You travel with Jon who lives in 1976. When his mind is in the sleep-state, the forces of the future world reach out to him and show him how things can be. Go with him on his perilous adventure -- a mind-expanding exodus from the imperfect today into...
In an English seaside village just after the Second World War, a seemingly ordinary family in a state of claustrophobic tension seethes with the violence that lies beneath so much of the surface of life...
This is the story of a love-smitten Charles; his friend Sam, the Phi Beta Kappa and former coat salesman; and Charles' mother, who spends a lot of time in the bathtub feeling depressed....
Haunting and disturbingly powerful, these stories established Ann Beattie as the most celebrated new voice in American fiction and an absolute master of the short-story form. Beattie captures perfectly the profound longings that came to define an ent...
"A story for which the world is not yet prepared..." That is how Sherlock Holmes described the fantastic tale of THE GIANT RAT OF SUMATRA in his "The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire." Dr. John Watson, in deference to Holmes' wishes, kept the chron...
When Lori went to stay with her brother in Venice, he warned her that the romantic atmosphere of the place blinds one to reality. But almost immediately she found herself falling in love with the handsome Prince Mario Doniletti Volleano -- who was ju...
Deborah Day wasn't exactly heartbroken when her fiance jilted her, but she was thankful to have this fascinating trip to Iran to distract her. All the same, she could have done without the continual reminder of Ian in the shape of his disconcerti...
Bride Of Fear. when beautiful, young Madeline Adare severed her contact with Luc Monceau, the French spymaster in London, she knew her life was in danger. Her only chance of staying alive was to accept a strange proposal of marriage from a man sh...
A BOLDLY DIFFERENT STAR TREK EXPERIENCE A defective mind link turns the logical Mr. Spock into a fiery revolutionary who sets out to convert the planet Kryos with fire, sword and a forbidden philosophy. Captain Kirk and the Enterprise crew must su...
Her home, Green Paddocks, meant more than anything in the world to Holly Drew. Unfortunately, the maddening Hayes Chester was the one who made it possible for her to live there, so she would just have to put up with him and his autocratic ways as bes...
One summer’s eve Ola, Lina, Sina, and Trina leave their village to gather firewood in the forest, when they’re surprised by the hideous call of the terrible troll-bird, a giant rooster who pops up out of the treetops and swoops down to de...
A high-class, low-profile British agent joins the CIA in a riveting spellbinder of intricate spy networks, ruthless power politics, violence, and daring double-crosses that races across three continents to reach its explosive conclusion....
An artist searches for God so he can paint his portrait in Philip K. Dick’s collaboration with Roger Zelazny. After World War III, the Servants of Wrath cult deified the mysterious Carlton Lufteufel, creator of the doomsday weapon that wiped out m...
Georgina wanted to work in the Australian outback rather than the city, but the only suitable job called for a man. So she called herself George Brown --and got the job. Then she discovered the difficulties of trying to cope with the disturbing Larry...
Janet Sandison comes home to the small fishing village of Achcraggan in Scotland. Behind her are ten years of happiness with her husband Twice, whose death has brought to an end their life on the island of St Jago in the West Indies. Before her lies...
An introduction to the one-hundred-year history and techniques of soccer highlights great international competitions, memorable players, the status of the sport in the United States today, and the development of divergent national playing styles...
It has been a year of violent revolution in France -- of street riots and protest marches, of carts that bore the dead rumbling through the Paris streets, of a king driven into exile. And now, as the rifle-shots and flaring torches ebbed away, it wou...
Harper & Row, 1976. Hardcover with dustjacket, 1st edition. Novel takes place on an alien planet in an isolated reservation set aside for environmental experiments. Young four-armed Dahlgren must confront and defeat the sentient Robots which have sei...
She'd been jilted once, never again! No way would Clair again risk the embarrassment and humiliation of being left at the church on her wedding day. She had finished with men! The move to her girl friend's farm in South Africa was just ...
Man in the Saddle tells the story of a small-time rancher resisting the efforts of a ranching magnate bent on buying him out and, when that fails, squeezing him out of business by any means possible. When pushed to the wall, the hero is forced to res...
During World War II, a group of German expatriates trapped in Brazil must sail across five thousand miles of tempestuous water to reach their homeland--and face the deadly barricade of American and British military power. It's August 1944 and as t...
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts ...
The first definitive account of one of the most critical naval battles of World War II in the pacific. Spring 1942: Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, America was reeling under the successive Japanese victories at Singapore, Hong Kong, th...
Enchanting Victorian Novel Of Love And Intrigue "YOU'D BETTER KNOW, HERE AND NOW, THAT YOUR AIRS AND GRACES DON'T CUT NO ICE WITH ME, NO MORE THAN YOUR FANCY WAY OF TALKING DOES. IF YOU'RE A SERVANT HERE, I'LL THANK YOU TO ACT...
Suspenseful, captivating, and ultimately moving, The Last Chance is about four women friends in their late thirties trying to survive the dangerous and fast-paced world of New York City while also battling the subtle violence in their priva...
The flaming sage of a beautiful Spanish lady born to savage desires. From the haunting dramatic past of the Spanish empire, here is a vibrant, unforgettable heroine the starkly beautiful Carllota Isabel, daughter of a wealthy landowner and the sensuo...
"Wasn't it reckless of you to come here?" Lee had been trying not to let Max Van Breedan's questioning irritate her, but she had not succeeded. "Oh," she sputtered, "I can see you're one of those cold-blooded peo...
Ace Books, 1977. Paperback. Collection of stories by Leiber (1934-1992), Grand Master of fantasy, science fiction and horror; his tales never disappoint. Includes: "Dr. Kometevsky's Day" (1952); "The Big Trek" (1957); "The Enchanted Forest" (1950); "...
"Gavin's right about you," Sara's aunt told her. "You don't love him enough. Maybe you're only in love with the memory of that first love. Perhaps now that you're seen him again you'll be able to forget him." ...
"I don't expect you to believe anything," Lizbeth almost screamed at him. "And I don't care what you believe! I care nothing for you or your opinions, Danny Ferguson, and the sooner you get out of my life the better!" But e...
Joanna loved Shannon Carne and he loved her -- but there were several overwhelming reasons why they should not marry. "All right, Joanna," Shannon said harshly. "I love you. But it's no use. It never was, and it never will be. We...
Infamous Deception! Raging Desire! The tumultuous saga of beautiful, adventurous Tori Rawlings, an aristocrat of breeding and virtue. When she exchanges identities with a tavern wench to escape a repugnant marriage, Tori finds herself in league wi...
Jaybee Corbell awoke after more than 200 years as a corpsicle -- in someone else's body, and under sentence of instant annihilation if he made a wrong move while they were training him for a one-way mission to the stars.
But Corbell picked his...
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He was called Death Valley Slim, and he had a mission of vengeance to carry out. Three years ago he had been swindled badly by a man who had no more scruples than a cold-blooded lizard. Now, with the special load on his...
Spenser was good at finding things. But this time he had a client out on Cape Cod who was in way over his head. Harvey Shepard had lost his pretty wife -- and a very pretty quarter million bucks in real estate. Now a loan shark was putting on the bit...
Karen went toward the painting of Glenn like someone sleepwalking. Then, in a spasm of violent, uncontrollable anger, she plunged the points of the scissors into the canvas and ripped it open. When she saw the results of her action and her brain s...
From the creative mind of Hugh Pentecost comes a terrifying and prophetic novel that potentially influenced the Chowchilla kidnapping in 1976. The Day the Children Vanished is not for the faint of heart, as readers are taken down the rabbit hole of t...
Olivia's sister Meredith was editor of the high school literary magazine, her brother Greg had just started at Yale on a scholarship, and her mother was enrolled at the local community college. But Olivia didn't even like school. “You're just going...
Spine has creasing and edge wear. Front cover has corner creases on top and bottom, spine edge crease. All of book has random creases. Back cover has a bottom corner crease, inside back cover page has some slight art work. Age discoloring but no ...
Discover the theories and facts surrounding the Whitechapel murders in David Rumbelow's The Complete Jack the Ripper ... It is 1888 in London's Whitechapel district, where one by one a group of prostitutes are brutally murdered. Opium smoking Inspect...
The first time Richard Douglas saw Bonita, she stood tall and straight on the deck. Her long, dark hair spilled over her almost-naked shoulders; her beautiful body seemed charged with passion, ready for adventure. At that moment Douglas vowed he woul...
Winner of the James Tait Black Prize: An “engrossing” novel of power, politics, and academic rivalry in 1930s England (The New York Times). In 1937, the dark cloud of Nazi Germany hangs over Europe. Meanwhile, barrister Lewis Eliot is comfortably...
This is the third novel in the Oxford quintet entitled ‘Staircase in Surrey’. Duncan Pattullo returns in middle age to his old college. The Provost is heavily engaged in trying to secure a benefaction from a charitable trust which the old and out...
After the unwelcome publicity aroused by a television interview, Marilla St. John decided to retreat to the country for a while until the fuss had died down. She was not prepared for the encounter with Rufus Sinclair, a confirmed bachelor who had hea...
"There's never been the woman yet who could hook Brad Ryall, and plenty have tried," they told Karen when she went to South Africa on a visit. Reluctantly she realized that she would indeed be wasting her time trying to attract him. But t...
That one hour with Raf Ventura had been more distressing to Dina Caslyn than anything that had ever befallen her. His words returned mockingly to her: "You're a protegee for your godmother to be proud of. In a few more years the coatings o...
The classic graphic novel. Picking up where Destination Moon left off, Professor Calculus and Tintin discover a secret agent has managed to sneak onboard the rocket with plans to hijack it and abandon everyone on the moon!...
The classic graphic novel. Professor Calculus is building a rocket, but Tintin quickly realizes that there are spies around every corner trying to steal the professor's design! When Professor Calculus' rocket finally takes off for the moon, Tintin an...
The classic graphic novel. Tintin and Captain Haddock peek in Professor Calculus' laboratory to find a sonic device and a very mysterious-and violent!-stranger. Realizing that Calculus' life is in danger, Tintin and the Captain rush to warn him befor...
The classic graphic novel When his old friend Mohammed Ben Kalish Ezab is overthrown by Sheikh Bab El Ehr, Tintin goes to his aid. But before Tintin can help return his friend to power, he will have to survive shipwrecks, fires, and worst of all, Abd...