- Table View
- List View
Falling Star (Inspector Henry Tibbett Mystery #5)
by Patricia MoyesIt was an easy enough scene for Bob Meakin to play. They might be able to shoot it in 1 take. But he tripped on the stairs, and fell directly under the wheels of the incoming train...
Sentences, Paragraphs, and Beyond: A Worktext with Readings
by Kelly Brandon Lee BrandonFrom the book: The text's three parts and the appendixes cover the full array of topics needed for developmental writing. Part One: Writing Sentences includes parts of sentence structure, phrases and clauses, kinds of sentences, sentence combining, sentence problems, pronoun use, modifiers, punctuation, and spelling. Part Two: Writing Paragraphs and Beyond covers the writing process with instructions, examples, demonstrations, and exercises in freewriting, brainstorming, clustering, topic sentence writing, outlining, revising, and editing. Part Three: Connecting Reading and Writing provides guidance in reading critically and writing summaries; practicing reading-related responses; and recognizing patterns such as process, cause and effect, and exemplification. Reading selections by students and professional writers are dually grouped by pattern and theme. Appendixes cover parts of speech, taking tests, writing a letter of application and a resume, and a guide for ESL students.
The Fleecing of Fodder City
by Pierce MackenzieT. G. Horne was a gambling man who'd bet his bankroll on his poker hand and his life on his trigger finger. Fodder City looked like a sure bet to him, but nothing was quite what it seemed...
Warrant for X
by Philip MacdonaldA conversation is overheard in a London tea shop. A crime is going to be committed, but who is going to do it, and what are they going to do? An Anthony Gethryn mystery.
The Polferry Riddle
by Philip MacdonaldWhat at first seems like a quiet isolated country house on the British coast becomes the sinister setting for murder. An Anthony Gethryn mystery.
Rover's Tales
by Michael Z. LewinIn this collection of short stories, the author gives Rover, his canine narrator, a voice that speaks for dogs everywhere. He endows Rover with enough intelligence, spunk, and compassion to combat the injustices committed against his fellow canines by fate, unthinking humans, and even other dogs.
Charmed: Luck Be a Lady
by Scott CiencinWithdrawing her toe and standing elegantly next to the bath, Paige told the second servant that the jazz station he had just selected would be more than adequate for her needs. When both were gone, she locked the door, slid off her robe, and removed the towel from her hair. She eased herself into the bath, which felt heavenly, and held her breath as she dunked herself, wetting her hair. Then she got out once more, put on her robe, and orbed away in a shimmer of blue-white light. She reappeared in her room in the Towers, a very different kind of wardrobe laid out for her. Phoebe and Piper had already changed, with Chloe fussing about them, handling a few last-minute details. The young woman didn't even jump around an orb anymore, which was nice. She had the makings of a truly terrific Wiccan. "My alibi's in place," Paige said, tossing off her robe and trying not to think about what she might do if their imminent encounter did not go as planned. In moments she was dressing for war.
Charmed: Mirror Image
by Jeff MariotteAll IN All, paige thought, GOLDEN GATE Is A super spoocky place with NO ONE ELSE Around. "Timothy?" she called, hoping he was here somewhere, maybe just hidden by the roling clouds of fog. "Where are you?" A full minute passed, maybe more, before he answered. "Back here, Paige," he said, sounding strangely distant. "In the trees." She looked to where the sound of his voice had come from-a thick growth of trees across the grassy patch and flower be is from the windmill. Staring through the mist between the trees, she finally spotted a pale oval she thought must be Timothy's face. "What are you doing in there?" she asked with a nervous chuckle. "Come on out here." "It's safer in the trees," Timothy replied. "Safer?" Paige echoed. "Safe from what?"
Charmed: Seasons of the Witch, Vol. 1
by Laura J. Burns Emma HarrisonPhoebe thought she'd had her fill of dealing with demon romance when she fell for Cole Turner. Now she's a pawn in a supernatural love connection. Paige is feeling the badness-busting burnout. But an attempt to get in touch with her inner party girl could be the undoing of the Power of Three. Piper wants the Charmed Ones to learn more about Wiccan tradition. Unfortunately, a mysterious power outage forces her to redirect her attention-and rethink the consequences of her future with Leo. The Charmed Ones have a story for every season! Burns and 1 (Yule) by Emma Harrison, based on the TV series Charmed.
My Daddy was a Pistol and I'm a Son of a Gun
by Lewis GrizzardEven while sharing the sorrows of life with his father, Grizzard always maintains his marvelous (make thatmaaaahhhhhvelous) humor. From mispronunciations of his name, (you wouldn't rhyme it with the chicken part, would you?) to ballgames and business trips, Grizzard pokes fun. His observations are poignant and rich. A delightful book.
Charmed: Shadow of the Sphinx
by Carla JablonskiShifting sands, eternal dust, unending time moves as it must. But ancient wisdom works through me, time is mine, where e'er I be. Based on the TV series.
Charmed: Pied Piper
by Debbie ViguiéThey come to you for guidance, protection - Innocents, facing nameless evil. It is up to you to save their laughter - Watch over them, protect them from danger and peril. Based on the TV series.
Charmed: Something Wiccan This Way Comes
by Emma Harrison"You're not going anywhere!' Paige said to the Anubi demon, holding a ball offire over his face menacingly. "Not until you tell us what you've done with all the witches you've taken." The Anubi let out a low, menacing laugh and a chill ran down Piper's spine. "They're all dead," he told them. "But we still have their blood if you're interested." Piper's breath caught in her throat as the Anubi turned its massive head toward a line of more than twenty canisters on the windowsill. If each one held the blood of a different witch, then there were even more victims than they had thought. Suddenly, Piper felt her whole body go numb. She turned and looked at Tessa and Taryn who were huddled together by the door. "That means that Tina is ... Tina is actually ..." Taryn took one step away from her sister and fainted, her body falling limp on the floor. Tessa crumbled next to her and started to sob. Her heart twisting painfully, Piper turned slowly back to the Anubi, lifted her hands, and just as Phoebe, Cole, and Leo flung themselves out of harm's way, blew him to pieces.
Charmed: Changeling Places
by Micol Ostow"What can I tell you? Demons are wacky that way.' Piper said. "They don't always play fair." She rattled her arms in their chains. Nothing doing. Firm as ever. "Your only hope is to let me out of here so my sisters and I can help you." Caitlyn's expression was grim. "Even if I wanted to-which, for the record, I don't," she said emphatically, "I wouldn't be able to. Those chains are enchanted. I don't have the power to break them." "Someone in your village must," Piper said, practically begging. "But that's just it, Piper. We're nowhere near my village," Caitlyn said sweetly. "We're in Lexor's dungeon. He'll be here any minute. You're trapped in the Underworld, my dear."
Charmed: Voodoo Moon
by Wendy Corsi StaubBad Noon losing Piper saw a thick, enormous black snake rear up beside the flickering fire. "What kind of snake is that?" Piper asked. "It ... it looks like the creature from my vision," Phoebe told her. "The snake that was going to devour that girl." "That's no snake. It's a loa, an evil voodoo spirit," Randy muttered. The monstrous creature turned its head toward them. Its eyes were twin pinpoints of flame. Deadly fangs jutted from its mouth. Piper had never seen anything that was so purely evil. "It's seen us!" Yvonne exclaimed. "This is it. You must use your power now if we are to escape." Stepping out of the shadows, the three Halliwell sisters joined hands. They advanced slowly on the loa. "The Power of Three," Piper called out to steel her sisters. They squeezed her hands. "The Power of Three," they answered back.
Charmed: Kiss of Darkness
by Brandon AlexanderA Deadly Prediction With a knowing smile, the tarot reader walked over to Prue, Piper, and Phoebe's table. "I am Elena. You wish me to look into your future with my cards?" This is going to be a joke, Prue told herself as Elena laid down the first card. Elena's hand began to tremble. Prue jerked her gaze to the fortune-teller's face. It grew pale, a ghostly white, as though all the blood had been drained from it. "What is it?" Prue asked, trying to ignore the irrational prickle of dread that was raising the hair on the nape of her neck. "Th-this card has always been in the deck, but I've never drawn it during a reading," Elena stammered. She set it on the table, and Prue saw that it showed a crumbling black tower struck by lightning. "What does it mean?" Prue asked. Elena trembled again. "It is the most powerful card in the deck," she said slowly, her voice an ominous whisper. "It means that darkness will surround you."
Charmed: Picture Perfect
by Cameron DokeyLucile Marshall was absolutely terrified. "The evil moaned. the evil's been set free," she Then, as abruptly as she'd lost her composure, Lucile regained it. She stood up straight, shaking free of Paige and Phoebe, and looked Maxwell Harrington in straight in the eye. "You fool. You pompous, arrogant idiot," she said. Then her eyes rolled back in her head and, gracefully as a silk handkerchief, Lucile Marshall folded in a dead faint to the floor.
Beaches
by Iris Rainer DartTwo strikingly different women, whose extraordinary friendship binds them together through 30 years of drama, excitement, joy and tragedy.
Mile High
by Richard CondonAn exciting thriller about a mafia leader, slavery, the Prohibition, the Depression, McCarthyism - America in the 30s, 40s and 50s.
Willard and His Bowling Trophies: A Perverse Mystery
by Richard BrautiganA surreal exploration involving stolen bowling trophies, gas station robbers, and sado-masochism.
A Basic Reader for College Writers
by Christopher G. Hayes Janet M. Goldstein David I. DanielsAlthough this is designed to be a textbook, many readers will enjoy the essays, which are written by a range of authors that includes Jane Brody, John Kellmayer, Ben Fong-Torres, and Mary E. Mebane. The topics of these thirty-two essays cover throwing away food, overcoming alcoholism, learning from Japanese prisons, and baseball.
The Third Bullet and Other Stories
by John Dickson CarrThe short stories are: The Third Bullet, The Clue of the Red Wig, The House in Goblin Wood, The Wrong Problem, The Proverbial Murder, The Locked Room, and The Gentleman from Paris.
The Capri Affair
by David HannaWhen wealthy tycoon Richard Winston IV is found murdered in his Manhattan penthouse, Lt. Frank Lamark discovers there are many people with good reasons for wanting him dead.
The Art of Living
by The Editors Of The Reader's DigestLiving comes naturally. Living well is an art. This is the "how to" handbook on life's most essential skills.
Goodbye Janette
by Harold RobbinsSpanning 2 generations, 2 continents, from the fear and corruption of occupied France to the glamour of the jet-set society and international high fashion. Romantic suspense.