Rae: 813 books

"I'm not ready for college yet..." Those words need not cause panic and fear for parents. Taking time off before or during college is no longer the road less traveled for many students in the United States. A gap year offers students the opportunity to gain focus and discipline, learn...

Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of Morag A Tale of the Highlands of Scotland. It was previously published by other bona fide publishers, and is now, after many years, back in print. This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important...

A young hospital administrator is found dead only three months after the suicide of his predecessor. Press and the Virginia team come together with Detective Ross Graham of the Norfolk PD to resolve an issue of murder. Then Press's favorite coroner comes unglued when a small child dies unnecessarily. How these and more all come together is a very pressing issue of murder!

Meatless Mondays, Wheatless Wednesdays, vegetable gardens and chickens in every empty lot. When the United States entered World War I, Minnesotans responded to appeals for personal sacrifice and changed the way they cooked and ate in order to conserve food for the boys "over there." Baking...

Learn more about Adam Smith, the groundbreaking philosopher who played an important role in originating the study of economics and gave us many of the concepts that still govern the market today. Written by John Rae, this biography details Smith's early life in Scotland and his later rise to academic...

When Melanie Sheraton takes a job as a chauffeur for the movie company that has just come to town, she has to fight hard to keep her dreams and desires buried. Especially when jaded action-hero Thomas Locke catches her eye. Thomas is hoping to take his career in a new direction, the last thing he needs...

The Index of American Design was one of the most significant undertakings of the Federal Art Project -- the visual arts arm of the Works Progress Administration. Part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal, this ambitious initiative set out to discover and document an authentic American style...

Samantha Elder and Scott Grant are total opposites. He’s popular, self-assured. She’s a loner who prefers to spend her time at the Fly-Inn fishing camp, the only place she’s ever felt accepted and never bullied. Will the arrival of the over-confident Scott ruin her chance at happiness? Or will...

In this interdisciplinary study of governance, Hyuk-Rae Kim traces how civil society and NGOs have evolved over time, how they differ in motivation from their Western counterparts, and the role civil society NGOs have played in consolidating democracy as the governance system in Korea changes from...

Aris Collier is chasing her dreams…at a snail’s pace. With little money and big talent, she works tirelessly to perfect her craft…even at the expense of her relationships. When Aris walks away from yet another dead-end entanglement with the hopes of  finally getting her life on track,...

“How high does this chair go?” is a question Boone Butterfinkle will never ask his barber again. The chair doesn’t stop until a vortex sucks Boone through the ceiling, thrusting him into a world equipped to stop his bullying.If only Brianne Watchler hadn’t gone from geeky to drop-dead-gorgeous...

Rae Greiner proposes that sympathy is integral to the form of the classic nineteenth-century realist novel. Following the philosophy of Adam Smith, Greiner argues that sympathy does more than foster emotional identification with others; it is a way of thinking along with them. By abstracting emotions,...

Our lives intersect with those of others without advance warning of the consequences. Sometimes, the effects can last a lifetime. Three lives suffering loss due to murder and betrayal intersect in early 1900 Chicago. It’s not safest place to hide from life, loss, or memories. “Where is...

This book is about the ups and downs of life; it gives ways to self-development and mindfulness using techniques and health practices to bring about a change of heart, mind, and soul. Rae could not accept that the spiritual way was only about faith in God. She knew there were other factors. There...