Mcqueen: 212 books

Ever since her first London ball, Emilia Harcourt has been a wallflower. She is plain, young, cripplingly shy, and completely incapable of flirting. While Emilia believes she is destined for a life of spinsterhood, she secretly dreams of dancing with a handsome gentleman. When she travels to...

Ever since she was a little girl, Margaret Berryton had one constant in her life. Every year, on the same day, she would travel to Devonshire to visit her grandmother, Lydia. Margaret always treasured her visits... until one year, when Lydia has an unwelcome visitor: a young man named Jacob Billingsley....

When Georgette Wickham's beloved airship is shot out of the sky, she vows to get revenge on a surprising enemy: Lady Catherine de Bourgh. Having lost most of her crew, Georgette sets her eye on an unusual recruit. She enlists Shar Lucas, the Bennets' groom. Even though he's a man, she sees...

Wilomena is married to a wicked man. Lord Winterbottom pretends to be a charmer, but behind closed doors, he berates and abuses her. Even though he flaunts his mistresses, he blames Wilo for destroying their marriage. Wilomena's life is in shambles, but she escapes in her dreams. There, she...

Jane and Rachel Fairbanks are as close as two sisters could be, and yet they couldn't be more different. Rachel Fairbanks is a celebrated beauty, while plain Jane Fairbanks is a wallflower. One sister has countless suitors, while the other has none. However, a twist of fate changes everything....

The second journal of John Henry Darrow and sequel to "The Mask of Romek".It takes up the story a few months after the events of the first book and follows John Darrow and "Doc" Lockhart as they take a train trip with an unexpected stop and encounter a monster from another age.

On March 27, 1890, a devastating storm moved over the Ohio River Valley, spawning dozens of deadly tornados. The most powerful of these twisters touched down in Louisville, carving a path of unprecedented destruction from Main Street to the end of town. In the aftermath, nearly eight hundred buildings...

This “fun primer on California’s macabre and eccentric history” explores true crimes, paranormal reports, and other curious tales from the Pacific Coast (Paul Koudounaris). California has many famous wonders—the beaches, vineyards, and glamorous neighborhoods are all well documented...

The Cortez Hills Expansion Project archaeological excavations uncovered a wealth of information about the Cortez Mining District, from its beginning in 1863 to the government-mandated end to the mining of precious metals in the district during World War II. Obermayr and McQueen use archaeological...

Alison McQueen Tokita presents a series of case studies that demonstrate the persistence of Japanese sung narratives in a multiplicity of genres over ten centuries, including the way they flourished and declined, together with factors contributing to development and change in narrative performance....

The owner of West Indian plantations, McQueen collected extensive information from slaves which led him correctly to the conclusion that the Niger ended in the great delta of the Blight of Benin. First published in 1840.

In this book Paddy McQueen examines the role that 'recognition' plays in our struggles to construct an identity and to make sense of ourselves as gendered beings. It analyses how such struggles for gender recognition are shaped by social discourses and power relations, and considers how feminism can best respond to these issues.

An accessible account of philosophical concepts, theories and key thinkers with an emphasis on recent developments in the field. Containing over 300 entries, the terms are ordered alphabetically and cross referenced for ease of use. Suggestions for further reading follow the explanations, encouraging further reflection and independent learning.

By popular request, twenty-two short stories by Stanley Mcqueen - author of THE FOLKS OF MUDDY FORK. There's humor, pathos and downright fun in this medley of short stories. You will come to love these homespun tales of country folk living on the ridges of Muddy Fork, Kentucky.