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La maravilla de los diez días
by Ellery Queen Miguel Giménez SalesHoward van Horn, hijo del multimillonario Diedrich van Horn, despierta en un asilo para indigentes en el Bowery neoyorquino. Tiene los nudillos lastimados, costras de sangre en la cabeza, los bolsillos vacíos e impulsos suicidas. Ha estado inconsciente durante 19 días. Otro caso más de los recurrentes episodios de amnesia que han destruido su carrera. Pero en esta ocasión parece ser más grave al comprobar que la sangre no es suya. ¿Habrá quitado una vida durante esa laguna? Para esclarecer los hechos recurrirá a su viejo amigo Ellery Queen, que por primera vez se encontrará ante el encargo de determinar si un crimen se ha cometido o no. En su viaje por desenmarañar la raíz de esos episodios de amnesia, Queen sacará a la luz terribles secretos familiares y complejas tramas que le permitirán descubrir al asesino y sus motivos.
La trama celeste
by Adolfo Bioy CasaresEn este libro de relatos esrito en 1948, Bioy Casares crea con inagotable fantasía cuentos de apariencia y realidad, de mundos paralelos y juegos espaciotemporales, consiguiendo una de las obras más trascendentes en la literatura argentina. Entre la apertura y el cierre tan simétricos de «Memoria de Paulina» y «El perjurio de la nieve», dos extraordinarios cuentos que, con aires de policial fantástico, exponen a su manera un triángulo amoroso, es como si hubiera algo aún más próximo y accesible en los relatos que conforman La trama celeste: tal vez la recurrencia de la primera persona, las múltiples resonancias en muchos de estos personajes del acto de escribir o la naturalidad con la que el fantástico cierra de un portazo aquello que falsea en el orden de lo real. Jardines con trasfondo, inescrutables giros del destino, mundos paralelos que convergen en algún punto y tranqueras que detienen el tiempo se dan cita en esta serie de relatos tan notables como sutiles que ofrecen, acaso, las puertas de acceso ideales a una de las obras más trascendentes de la literatura argentina.
Lady Afraid
by Lester DentDesperate to recover her son, a yacht designer turns to a hard-bitten captain for helpSarah Lineyack&’s in-laws hated her the moment she married their son. They hated her when she was pregnant, and they hated her even more after the car crash that killed their darling boy but spared Sarah and her child. While Sarah recovered, the Lineyacks stole her baby, claiming she was an unfit mother and tricking her into believing there was nothing she could do about it. But now Sarah has found a way to save her son: She&’s going to steal him back. Kidnapping her child will not be as easy for Sarah as it was for her in-laws. She has no money, no friends, and no influence, but she does have one person she can turn to. Captain Most is a man of iron, blessed with seafaring brilliance that will ensure that Sarah and her baby are together at last—whether at sea, on land, or in death.&“A hard-boiled, violent and authentically gritty tale in the best pulp style.&” —Publishers Weekly on Honey in Her Mouth &“One of the grandest purveyors of ripping, tearing, he-man action-fiction.&” —Richard A. Martinsen, editor of Sky Riders
Log Cabins and How to Build Them
by William SwansonUnlock the secrets to crafting your dream log cabin with this comprehensive guide, packed with essential tips and techniques to turn your rustic vision into reality!Written by famed builder William Swanson, Log Cabins and How to Build Them is a step-by-step illustrated guide that will give a true picture of how a log cabin can be built by various time- and labor-saving methods. The types of construction described in this book are practical and offer the reader the best and easiest methods of building a log cabin. Log Cabins and How to Build Them provides detailed information on procedures, types of cabins, location selection, tools, timber, site clearing, foundations, walls, roofs and floors, windows and doors, porches, garages, fireplaces, furniture, landscaping, and fence-building. All in all, Log Cabins and How to Build Them will prove an edifying read for history buffs, an entertaining bit of Americana for handymen, and an essential resource for those who wish to put this knowledge to practical use.
Lost Revolutions
by Pete DanielThis sweeping work of cultural history explores a time of startling turbulence and change in the South, years that have often been dismissed as placid and dull. In the wake of World War II, southerners anticipated a peaceful and prosperous future, but as Pete Daniel demonstrates, the road into the 1950s took some unexpected turns.Daniel chronicles the myriad forces that turned the world southerners had known upside down in the postwar period. In chapters that explore such subjects as the civil rights movement, segregation, and school integration; the breakdown of traditional agriculture and the ensuing rural-urban migration; gay and lesbian life; and the emergence of rock 'n' roll music and stock car racing, as well as the triumph of working-class culture, he reveals that the 1950s South was a place with the potential for revolutionary change. In the end, however, the chance for significant transformation was squandered, Daniel argues. One can only imagine how different southern history might have been if politicians, the press, the clergy, and local leaders had supported democratic reforms that bestowed full citizenship on African Americans--and how little would have been accomplished if a handful of blacks and whites had not taken risks to bring about the changes that did come.
Love Me No More
by Denise RobinsIn the shadows of the Pyramids, she discovers ecstasy, torment... and the fierce desires of a foreign prince.Iris has lived an idyllic, sheltered life - born and raised in the "Little Palace: - her family home in exotic Egypt. But when her wealthy archaeologist father dies, his final wish is that she be sent to England to live with her aunt.Determined to remain in her beloved home, Iris impulsively asks the mysterious Prince Usref to marry her... little realizing that British diplomat Stephen Daltry will soon arrive to sweep her off her feet!Though every fibre of her being yearns to be with Stephen, her fear of Usref drives her to a fateful decision. For now the insidious Prince wants her in all possible ways, and he will stop at nothing, not even murder, to make her his lifelong slave!
Maestro
by John GardnerKruger guards the life of a famous conductor with a shocking secret pastThe Soviet Union barely outlasts Herbie Kruger. By the time the Berlin Wall comes crashing down--and the KGB security apparatus along with it--London's shabbiest spy is living in happy retirement. Not even the prospect of wreaking havoc in a fractured Eastern Europe could lure Big Herbie back to the Secret Intelligence Service. But he's willing to accept one more assignment--not for Her Majesty, not for his country, but for his love of classical music. The finest conductor the world has ever seen, Louis Passau is a ninety-year-old German Jew who, rumor has it, spent World War II working for the Nazis. Kruger has just begun investigating this wild accusation when an assassin targets the maestro. To keep Passau alive while he searches for the truth, Kruger takes him into hiding--and ultimately learns that, though he may conduct like an angel, Passau has got the devil inside.
Maigret's Dead Man
by Georges Simenon David CowardAfter receiving a series of mysterious calls from a man who later turns up dead, Maigret must plunge into the murky Parisian underworld to solve the case. The twenty-ninth book in the new Penguin Maigret series. A man calls Maigret from a cafe and asks for police protection, saying he's being followed by men trying to kill him. The next day, the man's body is identified in the street. To catch the killer, Maigret must piece together the details of his dead man's life, leading police into the crowded, fetid underground world of the Paris slums in the process. This novel has been published by Penguin in a previous translation as Maigret's Special Murder.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Maigret's Holiday
by Georges Simenon Ros SchwartzWhile on holiday, Maigret is drawn into the murder of a teenage girl and subsequent disappearance of her brother and must confront an evil that is hidden in plain sight. The twenty-eighth book in the new Penguin Maigret series. During their holidays in Sables-d'Olonne, Maigret's wife is hospitalized with appendicitis and Maigret receives a strange note instructing him to visit a patient in another ward. To solve the mysterious case that has left a young woman dead and her brother missing, Maigret must give one of his best performances yet in a story laced with mood, class tension, and in the end, of course, justice.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Malory Towers, 2: Second Term at Malory Towers
by Enid BlytonFor new girl Darrell Rivers, there are friends to be made, pranks to be played and fun to be had at Malory Towers in Enid Blyton's best-loved boarding school series.In book two, there is a thief about. Purses and jewellery are missing in the North Tower. Meanwhile Darrell is caught in the middle when her friend Sally is made head girl instead of Alicia. Will they find the thief and will Alicia and Sally make up?There's drama at Malory Towers!Between 1946 and 1951, Enid Blyton wrote six novels set at Malory Towers. This edition features the original text and is unillustrated.
Malory Towers, 3: Third Year at Malory Towers
by Enid BlytonFor new girl Darrell Rivers, there are friends to be made, pranks to be played and fun to be had at Malory Towers in Enid Blyton's best-loved boarding school series.In book three, there are lots of new students, including sophisticated Zerelda from America. This year, not only the girls face challenges - Bill's poor horse, Thunder, suffers from collic. Will Zerelda and Darrell become friends, and will Thunder survive?There's more drama at Malory Towers!Between 1946 and 1951, Enid Blyton wrote six novels set at Malory Towers. This edition features the original text and is unillustrated.
Man in God's World: The Faith and Courage to Live - or Die (Thielicke Library)
by Helmut ThielickeHelmut Thielicke's lectures, first spoken in defiance of the Nazi regime, are recorded here. He covers a wide range of topics, including, ethics, politics, the state, war, atomic power, economics, sex and art. Revolutionary in their time, they offeran example of how Christian faith can provide a strong ground to stand on when living in the constant danger of death. Delivered during World War II when one after another of Thielicke's meeting places were bombed, the lectures were aimed at people who were not conventional churchgoers and were not accustomed to the language and premises of the church. They were people who had to be met on their own ground, and then introduced to the Christian faith. Thielicke had a unique gift for finding the point of contact and addressing the Gospel to this point. Relevant even to this day, his words remind us what it means to be a Christian.
Margaret Wise Brown's The Whispering Rabbit (Little Golden Book)
by Margaret Wise BrownA bunny-rific bedtime story from the author of Goodnight Moon!Margaret Wise Brown's sweet, poetic tale about a little bunny and why he has to whisper was origininally published in the classic Golden Book The Golden Sleepy Book. Now newly illustrated in dreamy, seasonal pastels, this story is being reissued to delight the next generation of Little Golden Books fans.
María Elena Walsh en la casa de Doña Disparate: Incluye el epistolario inédito entre María Elena Walsh y Victoria Ocampo
by María Elena WalshMaría Elena Walsh en la casa de Doña Disparate resulta una obra única que ilumina rincones inexplorados del alma de dos personalidades insoslayables. Este libro pone de relieve la amistad hasta ahora poco conocida, de dos mujeres esenciales para la cultura argentina: Victoria Ocampo y María Elena Walsh. Entre los documentos que constituyen el corazón de la obra se destaca un epistolario inédito, compuesto por cartas, dedicatorias e invitaciones que revelan, a lo largo de dos décadas (1960-1980), un vínculo cálido y lleno de complicidad, pero también de respeto y admiración mutuos entre estas dos creadoras. Este recorrido tiene otro hito fundamental en las colaboraciones de María Elena Walsh en la mítica revista Sur. Recién salida de la adolescencia, escribe allí sobre la condición femenina, traza un emocionado retrato de Juan Ramón Jiménez o defiende, sin concesiones populistas, el folklore como creación colectiva, casi anónima. A estos artículos se suman los poemas y las reseñas que nos descubren la pluma de una poeta exquisita y de una intelectual comprometida con la literatura y con su tiempo. Con prólogo de Leopoldo Brizuela, admirador de ambas mujeres, y una galería de fotografías bajo la supervisión de Sara Facio, que ofrece desde objetos personales hasta retratos.
Mass Mobilization, MA Previous Political Science Paper – 5(c), SDE Andhra University
by Prof K Ramachandra Murthy Prof V Ravindra SastryThis is the prescribed text book for students pursuing MA Politics for the first year Paper 5 (c) - Mass Mobilization at School Of Distance Education, Andhra University
Mechanics
by J. P. HartogFirst published over 40 years ago, this work has achieved the status of a classic among introductory texts on mechanics. Den Hartog is known for his lively, discursive and often witty presentations of all the fundamental material of both statics and dynamics (and considerable more advanced material) in new, original ways that provide students with insights into mechanical relationships that other books do not always succeed in conveying. On the other hand, the work is so replete with engineering applications and actual design problems that it is as valuable as a reference to the practicing engineer as it is as a text or refresher for the general engineering student. Mechanics is not a "heavy" book, despite the amount of material it covers and the clarity and exactness with which it treats this material. It is undoubtedly one of the most readable texts in the field. More than 550 drawings and diagrams in the regular text and in the highly praised 112-page section of problems and answers further contribute to its lucidity and value. The emphasis is consistently on illuminating fundamental principles and in showing how they are embodied in a high number of real engineering and design problems concerning trusses, loaded cables, beams, jacks, hoists, brakes, cantilevers, springs, balances, pendulums, projectiles, cranks, linkages, propellers, turbines, fly ball engine governors, hydraulic couplings, anti-roll devices, gyroscopes, and hundreds of other mechanical systems and devices.Chapters cover Discrete Coplanar Forces, Conditions of Equilibrium, Distributed Forces, Trusses and Cables, Beams, Friction, Space Forces, The Method of Work, Kinematics of a Point, Dynamics of a Particle, Kinematics of Plane Motion, Moments of Inertia, Dynamics of Plane Motion, Work and Energy, Impulse and Momentum, Relative Motion, and Gyroscopes. Particularly in the last two chapters, Den Hartog provides advanced material not usual in introductory texts. "Very thoroughly recommended to all those anxious to improve their real understanding of the principles of mechanics." -- Mechanical World. Index. List of equations. 334 problems, all with answers. Over 550 diagrams and drawings.
Melissa: A Novel
by Taylor CaldwellThe #1 New York Times–bestselling author’s “magnificent” tale of romantic intrigue in the gothic tradition of Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre (The New York Times). In the eyes of his daughter Melissa, Charles Upjohn can do no wrong. Where others see a minor novelist whose ego far outweighs his talent, Melissa sees a brilliant artist deserving of a wider audience. Where her sister and brother see a cold and inattentive parent who can’t provide for his family, Melissa sees a doting father whose intentions are beyond reproach. On his deathbed, Charles puts his eldest daughter in charge of her mother and siblings. Melissa will do anything she can to please him—even if it means marrying a man she hates. As Charles Upjohn’s publisher, Geoffrey Dunham holds the keys to the writer’s legacy. Dunham also has the means to provide for Melissa and her family, and the desire to do so. Melissa knows her life with Dunham will be grim and passionless, but she’s willing to sacrifice her own happiness in order to fulfill her father’s wishes. Dunham, however, refuses accept a wife in name only. To win Melissa’s heart, he must destroy everything she believes about her father—and herself. A darkly riveting portrait of the thin line between love and hate, Melissa confirms author Taylor Caldwell’s reputation as one of the twentieth century’s greatest storytellers.
Mental Abnormality: Facts and Theories (Psychology Revivals)
by Millais CulpinFirst published in 1948, Mental Abnormality: Facts and Theories was written when great changes were taking place in the handling of mental disorders and in the teaching of the subject in medical schools. Knowledge of this progress reached the public in a scrappy and sometimes misleading form, and the author felt that people had as much right to know about it as about advances in the more physical side of medicine. This book gives an outline of the many and often unsuspected ways in which so called ‘mental abnormality’ could manifest itself, together with an account of developments both in theory and treatment at the time. Today it can be read in its historical context.This book is a re-issue originally published in 1948. The language used and views portrayed are a reflection of its era and no offence is meant by the Publishers to any reader by this re-publication.
Mi tierra prometida
by Ari ShavitPocos libros han captado la esencia y el alma de Oriente Medio como Mi tierra prometida, una historia del estado de Israel escrita por uno de los periodistas más influyentes de la región. Sometido a tensiones internas y externas sin precedentes, Israel está viviendo una crisis existencial. Ari Shavit usa entrevistas, documentos históricos, diarios privados y cartas, así como la historia de su familia, para iluminar los momentos decisivos del siglo sionista y contar una historia mucho mayor que la suma de sus partes: tanto personal como nacional, tan profundamente humana como de una trascendente relevancia histórica.De mano de Shavit conocemos a su bisabuelo, un sionista británico que conoció Tierra Santa en un viaje organizado en 1897 y comprendió que era el futuro de su pueblo; al joven e idealista granjero que en los años 20 compró tierras a su vecino árabe para cultivar las naranjas que alimentaron la economía palestina; el líder juvenil visionario que en 1940 hizoque Masada pasara de ser las ruinas abandonadas de una secta extremista a un poderoso símbolo sionista; al palestino que en 1948 fue arrancado con su familia de su hogar durante la expulsión de Lod; a los huérfanos del Holocausto que llegaron, tomaron trabajos modestos y se centraron en criar a sus hijos para que fueran los líderes del nuevo estado; al pragmático ingeniero que fue clave para desarrollar el programa nuclear israelí en los años 60, en la única entrevista que jamás concedió; a los sionistas más creyentes que crearon el movimiento de colonos en los años 70; a los empresarios de internet y los jóvenes de la vibrante vida nocturna de Tel Aviv; y a los arquitectos de la actual política exterior israelí hacia Irán, cuya amenaza nuclear se cierne ominosa sobre el país.Mientras examina las complejidades y las contradicciones de la condición israelí, Mi tierra prometida plantea preguntas tan difíciles como importantes: ¿por qué llegó a existir Israel? ¿cómo sucedió?¿puede sobrevivir? El libro acaba con un análisis de las cuestiones y las amenazas más importantes a las que Israel se enfrenta en la actualidad, pero sobre todo emplea los momentos definitorios del pasado para alumbrar el presente. El resultado es un retrato fundamental de un pequeño y vibrante país que vive al límite, cuya identidad y existencia juegan un papel clave en el escenario político mundial.
Mignon
by James M. CainA Union army invalid meets a comely Louisiana rebel and never looks backThe Union has captured New Orleans, and Bill Cresap has come to reap the profits. A school friend has a line on some easy money, and Cresap is eager to turn carpetbagger. But when he lands in the Crescent City, still nursing a leg wound from Chancellorsville, he finds that his friend has vanished and taken their start-up capital with him. Just when despair threatens to overpower him, Mignon Fournet arrives to overwhelm him instead. A Creole widow with rebel sympathies and hopeful eyes, she has come to Cresap in desperate need. The army has arrested her father and she will do whatever it takes to find out where he’s detained and what he’s charged with. She begs Cresap to use his army connections to find him. Cresap soon discovers that Mignon’s father shipped supplies to the Confederate commander; he could pay for treason with his life. Dazzled by the flirtatious Mignon, Cresap agrees to help free him. Although the veteran’s army days are behind him, his war is just starting to heat up.
Mignon
by James M. CainA money-hungry ex-soldier in Civil War New Orleans is seduced into a web of treason and temptation in this novel by “one of the greats of American noir” (The Guardian).The Union has captured New Orleans, and Bill Cresap has come to reap the profits. A school friend has a line on some easy money, and Cresap is eager to make his fortune. But when he lands in the Crescent City, still nursing a leg wound from Chancellorsville, he finds that his friend has vanished and taken their start-up capital with him. Just when despair threatens to overpower Cresap, Mignon Fournet arrives to overwhelm him instead. A Creole widow with rebel sympathies and hopeful eyes, she has come to Cresap in desperate need. The army has arrested her father and she will do whatever it takes to find out where he’s detained and what he’s charged with. She begs Cresap to use his army connections to find him. Cresap soon discovers that the stakes are sky high: Fournet’s father shipped supplies to the Confederate commander and could pay for this treason with his life. Dazzled by Fournet, Cresap agrees to help free her father. Although the veteran’s army days are behind him, his war is just starting to heat up…Praise for James M. Cain’s fiction“Cleverly plotted.” —The New York Times“Swift and absorbing.” —The Wall Street Journal
Modern Child Psychology (Routledge Revivals)
by Agatha H. BowleyFirst published in 1948, Modern Child Psychology intends to give a summarised account of the most important work on child psychology back in the 1940s. A vast amount of careful research on the problems and the progress of development has been undertaken and much valuable data obtained. Agatha Bowley has attempted to outline in non-technical language the most important findings of the psychoanalytic school. The discoveries of psychoanalysis have had far reaching and revolutionary effects on our methods of bringing up children. Probably the contributions of Freudian psychology have done more to change the outlook of child psychology than any other school of thought.This important historical reference work will be of interest to students of developmental psychology, child psychology and psychology in general.
Morals in the Melting Pot (Routledge Revivals)
by Edward F. GriffithFirst published in 1948, Morals in the Melting Pot is an important historical reference work addressing some of the age-old moral dilemmas in society. Edward Griffith discusses themes like contraception, sex and religion, divorce, homosexuality, abortion, adolescent problems, preparation for marriage, and extramarital relationships. The author argues for having the capacity to appreciate moral truth and give integrity and purpose to actions which can otherwise become isolated and devoid of meaning and he says that this requires a degree of spiritual awareness which many people seem to ignore or don't even possess. This book will be of interest to scholars and researchers of sociology, ethics and moral philosophy.
Murder Is Served (The Mr. and Mrs. North Mysteries #12)
by Richard Lockridge Frances LockridgeA death threat concealed in a term paper brings Mr. and Mrs. North back to campus All semester Prof. John Leonard has directed his lectures at Peggy Mott. Not because she&’s beautiful—although that doesn&’t hurt—but because she has the sharpest mind he&’s encountered in all his years teaching psychology. When she turns in her final assignment, a paper on human emotions, Leonard expects a brilliant essay, but what he reads shocks him to the core: There&’s someone Peggy detests. And based on her paper, Professor Leonard believes she hates enough to kill. When Peggy&’s husband is found with a steak knife buried in his neck, the comely young student is the only suspect. But Jerry and Pamela North see it differently. Mrs. North has a mind that could drive any psychologist batty, but for the sake of a shining pupil, she&’ll find out the truth.Murder Is Served is the 12th book in the Mr. and Mrs. North Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
Murder With Relish
by Guy CullingfordMrs Bonnet was renowned for the delicacies she concocted in her semi-basement kitchen, but never did she imagine she would serve up murder to her beloved mistress! But when Mrs Bonnet, who has the lightest touch with pastry, tries her hand at the science of detection, she does so with astonishing results.