Having passed four-score-and-ten, Alan May decides it is time to create a bucket list. He narrows it down, and he narrows it down some more. He winds up with a one-item list: travel to the past. He connects with his late brother-in-law via a supernatural intervention, and the pair travel through recent history and enjoy being part of things Alan wanted to see—great moments in sports, especially baseball, and important political moments that shaped modern society—and meeting many interestin...

Seventeen-year-old Melissa is having her best year ever.She's traveling the world on the tall ship Inspiration, and, along with more than thirty other students, getting credit for a full year of high school in the bargain.And, after her boyless years at a private school, it doesn't hurt that one of the students on the ship is tall, dark, and handsome Pierre. (She's most impressed with his height, being close to six feet tall herself.)Melissa is exc...

Chopped or channeled, candy metalflaked or rusted-out, hot rods are institutions of American motoring. This collection of more than three dozen roadsters, coupes, rat rods, and show cars provides a nicely priced, all-color survey of this enduring hobby. Each hot rod is featured in full-vehicle and detail shots of the car, a brief history of the car and the build, and more.

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...

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 ...

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...

Dans ce western puissant et violent, Alan Le May nous raconte l’histoire des Zachary, une famille de ranchers du Texas. En 1874, alors que les habitants de la région et les Indiens s’affrontent pour les terres, un vieil ennemi des Zachary répand la rumeur selon laquelle leur fille ne serait pas leur enfant biologique, mais une Kiowa volée à sa tribu. Bientôt, les Zachary sont rejetés par leur propre communauté et doivent se préparer à une âpre bataille contre les Kiowa, venus réclamer leur...

First published in the US in 1927, now public domain in the US and Canada. A man who has killed in self-defence is hunted across hundreds of miles by a band of vigilantes led by his victim’s brother. Ben's troubles began when he killed Lew Cade in self-defense and Abner Cade, Lew's brother, turned a band of trigger-happy vigilantes against him. The grim chase ranged over hundreds of miles, but Ben hung on though the months of privation and peril to return to the Roaring river for a showdow...

THE RAIN MAY PASS is a coming-of-age memoir from Alan Shayne-actor, casting director, producer, and former President of Warner Bros Television. Set in New England in the 1940s, a teenage boy falls in love with a man twice his age and soon learns more about himself than he ever imagined possible."Alan Shayne shares his life in such great visual style, with self-awareness, warmth, deep humor, and pain...a great read! Don't miss it." Linda Lavin, Broadway, film, and televisio...

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...

Pure Evil is one of our greatest fears. No appeals to reason, no pleas of mercy or forgiveness will have the slightest impact on the mind of the oppressor. But in this volume our authors are rather more spiteful that we could at first imagine. Here they blight the lives of characters with Curses, Necromancy, Dark Magic and other assorted ghouls that care little about the fate of you or I.1 - Essence of Evil - Tales of Curses, Necromancy, Dark Magic & More - An Introduction2...