In "Tarzan: 8 Novels in One Volume," Edgar Rice Burroughs amalgamates adventure, romance, and existential exploration through the icon of Tarzan, a character who straddles the line between civilization and the wild. Written in the early 20th century, Burroughs employs a rich narrative style that draws from both the pulp fiction traditions and the burgeoning fascination with the exoticism of the African landscape. The novels unfold the evolution of Tarzan, juxtaposing themes of identity, be...

When scientist Chris West saw the video-screen image of a beautiful woman about to suffer a gruesome death in an unknown land, he didn’t hesitate to race to her aid by means of an experimental matter transmitter. Plunged headlong into a world of savage men and prehistoric beasts at the Earth’s core, the young ex-Marine would soon be fighting for his own life as a captive of the Mahars, cruel reptilian rulers of the inner world of Pellucidar.Also includes the bonus classic novelette...

Tarzan ist ein Kind des Dschungels, und doch ist er anders als alle anderen Mitglieder seiner Sippe. Schmächtig, haarlos, ungeschickt… nur die Liebe seiner Adoptivmutter Kala sichert ihm einen Platz unter den Gorillas. Als er älter wird entwickelt Tarzan jedoch Fähigkeiten, die ihn über seine Gefährten erheben: Er ist gerissener und geduldiger als sie, und sein Verständnis von Mechanik und sein Umgang mit Werkzeugen gleicht seine körperlichen Schwächen mehr als aus. Tarzan wähnt sich berei...

In "Beyond Thirty," Edgar Rice Burroughs artfully weaves a narrative that intricately blends science fiction and adventure, set in an imagined future where a war-torn United States has become an unrecognizable land bounded by strict isolationism. Employing his trademark imaginative prose, Burroughs presents a riveting tale through the eyes of a British protagonist, who straddles the line between past civilizations and a mysterious, primitive American continent. The story is further enriche...

Wir schreiben das Jahr 1916, der Erste Weltkrieg ist in vollem Gange und die Seemächte der Briten und Deutschen liefern sich erbitterte Kämpfe. In Folge mehrerer Schiffbrüche und einer unfreiwilligen U-Boot-Fahrt landet der amerikanische Marineingenieur Bowen Tyler mit einer zusammengewürfelten Gruppe englischer und deutscher Matrosen auf einer unbekannten Insel. Die Spannungen zwischen den Gestrandeten treten schnell in den Hintergrund, denn die Insel beheimatet erstaunliche Kreaturen: Di...

Chris West’s deadly prowess with his weapon of choice had earned him the name Red Axe in the Stone Age world of Pellucidar at the Earth’s core. Sentenced to die along with the woman he loved by the merciless Mahars, West had fought his way free of the lethal laboratories and ghastly arenas of their underground city. Now he must carve a path for his small band of fugitives through a primordial landscape teeming with monstrous beasts and brutish men bent on their destruction.Also inc...

#1 New York Times bestseller and arguably the best business narrative ever written, Barbarians at the Gate is the classic account of the fall of RJR Nabisco at the hands of a buyout from investment firm KKR.A book that stormed both the bestseller list and the public imagination, a book that created a genre of its own, and a book that gets at the heart of Wall Street and the '80s culture it helped define, Barbarians at the Gate is a modern...

A comprehensively updated edition of the gold standard reference on swine health and diseaseThis newly revised Twelfth Edition of Diseases of Swine is designed to serve as a comprehensive and detailed reference on swine health and disease. It offers swine health specialists the information and knowledge they need to effectively respond to and treat pig diseases. It provides coverage of individual pig and herd health, making the book an effective resource f...