Under any other circumstances it would have been cause for celebration when Nick Carter’s three friends showed up in the States—• the cross-eyed Egyptian criminologist Hakim Sadek, who had so often used his devious talents and hideous appearance to such devastating effect.• the jolly peasant woman Valentina Sichikova, the Russian agent who was built like a tank but had a heart as big and warm as the sun• and the beautiful Julia Baron with whom Nick Carter is as much in love as his dangerous profession permits . . .—but their reunion is not to celebrate mutual admiration, friendship or love—it is a “nightmare party’, an assignment so perilous that the foundations of the free world will crumble into radioactive dust if they do not succeed. Already the whole of the United States has been gripped with panic under the terrifying rumours of drugs added to drinking water, poisons in the air—an invasion from outer space! Views: 56
"Forward's book is a knockout. In science fiction there is only a handful of books that stretch the mind--and this is one of them"--Arthur C. ClarkeFrom the Paperback edition. Views: 56
"I've no intention of marrying a woman who's available to the highest bidder..."There was nothing Lisa could do to persuade Matt Lansdon that she was neither a loose woman nor a gold digger. And even she had to admit that his discovery of her practically naked in his nephew's apartment had weakened her defense! There was of course a perfectly reasonable explanation, but Matt refused to believe that anything about Lisa was entirely innocent! Views: 56
For anyone who has ever wanted to step into the world of a favorite book, here is a pioneer pilgrimage, a tribute to Laura Ingalls Wilder, and a hilarious account of butter-churning obsession. Wendy McClure is on a quest to find the world of beloved Little House on the Prairie author Laura Ingalls Wilder-a fantastic realm of fiction, history, and places she's never been to, yet somehow knows by heart. She retraces the pioneer journey of the Ingalls family- looking for the Big Woods among the medium trees in Wisconsin, wading in Plum Creek, and enduring a prairie hailstorm in South Dakota. She immerses herself in all things Little House, and explores the story from fact to fiction, and from the TV shows to the annual summer pageants in Laura's hometowns. Whether she's churning butter in her apartment or sitting in a replica log cabin, McClure is always in pursuit of "the Laura experience." Along the way she comes to understand how Wilder's life and work... Views: 56
How far would you go to save the life of someone you love? If faith is all her daughter needs to be cured, Babs is sure the church and her family have more than enough. But when 12-year-old Ashley develops a rare and deadly allergy to insulin--the only medicine that can keep her alive--Babs turns to the Internet and science instead of friends and God to find the cure the doctors say isn't there. Views: 56
HUSBAND OF HER DREAMSDr. Mike McCall had a way with the children he cared for—and the women he charmed. And Dr. Leah Albright was no exception. When the handsome M.D. heroically saved her brother's life, Leah was swept into a whirlwind of emotions. His ternder courthsip filled her with the hope of sharing her life with him. And his proposal was a dream come true. But before she could become Mike's loving wife, Leah had to tell Mike her long-held family secret. A secret that stood strongly between Leah and the man she was meant to be with.... Views: 56
