Books by Richard Davies

A romantic mystery, in the style of a Gothic tale, set in present day California, and Milan, Italy.A love story, full of plot twists, comedy, drama, and an unexpected ending.Catherine Colonessi always thought that she was happily married and content. Then by accident, she met, and fell in love, with the man of her dreams, and her life became a desperate attempt to be with the only man, she ever truly loved."When their eyes met, it was as if time stood still.""This is a weird one, for sure. If I 'ad any sense, I would not touch her case, with a ten foot barge pole!""You were my God! I would have done anything for you, but you killed Mama--""The sky was an artist's palate.""You can't leave me, I'm pregnant!"

An original reassessment of Descartes' work which reinserts it in its contemporary context. Explores the notion of intellectual virtue in Descartes' inquiry and argues for a new approach to Descartes' ideas of scepticism and the sciences.

Based on over ten years of archival research, Richard A. Davies's scholarly biography of Haliburton is the first since 1924. It is an engaging examination of a controversial and contradictory Canadian writer and significant figure in the history of pre-confederation Nova Scotia.