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The Have Gun, Will Travel Companion
by Les Rayburn Martin GramsThis program ran for six seasons--225 episodes--and this book tells all about its planning, its presenting, its struggles, and its people. If just reading the title makes you start humming the theme song, you won't want to miss a word!
The Nostalgia Entertainment Sourcebook: The Complete Resource Guide to Classic Movies, Vintage Music, Old Time Radio and Theatre
by Randy Skretvedt Jordan R. YoungA resource guide for finding the sounds and accoutrements that accompany the entertainment of the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s. Fan clubs, festivals, museums, stores, societies and many other resources. No hobbyist should be without this book!
It's That Time Again! Volume 2: More New Stories of Old-Time Radio
by Jim HarmonA rousing, mysterious, hilarious collection of the best NEW stories of old-time radio.
Criminal Damage
by Margaret YorkeSomething murderous is about to happen in Middle Bardolph. The sunny village seems as neat and proper as Mrs. Newton...
Restoration: A Novel of Seventeenth-Century England
by Rose TremainYoung Robert Merivel finds himself married to the king's beautiful mistress, but then he makes a serious mistake - he falls in love with his own wife. He must escape or be punished.
Circle of Stones
by Anna Lee WaldoA medieval saga about a Welsh woman, who was the mistress of a powerful prince but then became a Druid healer. Historical fiction.
Bambi: A Life in the Woods
by Felix SaltenOne of the best-loved stories ever, it is a wise and humane tale of life and death in the forest, taking Bambi from a fawn to the stag leader of the herd.
The Germanic People: Their Origin, Expansion and Culture
by Francis OwenThis investigation of the Germanic people makes use of material from linguistics, archaeology, anthropology, and history.
The Eye of the Storm
by Patrick WhiteFrom the Nobel Laureate of 1973 comes a novel about Elizabeth Hunter, 80-year-old matriarch, who is unwilling to die until she has looked deeply into the passion and anguish that shaped her life.
Meditations on Middle-Earth
by Karen HaberFantasy writers answer the questions, Why is The Lord of the Rings so popular? And How has Tolkien's writing influenced the path of Fantasy?. describing their first encounter with the trilogy, and how, their understanding of it's style and wisdom expanded as they matured. They say Tolkien influenced their fantasy writing, and examine fantasy literature. George R. R. Martin says Tolkien was first to create a fully drawn alternate world. Poul Anderson compares Tolkien's elves to Seraphim, Le Guin finds rhythm and patterns in Tolkien's style. Pratchett cannot recall where he was when JFK died but describes in detail the time and place he first read Tolkien. Michael Swanwick reads Tolkien to his 9 year old son, and accepts his honored role as a father and his place in the circle of life. Robin Hobb explains fantasy is popular because readers sought more books like Tolkien's. Orson Card reveals the true hero of Middle-earth. Esther Friesner thinks Elves are hotties. This is a wealth of information about Middle-earth, the nature of fantasy, and additional fantasy books.
Jackie After Jack: Portrait of the Lady
by Christopher AndersenBiography of Jackie Kennedy, after her husband Jack Kennedy was killed when she was 34.
Scooby-Doo! and the Fantastic Puppet Factory
by Jesse Leon MccannScooby-Doo and his friends investigate a puppet factory where a dummy threatens to turn them all into puppets.
Scooby-Doo! and the Weird Water Park
by Jesse Leon MccannScooby-Doo and his friends decide to take a break at a water park, but the park's been abandoned because of its water monsters.
Scooby-Doo and Zombies, Too!
by Gail HermanScooby-Doo and his friends visit Moonscar Island in the Louisiana bayous, and discover a mystery there.
Christie Classics
by Agatha ChristieA collection of five stories by Agatha Christie, including The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, And Then There Were None, Three Blind Mice, Witness for the Prosecution, and Philomel Cottage.
Readings in Humanistic Psychology
by Anthony J. Sutich Miles A. Vich24 articles present a representative cross-section of developments in the field of humanistic psychology, with both theoretical and applied contributions.
John C. Calhoun: American Portrait
by Margaret L. CoitPulitzer Prize winning biography of the prominent politician during the early 1800s.
The Tale of Tom Kitten
by Beatrix PotterTom and his sisters are having a great time in their best clothes until Mother calls them home for a tea party.
Secrets on 26th Street (American Girl History Mysteries #5)
by Elizabeth Mcdavid JonesIn New York City in 1914, eleven-year-old Susan encounters a mystery through an independent-minded female boarder and becomes involved in the growing suffrage movement.
Whose Land? A History of the Peoples of Palestine
by James ParkesWho has the right to live in Palestine - settlers? natives? both? Are there special rights whereby a settler population may displace a native one?
Ma Perkins, Little Orphan Annie and Heigh Yo, Silver!
by Charles Stumpf Ben OhmartDo you know that one of old-time radio's best-known voices is heard as Cruella DeVille in Disney's One Hundred and One Dalmatians? You will find many interesting tidbits about the shows and the people who played in them.
Irish Lore and Legends
by S. M. W. DunnitThese tales written for adults transport the reader to the farthest reaches of Irish memory with wisdom, wit, history, heroics, folly, conflict, quest, loyalty and the success of both rich and poor. You will read of the deeds of some of Ireland's most beloved, long enduring heroes of pre-history and myth including Finn M'Coul the revered giant of great deeds who when faced with a giant of equal power, turns to his wife for rescue and the Warrior maiden Meav who provokes a bloody battle because a cattleman won't sell her his prize bull. You will also find the Irish fairies, charms and castles, the blend of Celtic and Christian belief is ever present, and the lilting Irish way with words will draw you in to the realms of magical Irish lore.
Dinosaur for a Day
by Jim MurphyThis book follows a typical day in the life of a family of Hypsilophodon, a smaller, lesser-known dinosaur whose great speed aided its survival.
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
by Jules Verne Judith ConawayChildren's version of the famous science fiction classic story of an underwater machine and its captain Nemo.