Hugh: 1441 books

“After a while, with the parrot’s help, the Doctor got to learn the language of the animals so well that he could talk to them himself and understand everything they said.”John Dolittle is a highly respected doctor in the village of Puddleby-on-the-Marsh, yet he loves animals so much that his...

The Precipice is the sweeping story of Lucy Cameron, a young woman who seems destined to live and die in small-town Ontario. Into this place of monotony and petty incidents, of spiteful gossip and rigid moralism, appears Stephen Lassiter. Stephen is a Princeton-educated engineer from a wealthy New York...

When Ambloq, Neophyte Cleric, and his First Henchman, Eldon, are assigned to rescue Crown Prince Mardjan from the Archnages tower, he stumbles into a second assignment to rescueCrown Princess Valeria. In the process he bumbles into marriage, flees pirates, and is tried for his life by the Morchants Guild in Caravestria.Fendrian Assassins and Priestesses of the Pythoness pursue.

The tale of Francis Herries, the "rogue" of the title. A violent and impetuous man, a faithless husband and a capricious father, the Borrowdale valley (his home for 40 years) and his unrequited love for gypsy Mirabell Starr are the two forces which drive him.

Washington Post Best Books of 2005. Philadelphia Inquirer Top 10 Fiction Pick, Fall 2005 At age 67, Artie Rubin finds his world shaken to its foundation by events he cannot control. His tale his both universal and unique; it is the story of the end of things and their beginnings, of...

Culloden was the last battle on British soil. It marked the end of clan culture and was the harbinger of the Highland Clearances. It ensured the inevitability of the American Revolution and increased the outpouring of Scots across the globe. It is the only battle that British Army regiments are not...

Roots of Stone is a passionate tapestry, weaving the story of Scotland with the lives of ordinary and extraordinary people. This fascinating sweep over two thousand years of Scotland's past blends with a true family story stretching back over these same two millennia in a spellbinding fusion of history...

This 1921 novel, praised for Walpole’s distinctively vivid characters and London setting, was greeted as a departure for the popular writer: part satire, part fairy-tale. Young Henry Trenchard and his sister Millicent are ready to confront a world torn by rapid change and defined by conflicts with an older generation, represented by Sir Charles Duncombe.

Far from being a measure of progress or humanitarian aid, Indian welfare policy in Canada was used deliberately to oppress and marginalize First Nations peoples and to foster their assimilation into the dominant society. 'Enough to Keep Them Alive' explores the history of the development and administration...

They told our hero he'd be fine so long as he followed his passion. When, in the face of the Economic Downturn, his MBA ceased to be worth the parchment it had been inscribed on, he took a job in a Manhattan shoe store patronized mostly by glamorous rich women with a taste for impractical footwear — and submissive salesmen.

Based on the lighter side of life in Thailand. The theme of Siam Smile/s is the more you can see the funny side of life, the better. The plethora of anecdotes will hopefully lead to a better understanding of this Southeast Asian country. Explains many 'Thai secrets'. 

THIS IS EPISODE II. Four old friends on their annual duck hunt. Three ulterior motives. Two puppet masters pulling the strings. One shot that ignites the powder keg. All of them trying to get out alive. 24 meets Southern Comfort. Episode III is live. Look for Episode IV: Refugio...

This Student Edition of Brecht's classic dramatisation of the conflict over possession of a child features an extensive introduction and commentary that includes a plot summary, discussion of the context, themes, characters, style and language as well as questions for further study and notes on words...

This Student Edition of Brecht's anti-war masterpiece features an extensive introduction and commentary that includes a plot summary, discussion of the context, themes, characters, style and language as well as questions for further study and notes on words and phrases in the text. It is the perfect...