Scott Miller
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2011
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
viii, 422 p., [8] leaves of plates : ill., ports ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
An account of the assassination of William McKinley places events against a backdrop of a rapidly changing, newly industrial nation that McKinley regarded as increasingly great while his assassin became obsessed with poverty and injustice.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Presents an account of how OSS spymaster Allen Dulles led a network of disenchanted Germans in a plot to assassinate Hitler and end World War II before the invasion of opportunistic Russian forces,"--NoveList.
"In November 1942, American spymaster Allen Dulles slipped into Switzerland just before Nazi forces sealed the border. His mission: to report on the inner workings of the Third Reich. Code-named Agent 110 by the OSS, he discovered a network...
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
425 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"This book addresses what parents believe about children, both children in general and their own children in particular. Its scope is broad, encompassing beliefs directed to numerous aspects of children's development in both the cognitive and social realms, developments that span the age periods from birth through adolescence. Although the focus is on typical development, departures from the norm in both children's functioning and parental practices...
Author
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
277 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
An easy-to-read guide to men's health written by two doctors who have decades of clinical experience treating sexual problems, prostate problems, urinary leakage, pelvic pain, urinary tract infections, and questions about infertility. They have seen countless male patients describe the problem simply as "something's not right down there," either because they are embarrassed about the issues or unaware of them. Fifty percent of men will have one or...
Publisher
published in association with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Pub. Date
2002
Edition
Pbk. ed.
Physical Desc
200 p., [8] p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
The Nazis' Last Victims articulates and historically scrutinizes both the uniqueness and the universality of the Holocaust in Hungary, a topic often minimalized in general works on the Holocaust. The result of the 1994 conference at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on the fiftieth anniversary of the deportation of Hungarian Jewry, this anthology examines the effects on Hungary as the last country to be invaded by the Germans.
Author
Publisher
Duke Classics
Language
English
Description
Imagine being the last remaining priestess in the service of a powerful but aloof god. That's the scenario that propels Andre Norton's fascinating short story, "The Gifts of Asti." Dedicated priestess Varta continues to adhere to her ceremonies, rituals and prayers, even when it appears that Asti isn't listening. Will the god intervene to save Varta from death at the hands of invading hordes?
Author
Publisher
Start Publishing LLC
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Formats
Description
Clifford Donald Simak (August 3, 1904 – April 25, 1988) was an American science fiction writer. He was honored by fans with three Hugo Awards and by colleagues with one Nebula Award. The Science Fiction Writers of America made him its third SFWA Grand Master and the Horror Writers Association made him one of three inaugural winners of the Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement. This is one of his stories.
12) Arm of the Law
Author
Publisher
Duke Classics
Language
English
Formats
Description
In the mood for a thought-provoking read from the golden age of science fiction? Dip into "Arm of the Law" from mid-century SF virtuoso Harry Harrison. In this tale, Harrison recounts an experiment in robotic law enforcement that goes awry -- with an array of horrifying unforeseen consequences. As part of our mission to publish great works of literary fiction and nonfiction, Sheba Blake Publishing Corp. is extremely dedicated to bringing to the forefront...
13) The Repairman
Author
Publisher
Duke Classics
Language
English
Description
Take an intergalactic journey with science fiction luminary Harry Harrison. In The Repairman, Harrison recounts the travails of a lone skilled laborer who is charged with the frustrating task of making a crucial repair to malfunctioning equipment on a far-flung planet.
14) Duel on Syrtis
Author
Publisher
Duke Classics
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
SERAPIS CLASSICS EDITION INCLUDES BONUS STORIES BY ROGER DEE, JIM WANNAMAKER & RAYMOND GALLUN!
Bold and ruthless, he was famed throughout the System as a big-game hunter. From the firedrakes of Mercury to the ice-crawlers of Pluto, he'd slain them all. But his trophy-room lacked one item, and now Riordan swore he'd bag the forbidden game that roamed the red deserts... a Martian!
