Elihu Washburne : The Diary and Letters of America's Minister to France During the Siege and Commune of Paris
10 best books like Elihu Washburne : The Diary and Letters of America's Minister to France During the Siege and Commune of Paris (Michael Hill): Hallowe'en Party, The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris, Legendary Ladies: 50 Goddesses to Empower and Inspire You, Any Old Diamonds, Silver Birch, Blood Moon, A Matter of Life, Waterloo: The True Story of Four Days, Three Armies and Three Battles, Phoebe and Her Unicorn in the Magic Storm, This Side of Murder, The Nocturnal Brain: Nightmares, Neuroscience, and the Secret World of Sleep
| Author | Agatha Christie |
| ISBN | 0007120680 |
A teenage murder witness is drowned in a tub of apples... At a Hallowe'en party, Joyce—a hostile thirteen-year-old—boasts that she once witnessed a murder. When no-one believes her, she storms off home. But within hours her body is found, still in the house, drowned in an apple-bobbing tub. That...
The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris
| Author | David McCullough |
| ISBN | 1416571760 |
The Greater Journey is the enthralling, inspiring - and until now, untold - story of the adventurous American artists, writers, doctors, politicians, architects, and others of high aspiration who set off for Paris in the years between 1830 and 1900, ambitious to excel in their work.
After...
Legendary Ladies: 50 Goddesses to Empower and Inspire You
| Author | Ann Shen |
| ISBN | 1452163413 |
From the beloved author and artist behind Bad Girls Throughout History comes this lushly illustrated book of goddesses from around the world. Aphrodite, the Greek goddess whose love overcame mortality. Mazu, the Chinese deity who safely guides travelers home. Lakshmi, the Hindu provider of fortune...
Lord Alexander Pyne-ffoulkes is the younger son of the Duke of Ilvar, with a bitter grudge against his wealthy father. The Duke intends to give his Duchess a priceless diamond parure on their wedding anniversary—so Alec hires a pair of jewel thieves to steal it.
The Duke's remote castle is...
| Author | Ellen Datlow |
| ISBN | 0380786222 |
The four previous volumes in Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling's anthology series of fairly tales retold with a distinctively modern edge have been hailded by reviewers as "brilliant," "provocative," and "disturbing." In this triumphant new collection of original fiction, twenty-one of today's...
| Author | Jeffrey Brown |
| ISBN | 1603092668 |
After the acclaimed indie film Save the Date and the bestselling all-ages humor book Darth Vader and Son, graphic novelist Jeffrey Brown (Clumsy, Unlikely) returns to the autobiographical work that first made his reputation. In A Matter of Life, Jeffrey Brown draws upon memories of three generations...
‘Some battles change nothing. Waterloo changed almost everything.’
Bestselling author Bernard Cornwell is celebrated for his ability to bring history to life. Here, in his first work of non-fiction, he has written the true story of the epic battle of Waterloo – a momentous turning...
Phoebe and Her Unicorn in the Magic Storm
| Author | Dana Simpson |
| ISBN | 1449483593 |
The first Phoebe and Her Unicorn graphic novel!
Phoebe and Marigold decide to investigate a powerful storm that is wreaking havoc with the electricity in their town. The adults think it’s just winter weather, but Phoebe and Marigold soon discover that all is not what it seems to be, and...
The Great War is over, but in this captivating new series from award-winning author Anna Lee Huber, one young widow discovers the real intrigue has only just begun . . .
An Unpardonable Sin?
England, 1919. Verity Kent’s grief over the loss of her husband pierces anew when she receives...
The Nocturnal Brain: Nightmares, Neuroscience, and the Secret World of Sleep
| Author | Guy Leschziner |
| ISBN | 1250202701 |
For Dr. Guy Leschziner's patients, there is no rest for the weary in mind and body. Insomnia, narcolepsy, night terrors, sleep apnea, and sleepwalking are just a sampling of conditions afflicting sufferers who cannot sleep--and their experiences in trying are the stuff of nightmares. Demoniac hallucinations...
| Author | John Allison |
| ISBN | 1684154375 |
It’s Daisy, Esther and Susan’s third year at university, and with that comes new beaus, new jobs, and new adventures.
The third (and final!) year of university is finally here, and BFFs Daisy, Esther, and Susan are in for some surprising upsets in their first semester. Between Halloween...
