Here are five funny, entertaining, delectable mystery stories featuring Peter "e;Pit Bull"e; Geller, who may be a bit damaged physically (in an auto accident), but has lost neither his biting wit nor his keen sense of how the upper crust manages their criminal ways.
In "e;Robbery Without Violence,"e; gold worth fifty million pounds vanishes overnight from an impregnable bank vault, Chief Inspector Hargraves of Scotland Yard finds himself completely baffled.
This collection of delightful Christmas stories from the pages of "e;The Century Illustrated Magazine"e; includes the works of such notable nineteenth-century authors as Sarah Orne Jewett, Jacob Riis, Frank R.
It was in a litter-strewn back alley in downtown Chicago that Private Investigator Jack Murphy first saw the poster: "e;THE SORCERY OF CHUNG-FU, An Evening of Oriental Magic and Mystery.
The second issue of SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY MAGAZINE includes contributions from Darrell Schweitzer ("e;The Adventure of the Hanoverian Vampires"e;), Marc Bilgrey ("e;You See, But You Forget"e;), David Waxman ("e;Tough as Diamonds?
This book, named one of Booklist's Top 10 books on sustainability in 2014, is the first to offer a comprehensive examination of the environmental health movement, which unlike many parts of the environmental movement, focuses on ways toxic chemicals and other hazardous agents in the environment effect human health and well-being.
Francois Mauriac's masterpiece and one of the greatest Catholic novels, Therese Desqueyroux is the haunting story of an unhappily married young woman whose desperation drives her to thoughts of murder.
Aldous Huxley's stature as one of the giants of modern English prose and of social commentary in our time is confirmed in this gathering of his distinguished stories into a single volume.
More than any other writer, Thomas Nelson Page created the elegiac image of the ';Old South,' a garden world of noble cavaliers and faithful retainers that has left its mark on the popular imagination to this day.
Here Carolyn Chute, Stephen King, Bill Roorbach, Richard Russo, Monica Wood, and nine other stellar Maine writers prove that the state is a superb source of inspiration for fiction.
Chekhov's great tragicomic eulogy for a passing way of life represents, according to Robert Brustein, "e;some kind of powerful culmination of all his dramas up to that time.
A portable, family-friendlycollection of some of the most classic and entertainingfunny stories--perfect to share around the campfire Whether read aloud to friends or read alone, this collection will tickle your funny bone in the backcountry.
Nearly all of the Gadsden County's student body is black and considered economically disadvantaged, the highest percentage of any school district in Florida.
Diet Evaluation: A Guide to Planning a Healthy Diet provides knowledge about diet and health along with an accurate and convenient way to assess the nutritional adequacy of individual and family diets.
Headstrong heroines and hot-tempered chieftains, loch monsters and hill fairies, cattle raids and clan feuds, wise animals and foolish saints: the Scottish Highlands' folktales date back centuries and preserve the history and beliefs of a people deeply rooted in their land and culture.
Csenge Virag Zalka, a Hungarian storyteller, has collected 55 folktales from around the world about supernatural abilities like superhuman strength, invulnerability, flying, heightened senses, speed, invisibility, healing, agility, precognition, telepathy, fire manipulation, teleportation, water powers, and shifting.
In Living with Wildfire (first published as The Wildfire Survival Guide), gardening expert Maureen Gilmer shares proven ways to save your home, property, and life with wildfire-resistant landscaping and fire-prevention techniques.
Ghost Stories is a ghoulish collection of true classics, long-forgotten and legendary, with frightening stories from Washington Irving, Edgar Allan Poe, Bret Harte, Ambrose Bierce, Edith Wharton, Mark Twain, Guy de Maupassant, O.
Roping a buffalo, running off cattle rustlers, sitting out a winter storm in a cave--adventures like these were all part of everyday life for the cowboy.
To help stoke the Christmas spirit and provide a respite from the annual blizzard of commercialism and family obligations, these twenty tales offer a heartwarming and enlightening look at Christmas from the perspective of some of America's most gifted and well-loved writers of the early twentieth century and before.
A ghoulish collection of true American classics From North to South, coast-to-coast, and legendary to forgotten classicsLyons Press American Classics deliver stories rooted in their time, place, and topicDistinct series design for impulse- and collect-them-all sales With frightening stories from Washington Irving, Edgar Allan Poe, Francis Bret Harte, Ambrose Bierce, Edith Wharton, Mark Twain, Harriett Beecher Stowe, O.
