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  • No Substitute

    by Susan Diane Johnson

    First loves never last . . . except when they do. When Amy Welsh returns to Goose Bay as a substitute teacher, she has no intention of seeing Quentin Macmillan, the man who once left her waiting in the rain clutching her suitcase and dreaming of becoming his wife. Seventeen years later, his teenage daughter shows up in Amy's class with plans to reunite her widowed father with the woman he has ... Read more

    € 4,64 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • No Substitute for Misinformation

    by Carolyn J. Rose

    series Subbing isn't for Sissies #7
    Chaos is, as usual, the default setting for substitute teacher Barbara Reed’s life in Reckless River, Washington. Her ex-husband is in trouble for lying to a judge, her overbearing sister is tailing her, and a series of error-ridden memos have teachers in an uproar. On top of that, if her condo complex doesn’t win the holiday decorating competition, residents may never be rid of their obnoxious ... Read more

    € 2,78

  • No Substitute for Murder

    by Carolyn J. Rose

    series Subbing isn't for Sissies #1
    (If you enjoy this book, check out the sequels: NO SUBSTITUTE FOR MONEY, NO SUBSTITUTE FOR MATURITY, NO SUBSTITUTE FOR MYTH, NO SUBSTITUTE FOR MISTAKES, and NO SUBSTITUTE FOR MOTIVES.) A sleuthing substitute teacher tackles her first case and it's nearly her last. Notice:  This mystery contains no vampires, werewolves, zombies, or space aliens. It was not tested on laboratory animals. It makes no ... Read more

    € 0,92

  • No Substitute for Money

    by Carolyn J. Rose

    series Subbing isn't for Sissies #2
    (If you enjoy this book, check out the sequels: NO SUBSTITUTE FOR MATURITY, NO SUBSTITUTE FOR MYTH, and NO SUBSTITUTE FOR MISTAKES, all featuring a sleuthing substitute teacher with a spoiled dog named Cheese Puff.) Substitute teacher Barbara Reed knows better than to say the word "perfect." Using the P-word is a sure way to jinx romance, finance, and circumstance. Despite a chronic shortage of ... Read more

    € 0,92

  • No Substitute for Maturity

    by Carolyn J. Rose

    series Subbing isn't for Sissies #3
    A sleuthing substitute teacher with a cute dog named Cheese Puff gives the wheels of justice a shove when her overbearing sister is accused of murder. After tangling with killers (NO SUBSTITUTE FOR MURDER) and a deranged drug dealer (NO SUBSTITUTE FOR MONEY), substitute teacher Barbara Reed craves routine, relaxation, romance, and quality time with drug cop Dave Martin. Moving in together seems ... Read more

    € 0,92

  • No Substitute for Mimes

    by Carolyn J. Rose

    series Subbing isn't for Sissies #12
    Book 12 in the Subbing isn’t for Sissies SeriesSuddenly, mimes seem to be everywhere in Reckless River, Washington. Their antics amuse residents at first. Then street theater gives way to street crime. Fast, organized, and armed with cream pies, mimes avoid capture. And they baffle police by delivering stolen items to the cop shop.Barbara Reed suspects the thefts are designed to frustrate and ... Read more

    € 2,78 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • No Substitute for Matrimony

    by Carolyn J. Rose

    series Subbing isn't for Sissies #13
    When substitute teacher Barbara Reed turned wedding planning over to her wealthy neighbor Muriel Ballantine, she knew the event wouldn’t be what she and Dave asked for—small, simple, and sane. What she didn’t know was that murder would block her path to the altar.As Dave races the clock to find a killer and free a friend from suspicion, Barb struggles to free herself from makeup artists intent on ... Read more

    € 3,71 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • No Substitute for Victory

    Successful American Military Strategies from the Revolutionary War to the Present Day

    by David Rigby

    An important look at how America has won its wars in the past and how it can continue winning in the future.Is there a recipe for military success? In No Substitute for Victory, author David Rigby grapples with this issue and determines that, in the case of the United States, there are a number of different strategies that have brought victory in battle to American forces over the years.In a clear ... Read more

    € 27,04

  • No Substitute for Milestones

    by Carolyn J. Rose

    series Subbing isn't for Sissies #11
    Book 11 in the Subbing isn’t for Sissies SeriesWhen her colleagues take to the picket line, substitute teacher Barbara Reed joins the march. But solidarity gives way to suspicion when a school board member disappears.Did one of her friends kidnap the most vocal opponent of a pay hike? Evidence points that way. But Barb doesn’t believe it.She and her entitled mutt Cheese Puff set out to find the ... Read more

    € 2,78 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • No Substitute for Myth

    by Carolyn J. Rose

    series Subbing isn't for Sissies #4
    A sleuthing substitute teacher comes up against a Pacific Northwest legend as she searches for a killer. (Sequel to NO SUBSTITUTE FOR MURDER, NO SUBSTITUTE FOR MONEY, and  NO SUBSTITUTE FOR MATURITY) Is Bigfoot prowling around Reckless River, Washington? Has Sasquatch come to the city? Barbara Reed doesn’t know if she believes the legendary creature exists, but evidence is stacking up. Something ... Read more

    € 2,78

  • The Moral Economy

    Why Good Incentives Are No Substitute for Good Citizens

    by Samuel Bowles

    series Castle Lectures Series
    Should the idea of economic man—the amoral and self-interested Homo economicus—determine how we expect people to respond to monetary rewards, punishments, and other incentives? Samuel Bowles answers with a resounding “no.” Policies that follow from this paradigm, he shows, may “crowd out” ethical and generous motives and thus backfire. But incentives per se are not really the culprit. Bowles shows ... Read more

    € 18,41

  • No Substitute for Motives

    by Carolyn J. Rose

    series Subbing isn't for Sissies #6
    While Barbara Reed’s drug-cop boyfriend is away, her life spins out of control. Dave’s daughter shifts to drama-queen overdrive, Cheese Puff hits new levels of canine entitlement, and Barb’s overbearing sister demands help with a mid-life makeover. To complicate matters, things go missing from the high school, and a plot surfaces to close the city pool. Then things get worse—Barb’s neighbor is ... Read more

    € 2,78