Literatura
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Max Brand
For all his untamed ways, Whistling Dan Barry has won the love of Kate Cumberland, who struggles to lure him from the call of the wind and the night in the desert country. But Dans mysterious personality leads him into one difficult situation after another, for the path he takes with his wild companions - the stallion Satan and the wolf dog Black Bart - is strewn with desperate enemies and fierce encounters. "The Night Horseman" is part of a trilogy about a mysterious gunslinger who appears to be a Casper Milquetoaste but, in concert with a powerful wolf-dog, and a murderous stallion; is able to overpower seemingly any opposing force.
Alex Finlay
Sylwester 1999 roku. Ludzie spodziewają się, że tej nocy nastąpi koniec świata: z nieba zaczną spadać samoloty, na giełdach wybuchnie panika, dojdzie do masowej awarii komputerów. Nic takiego się nie stało, ale w wypożyczalni kaset video w stanie New Jersey zaatakowano cztery nastolatki. Tylko jedna dziewczyna przeżyła. Policja szybko wytypowała podejrzanego chłopaka jednej z ofiar. Niestety sprawcy nie udało się ująć... Piętnaście lat później kolejne dziewczyny zostają napadnięte w tym samym mieście i znowu tylko jedna uchodzi z życiem. Agentka FBI Sarah Keller musi zagłębić się w tajemnice obu nocy, aby odkryć prawdę o morderstwach na nocnej zmianie Alex Finlay to pseudonim literacki wybitnego prawnika amerykańskiego, autora powieści sensacyjnych. Autor nagrodzonego thrillera W otchłani strachu, przetłumaczonego na kilkanaście języków. W młodości dużo podróżował: mieszkał na tropikalnej wyspie na Pacyfiku, w małej wiosce w Wielkiej Brytanii i w odległym zakątku Dalekiego Wschodu.
Jack London
“The Night-born” is a book by Jack London, an American novelist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction. The Night-born is a series of short stories by Jack London. It consists of ten moving and thrilling stories such as: The Night-Born, The Madness of John Harned, When the World was Young or To Kill A Man.
Jack London
“The Night-born” is a book by Jack London, an American novelist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction. The Night-born is a series of short stories by Jack London. It consists of ten moving and thrilling stories such as: The Night-Born, The Madness of John Harned, When the World was Young or To Kill A Man.
Radosław Budkiewicz
“I knew it!” he exclaimed. “What did you know?” “That there would be something like this. There are probably drugs inside. Opium!” “Kid, you can buy opium and cocaine without any problem... Coca-Cola has cocaine in it after all, nothing’s wrong with that,” argued Adrien, who admittedly preferred coffee, but didn't mind a bottle of this fizzy drink. Steve nodded and Connor muttered something in reply. Wright, being the oldest of all and possessing the greatest reserves of common sense, walked over to his truck. He spent a moment there, and when he returned he was holding a crowbar in his hand. “This is the extra crate, yes?” he asked, but didn't wait for an answer. He crossed himself and thrust the crowbar between the boards, hit the flat end with his open palm, then pushed with all his weight until the wood burst open. The four petty criminals came at the open crate like vultures, greedily peering inside. There, among the crumpled newspapers and hay, was absolutely nothing. At least this was the first impression. The youngster cursed and reached between the crumpled straw and newspaper with his trembling hand, rummaging through for a moment. Then he sprang back from the crate like a scalded man with a shriek on his pale, young face. Connor also backed away, unsure of what was happening. Steve, however, stepped closer and carefully slid his hand into the crate. A moment later he cursed and made the sign of the cross with terror in his eyes.
Edgar Wallace
With the stealing of the fat Englishmans wallet by Gregory Silinski, commences this extraordinary story of crime. Who are the Nine Bears? Who is Hyatt and the Man of the Eiffel Tower? And where is LOLO the secret rendezvous of the Nine? These are only a few of the facers that confront T. B. Smith, Assistant Commissioner from Scotland Yard, until the final dramatic scene aboard the mad battleship. This book is one of the most popular novels of Edgar Wallace, and has been translated into several other languages around the world. Novelist, playwright and journalist, Edgar Wallace, is best known for his popular detective and suspense stories which, in his lifetime, earned him the title, King of the Modern Thriller.
The Nine Unknown The Red Flame of Erinpura
Talbot Mundy
This is the first story in which Chulunder Gon takes a leading position, and previously acted only in the company of other Mundi heroes. The story is about a corrupt Indian ruler who is looking for hidden wealth on his land and has formed a background for the curtains of the gods of Manda. The buried treasures are in fact oil deposits. The inspirational author had his own interest in oil in Mexico and the presence of oil in Assam, one of the Indian provinces, which Talbot visited in his youth. Mundi describes the acquisition of wealth in the context of an adventure, about which he simultaneously wrote and tried to live in it.
Edgar Wallace
Rather different from the usual Wallace plot, here we have a tramp heading for the Canadian border who marries a girl while in a drunken stupor. Her wedding day was so fraught with danger that she and her husband were forced to flee from the deadly menace that ruthlessly dogged their every move. She learned to avoid the man with the red beard and his swarthy knife-juggling companion. Above all, she feared and avoided Gussie, whose drawl and monocle gave him a deceptive appearance of meekness. Who were these three and who was her strange husband and what was the secret that spelled death between them? Mysterious tramps, Chicago gangsters, and villainous members of the English nobility!
The Oak Openings. Or, The Bee-Hunter
James Fenimore Cooper
In this book you will find a description of the life and way of life of the indigenous inhabitants of the country Indians and white settlers; numerous hunting scenes. The novel will not leave indifferent either those who appreciate the sharp, constantly in suspense plot, or those who are interested in the conditions under which the development of the American continent was carried out at the beginning of the last century.
Edgar Rice Burroughs
“The Oakdale Affair“ is a novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, an American fiction writer, who created such great characters as Tarzan and John Carter of Mars. This is the third book in the Mucker series. In the home of Jonas Prim, president of an Oakdale bank, a thief makes off with a servant's clothing and valuables belonging to Prim's daughter Abigail. Abigail is thought to be absent visiting Sam Benham, whom her parents want her to marry. When the Prims discover the theft and learn that Abigail never arrived at Benham's. The incidents are assumed to be connected to other crimes, the assault and robbery of John Baggs and the murder of Reginald Paynter, who had been seen with two men and a girl. The local paper speculates Abigail might have been involved with Paynter's murder. Mr. Prim hires a private eye.
Hulbert Footner
The novel begins with the fact that Phil Nevitt, an employee of an American alcoholic beverage company, goes to Annunziata, the mythical island of Futners creation in the West Indies, to learn everything he can about the Randall Trantora rum. The Obeah Murders show their fantastic roots with so many genre influences (spy, western, adventure, supernatural and detective). In the end, however, the race issue was the most surprising and, ultimately, the most important aspect of the book. More Footner reviews will appear later this summer.
Ethel M. Dell
This is another wonderful Christian love story by British writer of popular romance novels Ethel M. Dell. She was a popular 20th century writer who wrote dozens of romance novels and several short stories, including the well known The Keeper of the Door series. Our story takes place mainly in a little fishing village in England. This small seaside village hides a romance for Juliet Moore a romance with Dick Green, the village schoolmaster, a very different sort of man than the socialite swells shes known in London. But there are also secrets between them that threaten to tear them apart. It is a very sweet love story, full of surprises and poignant moments. The Obstacle Race is an interesting book and written in the classic style of an old-fashioned inspirational love story.
Homer
A classic for the ages, The Odyssey recounts Odysseus (Ulysses) journey home after the Trojan War. After the end of the war, Ulysses and his companions decide to return home, but in the middle of the path a horrible storm deviates them from the original route. Just one more difficulty, they have to face monsters like Cyclops and Mermaids, always overcoming them with cleverness astuteness. During one of these confrontations, all his companions are murdered and Ulysses has to continue his journey alone, but a generous king and the goddess Athena helps him. He withstands the lure of the Sirens song and a trip to the Underworld, only to find his most difficult challenge at home, where treacherous suitors seek to steal his kingdom and his loyal wife, Penelope.
The Office. Opowieść o kultowym serialu
Andy Greene
Wcześniej nieznane historie zza kulis kultowego serialu, opowiedziane przez jego twórców, scenarzystów i aktorów Kiedy ostatnio widzieliście się z Jimem, Pam, Dwightem, Michaelem i resztą pracowników Dunder Mifflin? Być może w 2013 roku, kiedy wyemitowano finalny sezon serialu a może wczoraj wieczorem, kiedy obejrzeliście trzy odcinki z rzędu. Tak czy inaczej, długo po pierwszej emisji ten sitcom nadal cieszy się niesłabnącą popularnością, a jego fani szukają kolejnych informacji o ulubionym serialu. Andy Greene w swojej książce, napisanej na podstawie szczegółowych badań i wywiadów, zabierze czytelników za kulisy serialu. Przypomni ulubione sceny i odcinki i opisze historię ich powstania, a także opowie o wcześniej nieznanych szczegółach związanych z serialem, takich jak walka o jego utrzymanie na antenie, gdy NBC chciało zrezygnować z emisji po zaledwie sześciu odcinkach. Ta książka jest prawdziwą gratką dla wszystkich fanów serialu, który zmienił nie tylko oblicze telewizji i popkultury, lecz również to, jak postrzegamy pracę w biurze.
Charles Dickens
1839. It tells the story of Nelly Trent and her grandfather as they wander the English countryside, north of London, trying to evade Daniel Quilp, probably Dickens most evil villain. Nells grandfather has borrowed money from Quilp to support a gambling habit and has lost everything, including the curiosity shop. But Quilp isnt sitting still, his spies are everywhere. Meanwhile a stranger is also looking for Nells grandfather. Dickenss depiction of the fate of his main characters is famously harrowing and unfailingly suspenseful, but not the least of its charms is that it is embellished with a supporting cast of figures as grotesque and colorful as anything in the Old Curiosity Shop itself.
Hugh Walpole
The book opens shortly before Christmas, many years ago. The city of Polchester was an old rickety building on a cliff above old grass. The house was a windy, creaky, bitten rain place where three elderly women lived as tenants, including Miss Beringer, who had moved the day before. These old women are only 70 years old, but in the history of Walpole, written in 1924, they are seriously ancient, poor, oppressed, miserable creatures. If you have any doubts about the progress made by women over the past 100 years, this will convince you that in our Western societies we are much better in every way.
The Old London Merchant. A Sketch
William Harrison Ainsworth
At that festival time, when the days are the shortest and the nights the longest, and when, therefore, it is the invariable practice of all intelligent men to turn night into day; when the ratio of business and pleasure is clearly in favor of the latter; when a magnificent carnival is held in London, and everything testifies to the predominance and influence of good humor.
Emmuska Orczy
The late nineteenth and early twentienth century were a fecund period for classical mystery writers. Among the most popular was Baroness Emmuska Orczy. The Old Man in the Corner contains twelve of the stories by Baroness Orczy featuring the mysterious man who sits in the corner of the ABC tea shop fiddling with a piece of string whilst working our the solutions to crimes that have baffled the police. Each case is unfolded during the course of a conversation between the man in the corner and a lady journalist, an ingenious method that avoids the necessity of a clumsy tacked-on explanation of the crime. Relying solely on his vast Holmesian powers of deduction, the strange looking sleuth never deigns to visit the scene of the crime, question a suspect, or examine clues. Nor does he have much faith in conventional police methods and crime solving capabilities.
Fred M. White
In Woodside Manor, there was an old servant a terrible man, almost ninety years old, with thick white eyebrows and sharp black eyes who recalled the tragedy Silas Brooks, the valet of the unfortunate Arundel Secretan. But even he never spoke about it, but only listened when the story was mentioned with suspicion and hatred, flashing in his evil dark eyes. The servants said he was crazy that the recollection had turned his brain. One day, many years ago, he told this story, and never heard of mentioning it again. Arundel Secretan had too much of a swashbuckler in his blood...
The Old Stone House and Other Stories
Anna Katharine Green
A young girl named Juliet, draws the boys in a small village after her, and along the way a rich Colonel, whose love for her reaches farther than anyone would have expected. She also hooks a fiery, unstable man named Orrin. The Colonel gets her to swear she will marry him as soon as he finishes a stone house for her, while Orrin tries something secretive to win his love. The narrator is a former lover of Juliet, and what he tells of is a twisted tale of a selfish woman and an evil man, decide for yourself which man is the villain... Short stories written by Anna Katharine Green. This well-written collection also includes: A Memorable Night, The Black Cross, A Mysterious Case, Shall He Wed Her? . Each one contains a mystery and a romantic involvement in the plot, and some have a twist ending.
The Omega Files Short Stories Level 1 Oxford Bookworms Library
Bassett, Jennifer
A level 1 Oxford Bookworms Library graded readers. Written for Learners of English by Jennifer Bassett In EDI (the European Department of Intelligence in Brussels) there are some very secret files - the Omega Files. There are strange, surprising, and sometimes horrible stories in these files, but not many people know about them. You never read about them in the newspapers. Hawker and Jude know all about the Omega Files, because they work for EDI. They think fast, they move fast, and they learn some very strange things. They go all over the world, asking difficult questions in dangerous places, but they don't always find the answers . . .
The Omega Files Short Stories Level 1 Oxford Bookworms Library
Bassett, Jennifer
A level 1 Oxford Bookworms Library graded readers. Written for Learners of English by Jennifer Bassett In EDI (the European Department of Intelligence in Brussels) there are some very secret files - the Omega Files. There are strange, surprising, and sometimes horrible stories in these files, but not many people know about them. You never read about them in the newspapers. Hawker and Jude know all about the Omega Files, because they work for EDI. They think fast, they move fast, and they learn some very strange things. They go all over the world, asking difficult questions in dangerous places, but they don't always find the answers . . .
The Omega Files Short Stories Level 1 Oxford Bookworms Library
Bassett, Jennifer
A level 1 Oxford Bookworms Library graded readers. Written for Learners of English by Jennifer Bassett In EDI (the European Department of Intelligence in Brussels) there are some very secret files - the Omega Files. There are strange, surprising, and sometimes horrible stories in these files, but not many people know about them. You never read about them in the newspapers. Hawker and Jude know all about the Omega Files, because they work for EDI. They think fast, they move fast, and they learn some very strange things. They go all over the world, asking difficult questions in dangerous places, but they don't always find the answers . . .
The Omega Files Short Stories Level 1 Oxford Bookworms Library
Bassett, Jennifer
A level 1 Oxford Bookworms Library graded readers. Written for Learners of English by Jennifer Bassett In EDI (the European Department of Intelligence in Brussels) there are some very secret files - the Omega Files. There are strange, surprising, and sometimes horrible stories in these files, but not many people know about them. You never read about them in the newspapers. Hawker and Jude know all about the Omega Files, because they work for EDI. They think fast, they move fast, and they learn some very strange things. They go all over the world, asking difficult questions in dangerous places, but they don't always find the answers . . .
The Omega Files Short Stories Level 1 Oxford Bookworms Library
Bassett, Jennifer
A level 1 Oxford Bookworms Library graded readers. Written for Learners of English by Jennifer Bassett In EDI (the European Department of Intelligence in Brussels) there are some very secret files - the Omega Files. There are strange, surprising, and sometimes horrible stories in these files, but not many people know about them. You never read about them in the newspapers. Hawker and Jude know all about the Omega Files, because they work for EDI. They think fast, they move fast, and they learn some very strange things. They go all over the world, asking difficult questions in dangerous places, but they don't always find the answers . . .
The Omega Files Short Stories Level 1 Oxford Bookworms Library
Bassett, Jennifer
A level 1 Oxford Bookworms Library graded readers. Written for Learners of English by Jennifer Bassett In EDI (the European Department of Intelligence in Brussels) there are some very secret files - the Omega Files. There are strange, surprising, and sometimes horrible stories in these files, but not many people know about them. You never read about them in the newspapers. Hawker and Jude know all about the Omega Files, because they work for EDI. They think fast, they move fast, and they learn some very strange things. They go all over the world, asking difficult questions in dangerous places, but they don't always find the answers . . .
Ronnie Bennett
Kontynuacja bestsellerowego Teenage dirtbag Ponad 11 milionów odsłon na Wattpadzie Rey i Nate poznali się dwa lata temu. Byli zakochani. Ale wszystko, co się między nimi wydarzyło, okazało się jedynie wakacyjną miłością. Teraz Renee zaczyna studia w Nowym Jorku, gotowa na nowy etap w życiu. Naukę, imprezy, koncerty zaprzyjaźnionego zespołu oraz życie w wielkim mieście przesłoni jednak pewne zdarzenie. Ta jedna noc wszystko zmieni i prędko okaże się, że przeszłość, którą Rey chciała zostawić za sobą, nagle do niej wróci. Czy bycie friends with benefits to na pewno dobry pomysł? Czy Rey i Nate dostaną drugą szansę? Dowiesz się, czytając The One That Got Away. TOTGA to historia o tym, że źli chłopcy też mają uczucia, a miłe dziewczyny bywają bardzo niegrzeczne.
Ronnie Bennett
Kontynuacja bestsellerowego Teenage dirtbag Ponad 11 milionów odsłon na Wattpadzie Rey i Nate poznali się dwa lata temu. Byli zakochani. Ale wszystko, co się między nimi wydarzyło, okazało się jedynie wakacyjną miłością. Teraz Renee zaczyna studia w Nowym Jorku, gotowa na nowy etap w życiu. Naukę, imprezy, koncerty zaprzyjaźnionego zespołu oraz życie w wielkim mieście przesłoni jednak pewne zdarzenie. Ta jedna noc wszystko zmieni i prędko okaże się, że przeszłość, którą Rey chciała zostawić za sobą, nagle do niej wróci. Czy bycie friends with benefits to na pewno dobry pomysł? Czy Rey i Nate dostaną drugą szansę? Dowiesz się, czytając The One That Got Away. TOTGA to historia o tym, że źli chłopcy też mają uczucia, a miłe dziewczyny bywają bardzo niegrzeczne.
The Oppenheim Omnibus. Clowns and Criminals
E. Phillips Oppenheim
Another great collection of stories from the British author E. Phillips Oppenheim who achieved worldwide fame with his thrilling novels and short stories concerning international espionage and intrigue. A best-selling author of novels, short stories, magazine articles, translations, and plays, Oppenheim published over 150 books. He is considered one of the originators of the thriller genre, his novels also range from spy thrillers to romance, but all have an undertone of intrigue. The Oppenheim Omnibus: Clowns and Criminals (1931) is one of Oppenheims most intriguing works. Here we have all the elements of blood-racing adventure and intrigue and are precursors of modern-day spy fictions. Highly recommended for people who like to treat a mystery story as a solvable riddle!
Joseph Smith Fletcher
This novel takes place in the London parish of Paddington. The story opens with the murder of an old Jewish pawnbroker. Our Scottish hero, Andrew Lauriston, a penniless aspiring writer, has the misfortune of finding the body, and is accused of killing and robbing the old man. But then its found the pawnbroker had had in his possession an extraordinary South African diamond worth over eighty-thousand pounds a diamond thats now missing. It falls to Melky Rubenstein to unravel the mystery and prove the young mans innocence. This is a great tale which you can immerse yourself in and will appeal to anyone who likes the old style crime/ mystery novels.
Edgar Wallace
This decent collection presents short stories that include The Mind-Readers, The Sirius Man, The Couper Buckle, and many more stories featuring Chief Inspector Oliver Rater, written by a famous British author Edgar Wallace.? ne of the stories are told in the third person, but one is told by Rater himself, which is unexpected. The stories are fast-paced with some surprising twists, well written and great to read but definitely a product of their time and place. One of the most prolific writers of the twentieth century, Edgar Wallace was an immensely popular author, who created exciting thrillers spiced with tales of treacherous crooks and hard-boiled detectives. He provides a thrill of another sort!