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Marshal Zhukov's Greatest Battles

History of 4 of Zhukov's battles during WWII: The Battle of Moscow, the Battle of Stalingrad, the Battle of Kursk, and the Battle of Berlin

Mile High

An exciting thriller about a mafia leader, slavery, the Prohibition, the Depression, McCarthyism - America in the 30s, 40s and 50s.

Mr. Bridge

Connell's other novels include Mrs. Bridge, The Diary of a Rapist, and The Connoisseur. Mr. Bridge was made into a movie.

Postmarked the Stars (Solar Queen #4)

Genetic regression aboard the Solar Queen means trouble for two planets.

Readings in Humanistic Psychology

24 articles present a representative cross-section of developments in the field of humanistic psychology, with both theoretical and applied contributions.

Readings on Modern Organizations

28 contributors examine the problems of organizational rationality.

The Dueling Machine

When a gentlemen's duel becomes military murder, the galaxies' lifetimes grow short. Only science can stop the war!

The Healing Flame of Love

Have you been disappointed in love? If God is love, our idea of love must be elevated if we are to be oriented in the eternal life of love.

The Historian as Detective: Essays on Evidence

The adventurous search for clues to scholarly hoaxes, forgeries, and lost and misleading documents, and the evaluation of evidence in man's study of his own past.

The Wednesday Witch

Mary Jane peeps outside and sees a witch on her doorstep.

To Be Young, Gifted and Black: Lorraine Hansberry in her Own Words

An informal autobiography by the author of "Raisin in the Sun", with an introduction by James Baldwin.

Trouble River

When he builds his raft, 12-year-old Dewey never dreams that it will serve as the sole means of escape for him and his grandmother when hostile Indians threaten their prairie cabin.

Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair

Parallel Spanish texts and English translations from the famous Chilean poet.

Up the Line

Wellspring

The suspense-filled hunt for a sinister mastermind who has successfully begun the annihilation of 40 million Americans

Wolfling

Earthmen like Jim Keil were 'wolflings,' just idle curiosities. Was he an exotic diversion for a decadent aristocracy - or the instrument of their doom?

A Gift From Earth

The world named Mount Lookitthat was never meant for humans--it was shrouded in lethal mists. Life existed only on one plateau, unreachable except from space. But the disastrous decision to colonize the planet could not be reversed. So the settlers survived somehow-- under a ruthless dictatorship. Mount Lookitthat was rebellion-proof. Then fate dealt the colonists a wild card named Matthew Keller, who had a talent that neither he nor anybody else knew about. At last the colonists had a glimmer of hope!

Classics Revisited

The history of, and comments about, 60 classic pieces of literature, ranging from Gilgamesh to Huckleberry Finn.

Conan of the Isles

The Red Lion clove through the burning wall as if it were not there. Once on the other side, the magical barrier winked out of existence. The crew gaped in astonishment.

Conan the Avenger

Even Conan's lightning quickness failed to avoid the monstrous white form that suddenly hurtled upon him from above...

Derai

If Dumarest would enter the contest on Folgone and win a place of eternal glory for the ancient master of Caldor, he would receive wealth, power and a lovely wife. But the truth was less simple. The wealth was confined to the restricted economy of a feudalistic planet. The power would be the privilege of walking a tightrope between assassination and warfare. The lovely heiress was a psychotic telepath. And finally the contest was "fixed". But did Dumarest really have any other choice?

Dolly and the Singing Bird (Johnson Johnson #1)

Johnson Johnson and his lovely yacht Dolly are the principal players in the Dolly mysteries. In this book, a romantic rendezvous uncovers not coloratura soprano Valentina Rossi's lover but a corpse.

Dreams: Your Magic Mirror with Interpretations by Edgar Cayce

How an understanding of your psychic self can lead to both spiritual growth and success in everyday life and how dreams can serve this end. The author uses Cayce's notes for readings on dreams.

Due to Circumstances Beyond Our Control...

An analysis of television and its influence on culture by the president of CBS News in the 1960s.

Forfeit

Winner of the Edgar Allan Poe Mystery Prize for best crime story of 1969, this is another classic Dick Francis mystery set at the racetrack.