Alan LeMay dedicated his life to writing about the West. His short stories appeared in the top magazines, from The Saturday Evening Post to Cosmopolitan. He was a highly regarded screenwriter. And of course, he wrote the classic novels The Searchers and The Unforgiven, which went on to become equally classic films. Many of the best of his stories are collected in this volume. Here are stories filled with all the vitality and adventure of the frontier, and with characters who, once encountered, will be unforgettable. Here are thirteen prime examples of Western writing at its finest, thirteen reasons why Alan LeMay will always be considered one of the greatest writers of the Western's Golden Age. Views: 47
The final, shocking conclusion to the #1 bestselling Gypsy Brothers series. Juliette Portland’s purpose was simple: Seduce. Kill. Avenge. Once Dornan Ross and his sons were dead, her future was supposed to be clear. Her life was finally going to begin. And love... Against all the odds, she had the love of a boy she never thought she'd see again. Everything should have gone according to plan. Everything should have been easy once Dornan was dead and buried. But nothing’s ever that easy, is it? Juliette I might have survived Dornan's wrath, but I was different then. Younger. Stupider. I’ve had too much time to think since I got out of the cage he locked me in. I've had too much time to dream about all the things he did to me. I think about revenge a lot. When I’m thinking of the way the light dimmed in Dornan’s dying eyes and the way he said you killed my sons. How beautiful it was, and how hollow. Jason Sometimes, I can’t tell if I’m starting to become him. My father. Dornan. The way I am, the things I’ve done—they make Juliette’s sins look like child’s play. Of course, I’d never tell her that. I’ll never tell her the things I’ve done. It doesn’t mean she won’t find out anyway. Views: 47
Twenty-first century London: rich and poor, black and white, joyful and melancholy, boring and deviant—occasionally lethal. Somewhere in the northwest of the city stands the Caldwell housing estate, a relic of '70s urban planning. Leah, an administrator for the lottery, grew up there. So did her best friend, Natalie, now a barrister, and Felix, an MG car mechanic. Thirty years later these Caldwell kids and their partners live only a few streets apart, yet inhabit separate worlds. Until the day a desperate local woman comes to Leah's door seeking help—and forces Leah out of her isolation. But is Shar a stranger or a friend? Sincere or a fraud? A connection to the past or a threat to the future? From private dinner tables to public parks, at work and at play, in this delicate but devastating novel of encounters Zadie Smith's Londoners find themselves navigating an increasingly atomized society. For some the city remains a place of happy accidents and chance good... Views: 47
Who needs Heaven? God, it turns out, lives on the planet Tananius-Ofo in the distant galaxy 722C12009. And now, after countless millennia, He’s invited us to come visit Him. Not everybody, mind you. Just an odd assortment of heathens, heretics, pantheists, perverts, and true believers of every sect and creed—all crammed into a single white spaceship piloted by a slightly crazed biocomputer. Each pilgrim is determined to be the first to reach God and learn His secrets . . . If they don’t all kill each other on the way there. From Publishers WeeklyAfter a promising start, Herbert's heavy-handed work rapidly disintegrates into uninspired philosophizing and potshots at organized religion. God uses an unlikely spokesman, Evander McMurtrey--who as a lark had founded the Interplanetary Church of Cosmic Chickenhood--to issue an unusual invitation to the people of the planet D'Urth: although he doesn't explain why, God would like them to race each other to visit him on his remote world of Tananius-Ofo, and provides a fleet of computer-piloted spaceships for transport. On McMurtrey's own ship are the embattled followers of various religions, such as Krassianism (read Christianity), Hoddism (Buddhism) and Middism (Judaism), who squabble their way toward God (even the computer is accused of blasphemy). McMurtrey is an engagingly eccentric character, but Herbert ( Prisoners of Arionn ) laces his meandering text with banal observations ("every experience in life is a lesson") and tiresome irreverences, such as this attack on Catholic absolution: "Confess to murder and rape, say you accept Krassos Christ and you get a ticket to Heaven. What a sick, sic e-vile religion!" Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Library JournalA self-made prophet and head of the Interplanetary Church of Cosmic Chickenhood receives a bona fide invitation from God to visit Him on His planet at the edge of the universe. In response, a flood of religious devotees flocks to the spaceships destined to deliver them, provided they can survive "holy war" in outer space. Herbert's (Prisoners of Arionn) flair for comedy is taken to extremes in this blatant and unsubtle spoof of an earth-like world fragmented by theology. For large libraries only.Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. Views: 47
What happens after you've seduced your best friend? Join Carly and Jenna as they deal with the awkward aftermath of Boiling Point. WARNING: Contains a little angst, a little spanking, and a lot of kinky white hot girl sex. After reading this book, you will never again look at chocolate-covered cherries in the same way. Views: 47
25 complete Tom Swift adventures, originally published between 1910 and 1922 -- exciting, fast-paced reading!The Tom Swift Megapack presents the first 25 volumes of the famous series in proper order, with Included are:contentsTom Swift and His Motor-CycleTom Swift and His Motor-BoatTom Swift and His AirshipTom Swift and His Submarine BoatTom Swift and His Electric RunaboutTom Swift and His Wireless MessageTom Swift among the Diamond MakersTom Swift in the Caves of IceTom Swift and His Sky RacerTom Swift and His Electric RifleTom Swift in the City of GoldTom Swift and His Air GliderTom Swift in CaptivityTom Swift and His Wizard CameraTom Swift and His Great SearchlightTom Swift and His Giant CannonTom Swift and His Photo TelephoneTom Swift and His Aerial WarshipTom Swift and His Big TunnelTom Swift In the Land of WondersTom Swift and His War TankTom Swift and His Air ScoutTom Swift and His Undersea SearchTom Swift among the Fire FightersTom Swift and His Electric Locomotive Views: 47
The making of Ernest Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises, the outsize personalities who inspired it, and the vast changes it wrought on the literary world In the summer of 1925, Ernest Hemingway and a clique of raucous companions traveled to Pamplona, Spain, for the town's infamous running of the bulls. Then, over the next six weeks, he channeled that trip's maelstrom of drunken brawls, sexual rivalry, midnight betrayals, and midday hangovers into his groundbreaking novel The Sun Also Rises. This revolutionary work redefined modern literature as much as it did his peers, who would forever after be called the Lost Generation. But the full story of Hemingway's legendary rise has remained untold until now. Lesley Blume resurrects the explosive, restless landscape of 1920s Paris and Spain and reveals how Hemingway helped create his own legend. He made himself into a death-courting, bull-fighting aficionado; a hard-drinking, short-fused literary genius;... Views: 47
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FINALLY IN DIGITAL - Edited by Thomas Monteleone - the breakthrough anthology BORDERLANDS is ready to entertain, thrill, and challenge a new generation of readers. Complete with the original introductions to each story by editor Thomas Monteleone. The cancer that whistles...The man who peels souls...A High-tech corporation's fearsome "Pounding Room"...The hottest sex this side of Hell... Prepare to cross over the cutting edge into a hitherto unexplored region--where imagination soars on leather wings, feeding its most loathesome desires...driven by its deepest, most hideous needs. Few writers have had the talent to map this uncharted terrain--fewer still, the raw, cold nerve even to seeek it out. But now Karl Edward Wagner, T.E.D.Klein, and many other stunningly innovative masters of the grotesque are ready to lead you beyond terror's farthest frontiers...to confront the unspeakable nightmares that lurk in th edarkest hidden corners of the mind. Welcome to the BORDERLANDS. Views: 47
Emily Portman loves her job. A writer for Breakout! Magazine, she shadows and showcases up-and-coming bands. When her next assignment takes her to Austin, Texas, she can’t wait to add the city to her map of places she’s visited. Places she’s left without looking back. Her plan is to keep moving on, and the last thing she needs is a man holding her back. She’s not going down that road again. Tyler Macy is stuck in a rut. Despite his exceptional talent as a musician, he has chosen to take a backseat with his music and let others grab the limelight. Wounded and mistrustful, he doesn’t appreciate his friends’ efforts to bring him back to center stage. Emily comes onto the scene and sees his full potential, but he fights to stay in the shadows, shutting her out before she can add to the scars another woman gave him. For Tyler to find his music again, he needs to accept the help that Emily and their friends offer. When he discovers that his muse lies underneath Emily’s skin, it is still not enough to keep her from walking away. Neither will admit what they really want until it is too late. Emily is once again thrown in Tyler’s path when she is assigned to join them on tour. Despite the pain in his past, Tyler sees that she is worth it, even if she’s stolen both his heart and peace of mind. In order for them to be together, they both must discover whether the music and their passion are enough to overcome the obstacles that separate them. Maybe finding love is worth the risk. Views: 47
The reunion was almost unbearable Ashley could hardly believe she was actually seeing her son. Circumstances had forced her to give him up at birth seven years earlier to her deceased husband's wealthy Arab family. Now the unexpected sight of Hussein with his uncle, Prince Alain, thoroughly shocked her. No longer was her son an image buried in Ashley's heart: he was there; he was real. And Alain was no longer a memory but as disturbing--and unforgiving--as ever. This time, Ashley resolved, I'm not going to lose either of them. Views: 47
