A timely and long-overdue work that in one convenient volume collects and analyzes the Edgar Cayce readings related to the cosmos, both in the light of modern astronomical and cosmological knowledge and the most recent discoveries in these fascinating fields. Complete with some of the latest and most spectacular images in full color from the Hubble Space Telescope superb "Heritage" collection, this intriguing book will show that Edgar Cayce, the "sleeping prophet," was tapping into the vas...

BANYON'S BACK WITH ONE HECK OF A CASE!For a savvy private investigator like Crag Banyon, tackling cases that are too hot to handle comes with the territory. But even a plucky P.I. with an occasionally unsavory client roster has his limits. So when a demon shows up at the front door of Banyon Investigations with a pile of cash and a plea for help, Banyon thinks it could be time to cool things down. Unfortunately, temptation strikes at the precise moment the rent is overdue, and the ...

SPLAT IS WHERE IT'S AT!A trendy new drug nicknamed "Splat" has come out of nowhere and is suddenly sweeping the nation. The designer narcotic boasts that it will get kids higher than they've ever been before. But coming back down is murder.With a body count rocketing up from coast to coast, MIC Director Simon Kirk decides to send in the cure for what ails America's youth. Enter Podge Becket and Dr. Thaddeus Wainwright, the most lethal therapeutic MIC can prescribe. Their mi...

HISTORY REPEATS?Governments around the world are shocked when the sleepy South American nation of Manu unexpectedly launches a rocket from a secret jungle base. How could a backwards country, dismissed by every superpower as irrelevant, join the Space Age seemingly overnight and in such spectacular fashion?As every intelligence agency on earth scrambles to send men to Manu, MIC director Simon Kirk enlists the only two agents who can be counted on in a crisis: Patrick "Podge...

The very first work of its kind, Celebrating the Universe! is a tour of the wonders of the heavens, with a focus on the "soul" of the night sky. Astronomer and author James Mullaney has written this travel guide to the stars from a metaphysical and spiritual perspective in addition to a scientific one. The unique unifying theme throughout is the personal benefits of communing with these marvels firsthand—the joy and heady excitement of participating in the great c...

A SAFE BET?Official Washington is in an uproar when late FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover's top secret safe is found and then promptly goes missing. Rumor has it that Hoover was infamous for collecting files on all the nation's powerful movers and shakers, so there's no telling what damning information exists within the high-tech vault.There's usually only one man MIC calls for dire situations like this, but this time it's not the Red Menace. It seems Dr. Thaddeus Wainwright de...

SPEAK OF THE DEVILWhen the nation's number one oil company becomes a target of terrorists, everyone naturally blames the usual rabid environmentalists. After all, when you're as big as Dallaco Oil and its larger-than-life CEO Jim Bob Slickens, you get a pretty good sense of who's painted that bull's-eye on the back of your ten-gallon Stetson.Except this time Dallaco's Mideast well fires and ocean oil spills seem to have attracted an enemy a few millennia older than the Sierr...

RECIPE FOR DISASTER!Take one psycho beauty hell-bent on revolution.Add millions in illicit cash.Stir in one counterculture army.Simmer in a political pressure cooker until it explodes into America's streets.A devastating attack in the heartland leaves a stunned nation reeling. Claiming credit for the unprovoked strike is a new radical group called the People's Brigade. Even as bodies are being pulled from the rubble, this heretofore unknown group los...

MONKEY SEE, MONKEY DIE!When Banyon is contacted by a mysterious client with deep pockets, our favorite P.I. doesn't realize he's stepping into some serious monkey business. It turns out the client hiding behind the piles of cash is the mayor, and hizzoner has a big secret: a monkey on his back of the literal variety.A series of threatening notes has Mr. Mayor rattled, but leaving him even more worried are some unusual changes happening to his wife. Is there a connection bet...

Discover more than 300 of the finest celestial wonders that can be viewed with common "backyard" telescopes, many of which are visible to the naked eye on dark, clear nights. Listed and characterized phenomena include the Andromeda Galaxy, the largest and brightest of galaxies beyond the Milky Way; the Snowball, one of the autumn sky's outstanding planetary nebulas; and more than 20 other special objects.Suitable for amateur stargazers of all ages and students of astronomy, this gui...

This magnificent atlas contains the most attractive and interesting double and multiple stars for viewing with binoculars and telescopes. It is a must-have for stargazers who want to explore these fascinating objects. The first modern star atlas devoted to double and multiple stars, it plots over 2000 selected pairs of stars, each labeled with discoverer, catalog, and/or observatory designations. A superb introduction to this important class of celestial objects, it is spiral bound and pri...

TOOTH, INJUSTICE, AND THE BANYON WAYWhen the Tooth Fairy goes MIA, his insurance agency hires Crag Banyon to find the dental delinquent. Madison Insurance Equities has never paid out a claim in its hundred-year history, and it's not about to start now. Not to mention that a class action lawsuit from a world full of crying kids with bupkis under their pillows could put the venerable company out of business.It turns out Mr. Fairy has run afoul of a mysterious...