After the conquest of the South Pole by Amundsen, who, by a narrow margin of days only, was in advance of the British Expedition under Scott, there remained but one great main object of Antarctic journeyings - -the crossing of the South Polar continent from sea to sea. more »

When Major Frank Paddock and Barnes Kilrone were dashing young officers in Paris, they had both fallen in love with the same woman.  But now they are men in exile on one of the harshest territories of the American West, and Paddock has made a choice that will plunge both men into a battle for ... more »

Product Info When a harsh theater critic is murdered, there is no shortage of suspects. Detective Abby Adams sorts the clues. more »

E-book exclusive extras: 'Agatha Christie in Baghdad,' extensive selections from Agatha Christie: An Autobiography. Plus: Christie biographer Charles Osborne's essay on They Came to Baghdad. Agatha Christie first visited Baghdad as a tourist in 1927; many years later she would become a resident of the ... more »

From raw materials ... to machining and casting ... to assembly and finishing, the Second Edition of this classic guide will introduce you to the principles and procedures of Design for Manufacturability (DFM)--the art of developing high-quality products for the lowest possible manufacturing cost. Written ... more »

Book 9 of the Sherlock Holmes mysteries. This is the last collection of Sherlock Holmes mysteries by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. This is the only collection that comprises cases which are narrated by the great detective himself. Some of the cases in this collection include: The Illustrious Client--Sherlock ... more »

Aye, aye, said Stubb, the second mate, Starbuck, there, is as careful a man as you'll find anywhere in this fishery.  But we shall ere long see what that word careful precisely means when used by a man like Stubb, or almost any other whale hunter. more »

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is perhaps the greatest collection of detective short stories ever written. It was these tales penned by Arthur Conan Doyle that first introduced the magical and eccentric character of Sherlock Holmes to the readers of The Strand Magazine . more »

Rosie Cox 311 Pelican Court Cedar Cove, Washington Dear Reader, One thing about Cedar Cove -- people sure are interested in what other people are doing. Take me, for instance. Everybody in this town knows that my husband, Zach, and I recently got a divorce. Everybody also knows that Judge Olivia ... more »

A gripping tale of bloodlust and terror from the New York Times bestselling author of Exit Wounds It was a scene from a slasher flick -- a beautiful woman's terrified screams piercing the air, a dead body sprawled at her feet, blood staining the pristine sands of a Washington beach. But the blood is ... more »

When they were children, Sean Devine, Jimmy Marcus, and Dave Boyle were friends. But then a strange car drove up their street. One boy got in the car, two did not, and something terrible happened -- something that ended their friendship and changed all three boys forever. Twenty-five years later, Sean ... more »

The Wild West of Louis L'Amour lives on in a daring tale of adventure and suspense that will prove the making of a man -- or lead to his death. Folks tried to tell him that his father had killed himself, but Kearney McRaven knew better. His pa was no quitter. Then the boy discovered that just before ... more »