comforting in a very primal sort of way. In The Best Stews in th
David’s wife is dead. At least, he thinks she’s dead. But he can’t figure out what killed her or why she had to die, and his efforts to sort out what’s happened have been interrupted by his discovery
The full-length debut from francine j. harris, allegiance is about Detroit, sort of. Although many of the poems are inspired by and dwell in the spaces of the city, this collection does not revel in a
On the basis of synchronic and diachronic data analysis, the volume takes a close look at the synchronic layers of binominal size noun and type noun uses (a bunch/a load of X; a sort of X; a Y type of
Some may read the title of this book and think this is some sort of book that deals with a monarch figure of English folklore that was terrorizing a colony set in the medieval times. Then, there are t
Some may read the title of this book and think this is some sort of book that deals with a monarch figure of English folklore that was terrorizing a colony set in the medieval times. Then, there are t
"This book is an attempt to bring Christians and Muslims of the world closer to each other, to bridge the gap between, to establish an alliance among them, a unity of sort, so that they may together b
"This book is an attempt to bring Christians and Muslims of the world closer to each other, to bridge the gap between, to establish an alliance among them, a unity of sort, so that they may together b
Lily isn't home ALONE - but she sort of wishes she was; looking after her three younger siblings is a lot of responsibility. When Mum goes off on holiday with her new boyfriend and her stepdad fails t
The area around your home is your haven, your sanctuary, your refuge from the noise and irritation of traffic, eyesores, and nosy neighbors. Or at least it could be if there was some sort of barrier b
Ten years ago, the hegemonic idea was that language was a kind of independent module within the mind, a sort of "print-out" of whatever cognitive activity was taking place, but without any influence w
Greg Heffley is in big trouble. School property has been damaged, and Greg is the prime suspect. But the crazy thing is, he’s innocent. Or at least sort of.The authorities are closing in, but when a s
NOW IN PAPERBACK!?A Peculiar Tribe of People is the sort of true crime that has wings? This is one of those stories that, in many ways, truly is stranger than fiction. I simply could not put it down.”
In the final act of Philip K. Dick's VALIS trilogy, we finally reach the conclusion--of a sort--to his search for the identity and nature of God. The Transmigration of Timothy Archer primarily concern
a€? . . . a sort of David Sedaris-like take on knittinga€”laugh-out-loud funny most of the time and poignantly reflective when ita€?s not cracking you up.a€? a€“Library Journal on Yarn HarloInside All
Poetry. "Rarely—very rarely indeed—a poet arrives in the world full-blown, possessed of musical mastery, cognitive penetration, yea, wisdom of the sort that eludes almost all of us almost all of the t
Nearly 700 Catholic sisters from from 22 orders provided some sort of service during the Civil War. The Daughters of Charity provided the largest number—around 300—to serve in the war. They were the m
Every girl should grow up with Alice, and with this irresistible new look, a whole new generation will want to. Alice and Patrick are getting married! Well, sort of. It’s all part for her eighth grade
All’s fair in blood and war. . . . Talk about wedding crashers from hell. Keira Kelly and her sexy vampire king, Adam, are about to tie the proverbial knot—sort of—when an uninvited blood relative sho
