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Alarm Call: An unputdownable mystery of crime and intrigue
by Quintin JardineOz Blackstone didn?t go looking for fame: it jumped out of an alleyway and mugged him with a fist full of high denomination notes. Movie stardom, wealth, a successful marriage ? Oz is standing on the brink of the Seriously Big Time and life just seems to keep lining up the cherries? He should have known it couldn?t stay that good for that long ? don?t the juiciest fruit always go sour? The first sign of trouble appears when Oz finds his ex-wife Primavera Phillips, drenched in her own tears ? her life in ruins, cheated out of her fortune and robbed of her baby boy, Tom, by his lying con-man father. What could Oz do but help? Maybe he should have called for help himself, or stuck to the game plan of looking after number one. Instead he set out on a voyage of dark intrigue and wild discovery that would turn his life upside down ? again.
Alarm Call: An unputdownable mystery of crime and intrigue (Oz Blackstone #8)
by Quintin JardineRevenge can have shattering consequences... Oz Blackstone returns in Alarm Call, the witty, pacy and dramatic eighth novel in Quintin Jardine's crime series. Perfect for fans of Ian Rankin and James Oswald.Oz Blackstone didn't go looking for fame: it jumped out of an alleyway and mugged him with a fist full of high denomination notes. Movie stardom, wealth, a successful marriage - Oz is standing on the brink of the Seriously Big Time and life just seems to keep lining up the cherries... He should have known it couldn't stay that good for that long - don't the juiciest fruit always go sour? The first sign of trouble appears when Oz finds his ex-wife Primavera Phillips, drenched in her own tears - her life in ruins, cheated out of her fortune and robbed of her baby boy, Tom, by his lying con-man father. What could Oz do but help? Maybe he should have called for help himself, or stuck to the game plan of looking after number one. Instead he sets out on a voyage of dark intrigue and wild discovery that could turn his life upside down - again. What readers are saying about Alarm Call: 'Yet another Jardine tale with twists and turns throughout... the final twist is brilliant''Loved every word''Another brilliant read from Quintin'
Alarm at the Farm! #2: A Graphic Novel (Finder's Creatures #2)
by P. Knuckle JonesIn this hilarious graphic novel mystery, detective-in-training Finder and her friends are back on the case, as they investigate what exactly is going on at Old Lady Goose Liver's farm! Perfect for fans of The InvestiGators!Finder and her friends are toad-ally excited for their field trip to Goose-Liver Farm, but when they notice some power outages and other strange shenanigans, they realize they may have a new mystery at hand. It turns out there&’s a secret high-tech headquarters located beneath kind Old Lady Goose-Liver&’s farm that&’s hiding away some sinister creatures. Is the sweet old goose in on it, or is she the victim of fowl play? And how exactly does the great detective Seymour Warts's investigation into his nemesis Smarty Arty connect to Goose-Liver Farm? Only the Creature Finders can figure it out.
Alarms and Discursions
by G. K. ChestertonBorn in London, Chesterton was educated at St. Paul's, but never went to college. He went to art school. In 1900, he was asked to contribute a few magazine articles on art criticism, and went on to become one of the most prolific writers of all time. He wrote a hundred books, contributions to 200 more, hundreds of poems, including the epic Ballad of the White Horse, five plays, five novels, and some two hundred short stories, including a popular series featuring the priest-detective, Father Brown. In spite of his literary accomplishments, he considered himself primarily a journalist. He wrote over 4000 newspaper essays, including 30 years worth of weekly columns for the Illustrated London News, and 13 years of weekly columns for the Daily News. He also edited his own newspaper, G.K.'s Weekly. (To put it into perspective, four thousand essays is the equivalent of writing an essay a day, every day, for 11 years. If you're not impressed, try it some time. But they have to be good essays, all of them, as funny as they are serious, and as readable and rewarding a century after you've written them.) Chesterton was equally at ease with literary and social criticism, history, politics, economics, philosophy, and theology. His style is unmistakable, always marked by humility, consistency, paradox, wit, and wonder. His writing remains as timely and as timeless today as when it first appeared, even though much of it was published in throw away paper. This man who composed such profound and perfect lines as "The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting; it has been found difficult and left untried," stood 6'4" and weighed about 300 pounds, usually had a cigar in his mouth, and walked around wearing a cape and a crumpled hat, tiny glasses pinched to the end of his nose, swordstick in hand, laughter blowing through his moustache. And usually had no idea where or when his next appointment was. He did much of his writing in train stations, since he usually missed the train he was supposed to catch. In one famous anecdote, he wired his wife, saying, "Am at Market Harborough. Where ought I to be?" His faithful wife, Frances, attended to all the details of his life, since he continually proved he had no way of doing it himself. She was later assisted by a secretary, Dorothy Collins, who became the couple's surrogate daughter, and went on to become the writer's literary executrix, continuing to make his work available after his death. This absent-minded, overgrown elf of a man, who laughed at his own jokes and amused children at birthday parties by catching buns in his mouth, was the man who wrote a book called The Everlasting Man, which led a young atheist named C.S. Lewis to become a Christian. This was the man who wrote a novel called The Napoleon of Notting Hill, which inspired Michael Collins to lead a movement for Irish Independence. This was the man who wrote an essay in the Illustrated London News that inspired Mahatma Gandhi to lead a movement to end British colonial rule in India. This was a man who, when commissioned to write a book on St. Thomas Aquinas (aptly titled Saint Thomas Aquinas), had his secretary check out a stack of books on St.
Alarms and Discursions (Classics To Go)
by G. K. ChestertonThis volume contains a collection of essays written by G. K. Chesterton. These essays were originally published in the 'Daily News', and cover a range of topics ranging from Gargoyles to strolls around Marble Arch. The essays contained herein include: The Surrender of a Cockney, The Nightmare, The Telegraph Poles, A Drama of Dolls, The Men and His Newspaper, The Appetite of Earth, Simmons and the Social Tie, Cheese, The Red Town, The Furrows, and many more. (Goodreads)
Alarums: Dangerous visions abound in this gripping horror novel
by Richard LaymonAll signs point to foul play... Alarums is a haunting novel from the master of horror, Richard Laymon. Perfect for fans of Stephen King and Joe Hill. Melanie Conway knows something is wrong when she starts having visions again. Her boyfriend, Bodie, wants to help but they are too late. Her father has been in a hit and run accident. Melanie's sister, Penelope, is having problems of her own. She keeps receiving strange calls. Bodie is drawn into the mystery and gets more than he bargained for... What readers are saying about Alarums: 'Brilliant! Everything you would expect from the master of horror''Another masterpiece by Mr Laymon''Five stars'
Alas Poor Father
by Joan FlemingBrigadier Basil Patricott, presently engaged on hush hush business for the foreign office, is a man able to cope with anything - except his two small motherless sons. As a result they run wild in the company of an eccentric Irish pigeon fancier, living with his sinister brother in a house of mysterious locked doors. Then one of the boys goes exploring, and what he sees behind those doors marks him down for immediate death. 'She has the gift of creating instantly credible characters' Sunday Times 'Twists and turns all over the place' Observer
Alas de Memoria
by Anna Kyss Lucía Roselí Lagos NúñezCuando Kiernan abandona Inglaterra, espera descubrir los secretos que podrían salvar a su gente de la extinción. Pero el camino hacia las respuestas está lleno de peligros. No se imagina lo que se esconde en la selva de Costa Rica. Poco después de llegar, Kiernan encuentra a la chica humana que ha pasado meses añorando. Kiernan debe decidir entre su amor por Meghan y su lealtad por su hermano, Avery. Trata de poner a su hermano primero, hasta que se ve forzado a encarar un decisión imposible. Kiernan necesita acceder a la magia para salvar a su gente. El único problema: liberar su magia involucra romper su promesa a su hermano. ¿Qué tal si la única manera de ayudar a Avery es escogiendo a Meghan?
Alas de Sombra
by Anna Kyss Lucía Lagos NúñezEl regalo de graduación de Meghan es uno que cualquier joven de dieciocho años soñaría: un viaje al extranjero, a Inglaterra. Su viaje se vuelve más aventurero de lo esperado cuando Meghan conoce al misterioso Kiernan y acepta su invitación a un club secreto, oculto bajo las calles de Londres. Las eclécticas vestimentas de los asistentes al club no son el único elemento inusual que ella descubre en el Subterráneo. El padre de Kiernan ha desarrollado una retorcida serie de rituales, y marca a Meghan como su siguiente víctima. En lugar de la divertida cita que se había imaginado, Meghan se encuentra a sí misma aprisionada y luchando por nada menos que su supervivencia.
Alas de fuego 1. La profecía
by Tui T. Sutherland¡Vive el comienzo de esta emocionante saga de dragones! Adéntrate en un mundo legendario.Bienvenido al universo de «Alas de Fuego» Una guerra cruel divide a las tribus desde hace generaciones, y la única esperanza recae en cinco jóvenes dragones destinados a traer la paz. La profecía dice que los cinco elegidos deben permanecen ocultos, esperando el momento preciso para actuar. Pero... ¿y si los dragones hubieran decidido liberarse?¿Y si se atrevieran a huir de la montaña y luchar por la paz a su noble manera?
Alas de fuego 2. La heredera perdida
by Tui T. SutherlandLos dragones se adentrarán en las profundidades del océano en esta nueva aventura. Bienvenido al universo «Alas de Fuego». Tras escapar de su encierro en la montaña, los dragones del destino vuelan en libertad, dispuestos a devolver la paz a un mundo dividido. Pero la tierra está llena de amenazas y los elegidos deciden buscar la protección de los dragones del mar. No imaginan que el maravilloso océano esconde también sus propios secretos y peligros. Sobre todo si eres la heredera perdida de los Alas Marinas...
Alas de fuego 3. El reino escondido
by Tui T. SutherlandSiete tribus divididas por la guerra.Cinco dragones unidos por la paz. Continúa la saga con una nueva aventura de los dragones del destino. Bienvenido al universo «Alas de Fuego» Tras su última aventura, los dragones vuelan al Bosque, donde esperan convencer al reino de los Alas Lluviosas para que se unan a sucausa. Pero los Alas Lluviosas son famosos por sus bonitos colores y su pereza y la guerra les trae sin cuidado. Ni siquiera les preocupan las desapariciones que se están produciendo en el bosque. ¿Podrá Gloria, la joven Ala Lluviosa, convencer a los suyos de que corren un peligro mortal?
Alas para un corazón
by David AlmondLa aparición de un misterioso personaje en un garaje cambiará para siempre la vida de Michael y de su familia. Michael no está de muy buen humor últimamente, se acaban de cambiar de casa y, de momento, no le gusta nada. Además, sus padres andan muy nerviosos porque su hermanita, que acaba de nacer, tiene que ingresar en el hospital aquejada de una grave enfermedad en su corazón. Por eso, Michael tiene mucho tiempo para investigar y es en el destartalado garaje donde encuentra a un extraño personaje, sucio y muy enfermo, que se alimenta de insectos. Afortunadamente, podrá compartir este secreto con Mina, su nueva vecina, una niña inquieta y muy despierta, que le descubrirá al poeta William Blake y le enseñará a ver la vida con otros ojos. Los dos alimentarán a su nuevo amigo, le conseguirán la comida china que tanto le gusta y la cerveza negra, pero también las pastillas para tratar su avanzada artritis. Entre los tres se establece una sólida amistad, una amistad que los une con unos lazos poco comunes... Al final, descubrirán cuál es la verdadera identidad de su misterioso amigo y, sobre todo, por qué está con ellos. Mientras, la hermanita de Michael se debate entre la vida y la muerte...
Alas robadas
by Beatriz MarcosUn arranque de valentía la sacó de allí, aunque va a necesitar mucho más si quiere mantenerse fuera. Ahora no está sola... Pero sus demonios la están buscando. Dan, uno de los pocos humanos puros que queda en la Tierra, no se esperaba conseguir nada en esa redada. Apenas se creía que lo que ese papel contenía era la dirección de una ciudad secreta, que escondía a una de las bandas armadas que más tiempo llevaban buscando. Ahora, todo lo que su compañero y él tenían que hacer era entrar, conseguir la información necesaria como para detenerles, y salir de allí tranquilamente. Por supuesto, cuando una de las alarmas suena y se ven rodeados de toda clase de seres que quieren atacarles, ese plan ya no parece tan perfecto. Cynara no se esperaba una noche tranquila. Llevaba años sin saber lo que era la tranquilidad, desde que esos dos demonios cristianos aparecieron en su vida y se la destrozaron. Había pasado de ser una niña normal a una esclava en apenas una noche y, después de tanto tiempo viviendo así, solo quería que su tortura se acabase de una vez por todas. La oportunidad se presenta una noche cualquiera, en forma de un hombre que nunca ha conocido, cuya voz le atrae como un instrumento bien afinado. Cuando por fin se ve liberada de esa prisión, parece que todo va a ir a mejor en su vida, y que ha dejado esa noche atrás. Es lo mismo que pensaba Dan, hasta que se entera de que hay algo que le une a esa chica aterradora pero de mirada triste. Algo que ella decidió no mencionar, pero que puede ser un peligro para Dan y su familia. El problema viene cuando descubren que él no es el único que la está buscando, y que no todo lo que dejaron atrás se había quedado ahí. Hay mucho más en juego que la escapada de Cynara, y la ciudad está ahora bajo un nuevo mando. Si creían que el anterior había sido peligroso, ahora se enfrentan a algo más oscuro.Más caótico. Y, sobre todo, más peligroso.
Alas salvajes (Wings in the Wild)
by Margarita Engle¡Ahora disponible in español!Los seres alados han de ser libres. Y también lo han de ser los artistas, pero el gobierno cubano ha criminalizado cualquier arte que no tenga su aprobación. Soleida y sus padres protestan contra esta injusticia con su jardín secreto de esculturas de aves encadenadas. Luego, un huracán derriba las paredes y deja al descubierto el arte ilegal, y sus padres son arrestados... Soleida huye sola a Centroamérica y se une a miles de refugiados cubanos varados en Costa Rica mientras buscan asilo en cualquier otro sitio. Ahí, conoce a Dariel, un muchacho cubanoamericano cuya música enigmática hechiza a las aves, a los animales… y a Soleida. Juntos trabajan para proteger el medioambiente y atraer la atención del mundo hacia los artistas presos en Cuba. Pronto descubren que el amor no consta de caer rendido, sino de volar juntos hacia nuevas alturas. Pero las alas pueden ser frágiles, y Soleida y Dariel vienen de mundos diferentes. ¿Acaso ese futuro mejor por el que luchan incluirá la posibilidad de que estén juntos?
Alas, Babylon
by Pat FrankThis is one of the earliest books dealing with the results of a nuclear war that causes the demise of human civilization as we know it.
Alas, Babylon (Perennial Classics Ser.)
by Pat Frank"Alas, Babylon. " Those fateful words heralded the end. When a nuclear holocaust ravages the United States, a thousand years of civilization are stripped away overnight, and tens of millions of people are killed instantly. But for one small town in Florida, miraculously spared, the struggle is just beginning, as men and women of all backgrounds join together to confront the darkness.
Alas, My Love
by Edith LaytonFrom the talented Edith Layton comes the second novel in her wonderful new series. Can a self-made man overcome humble beginnings to romance the lady of his dreams? Surviving against all odds, Amyas St. Ives grew up in a foundling home, then escaped to the streets of London and managed, through sheer will and courage, to make his fortune. However, money and devastatingly good looks alone are not enough to gain entry into London high society-not when Amyas is unaware of his true origins and is considered base-born among the posh Regency set. When he meets the alluring Amber, a fellow foundling and ward of a respectable family, he thinks he's met a kindred spirit-but when Amber finally discovers her true identity, the hurdles to their love become insurmountable. How can Amyas convince her family that what a man is matters more than what he was born to be?
Alaska
by Jana HarrisThis saga chronicles the lives and fortunes of four generations of women in the York family, from the Russian occupation of Alaska to the building of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System. Detailing the triumphs and trials of what became a dynasty of fish and timber barons during a crucial century in Alaska's history, the novel opens with teenage Nadia Karimoff, a half-Russian, half-Native American orphan living in Sitka, being kidnapped and sold to a mysterious Yankee named Noah York.
Alaska (2013 Advent Calendar - Heartwarming Ser.)
by Kim Fielding Traductores AnónimosScott y Marco son los mejores amigos y se encuentran en una azotea en Nochebuena, cada uno de ellos escapando temporalmente de situaciones familiares muy difíciles. No tienen regalos para compartir, pero Marco promete que algún día rescatará a Scott y lo llevará a Alaska. Los años pasan y de vez en cuando se encuentran de nuevo (la primera vez de forma planeada, la siguiente por pura casualidad), siempre en Nochebuena, y cada vez descubren que la vida tan sólo se complica más y más. Atesoran cada momento que pasan juntos pero ¿podrán realmente huir a Alaska algún día?
Alaska (2013 Advent Calendar - Heartwarming)
by Kim FieldingBest friends Scott and Marco meet on a rooftop on Christmas Eve, each temporarily escaping from his difficult home life. With no gift to share, Marco instead promises to someday rescue Scott and take him to Alaska. As the years pass, they meet--first by design, then by chance--on occasional Christmas Eves, only to find life growing increasingly difficult. They treasure the few moments they have together, but will they ever reach Alaska?A story from the Dreamspinner Press 2013 Advent Calendar package "Heartwarming".
Alaska Animal Antics: Animals, wild and tame, from moose to mosquitoes, and their involvement with Alaskans
by Elverda LincolnAlaska Animal Antics, an entertaining book for all ages, is a compilation of stories about life with animals on the Last Frontier. These humorous animal tales come from Elverda's friends, who graciously gave her their written, oral, and taped manuscripts. Alaska Animal Antics is about animals, wild and tame, from moose to mosquitoes, and their involvement with people. You'll soon discover that it is sometimes difficult to decide who you're laughing at -- animals or people. Although Alaska Animal Antics is really about animals, and the funny things they do as they associate with people, without peoples' antics, animals' antics wouldn't be nearly so funny. Life in Alaska is different and challenging -- Alaska Animal Antics proves it.
Alaska Dreams (A Wild River Novel #6)
by Jennifer SnowIs she making the right decision…for her career and her heart?Following a near-death experience, Selena Hudson is finally going after the career she wants. And since casting directors won&’t see her as anything but a rom-com queen, Selena signs on to produce and star in her own movie—an edgy psychological thriller. But just as the cast and crew arrive on location in Wild River, Alaska, the leading man drops out of the production.Reporter Gus Orosco is not hiding out in Wild River—he&’s waiting for the dust to settle after his on-camera &“overreaction&” triggered by watching his ex-fiancee get engaged to a superstar hockey player. Gus doesn&’t want to be anywhere near the film crew shooting at his family&’s campgrounds, but Selena makes him an offer he can&’t refuse: she&’ll snag Gus an interview with Sports Beat if he&’ll be her leading man. All Gus has to do is learn his lines, hit his marks and somehow ignore the sparks flying between them…even though they&’re hot enough to melt the Alaskan snow.Bonus NovellaJade Frazier learns that Christmas is the season for second chances—in life as well as love—in Jennifer Snow&’s An Alaskan Christmas Homecoming.
Alaska Dutchman
by Sean E ThomasA prospector's body is found near the railroad tracks south of Fairbanks. At the miner's cabin, Tlingit Alaska State Trooper Sergeant Robert Sable finds two bodies slumped over a table in pools of blood. While investigating the crime scene, he finds hidden under the base of the prospector's fireplace several hundred thousand dollars in gold nuggets the killers missed. Rumors fly that the prospector had found the Dutchman, a mine of myth, legend and a curse. Over the last hundred years, men have died trying to find the mine. If they found it, the curse would kill them and the mine would be lost again. Bennett's killers are closing on the mine's location and as Sable follows the clues, they lead him closer to the killers and mortal danger.
Alaska Fish Wars: Nobody Wins
by Ron WaldenViolent incidents on the Kenai River and on commercial fishing grounds of Cook Inlet prompted Trooper, Andy Biggs, to contact State Senator Price in an attempt to change fishing regulations causing harsh attitudes leading to violence. The good senator formed a panel composed of commercial fishermen, sports fisherman, subsistence users, fish and game biologists and regulators, sport fishing guides and other special interest group leaders to hold hearings on the matter. Outside interests, meaning non-Alaskans, pay protesters to disrupt the hearings. Every faction of Alaska's fishing industry has strong, self-serving, opinions, and a personal stake, in the issues being considered by the panel; which leads to even more violent incidents. Several state politicians involve themselves in the argument and are paid for their votes by cannery owners rejecting the proposed changes. Alaska Fish Wars is fictional, but the conflicts are real and have raged for more than sixty years—and continue today. Alaska Fish Wars is an insight into the arguments nobody wins—especially the resource.