Ruth - Libros y biografía

***WINNER of the 2021 RSL Ondaatje Prize*** 'I binged it like a Netflix show... It's stunning' Luke Kennard, author of The Transition______________________________ A photograph is hung on a gallery...

Grievances and disciplinary matters are immensely disruptive and time-consuming, and most managers struggle to know how to deal with them. The Discipline & Grievance Pocketbook offers practical help....

First impressions count! A well-planned and thoughtful induction process will give new employees a sense of belonging and lead to greater motivation and productivity. The Induction Pocketbook examines...

The fifth book in the hilarious Magnificent Mabel series, highly illustrated throughout and with three short stories - perfect for newly-confident readers.Meet Mabel - she's MAGNIFICENT.Sometimes life...

The sixth book in the hilarious Magnificent Mabel series, highly illustrated throughout and with three short stories - perfect for newly-confident readers.Meet Mabel - she's MAGNIFICENT.Sometimes life...

Do you know what lurks in the waters of Cullaun Lake? Or why a Clare woman should never, ever, be disturbed while she is knitting? These questions and more will be answered in this unique collection of...

A delicious taste of the secret, exciting and often dangerous history of illicit spiritsBritain has always been a nation of enthusiastic drinkers. Any attempt to regulate, limit or ban our favourite tipple...

During the Second World War, the only way Winston Churchill and his American counterpart Franklin D. Roosevelt could communicate was via a top secret transatlantic telephone link. All other Atlantic telephone...

The final book in the Sunflower trilogy sees Ruth and her husband returning to Bel-Air de Grezelongue, their much-loved home in the Lot-et-Garonne region of South West France. Renovating the primitive,...

Quand il y'a du soleil, il y'a de la joieTwenty years after first setting eyes on Bel-Air de Grezelongue, her dream house in the sunflowers in south-west France, Ruth Silvestre sat down to bring us the...

This is the story of a dream come true. In 1976, in the Lot-et-Garonne region of south-west France, Ruth Silvestre and her famiy found Bel-Air de Grezelongue, a house that had been left deserted and uninhabited...

Czechoslovakia 1938-39. The annexation of the Sudetenland by Nazi Germany, its catastrophic effect on a family living in Prague, the political fallout of appeasement. The book ends with the invasion of...

Joe (17) is locked out of his house and pursued by a crowd determined to kill him. He escapes and finds shelter among a group of dissidents fighting a dictator. He is in a parallel world like and unlike...

DIREITOS, TRABALHO, FAMÍLIA E OUTRAS INQUIETAÇÕES DA MULHER DO SÉCULO XXI. Misturando humor, argúcia e profundidade, Ruth nos faz refletir e questionar (pre)conceitos e (in)certezas, recorrendo tanto...

A Healer's Life chronicles the life and techniques of a real-life energy healer. Through true case examples and subsequent discussion, the author describes techniques the reader can use in his/her own...

"Le premier mot que j'ai appris c'est Ayep qui signifie : il n'en résulte pas d'honneur, mais de honte. On ne m'a pas enseigné à faire la distinction entre juste et faux, mais entre qui porte atteinte...

"Science fiction at its best!" "Compelling and thought provoking!"- Reader reviewsLooking Through LaceAs the only woman on the first contact team, xenolinguist Toni Donato expected her assignment on Christmas...

"From Earth to Mars and Beyond" is a collection of ten previously published science fiction stories by award-winning author Ruth Nestvold. But reader be warned: these stories of galactic empires, space...

The Allied Interstellar Community first contact team on the planet Kailazh is faced with even more challenges than most. But dealing with an alien culture is not only difficult for those who arrive on...

Oregon is a strange an wonderful place. These short stories explore that strangeness through the genres of fantasy and science fiction. Here a sampling:"The Old Man and the Sneakers": It began the summer...

Jordyn has brought the birds of sorrow with her to Rolynka, Alaska, where she hopes to start over after a tragic accident.But in Rolynka, nothing is quite the way it seems, and the help of neighbors takes...

As the only woman on the first contact team, xenolinguist Toni Donato expected her assignment on Christmas would be to analyze the secret women's language -- but then the chief linguist begins to sabotage...

Als Kinder sind wir von Natur aus spontan und klar, aber auch sehr fein und verletzlich. Auf dem Weg des Erwachsenwerdens, beginnen wir, uns anzupassen, zu schützen und zu verteidigen. Dabei verlieren...

Justine believes the terrible catamount confrontation on the Glenmorie estate in Scotland is all behind her.Daniel Hudson knows better, however, and it is up to him to try to mitigate the catalogue of...

"Every area of your life has a gate in the spirit realm. It is requred of you, therefore, to be the watchman at the gates of your life. What you allow or prohibit at the gates will be so in your experiences....

"The Christian life is a lot like climbing a mountain. When we trust Christ for salvation we begin on the gentle slopes, but it's not long before we are faced with a choice. Are we going to leisurely...

The metallic chime of gold coins as they dropped one by one into a traitor's hand. The dull click of a pawn set upon a board. War, famine, dynastic marriage. All part of the game the powerful played with...

Designed to be as deadly as her sister was beautiful. In a world slowly emerging from the chaos and destruction of the Troubles, the children of the wealthy and powerful played amid the ruins of the past....

The Lake was his life, until Fate stepped into his path.The Queen of the Lake ruled her life, until she found a man strong enough to fight for her heart. Ever since First Mate Samuel Pyke climbed out...

The world believes Alex King lives the perfect life. He is a successful man, aware of his good fortune and a born leader, respected and admired by all who know him. But he has two terrible secrets: one...