"Dialstone Lane" is a novel by W.W. Jacobs, a British author known for his humorous and macabre short stories, particularly his collection called "The Monkey's Paw and Other Tales of Mystery and the Macabre." However, "Dialstone Lane" isn’t one of Jacobs' more renowned works.The novel was initially serialized in parts, and "Dialstone Lane, Part 1" would have been the first installment of this serialized publication. While not as famous as some of Jacobs' short stories, it likely incorporat...

Cats find themselves in all sorts of situations, sometimes comic, sometimes scary, sometimes just plain headshaking. In fact, for some reason, cats tend to draw crazy situations to themselves like the old cliché, moths to a flame.But nothing attracts cats like a good mystery, particularly of the cozy kind. Cats love crime; they love to solve crimes, to observe humans trying to solve crimes, and occasionally even to commit crimes, because, you know—cats.The felines in this v...

Nuevos desafíos para la familia Koch y un viaje que despierta anhelos profundamente escondidos en la quinta y emocionante entrega de la nueva saga familiar de Anne Jacobs, autora de La villa de las telas.Wiesbaden, 1965. El Café del Ángel vive años prósperos bajo la dirección de Hilde y necesita con urgencia más personal. Pero cuando Hilde contrata a un nuevo camarero italiano, Giuseppe, a sus padres les resulta difícil aceptar su mentalid...

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Mara Jacobs comes Book 5 in the Anna Dawson mystery series.My name is Anna Dawson, and I’m on the road to recovery.There are A LOT of potholes.It was just supposed to be helping out a friend. Doing a solid. Paying it forward. All that stuff we talked about in gambling recovery.I wanted to help others because I was in such a good place.

Antebellum Fugitive Slave Memoirs of America – 5 Classic Abolitionist Texts offers a profound exploration of the harrowing journeys to freedom undertaken by those who defied the shackles of American slavery. This anthology gathers together five pivotal narratives that capture the essence of the pre-Civil War abolitionist movement, reflecting a range of literary styles from personal diaries to powerful orations. The collection delivers an unflinching portrayal of the systemic barbarity and ...

Das Leben verlangt von uns allen eine Produktivität, um mit Erfolg unser Leben zu meistern. Unser christlicher Glaube hilft uns, dieses Ziel zu erreichen. In diesen 5 Kurzpredigten weist uns Pastor Philip den Weg durch Jesus Christus unser Leben zu meistern. Die 5 Songs, gesungen von Chey, unterstützen die Aussagen der Predigten.

Before textbooks reduced American history to dates and names, Jacob Abbott told it as a living story. Published in the pivotal years before the Civil War, Abbott's monumental eight-volume series captured a nation still discovering itself—raw, idealistic, and teetering on the edge of transformation. With the narrative gifts that made him one of the nineteenth century's most beloved authors, Abbott wove the grand sweep of American history into compelling human drama: explorers braving unknow...

“In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity.”― Sun Tzu, The Art of WarStrategy Six Pack 5 presents a smart sextet of tactical texts:A Treatise on Tactics by Francis J. LippittA Tale of the English Civil War by G. A. HentyGenghis Khan by Jacob AbbottThe Boer War by Arthur Conan DoyleMorgan's Raid by Basil W. Duke, Orlando B. Wil...

Das Leben verlangt von uns allen Produktivität, um mit Erfolg unser Leben zu meistern. Unser christlicher Glaube hilft uns, dieses Ziel zu erreichen. In diesen 5 Kurzpredigten weist uns Pastor Philip den Weg durch Jesus Christus unser Leben zu meistern. Die 5 Songs, gesungen von Chey, aus den Alben "Gospels & All Sorts" und Gosples & Ballads" unterstützen die Aussagen der Predigten.

Zehn kurze Biografien berühmter Menschen werden präsentiert, das Wichtigste kurz und knapp auf den Punkt gebracht. Unterhaltung und Wissen in einem! Mit dabei: John Jacob Astor, John Pemberton, Andrew Carnegie, August Oetker, Walt Disney, Howard Hughes, Herman Lay, Sam Walton, Warren Buffett, Bill Gates.

Nowhere do startling intrigue and enthralling authenticity come together so powerfully as in the Kali O’Brien thrillers from former attorney Jonnie Jacobs. Now the San Francisco lawyer takes on a case that hits too close to home: the murder of her best friend by a serial killer who steps from the very pages of Kali’s own past . . .When her friend Anne misses a dinner engagement, Kali knows that something must be wrong, but nothing could possibly prepare her for the news that Anne’s...

"A nuanced and sexy take on growing up and learning to accept who you are." —Teen VogueNick Melnikov doesn't know where he belongs. He was just a kid when his Russian-Jewish family immigrated to Michigan. Now he's in London for university, overwhelmed by unexpected memories. Socially anxious, intensely private, and closeted, Nick doesn't expect to fall in so quickly with a tight-knit group of students from his college, and it's both exhilarating and scary. Hanging out with them is ...