James Alexander: 141 books
by James Alexander
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2014
Elderly gentleman Mister Lawrence is grief stricken by the death of his mother. While reminiscing about the good times he had with her, Mister Lawrence could not get over what he regretted most about his relationship with his mom. He wished that he could remember what his mom looks like. He has always...
by James Alexander Hughes
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2012
This is a short story about a free spirited five year old boy in New York who runs away from his teenage babysitter, while his mother is away on an afternoon outing with her new boyfriend.
by James Alexander Currie, Bonnie J. Fladung
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2014
Follow the daring safari of James Currie as his love of birds, fascination with wildlife and craving for adventure lead him into humorous and life threatening situations. James captures the essence of what it means to be African today, facing everything from the Big Five to the vestiges of apartheid...
by Henry James, Alexander Cammann
Language: German
Release Date: June 26, 2017
Language: German
Release Date: June 26, 2017
Wer sagt, dass Blut dicker ist als Wasser? Henry James erklärt in seinem Roman «Die Kostbarkeiten von Poynton» die Familie zum Schauplatz boshafter Verteilungskämpfe. Nach dem gefeierten Erfolg von «Die Europäer» und «Washington Square» führen wir die Henry-James-Renaissance mit dieser Neuübersetzung...
Follow the River
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2010
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “It takes a rare individual not only to see that history can live, but also to make it live for others. James Thom has that gift.”—The Indianapolis News
Mary Ingles was twenty-three, happily married, and pregnant with her third child when Shawnee Indians invaded...
God.com
Extreme Intimacy with an Interactive God
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2013
God.com is a refreshing, unflinchingly honest approach to seeking our Creator. Witty, poignant, and surprising text draws today's techno-savvy readers to God's "home page," where they can learn to more fully understand and communicate with Him. In these pages, author James Langteaux boldy tackles...
by Emma Helen Blair, James Alexander Robertson, Antonio de Morga
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2011
In this volume is presented the first installment of Dr. Antonio de Morga's Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas. Events here described cover the years 1493-1603, and the history proper of the islands from 1565. Morga's work is important, as being written by a royal official and a keen observer and participator...
by Edited by Emma Helen Blair, James Alexander Robertson, Edward Gaylord Bourne
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2001
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2001
The Library of Alexandria is an independent small business publishing house. We specialize in bringing back to live rare, historical and ancient books. This includes manuscripts such as: classical fiction, philosophy, science, religion, folklore, mythology, history, literature, politics and sacred texts,...
Thai Meditations
an introduction to Buddhism and Mindfulness
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2013
A collection of seventy-seven (one for each province) Buddhist stories, quotes, meditations, contemplations and reflections on living in Thailand. This joy of a read unravels the mysteries behind Buddhist mindfulness in a easy straight forward, yet poetic fashion. An essential introduction to Thai Buddhism, Dharma, and the wonderful truth behind the dazzling Thai smiles.
Higher Education as a Bridge to the Future
Proceedings of the 50th Anniversary Meeting of the International Association of University Presidents, with Reflections on the Future of Higher Education by Dr. J. Michael Adams
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2016
This volume assembles the papers, presentations, and speeches from the 50th Anniversary Meeting of the International Association of University Presidents (IAUP) held in Oxfordshire in 2015. This book is a companion volume to the proceedings of the 1965 inaugural meeting of IAUP, also published by...
Dulcinea in the Factory
Myths, Morals, Men, and Women in Colombia’s Industrial Experiment, 1905–1960
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2000
Before it became the center of Latin American drug trafficking, the Colombian city of Medellín was famous as a success story of industrialization, a place where protectionist tariffs had created a “capitalist paradise.” By the 1960s, the city’s textile industrialists were presenting themselves...
From Sea to Shining Sea
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2010
“Splendid . . . Thom tells the story with humor and eloquence, and a thumping good tale it is, too.”—The Washington Post
In one generation, the Clark family of Virginia fought for our nation's independence, and explored, conquered, and settled the continent from sea to shining sea. This...
The Red Heart
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2010
The Slocum family of Northeastern Pennsylvania are the best of the white settlers, peace-loving Quakers who believe that the Indians hold the Light of God inside. It is from this good-hearted family that Frances is abducted during the Revolutionary war.
As the child's terror subsides, she is...
Working Difference
Women’s Working Lives in Hungary and Austria, 1945–1995
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2003
Working Difference is one of the first comparative, historical studies of women's professional access to public institutions in a state socialist and a capitalist society. Éva Fodor examines women's inclusion in and exclusion from positions of authority in Austria and Hungary in the latter half of...