Josie Allen's Books

Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Shakespeare

'This is Living Art'

By: Josie Billington

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Shakespeare

'This is Living Art'

By: Josie Billington

An examination of the work of Elizabeth Barrett Browning that connects her creative disposition, mind and mode to Shakespeare.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

154

Publisher

A&C Black

Published Date

ISBN 10

0826495982

ISBN 13

9780826495983

Totlandia: The Twosies (Book 5 - Fall)

By: Josie Brown

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Totlandia: The Twosies (Book 5 - Fall)

By: Josie Brown

THIS IS BOOK 5 IN AN 8-PART EPISODIC SERIES. Each book completes a story arc, but it includes a series cliffhanger that connects Books 1-4; And then Books 5-8. IN BOOK 5 OF THE TOTLANDIA SERIES: When Bettina Cross is faced with having to share the leadership of her beloved Pacific Heights Moms and Tots Club with her sister-in-law, Lorna Connaught, she plays dirty—only to discover that her actions have aligned her two true enemies: Kimberley Savitch, and Kelly Overton. Bettina’s problems are compounded when Daniel Warwick, a Department of Justice prosecutor, wants to use her as bait to trap her soon-to-be ex, Art, into coming home and answering to long list of fraud charges. The fact that Art has scammed most of San Francisco’s wealthiest families has Bettina fighting desperately to preserve her most priceless possession: her social standing. When Brady lines up venture capital funding for Life of Pie, Ally must tamp down his gung-ho power ranger tendencies, while at the same time shore up Jillian’s insecurities that her pies won’t live up to Brady’s promises. And now that the once homeless Reggie is teaching the complete works of Shakespeare to UC Berkeley undergrads, Jade struggles with her fear that she’s competing for his affections with his younger, more beautiful students. Finally, an unexpected tragedy puts Jillian in the middle of her ex's life again—with consequences that will affect her future and those of her twins—forever.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

292

Publisher

Signal Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1942052391

ISBN 13

9781942052395

Larrikins, Rebels and Journalistic Freedom in Australia

By: Josie Vine

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Larrikins, Rebels and Journalistic Freedom in Australia

By: Josie Vine

Larrikins, Rebels, and Journalistic Freedom is a cultural history of Australian journalism. In a democratic nation where a free news media is not guaranteed, Australian journalism has inherited what could be described as a ‘Larrikin’ tradition to protect its independence. This book mines Australian journalism’s rebelliousness, humor and distinct disrespect for authority in various socio-historical contexts, to explore its determination to maintain professional independence. Beginning with a Larrikin analysis of Australian journalism’s inherited Enlightenment tradition, Dr Josie Vine takes the reader through the Colonial era’s hardships, Federation, two World Wars, the Cold War’s fear and suspicion, the swinging sixties, a Prime Minister’s dismissal, 1980’s neo-liberalism, post-9/11 and, finally, provides a conclusive synthesis of current Australian journalism culture. Throughout, the book highlights the audacious, iconoclastic and determined figure of the Larrikin-journalist, forever pushing boundaries to protect democracy’s cornerstone – freedom of the news media. “Book-length histories of Australian journalism are still relatively rare, but what makes this new arrival particularly welcome is the way in which it is structured around an exploration of the ‘Larrikin paradox’. This refers to the fact that although Australian journalism may profess to be ‘professional’ and ‘reputable’, it can also be raucous, unruly and disrespectful in pursuit of what it sees as its democratic purposes. The Larrikin may be a uniquely Australian figure but the paradox is far from confined to Australian journalism (not least because of the influence of erstwhile Australian Rupert Murdoch on journalism in the Anglosphere), and this book should be of considerable interest to those concerned with the means whereby journalism performs its democratic, Fourth Estate role in modern democracies. This is an extremely very well-informed and highly insightful work which ought to appeal equally to those interested in journalism and in Australian politics.” — Julian Petley, Professor, Brunel University London, UK

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

251

Publisher

Springer Nature

Published Date

ISBN 10

3030618560

ISBN 13

9783030618568

Shattered Dreams

A Political Odyssey in Port-Independent St Lucia

By: Peter Josie

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Shattered Dreams

A Political Odyssey in Port-Independent St Lucia

By: Peter Josie

An often thrilling first-hand account of island politics in the era after independence. The St Lucia Labour Party (SLP) comes to power after 15 yeards in the wilderness and hardly settles into office before it is rent asunder by internal bickering over its leadership. In less than three years, the party is out of office again and both it and its main characters are fighting for their respective political lives. SHATTERED DREAMS is the story of the ups and downs of political activism and the personalities and events that shaped the emergence of the Caribbean island, for whose possession the English and French fought some of the bloodiest in this hemisphere in the 18th century. In SHATTERED DREAMS, Josie attempts to show how the rise to power in sister island Grenada of the Peoples Revolutionary Government (PRG) under Marxist Maurice Bishop in 1979 influenced super power involvement in the affairs of the Caribbean islands and could have contributed handsomely to the demise of both the SLP in the St Lucia and the PRG in Grenada.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

481

Publisher

Trafford Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

1466937386

ISBN 13

9781466937383

The Book of Miracles

The Healing Work of Joao De Deus

By: Josie Raven Wing

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Book of Miracles

The Healing Work of Joao De Deus

By: Josie Raven Wing

The Book of Miracles is a firsthand, inspiring account of the daily miracles of healing that have taken place at the Casa de Dom Inacio in the interior of Brazil. One of the worlds most famous healers, Joao de Dues (John of God), cares for hundreds and sometimes thousands of people daily, usually at eh Casa and occasionally in other parts of Brazil. Over the past four decades he has treated millions of people! Numerous cures of cancer, AIDS, blindness, asthma, drug addiction and other physical problems as well as psychological and spiritual illnesses have occurred through his work. Joao does not take credit for these miracles. With true humility, he says he has never healed anyone, but that it is God who heals. If this is the case, Joao is a singularly powerful medium of Gods work and love and an invaluable resource for those seeking healing of body, mind or spirit. The luminous and breathtaking stories within this book will stretch the beliefs of some readers, affirm and deepen the faith of others. All will receive empowering information for their own personal healing. Author Josie RavenWing has one again succeeded in combining the practical and the mystical in this, her third and most exciting book yet!

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

237

Publisher

AuthorHouse

Published Date

ISBN 10

0759689814

ISBN 13

9780759689817

The Psychology of Dreaming

By: Josie Malinowski

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Psychology of Dreaming

By: Josie Malinowski

Why do we dream? What is the connection between our dreams and our mental health? Can we teach ourselves to have lucid dreams? The Psychology of Dreaming delves into the last 100 years of dream research to provide a thought-provoking introduction to what happens in our minds when we sleep. It looks at the role that dreaming plays in memory, problem-solving, and processing emotions, examines how trauma affects dreaming, and explores how we can use our dreams to understand ourselves better. Exploring extraordinary experiences like lucid dreaming, precognitive dreams, and sleep paralysis nightmares, alongside cutting-edge questions like whether it will ever be possible for androids to dream, The Psychology of Dreaming reveals some of the most fascinating aspects of our dreaming world.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

154

Publisher

Routledge

Published Date

ISBN 10

1315516632

ISBN 13

9781315516639

The Wind In My Wheels

Travel Tales from the Saddle

By: Josie Dew

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Wind In My Wheels

Travel Tales from the Saddle

By: Josie Dew

As a young girl, Josie Dew developed an overpowering urge to travel. She also fell out of a fast-moving vehicle and, rather inconveniently, developed a lifelong aversion to cars. Along came her first bicycle, and she has never looked back. Four continents, thirty-six countries and eighty thousand miles worth of astounding adventures, eccentric characters, varied cultures and ever-enduring optimism are the result of her travels. From Saharan locust invasions to tree-climbing goats, and a customs official who wouldn't let her leave India because 'You are making me a very fine wife', her encounters are described with honesty, wit and perception. Strange incidents and bizarre circumstances punctuate her journeys: in Nepal she met a team of Frenchmen running from Paris to China, and a cyclist on his way from one Olympic Games to the next. In Udaipur she was greeted by everyone with the refrain 'Hello Mr. Jamie Bond Octopussy filmed here', whilst her view of post-Ceausescu Romania, a nation suffering and starving, affected her both physically and mentally. THE WIND IN MY WHEELS is informative, illuminating, and ceaselessly amusing.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

304

Publisher

Sphere

Published Date

ISBN 10

1405519681

ISBN 13

9781405519687

Working with Mindfulness

Keeping Calm And Focused To Get The Job Done

By: Michael Sinclair,Josie Seydel

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Working with Mindfulness

Keeping Calm And Focused To Get The Job Done

By: Michael Sinclair,Josie Seydel

Working with Mindfulness will show you how to apply the transformative power of mindfulness to your busy working life. With simple, time effective tools and practices, you'll discover how to: Improve your resilience whilst reducing stress Increase your productivity, performance and efficiency Enhance your decision making, problem solving, delegating and prioritising skills Develop healthy working relationships with colleagues and clients Based on the groundbreaking science of mindfulness, and explained by two eminent Psychologists, you'll discover how mindfulness can help you create a healthy working life and boost your confidence to excel in business. Be calm, be focused, be mindful. The full text downloaded to your computer With eBooks you can: search for key concepts, words and phrases make highlights and notes as you study share your notes with friends eBooks are downloaded to your computer and accessible either offline through the Bookshelf (available as a free download), available online and also via the iPad and Android apps. Upon purchase, you'll gain instant access to this eBook. Time limit The eBooks products do not have an expiry date. You will continue to access your digital ebook products whilst you have your Bookshelf installed.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

280

Publisher

Pearson UK

Published Date

ISBN 10

129209835X

ISBN 13

9781292098357

Answered Prayer

A True Story of a Woman’S Personal Struggle for a Deeper Walk with God and How He Answered Her Deepest Prayer

By: Josie Blocher

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Answered Prayer

A True Story of a Woman’S Personal Struggle for a Deeper Walk with God and How He Answered Her Deepest Prayer

By: Josie Blocher

Answered Prayer is a vibrant portrayal of Josie Blocher, a woman who struggled to learn lifes lesson of trusting God through personal trials of loneliness and feelings of abandonment, betrayal, and forgiveness. It portrays Gods never-failing love and protection and proves Gods willingness and ability to answer our hearts deepest desires and prayers.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

166

Publisher

WestBow Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1490800867

ISBN 13

9781490800868

The Works of Elizabeth Gaskell, Part I Vol 3

By: Joanne Shattock,Angus Easson,Josie Billington,Deirdre d'Albertis,Linda K Hughes,Elisabeth Jay,Charlotte Mitchell,Linda H Peterson,Marion Shaw,Alan Shelston,Joanne Wilkes

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Works of Elizabeth Gaskell, Part I Vol 3

By: Joanne Shattock,Angus Easson,Josie Billington,Deirdre d'Albertis,Linda K Hughes,Elisabeth Jay,Charlotte Mitchell,Linda H Peterson,Marion Shaw,Alan Shelston,Joanne Wilkes

A selection of texts by Elizabeth Gaskell, accompanied by annotations. It brings together Gaskell academics to provide readers with scholarship on her work and seeks to bring the crusading spirit and genius of the writer into the 21st century to take her place as a major Victorian writer.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

474

Publisher

Routledge

Published Date

ISBN 10

1351220322

ISBN 13

9781351220323

The Bloodline of The Business

God-Daddy: The Sequel & The Book of Michael

By: Chandler M. Josie

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Bloodline of The Business

God-Daddy: The Sequel & The Book of Michael

By: Chandler M. Josie

God-Daddy provided a story vividly told of a controversial yet successful businessman and the protective, surrogate father-like relationship he has with two young ladies. It was a narrative through the eyes of these young ladies, their fortunate connection and sometimes trials of that connection to ndash; God-Daddy. From the Bahamian-American community of Port Salerno, Florida it was an adventure through Florida and the Bahamas. That was then, this is now. The Bloodline of the Business provides us with two offerings in one: God-Daddy: the Sequel and the Book of Michael.In God-Daddy: the Sequel, Janine and Falana are now college graduates and still close to their God-Daddy; a relationship that is now two-fold because they are employees of his corporation. God-Daddy, now semi-retired, is ecstatic with them being a part of his continued business success. He is now faced with the challenge of ensuring the corporation he started continues to be successful. That is not without obstacles. God-Daddy: the Sequel is told from the view of Janine, Falana, family members and God-Daddy himself. This chapter in the ongoing saga goes further into Bahamian culture and its influences of Bahamian-Americans. The question that has been asked since the novel God-Daddy has been released is exactly who is God-Daddy? How did he become the man that he is now? What influenced his character and were there certain experiences that caused him to be so driven? the questions are finally answered in: the Book of Michael. The Book of Michael intimately explain God-Daddy going back generations to explore his family influences to his person. It depicts his life experiences that perfected his discipline of focus in business and love for his heritage. The Book of Michael brings together God-Daddy and God-Daddy: the Sequel by describing life before and after the previous two offerings.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

382

Publisher

AuthorHouse

Published Date

ISBN 10

1449099890

ISBN 13

9781449099893

Josie Underwood's Civil War Diary

By: Josie Underwood

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Josie Underwood's Civil War Diary

By: Josie Underwood

A well-educated, outspoken member of a politically prominent family in Bowling Green, Kentucky, Josie Underwood (1840--1923) left behind one of the few intimate accounts of the Civil War written by a southern woman sympathetic to the Union. This vivid portrayal of the early years of the war begins several months before the first shots were fired on Fort Sumter in April 1861. "The Philistines are upon us," twenty-year-old Josie writes in her diary, leaving no question about the alarm she feels when Confederate soldiers occupy her once-peaceful town. Offering a unique perspective on the tensions between the Union and the Confederacy, Josie reveals that Kentucky was a hotbed of political and military action, particularly in her hometown of Bowling Green, known as the Gibraltar of the Confederacy. Located along important rail and water routes that were vital for shipping supplies in and out of the Confederacy, the city linked the upper South's trade and population centers and was strategically critical to both armies. Capturing the fright and frustration she and her family experienced when Bowling Green served as the Confederate army's headquarters in the fall of 1861, Josie tells of soldiers who trampled fields, pilfered crops, burned fences, cut down trees, stole food, and invaded homes and businesses. In early 1862, Josie's outspoken Unionist father, Warner Underwood, was ordered to evacuate the family's Mount Air estate, which was later destroyed by occupying forces. Wartime hardships also strained relationships among Josie's family, neighbors, and friends, whose passionate beliefs about Lincoln, slavery, and Kentucky's secession divided them. Published for the first time, Josie Underwood's Civil War Diary interweaves firsthand descriptions of the political unrest of the day with detailed accounts of an active social life filled with travel, parties, and suitors. Bringing to life a Unionist, slave-owning young woman who opposed both Lincoln's policies and Kentucky's secession, the diary dramatically chronicles the physical and emotional traumas visited on Josie's family, community, and state during wartime.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

288

Publisher

University Press of Kentucky

Published Date

ISBN 10

0813138876

ISBN 13

9780813138879

Guns and Roses

By: Toni McGee Causey,Allison Brennan,Sylvia Day,Laura Griffin,Sophie Littlefield,Lori G Armstrong,Lorelei James,Josie Brown,Karin Tabke,Roxanne St Claire

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Guns and Roses

By: Toni McGee Causey,Allison Brennan,Sylvia Day,Laura Griffin,Sophie Littlefield,Lori G Armstrong,Lorelei James,Josie Brown,Karin Tabke,Roxanne St Claire

Murder She Writes presents a one-of-a-kind romantic suspense anthology with ten all-new short stories and novellas that promise thrills, chills, romance, intrigue, passion, danger, murder...and love. Penned by New York Times and award winning authors, some stories in this exclusive collection will make you laugh out loud while others will force you to sleep with the lights on. These never-before-published stories were penned by: Lori Armstrong, Allison Brennan, Josie Brown, Toni McGee Causey, Sylvia Day, Laura Griffin, Lorelei James, Sophie Littlefield, Roxanne St. Claire, and Karin Tabke. MurderSheWrites.com is a six-year-old blog of suspense and romance writers who collectively have more than 150 books published, nearly two years on the NYT best seller list, and are the recipients of several major awards, including the RITA, the Shamus, the Anthony, and the Daphne.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

301

Publisher

Murder She Writes Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

061560479X

ISBN 13

9780615604794

Women Money Power

The Rise and Fall of Economic Equality

By: Josie Cox

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Women Money Power

The Rise and Fall of Economic Equality

By: Josie Cox

From an experienced financial journalist, Women Money Power is the story of how women have fought for financial freedom, and the social and political hurdles that have kept them from equality. For centuries, women were denied equal access to money and the freedom and power that came with it. They were restricted from owning property or transacting in real estate. Even well into the 20th century, women could not take out their own loans or own bank accounts without their husband’s permission. They could be fired for getting married or pregnant, and if they still had a job, they could be kept from certain roles, restricted from working longer hours, and paid less than men for equal work. It was a raw deal, and women weren’t happy with it. So they pushed back. In Women Money Power, financial journalist Josie Cox tells the story of women’s fight for financial freedom. This is an inspirational account of brave pioneers who took on social mores and the law, including the “Rosies” who filled industrial jobs vacated by men and helped win WWII, the heiress whose fortune helped create the birth control pill, the brassy investor who broke into the boys’ club of the New York Stock Exchange, and the namesake of landmark equal pay legislation who refused to accept discrimination. But as any woman can tell you, the battle for equality—for money and power—is far from over. Cox delves deep into the challenges women face today and the culture and systems that hold them back. This is a fascinating narrative account of progress, women’s lives, and the work still to be done.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

417

Publisher

Abrams

Published Date

ISBN 10

1647007372

ISBN 13

9781647007379

The Wise Advocate

The Inner Voice of Strategic Leadership

By: Art Kleiner,Josie Thomson,Jeffrey Schwartz

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Wise Advocate

The Inner Voice of Strategic Leadership

By: Art Kleiner,Josie Thomson,Jeffrey Schwartz

Leadership is the habit of making good choices. Even in difficult and uncertain circumstances, the most effective leaders focus their attention and overcome entrenched patterns of behavior to push an organization to new heights of success. This capability is no fluke: the latest research on the brain shows that we can pinpoint the mental activity associated with it—and cultivate it for our benefit. In this book, Art Kleiner, a strategy expert; Jeffrey Schwartz, a research psychiatrist; and Josie Thomson, an executive coach, give a transformative explanation of how cutting-edge neuroscience can help business leaders set a course toward better management. Mapping the functions of a manager onto established patterns of mental activity, they identify crucial brain circuits and their parallels in organizational culture. Strategic leaders, they show, play the role of wise advocates: able to go beyond day-to-day transactional behavior to a longer-term, broader perspective that articulates their organization’s deeper purpose. True leaders can play this influencer role in an organization because they have cultivated similar self-reflective habits in their own minds. Providing a powerful guide to decision strategies and their consequences, The Wise Advocate helps managers find their own inner voice and then make that voice ring out loud and clear, with a four-step program for practice and catalytic implications for management strategy, executive education, and business results.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

325

Publisher

Columbia University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

023154586X

ISBN 13

9780231545860

Biofictions

Race, Genetics and the Contemporary Novel

By: Josie Gill

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Biofictions

Race, Genetics and the Contemporary Novel

By: Josie Gill

This book is open access and available on www.bloomsburycollections.com. It is funded by Knowledge Unlatched. Winner of the 2020 British Society for Literature and Science book prize. In this important interdisciplinary study, Josie Gill explores how the contemporary novel has drawn upon, and intervened in, debates about race in late 20th and 21st century genetic science. Reading works by leading contemporary writers including Zadie Smith, Kazuo Ishiguro, Octavia Butler and Colson Whitehead, Biofictions demonstrates how ideas of race are produced at the intersection of science and fiction, which together create the stories about identity, racism, ancestry and kinship which characterize our understanding of race today. By highlighting the role of narrative in the formation of racial ideas in science, this book calls into question the apparent anti-racism of contemporary genetics, which functions narratively, rather than factually or objectively, within the racialized contexts in which it is embedded. In so doing, Biofictions compels us to rethink the long-asked question of whether race is a biological fact or a fiction, calling instead for a new understanding of the relationship between race, science and fiction.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

233

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

1350099848

ISBN 13

9781350099845

Digital Leadership in Higher Education

Purposeful Social Media in a Connected World

By: Josie Ahlquist

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Digital Leadership in Higher Education

Purposeful Social Media in a Connected World

By: Josie Ahlquist

“Effective leadership means we must bring our values and mission - not just soundbites - to our activity in the digital sphere. And it's not as hard as you may think, thanks to the very practical examples and exercises Josie Ahlquist has given us in this book.”Brandon Busteed, President - University Partners, Kaplan, Inc.“Often, higher education leaders see social media as a burden. Digital Leadership in Higher Education should be required reading in any leadership program because it clearly demonstrates how social media can and should extend leadership rather than be a burden for it.”Russell Lowery-Hart, President - Amarillo CollegeIn this groundbreaking book, Josie Ahlquist provides readers with the tools they need to take a strong, values-based approach to leadership in the various digital spaces vital to the world of higher education today. Filled with real-world examples and tools to negotiate this ever changing digital landscape, the book fills an important niche in the literature: A user manual for your digital leadership journey.Each chapter includes tools and tactics, as well as stories that bridge the gap between technology and connection with community. This book doesn’t have a recipe for cooking up the next viral video, it offers lots of ways to stay true to individual and organizational values while engaging online. Whether a college president, dean of students, associate professor, or a program coordinator, there is a need for leaders who aren’t just early adopters and social media enthusiasts, but authentic individuals who back up their technology use with a purposeful philosophy and a values-based approach to their role.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

380

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Published Date

ISBN 10

1000978974

ISBN 13

9781000978971

The Housewife Assassin's Killer 3-Book Set A for Assassin

By: Josie Brown

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Housewife Assassin's Killer 3-Book Set A for Assassin

By: Josie Brown

3 Full-Length Novels by Josie Brown Murder. Suspense. Sex. And some handy household tips. THE HOUSEWIFE ASSASSIN'S HANDBOOK (Book 1) Every desperate housewife wants an alias. Donna Stone has one--and it happens to be government-sanctioned. She earned it the hard way: her husband was killed the day she delivered her third child. To avenge his death, she leads a secret life - as an assassin. But when terrorism hits close to home, it makes for strange bedfellows -- and brings new meaning to the old adage, "Honey, I'm home..." If you love funny mysteries with hard-boiled, sexy women sleuths, check out THE HOUSEWIFE ASSASSIN'S HANDBOOK! THE HOUSEWIFE ASSASSIN'S GUIDE TO GRACIOUS KILLING (Book 2) Donna and Jack are in the kind of hot mess that can cause an international incident. A nuclear arms summit, hosted by a politically-connected American billionaire industrialist, provides the perfect opportunity for a rogue operative to assassinate of the newly-elected Russian president on US soil. Acme operative Donna Stone's mission: seek and exterminate the shooter, before all hell--and World War III--break loose. Also on Donna's to-do list: file for divorce. Throw in a couple of playdates and a few naughty neighbors, you've got a whole lot of fun. THE HOUSEWIFE ASSASSIN'S DEADLY DOSSIER (Book 15 / Full-Length Prequel) Acme Industries black-ops agent Jack Craig is tasked with investigating the mysterious death of his organization's most prolific hitman, Carl Stone, only to fall in love with the dead man's wife, Donna--a woman he must never contact, but who may hold the key to her husband's disappearance. When Acme approaches Donna to join their organization as an assassin, Jack's undercover mission will change both their lives forever.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

716

Publisher

Signal Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1942052030

ISBN 13

9781942052036

AntiFascism and Memory in East Germany

Remembering the International Brigades 1945-1989

By: Josie McLellan

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

AntiFascism and Memory in East Germany

Remembering the International Brigades 1945-1989

By: Josie McLellan

AntiFascism and Memory in East Germany is a book about remembering and about forgetting, about war, and about the peace which eventually followed. In the unlikely setting of the German Democratic Republic (GDR), the Spanish Civil War became the subject of a debate which both predated and outlasted the Cold War, involving historians, veterans, politicains, censors, artists, writers, and Church activists. Examining these multiple memories and interpretations of Spain casts new and unexpected light on the legacy of the Spanish Civil War, and the relationship between history and memory under state socialism. The ruling Socialist Unity Party made full use of the antifascist legacy as legitimation for a non-democratic state. But despite dogged attempts at control and censorship, the state was unable to silence competing voices. All over East Germany, International Brigade veterans preserved their version of events - in letters to each other, in communications with the party, in discussions with friends and family around the kitchen table, and in memoirs written for the 'desk drawer'. For younger East Germans, the war retained an undeniably romantic aura. From their perspective, Spain was a far-away land to which they were forbidden to travel, the stuff of camp-fire singalongs and fantasies of adventure. This book dissects the relationship between state-sponsored history, the lobbying of veterans, cultural interpretations of war, and the memory traces left behind by marginalised or politically oppositional groups and individuals. It is a cultural history of memory under state socialism, a social history of veteran groups and their relationship with the state, and a political history of communist culture. Above all, it is the story of how post-war Europeans came to terms with the heavy burden of their pre-war past.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

240

Publisher

Clarendon Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0191515337

ISBN 13

9780191515330

Camp Bestival at Home

Have a Family Festival Every Day

By: Josie da Bank,Rob da Bank

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Camp Bestival at Home

Have a Family Festival Every Day

By: Josie da Bank,Rob da Bank

Get wild. Get messy. 'Dad dance' like no one’s watching. Nourish your body and mind. Let go of the reins and the routines. Make memories and have some serious fun. From the co-founders of the award-winning family festival, Camp Bestival at Home is the perfect handbook for parents who want to bring the magical ethos of the festival home. Packed with activities, recipes and ideas to keep the whole family inspired all year round, why not get back to nature and stargaze. For kids with endless energy, you could organise a kitchen disco or put on a show. Go foraging, learn circus skills and face painting, or make festive decorations. And relax after all the activity with a family feast, plus some yoga for the grown-ups. Written and illustrated by Camp Bestival co-founders Josie and Rob da Bank, with contributions from celebrity friends and festival regulars Fatboy Slim, Sara Cox, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Fearne Cotton and Jo Whiley.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

273

Publisher

Random House

Published Date

ISBN 10

1529925762

ISBN 13

9781529925760

Travels In A Strange State

Cycling Across the USA

By: Josie Dew

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Travels In A Strange State

Cycling Across the USA

By: Josie Dew

By most people's standards, Josie Dew is hugely adventurous. By American standards, she is completely insane. For Americans drive everywhere: through cinemas, restaurants, banks, even trees. But driving past Josie as she pedalled across America was a new and alarming experience. On her eight-month journey Josie experienced it all; race riots in Los Angeles, impossible heat in Death Valley, Sexual Tantric Seminars in Hawaii. From Utah to the Great Lakes, via improbable places like Zzyzx and Squaw Tit, her two-wheeled odyssey brought her into contact with all the wonders and worries of this larger-than-life country. Highly entertaining, richly informative, TRAVELS IN A STRANGE STATE is a personal memoir of an improbable journey, revealing the United States as it is rarely seen - from the seat of a bicycle.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

230

Publisher

Sphere

Published Date

ISBN 10

140551972X

ISBN 13

9781405519724

A Ride In The Neon Sun

A Gaijin in Japan

By: Josie Dew

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

A Ride In The Neon Sun

A Gaijin in Japan

By: Josie Dew

It's not easy landing unprepared in a country like Japan. The eccentricities of the calendar, the indecipherable postal system, not to mention the alien alphabet, language and culture, have all to be confronted before the disorientated traveller can feel at ease. Trying to ride a bicycle through the streets of one of the most congested cities in the world would seem to compound your problems. For Josie Dew, however, with over 200,000 miles already clocked up in the saddle few things could be more challenging - or for the reader of A RIDE IN THE NEON SUN, more wonderfully entertaining. From Kawasaki to Kagoshima, Odawara to Okinawa, Josie discovered a nation rich in dazzling contrasts. The neon and concrete were there in greater abundance than even she had imagined, but so too were bottomless baths, love burgers, long-tailed cocks, musical toilet rolls, oriental Elvises, cardboard police and a sense of fun belying the population's rigourous work ethic. Far from being the reserved race that she had heard about, the Japanese welcomed her into their homes with bountiful smiles and bows - and skin-scorching baths.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

342

Publisher

Sphere

Published Date

ISBN 10

140551969X

ISBN 13

9781405519694

Leaving Christian Fundamentalism and the Reconstruction of Identity

By: Josie McSkimming

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Leaving Christian Fundamentalism and the Reconstruction of Identity

By: Josie McSkimming

There is an increasing interest in the influence of religious fundamentalism upon people’s motivation, identity and decision-making. Leaving Christian Fundamentalism and the Re-construction of Identity details the stories of those who have left Christian fundamentalist churches and how they change after they have left. It considers how the previous fundamentalist identity is shaped by aspects of church teaching and discipline that are less authoritarian and coercive, and more subtle and widely spread throughout the church body. That is, individuals are understood as not only subject to a form of judgment, but also exercise it, with everyone seemingly complicit in maintaining the stability of the church organisation. This book provocatively illustrates that the reasons for leaving an evangelical Christian church may be less about what happens outside the church in terms of the lures and attractions of the secular world, and more about the experience within the community itself.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

277

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Published Date

ISBN 10

1317106571

ISBN 13

9781317106579

The Housewife Assassin's Handbook

Book 1 - The Housewife Assassin Series

By: Josie Brown

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Housewife Assassin's Handbook

Book 1 - The Housewife Assassin Series

By: Josie Brown

Every desperate housewife wants an alias. Donna Stone has one, and it happens to be government-sanctions. But when terrorism hits close to home, espionage makes for strange bedfellows -- and brings new meaning to the old adage, "Honey, I'm home...

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

263

Publisher

Signal Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0974021407

ISBN 13

9780974021409

The Housewife Assassin’s Killer 2-Book Set

By: Josie Brown

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Housewife Assassin’s Killer 2-Book Set

By: Josie Brown

OWN THEM TOGETHER! Book 1: The Housewife Assassin's Handbook / Book 2: The Housewife Assassin's Guide to Gracious Killing Murder, suspense, sex--and some handy household tips. "Secrets, sex, money and scandal! Josie Brown is truly entertaining reading." -- Jackie Collins IN BOOK 1: THE HOUSEWIFE ASSASSIN'S HANDBOOK: - EVERY DESPERATE HOUSEWIFE WANTS AN ALIAS: Donna Stone has one...and it happens to be government-sanctioned. - BUT DONNA EARNED IT THE HARD WAY: Her husband was killed the day she delivered their third child. - TO AVENGE HER HUSBAND'S MURDER: Donna leads a secret life: as an assassin. - BUT ESPIONAGE MAKES FOR STRANGE BEDFELLOWS: And brings new meaning to that old adage, "Honey, I'm home..." IN BOOK 2, THE HOUSEWIFE ASSASSIN'S GUIDE TO GRACIOUS KILLING - HOUSEWIFE ASSASSIN DONNA STONE'S MISSION: Stop a rogue operative before he assassinates the newly-elected Russian president -- on US soil! - DONNA WANTS A DIVORCE: But first she's got to serve a summons to a deadbeat dad... who's also a terrorist! - AS FOR DONNA'S LOVE LIFE: Turns out the spy who loves her has a bombshell secret of his own...

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

535

Publisher

Signal Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0989558827

ISBN 13

9780989558822

Visits from Heaven

By: Josie Varga

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Visits from Heaven

By: Josie Varga

If you think youre going to die, then youre in for a big surprise. This book will not only challenge your assumptions, it will give you the proof that you never thought existed. Not only are there substantial scientific studies indicating that our consciousness survives death, but those on the other side have come back time and time again with evidential messages for their loved ones. Josie Varga has assembled an incomparable collection of what she terms visits from heaven from around the globe and backed up by testimony from some of the worlds leading experts on afterlife communication.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

384

Publisher

ARE Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0876044992

ISBN 13

9780876044995

The Works of Elizabeth Gaskell, Part I Vol 1

By: Joanne Shattock,Angus Easson,Josie Billington,Deirdre d'Albertis,Linda K Hughes,Elisabeth Jay,Charlotte Mitchell,Linda H Peterson,Marion Shaw,Alan Shelston,Joanne Wilkes

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Works of Elizabeth Gaskell, Part I Vol 1

By: Joanne Shattock,Angus Easson,Josie Billington,Deirdre d'Albertis,Linda K Hughes,Elisabeth Jay,Charlotte Mitchell,Linda H Peterson,Marion Shaw,Alan Shelston,Joanne Wilkes

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

522

Publisher

Routledge

Published Date

ISBN 10

1351220411

ISBN 13

9781351220415

Is Literature Healthy?

The Literary Agenda

By: Josie Billington

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Is Literature Healthy?

The Literary Agenda

By: Josie Billington

The Literary Agenda is a series of short polemical monographs about the importance of literature and of reading in the wider world and about the state of literary education inside schools and universities. The category of 'the literary' has always been contentious. What is clear, however, is how increasingly it is dismissed or is unrecognised as a way of thinking or an arena for thought. It is sceptically challenged from within, for example, by the sometimes rival claims of cultural history, contextualized explanation, or media studies. It is shaken from without by even greater pressures: by economic exigency and the severe social attitudes that can follow from it; by technological change that may leave the traditional forms of serious human communication looking merely antiquated. For just these reasons this is the right time for renewal, to start reinvigorated work into the meaning and value of literary reading. Medical Humanities comprises disciplines as diverse as literature, the visual and performing arts, the history of medicine, bioethics. It claims a vast range of philosophical and political agendas, goals and purposes, including the education of medical students in areas of clinical empathy, critical thinking, ethical awareness, gender and race issues and cross-cultural medicine. Josie Billington argues that in so far as literature is offered as adding value to medical education in health training and practice, that defence tends to become instrumental in nature, whether consciously and explicitly, or otherwise. This book is interested, more widely, in the power of the arts as a remedial force. Following an introduction surveying the idea of the Medical Humanities, its history, and its development, the book's four chapters will look at illness and health as defined in medical terms and as complicated within the field of imaginative literature; at narrative and storytelling within the therapeutic meeting of medical and literary approaches; at reading groups and private reading, considering contemporary models of literary reading as a template for redefining literature's place and power not only within the discipline of Medical Humanities but within the wider world in relation to concerns of mental wellbeing that affect us all.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

156

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0191037672

ISBN 13

9780191037672

The Works of Elizabeth Gaskell, Part I Vol 5

By: Joanne Shattock,Angus Easson,Josie Billington,Deirdre d'Albertis,Linda K Hughes,Elisabeth Jay,Charlotte Mitchell,Linda H Peterson,Marion Shaw,Alan Shelston,Joanne Wilkes

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Works of Elizabeth Gaskell, Part I Vol 5

By: Joanne Shattock,Angus Easson,Josie Billington,Deirdre d'Albertis,Linda K Hughes,Elisabeth Jay,Charlotte Mitchell,Linda H Peterson,Marion Shaw,Alan Shelston,Joanne Wilkes

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

427

Publisher

Routledge

Published Date

ISBN 10

1351220241

ISBN 13

9781351220248

The Relevance of Metaphor

Emily Dickinson, Elizabeth Bishop and Seamus Heaney

By: Josie O'Donoghue

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Relevance of Metaphor

Emily Dickinson, Elizabeth Bishop and Seamus Heaney

By: Josie O'Donoghue

This book considers metaphor as a communicative phenomenon in the poetry of Emily Dickinson, Elizabeth Bishop and Seamus Heaney, in light of the relevance theory account of communication first developed by Dan Sperber and Deirdre Wilson in the 1980s. The first half of the book introduces relevance theory, situating it in relation to literary criticism, and then surveys the history of metaphor in literary studies and assesses relevance theory’s account of metaphor, including recent developments within the theory such as Robyn Carston’s notion of ‘the lingering of the literal’. The second half of the book considers the role of metaphor in the work of three nineteenth- and twentieth-century poets through the lens of three terms central to relevance theory: inference, implicature and mutual manifestness. The volume will be of interest to students and scholars working in literary studies, pragmatics and stylistics, as well as to relevance theorists.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

296

Publisher

Springer Nature

Published Date

ISBN 10

3030839540

ISBN 13

9783030839543

Me & My Bee/Goggles

By: ThisEgg,

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Me & My Bee/Goggles

By: ThisEgg,

Me & My Bee is a new comedy for children and adults alike. Plant the seed for change, join the Bee Party. Save the world one bee at a time: our fuzzy little friends need our help and multi award-winning theatre company ThisEgg is inviting you to their political party disguised as a party party disguised as a show to help. Includes the short play Goggles. Gemma and Josie had pet fish - Sunny and Boo. They're dead now. They killed them. Accidentally. This show is for them - Sunny and Boo.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

117

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

1786824485

ISBN 13

9781786824486

John Irving

A Critical Companion

By: Josie P. Campbell

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

John Irving

A Critical Companion

By: Josie P. Campbell

One of America's most noted contemporary novelists, John Irving has created a body of fiction of extraordinary range, moving with ease from romance to fairytale to thriller. Although his fiction follows in the tradition of the great 19th-century world novelists, he is a quintessential American writer—his novels are laced with broad humor, farce, and absurd situations. He does not hesitate to tackle the troubling issues that have faced our nation in the past few decades, such as war, racism, sexism, abortion, violence, and AIDS. This study offers a clear, accessible reading of Irving's fiction. It analyzes in turn all of his novels from Setting Free the Bears (1968) to his newest novel A Widow for One Year (1998). It also provides the reader with a complete bibliography of Irving's fiction, as well as selected reviews and criticism. Following a biographical chapter on Irving's life, an overview of his fiction explores his work in light of his literary heritage and use of a variety of genres. Each of the following chapters examines an individual novel: Setting Free the Bears (1968), The Water-Method Man (1972), The 158-Pound Marriage (1973), The World According to Garp (1976), The Hotel New Hampshire (1981), The Cider House Rules (1985), A Prayer for Owen Meany (1989), A Son of the Circus (1994), and A Widow for One Year (1998). The discussion of each novel includes sections on plot and character development, thematic issues, and a new and fresh critical approach from which to read the novel. Campbell explores the great moral range in Irving's novels. She shows that all his novels deal with a character's quest to discover the self, a journey of raw energy that touches us because we recognize it as our own. This study will help readers to appreciate the experimental fiction that is Irving's trademark and his ability to capture the essence of American life in the last part of the twentieth century.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

220

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published Date

ISBN 10

0313007691

ISBN 13

9780313007699

Frankie Stargazer's Ultimate Battle

By: Josie A. Butler

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Frankie Stargazer's Ultimate Battle

By: Josie A. Butler

The catastrophe was almost upon the unsuspecting planet. The evil leader and his minions were wreaking havoc on mankind=s gullible consciousness. Though times were simple, there was nothing innocent about what was taking place in the minds and hearts of people. Little did they know there was a secret evil taking root. There=s an appointed time for everything, a time for every event under heaven. It=s time to let go of the world we know and get ready for the things to come. As the most unique super hero the world has ever known, Force Fighter Frankie Stargazer encounters the final ultimate battle. The answer to evil will elude the wicked. Frankie Stargazer=s Ultimate Battle appeals to family situations, romance and the conflicts that take place between the forces of good and evil. The story culminates into the end of time as we know it. And the beginning of a new time.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

123

Publisher

America Star Books

Published Date

ISBN 10

168394433X

ISBN 13

9781683944331

Newspaper Building Design and Journalism Cultures in Australia and the UK: 1855–2010

By: Carole O'Reilly,Josie Vine

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Newspaper Building Design and Journalism Cultures in Australia and the UK: 1855–2010

By: Carole O'Reilly,Josie Vine

This book examines the micro-cultural ideologies of the journalism profession in Britain and Australia by focusing on the design, execution and development of newspaper building architecture. Concentrating on the main newspaper buildings in some of the major metropolitan areas in Australia (Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide) and the UK (Manchester, London, Edinburgh and Liverpool) from 1855 to 2010, Newspaper Building Design and Journalism Cultures in Australia and the UK: 1855–2010 interweaves a rich analysis of spatial characteristics of newspaper offices with compelling anecdotes from journalists’ working lives, to examine the history, evolution and precarious future of the physical newsroom and the surrounding interior and exterior space. The book argues that newspaper buildings are designed to accommodate and extend journalism’s professional values and belief systems over time and that their architecture reflects ideological change and continuity in these value and belief systems, such as the evolution from trade to profession. Ancillary factors, such as the influence of the newspapers’ owners on the building design and the financing of new structures are also considered. As professional practice rapidly shifts out of the newspaper offices, this insightful study questions what this may mean for the future of the industry. Newspaper Building Design and Journalism Cultures in Australia and the UK: 1855–2010 will benefit academics and researchers in the areas of media, journalism, cultural studies and urban history.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

155

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Published Date

ISBN 10

1000778770

ISBN 13

9781000778779

Ghost of the Past

A Paranormal Romance

By: Josie Malone

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Ghost of the Past

A Paranormal Romance

By: Josie Malone

What happens when love isn’t enough? Former Marine, Durango Hawke never thought he’d spend years trekking through the jungles of South America looking for his missing brother, or that duty to his family would cost him the love of his life. Heather McElroy grew up dreaming of a country music career but followed her childhood sweetheart into the military instead. Now, back in civilian life, it’s finally time to put herself first. When Durango leaves on his latest rescue mission, he assumes she’ll be waiting when he returns. Will chasing her dreams cost Heather the love of her life?

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

468

Publisher

Satin Romance

Published Date

ISBN 10

1955784922

ISBN 13

9781955784924

Book's by Josie Allen

Username

Password

Password again

Birthday

Email