Top Books of 1979
The most significant literary works published this year.
The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy
By Unknown Author
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is the first of six books in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy comedy science fiction "hexalogy" by Douglas Adams. The novel is an adaptation of the first four parts of Adams's radio series of the same name. The novel was first published in London on 12 October 1979. It sold 250,000 copies in the first three months. The namesake of the novel is The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, a fictional guide book for hitchhikers (inspired by the Hitch-hiker's Guide to Europe) written in the form of an encyclopaedia. ---------- Also contained in: - [The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy: A Trilogy in Four Parts][1] - [The More than Complete Hitchhiker's Guide][2] - [Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL2163706W) [1]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL2163692W [2]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL2163713W
The Dead Zone
By Unknown Author
The Dead Zone is a science fiction thriller novel by Stephen King published in 1979. The story follows Johnny Smith, who awakens from a coma of nearly five years and, apparently as a result of brain damage, now experiences clairvoyant and precognitive visions triggered by touch. When some information is blocked from his perception, Johnny refers to that information as being trapped in the part of his brain that is permanently damaged, "the dead zone." The novel also follows a serial killer in Castle Rock, and the life of rising politician Greg Stillson, both of whom are evils Johnny must eventually face. Though earlier King books were successful, The Dead Zone was the first of his novels to rank among the ten best-selling novels of the year in the United States. The book was nominated for the Locus Award in 1980 and was dedicated to King's son Owen. The Dead Zone is the first story by King to feature the fictional town of Castle Rock, which serves as the setting for several later stories and is referenced in others. The TV series Castle Rock takes place in this fictional town and makes references to the Strangler whom Johnny helped track down in The Dead Zone. The Dead Zone is King's seventh novel and the fifth under his own name. The book spawned a 1983 film adaptation as well as a television series.
Organizational Behavior
By Unknown Author
'Organizational Behavior' contains new material on responding to global and cultural diversity with discussions of globalization, workforce diversity and ethics. There is an additional chapter on leadership and expanded coverage of interpersonal and behavioral skills.
Kane & Abel
By Unknown Author
Kane and Abel is a 1979 novel by British author Jeffrey Archer. Released in the United Kingdom in 1979 and in the United States in February 1980, the book was an international success. It reached No. 1 on the New York Times best-seller list. The sequel to Kane and Abel is The Prodigal Daughter, in which Florentyna Kane is the protagonist. Kane & Abel is among the top 100 best-selling books in the world, with a similar number of copies sold as To Kill a Mockingbird and Gone with the Wind. In 2003, Kane and Abel was listed at number 96 on the BBC's survey The Big Read. ---------- Contains: [Kane & Abel: 1/2](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL17850605W/Kane_Abel._1_2) Contained in: [Kane & Abel / Sons of Fortune](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL16059135W/Kane_Abel_Sons_of_Fortune) [Novels (Kane & Abel / Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less / Prodigal Daughter) ](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL1807061W) [Kane and Abel / The Prodigal Daughter / Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less / A Quiver Full of Arrows ](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL23860505W)
Flowers in the Attic
By Unknown Author
Flowers in the Attic is a 1979 Gothic novel by V. C. Andrews. It is the first book in the Dollanganger Series. The novel is written in the first-person, from the point of view of Cathy Dollanganger. In 1993, Flowers in the Attic was awarded the Secondary BILBY Award. In 2003 the book was listed on the BBC's The Big Read poll of the UK's 200 "best-loved novels." ---------- Also contained in: [Flowers in the Attic / Petals on the Wind](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL16524231W)
Triple
By Unknown Author
It was never determined what had actually happened to the 200 tons of uranium,” but three countries know the truth. Three young men met decades ago and now world events have cast them as adversaries. Nat, Israel’s hero, known as ‘The Pirate’, stages a daring nuclear exploit. Breathing down his neck, the KGB’s Rostov and Egyptian intelligence’s Yassif. A furious race against time builds to an extraordinary climax on a doomed cargo boat.
Die unendliche Geschichte
By Unknown Author
Ein geheimnisvolles Buch schlägt Bastian in seinen Bann: Die unendliche Geschichte. Begeistert nimmt er teil an den wilden Abenteuern ihres Helden Atréju und an dessen gefährlichen Auftrag: Das Traumreich Phantásien und seine Herrscherin, die Kindliche Kaiserin, zu retten. Mit der Zeit jedoch spürt Bastian, dass er mehr als nur ein unbeteiligter Zuschauer ist. Bis er sich unversehens selbst in Phantásien wiederfindet ... Damit beginnt das Abenteuer seines Lebens: „Tu was du willst“ steht auf dem Symbol der uneingeschränkten Herrschaftsgewalt in Phantásien. Doch was der Satz bedeutet, merkt Bastian erst als es fast schon zu spät ist. Denn seine wahre Aufgabe ist es nicht, Phantásien zu beherrschen, sondern wieder herauszufinden. Wie aber verläßt man ein Reich, das keine Grenzen hat? Mit seinem unsterblichen Meisterwerk schrieb sich Michael Ende in die Herzen junger und junggebliebener Leser auf der ganzen Welt. Ein Märchenroman für Kinder und Erwachsene, dessen Faszination und beispielloser Erfolg bis heute ungebrochen sind. ([source][1]) [1]: http://www.michaelende.de/buch/die-unendliche-geschichte
Ramona and Her Mother
By Unknown Author
Ramona and Her Mother by Beverly Cleary is the fifth book of the popular Ramona series. Mr. Quimby has found another job, though it is one he does not like very much. Ramona finds herself caught between being too young to stay home alone and too old to enjoy playing with pesky Willa Jean. She is trying to grow up, but sometimes it seems like her family is making it harder. Ramona and Her Mother won the 1981 National Book Award. ---------- Also contained in: [Unstoppable Ramona and Beezus](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL151945W)
Sociology
By Unknown Author
A notable work from 1979.
Days With Frog and Toad
By Unknown Author
Good friends like Frog and Toad enjoy spending their days together. They fly kites, celebrate Toad's birthday, and share the shivers when one of them tells a scary story. Here are five funny stories that celebrate friendship all day, every day.
Film art
By Unknown Author
Considered by academics to be the authoritative source for the study of film.
Sophie's Choice
By Unknown Author
The gripping, unforgettable story of Stingo, a 22-year-old writer; Sophie, a Polish-Catholic beauty who survived the Nazi concentration camp at Auschwitz; and Nathan, her mercurial lover. The three friends share magical, heart-warming times until doom overtakes them as Sophie's and Nathan's darkest secrets are revealed.
Bunnicula
By Unknown Author
Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery is a children's novel written by Deborah Howe and James Howe, illustrated by Alan Daniel, and published by Atheneum Books in 1979. It inaugurated the Bunnicula series and Bunnicula universe. Based on a 2007 online poll, the National Education Association listed the novel as one of the "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children." The series chronicles the adventures of the Monroe family and their pets, Harold the dog, Chester the cat, and Bunnicula the rabbit. The novels are narrated by Harold the family dog.
Kniha smíchu a zapomnění
By Unknown Author
The Book of Laughter and Forgetting (Czech: Kniha smíchu a zapomnění) is a novel by Milan Kundera, published in France in 1979. It is composed of seven separate narratives united by some common themes. The book considers the nature of forgetting as it occurs in history, politics and life in general. The stories also contain elements found in the genre of magic realism. - Wikipedia
The Swiss Family Robinson
By Unknown Author
A notable work from 1979.
The Mists of Avalon
By Unknown Author
When Morgan le Fay (Morgaine) has to sacrifice her virginity during fertility rites, the man who impregnates her is her younger brother Arthur, who she turns against when she thinks he has betrayed the old religion of Avalon.
The Long Walk
By Unknown Author
The Long Walk is a dystopian horror novel by American writer Stephen King, published in 1979, under the pseudonym Richard Bachman. It was collected in 1985 in the hardcover omnibus The Bachman Books, and has seen several reprints since, as both paperback and hardback. Set in a future dystopian America, ruled by a totalitarian and militaristic dictator, the plot revolves around the contestants of a grueling, annual walking contest. In 2000, the American Library Association listed The Long Walk as one of the 100 best books for teenage readers published between 1966 and 2000. ---------- Also contained in: - [The Bachman Books][2] - [The Bachman Books](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL24796729W) [1]: https://stephenking.com/library/bachman_novel/long_walk_the.html [2]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL81591W/The_Bachman_Books_(Rage_The_Long_Walk_Roadwork_The_Running_Man)
The atmosphere
By Unknown Author
For Introduction to Meteorology, Introduction to Weather and Climate, and Introduction to the Atmosphere courses in the departments of Geography, Physical Sciences, Meteorology, Earth Sciences, Geology, and Physics.
Little Birds
By Unknown Author
Thirteen explorations of sexual variants feature rivals for the same lover, husbands with exotic tastes and frustrated wives, a celebrated prostitute, a sixteen-year-old waif striving to surpass her mother, and other adventurers.
Se una notte d'inverno un viaggiatore
By Unknown Author
L'impresa di cercare di scrivere romanzi 'apocrifi', cioè che immagino siano scritti da un autore che non sono io e che non esiste, l'ho portata fino in fondo nel mio libro 'Se una notte d'inverno un viaggiatore'. E un romanzo sul piacere di leggere romanzi; protagonista è il Lettore, che per dieci volte comincia a leggere un libro che per vicissitudini estranee alla sua volontà non riesce a finire. Ho dovuto dunque scrivere l'inizio di dieci romanzi d'autori immaginari, tutti in qualche modo diversi da me e diversi tra loro ... Più che d'identificarmi con l'autore di ognuno dei dieci romanzi, ho cercato d'identificarmi col lettore: rappresentare il piacere della lettura d'un dato genere, più che il testo vero e proprio. Ma soprattutto ho cercato di dare evidenza al fatto che ogni libro nasce in presenza d'altri libri, in rapporto e confronto ad altri libri.
Gödel, Escher, Bach
By Unknown Author
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize A metaphorical fugue on minds and machines in the spirit of Lewis Carroll Douglas Hofstadter's book is concerned directly with the nature of "maps" or links between formal systems. However, according to Hofstadter, the formal system that underlies all mental activity transcends the system that supports it. If life can grow out of the formal chemical substrate of the cell, if consciousness can emerge out of a formal system of firing neurons, then so too will computers attain human intelligence. Gödel, Escher, Bach is a wonderful exploration of fascinating ideas at the heart of cognitive science: meaning, reduction, recursion, and much more.
Kindred
By Unknown Author
Dana, a modern black woman, is celebrating her twenty-sixth birthday with her new husband when she is snatched abruptly from her home in California and transported to the antebellum South. Rufus, the white son of a plantation owner, is drowning, and Dana has been summoned to save him. Dana is drawn back repeatedly through time to the slave quarters, and each time the stay grows longer, more arduous, and more dangerous until it is uncertain whether or not Dana’s life will end, long before it has a chance to begin.
Dragondrums
By Unknown Author
When his boy soprano voice begins to change, Piemur is drafted by Masterharper Robinton to help with political work and is sent on missions that lead him into unusualand sometimes dangerous adventures
Dutchman's Flat
By Unknown Author
A collection of short frontier stories personally selected and introduced by the author.From the Paperback edition.
Love Comes Softly
By Unknown Author
WHEN MARTY CLARIDGE'S HUSBAND IS KILLED IN A HORSE ACCIDENT, SHE MARRIES CLARK DAVIS, WHO IS IN NEED OF A MOTHER FOR HIS DAUGHTER, MISSIE. AS TIME PROGRESSES MARTY BEGINS TO ATTACH TO LITTLE MISSIE AND CLARK. WHEN THE WAGON TRAIN RETURNS IN THE SPRING WILL SHE GO HOME, OR STAY WITH CLARK AND MISSIE?
Essentials of Psychology
By Unknown Author
A notable work from 1979.
The Cave of Time
By Unknown Author
The reader enters a mysterious cave and by following the instructions on each page can have several different adventures backward and forward in time.
The Right Stuff
By Unknown Author
A notable work from 1979.
The Joys of Motherhood
By Unknown Author
A notable work from 1979.
Junie B. Jones Is a Party Animal
By Unknown Author
Lucille invites Junie B. and her friend Grace to sleep over at her very rich nanna's house, where everything is beautiful, expensive, and breakable.
The gnostic Gospels
By Unknown Author
The Gnostic Gospels is a landmark study of the long-buried roots of Christianity, a work of luminous scholarship and wide popular appeal. First published in 1979 to critical acclaim, winning the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award, The Gnostic Gospels has continued to grow in reputation and influence over the past two decades. It is now widely recognized as one of the most brilliant and accessible histories of early Christian spirituality published in our time.In 1945 an Egyptian peasant unearthed what proved to be the Gnostic Gospels, thirteen papyrus volumes that expounded a radically different view of the life and teachings of Jesus Christ from that of the New Testament. In this spellbinding book, renowned religious scholar Elaine Pagels elucidates the mysteries and meanings of these sacred texts both in the world of the first Christians and in the context of Christianity today.With insight and passion, Pagels explores a remarkable range of recently discovered gospels, including the Gospel of Thomas and the Gospel of Mary Magdalene, to show how a variety of "Christianities" emerged at a time of extraordinary spiritual upheaval. Some Christians questioned the need for clergy and church doctrine, and taught that the divine could be discovered through spiritual search. Many others, like Buddhists and Hindus, sought enlightenment--and access to God--within. Such explorations raised questions: Was the resurrection to be understood symbolically and not literally? Was God to be envisioned only in masculine form, or feminine as well? Was martyrdom a necessary--or worthy--expression of faith? These early Christians dared to ask questions that orthodox Christians later suppressed--and their explorations led to profoundly different visions of Jesus and his message. Brilliant, provocative, and stunning in its implications, The Gnostic Gospels is a radical, eloquent reconsideration of the origins of the Christian faith.
The Key to Midnight
By Unknown Author
Almost twelve years ago, American Joanna Rand arrived in Japan to become a singer in a nightclub. In all that time, she has never been able to escape the strange dream that haunts her night after night. Each time she awakens, she feels violated, used—and terrified. Alex Hunter knows that Joanna is not who she thinks she is, because he has seen her before—in photographs of a senator’s daughter who disappeared twelve years ago. And there is only one way to unlock the dark secret of her soul...
Tarot
By Unknown Author
A notable work from 1979.
Thinking Physics
By Unknown Author
Lewis Carroll Epstein explains deep ideas in physics in an easy-to-understand way. Thinking Physics is a perfect beginner's guide to an amazingly wide range of physics-related questions. The book targets topics that science teachers and students spend time wondering about, like wing lift. Epstein elucidates the familiar but misunderstood — such as how tides work — along with more obscure but fascinating phenomena like the "Bernoulli sub" and the "artificial aurora" created by hydrogen bombs. Broken into many short sections and peppered with Epstein's own playful hand-drawn illustrations, the book does not simply give the right answer: It also goes into the answers that seem right but are wrong and shows why they are wrong — a rarity in science books. Thinking Physics is a rigorously correct, lighthearted, and cleverly designed Q and A book for physicists of all ages.
The Source of Magic
By Unknown Author
Ordered by King Trent to determine the source of Xanth's magic, Bink and his companions were harried by an unseen enemy determined to thwart them. When even their protector turned against them, Blink still managed to reach his goal and carry out the King's orders...but the king did not expect Blink's next act--to destroy utterly the magic of Xanth!From the Paperback edition.
Screenplay
By Unknown Author
One of the seminal and much respected texts in the field of screenwriting by one of the greats. *Screenplay* has been revised and updated many times and it remains a number one bestseller on Amazon in 2016, years after it was first published. The book contains guidelines to make film-writing accessible to novices and to help practiced writers improve their scripts. Syd Field pinpoints elements essential to a screenplay and provides a step-by-step, comprehensive technique for writing a successful script.
The Ancient World
By Unknown Author
A notable work from 1979.
Stone Fox
By Unknown Author
A Race Against TimeLittle Willy's grandfather is sick, and it's up to Willy to save their farm from tax collectors. Their only hope is the prize money from the National Dogsled Race. But a lot of other people want to win the race, too, including Stone Fox, who has never lost a race in his life.Do Willy and his dog Searchlight stand a chance against the toughest racers around? Can they win the race to save the farm — and Grandfather — before it's too late?
Quality control
By Unknown Author
Practical and state-of-the-art in approach, Quality Control, Eighth Edition provides fundamental–yet comprehensive–coverage of quality control concepts. Sufficient theory is presented to ensure that readers gain a sound understanding of the basic principles of quality control. The substantial use of probability and statistical techniques is reduced to simple mathematics or is developed in the form of tables and charts. Professional organizations and industrial corporations have found the book an excellent training manual for instruction of manufacturing, quality, inspection, marketing, purchasing, and product design personnel.
Tex
By Unknown Author
The love between two teenage brothers helps to alleviate the harshness of their usually parentless life as they struggle to grow up.
The Ringworld Engineers (Ringworld)
By Unknown Author
Conversion of hardcopy paperback originally owned bu Boston Public Library. ePub version lacks material that was originally on the first page of many chapters, resulting in numerous discontinuities in the story.
La danse du dragon
By Unknown Author
Takes place in port of Spain trinidad during the 40s a time when money was little but people knew how to be happy the story takes place in a shanti town on Calvary hill. The author definitely takes you back in time with his style of writing
Ghost story
By Unknown Author
In a seedy motel in Florida, a young man holds captive a little girl in a soiled pink dress. He is anxious, tormented, introspective. She is calm, passive, strangely detached. She says her name is Angie Maule.
Novels (Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy / Restaurant at the End of the Universe / Life, the Universe and Everything / So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish)
By Unknown Author
The history of the Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is now so complicated that every time I tell it I contradict myself… The publication of this omnibus edition seemed like a good opportunity to set the record straight — or at least firmly cooked.” Reissued to coincide with Mostly Harmless, includes A Guide to the Guide and notes on How to Leave the Planet. Contains: - [The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL2163649W/The_Hitch_Hiker's_Guide_to_the_Galaxy) - [The Restaurant at the End of the Universe][2] - [Life, the Universe and Everything][3] - [So long, and thanks for all the fish][4] [1]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL2163721W [2]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL2163720W [3]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL2163716W [4]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL2163719W
Understanding human sexuality
By Unknown Author
A notable work from 1979.
Statistical methods for the social sciences
By Unknown Author
"Assuming no prior knowledge of statistics, these authors combine their varied backgrounds - one a statistician, the other a social scientist - to introduce statistical methods with a high degree of statistical accuracy and a wealth of examples that are interesting and relevant to social scientists. The Third Edition has been both updated and improved to integrate real-world data into examples and exercises and make coverage more accessible throughout the text". --Publisher.
YPromesa De Felicidad
By Unknown Author
She knew it was time to leave! Determined to break the stranglehold of a selfish stepmother and stepbrother, Becky left home. She'd begin nursing again; make a home for herself and Pooch and Bertie, the pets she'd brought with her. Then at dawn on a rainy highway, fate took a hand--fate in the form of Baron Raukema van den Eck. His mother needed a nurse and Becky filled the bill. Only one thing marred her new life. Poor plain Becky fell desperately, hopelessly in love....
The Rebel Bride
By Unknown Author
Regency #2 THE UNLIKELY YOUNG LADY Clearly young Lady Katharine Brandon, 17, was a beauty, with her rich auburn hair, striking green eyes, flawless face and form. But a beauty was one thing Katharine clearly had no interest in being. She dressed in a young man's breeches, practiced dueling with pistol and rapier, gambled with cards, defied her father's commands and evaded all suitors. Imagine Katharine's surprise when the fabulously wealthy, notoriously pleasure-loving , 27 year old Julien St. Clair, Earl of March, demanded her as his wife. Imagine her dismay when her father asked and received his price for yielding her to this man. But no one in all of English society could ever imagine what could happen when a lord who would not be denied and a woman who refused to be mastered turned marriage into a game in which it took far more than love to conquer all .... Regency Series: The Countess (Regency, #1) The Rebel Bride (Regency, #2) The Heir (Regency, #3) The Duke (Regency, #4) Lord Harry (Regency, #5)
Herbal medicine
By Unknown Author
A notable work from 1979.
The art of being human
By Unknown Author
Help students broaden their perspectives and enrich their lives through the humanities The Art of Being Human: The Humanities as a Technique for Living introduces students to the joys of the humanities — those disciplines that reflect the best efforts of human culture through the ages and around the globe. Authors Richard Janaro and Thelma Altshuler’s topical, thematic approach empowers students to think critically about key artforms and themes individually, and to draw significant connections among them.
The language of the night
By Unknown Author
A collection of twenty-four essays concerned with writing in general, the field of fantasy and science fiction, and with the author's own writing.
Motel of the mysteries
By Unknown Author
An arch and witty tale purporting to be the dissertation of some future archeologists' discovery and exploration of the "Toot and C'mon Motel" (any resemblance to a Holiday Inn and the Egyptian pharaoh is entirely intentional.) In the process, they get just about every detail wrong, surmising it to be a necropolis - does the "Plant That Would Not Die" symbolize eternal life or… wait a minute, isn't that just the ubiquitous plastic philodendron in every room? - and along the way cast doubt on what we really think we "know" about ancient Egypt. It's all enhanced by Macaulay's detailed and meticulous pen-and-ink sketches. Hilarious and memorable.
Calculus with analytic geometry
By Unknown Author
A notable work from 1979.
The executioner's song
By Unknown Author
Arguably the greatest book from America's most heroically ambitious writer, THE EXECUTIONER'S SONG follows the short, blighted life of Gary Gilmore who became famous after he robbed two men in 1976 and killed them in cold blood. After being tried and convicted, he immediately insisted on being executed for his crime. To do so, he fought a system that seemed intent on keeping him alive long after it had sentenced him to death. And that fight for the right to die is what made him famous.
Drawing down the Moon
By Unknown Author
Almost thirty years since its original publication, Drawing Down the Moon continues to be the only detailed history of the burgeoning but still widely misunderstood Neo-Pagan subculture. Margot Adler attended ritual gatherings and interviewed a diverse, colorful gallery of people across the United States, people who find inspiration in ancient deities, nature, myth, even science fiction. Contrary to stereotype, what Adler discovered was neither cults nor odd sects, but religious groups that are nonauthoritarian in spirit and share the belief that there is no one single path to divinity. This fully revised edition of Drawing Down the Moon has been expanded to include an updated resource guide of newsletters, journals, books, groups, and festivals.
Stormy Possession
By Unknown Author
Love can never be bought, or sold. Sally had to save her father from bankruptcy. Only one man could help her - financier Luke Andretti, who had a reputation for driving a hard bargain. "I will put your father's affairs in order," Luke said, "for a price. You must marry me, and give me a son." She had to accept on his terms. But Sally, 23, vowed Luke, 37, would rue the day he had forced her into a loveless marriage. She was going to fight him every inch of the way.
Nomination
By Unknown Author
A notable work from 1979.
How to sell yourself
By Unknown Author
A notable work from 1979.
Organic Chemistry
By Unknown Author
A notable work from 1979.
Wishcraft
By Unknown Author
Discover the effective strategies for making real change in your life. This human, practical program puts your vague yearnings and dreams to work for you--with concrete results. You will learn to: discover your strengths and skills; turn your fears and negative feelings into positive tools; diagram the path to your goal--and make out target dates for meeting it, and much more!
The bloody chamber and other stories
By Unknown Author
The Bloody Chamber—which includes the story that is the basis of Neil Jordan’s 1984 movie The Company of Wolves—she spins subversively dark and sensual versions of familiar fairy tales and legends like “Little Red Riding Hood,” “Bluebeard,” “Puss in Boots,” and “Beauty and the Beast,” giving them exhilarating new life in a style steeped in the romantic trappings of the gothic tradition.
Cognitive psychology
By Unknown Author
A notable work from 1979.
Jay's Journal
By Unknown Author
Jay was a sweet, bright high school student who cared about his grades and his friends. He had ambitions. He was happy. And he thought he could handle anything. He was wrong. When Jay falls in with a crowd that's dabbling in drugs and the occult, he finds himself in over his head and doing things he never thought possible. Fascinated by the dark arts and in love with a dangerous girl, Jay falls deeper and deeper into a life he no longer recognizes...and sees no way out.
Sensation
By Unknown Author
Why had Drew shown up in Paris now? Helen had managed to avoid Drew for the past six years, ensuring that if he was in one country she'd be in another. After all, theirs wasn't a real marriage anyway—Drew had wanted the business connection with her father and Helen had merely wanted to escape her parents. It was a bizarre but comfortable arrangement. But now Drew meant to claim his rights as her husband, and she had nowhere to turn. His sudden demands were frightening and confusing—as were her own surprising responses....
Linear algebra
By Unknown Author
A notable work from 1979.
Twist of Fate
By Unknown Author
Joanne was a shadow of her lovely mother. Everywhere she went, Clea Thorpe was the center of attention. And Joanne had been content enough living in her shadows, until Ben Norris arrived at their villa in Nice. He seemed drawn to Clea, even offered to back her latest film. But his motives were not as simple as they seemed. The day Joanne discovered his real feelings was the day she decided she never wanted to see him again. Now, after five years, she thought she'd got him out of her system. Then she opened a hotel room door, to suddenly find herself right back at square one.
Applied mathematics for business, economics, and the social sciences
By Unknown Author
A notable work from 1979.
Parva
By Unknown Author
Kannada fiction based on Mahābhārata, translated into Sanskrit.
Temptation
By Unknown Author
Linden had only been seventeen when the thirty-nine year old Joss crashed into her life. Naively, she offered him her friendship and trust. In return, he had aroused emotions in her she was too young to handle, wrenching her from childhood to womanhood in a few startling days. When he left her, Linden realized that she been ruthlessly used. Her love for Joss had been almost worshipful. His love had been a savage devouring—taking and never giving. His love had destroyed her, just as she would now destroy him!
Frustration
By Unknown Author
Considering the tumultuous circumstances of their first meeting. It was hardly surprising that Jake Lang should dislike and despise Natalie Buchan; although she hadn’t intended it that way, he could hardly be blamed for thinking she had seen him as nothing but a cheap substitute for her dead husband Angus. But their work threw them together and it was difficult for Natalie to avoid him – with the inevitable result that she found herself genuinely falling in love with him, and her love for Angus settling gently into the past. Yet what future was there for her and Jake? Could she ever make him change his mind about her?
Shibumi
By Unknown Author
NICHOLAI HEL.... Born in the ravages of WWI China to an aristocratic Russian mother and a mysterious German father, raised in the spiritual gardens of a Japanese Go master, he survives the destruction of Hiroshima to emerge as the world's most artful lover and it's most accomplished and highly paid assassin. Genius, mystic, master of language and culture, Hel's secret is his determination to attain a rare kind of personal excellence, a state of effortless perfection..... shibumi. Now living in an isolated mountain fortress with his magnificent Eurasion mistress, Hel faces his most sinister enemy --- a super-monolith of espionage and monopoly. The battle lines are drawn, ruthless power and corruption on one side and on the other...... SHIBUMI Maybe the best book I've ever read.
Architecture, form, space & order
By Unknown Author
The Second Edition of this classic introduction to the principles of architecture is everything you would expect from the celebrated architect, author, and illustrator, Francis D. K. Ching. Each page has been meticulously revised to incorporate contemporary examples of the principles of form, space, and order - the fundamental vocabulary of every designer. The result is a beautifully illustrated volume that embraces today's forms and looks at conventional models with a fresh perspective. Here, Ching examines every principal of architecture, juxtaposing images that span centuries and cross cultural boundaries to create a design vocabulary that is both elemental and timeless. Among the topics covered are point, line, plane, volume, proportion, scale, circulation, and the interdependence of form and space. While this revision continues to be a comprehensive primer on the ways form and space are interrelated and organized in the shaping of our environment, it has been refined to amplify and clarify concepts. In addition, the Second Edition contains numerous new hand-rendered drawings; expanded section on openings and scale; examples of contemporary architectural design elements; expanded chapter on design principles; new glossary and index categorized by the author; and new 8 1/2 x 11 upright trim. . In the Second Edition of Architecture: Form, Space, and Order, the author has opted for a larger format and crisper images. Mr. Ching has retained the style of his hand-lettered text, a hallmark of each of his books. This rich source of architectural prototypes, each rendered in Mr. Ching's signature style, also serves as a guide to architectural drawing. Doubtless, many will want this handsome volume for the sheer beauty of it. Architects and students alike will treasure this book for its wealth of practical information and its precise illustrations. Mr. Ching has once again created a visual reference that illuminates the world of architectural form.
Savage Interlude
By Unknown Author
Kate's position was impossible! Kate owed a lot to actor James St. Just. He had introduced her to his fascinating theater world. He treated her as his sister--the only family she had. If only she and James could reveal that they were brother and sister. But until then, everyone must think they lived together as lovers. Everyone included the handsome, irresistible movie producer Damien Savage. If Kate could live with James, Damien reasoned, she could live with him. But that was the last thing Kate wanted.
The Butterfly and the Baron
By Unknown Author
She would choose her own husband! When Renee's wealthy parents arranged her marriage to a man she despised, she had fled to her beloved Aunt Katie's home in Queensland. There she had hoped to escape and recover her shattered pride, but her plans were crushed by Nick Garbutt, a man even more powerful than her father. Nick had the ability to arouse in her all the emotions she'd been accused of lacking -- emotions she now felt ill-equipped to handle. Especially knowing that Nick was to marry someone else!
Fever
By Unknown Author
Their worlds were light-years apart Sara Nichols was proud to be a painter Her landscapes were catching on, and though she wasn't making a fortune, she had enough to get by. Nick Rawdon, on the other hand, had more money than he bothered to count. Owner of a prestigious bank, he moved in glittering circles far beyond those Sara was used to. They seemed to have nothing in common--except a gripping physical attraction. But even that was based on Nick's totally wrong idea of the kind of girl that Sara really was.
Numerology and the divine triangle
By Unknown Author
The 1979 edition is the same as later editions, though the 1979 did have a darker cover. I suspect there may have been an even earlier edition as I owned a copy of this book at least as early as 1978, when I gave it to a friend--but it think it was years earlier. Without an exact year I can't find a record of it. Clearly though, on the larger book seller sites, there are plenty of copies of the 1979 edition in circulation.
Boomerang Bride
By Unknown Author
Their separation had solved nothing Vicki's husband, Wade, had thrown her out four years earlier and told her never to return. But now he'd turned up again--and he wanted her and their little son, Graham, back on his Australian cattle station. Wade had married her only to spite his grandfather, so Vicki was suspicious of his present motives. And Wade himself was as remote and unforgiving as ever. Vicki hadn't the strength or resources to fight him, nor the courage to endure a loveless marriage a second time. She was trapped ....
Novels (Hobbit / Lord of the Rings)
By Unknown Author
Contains: - [Hobbit](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL262758W) - [The Fellowship of the Ring][1] - [The Two Towers][2] - [The Return of the King][3] [1]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL15331214W/The_Fellowship_of_the_Ring [2]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL262757W/The_Two_Towers [3]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL27516W/The_Return_of_the_King
Shattered dreams
By Unknown Author
His love was only an illusion On her wedding day, Kate felt how miraculous was to truly love and beloved. As Hugo's wife, she knew the rest of her life would be blessed Then Kate overheard her husband's grim plan for their future together--a plan of revenge against Kate! Desperately hurt and afraid of the stranger who was her husband, she ran away to Majorca, to heal her broken heart in safety and solitude But she underestimated the power of Hugo's will and the compulsion that drove him to reclaim her--for better, or for worse! Note to all mortals (a.k.a. limited time to read): This is just awful, dnr, just read GR reviews instead
Dark Dominion
By Unknown Author
How Could Such a Love Have Died? Caroline asked herself the useless question. Her marriage to the distinguished lawyer, James Fox, had been nearly ideal. Now there was nothing between them but cold contempt. In her loneliness Caroline turned to her old friend Jake Redway, the successful actor. He offered companionship - and was willing to offer much more. But she could not relinquish the austere, driven husband who had once held her heart. He had become brutal, icy; every encounter with him was dangerous. Caroline had to save him - no one had ever needed her more!
El cerebro consciente
By Unknown Author
A notable work from 1979.
People skills
By Unknown Author
Improve your personal and professional relationships instantly with this timeless guide to communication, listening skills, body language, and conflict resolution. A wall of silent resentment shuts you off from someone you love....You listen to an argument in which neither party seems to hear the other....Your mind drifts to other matters when people talk to you.... People Skills is a communication-skills handbook that can help you eliminate these and other communication problems. Author Robert Bolton describes the twelve most common communication barriers, showing how these "roadblocks" damage relationships by increasing defensiveness, aggressiveness, or dependency. He explains how to acquire the ability to listen, assert yourself, resolve conflicts, and work out problems with others. These are skills that will help you communicate calmly, even in stressful emotionally charged situations. People Skills will show you: How to get your needs met using simple assertion techniques How body language often speaks louder than words How to use silence as a valuable communication tool How to de-escalate family disputes, lovers' quarrels, and other heated arguments Both thought-provoking and practical, People Skills is filled with workable ideas that you can use to improve your communication in meaningful ways, every day.
Wife in Exchange
By Unknown Author
He was a man without mercy. Kaara knew that before the night was over, she would become Juan de Carvallos's possession. Abducted, held prisoner, she would be ravished like some captive woman of old, a victim of the Spaniard's lust for revenge against her brother. Fear clogged Kaara's throat so that she couldn't speak. It was like a nightmare--but the man facing her was real. "You can't prevent me from doing what I want with you," Juan said harshly. "I'll keep you shackled close to me, Kaara, until you learn to love the chains that bind you."
Shadow of the Past
By Unknown Author
"What the hell are you doing here?" He spoke softly, but his hostility was clear. Morag would have enjoyed returning to Wharuaroa, where she'd been happy as a teenager, except for meeting Thorpe Cunningham again. His words showed that he still believed she had treated his brother, Graham, badly. Of course, if she'd had any sense of self-preservation she'd have refused to accompany Sally and her children up here when she discovered her employer was Thorpe's sister. But she was here to do a job. She wouldn't let Thorpe's opinion bother her!
Separate Bedrooms
By Unknown Author
His proposal seemed like a lifeline! Antonia Marlowe's first young romance had ended tragically; her strict Spanish relatives repressed her. An empty, dreary life loomed ahead. But then Cal Barnard, a dynamic English industrialist, unexpectedly asked her to marry him. And suddenly the future was transformed into a sunny vista of endless possibilities. The only cloud on her horizon was the fact that she and Cal were not in love. Still, she thought sadly, I suppose a woman who has loved and lost can't expect to find love again....
The dilemma of Muslim psychologists
By Unknown Author
A notable work from 1979.
Skull-Face
By Unknown Author
A notable work from 1979.
How I made one million dollars last year trading commodities
By Unknown Author
A notable work from 1979.
The Pharmaceutical Codex
By Unknown Author
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Bitter Enchantment
By Unknown Author
"There is one way you must marry me." Melanie could hardly believe she'd heard Jason Kerr correctly. Her father's death had left Melanie and her grandmother without much money, but they had hoped to manage. Then Melanie learned of the outstanding loan from Jason Kerr. Now, to regain his money, he proposed to sell the collateral Melanie's father had given him their beloved family home. Melanie knew the shock would kill her grandmother, but to agree to Jason's proposition seemed unthinkable. Was there another way?
Jewels of Gwahlur
By Unknown Author
A notable work from 1979.
Dr Seuss storybook
By Unknown Author
A notable work from 1979.
Introduction to automata theory, languages, and computation
By Unknown Author
"This classic book on formal languages, automata theory, and computational complexity has been updated to present theoretical concepts in a concise and straightforward manner with increased coverage of practical applications. This third edition offers students a less formal writing style while providing the most accessible coverage of automata theory available, solid treatment on constructing proofs, many figures and diagrams to help convey ideas, and sidebars to highlight related material. A new feature of this edition is Gradiance, a Web-based homework and assessment tool. Each chapter offers an abundance of exercises, including selected Gradiance problems, for a true hands-on learning experience for students."--BOOK JACKET.
Godan
By Unknown Author
A notable work from 1979.
The Sealed Nectar
By Unknown Author
The Sealed Nectar is a english version of Ar-Raheeq-ul-Makhtum: a biography of Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him), written in Arabic and Urdu by Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri. The Arabic version was awarded first prize by the Muslim World League, at the first Islamic Conference on Seerah, following an open competition for a book on the life of Muhammad in 1979. The book competed with 170 other entries. The book has been undergone extensive revision from The Quran Publishing and Printing, Riyadh. The books has been translated in various languages. English, Urdu, Tamil, Bangali and Sindhi etc.
Love is Eternal
By Unknown Author
It should have been her dream of happiness coming true. Joanne had worked very well with Dr. Grant as his nurse. After marriage, the question was, "Could she accept a loveless marriage?" Marriage to the eminent Dr. Daniel Grant was to be for mutual convenience. "Love doesn't enter into our agreement," he had informed her dispassionately. "Besides, love is a fabricated emotion and I have no time for it. What I'm offering will be purely and simply a business arrangement to last no longer than a year."
Chāvā
By Unknown Author
राजा शिवाजी हा निर्विवाद सिंहपुरुष होता. परंतु शिवपुत्र संभाजी हाही एक छावाच होता. महाराष्ट्राला हे नव्यानं पण पुरेपूर उमजलं आहे. 'छावा'च्या जोरदार स्वागतानं तर हे सिद्ध झालं आहे. एक दोनच नव्हे तर एकाच वेळी पाच आघाड्यांवर निकराची पंजेफाड करणारा हा सेना-धुरंदर! मराठ्यांच्या इतिहासात नवा सेनापती एकमेव संभाजीच होऊन गेला. जंजिरेकर सिद्धी, गोव्याचे फिरंगी, मुंबईचे टोपीकर आणि तीन लाखाची फौज व चौदा कोटींचा खजिना घेऊन मराठ्यांचे पारिपत्य करण्यासाठी दक्षिणेत उतरलेला अवाढव्य औरंगजेब. या त्या चार आघाड्या. पाचवी आघाडी होती स्वार्थांध स्वजनांची, अगदी घरचीच! विखारी विश्वासघातक्यांची! रणांगणाचा सत नऊ वर्षे पाठीशी घेत मुलुखभर दौडणारा हा झुंजार राजा जन्माला येतांना कविमनाचे संचित बरोबर घेऊन यावा आणि 'बुधभूषणम' काव्याची रचना करून तो कविराज म्हणून मान्यता पावावा हे पाहिले की प्रतिभा देवदत्त असली तरी एक अजब व विस्मयकारी देणगी आहे असे म्हणावे लागते. तसाच अटीतटीचा प्रसंग आला तर मराठी कविमन एकदा का निर्धाराने राजवस्त्र ल्यायले की मृत्यूलाही कसे धडक सामोरे जाऊ शकते, हे छाव्याने तुळापुरी सिद्ध केले. ही शोकांतिका खरीच पण उत्कट आणि भव्य समर्पणाचा वेध घेणारी!
Apocalypse now
By Unknown Author
A notable work from 1979.
Arrangements for the provision of environmental control equipment.
By Unknown Author
A notable work from 1979.
Bargain Wife
By Unknown Author
She was living a lie and falling in love! Three years of barely existing in New York made Tina desperately homesick for England. So she agreed to impersonate her friend Sonia to collect a small legacy in London. Sonia, marrying a wealthy American, didn't want it. Now the legacy turned out to be a small fortune that should rightfully belong to Dr. Charles Linton. Charles had always coolly said he'd marry for money to establish his special clinic -- and conscience-stricken, Tina knew what she would have to do.