The year is 1809, and the recruiting sergeants are hard at work, as the British army gathers strength for the next phase of the campaign against Bonaparte on the Spanish Peninsula. Captain Billy Pringle of the 106th Foot, however, has a somewhat more urgent reason to leave the country: having become embroiled in an ill-advised duel with a lieutenant in the 14th Light Dragoons, a posting to Spain would avoid any awkwardness for the regiment. Views: 26
The stars of the Metropolitan Opera search for a crazed killer who plans to bring the company down They find the tenor dangling from a water pipe, hanging by his own suspenders. His corpse is still warm. Naturally, the opera's manager doesn't stop the production. A dead chorus tenor isn't enough to close them down, and the show must go on. But there are 139 singers left in the chorus—and someone intends to kill them all. Poisoning, strangling, and rigged trapdoors are just a few of the methods at the killer's disposal. The opera posts guards backstage, but the slayings continue, forcing the Met's two fading stars, Enrico Caruso and Geraldine Farrar, to band together and save the opera they love so much. A Chorus of Detectives is the 3rd book in the Opera Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order. Views: 26
"An epic work of literary creation . . . There could be no greater vindication of the wonders of the lands and people of Latin America than Memory of Fire." —The Washington PostEduardo Galeano's monumental three-volume retelling of the history of the New World begins with Genesis, a vast chain of legends sweeping from the birth of creation to the era of savage colonialism. Through lyrical prose and deep understanding, Galeano (author of the celebrated Open Veins of Latin America) recounts creation myths, pre-Columbian societies, and the brutality of conquest, from the Andes to the Great Plains.Galeano's project to restore to history "breath, liberty, and the word" unfolds as a unique, powerful work of literature. This daring masterpiece sets the past free, weaving a new kind of history from mythology, silenced voices, and the clash of worlds. Genesis is the first book of the Memory of Fire trilogy, which continues with Faces and Masks and Century of the Wind. Views: 26
Despite their differences, Tyler Corbett assumed Kara Shepherd was a fine woman...for somebody else. He had no intention of falling for her, despite a vast local conspiracy. But how could the strapping cowboy avoid Kara when she popped up everywhere he went--even in church?Widowed Kara figured there was only one way to get her family--and Tyler's--to stop matchmaking. They'd simply pretend to fall in love, then break up. Step One of the charade was surprisingly easy. But when a few fake kisses unexpectedly led to the real thing, Step Two was in serious jeopardy! Views: 26
akaAstounding Science Fiction Stories: An Anthology of 50 Scifi Novels Volume 4ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION STORIES Volume 4 is a collection of 50 classic scifi novels from the Golden Age of Science Fiction and before. Here you'll find stories by some of the genre's most famous authors, including works by John W. Campbell, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Phillip K. Dick, Harry Harrison, Randall Garrett, Edmond Hamilton, C. M. Kornbluth, Jules Verne, Robert Bloch, Lester del Rey, and many others. contents• THE INTERPLANETARY HUNTER Arthur K. Barnes • ATLANTIDA Pierre Benoit • THE COMING RACE Edward Bulwer-Lytton • THE LAND THAT TIME FORGOT Edgar Rice Burroughs • ISLANDS OF SPACE John W. Campbell • IN SEARCH OF THE UNKNOWN Robert W. Chambers • CAPTIVES OF THE FLAME Samuel R. Delany • THE SHORT LIFE Francis Donovan • PHARAOH'S BROKER Ellsworth Douglass • THE LOST WORLD Sir Arthur Conan Doyle • TEN FROM INFINITY Paul W. Fairman • THE BLIND SPOT Austin Hall and Homer Eon Flint • THE REVOLT OF THE STAR MEN Raymond Z. Gallun • ANYTHING YOU CAN DO Randall Garrett • MECCANIA: THE SUPER-STATE, Owen Gregory • A HONEYMOON IN SPACE George Griffith • THE LOST CONTINENT C. J. Cutliffe Hyne • THE YEAR WHEN STARDUST FELL Raymond F. Jones • HUNTERS OUT OF SPACE Joseph E. Kelleam • THE SYNDIC C. M. Kornbluth • SPACE VIKING H. Beam Piper • THE UNDERGROUND CITY Jules Verne • THE WONDERFUL VISIT H. G. Wells • TO MARS VIA THE MOON Mark Wicks • AND THEN THE TOWN TOOK OFF Richard Wilson • FLATLAND Edwin A. Abbott • CAPTAIN GARDINER OF THE INTERNATIONAL POLICE Robert Allen • LOOKING BACKWARD Edward Bellamy • THIS CROWDED EARTH Robert Bloch • MIZORA: A PROPHECY Mary E. Bradley • THE COLORS OF SPACE Marion Zimmer Bradley • THE MIND MASTER Arthur J. Burks • A FIGHTING MAN OF MARS Edgar Rice Burroughs • THE ULTIMATE WEAPON John Wood Campbell • WARLORD OF KOR Terry Carr • EIGHT KEYS TO EDEN Mark Irvin Clifton • THE BEST MADE PLANS Everett B. Cole • THE CRACK OF DOOM Robert Cromie • BEYOND THE VANISHING POINT Raymond King Cummings • THE SKY IS FALLING Lester del Rey • THE JEWELS OF APTOR Samuel R. Delany • THE VARIABLE MAN Philip K. Dick • BROOD OF THE DARK MOON Charles Willard Diffin • PALOS OF THE DOG STAR PACK J. U. Giesy • THE MOUTHPIECE OF ZITU J. U. Giesy • JASON, SON OF JASON J. U. Giesy • SPACE PRISON Tom Godwin • PLANET OF THE DAMNED Harry Harrison • WEST OF THE SUN Edgar Pangborn • MASTERS OF SPACE Edward E. Smith and E. Everett Evans Views: 26
Packed with more than 300 pages, Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Attack of the Factoids is a fact-a-palooza of obscure information. Like what, you ask? Here are just a few extraordinary examples:- Bats always turn left when they exit a cave.- In the 1960s, astronauts trained for moon voyages by walking on Hawaiian lava fields.- Lloyd's of London insured Bruce Springsteen's voice for 3.5 million English pounds.- Physician Amynthas of Alexandria, Greece, performed the first known nose job in the Third Century B.C.- Military toilet paper is printed in a camouflage design, since white could attract enemy fire.- Elvis Presley always wore a helmet when watching football on TV.- King Henry VIII's ladies at court had a ration of one gallon of beer per day.- It takes the energy from 50 leaves on an apple tree to produce one ripe fruit.- The only country to host the Summer Olympics but not win a single gold medal was Canada, in 1976.And that's... Views: 26
