A ripsnorting Western, as brashly entertaining as they come. Slambang! --The New York Times on John Ford's The SearchersJohn Ford's The Searchers defined the spirit of America, influenced a generation of film makers, and was named the Greatest Western Movie of All Time by the American Film Institute in 2008. Now, the novel that gave birth to the film returns to print--a timeless work of vivid, raw western fiction and a no-holds-barred portrait of the real American...

Le Moby Dick du western.Un hymne à la persévérance et à la loyauté familiale.Au lendemain de la guerre de Sécession, au Texas. Alors qu'ils rentrent d'une expédition contre des voleurs de bétail, Amos et son neveu Martin trouvent le ranch familial razzié. Les Comanches ont massacré tout le monde, sauf la petite Debbie, qu'ils ont enlevée.Enragés, les deux hommes partent à sa recherche, animés par une insatia...

A timeless work of vivid, raw western fiction and a no-holds-barred portrait of the real American frontier.From the moment they left their homestead unguarded on that scorching Texas day, Martin Pauley and Amos Edwards became searchers. First they had to return to the decimated ranch, bury the bodies of their family, and confront the evil cunning of the Comanche who had slaughtered them. Then they set out in pursuit of missing Debbie Edwards. In the years that follow, Amos and Mart...

The Third Western Novel MEGAPACK® presents four more great tales of the Old West, by four different writers. Included in this volume are:FERGUSON'S FERRY, by Noel Loomis ... The ferry as the only crossing over the Missouri to the beckoning West, and many men battled to wrest it from Sandy John Ferguson...BOOTHILL GOSPEL, by Chuck Martin ... Men listened to his gospel -- or died by his gun!HELL GATE, by William Colt MacDonald .. Killing men was just another job to Qu...

Black Cat Weekly #98 features 10 short stories and a novel. This time, we have five mysteries (including a terrific original by Adam Meyer, courtesy of Acquiring Editor Michael Bracken), modern tales by Dharma Kelleher (courtesy of Acquiring Editor Barb Goffman) and Jack Halliday, plus a classic by Frank Gruber, who was a prolific pulp writer and novelist. Gruber’s story of a dance-hall clip-joint provides a window into a long-gone era. And of course, no issue is complete without a solve-i...

Dopo lo sterminio della loro famiglia da parte di un gruppo di Comanche, Amos e Martin partono in cerca della giovane Debbie Edwards, unica superstite, rapita dagli indiani. Dal momento in cui lasciano il loro ranch, in una torrida giornata texana, Martin Pauley e Amos Edwards diventano due 'cercatori'. Negli anni che seguiranno, si renderanno conto che quello che stanno cercando è molto più di una ragazza scomparsa e della vendetta personale. Entrambi sono guidati dai loro segreti, dal se...

She picked up the wrong bag. He caught her with what was inside. And now they're both lying about everything.At the Honolulu airport, Jayden Pierce made a mistake that will change everything: she grabbed the wrong gray rolling bag.She didn't realize it until she was alone in her hotel room. Until she opened it. Until she saw what was inside—something that shouldn't exist, something that proves a deadly conspiracy is in motion.And someone on ...

THE EXPLOSIVE FINALE TO THE HUNT FOR ALAN MARTIN SERIESShe ditched her security detail. Alan Martin attacked. Now the President's daughter needs the one man who refuses to follow anyone's rules.One weekend of freedom. One deadly mistake.Britta White is the President's daughter—code name "Starlight"—and the most protected woman in America. When she escapes to Key West for her friend's wedding, she leaves the bodyguards behind. Three ...

Aboard the schooner Terrapin, seven men set sail, but only three remain after three days in the stifling doldrums. In the oppressive heat and eerie calm of the open sea, one by one, crew members vanish without a trace, leaving nothing but cryptic clues: a trailing rope and ghostly lanterns. As tension rises and paranoia grips the survivors, the truth unravels—a cunning plot to trap a ruthless shipowner and reclaim control of the small-port trade. But even the best-laid plans carry...

Volume 34 of Theatre History Studies revisits the foundations of theatre, explores the boundaries and definitions of theatre, and illuminates how writing about the history of theatre is itself a form of historiography.The five essays are arranged chronologically, starting with Alan Sikes’s discussion of the Abydos Passion Play. Sikes challenges the long-held interpretation of that ritualized annual reenactment of the death, dismemberment, and return to life of Egyptian god...

Pure laughter, whether our own or others, makes us all feel more comfortable with the world and situations we find ourselves in. Why something is funny is hard to say but we know that there are people who are funny and can say funny things. It’s an immediate advantage for them.In this volume your hosts including Mark Twain, Nikolai Gogol, J M Barrie, O Henry and many others who range from the simply funny and the absurd to ….. well, other ways of funny.1 - Stories to Make Y...

Businesses spend billions on innovation with very little to show for their investment or effort. This book challenges some of the ‘ingrained truths’ of innovation and suggests a different approach.Innovation is not the creation of a novel idea. It is the successful commercialisation of that novel idea. Rather than starting with a costly, time-consuming problem assessment that seeks to push potential solutions through an innovation funnel, an ‘impeller approach’ starts with possible...