Two thrilling novels featuring scientist and world-saving explorer Doctor Ardan, created in 1928, five years before Doc Savage. These two ground-breaking SF adventures have been translated by award-winning authors Jean-Marc & Randy Lofficier.In The Troglodytes of Mount Everest (1929), young Francis Ardan, who has just earned his title of Doctor, embarks for a cruise around the world, but ends up fighting Captain Mendax, a science pirate and the master of a super-powered flying machine and submarine, The Astaroth, built according to the late Captain Nemo's designs.In The Giants of Black Lake (1931), Doctor Ardan comes across an underground city in Mongolia ruled by the fearsome Kyzyl Kaya, a 250-year-old scientist who has created a horde of giant spiders and other colossal creatures to guard his lair and conquer the world. Views: 214
Written during a wild, passionate love affair that turned out to be a fever dream, The Secret Carnival is a series of grotesque and uplifting vignettes concerning the cycle of creation and decay.This book is meant for children aged three to seven years old. The stories in the book have valuable life lessons taught in a way that small children understand. The stories can be used as bedtime stories or for any other occasion. Parents can read them to their children during bonding sessions. Views: 214
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The Sequel toI'll Bring you Buttercups. WITH PAIN COMES JOY The legacy of the Great War has haunted and changed the lives of both Upstairs and Downstairs society. For spirited and resourceful Alice Hawthorne, ex-sewing-maid, ex-Lady Sutton and now happily married to gamekeeper Tom Dwerryhouse, fortune shines on that union and brings forth an adorable daughter, Daisy. But will the complex life of her mother affect Daisy's future? WHEN OLD WAYS GIVE WAY TO NEW Brilliantined bounder Elliot Sutton has been ordered to mend his wayward ways by his dominant mother, Clementina. Will marriage to Anna Petrovska, the beautiful Russian aristocrat, produce a much needed Pendenys heir? And will dignified and genteel Julia Sutton pick up the pieces of her shattered life? THE FOUNDATION FOR THE FUTURE Now there's a new generation of Suttons who must look life in the eye. Will the sins of one generation be visited upon by the next? Views: 214
The Second Life of Doctor Albin (1902) belongs to a set of fictions that explore the supposed psychology typical of scientists with considerable analytical intensity. One of the central tenets of these is that scientific genius is incompatible with, and perhaps antithetical to, love between the sexes. The novel provides what is perhaps the most searching analysis of that allegedly-perverse emotional involvement with science to be found in the genre. Raoul Gineste (1852-1914) was a scientist himself as well as a poet, and his attitude is far more balanced than some, infused with a genuine puzzlement and exploratory curiosity as well as a sense of inevitable tragedy. Views: 214
Fate catches up to former Nazis in a Cold War thriller that "weaves a wonderful tapestry of twists and deceits" (Tom Kasey, author of Cold Kill). Erich Mueller knows it isn't a coincidence that his old colleague Gerhard Kohner should show up, after all these years, just as the Israelis find him. The two were once loyal Nazis and former SS men and their hunters are intelligence operatives, sent to South America to capture them. Staring at a photo of the pair—taken in secret—the director of Britain's Special Security (Operations) Section immediately recognizes them. Kohner and Mueller once tortured him but he managed to escape. However, many others—mainly Jewish men and women—weren't so lucky. To add to present matters, a new conspiracy orchestrated by East Germany threatens to destabilize the world—a plan with Kohner at the helm. He needs Mueller, who is apparently key to the plot:... Views: 213
New York Times bestselling author Maria V. Snyder brings her Poison Study series to its exhilarating conclusion.
Despite the odds, Yelena and Valek have forged an irrevocable bond and a family that transcends borders. Now, when their two homelands stand on the brink of war, they must fight with magic and cunning to thwart an Ixian plot to invade Sitia.
Yelena seeks to break the hold of the insidious Theobroma that destroys a person's resistance to magical persuasion. But the Cartel is determined to keep influential citizens and Sitian diplomats in thrall and Yelena at bay. With every bounty hunter after her, Yelena is forced to make a dangerous deal.
With might and magic, Valek peels back the layers of betrayal surrounding the Commander. At its rotten core lies a powerful magician and his latest discovery. The fate of all rests upon two unlikely weapons. One may turn the tide. The other could spell the end of everything. Views: 213
Multiple alien factions have a stake in humanity's development, and livable worlds are hard to come by, but the monstrosity lurking within planet Thuun's depths can only mean one thing:Humanity, as we know it, will forever be changed.Enforcer Silhouette returns to tackle another interplanetary mission by the order of the tenacious Senator Folami.Colonization on Thuun has come to a halt, and its residents have gone silent. Silhouette joins a team of terraformation specialists and ragtag mercenaries in an effort to bring the facility back online. The crew expects to find death and destruction, but what they discover is madness.When one of the scientists goes missing, Silhouette follows the trail to an underground labyrinth that may hold the answer to Thuun's mysteries. Views: 213
Stories of passion, courage, and commitment, following individuals as they pursue the work they were born to do, from StoryCorps founder Dave IsayIn Callings, StoryCorps founder Dave Isay presents unforgettable stories from people doing what they love. Some are paid well for their work, others not at all; some found their paths at a very young age, others later in life; many overcame great odds or upturned their lives in order to pursue what matters to them. These stories were collected over the past two years as part of a national outreach campaign, a first for StoryCorps, and most have never been published or broadcast until now.We meet a man from the barreros of Texas whose harrowing experiences in a family of migrant farmers inspired him to become a public defender. We meet a longtime waitress who takes pride in making regulars and newcomers alike feel at home in her Nashville diner. We meet a young man on the South Side of Chicago who became a... Views: 213
Nicole is without a doubt the oddest creature I've ever met.As far as therapists go, she's pretty damn good, even though her methods are way the hell out there. And while she's been using my climbing gym for her afterschool sessions for years now, lately, I've been having a tough time getting her out of my head. But, there's a reason I've stayed unwaveringly single while raising my kid for the last decade, and the last thing I need is to have my world turned upside down by this sexy little smarty with her bleeding heart and her uncanny ability to push all my buttons.So, when the maddeningly persuasive woman manages to somehow goad me into an admittedly entertaining challenge, obviously, I know I should just walk away...But I don't.* * * * *Logan is without a doubt the most fascinating man I've ever met.As far as billionaires go, he's hardly typical. He's practically allergic to the indoors, stubborn to the... Views: 213
