Ruth: 3308 books

In 1831, young adventurer and nature enthusiast Charles Darwin set sail on a remarkable five-year voyage that changed the study of biology forever. Award-winning author Ruth Ashby shares the story of Darwin’s famous journey aboard the British navy ship, the Beagle, which led to the development of...

When Barbara and Rick Benton find a wizard named Harrison Peabody in an old bottle, they quickly discover that magic isn't as simple as it looks. But even tricky magic is better than no magic, and soon the Bentons are flying around Prospect Park with a large black umbrella and befriending a sea serpent...

Lucy loves animals. She loves the story Noah's ark. But what happens to all the animals who didn't ride in the ark? Did God kill them in the flood? Lucy is upset. She doesn't understand. Then she prays to God, and goes on a wonderful adventure. What will happen when it starts to rain, and her hippo...

Shamus Award winning author M. Ruth Myers brings her much-loved private investigator Maggie Sullivan and the detective's Ohio city into World War II in these three novels. Small historical details bring to life America's home front and create a noir atmosphere that winds around the mysteries at the...

Who says you can't go home again? When Beth McKenzie returns to her hometown and attempts to turn an old Southern mansion into a bed and breakfast called The Dixie Dew, her first guest is murdered. Three days later a young priest who looks better in tennis whites than cleric black is found...

When Daniel Emmons, golden boy of the Sunderland Police Department starts seeing the crimes of the past, his family, career and life is jeopardized by his failing mental health as his sanity is consumed by the darkness that lurks in his mind. When that darkness become real, it puts everything at risk.

Amy Hollister is being stalked and she doesn't know who but she is sure that person murdered her husband and made it look like suicide. She moves to the east coast to get away from him but he follows her. No one believes she is being stalked. Not even her own family. The only person who believes her...

Near future dystopia, colonies in space, galactic empires: this collection has it all! Almost All the Way Home From the Stars is a collection of seven science fiction short stories by award winning writers Jay Lake and Ruth Nestvold. The settings range from galactic empires on distant worlds,...

If you're writing fiction, one of the most important investments you can make is in your characters. They are the glue that holds your story together. Without them, the reader has no reason to keep reading. If you want to write a compelling story, your characters need to be so real that they...

¿Qué harías si de repente descubres que llevas años casada con el amor de tu vida... y no lo sabías? En ese dilema se encuentra Isabel, quien ha estado enamorada de Gabriel desde la adolescencia, y a la que una broma del pasado ha convertido en su esposa por sorpresa. ¿Qué harías...

Written in her characteristically breezy and humorous style, Dr. Ruth expertly explains the unique challanges and opportunities encountered with the onset of middle age, including issues of health, family, and career. Designed for both singles and couples, and employing numerous case studies, Conquering...

A picture's title is often our first guide to understanding the image. Yet paintings didn’t always have titles, and many canvases acquired their names from curators, dealers, and printmakers—not the artists. Taking an original, historical look at how Western paintings were named, Picture Titles...

The development of cottages at Lakeside, Ohio has created a walkable architectural history museum.  Lakeside was organized in 1873 as a camp meeting site and a temperance summer resort; it soon developed as a Chautauqua, a religious summer educational center.  Since there were few permanent dwellings...

In a study that contributes to international relations and international political economy theory, Ruth Ben-Artzi raises substantive issues relating to aid, development, international relations and globalization. Regional development banks (RDBs), designed by politicians and economists to maneuver...