Pearson: 793 books

This book, first published in 1951, is a Postscript to Bernard Shaw: His Life and Personality—Hesketh Pearson’s biography of Bernard Shaw, published in 1942, which became the standard work on Bernard Shaw. It was unique among other books on the same subject because Shaw himself gave every possible...

The first book by a respected journalist on Nearing Death Awareness—similar to Near-Death Experience—this “fascinating” (Kirkus Reviews) exploration brings “humor, sympathy, and keen critical intelligence to a topic that is all too often off-limits” (Ptolemy Tompkins, collaborator with...

Literary property theft happens every day. Written by a writer, for writers, Don't Let Anyone Steal Your Story will help you protect yourself against plagiarists and anyone else who might infringe your right of sole ownership. What if you wrote a script and later saw an eerily similar...

The first Wynn billionaire family beach romance! Scarlet Bay – where passions run deep, and surely everyone deserves a summertime treat? A walk on the wild side for uptight Anna Wynn so she can try and forget her shameful secret. An unexpected roll in the hay for unsettled Jason Jones who really...

Jeff was always like a magnet to the people in society living on the fringe. After compiling a collection of acquaintances that not only seemed bizarre but dangerous as well he decided that a move out of town to the peaceful country was just the answer. But Pyle’s Trailer Court proved to be anything...

Giallo - novelette (27 pagine) - May 1945. The British Government needs to decide whether to put Rudolph Heβ, Hitler’s deputy, on trial on for war crimes... May 1945. The British Government needs to decide whether to put Rudolph Heβ, Hitler’s deputy, on trial on for war crimes. Heβ flew...

Giallo - novelette (28 pagine) - A junior Cabinet Minister commissions Holmes to investigate alleged anti-competitive practices in the tobacco industry A junior Cabinet Minister commissions Holmes to investigate alleged anti-competitive practices in the tobacco industry. Holmes already has...

Five sensational Sherlock Holmes stories by Orlando Pearson followed by three meditations hinting at the most radical theory yet about the Great Baker Street Detective.A Type of Infamy - Holmes investigates a mysterious disappearance in 1938;The Fourth Student - shocking events in the worlds of athletics...

VOLUME III of THE REDACTED SHERLOCK HOLMES presents six more scintillating stories from the pen of Orlando Pearson about the great Baker Street detective. Holmes investigates:- Alarming events at the medical practice next door to Dr Watson;- Missing autograph manuscripts in Fascist Italy;- Climate change...

Five more sizzlingly scandalous Sherlock Holmes stories from the pen of Orlando Pearson- The Baron of Wimbledon: Holmes averts an injustice and makes a dramatic self-discovery- On Consistent Luck: What an enables an industry to enjoy constant good fortune? Sherlock Holmes shows how- Variations on...

Exploratory Data Analysis Using R provides a classroom-tested introduction to exploratory data analysis (EDA) and introduces the range of "interesting" – good, bad, and ugly – features that can be found in data, and why it is important to find them. It also introduces the mechanics of...

Recent years have witnessed a revival of interest in holy figures in Canada. From the reputations of popes John Paul II and Benedict XVI as prolific saint-makers to the canonization of two figures associated with Canada - Brother André Bessette in 2010 and Kateri Tekakwitha in 2012 - saints are suddenly...

Passionate and funny. Jetta Rivers has inherited half a dilapidated bungalow. Big problem: she's forced to share it with the unknown co-owner, Anton Haviland, and her past has left her terrified of men. Gorgeous Anton is a confident sexy architect, and he plans to demolish, rebuild, and make a million...

A single mom and a billionaire. A beautiful house that needs her touch, and a beautiful man who needs her love even more. Superyacht tycoon Rafe Severino wants a woman. Desperately. Someone who can decorate his lonely new mansion with its million-dollar views over Wellington harbor and return his...