Fast One is possibly the toughest tough-guy and most brutal gangster story ever written. Set in Depression Los Angeles it has a surreal quality that is positively hypnotic. It is the saga of gunman-gambler Gerry Kells and his dipso lover S. Granquist (she has no first name), who rearrange the LA underworld and "disappear" in an explosive climax that matches their first appearance. The pace is incredible and relentless and the complex plot with its twists and turns defies summary. One Los A...

The book is history of Paul Cain's early life and his calling as an evangelist, followed by an account the first two years of his amazing supernatural ministry.He was born in 1929 in Garland, Texas to a mother who had been terminally ill with cancer and tuberculosis. Miraculously both Cain and his mother survived the birth and his mother was totally healed as a result of an angelic visitation and to the fervent prayers of the family. It was during this visitation that Cain was give...

»Totschlag" ist eines der raren Werke des Hardboiled-Poeten Paul Cain, der Ende der zwanziger einen kurzen kometenhaften Aufstieg als Pulp-Autor erlebte, bevor er in den Regalen der Antiquariate verschwand. Seine Stories und Romane erschienen in dem legendären Pulp-Magazin Black Mask, in dem auch Dashiell Hammett und Raymond Chandler ihre Karrieren begannen. Cains Figuren sind Betrüger, heruntergekommene Privatdetektive, Bodyguards, versoffene Sensationsreporter, Cops, Gangster und unberec...

"This entry, with its high-quality stories from such genre masters as Raymond Chandler and James M. Cain, outshines the typical all-original anthology."— Publishers WeeklyIn Akashic Books's acclaimed series of original noir anthologies, each book comprises all new stories, each one set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the respective city. This collection of classic stories—the sequel to the award-winning, bestselling Los Angeles Noir—...

A starlet’s plot to blackmail a film-studio executive results in her murder. Only the “trouble chaser” can clear her volatile lover and solve the crime.

A society matron’s life is threatened after she engineers the theft of her own priceless jewelry to pay off a gambling debt. Only a debonair connoisseur of crime can save her and recover her gems—for a price.

Tough gumshoes, rotten yeggs, and dangerous damesIn the 1930s and ’40s, Black Mask was the single most important magazine for the modern mystery field. In its pages writers such as Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler, and Earl Stanley Gardner reshaped the established view of mystery fiction, creating the “hard-boiled” private eye. Now comes this series in which the toughest of tough detectives are resurrected from its pages in sonic dramatization from the award-winning Holl...

Tough gumshoes, rotten yeggs, and dangerous damesIn the 1930s and '40s, Black Mask was the single most important magazine for the modern mystery field. In its pages writers such as Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler, and Earl Stanley Gardner reshaped the established view of mystery fiction, creating the "hard-boiled" private eye. Now comes this series in which the toughest of tough detectives are resurrected from its pages in sonic dramatization from the award-winning Holl...

Tap the power of prayer and faith to heal whatever ails you.Prayer and faith can be potent cures for a whole host of emotional and physical problems. Hundreds of scientific studies prove it! But how do you access this hidden strength? Prayer, Faith, and Healing will show you how with:* Advice from more than 160 of America's top religious leaders, counselors, doctors, and scientists* More than 500 tips for handling anger, addiction, depression, divorce, grief...

'A hugely useful and fascinating resume of rewilding - what it means, where it came from, why it's important and where it's going. Jepson and Blythe have done a masterly job, explaining the science behind rewilding in an accessible, honest and compelling way. It deserves to be widely read and become a book of great influence.' Isabella Tree, author of Wilding'Compelling ... [a] succinct and objective account' Financial Times...

Most of us are aware that Paul wrote thirteen New Testament letters, but few of us are aware of his full missionary journey to take the gospel to those who did not know about the good news of Jesus recorded in the book of Acts. Paul and his missionary partners persevered through great adversity for almost fifteen years. Their perseverance to share the gospel is why so many of us are followers of Jesus today.So, what was his secret source? What was his strategy? What sustai...

Conozca cómo los ecologistas restauran las interacciones perdidas entre animales, plantas y perturbaciones naturales, elementos que conforman la esencia de los ecosistemas prósperos.Un análisis de un pasado en el que la industrialización y la globalización degradaron nuestros pastizales.Proyectos actuales diseñados para recuperar ecosistemas tenaces y atisbar el futuro con diez predicciones para un planeta sometido al rewilding.Al combinar h...