John Huston: Maker of Magic

KAMINSKY, Stuart

Houghton, Mifflin Co.

A circus stakeout puts Toby Peters at the bottom of the food chain.... The gorilla doesn’t like clowns. Normally that wouldn’t bother Toby Peters, since detective work tends to keep him far away from animal cages, but tonight he’s dressed as a clown and locked in with the ape. The animal’s handler told him not to worry - gorillas don’t eat people. They just like to tear their arms and legs off. What the ape doesn’t understand is that Peters is here for his protection. Earlier that week, someone electrocuted an elephant, and the gorilla, as one of the star attractions in this second-rate circus, is next on the hit list. Someone is killing animals to kill the circus, and if that doesn’t work they may move on to human prey. Toby Peters has a shot at unraveling this big top mystery, as long as he survives his night in the gorilla’s cage.

Catch a falling clown: A Toby Peters mystery

St.Martin's Press

At the height of the Cold War, two Americans are runnng a bar in the West German capital, called Mac's place. One of the pair, Michael Padillo, isn't around a lot; he keeps disappearing on "business trips." McCorkle, his partner, wisely doesn't ask questions; he knows Padillo has a second job -- he's a (reluctant) US agent. But McCorkle is ready to answer a call for help from Padillo, and he joins his friend in a blind journey with no inkling of what they will encounter at the turn of each dark and dangerous corner.

The Cold War Swap (McCorkle and Padillo Mysteries, 1)

Literature & Fiction

KAMINSKY, STUART M.

Thomas, Ross.

United States

Minotaur Books

The papers in this volume focus on two central issues in the philosophy of law, the relationship between law and morality, and crime and punishment. In the essay that gives the title to this volume, it is argued that, although in many legal systems there are in fact significant connections between law and morality, these connections are not conceptually or logically necessary. They depend on various social practices. Ronald Dworkin's famous attempt to undermine the legal positivist's separation of law from morality is rejected, and it is argued that Dworkin's own positive theory of law may indeed be quite compatible with certain versions of legal positivism. Other essays explore the notion of a wicked legal system, the rule of law, and various perspectives on the nature of law. The essays on crime and punishment discuss the theory and practice of punishment. They extend the work done in the author's earlier book, "Crime, Guilt and Punishment". They reject a purely retributive justification of punishment, in spite of the increasing sophistication in its recent formulations.

The Howard Hughes affair

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Mystery

St.Martins

An extraordinary novel of passion,crime,and politics in modern moscow

Death of a Dissident

Charter

this book is in good condition.... all sales go to help support my daughter's homeschool education.

Severn House

PI Toby Peters is--as usual-- down on his luck in World War II era Hollywood, when his strangest case ever suddenly swoops in. It seems that someone is sending the mysterious master of the night, Bela Lugosi, threatening letters-- and a bat in a box with a stake through its heart. Boris Karloff asks Toby to take the case, and it's not long before Toby and Bela find themselves tangling with a demonically devoted group of vampire fans called the Dark Knights of Transylvania. Meanwhile, William Faulkner is being acused of killing a literary agent, after the murder weapon was found in his hotel room. Toby suddenly finds himself up to his neck in work. But could the two cases be connected? Figuring that one out could drive him batty, as a trail of clues leads him straight to Bedelia Sue Frye, a vivacious vixen who likes to make love dressed as a vampire!

Never Cross a Vampire (Toby Peters Mystery)

Thrillers & Suspense

IBooks

In this book, Kaminsky and other scholars use the sophisticated critical tools of contemporary literary and film analysis to examine popular American television genres. Critical approaches ranging from historical to anthropological to structural and psychoanalytic are clearly presented and then used to analyze a variety of shows including soap operas, police dramas, game shows, and news programs. Throughout the book the authors explore the ways in ehich the genres of popular television regularly viewed by millions are significant on a cultural and social level. These explorations reveal that popular television can be understood as a rich and complex art form. This book will provide the student with a detailed introduction to the art of television criticism.

American Television Genres (Paperbound Edition)

Mahan, Jeffrey

Humor & Entertainment

Wadsworth Publishing

In this fourth book of the Abe Lieberman Mystery series, the Chicago police detective finds he must catch a thief to nab a killer. George "Pitty Pitty" Patnik was a thief who thought he had everything planned for a nice, clean in-and-out burglary. But that was before he heard the screams and saw the blood. Before the long knife came down again and again. Before the murderer realized he had an audience. Now Pitty-Pitty is on the run - from the clever Lieberman who has figured it all out, from the murderer, and from the awful memories of what he's seen.

Lieberman's Thief

Unabridged Library Edition

Nova Audio Books

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John Huston: Maker of Magic

Catch a falling clown: A Toby Peters mystery

The Cold War Swap (McCorkle and Padillo Mysteries, 1)

The Howard Hughes affair

Death of a Dissident

The Howard Hughes affair

Never Cross a Vampire (Toby Peters Mystery)

American Television Genres (Paperbound Edition)

Lieberman's Thief

Lieberman's Thief