The Excursion Train (The Railway Detective Series)

Literature & Fiction

MARSTON, Edward

British & Irish

Allison and Busby

Poland 1939.It is the Russian occupation, not the German invasion, which destroys the aristocratic Kolbeck family. In 1940, they and hundreds of thousands of Poles are driven like cattle into the wastes of Siberia where they are forced to labor in the cause of 'democracy'.Stephanie's husband offended the tiles of blood and class when he brought her into the Kolbeck family. Now she has to fend for herself amongst people who not only consider her an inferior, but harbor a secret about her past which they cannot reveal.During the horrific journey from Siberia to the northern borders of Persia, Stephanie loses nearly all those she loves, including three baby sons; and discovers the true meaning of being polish - and a Kolbeck.

Recollection of a Journey: A Novel (Allison & Busby Twentieth Century Classics)

Hutchinson, R.C.

Biographies & Memoirs

Mr. Love and Justice

MACINNES, Colin

Inside Outsider: The Life and Times of Colin MacInnes (Twentieth Century Classics)

GOULD, TONY

Arts & Literature

The Trail of Fu Manchu:The great fog of 1935. P.C. Ireland is guarding Professor Ambroso. No one is to enter or leave the house. Heavy breathing, shuffling sounds, a scream .. And Sir Denis Nayland is on the trail of Fu Manchu. President Fu Manchu: America is seeking a new president. An anonymous, shadowy individual who controls inexhaustible supplies of men and capital, is trying to gain control of the country. Federal Agent 56, Denis Nayland Smith, knows who that person is – his old enemy Dr Fu Manchu – and he, for one, is determined that Fu Manchu will not be America’s next president. Re-Enter Fu Manchu: The ad. said, ‘Go anywhere, do anything’. And Brian Merrick was launched on a mission that was to take him from London to Cairo to New York, involving a strangely nervous Nayland Smith. What Merrick did not know was that he was an important cog in a diabolical plan to rule the world by none other than the evil genius, Fu Manchu.

The Fu Manchu Omnibus: Volume 3

Rohmer, Sax

Genre Fiction

‘The Bible’ for all writers of magazine articles and short stories. This special Millennium Edition - the seventh - has been revised, expanded and up-dated to provide more detailed information about 70+ British magazines, and comments on dozens more. For each magazine Gordon Wells examines a typical issue and offers clear and concise information on many aspects including: the target readership editorial policy subjects dealt with regular columns and features how best to approach the editor type &amp; length of material used likely payment and when how long you may wait for a decision

The Magazine Writer's Handbook

Wells,Gordon

Politics & Social Sciences

Volume Four includes: The Drums of Fu Manchu: The sound of the drums carries a warning to fourteen world leaders who stand in the way of Fu Manchu’s desire for world domination: surrender to his schemes, or die at the hands of his secret army. Even Nayland Smith has been marked for death by the beating of the drums… Shadow of Fu Manchu: The devil doctor plots to control the greatest weapon ever created – a weapon which dwarfs the power of the atomic bomb and which Nayland Smith must, at all costs, keep from falling into the hands of the most dangerous man in the world. Emperor Fu Manchu: No one in the Western world could be sure what lay behind the Bamboo Curtain, in the remote province of Szechuan. Only Nayland Smith suspects that the mysterious Master whom it hides, the true power behind Communist China, is in fact his old enemy, in a new disguise. His young undercover agent, Tony McKay, must enter Fu Manchu’s domain to penetrate the veil of secrecy.

The Fu Manchu Omnibus: Volume 4

A Harvest of Sunflowers

Twenty years after first setting eyes on Bel-Air de Grezelongue, her dream house in the sunflowers in southwest France, Ruth Silvestre brings us the long-awaited sequel to the adventures. Local friendships and bonds of loyalty that she and her family formed during the gradual restoration of their once derelict farmhouse have now deepened. The children, both hers and her neighbors, are now adults. Wedding festivities and banquets are described in mouth-watering detail as, with natural joie-de-vivre, a close-knit society celebrates and prepares for the coming generation. "A Harvest of Sunflowers" is a joy to read from a writer who can illustrate the simplest experience with exuberance and affection.

Travel

Silvestre, Ruth

Europe

In 1976, in the Lot-et-Garonne region of southwest France, Ruth Silvestre and her family found and fell in love with, Bel-Air de Grezelongue, a house that had been left, deserted and uninhabited for ten years. "A House in the Sunflowers" provides rare glimpses of French family life in the region that is considered the gastronomic center of France, complete with mouth-watering descriptions of meals in the sun and fascinating insights into the history and customs of this area. In this charming, funny and romantic book, Ruth Silvestre manages to include much practical and useful information for those who also wish to fulfil their dreams abroad. Lovers of France, its rural life and customs will be delighted with "A House in the Sunflowers" and its unforgettable love affair.

A House in the Sunflowers: Living the Dream in the South of France

Soft cover book titled The Rebellion of the Hanged by B. TRaven

The Rebellion of the Hanged

B. TRAVEN

Contemporary

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