Klein's best-regarded drama, The Lion and the Mouse (1905), was prompted by a visit to the U.S. Senate. The story concerns a young woman taking on a powerful business tycoon. One of the corporate figures in the play was made to look like one of John D. Rockefeller's partners, H. H. Rogers. It was even made into a movie in 1928--a very early talkie using the Vitaphone process--starring Lionel Barrymore. This book was reissued again by Grosset at that time.
The Lion and the Mouse was seen as a powerful, skillful and not very subtly veiled portrait of Ida Tarbell and John D. Rockefeller. Views: 125
In this collection of six gritty tales from the underground, Iceberg Slim creates a tribute to the streets and those forced to try to survive them. Iceberg Slim's story is now depicted in a major motion picture distributed worldwide. Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp shows Slim's transformation from pimp to the author of 7 classic books.From slick con men, classic tales of revenge, to a heist gone awry, Robert Beck, the man many know as Iceberg Slim, brings us on a ride through the terrifying urban streets. With the same unforgettable and distinctive prose, Airtight Willie & Me is further evidence that Iceberg Slim is the only author capable of capturing the language of the streets. Compelling always, funny sometimes, and typically bleak at their ends, Slim gives us six slices of city life that will leave you thirsting for more. Views: 124
This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic, timeless works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them. Views: 123
The Eye of the Leopard is a first-rate psychological thriller, delving deep into the mind of a man lost in an unknown world, and is Mankell's finest non-crime novel yet.Hans Olofson is the son of a Swedish lumberjack. His childhood was unsettled: an alcoholic father, and a mother disappeared, only alive in old photographs. His adolescence was no easier as he lost both his best friend and his lover tragically. Alone and adrift, as a young man his only desire is to fulfil his lover's dream and visit the grave of a legendary missionary who survived alone in the remote hills of Northern Zambia.On reaching Africa, Olofson is struck by its beauty and mystery. After fulfilling his initial quest, an opportunity of employment in the region tempts him to stay. Time passes quickly. Though dismayed by the attitude of the white population to their adopted country, which is compounded by their vulnerability to alcohol and malaria, he is interested enough to take up sole... Views: 123
Thor has loved Quartz from the first moment he laid eyes on her. A complete shifter, he’s able to play Quartz’s games and give her the variety of lovers she wants. For, in the end, she’ll belong completely to him. Views: 123
In the 1960s Andre Norton's career took a fateful and important turn. Having written adventure science fiction for almost thirty years, she turned to something new, science-fantasy, with Witch World. This unique world of sorceresses and the many others who fight such adversaries as the Kolder, the Hounds of Alizon and other threats, has proven to be Miss Norton's most beloved and popular creation. Three Against the Witch World, Warlock of the Witch World , and Sorceress of the Witch World, the fourth, fifth, and sixth novels in the series, have long been recognized as novels that comprise the core of the series, along with the first three novels.Today, four decades after their first publication, these novels of adventure, excitement, and daring remain as fresh and original as when they first appeared. For the first time they are now available in a single volume for new readers of all ages to discover, and for fans to rediscover in an... Views: 123
Isaac Asimov & Martin H. Greenberg & Joseph D. Olander (ed) - 100 malicious little mysteriesCharmingly insidious and satisfyingly devious, these 100 baffling little mysteries—selected by such prominent authors as Isaac Asimov—are just the thing to suit your most malevolent mood. These tales come from the pen of many well-known writers in the field, including Michael Gilbert, Edward Wellen, Edward D. Hack, Bill Bronzini, Lawrence Treat, and Francis Nevins, Jr. Whether it’s “The Unfriendly Neighbor,” or a “Class Reunion,” “A Recipe for Revenge,” or “An Exercise in Insurance,” these stories are sure to keep you up all night, puzzling over their possible solutions. Each one has its own particular and irresistible appeal: an unexpected twist, a delectable puzzle, a devastating revelation, or perhaps even a refreshing display of pernicious spit.
CONTENTS
Introduction: Snacks by Isaac Asimov
Six Words by Lew Gillis
The Little Things by Isaac Asimov
A Matter of Life and Death by Bill Pronzini and Barry N. Malzberg
Perfect Pigeon by Carroll Mayers
The Cop Who Loved Flowers by Henry Slesar
Trick or Treat by Judith Garner
Twice Around the Block by Lawrence Treat
An Easy Score by Al Nussbaum
The Good Lord Will Provide by Lawrence Treat and Charles M. Plotz
Boomerang by Harold Q. Masur
The Way It’s Supposed To Be by Elsin Ann Graffam
Thank You, Mr. Thurston by Ed Dumonte
Funeral Music by Francis M. Nevins, Jr.
Murder Will Out by Edward Wellen
An Insignificant Crime by Maxine O’Callaghan
The Stray Bullet by Gary Brandner
A Night Out with the Boys by Elsin Ann Graffam
Office Party by Mary Bradford
Comes the Dawn by Michael Kurland
Acting Job by Richard Deming
The Last Smile by Henry Slesar
Grief Counselor by Julie Smith
The Best Place by A. F. Oreshnik
Dead End by Alvin S. Fick
Pure Rotten by John Lutz
Grounds for Divorce by James Holding
Inside Out by Barry N. Malzberg
The Bell by Isak Romun
The Box by Isak Romun
The Physician and the Opium Fiend by R. L. Stevens
Over the Borderline by Jeff Sweet
It Could Happen to You by John Lutz
Class Reunion by Charles Boeckman
The Way It Is Now by Elaine Slater
The Hot Rock by James McKimmey
A Puff of Orange Smoke by Lael J. Littke
The Chicken Player by Joe L. Hensley
Nothing But Bad News by Henry Slesar
The Quick and the Dead by Helen McCloy
An Exercise in Insurance by James Holding
The Old Heap by Alvin S. Fick
As the Wheel Turns by Jane Speed
Knit One, Purl Two . . . by Thomasina Weber
The Paternal Instinct by Al Nussbaum
What Kind of Person Are You? by Bill Pronzini and Barry N. Malzberg
Shatter Proof by Jack Ritchie
Out of Order by Carl Henry Rathjen
The Handy Man by Marion M. Markham
Nightmare by Elaine Slater
Recipe for Revenge by Jane Speed
Sweet Fever by Bill Pronzini
The Magnum by Jack Ritchie
Two Postludes by Isak Romun
A Deal in Diamonds by Edward D. Hoch
The Last Day of Shooting by Dion Henderson
Blisters in May by Jack Ritchie
The Collector by Patricia A. Matthews
House Call by Elsin Ann Graffam
The Adventure of the Blind Alley by Edward Wellen
The Unfriendly Neighbor by Al Nussbaum
A Feline Felony by Lael J. Littke
Don’t I Know You? by Henry Slesar
Meet Mr. Murder by Morris Hershman
Co-Incidence by Edward D. Hoch
Alma by Al Nussbaum
Grand Exit by Leo R. Ellis
Hunting Ground by A. F. Oreshnik
The Big Trip by Elsin Ann Graffam
Dutch by William F. Nolan
Loaded Quest by Thomasina Weber
Hand in Glove by James Holding
The Slantwise Scales of Justice by Phyllis Ann Karr
Child on a Journey by Fred S. Tobey
The Witches in the Closet by Anne Chamberlain
Setup by Jack Ritchie
A Very Rare Disease by Henry Slesar
Two Small Vials by Elsin Ann Graffam
Sweet Remembrance by Betty Ren Wright
A Dip in the Poole by Bill Pronzini
Doctor’s Orders by John F. Suter
Mrs. Twiller Takes a Trip by Lael J. Littke
Such a Lovely Day by Penelope Wallace
Matinee by Ruth Wissmann
Big Mouth by Robert Edmond Alter
The Weathered Board by Alvin S. Fick
Lot 721/XY258 by R. L. Stevens
Thirteen by Edward D. Hoch
Operative 375 by Gary Brandner
He’ll Kill You by Richard Deming
Caveat Emptor by Kay Nolte Smith
The Facsimile Shop by Bill Pronzini and Jeffrey Wallman
A Corner of the Cellar by Michael Gilbert
Every Fifth Man by Edward D. Hoch
The Pro by Robert H. Curtis
Nobody, That’s Who by William F. Nolan
Pigeon by William F. Nolan
The Prisoner by Edward Wellen
The Sooey Pill by Elaine Slater
Backing Up by Barry N. Malzberg
Wide O— by Elsin Ann Graffam
Acknowledgments
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Manners Makyth Man - Ship\'s Company, Part 12. is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs is in the English language, and may not include graphics or images from the original edition. If you enjoy the works of W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection. Views: 122
Seven, come eleven! After promising Clara J. that I would never again light a pipe at the race track, there I stood, one of the busiest puff-puff laddies on the circuit. Well, the truth of the matter is just this: I fell asleep at the switch and somebody put the white lights all over me. Just how I happened to join the Dream Builders\' Association I don\'t know, but for several weeks I was Willie the Wild Boy at the race track and I kept all the Bookmakers busy trying not to laugh when they took my money. Every day when I showed up at the gate the Pipers played "Darling, Dream of Me!" and every time I picked a skate the Smokers\' Society went into executive session and elected me a life member. Views: 122
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“After many years of believing that I never dream of anything, I dreamed of Africa.”Over a decade after leaving her three sons behind in Liberia, Hannah Musgrave realizes she has to leave her farm in the Adirondacks and find out what has happened to them and the chimpanzees for whom she created a sanctuary. The Darling is the story of her return to the wreckage of west Africa and the story of her past, from her middle-class American upbringing to her years in the Weather Underground. It is also one of the most powerful novels of the decade, an unforgettable tale of growth and loss, and an unstinting exploration of some of the most troubling issues of our time: terrorism, race, and the contact between the first world and the third.Hannah Musgrave, the narrator of The Darling, tells us she first travelled to Africa in the mid-1970s, to escape prosecution for her radical political activities with the Weathermen. Arriving in Liberia to work in a medical research lab, Hannah – also known by her alias, Dawn Carrington – meets Woodrow Sundiata, an official in the ministry of public health, and they fall immediately in love. Courting with Woodrow, an intelligent, ambitious man, means encountering his other life in his ancestral village of Fuama – a life that could scarcely be more different from Hannah’s affluent childhood as the daughter of a bestselling pediatrician. Hannah and Woodrow start a family, but she feels herself to be somehow estranged from her life in Liberia and curiously detached from her husband and three sons. Still in search of herself as her children grow older, Hannah develops a closer and closer bond with the chimpanzees at the lab, whom she calls “dreamers.”During the early 1980s, Liberian society grows more unstable, until an illiterate soldier named Samuel Doe brutally overthrows and assassinates the president. Hannah’s courageous intervention with Doe leads to Woodrow’s release from detention, but at a price: she must return to the US, leaving her family behind. Hannah feels that her dreamers will feel her absence more deeply than her family will.In the US Hannah briefly reconnects with her parents after years of estrangement before returning to her friends from her underground years. One of them, Zack Procter, is involved with a plan to spring Charles Taylor – an attractive Liberian politician – from jail, and Hannah involves herself with the plot, genuinely believing that Taylor will bring social democracy to west Africa.Hannah gets permission to return to her family in the mid-1980s, and decides that this time things will be different: she will take charge of her home life, ousting Woodrow’s young cousin Jeanette, and she will build a sanctuary for her chimpanzees. But Charles Taylor has also returned, and his slow and bloody rebellion against Doe leads, eventually, to a night of horrific violence in which Woodrow is murdered and Hannah’s teenaged children disappear. Amidst chaos and almost unbelievable bloodshed, Hannah has time only to move her dreamers to Boniface Island before facing the heartrending decision to escape Liberia, leaving her children behind. More than ten years will pass before she can return to discover their fate, and understand her own.From the Hardcover edition. Views: 121
