Spencer: 1574 books

Lydia Spencer Lane's account of her life as a young army bride on the early southwestern frontier is both invaluable history and delightful commentary. As an officer's wife, Lane left her home in Pennsylvania in 1854 to accompany her new husband to his first post in the West--the encampment at Fort...

This is the new edition of the leading textbook on criminal law by Professors Simester and Sullivan, now co-written with Professors Spencer, Stark and Virgo. Simester and Sullivan's Criminal Law is an outstanding account of modern English criminal law, combining detailed exposition and analysis of...

The first Europeans to arrive in the Ohio Valley were intrigued and puzzled by the many conical earthen mounds they encountered there. They created wild theories about who the mysterious "Moundbuilders" might be. It was not until the 1880s that Smithsonian Institution investigations revealed...

What if a friend called you and offered to take you on an exotic river cruise as her guest? Would you go? Even if it completely changed your life? It could happen. When Sharon Grant loses her husband, Dale, an internationally famous architect, in a mysterious traffic accident, there...

In1982, I was reading a column in the life/styles section of the Gary Post-Tribune newspaper. The columnist, a Mr. Blaine Marz, had a fictional character that he used from time to time, called Hashish McTavish. My cartoon character, Plum Duff, seemed perfect for the column, so I sent some drawings...

Across public discourse, in the media, politics, many branches of academic inquiry, and ordinary daily interactions, we spend a lot time talking about race: race relations, racial violence, discrimination based on race, racial integration, racial progress. It is fair to say that questions about race...

Small-town sportswriter Paul Mallory doesn't need much to keep him happy: Red Stripe beer, H. Upmann cigars, and enough money to put down a few bets at the track every so often will do the trick nicely. He likes his quiet, undemanding life in upstate New York, and he really likes his quiet and...

Four tales of excitement, discover, and passion. Angela Breen Victoria Spencer Olena Kagui Amy Spitzfaden

Sometime getting what you want is more about what your willing to do to get it. Keisha does not mind faking an automotive disaster in order to get that personal touch. (Flash Fiction)

In a last man standing tournament to determine which human will join the ruling vampire caste, a young slave with little life experiences has to overcome hardened warriors and other more battle tested contestants if he wishes to outlive his opponents and be declared the winner. However, in the course...

L’ouvrage de Sir Winston Spencer Churchill, Histoire des peuples de langue anglaise est une œuvre colossale à l’image de son auteur. Cet ouvrage couvre plus de deux millénaires d’Histoire. Le premier tome intitulé Naissance d’une nation englobe la période allant de la conquête...

22-year-old Macy Willow treads through relationships like they are landmines. She’s already taken some shrapnel through the heart and has no intention on a repeat. She’s got her tough-and-ready on when she signs up as a bodyguard for a security detail. On that same detail is 23-year-old Gillan McGuire. Lounge back with a cool glass of something, Macy’s about to step into a hot zone.

Passion à Haughton Court, Julia James Ellen ne cédera pas : hors de question qu’elle vende sa demeure familiale ! Même si, pour une raison qui lui échappe encore, le séduisant milliardaire grec, Max Vasilikos, jure qu’il ne reculera devant rien pour la faire changer d’avis… Au...

From the beginning Katie Thompson knows escaped convict Carl Malcom is going to kill her. He made that clear from the beginnng. Breaking into her apartment and taking her hostage he plays with her emotions while threatening to kill everyone they come in contact with if she leaves him. Forced to follow...