At a remote site in Minnesota, filmmaker Kurt Carpenter has built a secure compound and invited a select group of people to bunker down until the worst is over. The world into which they re-emerge is like nothing theyve ever seen. At first they think theyre the only ones left. But they soon find out how wrong they are. In the wasteland of what used to be America, their battle to survive is only just beginning Views: 13
Hugh is a hard-drinking lion of the Welsh Valleys. His daughter, Evelyn lost her heart to a travelling gypsy. And handsome prizefighter Freedom was saved from the gallows to do battle for the heavy weight championship of the world. From the poverty of the Welsh pit valleys to the glories of the prize ring, from the dangers of prohibition America to the terrors of Britain at war, Lynda La Plante delves into the lives of a remarkable family and its fortunes, and the curse that forged their names. Views: 12
Don't miss this irresistible reader favorite about what happens when you combine work with play from New York Times bestseller Sherryl Woods He was everywhere she turned: the candy counter, the cafeteria...even next to her on the airplane! At first, entertainment lawyer Lindsay Tabor thought the handsome stranger was trailing her. But it turned out he was none other than Mark Channing--the elusive screenwriter Lindsay had been sent to track down and sign up. Mark wouldn't even consider Lindsay's offer unless she accompanied him to his mountaintop ski retreat. Ever the professional, Lindsay didn't know what to make of Mark's persistent attention. And although she hated anything to do with the cold, Lindsay soon found her resistance melting--and her temperature rapidly rising! Views: 12
The Global Civil War was about to make Humankind extinct, when the stupendous Super Dimensional Fortress dispatched to Earth by a dying alien genius changed all that forever. Humanity's only hope lay in a corps of untried young men and women gifted with powers they didn't fully understand. Then the most feared conquerors in the universe attacked, determined to destroy them for no reason they could comprehend. Views: 11
Drawing on the Yoruba folk tradition, Amos Tutuola's tales combine the resonance of universal myth with reflections on a range of human vagaries. The leading characters of Pauper, Brawler and Slanderer are all forced to embark on journeys of no return, leading to incidents and adventures in classic Tutuola style. There is a ploughing competition for the hand of the beautiful Popondoro, and the reign of Pauper and Slanderer in the town of women is inevitably brief. This is Tutuola at his most vivid and funny, at his wisest and most imaginative. Views: 11
When I look back over my long and tempestuous life, I can see that much of what happened to me—my triumphs and most of my misfortunes—was due to my passionate relationships with men. I was a woman who considered herself their equal—and in many ways their superior—but it seemed that I depended on them, while seeking to be the dominant partner—an attitude which could hardly be expected to bring about a harmonious existence.Eleanor of Aquitaine was revered for her superior intellect, extraordinary courage, and fierce loyalty. She was equally famous for her turbulent relationships, which included marriages to the kings of both France and England. As a child, Eleanor reveled in her beloved grandfather’s Courts of Love, where troubadours sang of romantic devotion and passion filled the air. In 1137, at the age of fifteen, Eleanor became Duchess of Aquitaine, the richest province in Europe. A union with Louis VII allowed her to ascend the French throne, yet he was a tepid and possessive man and no match for a young woman raised in the Courts of Love. When Eleanor met the magnetic Henry II, the first Plantagenet King of England, their stormy pairing set great change in motion—and produced many sons and daughters, two of whom would one day reign in their own right.In this majestic and sweeping story, set against a backdrop of medieval politics, intrigue, and strife, Jean Plaidy weaves a tapestry of love, passion, betrayal, and heartbreak—and reveals the life of a most remarkable woman whose iron will and political savvy enabled her to hold her own against the most powerful men of her time.From the Trade Paperback edition.From Publishers WeeklyThis fifth volume in the Queens of England Series is devoted to Eleanor of Aquitaine. Evoking the beautiful, tempestuous and sensual woman who divorced the King of France and married the King of England, Plaidy employs the ingratiating domestic details that are characteristic of her historical storytelling. Despite a hobbling first-person narrative that tends to repetition, the novel is dramatic in the sweep of its background and in the vividly realized events of Eleanor's long life. Raised with the Provencal languor of the courtly love tradition in her native Aquitaine, her beauty the toast of jongleurs, Eleanor relieves the tedium of her marriage to the pious French King Louis by daringly joining the Crusaders. She further shocks by pursuing her attraction to unattractive Henry Plantagenet, lured as much by the English crown as by the mutual sensuality that produces her favorite son, the enigmatic Richard the Lionhearted. Later, ambitious, headstrong Eleanor locks wills with Henry, leading to her imprisonment for many years. Even then, Eleanor remains central to the tumultuous epoch that witnessed the murder of Thomas a Becket and other royal infamies. Plaidy's prose style is serviceable at best, lacking in grace and nuance. Readers who enjoy easily accessible historical fiction, however, will find Eleanor's story adequately told. Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. Review“Plaidy excels at blending history with romance and drama.” —New York TimesFrom the Trade Paperback edition. Views: 11
Read this classic romance by New York Times bestselling author Penny Jordan, now available for the first time in e-book! Originally published as An Expert Teacher in 1987 Seduced by the boss All her life, Gemma has lived under her parent's strict rule, only once slipping past their prejudice to choose a secret friend for herself—laborer Luke O'Rourke. Ten years later, Luke is back—a wealthy, cultured, new business associate of her father with a surprising job offer for Gemma. One she should refuse, now that Luke's matured into an impossibly handsome, irresistible man. But her parents' objections seal Gemma's fate. She's off to the Caribbean as personal assistant to a well-known womanizer! Views: 11
From Publishers WeeklyA terrorist conspiracy, masterminded by a small group of Native Americans, embarks on a series of ritualistic murders, offing public officials known for their record of prejudice against Indians, in Sandford's ( Rules of Prey ) second Lucas Davenport thriller. Dakota medicine men Sam and Aaron Crow recruit killers whom they arm with obsidian knives on leather thongs and send out to cut the throats of victims in Minnesota, Oklahoma and New York--for starters. Both Sam and Aaron act as fathers to young Shadow Love (since each has been his mother's lover); Shadow Love is, in fact, a psychopath who will use the Indian murder mission to fulfill his own agenda. When Minneapolis police lieutenant Davenport gets on the case, assisted by statuesque, tough-talking policewoman Lily Rothenburg, the "sulky, dark-haired madonna" dispatched from New York to observe the investigation, the story crackles with romance and suspense, especially when Lucas and Lily become the killers' prey. Lucas's personality is the novel's most nuanced: he is a rugged lover of women--including his old friend Elle, psychologist and Sister of Mercy--he fathers his live-in girlfriend's baby and spends nights inventing board games. Other characters, like Sandford's dialogue, are only serviceable, but plenty of gore and action drives the plot forward. 75,000 first printing; major ad/promo. Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. ReviewThe pace is relentless...a classic...(Boston Globe) A big, scary, suspenseful read. (Stephen King) Views: 10
The war raged across the galaxy. Billions had died, billions more were doomed. Moons, planets, the very stars themselves, faced destruction; coldblooded, brutal, and worse, random. The Idirans fought for their Faith; the Culture for its moral right to exist. Principals were at stake. There could be no surrender. Within the cosmic conflict, an individual crusade. Deep within a fabled labyrinth on a barren world, a Planet of the Dead proscribed to mortals, lay a fugitive Mind. Both the Culture and the Idirans sought it. It was the fate of Horza, the Changer, and his motley crew of unpredictable mercenaries, human and machine, actually to find it, and with it their own destruction. Consider Phlebas — a space opera of stunning power and awesome imagination from one of the most talented writers of his generation. Views: 10
She didn't ask to be rescuedBeatrice's half sister had done a lot of crazy things, but inviting Elliott Chalmers to temporarily share their home while his was being renovated--that was the limit!Everyone knew that Beatrice and Elliott had never seen eye to eye over her dedication to her orphaned siblings. He'd even nicknamed her "Cinders."Well, handsome prince or no, she hadn't invited him to interfere. And although silently grateful for the added household discipline, Beatrice drew the line where Elliott seemed most intent on crossing--her personal life! Views: 10
Major Sharpe should be fighting the French — but his worst enemies are in England… Views: 10
Publisher's WeeklyThe third volume of DeAndrea's cold war espionage series, launched with Cronus and Snark, brings back his hero under the name Allan Trotter (he appeared previously as Driscoll, Dekker and Bellman). Trotter is a super spy who works for ''The Agency,'' which is run by ''The Congressman,'' who used to be ''The General'' and who reports only to the President. The Agency is an ultra-secret organization whose sole purpose is to keep the Soviets in check by combating liberalism in America, especially as it is fostered by the Cronus project, a communist plan to infiltrate the families of America's most powerful men. Azrael concerns the infiltration of the family that runs the most influential newspaper syndicate in the U.S. DeAndrea takes the opportunity to lambaste the liberal media for helping the Russians appear to be anything other than the bloodthirsty maniacs they really are. Right-wingers and red-baiters will love Azrael. Others may find that there is little difference between the Russian atrocities DeAndrea deplores and the U.S. heroics he applauds. As for the story itself, it is little more than a litany of cold war cliches, complete with crafty communists, token blacks, helpless women and psychopathic killers. Library JournalThe American agent extraordinaire from Cronus and Snark is back. Once again, the man's name has changed (now it is Trotter), but his ambivalent feelings for the Agency and his father, the Congressman (who directs the Agency), are not. Trotter's assignment this time involves another Cronus (Soviet) operation. KGB ''sleeper'' Petra Hudson is the head of a nationally influential media group. When she ignores the first KGB call-to-action, the home office employees' children begin to die. The stakes rise when Azrael, the Soviet-directed assassin, penetrates her family circle. Trotter must guard his own life and that of Petra's daughter while stopping Azrael and neutralizing Cronus once and for all. Fast-paced action and developing relationships make this an entertaining spy novel. V. Louise Saylor, Eastern Washington Univ. Lib., Cheney Views: 9
1st Edition 1969Author Introduction Edition 1976This ePubBased on the 1987 Mass Market Paperback editonBook DescriptionWhen The Left Hand of Darkness
first appeared in 1969, the original jacket copy read, "Once in a long
while a whole new world is created for us. Such worlds are Middle Earth,
Dune—and such a world is Winter." Twenty-five years and a Hugo and
Nebula Award later, these words remain true. In Winter, or Gethen,
Ursula K. Le Guin has created a fully realized planet and people. But
Gethen society is more than merely a fascinating creation. The concept
of a society existing totally without sexual prejudices is even more
relevant today than it was in 1969. This special 25th anniversary
edition of The Left Hand of Darkness contains not only the
complete, unaltered text of the landmark original but also a
thought-provoking new afterword and four new appendixes by Ms. Le Guin. When
the human ambassador Genly Ai is sent to Gethen, the planet known as
Winter by those outsiders who have experienced its arctic climate, he
thinks that his mission will be a standard one of making peace between
warring factions. Instead the ambassador finds himself wildly
unprepared. For Gethen is inhabited by a society with a rich, ancient
culture full of strange beauty and deadly intrigue—a society of people
who are both male and female in one, and neither. This lack of fixed
gender, and the resulting lack of gender-based discrimination, is the
very cornerstone of Gethen life. But Genly is all too human. Unless he
can overcome his ingrained prejudices about the significance of "male"
and "female," he may destroy both his mission and himself. Views: 9
