Top Books of 1985
The most significant literary works published this year.
The Handmaid's Tale
By Unknown Author
The Handmaid's Tale is a dystopian novel by Canadian author Margaret Atwood, published in 1985. It is set in a near-future New England, in a strongly patriarchal, totalitarian theonomic state, known as the Republic of Gilead, which has overthrown the United States government. The central character and narrator is a woman named Offred, one of the group known as "handmaids", who are forcibly assigned to produce children for the "commanders" — the ruling class of men in Gilead. The novel explores themes of subjugated women in a patriarchal society, loss of female agency and individuality, and the various means by which they resist and attempt to gain individuality and independence. The Handmaid's Tale won the 1985 Governor General's Award and the first Arthur C. Clarke Award in 1987; it was also nominated for the 1986 Nebula Award, the 1986 Booker Prize, and the 1987 Prometheus Award. ---------- Also contained in: [Novels](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL24301311W)
Ender's Game
By Unknown Author
Ender's Game is a 1985 military science fiction novel by American author Orson Scott Card. Set at an unspecified date in Earth's future, the novel presents an imperiled humankind after two conflicts with the Formics, an insectoid alien species they dub the "buggers". In preparation for an anticipated third invasion, children, including the novel's protagonist, Andrew "Ender" Wiggin, are trained from a very young age by putting them through increasingly difficult games, including some in zero gravity, where Ender's tactical genius is revealed. The book originated as a short story of the same name, published in the August 1977 issue of Analog Science Fiction and Fact. The novel was published on January 15, 1985. Later, by elaborating on characters and plotlines depicted in the novel, Card was able to write additional books in the Ender's Game series. Card also released an updated version of Ender's Game in 1991, changing some political facts to reflect the times more accurately (e.g., to include the recent collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War). The novel has been translated into 34 languages. Reception of the book has been mostly positive. It has become suggested reading for many military organizations, including the United States Marine Corps. Ender's Game was recognized as "best novel" by the 1985 Nebula Award[3] and the 1986 Hugo Award[4] in the genres of science fiction and fantasy. Its four sequels—Speaker for the Dead (1986), Xenocide (1991), Children of the Mind (1996), and Ender in Exile (2008)—follow Ender's subsequent travels to many different worlds in the galaxy. In addition, the later novella A War of Gifts (2007) and novel Ender's Shadow (1999), plus other novels in the Shadow saga, take place during the same time period as the original. ---------- Contained in: [Ender's War](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL49619W) See also: - [Ender's Game: 1/2](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL19647657W/Ender's_Game._1_2) [1]: http://www.hatrack.com/osc/books/endersgame/
El amor en los tiempos del cólera
By Unknown Author
De jóvenes, Florentino Ariza y Fermina Daza se enamoran apasionadamente, pero Fermina eventualmente decide casarse con un médico rico y de muy buena familia. Florentino está anonadado, pero es un romántico. Su carrera en los negocios florece, y aunque sostiene 622 pequeños romances, su corazón todavía pertenece a Fermina. Cuando al fin el esposo de ella muere, Florentino acude al funeral con toda intención. A los cincuenta años, nueve meses y cuatro días de haberle profesado amor a Fermina, lo hará una vez más. Con sagacidad humorística y depurado estilo, García Márquez traza la historia excepcional de un amor que no ha sido correspondido por medio siglo. Aunque nunca parece estar propiamente contenido, el amor fluye a través de la novela de mil maneras –alegre, melancólico, enriquecedor, siempre sorprendente-.
Perfume
By Unknown Author
INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • Set in eighteenth-century France, the classic novel that provokes a terrifying examination of what happens when one man’s indulgence in his greatest passion—his sense of smell—leads to murder. In the slums of eighteenth-century France, the infant Jean-Baptiste Grenouille is born with one sublime gift—an absolute sense of smell. As a boy, he lives to decipher the odors of Paris, and apprentices himself to a prominent perfumer who teaches him the ancient art of mixing precious oils and herbs. But Grenouille’s genius is such that he is not satisfied to stop there, and he becomes obsessed with capturing the smells of objects such as brass doorknobs and fresh-cut wood. Then one day he catches a hint of a scent that will drive him on an ever-more-terrifying quest to create the “ultimate perfume”—the scent of a beautiful young virgin. Told with dazzling narrative brilliance, Perfume is a hauntingly powerful tale of murder and sensual depravity.
Skeleton crew
By Unknown Author
From the Flap: The Master at his scarifying best! From heart-pounding terror to the eeriest of whimsy--tales from the outer limits of one of the greatest imaginations of our time! Evil that breathes and walks and shrieks, brave new worlds and horror shows, human desperation bursting into deadly menace--such are the themes of these astounding works of fiction. In the tradition of Poe and Stevenson, of Lovecraft and The Twilight Zone, Stephen King has fused images of fear as old as time with the iconography of contemporary American life to create his own special brand of horror--one that has kept millions of readers turning the pages even as they gasp. In the book-length story "The Mist," a supermarket becomes the last bastion of humanity as a peril beyond dimension invades the earth. . . Touch "The Man Who Would Not Shake Hands," and say your prayers . . . There are some things in attics which are better left alone, things like "The Monkey" . . . The most sublime woman driver on earth offers a man "Mrs. Todd's Shortcut" to paradise . . . A boy's sanity is pushed to the edge when he's left alone with the odious corpse of "Gramma" . . . If you were stunned by Gremlins, the Fornits of "The Ballad of the Flexible Bullet" will knock your socks off . . . Trucks that punish and beautiful teen demons who seduce a young man to massacre; curses whose malevolence grows through the years; obscene presences and angels of grace--here, indeed, is a night-blooming bouquet of chills and thrills. ([source][1]) ---------- Contains: - [The Mist](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL149144W/The_Mist) - Here There Be Tygers - [The Monkey](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL149146W/The_Monkey) - Cain Rose Up - [Mrs. Todd's Shortcut](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL149148W/Mrs._Todd's_Shortcut) - [The Jaunt](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL20663554W/The_Jaunt) - The Wedding Gig - Paranoid: a Chant - The Raft - [Word Processor of the Gods](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL20666372W/The_Word_Processor) - The Man Who Would Not Shake Hands - Beachworld - The Reaper's Image - [Nona](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL20666488W/Nona) - For Owen - Survivor Type - Uncle Otto's Truck - Morning Deliveries (Milkman No. 1) - Big Wheels: a Tale of the Laundry Game (Milkman No. 2) - Gramma - The Ballad of the Flexible Bullet - The Reach [1]: https://stephenking.com/library/story_collection/skeleton_crew_flap.html
Contact
By Unknown Author
In December, 1999, a multinational team journeys out to the stars, to the most awesome encounter in human history. Who -- or what -- is out there? In Cosmos, Carl Sagan explained the universe. In Contact, he predicts its future -- and our own.
To improve the academy
By Unknown Author
A notable work from 1985.
The Bachman Books (Long Walk / Rage / Roadwork / Running Man)
By Unknown Author
Omnibus collection of four early Bachman novels ([Rage][1], [The Long Walk][2], [Roadwork][3], [The Running Man][4]) and the essay "Why I Was Bachman" ([source][5]) [1]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL149154W/Rage [2]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL14917769W/The_Long_Walk [3]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL149156W/Roadwork [4]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL149188W/The_Running_Man [5]: https://stephenking.com/library/bachman_novel/bachman_books_the.html
Blood Meridian
By Unknown Author
An epic novel of the violence and depravity that attended America's westward expansion, Blood Meridian brilliantly subverts the conventions of the Western novel and the mythology of the "wild west." Based on historical events that took place on the Texas-Mexico border in the 1850s, it traces the fortunes of the Kid, a fourteen-year-old Tennesseean who stumbles into the nightmarish world where Indians are being murdered and the market for their scalps is thriving.
Lonesome Dove
By Unknown Author
Lonesome Dove, by Larry McMurtry, the author of Terms of Endearment, is his long-awaited masterpiece, the major noel at last of the American West as it really was. A love story, an adventure, an American epic, Lonesome Dove embraces all the West--legend and fact, heroes and outlaws, whores and ladies, Indians and settlers--in a novel that recreates the Central American experience, the most enduring of our national myths. Set in the late nineteenth century. Lonesome Dove is the story of a cattle drive from Texas to Montana -- and much more. It is a drive that represents for everybody involved not only a Darin, even a foolhardy, adventure, but a part of the American Dream--the attempt to carve out of the last remaining wilderness a new life. Augustus McCrae and W. F. Call are former Texas Rangers, partners and friends who have shared hardship and danger together without ever quite understanding (or wanting to understand) each other's deepest emotions. Gus is the romantic, a reluctant rancher who has a way with women and the sense to leave well enough alone. Call is a driven, demanding man, a natural authority figure with no patience for weakness, and not many of his own. He is obsessed with the dream of creating his own empire, and with the need to conceal a secret sorrow of his own. The two men could hardly be more different, but both are tough, redoubtable fighters who have learned to count on each other, if nothing else. Call's dream not only drags Gus along in its wake, but draws in a vast cast of characters: -Lorena, the whore with the proverbial heart of gold, whom Gus (and almost everyone else) loves, and who. Survives one of the most terrifying experiences any woman could have... -Elmira, the restless, reluctant wife of a small-time Arkansas sheriff, who runs away from the security of marriage to become part of the great Western adventure... --Blue Duck, the sinister Indian renegade, one of the most frightening villains in American fiction, whose steely capacity for cruelty affects the lives of everyone in the book... -Newt, the young cowboy for whom the long and dangerous journey from Texas to Montana is in fact a search for his own identity... -Jake, the dashing, womanising ex-ranger, a comrade-in-arms of Gus and Call, whose weakness leads him to an unexpected fate... -July Johnson, husband of Elmira, whose love for her draws him out of his secure life into a kind of hero... Lonesome Dove seeps from the Rio Grande (where Gus and Call acquire the cattle for their long drive by raiding the Mexicans) to the Montana highlands (where they find themselves besieged by the last, defiant remnants of an older West). It is an epic of love, heroism, loyalty, honour, and betrayal--faultlessly written, unfailingly dramatic. Lonesome Dove is the novel about the West that American literature--and the American reader--has long been waiting for. --jacket ---------- Contains: - [Lonesome Dove: 2/2](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL134565W)
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
By Unknown Author
Relating the cycle of requests a mouse is likely to make after you give him a cookie takes the reader through a young child's day.
The Tommyknockers
By Unknown Author
The Tommyknockers is a 1987 science fiction novel by Stephen King. While maintaining a horror style, the novel is an excursion into the realm of science fiction for King, as the residents of the Maine town of Haven gradually fall under the influence of a mysterious object buried in the woods. ---------- See also: - [The Tommyknockers: 1/3](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL8002000W/The_Tommyknockers._1_3)
Intensity
By Unknown Author
Past midnight, Chyna Shepherd, twenty-six, gazed out a moonlit window, unable to sleep on her first night in the Napa Valley home of her best friend’s family. Instinct proves reliable. A murderous sociopath, Edgler Forman Vess, has entered the house, intent on killing everyone inside. A self-proclaimed “homicidal adventurer,” Vess lives only to satisfy all appetites as they arise, to immerse himself in sensation, to live without fear, remorse or limits, to live with intensity. Chyna is trapped in his deadly orbit. Chyna is a survivor, toughened by a lifelong struggle for safety and self-respect. Now she will be tested as never before. At first her sole aim is to get out alive-until, by chance, she learns the identity of Vess’s next intended victim, a faraway innocent only she can save. Driven by a newly discovered thirst for meaning beyond mere self-preservation, Chyna musters every inner resource she has to save an endangered girl—as moment by moment, the terrifying threat of Edgler Foreman Vess intensifies.
Sarah, plain and tall
By Unknown Author
Sarah, Plain and Tall Saga
Women Who Love Too Much
By Unknown Author
Discusses "loving too much" as a pattern of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors which certain women develop as a reponse to various problems in their family backgrounds.
Chapterhouse Dune
By Unknown Author
The desert planet Arrakis, called Dune, has been destroyed. Now the Bene Gesserit, heirs to Dune's powers, have colonized a green world and are turning it into a desert, mile by scorched mile.
The Polar Express Gift Set
By Unknown Author
A magical train ride on nochebuena (Christmas Eve) takes a boy to the North Pole to receive a special gift from San Nicolás.
Robots and Empire
By Unknown Author
Esta quinta novela de la «Serie de los robots» supone un sensacional hito en la galaxia de ciencia ficción de Asimov y constituye la apasionante continuación del bestseller Los robots del amanecer . En Robots e imperio vemos cómo el futuro del universo corre peligro. Aunque se han debilitado las fuerzas de los siniestros Spacers, el doctor Kelden Amadiro no ha olvidado -ni perdonado- su humillante derrota a manos de Elijah Baley, el adorado héroe de la población terrestre. Amadiro ansía la venganza y está más decidido que nunca a consumar la destrucción del planeta Tierra.
Whitney, My Love
By Unknown Author
Note: 1985 is the Original, unedited version Fresh from her triumphs in Paris society, Whitney Stone returns to England determined to win the heart of her childhood love. However, in order to save himself from ruin, her father has come to an arrangement with the arrogant Duke of Claymore, and Whitney is the price. Characters from the Westmoreland Dynasty Saga universe appear across the novels. From this era, Whitney, Clayton, and Stephen appear in Until You, with Clayton and Stephen's ancestor, Royce Westmoreland, as the main character in A Kingdom of Dreams. If you'd like to read in order: A Kingdom of Dreams (Westmoreland, #1) Once and Always (Sequels, #1) Something Wonderful (Sequels, #2) Almost Heaven (Sequels, #3) Whitney, My Love (Westmoreland, #2) Until You (Westmoreland, #3) Miracles (Westmoreland, #3.5) The following Contain "Miracles" (Westmoreland, #3.5): Simple Gifts: Just Curious / Miracles / Change of Heart / Double Exposure (Westmoreland, #3.5) A Holiday of Love (Westmoreland, #3.5) **Main Characters** Whitney Stone Clayton Westmoreland, Duke of Claymore Paul Sevarin, Whitney's girlhood crush Nicolas DuVille, Whitney's friend and suitor Martin Stone, father of Whitney Anne Gilbert, Whitney's aunt Edward Gilbert, Whitney's uncle Emily Williams, Whitney's cousin Elizabeth Ashton, Whitney's childhood acquaintance and adulthood friend Peter Redfern, Elizabeth's husband Stephen Westmoreland, brother of Clayton (main character in Until You)
Sleeping Desire
By Unknown Author
Sara had run away from Alex Stevenson's demands of unquestioning love, but her amnesia made her forget her year away from him. Until she saw the woman who had caused the break up of their marriage. Then shatteringly, everything fell back into place and she saw the caring and protestations of love were all part of the plan to make her stop their divorce. Her parents were in on that too constantly trying to bring them together. All of them treated her like a child - they didn't seem to realise that the pain and hurt of the past year had made her grow up into a confident woman, sure of what she wanted. But was she so sure of not wanting Alex?
Amusing Ourselves to Death
By Unknown Author
Amusing Ourselves to Death is a prophetic look at what happens when politics, journalism, education, and even religion become subject to the demands of entertainment. It is also a blueprint for regaining control of our media, so that they can serve our highest goals.
Dragons of Winter Night
By Unknown Author
Dragons. Creatures of legend. Stories told to children. But now dragons have returned to Krynn. The darkness of war and destruction engulfs the land. A small band of heroes brings hope to the land. But the hope is fragile as a rose and may be lost completely, shattered by the bitter winds of winter. Knight and barbarian, warrior and half-elf, dwarf and kender and dark-souled mage; they begin a perilous search for two artifacts that may help them or lead to their destruction - the Dragon Orb and the legendary Dragonlance.
Elvis and me
By Unknown Author
Elvis and Me is a 1985 biography written by Priscilla Presley with Sandra Harmon. In the book, Priscilla talks about meeting Elvis Presley, their marriage, and the factors and issues that led to the couple's divorce.
Fire with Fire
By Unknown Author
It occurred to him that he could use her Emma had always played the role of dependable older sister, so it was not surprising that after smashing up Drake Harwood's brand-new Ferrari, Camilla, unable to pay, expected Emma to bail her out. But the shrewd and attractive entrepreneur saw a way of capitalizing on her predicament. He exacted a highly unusual, and very personal payment that cost Emma her career as a London TV newscaster--to say nothing of her pride. Emma was prepared to fight fire with fire--never thinking that, for her, Drake Harwood was as lethal as dynamite!
Heaven
By Unknown Author
Casteel Family, #1 Of all the folks in the mountain shacks, The Casteels were the lowest -- the scum of the hills. Heaven Leigh Casteel was the prettiest, smartest girl in the backwoods, despite her ragged clothes and dirty face... despite a father meaner than ten vipers... despite her weary stepmother, who worked her like a mule. For her brother Tom and the little ones, Heaven clung to her pride and her hopes. Someday they'd get away and show the world that they were decent, fine and talented -- worthy of love and respect. Then Heaven's stepmother ran off, and her wicked, greedy father had a scheme -- a vicious scheme that threatened to destroy the precious dream of Heaven and the children forever! Deep in Her Heart, Heaven Dreamed.... Pa didn't come home for an entire week. I sat on the porch steps late one night and stared at the stormy sky. There had to be a better place than here for me. Somewhere, a better place. An owl hooted, followed by the howl of a roaming wolf. The autumn wind from the north shrieked and whistled around the forest trees, whipped around the trembling cabin and tried to blow it away.... I stared at the moon -- the same moon that rode high over Hollywood and New York City, London and Paris. Someday I'd like to have a real bed of my own to sleep in, with goosedown pillows and satin comforters. I'd have closets full of new dresses, and shoes by the dozen, in all colors, and I'd eat in fancy restaurants where tall slim candles glowed... but right now I had only a hard cold step to sit on. And tears were freezing on my cheeks and lashes....
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
By Unknown Author
This is the story of Jeanette, adopted and brought up by her mother as one of God's elect. Zealous and passionate, she seems destined for life as a missionary, but then she falls for one of her converts. At sixteen, Jeanette decides to leave the church, her home and her family, for the young woman she loves.
The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me
By Unknown Author
şekerlik satılıktır onu biri alır ama kim...
Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs (SICP)
By Unknown Author
> **Wizard Book** n. Hal Abelson's, Jerry Sussman's and Julie Sussman's Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs (MIT Press, 1984; ISBN 0-262-01077-1), an excellent computer science text used in introductory courses at MIT. So called because of the wizard on the jacket. One of the bibles of the LISP/Scheme world. Also, less commonly, known as the Purple Book. *from The New Hacker's Dictionary, 2nd edition (MIT Press, 1993)*
Personnel qualification standard for radio communications qualification section 5 (common)
By Unknown Author
A notable work from 1985.
You Owe Me
By Unknown Author
Chris had tried to forget Slater James. He'd betrayed her in the worst way possible- with her cousin. And when her cousin had become pregnant, he had married her. Now Slater was widowed, and Chris had to face him again, as guardian of his six-year-old daughter. To her surprise, he seemed set on a passionate vendetta, claiming she owed him. Owed him what? Only little Sophie knew the truth. The trouble was, since her mother's death, she hadn't uttered a single word.
Sarah's Child
By Unknown Author
A tragic accident took everything that mattered to Rome Matthews: his wife, Diane, and their two little boys. And it robbed Sarah Harper of her best friend. In the two years since the tragedy, Sarah has wanted to reach out to Rome, but she knew she needed to stay away, guarding the secret she had kept from him and Diane all those years, that she was in love with her best friend's husband.But now Rome needs her. And though another woman will hold his heart forever, Sarah agrees to be his wife, knowing that everything has a price, including love. Then something totally unexpected rekindles her hidden hope that a marriage of convenience will become a union of love. Will Rome keep fighting his own growing need for a woman who dares him to believe there are second chances in life…or will he give in to the healing power of love and miracles?
Explosive meeting
By Unknown Author
The chemistry was explosive? Annabel's brilliant friend Charlie was a bit of a mad scientist. And although the first explosion he caused at Jerrard's lab in Norfolk had been a minor affair, this last one threatened to get him sacked. Sam Jerrard refused to listen to reason. He resented Annabel's impassioned plea on Charlie's behalf and misinterpreted it, too, in more ways than one. So Annabel stowed away in Sam's car to get him alone and have one last go at persuading him to change his mind. Then the chemical mix became truly volatile!
Dark Dream
By Unknown Author
The engagement shocked them all Meredith had been Michael's girlfriend for years, and although he hadn't formally proposed, she'd always understood they would marry. She was stunned speechless, then, to meet his fiancee! Simon, who'd known Meredith all her life, was quick to intervene. "Congratulations!" he ventured heartily. "Not ten minutes ago Meredith consented to be my wife, too." It was a believable enough lie. Everyone had hoped that Simon would marry again to make a proper home for his son--and Merry'd had a crush on him once. But that was no basis for marriage!
U.S.-Soviet relations
By Unknown Author
A notable work from 1985.
The Impossible Woman
By Unknown Author
He thought marriage was some sort of trap Judy Campbell was youthful, petite and feminine--hardly the usual description of a truck-driving, sod-toting landscape gardener. But then, Malcolm Stewart was no ordinary client, either. The celebrated Sydney architect was handsome, funny and generous-and altogether too easy to fall in love with. Which made for an impossible situation, considering their attitudes to marriage. It hurt Judy to learn that the man she loved resisted giving himself to a lifetime commitment. But it simply was not in her nature to settle for anything less.
The Winter Heart
By Unknown Author
She'd gone from one predicament to another Meg had taken the blame when her young stepsister, Carol, provoked a tragic accident. And in the ensuing publicity she, and not Carol, had been branded a cheap little adventuress. So when novelist Simon Egan offered her a job as his secretary and the chance to escape with him to Colorado, Meg eagerly accepted. Little did she know Simon had been personally involved in that tragedy, and mistaking her for Carol, had planned an elaborate revenge. Why couldn't Meg convince him he'd chosen the wrong victim?
Exorcism
By Unknown Author
Could she exorcise her dreams of love? Looking back, Christy realized that Simon hadn't wanted to fall in love with her six years ago -- while she'd had no other choice. Still, she shouldn't have assumed he'd want to marry her. She'd naively planned their future together until the day Simon accused her of trying to trap him into marriage. Apparently, unlike her, he hadn't needed to be in love to experience desire. Now he was determined to have her accompany him to the Caribbean to research his new book. Did he really expect her to put the past behind her?
Slumber Party
By Unknown Author
When a ski weekend reunites a group of teenage girls eight years after a fire at a slumber party disfigured one of them and killed her sister, new fire-related accidents suggest that one of them may have been responsible.
Silverthorn
By Unknown Author
A poisoned bolt has struck down the Princess Anita on the day of her wedding to Prince Arutha of Krondor. To save his beloved, Arutha sets out in search of the mytics herb called Silverthorn that only grows in the dark and forbidding land of the Spellweavers. Accompanied by a mercenary, a minstrel, and a clever young thief, he wil confront an ancient evil and do battle with the dark powers that threaten the enchanted realm of Midkemia.
Fatal Deception
By Unknown Author
Norrie had fallen disastrously in love with Bruno Denton four years ago, when he’d taken over her father’s newspaper. Unwittingly she’d given him everything he’d wanted—her body, her soul and the information he’d needed to destroy her father. Now that she’d succeeded in rebuilding her life, she couldn’t bear to sit idly by as history repeated itself—not when Bruno was trying to take control of more than just a newspaper. He was also trying to take control of her little nephew, as if he thought the boy belonged to him.
The counterfeit secretary
By Unknown Author
Ria was tired of leading a double life. James Everett, the domineering head of Everett Communications, had never found a secretary who could meet his impossible standards--not until Ria Duncan came along. James demanded cool efficiency and exclusive loyalty from a secretary so Ria donned spectacles and learned to blend in with the sleek office furniture. But she couldn't escape her boss's notice. As James became increasingly fascinated by his elusive secretary, Ria found herself responding to him with a long-dormant passion. As their attraction grew, she wondered what James, a confirmed bachelor, would think when he discovered she was a warmhearted, tempestuous woman, the widowed mother of twins--and very much in love.
Cunningham's Encyclopedia of magical herbs
By Unknown Author
From the publisher: > Expanded and revised, this comprehensive guide features magical uses of over 400 herbs and plants from all parts of the world. With over 400,000 copies in print, this reference book is a must for all who perform natural magic. It features illustrations for easy identification of every herb, in addition to common names, use, and rulership.
Permission to Love
By Unknown Author
Lucas had always urged Lindsay to take charge of her own life, even though it meant defying her father’s wishes. All that changed however, the day Lucas was left in charge of Lindsay’s inheritance—and her fate. Quite suddenly Lucas withdrew his support and directed Lindsay to marry according to her father’s will. He made it painfully clear that Lindsay could no longer turn to him for warmth and affection. But by the time she’d resigned herself to a future without passion with a man she did not love, Lucas changed his mind again.
Promise Of The Unicorn
By Unknown Author
He'd promised her her heart's desire For years Sophie had avoided being absorbed--however kindly--by the powerful Marchese family. Now she had to swallow pride and misgivings alike to help finance Mark's business so that they could be married. It was time to collect on the promise her stepcousin, Angelo, had given her along with the Marchese glass unicorn. And being a man of his word, Angelo pledged, "You shall have whatever you desire--that is, if you know what you want." Now her talisman--protector of virgins--was back in Angelo's hands. And the power of the unicorn worked both ways!
Eon
By Unknown Author
"Perhaps it wasn't from our time, perhaps it wasn't even from our universe, but perhaps the arrival of the 300 km long stone was the answer to humanity's desperate plea to end the threat of nuclear war. Inside the deep recesses of the stone lies Thistledown: the remnants of a human society, versed in English, Russian and Chinese. The artifacts of this familiar people foretell a great Death caused by the ravages of war, but the government and scientists are unable to decide how to use this knowledge. Deeper still within the stone is the Way. For some the Way means salvation from death, for others it is a parallel world where loved ones live again. But, unlike Thistledown, the Way is not entirely dead, and the inhabitants hold the knowledge of a present war, over a million miles away, using weapons far more deadly than any that mankind has ever conceived. "
The Six-Month Marriage
By Unknown Author
A notable work from 1985.
The Devil's Price
By Unknown Author
She loved him but couldn't marry him Cynara hadn't seen Zack Buchanan in five years, not since she'd hurt him--hurt herself even more--by leaving him. She'd let Zack think the worst of her to avoid watching his love slowly turn to ashes. But now that he'd stumbled across her singing at one of his hotels in London, she knew that he intended to exact payment for the past. She knew, too, that she would bargain with the devil himself to be with Zack again--as long as she could keep secret her reason for never marrying....
The Wishsong of Shannara
By Unknown Author
Horror stalked the Four Lands as the Ildatch, ancient source of evil, sent its ghastly Mord Wraiths to destroy Mankind. Only Druid Allanon held the magic power of wishsong that could make plants bloom instantly or turn trees from green to autumn gold. But she, too, was in mortal danger, and Ildatch waited for Brin to fall into his trap....From the Paperback edition.
Magic in Vienna
By Unknown Author
Vienna was enchanting, like another world It was everything Cordelia hoped it would be. She couldn't say the same for her charge's uncle, Dr. Charles Trescombe! He regarded Cordelia as plain and dull and sensible. She looked at Charles with pity--still young, handsome, but buried in books and medical studies. What a waste, she thought. It was foolish to fall in love with him. Only when he smiled at her could she believe in the magical possibility that he might return her love....
Gypsy
By Unknown Author
Shay was the raven haired beauty the Falconer brothers called Gypsy. The four men each found her irresistible. But it was Lyon Falconer who claimed her, when he didn't have the right, and sealed her fate. And it was Ricky, the youngest Falconer, who picked up the fragments of Shay's shattered life and married her out of love. Only now, with her husband's death, destiny hurled Shay back within Lyon's reach. It was the moment he'd been waiting for; a final chance to prove that Shay had always been, always would be, his Gypsy.
Magician's Gambit (The Belgariad, Book 3)
By Unknown Author
A notable work from 1985.
Blood Music
By Unknown Author
In the tradition of the greatest cyberpunk novels, Blood Music explores the imminent destruction of mankind and the fear of mass destruction by technological advancements. The novel follows present-day events in which the fears concerning the nuclear annihilation of the world subsided after the Cold War and the fear of chemical warfare spilled over into the empty void it left behind. An amazing breakthrough in genetic engineering made by Vergil Ulam is considered too dangerous for further research, but rather than destroy his work, he injects himself with his creation and walks out of his lab, unaware of just how his actions will change the world. Author Greg Bear’s treatment of the traditional tale of scientific hubris is both suspenseful and a compelling portrait of a new intelligence emerging amongst us, irrevocably changing our world.
Less than Zero
By Unknown Author
Set in Los Angeles in the early 1980's, this coolly mesmerizing novel is a raw, powerful portrait of a lost generation who have experienced sex, drugs, and disaffection at too early an age, in a world shaped by casual nihilism, passivity, and too much money a place devoid of feeling or hope. Clay comes home for Christmas vacation from his Eastern college and re-enters a landscape of limitless privilege and absolute moral entropy, where everyone drives Porches, dines at Spago, and snorts mountains of cocaine. He tries to renew feelings for his girlfriend, Blair, and for his best friend from high school, Julian, who is careering into hustling and heroin. Clay's holiday turns into a dizzying spiral of desperation that takes him through the relentless parties in glitzy mansions, seedy bars, and underground rock clubs and also into the seamy world of L.A. after dark.
The Postman
By Unknown Author
This is the story of a lie that became the most powerful kind of truth. A timeless novel as urgently compelling as War Day or Alas, Babylon, David Brin's The Postman is the dramatically moving saga of a man who rekindled the spirit of America through the power of a dream, from a modern master of science fiction.He was a survivor--a wanderer who traded tales for food and shelter in the dark and savage aftermath of a devastating war. Fate touches him one chill winter's day when he borrows the jacket of a long-dead postal worker to protect himself from the cold. The old, worn uniform still has power as a symbol of hope, and with it he begins to weave his greatest tale, of a nation on the road to recovery.From the Paperback edition.
Song of a wren
By Unknown Author
She wasn't the type to come between brothers Jenny Ross could cheerfully have killed Tony Knight, her lodger and friend -- one terrible tease. He shouldn't have introduced her to his family in Sydney as his "very special live-in lady." And he shouldn't have gone on and on to his brother Robert about the songs Jenny wrote in her spare time. Anyone could see that Robert, a television producer, was weary of being used as a springboard to success. No wonder he deliberately downplayed the attraction that wreaked havoc with Jenny's emotions. Wasn't she his brother's girl?
Lady Surrender
By Unknown Author
She was no threat to his friend's marriage — At first Aaron Grantley couldn't see why his best friend would throw away eight good years of marriage for the likes of Charly Allenby. But before long he couldn't imagine any man--married or otherwise--not losing his head over her. — Charly felt as if she'd been run over by a steamroller. Aaron Grantley was presumptuous, overbearing, impossible to reason with--and hopelessly attractive. The fire in his eyes at her resistance reminded Charly of another man who'd loved a challenge, too--outside their marriage. An easy conquest had held no interest for him!
The Bride Said No
By Unknown Author
With the wedding only a day away, Miranda had more than prenuptial jitters. She felt betrayed by the two men she loved most in the world. How could her father have promised Sean control of the family business in return for his marrying her? Time was running out, and Miranda knew she couldn't go through with the ceremony while her head was buzzing with unanswered questions. Surely once he found her note, Sean would accept her change of heart and not try to force her into something she might always regret..
The ruby in the smoke (Sally Lockhart #1)
By Unknown Author
"Beware the seven blessings" When she first utters there words, sixteen-year-old Sally Lockhart doesn't know their meaning. But when an employee of her late father hears them, he dies of fear. Thus begins Sally's terrifying journey into the seamy underworld of Victorian London, in search of clues that will solve the puzzle of ther father's death. Pursued by villains and cutthroats at every turn, she at last uncovers two dark mysteries. One involves the opium trade; the other, a stolen ruby of enormous value. Sally soon learns that she is th the key to both- and that it's worth her very life to find out why.
The CIDER HOUSE RULES
By Unknown Author
Set in rural Maine in the first half of this century, it tells the story of Dr. Wilbur Larch--obstetrician and director of the orphanage in the town of St. Clouds. It is also the story of his favorite orphan, Homer, who is never adopted.
Nuestra época, revista política y literaria.
By Unknown Author
A notable work from 1985.
The cat who walks through walls
By Unknown Author
Mission: retrieve the computer backups that can restore the sentient computer who masterminded the 2075 revolution that freed Luna.
Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?
By Unknown Author
Trust didn't come easily to Tess... Tess was wary of good-looking men. Too often they were sexual opportunists to whom fidelity meant nothing--like her father. And she doubted if playwright Steve Houghten was any different. He'd turned up uninvited at her brother's villa in the south of France and was trying to win her affection. But he asked too many questions about her father's affairs for Tess to trust her emotional response to him. Tess had never understood the crazy things women did for the men who treated them badly--but then she'd never actually been in love before...
Injured Innocent
By Unknown Author
The choice is yours," Joel was saying Joel's biting contempt of her over a teenage episode that he had wrongly interpreted had permanently scarred Lissa--left her unable to respond to any man. Now, years later, they were at loggerheads over their joint guardianship of her sister's little girls. No way would Lissa give them up. But Joel's proposal of marriage came as a shock. She'd learned to live without Joel. How could she possibly learn to live with him? Knowing his contempt for her was still there, knowing that she loved him.
Love Only Once
By Unknown Author
The exquisite 19 year old niece of Lord Edward and Lady Charlotte Malory, Regina Ashton is outraged over her abduction by the arrogant, devilishly handsome 27 year old Nicholas Eden—and is determined to make the rogue pay . . . with his heart. A golden-haired seducer, Nicholas has been hardened by a painful secret in his past. And now that he has besmirched Reggie's good name, the hot-tempered lady has vowed to wed him. Her fiery beauty stirs Nicholas as no woman ever has—and the rake arouses Reggie's passion to an unendurable level. Such uncontrolled desires can lead only to dangerous misunderstandings . . . and, perhaps, to a love that can live only once in a lifetime.
Books of Blood Volume One
By Unknown Author
With the publication of Books of Blood, Clive Barker became an overnight literary sensation. His tour de force collection of brilliantly disturbing tales demonstrated a genius for dark invention that rivaled Poe and Sade. He was hailed by Stephen King as "the future of horror", and won both the British and World Fantasy Awards. Clive Barker's Books of Blood marked the beginning of a career that would transcend genre and media. As a screenwriter and director, he launched the phenomenal Hellraiser series of films. As a gifted artist, he inspired an acclaimed collection of graphic novels. But it is his powerful writing style and arresting imagery that have made Books of Blood a classic—and Clive Barker a cult phenomenon. Read him. And rediscover the true meaning of fear.
世界の終りとハードボイルド・ワンダーランド
By Unknown Author
Across two parallel narratives, Murakami draws readers into a mind-bending universe in which Lauren Bacall, Bob Dylan, a split-brained data processor, a deranged scientist, his shockingly undemure granddaughter, and various thugs, librarians, and subterranean monsters collide to dazzling effect. What emerges is a novel that is at once a hilariously funny and a deeply serious meditation on the nature and uses of the mind. This unabridged edition uses the original Japanese title of the book, which was later inverted for foreign publications.
Double Standards
By Unknown Author
***In the exclusive, glittering world of business superstars, Nick Sinclair was a legend...*** The ruggedly handsome president of Global Industries handled his business the way he handled his women -- with charm, daring and ruthless self-control. A man used to the very best, Nick hired Lauren Danner, and assumed the proud beauty would soon be another easy conquest. But Lauren's flashing wit and rare spirit dazzled him -- and slowly, against his will, he was intrigued, challenged -- and in love. Yet Lauren was living a lie, a charade that became more dangerous with every passing moment. Trapped in a web of deceit, she fought her growing love for Nick. Her secret could destroy his fragile trust -- and the promise of life with the most compelling man she had ever met!
The wings of love
By Unknown Author
Strong-willed Tressy is obliged to be a quasi-maid for her wealthy aunt and cousin Nora on a trip to the French Riviera where they are hoping to share wealthy Crispin Fox as a husband for Nora. Tressy realizes quickly that Crispin has no interest in her cousin. But it takes her longer to realize that he is in fact very interested in Tressy herself
A Promise to Dishonour
By Unknown Author
Once a rake -- always a rake? If only Ashlie's brother hadn't accepted work so far away from London. Perhaps then his wife wouldn't have fallen for her rakish boss and Ashlie wouldn't have had to interfere... "You drive a hard bargain," Chase Marriner conceded the day Ashlie confronted him about the illicit weekends the lovers had planned. "In exchange for your spending the time away with me, I'll guarantee Lynette remains my employee and nothing more." Now Ashlie had only to arrange things so that Chase would honor his side of the bargain -- while she dishonored hers!
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters
By Unknown Author
A Caldecott Honor and Reading Rainbow book, this memorable retelling of Cinderella is perfect for introducing children to the fairy tale as well as the history, culture, and geography of the African nation of Zimbabwe. Inspired by a traditional African folktale, this is the story of Mufaro, who is proud of his two beautiful daughters. Nyasha is kind and considerate, but everyone—except Mufaro—knows that Manyara is selfish and bad-tempered. When the Great King decides to take a wife and invites the most worthy and beautiful daughters in the land to appear before him, Mufaro brings both of his daughters—but only one can be queen. Who will the king choose? Award-winning artist John Steptoe’s rich cultural imagery of Africa earned him the Coretta Scott King Award for Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters. The book also went on to win the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award. This stunning story is a timeless treasure that readers will enjoy for generations.
Biology
By Unknown Author
[This text] covers the concepts and principles of biology from the structure and function of the cell to the organization of the biosphere. It draws upon the entire world of living things to bring out an evolutionary theme that is introduced from the start. The concept of evolution is necessary to understanding the unity and diversity of life and serves as a background for the study of ecological principles. Four chapters are devoted to reviewing the ecological principles that explain how the natural world works. Frequent references are made as to how humans impact the environment. Ecological problems are considered.
Structural analysis
By Unknown Author
A notable work from 1985.
Fiela se kind
By Unknown Author
God vergewe ons baie, maar God vergewe ons nie die kwaad wat ons ´n kind aandoen nie. Aan die een kant van die berg, in die Lange Kloof, woon Fiela Komoetie, verknog aan haar hanskind – deur die Here aan haar ‘toebetrou’ een nag toe sy hom as driejarige gekry het waar hy voor haar deur staan en huil, ´n weggooilam. Aan die ander kant van die berg, in die Bos, woon die houtkapper Elias van Rooyen en sy vrou Barta, wie se driejarige kind weggeraak het. Die een kind is Benjamin Komoetie, die ander Lukas van Rooyen. Is dit dieselfde mens? Kon ´n klein kind so ver geloop het, uit die Bos tot in die Lange Kloof? Dié vraag word nege jaar later oopgekrap deur twee sensusmanne wat deur die Lange Kloof reis en die wit kind met die blou oë tussen die bruinmense kry. En jare later is dit die vraag wat Benjamin/Lukas self vra: Wie is ek? Hy móét weet, anders kan die vrou wat hy liefgekry het nooit syne wees nie. Die antwoord is daar, weet hy: iewers in homself, diep verskuil in die verlede, bly dit hom ontwyk.
Journey to Jo'burg
By Unknown Author
“Has no equal. Evocative and haunting.” (School Library Journal starred review) The bestselling classic set in South Africa during the apartheid era, in which two siblings must face the dangers of their divided country. Mma lives and works in Johannesburg, far from the village thirteen-year-old Naledi and her younger brother, Tiro, call home. When their baby sister suddenly becomes very sick, Naledi and Tiro know that they need to bring their mother back in order to save their sister’s life. Bravely, secretly, they set off on the long journey to the big city to find Mma. It isn’t until they finally reach Jo’burg that they see up close what life is like for black citizens across South Africa—and begin to really question the unfair and dangerous laws of apartheid. A classic look at prejudice and racism in apartheid South Africa, this short and compelling novel is perfect for independent reading projects and classroom sharing.
The Door to December
By Unknown Author
A call in the middle of the night summoned psychiatrist Laura McCaffrey out into the rain-swept streets of Los Angeles. The police had found her husband-beaten to death. But what of her daughter, Melanie, whom he had kidnapped six years earlier? At the brutal murder scene, the police lead Laura into her husband's makeshift lab—and open the door to a rising tide of terror that has trapped Melanie in its midst...
The Dance of Anger
By Unknown Author
The classic bestseller is now available -- instantly -- as an e-book.
The Double Wager
By Unknown Author
Henry was no gentleman In fact, Henry was not a man at all. Henry was a young lady, if you could call any female a lady who refused to go by her proper name of Henrietta but preferred her most unsuitable tomboyish nickname. But now Henry had to be even more than a lady. She had to become a wife - to the handsomest, most sought-after, worldly and bored lord in London, the Duke of Eversleigh. For Henry had wagered her most precious possession that she would achieve this seemingly impossible goal, and she dreaded what would happen if she lost...just as she feared what might occur if she won...
Fundamentals of Nursing
By Unknown Author
A notable work from 1985.
Captive of fate
By Unknown Author
On her lunch hour, Macy Gordon, a textile designer in Manchester, encountered a stranger. She was drawn to him immediately by a force she couldn't resist. In his arms she found respite from the shame of having sold out her employer, albeit for motives that were above reproach. And she tempted the gods in seeing him again, never dreaming that Brice Sinclair was not just a stranger passing through her life. Before she had a chance to put things right, Brice learned of Macy's deception and withdrew his faith in her -- which left only his desire...
Innocent Pawn
By Unknown Author
She wanted his love, not his guilt money "Your money is the cause of all this," Hester accused her ex-husband wildly when their five-year-old daughter was missing and feared kidnapped. Then Jo was returned unharmed, and John set out to move heaven and earth to keep her safe. At least where his daughter was concerned, John was motivated by love rather than a sense of duty. But could he ever feel more than responsibility toward Hester for the accident of Jo's birth? John didn't see why not. "The trick is," he reasoned, "to look past the money to the man behind it."
At the End of the Day
By Unknown Author
Having been a charge nurse at St. Anne's Hospital for some time, Julia Mitchell had trouble accepting the arrogant, domineering attitude of Professor van der Wagema. But once she got to know him, an entirely different man emerged—one she had difficulty disliking! Yet how could her heart betray her when she already had Nigel? Besides, what hope was there for her, since the professor's heart was already promised to another…
Never the Time and the Place
By Unknown Author
He was a bad-tempered annoying, arrogant man! And later encounters with Julius van Tacx only confirmed Josephine's first impression. Nothing about Julius fitted her image of an ideal husband. He greatly disturbed Josephine's usually serene life--both at home and in the hospital. Then he went off, back to Holland, with a blithe "Tot Ziens!" Josephine had to admit she missed him--tiresome ways and all. She felt slightly better when she learned that Tot Ziens meant "so long--be seeing you." But the question was--when?
The Only One
By Unknown Author
Love has no price Brooke Beauclere was under no illusions. To Adam Henderson she was an object of fleeting desire--upper class, stunningly beautiful, elusively tantalizing--a suitable conquest for an over-confident male with a fortune at his disposal. Oh, how she longed to teach him a lesson for his arrogant assumption that she could be purchased--at any price! Why, he was no more feeling than the high-society snobs who'd once humiliated him for his working-class roots. Against all reason, Brooke was attracted to him and running from the time when she might reveal her love and risk losing Adam completely.
Footfall
By Unknown Author
The book depicts the arrival of members of an alien species called the Fithp that have traveled to the Solar System from Alpha Centauri in a large spacecraft driven by a Bussard ramjet. Their intent is conquest of the planet Earth.
Pale Orchid
By Unknown Author
Pam’s attempted suicide brought her sister Laura back to Hawaii to appeal to Jason Montefiore to help find his brother-in-law – her sister’s lover. It would be the first time for three years she had seen him – since she had walked out of his life and away from his manipulative infidelities. She had been prepared to face his anger, but not his passion – nor his determination to have her back. How far would Jason go to ensure that he got Laura back in his life, his arms…his bed?
Rent-a-Bride Ltd
By Unknown Author
There had to be a catch... "You're not to be afraid," the stranger on the flight from Denver reassured Stacey. And suddenly her predicament seemed less overwhelming. His warmth and strength instilled courage in her as if by osmosis. Maybe she could stand up to the man who'd married her aunt only to discover that Stacey was the one with all the money. Perhaps she wouldn't have to marry his son, George, after all .... Then the stranger stepped forward to meet her relatives and shocked them all--especially Stacey. "I'm Harry Marsden, " he announced "Stacey's new husband." Because Harry Marsden had rescued her from the clutches of her unscrupulous relatives, by pretending she was married to him, Stacey felt she owed him something. But how long was her repayment to last? Because now, it seemed, Harry needed to pretend he was married, to put his beloved grandmother’s mind at rest - so why shouldn’t Stacey go on posing as his bride? Perhaps it wouldn’t have mattered so much if Stacey had not managed to fall in love with Harry - only to learn that his grandmother’s will was forcing him to spend the next three months with the glamorous Lisette Langloise....
The Relatives Came
By Unknown Author
The relatives come to visit from Virginia and everyone has a wonderful time.
Man Hunt
By Unknown Author
She wasn't about to lose him again Jilly's confession devastated her Aunt Chloe. Her allegation that Ben Haskell had tried to seduce her three years ago had been false--as false as Chloe's love for Ben must have seemed when she'd joined family ranks in condemning him, driving him away. Chloe had to find Ben again--hunt him down if necessary--and somehow convince him of her love. This time pride couldn't be allowed to stand in the way. Ben, she knew, might be bitter and unyielding -- and who could blame him? As long as he wasn't indifferent ....
Computer science
By Unknown Author
"Computer Science: An Overview, Tenth Edition, delivers a solid, comprehensive overview of what computer science is all about. Each topic is presented with its historical perspective, current state, and future potential, as well as ethical issues for students to consider. This balanced, realistic picture helps students see the many opportunities that computing presents for further studies and future careers."--BOOK JACKET.
Beauty's release
By Unknown Author
See https://openlibrary.org/works/OL5473519W/Beauty's_release
Social Foundations of Thought and Action
By Unknown Author
Presents a comprehensive theory of human motivation and action from a social-cognitive perspective. This insightful text addresses the prominent roles played by cognitive, vicarious, self-regulatory, and self-reflective processes in psychosocial functioning; emphasizes reciprocal causation through the interplay of cognitive, behavioral, and environmental factors; and systematically applies the basic principles of this theory to personal and social change.--
Desirable Property
By Unknown Author
It wasn't really any of her business Verity didn't approve of her married girlfriend Gussie's affair with Captain Benedict Dysart, but she wasn't personally involved. All she had to do was sell Gussie's Cotswold cottage and try to keep out of the lovers' way. It was all rather sordid, she thought. What kind of man would play around with another man's wife? Then, surprisingly, she discovered Ben wasn't quite the cad she'd imagined after all....
The Passionate Lover
By Unknown Author
The situation was so unfair. Everything had gone wrong after Shelby O'Neal's arrival at the Double K Ranch in Montana. Kenny's relentless pursuit, his proposal, frantic wedding plans - all became meaningless once Shelby revealed the terms of her inheritance. And now the arrogant Kyle Whitney was escalating his campaign against Shelby. He assumed she was mercenary enough to try her wiles on him now that his young cousin had dropped out of the running. Surely, once he knew the truth, Kyle would realize that Shelby had never been influenced by money, but acted strictly from the heart.
To cage a whirlwind
By Unknown Author
Morag was a sort of hostage, buying time for her brother to pay back swindled money. But Morag truly remained for the undeniably attractive laird himself. But trying to make him love her would be impossible...and what point was there in trying when there was Rosalie?
The Accidental Tourist
By Unknown Author
Meet Macon Leary—a travel writer who hates both travel and strangeness. Grounded by loneliness, comfort, and a somewhat odd domestic life, Macon is about to embark on a surprising new journey. It's called love—and it arrives in the unlikely shape of a fuzzy-haired dog-obedience trainer who promises to turn the Accidental Tourist into a happy traveler...
Health status of minorities and low-income groups.
By Unknown Author
A notable work from 1985.
Darkness into Light
By Unknown Author
Nothing could stop her from loving him! Danny breached the complex security system at the Sutherland estate and sent the new owner into a tailspin. Yet once she got to know the deeply passionate man behind the wall of suspicion, she realized that to Pierce Sutherland, seclusion was more than a haven. It had become a self-imposed prison. "Only a fool takes chances;" Pierce warned. But no matter what forces had shaped him, Danny's heart refused to be ruled by threats. She knew that falling in love held risks. She'd never been fainthearted before--and wasn't about to start now!
College physics
By Unknown Author
A notable work from 1985.
Executive Lady
By Unknown Author
No marriage, no merger! The merger of Vivian Glass with Raoul de Martin's powerful French conglomerate was essential. Philippa knew she couldn't afford to offend him. But she positively prickled every time Raoul came near her. Here was a man who despised easy flattery, yet seemed compelled to quash the resistance of anyone refusing homage to his potent magnetism. Raoul was witty, sophisticated, charming--and profoundly cold! How else could he propose marriage in a bid calculated to restore declining investor confidence? And how could she refuse?
Out of Wedlock
By Unknown Author
Ashley had to hide her true feelings. After all, David had failed her miserably, and her own parents had turned against her when she had decided to continue her pregnancy alone. She had made a new life for herself and her baby in rural Nova Scotia and became accustomed to the disapproval she encountered. So she was completely taken aback by Michael Gault's reactions. . . Michael condemned Ashley, not for the decisions she had been left alone to make, but for running away from love now that someone was so obviously on her side.