J Bell: 90 books

John Joy Bell known professionally as J.J. Bell, was a journalist and author. After taking up journalism, Bell worked for the Glasgow Evening Times, and as sub-editor of the Scots Pictorial. His articles depicted the life of working-class Glaswegians, and were often written in the vernacular. He created...

This early work by J. J. Bell was originally published in 1916 and we are now republishing it as part of our WWI Centenary Series. 'Wee Macgreegor Enlists' is a classic work of wartime fiction by this Scottish author. The novel tells the story of Bell's popular character, Wee Macgreegor , as he joins...

Some things are just mean to be… For seventeen year old Claire Blake, life never stood still long enough to make friends or fall in love. But all of that was about to change. Finally, she had a chance to settle down in the small town of Northfield, Massachusetts. Ever since her parents uprooted...

“Condition Red” was an expression that we used to indicate the imminence of any type of engagement. Aboard the G it was a colloquialism that served to express the conviction that the next few hours or days or weeks were going to be packed with action. We first heard it soon after we arrived in...

***Content warning. Due to mature subject matter, language, and sexual situations, this book is recommended for mature readers 18+. It contains themes and subjects that may be upsetting to some readers.*** A woman traumatized by her past, beaten, battered, and unwilling to trust. A man held...

Talia Thornwood's life ended one year ago, when she became a werewolf. She survived the attack, and the horrifying transformation a month later, but the life she has now is barely worth living. She lurks about in a filthy, run-down house, with too many werewolves crammed into too small a space. Every...

Daisy Greenwood was an ambitious Manhattan executive struggling with a stressed out life until she quits her job, eBays her Manolos and starts life over in a quiet South Florida gulf town. Despite the culture clash and gator nuggets, most locals welcome her into the porch swing fold, including the...

Claire Halward disappeared as a child, last seen running up a hill before being struck by “something dark.”Found in the same spot seven years later, her mother Karin is delighted to have her back. But the reunion doesn’t go well. Karin struggles to connect with Claire and Claire’s father...

*The Fleet are moving in to the Sigma Sector and people are beginning to disappear.*When Sistia Scarpora is seven, her mother is driven to her death by a mindwalker. When she is fifteen, her father sells himself to the Fleet on a five year contract. Fifteen years later, he still hasn’t come...

* A mindwalker is in hiding on the edge of the Sigma Sector, where the Fleet are still a rumour.*Flesh body. Forty. File clerk. Space station. Planet Nigel. Sigma Sector: every morning Victor Gomenzi has to remind himself who he is, where he is – and what he is.Victor Gomenzi is a...

*The Fleet must be stopped before everyone in the Sigma Sector disappears forever.*Vincent Gomenzi leaves Earth when he is sixteen, knowing that he can never mindwalk again. The terrifying maw of the vortex waits for him if he tries to transfer out. As the first mindwalker, Fleet personnel...

Wheat is the most widely cultivated cereal in the world and a staple food for around 3 billion people. It has been estimated that demand for wheat could increase by up to 560% by 2050. There is an urgent need to increase yields in the face of such challenges as climate change, threats from pests and...

Do Less Better teaches leaders how to recognize the complexity and inefficiencies within their businesses and reveals how they can simplify and streamline through specialization and sacrifice. According to Bell, a company's willingness to focus on a particular vision or identity ensures viability and strengthens its competitive edge.

Includes the Second World War In The Pacific Illustration Pack – 152 maps, plans and photos. Commander Frederick Bell recounts his wartime experiences on the USS G (Grayson) during the Pacific War. “CONDITION RED” was an expression that we used to indicate the imminence of any...