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The fascinating cases of real-life detective Rupert Schindler details 25 cases he solved during the Thirties and Forties. It provides fascinating insights on both Schindler and the era during which he was solving crimes.

With questions about killers and kidnappers, blackmailers and burglars, The True Crime Quiz Book is the definitive proving ground for readers fascinated with the hard facts of true crime throughout history.

A mid-century tale of passion and scandal that plays out over the course of twenty-four hours at a luxurious beachfront estate.

In an exceptionally stirring and exciting saga of life in the Old West, Barry Weston exposes a ruthless gang of outlaws with a six-shooter as his only ally.

It makes a lot of difference who is the sheriff in the town of Lariat. When Grubb was sheriff, Kurt Dodd and his men ran wild. Cattle rustling was a business to them, and they went about it in a business-like fashion. Save for the valor and alertness of Bob Lee and his Texas men, they d have wiped out the whole Tomlinson outfit. When Bob Lee becomes sheriff, the war on the rustlers begins in earnest. Bob is elected to the tune of barking six-g...

Paced like a mustang and charged with strong human interest, this yarn will click with those who like Westerns high, wide, and handsome. It is the story of a fight for cattle land and water, for wire fence, and for the lives of man and beast.

The reason why clinical science has not solved the riddle of cancer may not lie totally within the realm of the laboratory. It may lie in part in the mind and emotions of the patient. After two decades of research and psychotherapeutic work with cancer patients, Lawrence LeShan offers new evidence and startling insights into why some individuals get cancer while others do not--and why some are able to fight successfully for their lives while o...

This is a charming series of essays on animal behavior, written in 1951 by the note British science writer Frank W. Lane, reveals obscure and fascinating oddities of animal behavior. The clear, logical explanation behind each bizarre happening grounds the

This is a story of a family's ordeal and ultimate victory over a grave cancer diagnosis, proving that medical miracles do happen to those who seek, hope, and persevere.

This tale of a bitter feud between cattle barons and the small outfits, recounts the closing off of Wyoming's range with barbed-wire, imperiling the livelihood of the free-rangers and altering the future of cattle ranching forever. Bliss Lomax brings to life the harsh days and nights of wild violence on the range in this thrilling, moving story.

A classic tail of the West, featuring a young Harvard graduate who must reconcile his East Coast education with the customs and heritage of his Cherokee upbringing.

Young Ellis P. Bean is invited on an expedition to capture wild mustangs in Texas, but when the Spanish cavalry attack, and kill the leader of the expedition, Ellis finds himself locked in a Spanish prison with no real chance of rescue. Ellis must learn to fend for himself and fight his way home.

This classic story, based on the Gastonia textile strike of 1929, follows a family of Appalachian mountaineers who find themselves drawn to a mill town near their family plot after suffering great economic adversity. Originally published in 1932, the tale provides keen insights on a pivotal moment of American history.

In a literary tour de force, Charles L. Mee Jr. interweaves images and impressions from his life with political reflections inspired by a meeting with former Nixon aide H. R. Haldeman. The meeting to discuss the possibility of collaborating with Haldeman on a book about his White House experience becomes the vehicle for Mee s probing of his own political perceptions. Here, exposed to the scrutiny of an unsparing journalistic eye, are the deep ...

Jefferson Square was a multi-million dollar culture center but there was nothing at all cultural about some of the things that happened there during its grand opening in the Sixties. At the Repertory Theater, a play called Confessional was in rehearsal. Some called it dramatic literature. Others considered it a tasteless exploitation of the playwright s former marriage to America s queen of sex. In the expensive interior of Symphony Hall, the ...

When Angel Irosabel rides with his family into the fertile valleys of Paradise, Nevada, he knows that their grueling journey from Basque country is over he has found a place for his sheep to graze and for his family to thrive. Little did he know that his arrival would kick off an epic feud between the area cattle ranchers and his own herding clan. When his daughter Margarida falls in love with Joe Gault, the son of a cowman, Angel can t overco...

It was a lonely life the Wolfer led. He ate when he felt hungry, drank as he wanted, and slept where he fell. It hadn t always been that way Once there had been a cabin filled with the warmth of Katie s smile, a bright flower that touched every corner of his life with love that was all gone now. He d left her one furious winter s night, and when he d returned, Katie lay in the snow outside their cabin, dead, surrounded by wolf tracks. Roan McC...

When a federal penitentiary, Hellhole, was built in Yuma, the native Quechans discovered a way in which they could succeed in the world of the white man, they put their uncanny tracking abilities to use catching and returning prison fugitives. Immune to the searing heat, cunning, and tenacious, the Indians moved like wraiths pursuing dangerous criminals. Of all the Quechans, perhaps the greatest tracker was Ho-Nas Good. He was tall and powerfu...

Susie Weinthal invites us into her kitchen, where she shares 175 of her most inspired recipes, some handed down through the generations and some from family and friends. From appetizers to entrees, from savory to sweet, Susie covers all four courses and then some, to create sumptuous comfort food family dinners.

A riveting account of an early 20th century polar expedition by one of the greatest ice captains who ever lived.