"Dickie-Bird, have you seen our Goldilocks?" asked a deep voice at the door of the playroom. "Here I am, Father!" and a dear little girl, half hidden by the window curtains, dropped the doll which she had been hugging and ran into Mr. Selwyn\'s arms. "I\'m so glad you are here! Everything has been so—so different this morning. Liza came, instead of Aunt Mandy, to call me and help me to dress and then she told me to wait here for you, and——and——" Views: 314
An epic fantasy novel filled with action, romance, suspense, and intrigue.Gruesome and mysterious murders. Enemies within. The end of a truce. When Carthal's longlasting peace is shattered by the onset of war, King Gryndall and his valiant knights must fight to defend their island and its people. Yet the dark forces conspiring against them are more powerful than any of them could ever have imagined. Filled with mystery, romance, action, and intrigue, The Viking Wars is a fast-paced fantasy thriller that will leave you wanting more. Views: 314
Road to Recovery - Andrew goes to 'live the dream' in Sunny Spain’ but is involved in a freak accident. He survives – just – and becomes one of the richest people on the planet at the same time.This is the story of his 'road to recovery' – along with all the assassination and kidnap attempts, pirates, and shipwrecks that come with it, and don’t forget the blonde reporter.Road to RecoveryAndrew and Sheila Michaels take early retirement - to 'live the dream' in Sunny Spain - until one day it turns into a nightmare, when they are involved in a freak accident. Andrew survives, but suffers appalling injuries, and at the same time becomes one of the richest people on the planet. This is the story of his 'road to recovery', periodically interspersed with the backgrounds (mostly quite short) of key staff/acquaintances as they become involved in it. How he recovers physically, deals with the grief of losing his wife of 32 years, and how comes to terms with all that money – along with all the assassination and kidnap attempts, pirates, and shipwrecks that come with it, and don’t forget the blonde reporter.If you have ever though ‘what would I do if I won the lottery’, then remember ‘be careful what you wish for – it might just come true – read on. Views: 314
Carl suffers from a terminal illness, but he finds a way to survive indefinitely by using his talents and a young, healthy, vulnerable woman who's made the mistake of loving him.Carl suffers from a terminal illness, but he finds a way to survive indefinitely by using his talents and a young, healthy, vulnerable woman who's made the mistake of loving him.This short story is the basis for the novel Drawn to the Grave, which won The International Horror Guild Award and was a finalist for The Bram Stoker Award. Views: 314
Have you ever wondered how the planets came into being? Or what causes some people to have freckles? Ever wanted to know why mosquito bites itch and swell? Over his long career as a high school science teacher, Martin M. Goldwyn kept track of the smartest, most challenging questions his students ever asked him. Now the answers are all in your hands: What is the oldest living thing on the planet? Do fish ever go to sleep? What exactly is a brain wave? Can a single tree grow more than one kind of fruit? What causes people to have nightmares? Illustrated with original cartoons by Ted Enik, this book will have curious readers of all ages laughing and learning with every turn of the page. Views: 314
Revised & Expanded! A New Hero For A New EraMustang Sally has some speedy shoes to fill. This young superhero has waited her whole life to join Just Cause – the premiere team of American heroes. Now she’s hoping her super-speed will earn a spot on the same team to which her parents and grandparents belonged. A chance encounter with the villain who killed her father changes everything.Revised & Expanded Edition! A New Hero For A New EraMustang Sally has some speedy shoes to fill. This young superhero has waited her whole life to join Just Cause – the premiere team of American heroes. Now she’s hoping her super-speed will earn a spot on the same team to which her parents and grandparents belonged. An Old Grudge From An Old EnemyA chance encounter with the villain who killed her father changes everything. Even though she’s only an intern, Sally devotes herself to finding the man known as Destroyer. With the help of her eagle-winged best friend Sondra and her super-strong love interest Jason, her investigations uncover a sinister plot stretching all the way back to her grandparents’ era. Sally and Just Cause must risk everything to halt Destroyer’s plans and save the entire world.Bonus Features:Beyond the revised original text, this volume contains three all-new short stories that expand upon the history of Mustang Sally's family line in the context of the Just Cause Universe. It also contains a summary of the historical and contemporary superhero teams that have been part of the legendary history. Views: 314
Meet Soro, world-renowned snap artist, and Squizzle, his owl monkey sidekick. For Soro the world was a giant's playground, a million perfect visions for him to catch on film. Then one night he met her, and the giants awoke.Now Soro’s running to salvage the shreds of his life, and his only weapons are his wits…and his camera.Dr. Holly Green hasn't celebrated Christmas since age thirteen when her parents were killed in a car accident on Christmas Eve. An uber surgeon and social wallflower at New Hampshire's Granite State Medical Center, Holly successfully dodges the hospital party every year, except this year when she meets Dr. Noel Shepherd, sexy, new surgeon on the block who's determined to end her absenteeism.The polar opposite of Holly, Noel revels in the Christmas spirit, sporting a penguin print tie and Santa sticker on his beeper.From the moment Holly bumps into Noel, she can't deny her attraction to him. Noel likewise lights up around Holly.When their relationship heats up over the holidays, Noel buys an evergreen tree that he and Holly could decorate together. But his surprise quickly sours when Holly refuses to have anything to do with the tree. Has Noel crossed the line, catapulting Holly into a Christmas she isn't ready to celebrate? Views: 314
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy. Views: 314
Ted Moran is the narrator of a documentary crew sent to Rannoch Moor in the Scottish Highlands. Their focus? One of the most elusive, deadly, and ridiculously-named creatures in British folklore. As the colorful team explores locations and interviews locals, Ted questions both his commitment to the project and his own career choices. And then he smells the blood...This is the third chapter of the post-apocalyptic anthology, Dead Land, currently being developed for an unprecedented multi-media book. If you're an illustrator, animator, a website or game developer, or otherwise interested in being a part of this project, please contact Richard at [email protected]:Richard CunninghamDavid SechrestKalju LeeCurran AltshulClancy Smith Views: 313
Oscar Rat has worked for two Presidents of the US as a Rodent Advisor and Troubleshooter. From an office at the White House, he's in constant contact with rodents around the world. In his Troubleshooting capacity, he's been sent to many countries to influence rats and other rodents to gain their trust and further the needs of the United States. This is a compilation of three of those missions.Have you ever had a roller coaster type of day, where you finally hack into the network of the large corporation in order to meet the cute security lady, however on the way back from finally not getting arrested, you find out your boss is trying to frame you for putting faulty microchips into 185 patients at the DMC, just as your depression meds are wearing off? This is the first five pages. It only gets stranger from here. Including guest appearances by Geoffrey Fieger (please don't tell him.) Views: 313
A secret wish, longing tears. Ems had given up on all hope she would ever find the right man. The man of her dreams. The one! When Max came along, she didn't realise he was for her! But the secret which he carried, was so deep, would she find out and would this destroy all of her hopes and dreams?A woman who wishes for love, falls for a man who isn't all he appears to be! He has a deep secret, one that will either ultimately destroy the relationship or make this a love beyond the universe, beyond a lifetime! What is the deep secret he wants to keep from her? What will happen? Will she find out? What then? Views: 313
Trinity has some special qualities that open her to spiritual gifts. She takes a birthday trip to the mountains with her friends and a big dog for protection. They meet Simon.Meet a girl whose name is a gift that connects her to the spirit world. She meets a spirit named Simon who has come to show her the real power she has. It connects her to the infinite and teaches her how to share that gift. Views: 313
William Gibson is known primarily as a novelist, with his work ranging from his groundbreaking first novel, "Neuromancer," to his more recent contemporary bestsellers "Pattern Recognition, Spook Country," and "Zero History." During those nearly thirty years, though, Gibson has been sought out by widely varying publications for his insights into contemporary culture. "Wired" magazine sent him to Singapore to report on one of the world's most buttoned-up states. "The New York Times Magazine" asked him to describe what was wrong with the Internet. Rolling Stone published his essay on the ways our lives are all "soundtracked" by the music and the culture around us. And in a speech at the 2010 Book Expo, he memorably described the interactive relationship between writer and reader.These essays and articles have never been collected-until now. Some have never appeared in print at all. In addition, "Distrust That Particular Flavor" includes journalism from small publishers, online sources, and magazines no longer in existence. This volume will be essential reading for any lover of William Gibson's novels. "Distrust That Particular Flavor" offers readers a privileged view into the mind of a writer whose thinking has shaped not only a generation of writers but our entire culture. Views: 313
Warning: experimental translation (hybrid)Behind the old crusher, on top of the country hill, it consumes the revenge of a man that, at distance of few days, discovers to have completed a well more serious crime of that that believed to have put into effect.I point out the error of Thomas Hobbes in equating the prince with Leviathan and of parliaments with Behemoth. It is the other way around. Autocratic administration of the state is clearly the logical condition of good governance and true democracy. World history is dominated by the war between prince and shaman. Parliaments, courts, capital cities and stock exchanges are ruses behind which the shaman and his witch consort hide. I explain the true purpose of the state as a commonwealth, that is to say, a generator of wealth. I offer ways to keep the human family unit strong and to eliminate the corruption of nationalism. The nations are of the fruit of the tree of Babel and so evil like the tree that generated them. I suggest that the military should take on the role of hunter/warrior, as was the state of the warrior in the past (energy in place of meat, minerals in place of hides.) This is the best way to stay militarily secure and economically prosperous. I briefly point out that the stubborn refusal to accept the existence of witchcraft in modern life is a grievous error. These misers of the mind encourage ignorance at every turn to exalt their relative position in society. Views: 313
