Rebecca: 4598 books

The eighteenth-century glass armonica, a musical instrument whose sound emits from rotating water-filled vessels, has long held the power to mesmerize with its hauntingly sorrowful tones. Just as its song-which was once thought to induce insanity-wraps itself in and around the mind, Rebecca Dunham probes...

The history of South Texas is more racially and ethnically complex than many people realize. As a border area, South Texas has experienced some especially interesting forms of racial and ethnic intersection, influenced by the relatively small number of blacks (especially in certain counties), the...

Dies ist die Gesamtausgabe der gleichnamigen Serie "Südsternjahre - Die Australien-Saga" von Rebecca Maly und enthält die Einzelbände 1-5. Die mutige Reise einer Forscherin Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts und eine bewegende Dreiecksgeschichte: Cambridge, Mai 1880 / Die 27-jährige Florence Niles ist...

Ein malerisches Hotel, eine tiefe Freundschaft, ein erschütterndes Unrecht Mia erbt nach dem Tod ihrer Großmutter ein halb verfallenes, idyllisch an einem See gelegenes Hotel im Taunus. Als sie mehr über die Vergangenheit des einst glanzvollen Hauses erfahren will, begegnet sie dem Iren...

Eine verzogene Göre, eine nervtötende Verlobte und ein arroganter Chef. Lisas Neuanfang in Stockholm wird auf eine harte Probe gestellt. Ein spritziger Liebesroman in der schwedischen Hauptstadt. Als Lisa ein spontanes Jobangebot in Stockholm erhält, nimmt sie zu ihrer eigenen Überraschung sofort...

Brooke Myers wants to believe she has it all: the perfect guy, the perfect relationship, the perfect life. She wants to believe it so much that she's willing to overlook the fear, the isolation, and the pain her boyfriend has caused her. She knows it isn't right but tells herself that love isn't always...

New York Times bestselling novelist Joshilyn Jackson presents The New Voices in Fiction Sampler: Summer Selection. This free e-book sampler is a curated volume of excerpts from new and upcoming titles by debut fiction authors you'll want to get familiar with early on. The New Voices in Fiction...

A book of wisdom and mindfulness exercises for mothers of young children. Becoming a mother brings a lot of change, both physically and emotionally. Time becomes scarce and stress levels rise. Many new mothers spend their days rushing from one task to the next. ***Mindfulness for Mothers***is...

The vital skills children need to achieve their full potential! Being organized. Staying focused. Controlling impulses and emotions. These are some of the basic executive functioning (EF) skills children need to function and succeed as they grow. But what can you do if your child is...

In her book, The Closed Hand: Images of the Japanese in Modern Peruvian Literature, Rebecca Riger Tsurumi captures the remarkable story behind the changing human landscape in Peru at the end of the nineteenth century when Japanese immigrants established what would become the second largest Japanese...

This is a fictional story of a mother's accepting reaction when her son tells her he's gay. It follows her quest to be the most supportive parent possible. Her methods aren't always successful, and her faith in God is unwavering as she faces this and other challenges.

Examining popular fiction, life writing, poetry and political works, Rebecca Styler explores women's contributions to theology in the nineteenth century. Female writers, Styler argues, acted as amateur theologians by use of a range of literary genres. Through these, they questioned the Christian tradition...

From the fluttering fabric of a tent, to the blurred motion of the potter�s wheel, to the rhythm of a horse puppet�s wooden hooves�these scenes make up a set of mid-1980s art exhibitions as part of the U.S. Festival of India. The festival was conceived at a meeting between Indira Gandhi and...

"Carnevali con questi suoi esperimenti indaga il mistero delle coincidenze non alla ingenua ricerca di formule che consentano di tradurre un linguaggio in un altro, ma per il gusto di attingere al terreno fertile delle correspondances cantato da Baudelaire". (Paolo Portoghesi) Tre scritti...