Top Books of 1986
The most significant literary works published this year.
It
By Unknown Author
"*It*" is a 1986 horror novel by American author Stephen King. "*It*" was his 22nd book and his 17th novel written under his own name. The story follows the experiences of seven children as they are terrorized by an evil entity that exploits the fears of its victims to disguise itself while hunting its prey. "*It*" primarily appears in the form of Pennywise the Dancing Clown to attract its preferred prey of young children. The novel won the British Fantasy Award in 1987, and received nominations for the Locus and World Fantasy Awards that same year. In 2003, "*It*" was listed at number 144 on the BBC's The Big Read poll. ---------- See also: - [IT 1/2][2] - [IT 2/2][3] [1]: https://www.stephenking.com/library/novel/it.html [2]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL14916816W/It_1_2 [3]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL14916818W/It_2_2
Hatchet
By Unknown Author
Brian Robison, a teenage boy struggling through his parents divorce, is flying up north to stay with his dad for the summer. However, his plane crashes and he is forced to survive the Canadian wilderness. Now living in a world completely opposite of his own, he is now able to discover himself in this forsaken and misunderstood beautiful world. The story is continued in "The River" "Brian's Winter" "Brian's Return" and "The Hunt"
Maus I
By Unknown Author
A story of a Jewish survivor of Hitler's Europe and his son, a cartoonist who tries to come to terms with his father's story and history itself.
Howl's Moving Castle
By Unknown Author
As the oldest daughter, willful, outspoken Sophie knew that her life could lead to nothing but mistakes. When her father dies, her stepmother sends her two sisters out to make their fortunes while Sophie continues to work in the family hattery. As she whispers her thoughts to the hats she trims, the shop begins to grow in popularity, until she offends the Wicked Witch of the Waste. The witch casts a spell turning Sophie into an old woman. Sophie leaves the shop and happens upon the castle of the Wizard Howl. He has a reputation for finding young women and eating their hearts but that doesn't stop Sophie from moving in and turning the lives of the whole castle, including Howl's apprentice and his fire demon, upside down in a battle against the wicked witch and for Sophie's future.
The Vampire Lestat
By Unknown Author
The Vampire Lestat (1985) is a vampire novel by American writer Anne Rice, the second in her Vampire Chronicles, following Interview with the Vampire (1976). The story is told from the point of view of the vampire Lestat de Lioncourt as narrator, while Interview is narrated by Louis de Pointe du Lac. Several events in the two books appear to contradict each other, allowing the reader to decide which version of events they believe to be accurate.
Redwall
By Unknown Author
When the peaceful life of ancient Redwall Abbey is shattered by the arrival of the evil rat Cluny and his villainous hordes, Matthias, a young mouse, determines to find the legendary sword of Martin the Warrior which, he is convinced, will help Redwall's inhabitants destroy the enemy.
The Light Fantastic
By Unknown Author
From the back cover: In *The Light Fantastic* only one individual can save the world from a disastrous collision. Unfortunately, the hero happens to be the singularly inept wizard Rincewind, who was last seen falling off the edge of the world....
Love You Forever
By Unknown Author
The story details the cycle of life by chronicling the experiences of a young son and his mother throughout the course of the boy's life, and describing the exasperating behaviour exhibited by him throughout his youth. In spite of her occasional aggravation caused by her son's behaviour, the mother nonetheless visits his bedroom nightly to cradle him in her arms, and sing a brief lullaby promising to always love him. After her son enters adulthood and leaves home, his elderly mother occasionally sneaks into his bedroom at night to croon her customary lullaby. However she gradually grows old and frail, and her grown son visits his feeble, sickly mother for the final time. When he first arrives, his mother tries to sing her lullaby to him, but she is too weak to finish. He then cradles her in his arms and sings an altered rendition of her lullaby in reciprocation of the unconditional love that she had shown him throughout his life, vowing to always love her in return. After returning home in a scene implying the death of his mother, he cradles his newborn daughter and sings his mother's signature lullaby for her, implying that the cycle will continue.
Speaker for the Dead
By Unknown Author
Ender Wiggin, the young military genius, discovers that a second alien war is inevitable and that he must dismiss his fears to make peace with humanity's strange new brothers.
Cyclops
By Unknown Author
Cyclops is an action-adventure novel by Clive Cussler. This is the 8th book featuring the author’s primary protagonist, Dirk Pitt. A wealthy American financier disappears on a treasure hunt in an antique blimp. From Cuban waters, the blimp drifts toward Florida with a crew of dead men—Soviet cosmonauts. Dirk Pitt discovers a shocking scheme: a covert group of U.S. industrialists has put a colony on the moon, a secret base they will defend at any cost. Threatened in space, the Russians are about to strike a savage blow in Cuba—and only Dirk Pitt can stop them. From a Cuban torture chamber to the cold ocean depths, Pitt is racing to defuse an international conspiracy that threatens to shatter the Earth!
Foundation and Earth
By Unknown Author
Golan Trevize, Janov Pelorat, Bliss go looking for earth.
Calculus
By Unknown Author
James Stewart's CALCULUS texts are widely renowned for their mathematical precision and accuracy, clarity of exposition, and outstanding examples and problem sets. Millions of students worldwide have explored calculus through Stewart's trademark style, while instructors have turned to his approach time and time again. In the Eighth Edition of CALCULUS, Stewart continues to set the standard for the course while adding carefully revised content. The patient explanations, superb exercises, focus on problem solving, and carefully graded problem sets that have made Stewart's texts best-sellers continue to provide a strong foundation for the Eighth Edition. From the most unprepared student to the most mathematically gifted, Stewart's writing and presentation serve to enhance understanding and build confidence. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.
Count Zero
By Unknown Author
Turner, corporate mercenary, wakes in a reconstructed body, a beautiful woman by his side. Then Hosaka Corporation reactivates him for a mission more dangerous than the one he's recovering from: Maas-Neotek's chief of R&D is defecting. Turner is the one assigned to get him out intact, along with the biochip he's perfected. But this proves to be of supreme interest to certain other parties--some of whom aren't remotely human. Bobby Newmark is entirely human: a rustbelt data-hustler totally unprepared for what comes his way when the defection triggers war in cyberspace. With voodoo on the Net and a price on his head, Newmark thinks he's only trying to get out alive. The second novel of William Gibson's Sprawl trilogy, *Count Zero* is a stylish, streetsmart, frighteningly probable parable of the future and sequel to Neuromancer.
Burning Chrome
By Unknown Author
Burning Chrome collects Gibson's early short fiction from the late 70's and early 80's. Contents: Preface / by Bruce Sterling -- Johnny Mnemonic -- The Gernsback continuum -- Fragments of a hologram rose -- The belonging kind / by John Shirley and William Gibson -- Hinterlands -- Red star, winter orbit / by Bruce Sterling and William Gibson -- New Rose Hotel -- The winter market -- Dogfight / by Michael Swanwick and William Gibson -- Burning chrome.
Desire for Revenge
By Unknown Author
Sarah French believed in love at first sight. But after meeting the man of her dreams, and spending a night of passion in his arms, she was scared the magic couldn't possibly last. So she left before he awoke. Joshua Howard had met his perfect woman, and lost her again in one night. Now her vowed to get his own back on her, and his revenge was going to be sweet and slow. It would begin as soon as he introduced himself as Sarah's new boss.
The Dark Knight returns
By Unknown Author
"Together with inker Klaus Janson and colorist Lynn Varley, writer/artist Frank Miller completely reinvents the legend of Batman in his saga of a near-future Gotham City gone to rot, ten years after the Dark Knight's retirement. This masterpiece of modern comics storytelling, BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS, brings to vivid life a dark world and an even darker man. The Dark Knight returns in a blaze of fury, taking on a whole new generation of criminals and matching their level of violence. He is soon joined by a new Robin--a girl named Carrie Kelley, who proves to be just as invaluable as her predecessors. But can Batman and Robin deal with the threat posed by their deadliest enemies, after years of incarceration have made them into perfect psychopaths? And more important, can anyone survive the coming fallout from an undeclared war between the superpowers -- or the clash of what were once the world's greatest heroes? Celebrate thirty years of one of the most influential stories ever told in the comics medium with the undisputed classic BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS, now with a new cover and introduction"--
Going Solo
By Unknown Author
The fascinating story of Roald Dahl's life continues in Going Solo, a marvelous evocation of the author's wartime exploits. As a pilot in World War II, Roald Dahl had some wonderfully exciting -- and frighteningly near-death -- experiences including encounters with the enemy, battles with deadly snakes, and incredible dogfights. Told with the same irresistible appeal that has made Dahl one of the world's best-loved writers, Going Solo brings you directly into the action and into the mind of this brilliant man.
The Woman Who Rides Like a Man
By Unknown Author
On her first tour as a knight errant, Alanna assumes a position of influence with a fierce desert tribe, makes some changes in the role of women in the society, and continues her own emotional development. "Let her prove herself worthy as a man." Newly knighted, Alanna of Trebond seeks adventure in the vast desert of Tortall. Captured by fierce desert dwellers, she is forced to prove herself in a duel to the death -- either she will be killed or she will be inducted into the tribe. Although she triumphs, dire challenges lie ahead. As her mythic fate would have it, Alanna soon becomes the tribe's first female shaman -- despite the desert dwellers' grave fear of the foreign woman warrior. Alanna must fight to change the ancient tribal customs of the desert tribes -- for their sake and for the sake of all Tortall. Alanna's journey continues...
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Claudia and Mean Janine [graphic novel adaptation]
By Unknown Author
"Claudia and her sister, Janine, may as well be from two different planets. Claudia, who pays more attention to her artwork and The Baby-sitters Club than her homework, feels like she can't compete with her perfect sister. Janine studies nonstop, gets straight As, and even takes college-level courses! But when something unexpected happens to the most beloved person in their family, will the sisters be able to put aside their differences?"--Publisher.
Desire Never Changes
By Unknown Author
Marry Chase Lorimer--impossible! Since 18 year old Somer MacDonald's humiliating encounter with 28 year old Chase Lorimer on the isle of Jersey, she had kept men at a distance. Five years ago she had foolishly tried to prove her sexual desirability by seducing the gorgeous world-renowned photographer. But her plan had backfired when Chase coldly denied her advances. Now Chase was suddenly back in her life--and he wanted to marry her! The all-encompassing force drawing Somer to him was undeniable. But could she risk rejection again?
A High Price to Pay
By Unknown Author
What choice did she really have? Alison Mortimer had felt there was something going on over and above the appalling reality of her father's sudden death. And Nicholas Bristow's presence confirmed her suspicions. Her father, she discovered, had lost everything in an attempt to save his business. Even Ladymead, the family home, had gone as security for loans. But 32 year old Nicholas Bristow, her father's lender, had not come to evict them. The terms of settlement Nicholas offered took into account Ally's concern for her sister's future and her mother's peace of mind. At the price of their happiness, Ally could hardly refuse to marry him!
An Unbreakable Bond
By Unknown Author
Bound to each other by passion ... Eliot Buchanan was outraged to think that his late uncle's mistress would inherit a large share of the family's New Zealand estate. And as executor of the will he planned to do everything in his power to contest her claim. For the most part Tiffany could understand Eliot's obvious contempt for her. But she was confused by the passionate desire he was capable of arousing in her. Suddenly it became overwhelmingly important that Eliot learn the truth about his uncle--even if it meant jeopardizing her own happiness.
Kristy's Great Idea
By Unknown Author
Follows the adventures of Kristy and the other members of the Baby-sitters Club as they deal with crank calls, uncontrollable two-year-olds, wild pets, and parents who do not always tell the truth. For the graphic novel based on this book, see [Kristy's Great Idea–Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novels #1](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL8117947W/Kristy's_Great_Idea_(Baby-Sitters_Club_Graphic_Novels_1).
An Elusive Mistress
By Unknown Author
Not that I care! she tried to tell herself At nineteen, Hillary had been a little girl trying to keep up with a husband light years ahead of her. When the marriage ended, she built a wall around the memory of Clive Eastman. Six years later, Hillary had grown up. She had made a name as Brisbane's foremost interior designer, and she had found a man she thought she could share her life with. Then Clive returned. And one chance meeting was all it took to reawaken feelings Hillary thought she'd succeeded in hiding.
The Marriage Deal
By Unknown Author
Jago was the only possible solution Ashley Landon was desperate. After two years of her best efforts as chairman, her family's business faced either bankruptcy or a takeover. Then Jago Marrick, her ex-fiance, turned up with a hardheaded alternative--marriage. Ashley's first reaction was shock, but Jago seemed to be the company's only hope. As her husband and the new chairman, Jago's vast business experience could put Landons back on its feet. Reluctantly Ashley accepted--only to find that he wanted much more from their marriage than she was prepared to give. Mills & Boon Ashley had put all thoughts of Jago Marrick behind her three years ago when he disillusioned her so totally about his motives for marrying her. She had grown a hard shell and learned how to fight her own battles in the business world and she was proud of her achievements. But now a problem faced her that she couldn't conquer and it seemed that Jago was the only man prepared to help her - at a price. Every instinct told Ashley not to trust him. But had she really an alternative?
A Man Possessed
By Unknown Author
He'd rejected her once already. A cruel fate brought Dominic Harland back into Kate Hammond's life. Eight years ago, in the midst of a bleak marriage, Kate had offered herself to Dominic only to be humiliatingly rejected. The pain had lingered, and after her husband's death she'd vowed there would be no men in her life. Kate was starting over—selling her house, starting a business—when Dominic reappeared, still hurting her, still desiring her. But as she began to understand him, Kate's anger turned to love. And she was more afraid of Dominic than ever.
Research into Marriage
By Unknown Author
She never thought love would spoil her marriage Harassed by her brother-in-law's loathsome advances, Jessica decided that the only solution was marriage. And the easiest way to find a husband was to advertize in the newspaper! Besides, she reasoned, the experience could prove the thesis of her book: that romantic love was not the best foundation for marriage. Lyle Garnett, a busy English doctor needing a mother for his two troublesome sons, answered Jessica's ad. He seemed equally determined to keep their relationship strictly practical. But, to her dismay, Jessica fell in love with the irascible doctor and her theory began to crumble.
Capable of Feeling
By Unknown Author
"I need a wife, Sophy, but not to share my bed." To Sophy, who believed she was frigid, it seemed the perfect arrangement. Jon Phillips, her kind and understanding boss, was offering Sophy a marriage of convenience. He needed someone to help care for his niece and nephew, and Sophy already loved the children as if they were her own. Her feelings for Jon, however, were less clear. In sharing a roof together, Sophy became increasingly aware of her husband and of her growing desire to make their marriage a real one in every sense.
To Speak of Love
By Unknown Author
Chelsea had to grow into love. Neglected by her parents, Chelsea Prescott was a rebellious, insecure teenager when she'd first met Ricardo Colchero at his family home in Madrid. "Be careful about what you want, nina," the dark eyed banker had warned gently, "because that's surely what you'll get." Finishing school and a year of traveling had transformed Chelsea from an awkward girl to a beautiful woman. Suddenly her easy relationship with Ricardo was complicated by a new and powerful attraction. Ricardo's intentions were clear. He wanted Chelsea. But only if she was free and ready to choose love for itself.
The Blind Watchmaker
By Unknown Author
In De blinde horlogemaker spelen zowel Paley als Darwin een belangrijke rol. De eerstgenoemde als belichaming van het geloof in een voor ede mens onbekende doelgerichtheid van de natuur. Darwin als ontdekker van het principe van de natuurlijke selectie. Uiterst boeiend schrijft Dawkins over zijn pogingen Darwins evolutieleer met behulp van computers na te bootsen. Het kunstmatige landschap van de computer verschaft meer inzicht in de ontwikkeling van de genen, de belangrijkste bouwstenen van het leven. [(bron)][1] [1]: http://www.bol.com/nl/p/de-blinde-horlogemaker/1001004005445663/?country=BE
The Final Price
By Unknown Author
“My wife wears my rings—no others!” Andreas Skoradis acknowledged neither the divorce nor Olivia Page’s right to become engaged again. “How dare you come back to me, wearing another man's rings,” he accused her when she returned to his Greek island of Illyaros. But Olivia wouldn't have come back at all if her grandfather hadn’t been so ill. She had known Andreas would resent her for having deserted the marriage three years ago. She hadn’t forgiven him for his infidelity, either! So she couldn’t tell Andreas of the existence of their son—the very thing he’d wanted from their marriage in the first place—and risk having her heart shattered a second time.
Black Friday
By Unknown Author
A string of #1 blockbusters from Along Came a Spider to Cat & Mouse. Now read James Patterson's BLACK FRIDAY.The breathtaking suspense of Kiss the Girls and the authenticity of N.Y.P.D. Blue: Welcome to James Patterson's classic superthriller, BLACK FRIDAY. A courageous federal agent, a powerful and resourceful woman lawyer -- only they can possibly stop the unspeakable from happening. New York City is under siege by a secret militia group -- and that's just the beginning of the relentless terror of BLACK FRIDAY. Originally published in 1987 as Black Market, also by James Patterson.
Robot Dreams
By Unknown Author
This is a collection of short Asimov stories. "Little Lost Robot" (1947), a Robot story "Robot Dreams" (1986), a Robot story "Breeds There a Man...?" (1951) "Hostess" (1951) "Sally" (1953), a Robot story "Strikebreaker" (1957) "The Machine that Won the War" (1961), a Multivac story "Eyes Do More Than See" (1965) "The Martian Way" (1952) "Franchise" (1955), a Multivac story "Jokester" (1956), a Multivac story "The Last Question" (1956), a Multivac story "Does a Bee Care?" (1957) "Light Verse" (1973), a Robot story "The Feeling of Power" (1958) "Spell My Name with an S" (1958) "The Ugly Little Boy" (1958) "The Billiard Ball" (1967) "True Love" (1977), a Multivac story "The Last Answer" (1980) "Lest We Remember" (1982)
Replay
By Unknown Author
Jeff Winston, forty-three, didn't know he was a replayer until he died and woke up twenty-five years younger in his college dorm room; he lived another life. And died again. And lived again and died again—in a continuous twenty-five-year cycle—each time starting from scratch at the age of eighteen to reclaim lost loves, remedy past mistakes, or make a fortune in the stock market. A novel of gripping adventure, romance, and fascinating speculation on the nature of time, Replay asks the question: "What if you could live your life over again?"
A Darkness at Sethanon
By Unknown Author
A Darkness at Sethanon is the stunning climax to Raymond E. Feist's brilliant epic fantasy trilogy, the Riftwar Saga. Here be dragons and sorcery, swordplay, quests, pursuits, intrigues, stratagems, journeys to the darkest realms of the dead and titanic battles between the forces of good and darkest evil. Here is the final dramatic confrontation between Arutha and Murmandamus - and the perilous quest of Pug the magician and Tomas the warrior for Macros the Black. A Darkness at Sethanon is heroic fantasy of the highest excitement and on the grandest scale, a magnificent conclusion to one of the great fantasy sagas of our time.
Many Waters (Time Quintet #4)
By Unknown Author
Sandy and Dennys have always been the normal, run-of-the-mill ones in the extraodinary Murry family. They garden, make an occasional A in school, and play baseball. Nothing especially interesting has happened to the twins until they accidentally interrupt their father's experiment. Then the two boys are thrown across time and space. They find themselves alone in the desert, where, if they believe in unicorns, they can find unicorns, and whether they believe or not, mammoths and manticores will find them. The twins are rescued by Japheth, a man from the nearby oasis, but before he can bring them to safety, Dennys gets lost. Each boy is quickly embroiled in the conflicts of this time and place, whose populations includes winged seraphim, a few stray mythic beasts, perilous and beautiful Nephilim, and small, long lived humans who consider Sandy and Dennys giants. The boys find they have more to do in the oasis than simply getting themselves home--they have to reunite an estranged father and son, but it won't be easy, especially when the son is named Noah and he's about to start building a boat in the desert.
Test of the Twins
By Unknown Author
Raistlin casts the magical spell that has cost him so much. For him, the Portal opens… But, at the same instant, his twin brother, Caramon, operates the magical time-traveling device. The fields of magic shift and collide. Caramon and the kender, Tasslehoff, are flung into an unexpected time and place where they make a horrifying discovery. And Raistlin enters the Abyss, prepared to face his most deadly challenge - Takhisis, Queen of Darkness.
Glass Slippers and Unicorns
By Unknown Author
Darcy was not good at pretending ... Although she was a good secretary to 35 year old Reed Hunter, Darcy Faversham, 23, became easily muddled when events around her got too hectic. Not much of a match for a London investor used to making split-second decisions involving millions of dollars. But Reed did need her. Someone was sabotaging his business deals in America, and he wanted Darcy to pose as his lover on a trip to Florida, to call attention away from the real purpose of his visit. Darcy wasn't at all sure she could live up to the pressure. It was no good pretending she was in love with Reed--not when she really was....
Batman
By Unknown Author
"A man doesn't live forever-- a legend does. From the moment he declared war on crime, the Batman knew his story would eventually come to an end. But for each soul he has touched, either as an ally or an enemy, a lover or a friend, an inspiration or an obsession, the life of the Dark Knight-- and its tragic conclusion-- is viewed differently. Now those closest to the Caped Crusader gather for his memorial service. Stories are told, feelings are revealed and tears are shed in a final retrospective of Batman's long and astonishing career. And for those of you who think you know the Dark Knight, prepare to find out you never did" -- dust jacket flap.
The Penny Jordan Collection
By Unknown Author
Blackmail His only desire was to use her That horrible damning letter! If Lee didn't become Gilles de Chauvigny's temporary wife he'd show it to her real fiance. That Gilles could disrupt her life so carelessly, so callously just to be rid of a too possessive mistress--outraged Lee, but she was powerless to stop him. Then, later, she didn't want to, for she had fallen hopelessly in love with him. Hopelessly because his spurned lover vowed to have him back. Hopelessly because Gilles felt nothing for her. The Caged Tiger Davina's love had long since died It had been killed the night she'd given birth to their son while Ruy, her husband, had been dallying with another woman. Only for her child's sake was Davina now returning to Spain, to the aristocratic de Silvadores family--and to Ruy. But a Ruy who was changed beyond belief. What had once been a man of virile strength was now a devil of snarling bitterness confined to a wheelchair. And Davina was not prepared for this new assault on her emotions ....
A Reason for Marriage
By Unknown Author
It's been six years since Jamie walked in on her lover, Jake Brierton, in bed with another woman--and walked right back out that door and out of his life. But even though Jamie has spent years working on her successful decorating business, she's never been able to fully exorcise Jake from her mind. He is, after all, her stepbrother.... When her stepdad becomes ill, Jamie is reunited with Jake on their way home for Christmas. She is shocked when Jake proposes marriage--a marriage designed to make their family happy. But when the ceremony is over, and their honeymoon in a cozy Swiss chalet begins, Jamie wonders what kind of marriage she's destined to have with the man who once broke her heart...and could easily do it again!
Two Weeks to Remember (Reader's Choice
By Unknown Author
If only two weeks could turn into a lifetime. Charity's job as a typist at St. Augustine's Hospital certainly kept her busy but she longed for something more--something exciting in her life. So when the renowned Professor Wyllie-Lyon offered her a job at his private clinic, Charity accepted. She was thrilled to work for the brilliant and handsome doctor and to accompany him on a business trip to Norway. She was less than thrilled to find herself dreaming of a future with the professor--a future she'd heard was reserved for someone else.
Weekend
By Unknown Author
A brief vacation trip to a beautiful oceanside mansion in Mexico is turned into a nightmare by a mysterious plot for revenge. --Goodreads
Honor Bound
By Unknown Author
Aislinn Andrews met Lucas Greywolf under unusual circumstances--she caught the escaped convict raiding her refrigerator. But was he a troublemaker who aroused dissidence among Arizona's Native Americans...or a hero who'd gone to prison for a crime he hadn't committed? It didn't really matter now, since Lucas Greywolf had taken her hostage. He was going home to the reservation of his birth, honor bound to pay last respects to his dying grandfather. And Aislinn was his ticket home. Through their journey across the hot Arizona desert, Aislinn was alternately intrigued and infuriated by this rebel with a cause. This defiant, determined man made no secret of his hatred for her kind: the Anglos who betrayed his people. Yet among his people, Aislinn saw another side to Lucas Greywolf as she was swept into a world where sacred tradition clashed with despair and poverty, where family, heritage, and honor was all that remained. Transformed by his world, by his strength, by her growing love for this complicated, proud man, she gave in to her heart's demands, knowing that Lucas would soon return to prison. Neither anticipated the gift he'd leave behind. Honor Bound is a classic romance that explores the myriad emotions that drive men and women to find each other--to cross the boundaries of fear, uncertainty, even hate, to explore the uncharted territory of love.
Meet Samantha
By Unknown Author
In 1904, nine-year-old Samantha, an orphan living with her wealthy grandmother, and her servant friend Nellie have a midnight adventure when they try to find out what has happened to the seamstress who suddenly left her job.
Tiger in his lair
By Unknown Author
No man would ever have a hold on her again! Romily's heart was sealed. She'd discovered that the man she loved, and who she thought loved her, was married. Hurt and humiliated, she left London for a job as cook at her brother's soon-to-open hotel in the Scottish Highlands. Then she met James Gordon, a Highland laird angry about the encroaching tourists the hotel would bring--and more handsome and virile than the devil himself. Slowly he pried at the seals of Romily's heart. And despite her vow, despite her fears, Romily found his presence exciting, enticing ...and dangerous.
Shards of Honor
By Unknown Author
A notable work from 1986.
War of the Twins
By Unknown Author
The fiery mountain struck Krynn. The gods shattered the Temple of Istar. One hundred years later, the continent of Ansalon is a desolate land, its people struggling for survival in a world ravaged by plague, starvation, and war. Escaping the doomed city of Istar, Raistlin - now a wizard of great power - casts a spell that brings his twin brother, Caramon, and the cleric, Crysania, forward to this point in time. Here, in the Tower of High Sorcery, Raistlin intends to enter the Portal and challenge the Dark Queen. But, one by one, Raistlin's plans start to unravel. Too late he discovers that he is caught in a time loop - one that must lead inexorably to his own distruction! One from which there seems to be no escape…
Unlimited power
By Unknown Author
A notable work from 1986.
The Whipping Boy
By Unknown Author
***A shout comes echoing up the stairway. "Fetch the whipping boy!"*** **A young orphan named Jemmy rouses from his sleep.** "Ain't I already been whipped twice today? Gaw! What's the prince done now?" It was forbidden to spank, thrash, or whack the heir to the throne. **Jemmy had been plucked from the streets to serve as whipping boy to the arrogant and spiteful Prince Brat.** Dreaming of running away, Jemmy finds himself trapped in Prince Brat's own dream at once brash and perilous. ***In this briskly told tale of high adventure, taut with suspense and rich with colorful characters, the whipping boy and Prince Brat must at last confront each other.*** Award-winning author Sid Fleischman again blends the broadly comic with the deeply compassionate in this memorable novel.
Cage Of Ice
By Unknown Author
he had to deceive the man she loved When a kidnapping threat endangered her pregnant sister, Domino Graham agreed to act as a decoy. In her brother-in-law's remote Austrian chalet, Domino would hide out under guard, posing as the countess. Forced to endure nerve-racking boredom, Domino tried to get to know her guards. But their leader, Ace Edwards, treated her with a coldness that was hard to understand. Once Domino had penetrated his chilling contempt she fell in love with Ace. If only she could tell him the truth--that he wasn't longing for another man's wife.
The Wade Dynasty
By Unknown Author
She refused to marry him, but couldn't deny her love Ten years ago Brenna's mother married Nathan Wade's father, forcing young Brenna to accept her parents' divorce as final. In time, though, Brenna not only found a new home at the Wade ranch in Alberta, she fell wildly in love with Nathan. And she would have accepted his marriage proposal if she hadn't learned that all he really cared about was control of the ranch. Now a family crisis was pulling her back home. And despite Brenna's efforts to despise Nathan, the desire was still therein herself and in him -- ready to rage out of control at any moment.
Betty Neels Treasury Edition
By Unknown Author
*Three stories: Canadian compilation of 3 Betty Neels novels. Nurse in Holland, Damsel in Green, and A Small Slice of Summer.* **Nurse in Holland (Amazon in an Apron) (Harlequin Romance, No. 1385)** Who was the bride to be? Sister Maggy MacFergus was tall, and she discovered that most men found this off-putting. When Dr. Paul Doelsma offered Maggy a nursing job in Holland, she took it. There was something special about Dr. Doelsma, and it wasn't just that he was taller than her. She was sensible enough to realize that he would never love her back - after all, Paul had said he'd already chosen himself a wonderful wife. But who was the lucky girl? **Damsel in Green** Nurse Georgina Rodman had met Professor Julius van den Berg Eyffert and his children when they were brought as casualties into her hospital, and the Professor arranged with Matron to have her "on loan" for a time to help with their convalescence. It was not long before Georgina found herself wishing she could be with them "for keeps". **A Small Slice of Summer** Letitia Marsden had decided that men were not to be trusted. Then she met Dr. Jason Mourik van Nie, and he changed her mind. Learning to trust again wasn't easy for either of them. This time, Letitia vowed, there would be a happy ending. But then Jason got the wrong idea about one of her male friends…. Could a chance meeting set it right? Surely fate wasn't going to let a simple misapprehension stand in the way of true love?
Fences
By Unknown Author
During the 1950's Troy Maxson struggles against racism and tries to preserve his feelings of pride in himself.
Captives Of The Past
By Unknown Author
A notable work from 1986.
Lightning
By Unknown Author
When a bolt of lighting brings a blond-headed stranger into Laura Shane's life, she wonders if he's the guardian angel he seems - or the devil in disguise.
No Longer a Dream
By Unknown Author
Was he offering her a second chance for love? To research her book, author Cat Howard had chased down Caleb Steele, the arrogant owner of a film studio. But when she woke up in his bed one morning, unable to remember how she'd got there, she was horrified! Her only love had died five years earlier, and she had never stopped missing him. Now she was torn between loyalty to the past and a powerful attraction she could not deny. Cat's genuine innocence and fiery wit captivated Caleb and he was determined to win her. If only her memories would release her.
The Economics of Money, Banking, and Financial Markets
By Unknown Author
"For Second or Third Level Courses in Money and Banking. Never has the study of Money and Banking been as relevant as it is today. The Economics of Money, Banking, and the Financial Markets gives the most comprehensive coverage on the current financial crisis in relation to financial markets, financial institutions, the central bank, monetary policy and fiscal policy. The authoritative approach, use of real life examples and effective pedagogy have been maintained in this issue while an increased focus on finance has been introduced. For the first time, MyEconLab will be packaged with the text at no extra cost. MyEconLab is a premier online assessment and tutorial system, pairing rich online content with innovative learning tools." Publisher's note. "New To This Edition Coverage of the Financial Crisis: New chapters have been added as well as many new and revised sections, applications and boxes to address the changes since the financial crisis. New Chapter 9 is devoted to analyzing the recent financial crisis and the institutions involved. Chapter 9: Financial Crises and the Subprime Meltdown outlines the events that led up to the recent financial crisis and attempts to make sense of how and why it occurred. New Chapter 12: Nonbank Financial Institutions examines how institutions engaged in nonbank finance (insurance companies, pension funds, finance companies, mutual funds, hedge funds, and private equity and venture capital funds) operate and how they are regulated. It also examines recent trends in nonbank finance and how nonbank financial institutions were affected by the subprime meltdown A new end-of-chapter feature called Quantitative Problems has been added. This section also features CANSIM questions. 2-4 new end-of-chapter problems in each chapter New part introductions have been added." Publisher's note.
The making of the atomic bomb
By Unknown Author
Here for the first time, in rich, human, political, and scientific detail, is the complete story of how the bomb was developed, from the turn-of-the-century discovery of the vast energy locked inside the atom to the dropping of the first bombs on Japan. Few great discoveries have evolved so swiftly -- or have been so misunderstood. From the theoretical discussions of nuclear energy to the bright glare of Trinity there was a span of hardly more than twenty-five years. What began as merely an interesting speculative problem in physics grew into the Manhattan Project, and then into the Bomb with frightening rapidity, while scientists known only to their peers -- Szilard, Teller, Oppenheimer, Bohr, Meitner, Fermi, Lawrence, and Von Neumann -- stepped from their ivory towers into the limelight. [source][1] [1]: http://books.google.com/books/about/The_Making_of_the_Atomic_Bomb.html?id=aSgFMMNQ6G4C
The C++ programming language
By Unknown Author
The C++ Programming tome, written by the father of C++ himself, Bjarne Stroustrup. The premier book on the subject of C++ Programming.
A Willing Surrender
By Unknown Author
She was bewildered by her own reaction. Clary couldn't deny the attraction that flamed between herself and Morgan Caird when they met in England. But she didn't believe in love at first sight. Neither did she believe that a powerful, experienced man like Morgan would be permanently affected in the same way. So she refused to have anything to do with him and hurried home to New Zealand. Morgan proved her wrong. His pursuit was relentless, unavoidable, seductive—though she kept on fighting him. It took a long time for Clary to realize it was herself she was fighting—and that their love was real.
Educational Psychology
By Unknown Author
Foster the intellectual and practical strategies needed to be an effective teacher Educational Psychology: Theory and Practice offers complete, up-to-date information that is presented in readable, practical ways and illustrated with engaging examples and case studies. The text makes the connection between theory and practice explicit, helping students transfer what they learn to their own teaching. Based directly on classroom research, the text is kept up-to-date with the most recent learnings and includes over 2,000 citations. The 13th Edition features a new section called “What Does the Evidence Say?” that includes recent educational research findings, as well as new and expanded coverage on many topics throughout.
Moi, Tituba, Sorcière…Noire de Salem
By Unknown Author
Offered here for the first time in English is I, Tituba Black Witch of Salem, by Guadeloupean writer Maryse Conde. This wild and entertaining novel, winner of the 1986 Grand Prix Litteraire de la Femme, expands on the true story of the West Indian slave Tituba, who was accused of witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts, arrested in 1692, and forgotten in jail until the general amnesty for witches two years later. Maryse Conde brings Tituba out of historical silence and. Creates for her a fictional childhood, adolescence, and old age. She turns her into what she calls "a sort of female hero, an epic heroine, like the legendary 'Nanny of the maroons, "' who, schooled in the sorcery and magical ritual of obeah, is arrested for healing members of the family that owns her. Rich with postmodern irony, the novel even includes an encounter with Hester Prawn of Hawthorne's Scarlet Letter. Conde breaks new ground in both style and content. Transcending cultural and epochal boundaries, not only exposing the hypocrisy of Puritan New England but challenging us to look at racism and religious bigotry in contemporary America. This highly readable and ultimately joyful novel celebrates Tituba's unique voice, exploring issues of identity and the implications of Otherness in Western literary tradition. Its multiple layers will delight a wide variety of readers.
Like Enemies
By Unknown Author
Was love stronger than fear? Robin Dale, interior designer to London's elite, was a very private lady. Family scandal ten years ago had taught her the necessity of avoiding public exposure--and men. Now Guy Gerrard, dashing international businessman and darling of the society columns, wanted help to renovate his home. And the alluring, but purposefully cool, Robin Dale intrigued him immensely. Conditioned by her past to steer clear of such men, Robin tried to keep her relationship with Guy strictly business. But the attraction she felt for him, though it frightened and confused her, was completely overpowering! HP918
The Wrong Mirror
By Unknown Author
He had robbed her of everyone she loved To Karen Aylward, newspaper magnate Hal Chissolm was a monster. He'd refused to marry Kirsty, her pregnant twin sister, so that Kirsty had given up their son at birth--to be adopted by Karen. Then Kirsty was fatally injured in a terrorist attack. And from her deathbed she had told Hal about their child. It was the first Hal had heard of him. He wanted the son he had never known and he threatened to take him away unless Karen agreed to marry him. To her he had seemed to be a man of no feeling, yet clearly he was--and the feelings he aroused in Karen were equally intense ....
The Physician
By Unknown Author
Esta fascinante novela describe la pasión de un hombre del siglo XI por vencer la enfermedad y la muerte, aliviar el dolor de sus semejantes e impartir el don casi místico de sanar que le ha sido otorgado. Esa pasión le llevará desde la brutalidad y la ignorancia de la Inglaterra de su época a la sensual turbulencia y el esplendor de la remota Persia, donde conocerá al legendario maestro Avicena, que está experimentando con las primeras armas de la medicina moderna
Tax administration
By Unknown Author
A notable work from 1986.
The Marriage Bed
By Unknown Author
She'd felt sure his love was real. Harriet Neil couldn't believe her luck. First, the secretary was unexpectedly sent on an all-expense paid holiday to Portugal by her boss. Then, on her first day at the luxurious Hotel Miramar on the Algarve Coast, she encountered the man of her dreams, the charming and sophisticated Richard Livesey. It was all too good to be true. Until she learned that Richard as not whom he'd claimed to be. But it was too late, for by that time he'd taken her captive, in more ways than one
This Present Darkness
By Unknown Author
“For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.” Ephesians 6:12 Ashton is just a typical small town. But when a skeptical reporter and a prayerful, hardworking pastor begin to investigate mysterious events, they suddenly find themselves caught up in a hideous New Age plot to enslave the townspeople, and eventually the entire human race. The physical world meets the spiritual realm as the battle rages between forces of good and evil. This Present Darkness is a gripping story that brings keen insight into spiritual warfare and the necessity of prayer. Since its original publication more than 2.7 million copies have been sold. The companion volume, Piercing the Darkness, continues the story of the battle between spiritual forces.
Codependent No More
By Unknown Author
Is someone else's problem your problem? If, like so many others, you've lost sight of your own life in the drama of tending to someone else's, you may be codependent-and you may find yourself in this book--Codependent No More.The healing touchstone of millions, this modern classic by one of America's best-loved and most inspirational authors holds the key to understanding codependency and to unlocking its stultifying hold on your life.With instructive life stories, personal reflections, exercises, and self-tests, Codependent No More is a simple, straightforward, readable map of the perplexing world of codependency-charting the path to freedom and a lifetime of healing, hope, and happiness.
The Songs of Distant Earth
By Unknown Author
The paradise of Thalassa is threatened by an evolutionary event brewing beneath the calm seas and by a spacecraft of refugees hovering in orbit above the planet. The arrival of a spaceship from Earth--destroyed when its sun went nova--carrying five million Earthlings in suspended animation, as well as an uncensored cultural record of Earth, threatens to destroy the paradisiacal planet of Thalassa.
The Warrior Apprentice
By Unknown Author
A notable work from 1986.
So Near, So Far
By Unknown Author
He thought no man was safe from her. On Kacie Peters first day of work her new boss had the nerve to insinuate she had a less than respectable reputation with men. Worse, he ordered her not to make a play for him - he had no intention of changing his bachelor status! Kacie had been ready to quit on the spot. But something in Elliot Quantrell's steely gray eyes, his aura of energy, drew her to him - made her want his approval. But how could she make him like her without confirming his worst suspicions?
Meet Kirsten
By Unknown Author
Nine-year-old Kirsten and her family experience many hardships as they travel from Sweden to the Minnesota frontier in 1854.
Wait till Helen comes
By Unknown Author
Molly and Michael dislike their spooky new stepsister Heather but realize that they must try to save her when she seems ready to follow a ghost child to her doom.
Hide and Seek
By Unknown Author
A notable work from 1986.
Rebellious Desire
By Unknown Author
Of all the dukes in England, Jered Marcus Benton, the Duke of Bradford, was the wealthiest, most handsome — and most arrogant. And of all London’s ladies, he wanted the tender obedience of only one — Caroline Richmond. She was a ravishing beauty from Boston, with a mysterious past and a fiery spirit. Drawn to the powerful duke, undeterred by his presumptuous airs, Caroline was determined to win his lasting love. But Bradford would bend to no woman — until a deadly intrigue drew them enticingly close. Now, united against a common enemy, they would discover the power of the magnificent attraction that brought them together…a desire born in danger, but destined to flame into love!
Claudia and the Phantom Phone Calls
By Unknown Author
Kristy, Claudia, Mary Anne and Stacey have had some strange adventures since they started the Baby-sitters Club. But nothing's been as spooky as what's going on right now. The baby-sitters have been getting mysterious phone calls when they're out on their jobs. When a phone rings and they pick up, there's no one on the other end of the line. Claudia's sure it's the Phantom Caller, a jewel thief who's been operating in the area. Claudia has always liked reading mysteries, but she doesn't like it when they happen to her. So she and the baby-sitters decide to take action - with some very mixed results!
World mythology
By Unknown Author
A notable work from 1986.
The Psychology of Selling
By Unknown Author
Ben shu nei rong bao kuo:xiao shou de nei zai bo yi,She li bing shi xian quan bu xiao shou mu biao,Ren men yin he er gou mai,Chuang yi xiao shou,Yue jian geng duo de ke hu,Cheng gong xiao shou de shi da guan jian deng.
Yesterday's Mirror
By Unknown Author
No one would play him for a fool. Cressida didn't trust Lord Rupert Dearham. Not one bit! He pretended to be an explorer with no head for business. But Cressida had seen the way he'd stood up to her father's bullying. Thank goodness, then, he hadn't overheard her father's cold blooded order for Cressida to invite Rupert to dinner and "persuade" him to change his mind about selling his publishing interests. For if he was like that in business—quick as a jungle cat—Cressida shuddered to think what he'd be like in matters of the heart.
Merry Christmas, Amelia Bedelia
By Unknown Author
As Amelia Bedelia helps Mrs. Rogers prepare for Christmas, she bakes a date cake with a calendar in it and stuffs the children's stockings with turkey stuffing.
From the republic of conscience
By Unknown Author
A notable work from 1986.
Blind Date
By Unknown Author
"Frissons" est à la peur ce que "Coeur-à-coeur" est à l'amour.
Impact
By Unknown Author
Lili had never felt so confused. It was important to Martin, Lili's fiance, that his cousin Daniel should like her. But when they met, she wasn't sure if she could ever merely like the sophisticated, powerful man Daniel was. With hints and gestures and caresses and kisses, Daniel was trying deliberately to turn her against the man she'd promised to marry. And such was the force of Daniel's personality that she couldn't simply ignore him. Like a pair of scales, unequally weighted, Lili was starting to tilt away from Martin and toward the tall dark man who obsessed her thoughts.
The Doorbell Rang
By Unknown Author
Each time the doorbell rings, there are more people who have come to share Ma's wonderful cookies.
Leave Yesterday Behind
By Unknown Author
Could Leith ever forgive her? When Carolyn Allerton, secretary in a Brisbane construction company, met her new boss, she was shocked and felt faint. If he recognized her, Leith McCabe could shatter the quiet life she led with her teenage son. In spite of her fears Carolyn fell in love with the hard-driving man who fourteen years before had accused her of causing the tragedy that haunted both their lives. When Leith asked her to marry him, Carolyn had to decide whether to tell the truth and risk losing his love ... or gamble for happiness as long as it lasted.
C is for Corpse (Kinsey Millhone, #3)
By Unknown Author
C IS FOR CALCULATED How do you go about solving an attempted murder when the victim has lost a good part of his memory? It's one of Kinsey's toughest cases yet, but she never backs down from a challenge. Twenty-three-year-old Bobby Callahan is lucky to be alive after a car forced his Porsche over a bridge and into a canyon. The crash left Bobby with a clouded memory. But he can't shake the feeling it was no random accident and that he's still in danger… C IS FOR CRIME The only clues Kinsey has to go on are a little red address book and the name "Blackman." Bobby can't remember who he gave the address book to for safekeeping. And any chances of Bobby regaining his memory are dashed when he's killed in another automobile accident just three days after he hires Kinsey. C IS FOR CORPSE As Kinsey digs deeper into her investigation, she discovers Bobby had a secret worth killing for―and unearthing that secret could send Kinsey to her own early death…
Surrender, My Heart
By Unknown Author
Giles Ballantyne, heir to Ballantyne Enterprises, had treated India with contempt since the day she'd married his father. A fortune huntress, he called her, and worse. Suddenly, a year after her husband's death, Giles's attitude to India changed. On a trip to a gorgeous resort island off the coast of Australia the irresistible passion they shared stirred untouched depths of feelings in India. But, try as she might, she couldn't quite quell her uneasy doubts about Giles and the reason for his sudden transformation.
Environmental science
By Unknown Author
A notable work from 1986.
Complete book of witchcraft
By Unknown Author
A notable work from 1986.
A Perfect Spy
By Unknown Author
Magnus Pym, ranking diplomat, has vanished, believed defected. The chase is on: for a missing husband, a devoted father, and a secret agent. Pym's life, it is revealed, is entirely made up of secrets.
A Girl Named Rose
By Unknown Author
BLOSSOMING INTO LOVE Through pure chance, Rose met Sybren Werdmer ter Sane, one of the most eminent surgeons in Holland. Their accidental meeting led her to a job, nursing Sybren's godson. Rose loved everything about her new life -- including Sybren! But surely such an important man wouldn't have time to take an interest in her. What Rose didn't realize was that she had the gift of love. It touched everyone around her -- even hard-hearted surgeons.
At the Waterworks
By Unknown Author
Facts, fun and wacky humor abound when Senorita Carola takes her students on a field trip to the waterworks in this Spanish language edition of The magic school bus at the waterworks.
Vows of the heart
By Unknown Author
Veronica went home to be whole again An accident on her wedding day had left Veronica Spencer physically scarred. Emotionally shattered. So she returned to the one place she had ever felt secure --Chapman Ranch, in the heart of Wyoming--only to find that everything had changed. Cole Chapman was in charge now! To Cole, Veronica was still the undisciplined child of the woman who'd left his father. Veronica vowed to prove Cole wrong, never dreaming that an adolescent crush would suddenly turn to love.
I sommersi e i salvati
By Unknown Author
By the end of his life survivor Primo Levi had become increasingly convinced that the lessons of the Holocaust were destined to be lost as it took a place among the "routine atrocities" of history. This book is a dark meditation on the meaning of the Nazi exterminations after the passing of forty years.--From publisher description.
Dark Enchantment
By Unknown Author
All her life Kris Laurensen had been trapped in the silken prison of her family’s immense wealth. Decisions were made for her by her stepmother and her dynamic guardian, Jared Chayse — including the decision that she should marry Jared! Kris was shocked. The match would cement a financial empire but what about her feelings for Jared, feelings that veered crazily between attraction and resentment? Returning to Sydney from finishing school in Europe, Kris had been eager to taste her freedom, to experience life. Instead, she was being forced to contemplate marriage to a man who might never love her.
Nerilka's Story
By Unknown Author
Everyone, holder and dragonrider alike, pitched in to help--except Nerilka's father, who refused to share Fort Hold's bounty with the other holds. So, ashamed of her family and determined to do her part, Nerilka packed up medicines and supplies and sneaked off to aid her people.Her quest to help wherever she was most needed led her finally to Ruatha Hold, where Lord Alessan was frantically inoculations against the dread plague. Nerilika had long ago abandoned the hope of marriage and a home of her own. Now she found happiness in being useful and appreciated---first the Healers and then Alessan made very clear that they were grateful for her help. She had no idea that her new path would change the course of her life forever.
Five minutes' peace
By Unknown Author
Mrs. Large tries to take a peaceful, relaxing bath but her family has other ideas.
The Folly of Loving
By Unknown Author
His proposal reeked of guilt--and pity Victoria fell in love with Gavin Creed when she was a teenager and he was an aspiring actor who thought she was some sort of Lolita. It took her years to recover from his ruthless--but very effective--way of removing the stardust from her eyes, and by the time they met again their lives were drastically different. For one thing, Gavin had become a television sex symbol, and for another, he wanted Victoria to marry him... .