In 4 titillating tales of the tropics one man battles big tarpon....problem is he's smashed on LSD.Two island boys decide to build an ark and send grandma's cats to Cat Island.A stoned Key West dive shop operator counsels a young delivery man on catching a world record shark and....A group of adventurous America anglers trudge into the mountains of Cuba looking for a black market pig.

In When East Met West, W.C. Tuttle brings his signature blend of wit and Western action to the story of a polished Easterner who finds himself out of his element in the rugged frontier. When city manners collide with cowboy code, sparks—and laughter—fly. What starts as a culture clash becomes an unlikely alliance as both men confront local trouble, outlaws, and misunderstandings that can only be solved with grit, charm, and a whole lot of humor.With Tuttle’s trademark stor...

Suspended in mid-air high above the planet, the stratoship Perseus should still be moving—but it isn’t. Meteorologist Lawton and his crew find themselves trapped in a silent, motionless bubble of sky, where the clouds have frozen beneath them and the air outside has become a strange, alien theatre. Inside the ship, tensions mount, minds unravel, and something unseen creeps across the outer hull in creeping tendrils of life.In this golden-age thriller from Frank Belknap Lon...

In Edgar Allan Poe’s gripping tale of survival and cosmic terror, A Descent into the Maelström plunges listeners into a tempest of elemental fury and existential dread. Set amidst the wild Norwegian coast, the story follows an old fisherman who recounts the nightmarish experience that turned his hair white and changed his life forever.As a violent hurricane wrecks his fishing boat, he and his brothers are dragged toward the Moskoe-strom—a vast, apocalyptic whirlpool capabl...

When lawlessness sweeps across Sun Dog County, Sheriff Brick Davidson faces his toughest challenge yet. A string of daring robberies, a wrecked stagecoach, and mounting political pressure threaten to derail his re-election—and his control of the frontier town he’s sworn to protect.With his witty and loyal deputy Harp Harris at his side and a mysterious professional investigator brought in to assist, Brick navigates a treacherous web of crime, corruption, and high-stakes intrigue. A...

A hero forged in fire. A dragon slain. A curse unleashed.In The Story of Sigurd, master storyteller Andrew Lang retells one of the most powerful and haunting legends of Norse mythology. From the blood-soaked battlefields of fallen kings to the treasure hoards guarded by monstrous dragons, Sigurd’s journey is one of valor, betrayal, enchanted love, and tragic fate.Guided by the wisdom of birds and wielding the reforged blade of his father, Sigurd sl...

An up-to-date reference book on phylogenetic methods and applications for evolutionary biologistsThe increasingly widespread availability of genomic data is transforming how biologists estimate evolutionary relationships among organisms and broadening the range of questions that researchers can test in a phylogenetic framework. Species Tree Inference brings together many of today’s leading scholars in the field to provide an incisive guide to the latest pr...

“So many superstar Western authors. So many stunning stories. This one’s a keeper.” —DAVID MORRELL, New York Times Bestselling Author of First Blood and Last ReveilleJustice is never clean. Out here, it’s personal.From the dust-choked trails of the frontier to the shadowed backroads of the modern West, Hard Country portrays the raw, unflinching heart of Western crime, as...

In 2009 Phil Spector the legendary record producer was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of B-movie actress Lana Clarkson. It was an ignominious climax to a life of staggering highs and scarcely believable lows. Wall of Pain Dave Thompson's biography of Phil Spector has now been updated to include important details of the seemingly interminable trial. The architect of the Wall Of Sound Spector's already iconic status in the music world was enhanced by his work with The Beatles....

First published in 1991, The Dictionary of Contemporary Politics of Central America and the Caribbean provides a guide to the most important organizations, figures, events and themes in the contemporary politics of Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean. The countries covered include Mexico, Guatamala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, Grenada, St Vincent, St Lucia, Dominica, S...

For Christian parents, there is no greater joy than seeing their children learn to walk with the Lord. And there is no greater fear than that their children will walk away from God.After serving together in pastoral ministry for forty years, Phil and Diane Comer know those hopes and fears well. Thirty-seven years ago, they became parents themselves. And like all new parents, they were intimidated and unsure about how to take on the task of spiritually training their young children....

A comprehensive, first-of-its-kind book about Chicago’s residential architecture and the stories that shaped it. This is an entertaining and precisely illustrated story of Chicago homes from the city’s earliest days through the postwar era, revealing everything about what makes a home a Chicago home.A city famous for its architecture—and for arguing with New Yorkers about who built it first and best—now has a definitive guide to the unique housing types and styles ...