Boyd: 1234 books

This book, has been written at the Front within sound of the German guns and for the most part within shell and rifle range, is an attempt to tell something of the manner of struggle

It is tough to lose the place where you met. For uptown Boston Brahmin gal Charlene Phillips and downtown West End boy Joe Cafario, their starkly different lives come together in Scollay Square, Boston’s famed center, where they fall into a forbidden love amidst the tassels of the Old...

A classic of Australian literature, with an introduction by Dr Brenda Niall. It is 1949, and Guy Langton's house, like his family's fortunes, has seen better days. The wealth and social standing that his grandparent's generation enjoyed is all but gone. Only ageing uncles and half-remembered...

What if God chose someone to clean up the earth before he sent his Son, Jesus Christ? And we all know what will happen if he sends his son. Whom would you send? A mild-mannered office worker? Knowing the villains that you have to face, it would have to be only one individual. He is a tired old truck...

This handbook offers a synopsis of the regular changes that Latin words underwent in the course of their evolution into modern Romance languages (Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and French, with their English cognates). Although it is intended for the nonspecialist, students of Romance philology will find...

Flora hat den Mann fürs Leben schon längst gefunden. Seit acht Jahren ist sie glücklich mit Fin zusammen. Doch dann, an einem Sonntag im Oktober, verschwindet er plötzlich spurlos. Flora ist am Boden zerstört, aber das Leben geht weiter, und nach drei Jahren ist sie bereit, sich wieder auf eine...

Steve Casey, a forty-five-year-old divorcee with one son visits his ageing parents on the eve of his departure for Central America. He is about to commence his third trip to the region in the space of five years. All have been undertaken in the hope of finding out something about the fate of a younger...

Il mondo magico degli Indiani d'America nell'incontro con uno degli ultimi Uomini della Medicina oggi rimasti, guardiano di una Conoscenza trasmessa per generazioni. Un essere comune e straordinario, uno sciamano dotato di inquietanti poteri e depositario di un'antica, quanto perduta, intima comunicazione...

About the Book Larry Corbett, a film actor from Scotland, sets off on a trip. He aims to resolve the question of whether acting is something he wants to continue doing. Also in the back of his mind is a wish to find somewhere to settle down. He begins by travelling from Scotlands Orkney Isles, his...

Is a persons essence shaped by self determination and direction oris it the amalgamation of the persons, places and events that shape the whole? In Brushes With Life A Checkered Journey we are permitted to stand to the side of a mans life and watch the journey. In the end we can decide for ourselves...

Mr. Russel allows the reader to walk next to walk next to Shaun Mckenzie as he continues his journey. That journey is distinguished by candor and unswerving purpose. His boyhood training in the ancient martial art of Bando continually sideswipes contemporary behavior and values. In "Brushes With...

Weil es nie zu spät ist, sich richtig zu verlieben Jeanie führt ein ruhiges Leben: Sie arbeitet in ihrem kleinen Laden, verbringt die Abende mit ihrem Mann George und geht jeden Donnerstag mit ihrem Enkelkind auf einen Spielplatz in den Park. Doch dann lernt sie Ray kennen, der ebenfalls...

Eigentlich ist Nancy recht zufrieden: In ihrem Häuschen im südenglischen Sussex fühlt sie sich wohl, und sie muss nur durch den Garten gehen, um bei ihrer Tochter und ihren heißgeliebten Enkelinnen zu sein. Ihren Exmann – und Männer im Allgemeinen – hat sie abgeschrieben. Bis sie eines Abends...