David Goodis defies convention in the pages of Nightfall, a noirish tale of an innocent man pursued by both criminals and the police. Jim Vanning, Navy veteran and commercial artist, knows it's only a matter of time until he's captured by one or the other and must live every moment with the claustrophobic fear only the relentlessly hunted can understand.

The latest in the New Naturalist series documents the parks and green spaces unique to Britain's cities – and the wildlife that has flourished in these habitats.Not since Richard Fitter’s landmark publication in 1945, ‘London’s Natural History’ – volume 3 in the New Naturalist series – has there been a comprehensive guide to urban natural history. Since then there have been major advances in the conservation of nature in our towns and cities, and there is even more to say about how...

When Hart, a desperate man running from the law, finds a man in the street dying of a gunshot wound, things only go from bad to worse. He is taken in by the gang who murdered the man. As as the cops close in, he finds himself is trapped in a small house with these violent men and vicious women.

For the first time, the best work of a distinctive master of American noir is available in authoritative e-book editions from The Library of America. David Goodis experienced a brief celebrity when his novel Dark Passage (1946) became the basis for a popular movie starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. The story of a man railroaded for his wife’s murder and forced to assume a different identity after escaping from prison becomes in Goodis’s hands a lyrical evocation of urban ...

Hunted for a priceless sapphire he recently acquired, Clayton hides in a seedy Ceylon bar, relying on his friend Kroner for escape. But Clayton's toxic history with the gem's ruthless seeker Rudy Hagen and Hagen's lover Alma soon erupts. When Alma makes a mysterious late-night visit, passions flare, trusts twist, and Clayton must risk everything in a breakdown ofcrossed signals, guns, and greed. Will Clayton wager the stone and his life for the woman who once scorned him?

David Goodis (1917–1967) was an American crime fiction writer noted for his noir novels and short stories. His 1951 novel CASSIDY'S GIRL draws on his life in Philadelphia, where he prowled the underside of city life, frequenting nightclubs and seedy bars. He translated his experiences into a string of dark crime novels. CASSIDY'S GIRL sold more than a million copies upon its release.

From Humble Beginnings to the Frontlines of Vietnam: A Riveting Journey through Military Induction, Intense Training, and the Brutal Realities of War.In Busting Jungle, the author takes readers on a deeply personal journey, from an ordinary life to the extraordinary circumstances of war. The memoir begins with the author's early life experiences, providing a glimpse into his upbringing and the family dynamics that shaped him. It then shifts to an engrossin...

This could likely be the last human reading of The Holy Bible.Professional studio audio readings of The Holy Bible, without music or drama, so you can experience the scripture as written.With AI tools flooding the market, anyone with a keyboard can now slap in text, click a button, and download a convincing-sounding voice over. Considering The King James Bible is nearly 800,000 words in length, producing over 72 hours of finished audio, it requires a Samsonian effo...

For the first time, the best work of a distinctive master of American noir is available in authoritative e-book editions from The Library of America. In Nightfall (1947), David Goodis explores the theme of the innocent pursued, as artist Jim Vanning becomes accidentally embroiled in a violent robbery and must evade criminals and police alike. Other David Goodis novels available as Library of America E-Book Classics include: Dark Passage, The Burglar, The Moon...

This second edition covers recent developments around the world with contributors from 33 different countries. It widens the handbook’s scope by including ecological design; consideration of cultural dimensions of the use and conservation of urban nature; the roles of government and civil society; and the continuing issues of equity and fairness in access to urban greenspaces.New features include an emphasis on the biophilic design of homes and workplaces, demonstrating the value o...

As a BIPOC therapist, you learned a lot of things in graduate school, but how to set up your own private practice wasn't one of them. Most of us got through graduate school figuring out--on our own--how to adapt the things we learned to the populations we want to serve. It was exhausting! And now you want to start a private psychotherapy practice but you're afraid because none of what you learned seems to apply to being a entrepreneur. I've been there, and I get it!Building a P...

This David Goodis masterpiece should be on everyone's shelf of classic noir. A short and in some ways simple tale, it carries a very heavy punch. Eddie Lynn is a piano player in a Philly dive, trying to eke out a living playing in the shadows.David Goodis made it a practice to routinely visit the bars and hangouts and hotspots in Philadelphia's rat-infested, poverty-stricken slums. As a writer and artist, he opened himself to life as it was lived in the urban underbelly of the 1940...