From Content: THE year of 1718 seems very dim and far away, but the tall lad who sauntered down to the harbor of Charles Town, South Carolina, on a fine, bright morning, was much like the youngsters of this generation. His clothes were quite different, it is true, and he lived in a queer, rough world ... more »

... . RELEASE OF THE CAPTIVE XXXII. ANDY XXXIII. THE CABIN ON THE MOUNTAIN XXXIV. A DARING DEED XXXV. THE COT WHERE HE WAS BORN XXXVI. I'M A HAPPY MAN *** an excerpt from CHAPTER I - NORA Why, then, Miss Nora-- Yes, Hannah? You didn't see the masther going this way, miss? What do you mean, Hannah? Father ... more »

In her gripping novels, New York Times bestselling author Carla Neggers combines action, intrigue, romance and adventure like no one else...Archaeologist Sarah Dunnemore is prepared for almost anything when she returns to her family home in Night's Landing, Tennessee...except the news that her twin brother ... more »

It's a unique book on the contradictory theories of life. Tolstoy being a social reformer and peace, has explored the Christ's preaching of non-resistance against violence. The book is worth-read as it leads to spiritual awakening. more »

from the NOTES ON 'THE ABSENTEE' : In August 1811, we are told, Maria Edgeworth wrote a little play about landlords and tenants for the children of her sister, Mrs. Beddoes. Mr. Edgeworth tried to get the play produced on the London boards. Writing to her aunt, Mrs. Ruxton, Maria says, 'Sheridan has ... more »

Laney McLeod's life changes the minute she finds herself stuck in a high-rise elevator in Manhattan. Fighting her rising panic, she relies on a handsome stranger to help overcome her claustrophobia. The man, Deke Sargent, is just as attracted to this beautiful and vulnerable woman as she is to him.When ... more »

CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. The Booms 3 II. The Picnic 36 III. Hide and Coop 67 IV. The Printing Press 81 V. The Little Girl 91 VI. The Little Girl (Continued) 103 VII. Until the Last Shot 115 VIII. The Flobert Rifle 140 IX. Mr. Daggett 150 X. The Sportsman's Association 160 XI. The Marshes 167 ... more »

Cattlemen force Slocum to choose sides in a range war, but then the opposition brings in a deadly gun-slinger who's looking to make Slocum his target. more »

'Flower and plant have no conscious will. They are shameless, exposing their genitals. And so in a sense are Proust's men and women . . . shameless. There is no question of right and wrong. Homosexuality . . . is as devoid of moral implications as the mode of fecundation of the Primula veris or the Lythrum ... more »

Class 4A is studying reptiles, which makes class pet Slinky the snake a minor celebrity. The whole class collects worms from the field to feed to Slinky as a treat, but Katie refusesâEUR"sheâEUR™s a vegetarian! Then when the magic wind appears, Katie learns what itâEUR™s like to be in someone else ... more »

... XI. FRIENDS XII. EASTER HOLIDAYS XIII. THE MESSENGER XIV. JUDITH WINS THE TENNIS CUP XV. JUNE SHOWERS XVI. A TOAST TO THE SCHOOL XVII. PRIZE-GIVING *** an excerpt from CHAPTER I - BEGINNINGS: YES, we're nearly in, said Uncle Tom, glancing out at the flying landscape. There's the lake, and here comes ... more »

Baltimore journalist Lisa Collins leaves her sheltered existence for Africa where the current civil war is supposed to be miles away. Despite assurances of safety, violence explodes around her and Lisa flees a massacre scene only to race headlong into the arms of Sam Eastman, an American mercenary. Sam ... more »