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Retief: Gambler's World
Keith Laumer - 1961
Terra has recently signed a treaty with the planet Petreac. But revolution threatens and the Terrans must save the Nenni cast or their mission will end in abject failure.
Love in the Storm (bundle of four contemporary romances)
Samantha Chase - 2013
She might be trapped with him during an ice storm, but she won't fall for him again.
Terra Insanus
Edward Lee - 2015
THE STICK WOMAN - Priscilla has been held hostage, physically mutilated, and fed feces for years. And her situation is about to get much, much worse. SHIT-HOUSE - How bad is the world around you? How much worse could it get? How far would you go to fix it? THE USHERS - They are always there - somewhere in the background and just out of sight. A force of violence and lust. They are the ushers... THE SEA-SLOP THING - June needs a new job - and she's found it, along with something from the deepest depths of the sea.
The Men From P.I.G. And R.O.B.O.T.
Harry Harrison - 1968
And none have more dangerous assignments than those from the P.I.G. and R.O.B.O.T. battalions!The time has come when the Patrol is spread too thinly around the galaxy. New planets are constantly being colonized, bringing fresh problems of law-enforcement and defence against alien attack.So new solutions are sought: like the setting-up of special units called P.I.G. and R.O.B.O.T. - units that are self supporting and equipped to handle even the most dangerous situations.These two stories show Harry Harison at his best: fast, inventive and exciting.
The Picture of Dorian Gray / Riders of the Purple Sage: CD-Rom Pack
F.H. Cornish
Nineteen Ghost Stories of M.R. James to Keep You Up at Night: 3 Volumes
M.R. James - 2009
R. James is best remembered for his ghost stories which are widely regarded as among the finest in English literature. One of James' most important achievements was to redefine the ghost story for the new century by dispensing with many of the formal gothic trappings of his predecessors, and replacing them with more realistic contemporary settings.According to James, a story must "put the reader into the position of saying to himself: 'If I'm not careful, something of this kind may happen to me!'"
The Conan Chronicles 2
Robert Jordan - 1999
An omnibus edition of the last three Conan novels by Robert Jordan, author of the bestselling Wheel of Time series
The Red Headed League
David Eastman - 1982
A suspicious new member solicits the aid of Sherlock Holmes in uncovering the secret behind the Red-Headed League.
Jackie Old: A tale of the future told in the past (Kindle Single)
Armistead Maupin - 2014
As usual, Maupin’s tone is both bittersweet and achingly funny in this tale of a post-catastrophic San Francisco and a young man’s resilient love for his mother. Cover Design by Darryl Vance
101 ALL TIME GREAT STORIES
Deep Trivedi - 2019
Written in a lucid, simple style, the stories are narrated in a manner that the reader, himself will be transported into the world of great men, artists, philosophers. Spanning a vast territory of topics, the tales are crafted in a manner that they will create psychological awareness in life. Latent emotions of anger, greed, love, inferiority complex are woven into the intricate fabric of the stories and readers will find themselves inspired by interesting stories from the lives of Vincent Van Gogh, Thomas Edison, Steve Jobs, Helen Keller and other great people—who had through their work radicalised not only their own lives, but also the lives and thoughts of the human race. The profound wisdom of great philosophers like Buddha, Socrates, Ramanand Paramhansa, King Janaka, Sufi Saint Rabia, the captivating antics of the eccentric Mullah Nasruddin, Christ’s message to the earthlings, Ghalib’s passion, Walt Disney’s dreams, Vincent Van Gogh’s art and much more will urge us to relook at our concepts and philosophies of life. This story book is a must-read for people of all age groups. They will greatly benefit from these stories, thereby transforming their thinking and way of living and instilling hope and confidence that it is possible to lead a happy and stress-free life. The pithy morals at the end of each story, shall help re-strengthen faith in yourself and help you to look at the world in a different light.This book is available in English, Hindi and Gujarati.
The Standard of Living
Dorothy Parker - 1941
Would they buy a silver fox coat, or mink?
Works of Edith Wharton
Edith Wharton - 1978
Works include:AfterwardThe Age of InnocenceArtemis to Actaeon and Other VersesAutres Temps...Bunner SistersThe ChoiceComing HomeCrucial InstancesThe Custom of the CountryThe Descent of Man & Other StoriesThe Early Short Fiction of Edith Wharton, Volume 1The Early Short Fiction of Edith Wharton, Volume 2Ethan FromeFighting FranceThe Fruit of the TreeThe Glimpses of the MoonThe Greater InclinationThe Hermit and the Wild WomanThe House of MirthIn MoroccoKerfolThe Long RunMadame de TreymesThe ReefSanctuarySummerTales of Men and GhostsThe TouchstoneThe Triumph of NightThe Valley of DecisionXingu
Robinson Crusoe (Classics Illustrated)
Evelyn Goodman - 1997
The action-packed storylines retain all the impact of the authors' own words; photos and narrative illustrations help readers to absorb the full flavor of the original novels. Fact-filled boxes examine the books' themes, characters, and each author's life and times. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea includes a map of the journey and explores marine life and oceanography in Jules Verne's time. A specially researched map of Crusoe's exotic island gives facts on its flora and fauna.