The recounting of events which have transpired in our own neighborhood is the most interesting of all history. There is a fascination in the study of the intermingled fact and fiction of the past which is heightened by a familiarity with the localities described. The river which flows through our native village acquires a new interest when, in imagination, we see the Indian canoe on its surface and the skin-covered tepee on its banks, as in days of yore. Log cabins, straw roofs, and the ru...

Préparez-vous à entamer une incroyable aventure avec Kylian Mbappé !Rejoignez le voyage extraordinaire de cette superstar du football alors qu'il passe de son quartier à la scène mondiale.Caractéristiques clés :L'esprit indomptable de Kylian qui a fait de lui un héros sur le terrain.Comment son amour pour le football en a fait un modèle pour les enfants du monde entier.Des moments passionnants sur so...

Why are wizards turning up dead in New York City?Working homicides in New York City, there will always be disquieting cases, but this one has me in a cold sweat.Killers tend to prey on the weak. So, when Bishop and I discover a high-ranking wizard has been tied down and tortured as part of some unhinged ritual, we know all hell is about to break lose.What’s worse, our lead suspect is a member of the Arcane Council and when you cross the Council you ...

SOE, the Special Operations Executive, was a small, tough British secret service, a dirty tricks department, set up in July 1940. Recruited from remarkably diverse callings, the men and women who were members of this most secret agency in the Second World War lived in great and constant danger. Their job was to support and stimulate resistance behind enemy lines; their credentials fortitude, courage, immense patience and a devotion to freedom.The activity of the SOE was world-wide....

Now a major motion picture starring Helen Mirren, directed by Lasse Hallström and produced by Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg, Juliet Blake, Dreamworks and Participant MediaThe Hundred-Foot Journey is the story of Hassan Haji, a boy from Mumbai who embarks, along with his boisterous family, on a picaresque journey first to London and then across Europe, before they ultimately open a restaurant opposite a famous chef, Madame Mallory, in the remote French village of Lumière. A culinary war e...

A Vic and Matt StoryIt's Valentine's Day, and Matt has a special evening in mind for Vic to accommodate his lover's foot fetish.This short, erotic romp was originally written as a flash fiction story on spec, and there are no references to Vic's super powers or the special bond Matt shares with his lover, so if you haven't read any of my other Vic and Matt stories, you can still enjoy this one.

The biography covers Voltaire’s early life, his education, and his turbulent relationship with the French authorities, leading to multiple imprisonments and exiles. It highlights Voltaire's relentless pursuit of truth and justice, particularly through his critiques of religious intolerance, censorship, and absolutism. His wit and mastery of satire are examined through his numerous writings, including his most famous works like Candide, Zadig, and Philosophical Letters.Foote and Wheeler emp...

Learn to create a wide array of designs for walking-foot quilting no matter what your skill level.Take your machine's walking foot for a walk on the wild side and move beyond basic stitch-in-the-ditch quilting! In her follow-up to bestselling Foolproof Machine Quilting, award-winning author Mary Mashuta teaches you how to quilt attractive lines, curves, and geometric shapes with a walking foot. The book includes a multitude of designs, each adapted for walk...

At six foot two inches and two hundred and forty pounds, Big-Foot Wallace cut a formidable figure and certainly made a major impact on the early history of Texas.

Voltaire – A Sketch of His Life and Works is a compilation of some of Voltaire’s greatest themes, quotes and sketches.Voltaire was a versatile and prolific writer, producing works in almost every literary form, including plays, poems, novels, essays and historical and scientific works. He wrote more than 20,000 letters and more than 2,000 books and pamphlets.He was an outspoken advocate of civil liberties despite the risk this placed him in under the strict censors...

This study is the first general critical introduction to the writing of Horton Foote, recipient of two Academy Awards and the Pulitzer Prize. These original essays survey Foote's career, his work for theater, television, and film, with analysis of Foote's major themes and characteristic style in all three media. The casebook concludes with a list of Foote's produced work, as well as a selective annotated bibliography of primary criticism on the playwright. This book demonstrates the influe...

Louie Thorne has faced monsters, killers, and ghosts—but nothing has ever shaken her like this.When Lou saves two terrified children in the middle of a violent ambush, she knows they're running from something far worse than ordinary criminals. The children refuse to talk. The trail is cold. And buried beneath it all is a case that should have stayed dead.Years ago, a brutal serial killer vanished without a trace after slaughtering parents and abducting thei...