Father Brown returns for a 12th series, derived from the classic short stories of G.K. Chesterton. One of the most quirky, genial, and lovable characters to emerge from English detective fiction, the kindly cleric, with his large umbrella and numerous brown paper parcels, possess...
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"The year is now 1954 and the sleepy Cotswold village of Kembleford sees new faces join Father Brown's team of sleuths. The dashing Chief Inspector Sullivan is back and proves a pleasant distraction for Mrs Devine, Father Brown's lively new Parish Secretary, while plucky new hous...
It's now 1955 and Chief Inspector Sullivan and Mrs. Devine have grown closer since we saw them last, something that hasn't escaped the notice of Father Brown and Brenda. With a food fayre to die for, a real-life crime at a crime writing festival and a village rivalry that turns d...
This is the second installment in a two-volume set produced by the Aboriginal Healing Foundation. This volume contains personal reflections on the opportunities and challenges posed by the truth and reconciliation process, which was constituted in the 2006 Indian Residential Scho...
This new collection is filled with heartwarming and entertaining anecdotes by grateful children, all in praise of the amazing woman who encourages them, supports them, and most importantly, loves them. These stories will brighten any mother's day, and show her that the kids were ...
Father Brown (Mark Williams) bicycles back to solve ten more mysteries in Kembleford, the charming, 1950s Cotswold village where quiet lanes and country houses hold daunting secrets. Using intuition and wisdom, Father Brown takes a quiet approach to solving crimes, unlike his gan...
"Edgar Award-winning editor Otto Penzler's new anthology brings together the most cunning, resourceful, and brilliant female sleuths in mystery fiction. A Vintage Crime/Black Lizard Original. For the first time ever, Otto Penzler gathers the most iconic women of the detective can...
Sam Malone's drinking problem (which led him to buy the bar Cheers) soured his career as a pitcher. The bar where everybody knows your name is a home away from home for know-it-all Cliff, bitter waitress Carla, and regular Norm, owner of the largest bar tab.
"With an emphasis on understanding where the foulest words in the English language came from -- and the disgusting and hilarious histories behind them -- this book demonstrates the true filth of our everyday words. But this book is more than just a list of vulgar words and salaci...
The Boston drinking establishment know as Cheers is the place where everyone knows your name.
A fictional account of the 1839 revolt of Africans aboard the slave ship Amistad and the subsequent legal case argued before the Supreme Court in 1841 by former president John Quincy Adams.
The sleepy English village of Dibley is plunged into an uproar when its new vicar turns out to be a woman. And not just any woman, but the unconventional Geraldine Granger who brings her own earthy spirit and humor to the pulpit.
"Ideas are everywhere, but those with the greatest problem-solving, business-transforming, and life-changing potential are often hard to identify. Even when we recognize good ideas, applying them to everyday obstacles--whether in the workplace, our homes, or our civic institution...
"In 2001, John J. Lennon killed a man on a Brooklyn street. Now he's a journalist, working from behind bars, trying to make sense of it all. The Tragedy of True Crime is a first-person journalistic account of the lives of four men who have killed, written by a man who has killed....