A Chicago socialite braves death to save her beloved from the gallowsSearch Abbott is high over Chicago when Howland proposes marriage, but her heart is far away. Since childhood she has loved Richard Bohan, and her passion has not dimmed in the three years since he made the mistake of marrying Eve. Howland has few kind words for Richard, but Search's heart cannot be moved. She declines him, and leaves to visit her Aunt Ludmilla, a kindly old woman who claims she is being poisoned.She finds Richard staying at Ludmilla's estate, and all her old feelings come rushing forth. His marriage is finished, he says, as he takes Search in his arms. But joy is fleeting—Eve will never let him go. Search's hatred for her rival evaporates the moment she finds Eve dangling from a hangman's noose. The woman was murdered, and the police are going to take Richard away. Views: 17
From Robert Silverberg’s, “Earthmen and Strangers” anthology, 1966:
Earthly life has developed many methods of reproducing itself. The amoeba is content to split in half; the hydra produces a bud that develops into a new hydra; the small crustacean known as daphnia lays eggs that do not need to be fertilized in order to bring forth young daphnias. Most animals, though, rely on two sexes, female and male, one to produce eggs and the other to fertilize them. The variations within this scheme are great—take, for example, the case of the oyster, which is male at one time of the year and female at another. Given such biological variations, it was inevitable that science-fiction writers would begin to speculate about the unearthly aspects reproduction might take among alien beings. Poul Anderson, a lanky chap of Viking descent who lives in California, is better qualified to make scientific speculations than most of his colleagues. He took a degree in physics at the University of Minnesota before turning to science fiction, and keeps abreast of the latest technical developments in a way that gives his stories the solid ring of authenticity. In this example, he provides a convincing blend of science and imagination that yields insight into a wholly alien race. But because recent scientific research has given us a view of conditions on Mercury different from the one that was accepted in 1957, when this story was written, Anderson has added his own introduction to the story in the interest of maintaining accuracy. Views: 17
A Mike Hammer Novel. In this scintillating tale, Spillane's quick-fisted herohunts for the brutal killer of a red-head who got her kicks in all the wrong ways. Views: 17
Tempestuous ... Voluptuous ... Passionate
Robbed of her innocence, Elise Lesconflair becomes a woman of bold
desires in a breathtaking romantic adventure that sweeps across
continents. Caught in a web of twisted destinies, she journeys from the
luxury of a French chateau to the horrors of a West Indies slave ship
... from the exotic existence as a pirate Jean Lafitte's mistress to
unspeakable degradation at the hands of brutal men.
Woven throughout the sultry landscape of her saga is Garth McClelland
... mysterious, secretive Garth, a man whose worldly power is surpassed
only by his insatiable lust for the ravishing Elise. Their romance soars
to the peak of unquenchable passion, plumbs the depths as they fight
treachery, intrigue ... and their need for each other, until finally
they unite in an inferno of rapturous love! Views: 17
Read the first book in New York Times bestselling author Elle James's beloved Covert Cowboys, Inc. series! After taking justice into his own hands, Austin police officer Ben Harding faces an unknown future. But a new job referral as a bodyguard carries the possibility of salvation. His mission seems simple: protect a woman and her young daughter—recent residents of the Flying K Ranch who have become the target of threats. When Ben meets Kate Langsdon, he is immediately struck by her beauty...and by the memories of the tragedies that touched his own family. Resolved not to become emotionally invested, Ben protects the pair as new dangers—and old ranch secrets—emerge. As enemies draw closer, can Ben keep this family alive long enough to explore a future with Kate? Originally published in 2013 Views: 17
After a routine security check by George Smiley, civil servant Samuel Fennan apparently kills himself. When Smiley finds Circus head Maston is trying to blame him for the man's death, he begins his own investigation, meeting with Fennan's widow to find out what could have led him to such desperation. But on the very day that Smiley is ordered off the enquiry he receives an urgent letter from the dead man. Do the East Germans - and their agents - know more about this man's death than the Circus previously imagined?Le Carré's debut novel, Call for the Dead, introduced the tenacious and retiring George Smiley in a gripping tale of espionage and deceit. Views: 17
One of the original 12 Little Golden Books, The Poky Little Puppy has sold nearly 15 million copies since 1942, making it one of the most popular children's books of all time. Now this curious little puppy is ready to win the hearts and minds of a new generation of kids.From the Hardcover edition. Views: 17
INTERSTELLAR ODYSSEY! The undaunted Alphans are threatened by alien terrors as they challenge the ghostly forces of the galaxy! When an ancient space scientist dies, he leaves Alpha his legacy—a futuristic Frankenstein whose need for companionship may trap John Koenig for eternity . . . Alpha answers a cry for help and boards a huge vessel swarming with natives whose survival is horrifying . . . Emotions explode when four Alphans meet an uncanny space demon and only one lives to tell about it . . . And the Alphans discover the desolate planet that spread the first seeds of life on Earth. Views: 17
In Gallonia, a small European country behind the Iron Curtain, scientists have developed a secret weapon: an atomic gun light enough to be carried in one hand, but capable of annihilating a tank with a single blast. Through Gallonia's resistance movement plans are made to transmit knowledge of the gun to the Western world. The Spy and the Atom Gun is the hard-hitting, first-hand account of the adventures of a British agent who manages to sneak into the country and smuggle out the gun.Written by a former counterspy and the author of several books for boys, The Spy and the Atom Gun is a regular full-blooded spy story, complete with secret code words, false identities, sliding panels, tense interrogations, hairbreadth escapes through underground passageways, and a terrifying villain - Gombroch, gargoyle-faced head of the secret police; yet it takes place in a realistic modern setting and has political reference which makes the story especially meaningful today. Young readers will be particularly impressed by the courageious part played in the resistance by a couple of unusual fifteen-year-old boys, upon whose wit and daring the success of the entire mission depends. Views: 17
A fresh, modern prose retelling captures the vigorous and bawdy spirit of Chaucer’s classicRenowned critic, historian, and biographer Peter Ackroyd takes on what is arguably the greatest poem in the English language and presents the work in a prose vernacular that makes it accessible to modern readers while preserving the spirit of the original.A mirror for medieval society, Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales concerns a motley group of pilgrims who meet in a London inn on their way to Canterbury and agree to take part in a storytelling competition. Ranging from comedy to tragedy, pious sermon to ribald farce, heroic adventure to passionate romance, the tales serve not only as a summation of the sensibility of the Middle Ages but as a representation of the drama of the human condition.Ackroyd’s contemporary prose emphasizes the humanity of these characters—as well as explicitly rendering the naughty good humor of the writer whose comedy influenced Fielding and Dickens—yet still masterfully evokes the euphonies and harmonies of Chaucer’s verse. This retelling is sure to delight modern readers and bring a new appreciation to those already familiar with the classic tales. @AprilFools Oh and the Wyfe of Bathe. Talk about a woman who likes to be perced to the roote. From *Twitterature: The World's Greatest Books in Twenty Tweets or Less*From Publishers WeeklyAckroyd's retelling of Chaucer's classic isn't exactly like the Ethan Hawke'd film version of Hamlet, but it's not altogether different, either. Noting in his introduction that the source material is as close to a contemporary novel as Wells Cathedral is to an apartment block, Ackroyd translates the original verse into clean and enjoyable prose that clears up the roadblocks readers could face in tackling the classic. The Knight's Tale, the first of 24 stories, sets the pace by removing distracting tics but keeping those that are characteristic, if occasionally cringe-inducing, like the narrator's insistence on lines like, Well. Enough of this rambling. The rest of the stories continue in kind, with shorter stories benefiting most from Ackroyd's treatment, though the longer entries tend to... ramble. The tales are a serious undertaking in any translation, and here, through no fault of Ackroyd's work, what is mostly apparent is the absence of the original text, making finishing this an accomplishment that seems diminished, even if the stories themselves prove more readable. (Nov.) Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. About the AuthorPeter Ackroyd is an award-winning novelist, critic, and biographer. Views: 17
When German submarines were sinking so much Allied shipping that Britain faced the danger of starvation, Dennis Wheatley – then a member of the War Cabinet's Joint Planning Staff – suggested that a system of raft convoys, moved by the Gulf Stream and prevailing winds, should be used to float essential supplies across the Atlantic. This story is based on that idea. Philip Vaudell leaves the United States on a solitary raft, but when he comes across a ploy that would put him in danger, he casts away from his crew and the raft is left in the lap of the gods. But, with Philip was the other real trouble – in the enticing shape of red-headed Gloria, who had stowed away on his raft. Instead of drifting into European waters, they are carried down to the Antarctic where, amidst its eternal snows, he discovers a large area with a warm climate and populated by a lost race. Will they be able to make contact and request rescue, or will they be forced to find a way to... Views: 17
Magnetic beams change the balance of power in a war between the Chinese and Japanese. Views: 17
A bestseller upon its publication in 1935, BUtterfield 8 was inspired by a news account of the discovery of the body of a beautiful young woman washed up on a Long Island beach. Was it an accident, a murder, a suicide? The circumstances of her death were never resolved, but O’Hara seized upon the tragedy to imagine the woman’s down-and-out life in New York City in the early 1930s. “O’Hara understood better than any other American writer how class can both reveal and shape character,” Fran Lebowitz writes in her Introduction. With brash honesty and a flair for the unconventional, BUtterfield 8 lays bare the unspoken and often shocking truths that lurked beneath the surface of a society still reeling from the effects of the Great Depression. The result is a masterpiece of American fiction.** Views: 16
Description: 401 p. : 24 cm. Subjects: Calisher, Hortense --Novelists, American --20th century --Biography. Views: 16
