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David the King: An Historical Novel
ISBN: 9781434411617 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. "The aim of this book has been no more than to give an imaginative construction of David's life from when he was a petty king in Hebron to the birth of Solomon," says S. Fowler Wright in his Preface, but this summary ignores the vivid characters that the author has created in this riveting historical novel taken from the pages of The Old Testament. David must overcome impossible odds in creating a Jewish kingdom in the Holy Land of 1,000 B.C. But when he finds himself falling in love with the wife of one of his warlords, he must choose between the needs and the state--and the needs of the...
"The aim of this book has been no more than to give an imaginative construction of David's life from when he was a petty king in Hebron to the birth o...
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Murder in Bethnal Square: An Inspector Combridge and Mr. Jellipot Classic Crime Novel
ISBN: 9781434403162 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 188 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. When the blackmailer Henry Coldwater is murdered, Basil Forbes becomes the prime suspect, since he admits having thrashed Coldwater an hour before his death. But solicitor Mr. Jellipot has no trouble clearing Forbes' name, leaving Scotland Yard Inspector Combridge with a terrible dilemma: who killed Henry Coldwater? And, more importantly, why?
When the blackmailer Henry Coldwater is murdered, Basil Forbes becomes the prime suspect, since he admits having thrashed Coldwater an hour before his...
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Dawn: A Novel of Global Warming
ISBN: 9781434402721 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The waters are rising--everywhere--and most of England is inundated by the surge, leaving isolated pockets of mankind to fight for survival--and for civilization!
The waters are rising--everywhere--and most of England is inundated by the surge, leaving isolated pockets of mankind to fight for survival--and for c...
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Black Widow: A Classic Crime Novel
ISBN: 9781434403063 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. When Inspector Pinkey investigates the murder of Sir Daniel Denton in his country home, he's confronted with three prime suspects: the man's widow, his brother, and a recently-fired servant. But everywhere the policeman looks, he finds conflicting evidence--and the individuals involved all hate each other. Then Gerard Denton apparently commits suicide--or is it murder?--and the servant suddenly disappears. Is Lady Denton the murderer by default? An absolutely stunning classic crime novel, originally published as Who Else But She?
When Inspector Pinkey investigates the murder of Sir Daniel Denton in his country home, he's confronted with three prime suspects: the man's widow, hi...
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The Bell Street Murders: An Inspector Combridge and Mr. Jellipot Classic Crime Novel
ISBN: 9781434403025 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Wilfrid Ralston's new invention will revolutionalize the film industry. But the big potential payoff results in his brutal murder, and his girlfriend, Evelyn Merivale, becomes the prime suspect. Only Scotland Yard Inspector Combridge and the solicitor friend, Mr. Jellipot, can crack the enigmatic case and save the day.
Wilfrid Ralston's new invention will revolutionalize the film industry. But the big potential payoff results in his brutal murder, and his girlfriend,...
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The Secret of the Screen: An Inspector Combridge and Mr. Jellipot Classic Crime Novel
ISBN: 9781434403230 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. In The Bell Street Murders, Evelyn Merivale had helped the police solve the murder of her friend, Wilfrid Ralston, who'd invented a process to revolutionize the motion picture industry. But the master criminal, Professor Blinkwell, still wants the lucrative equation, and so he kidnaps the young woman to blackmail her paramour, Sir Reginald Crowe. Only Inspector Combridge and the solicitor, Mr. Jellipot, can prevent Evelyn's violent death.
In The Bell Street Murders, Evelyn Merivale had helped the police solve the murder of her friend, Wilfrid Ralston, who'd invented a process to revolut...
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Dream; Or, the Simian Maid: A Fantasy of Prehistory
ISBN: 9781434402974 / Angielski / Miękka / 2024 / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Marguerite travels through time to become Rita, a simian-woman of the Tree People tens of thousands of years ago. Together with Stele, Elysa, Prince Thelmo, and Princess Tekla, she must fight the invasion of the semi-intelligent rat people who threaten to exterminate the young human race. The first novel in the Marguerite Cranleigh fantasy series.
Marguerite travels through time to become Rita, a simian-woman of the Tree People tens of thousands of years ago. Together with Stele, Elysa, Prince T...
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Wyndham Smith: His Adventures in the 45th Century: A Science Fiction Novel
ISBN: 9781434457516 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 220 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. When Wyndham Smith is transported to the 45th century, he finds himself fighting a sterile dystopia in which machines have created a sterile womb for mankind, without pain or suffering. Humanity is on the verge of deliberate racial suicide, but Wyndham and Vinetta escape the doomed city, fleeing to Sicily. There they must fight a Man Killer robot that has been programmed to eliminate the last hope of mankind. Can the two lovers defeat this implacable metal monster? Originally published under the title, The Adventure of Wyndham Smith.
When Wyndham Smith is transported to the 45th century, he finds himself fighting a sterile dystopia in which machines have created a sterile womb for ...
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The Attic Murder
ISBN: 9781434402035 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. THEY GOT THE WRONG MAN
Fugitive Francis Hammerton walks away from the courthouse where he's been convicted of a petty crime -- after all, no one's paying much attention -- and then suddenly finds himself drawn into a horrible dilemma. He accidentally discovers the body of William Rabone, an attic tenant in the house where Hammerton has taken refuge. He reports the crime to the police and then is himself unjustly accused of murdering the bank official. What can he do? If he admits his identity to Inspector Combridge, he'll be sent to jail for the original charge. But if he says... THEY GOT THE WRONG MAN
Fugitive Francis Hammerton walks away from the courthouse where he's been convicted of a petty crime -- after all, no one'... |
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The British Colonies: No Surrender to Nazi Germany!
ISBN: 9781434403377 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 172 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. In early 1939 writer S. Fowler Wright penned a passionate polemic against the policy of appeasement then being practised by British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain. Already, both Austria and Czechoslovakia had been handed over to Nazi Germany, in order to "preserve the peace"--and now some were proposing to give the Nazis several British colonies as well. Wright was one of the men who bravely spoke out against this absurdity. Previously published under the title, Should We Surrender Colonies?
In early 1939 writer S. Fowler Wright penned a passionate polemic against the policy of appeasement then being practised by British Prime Minister Nev...
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The Screaming Lake: A Lost Race Fantasy
ISBN: 9781434402929 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Devereux and Juanita travel deep into the Amazon jungle looking for Incan gold. What they find is an ancient city forgotten by time, located on the shores of The Screaming Lake, where huge, toad-like monsters feast on unwary travelers. Can they survive their encounter with the Living God?
Devereux and Juanita travel deep into the Amazon jungle looking for Incan gold. What they find is an ancient city forgotten by time, located on the sh...
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The Jordans Murder: An Inspector Combridge and Mr. Jellipot Classic Crime Novel
ISBN: 9781434403124 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. When London solicitor Mr. Jellipot discovers a nude body draped over a fence, its blood drained dry, he immediately consults his friend, Inspector Combridge. The Scotland Yard detective arrests the dead man's illegitimate son, Edward Higgins, who stands to inherit his father's fortune. As the trial begins, it appears that Higgins is doomed to the hangman's noose. But Mr. Jellipot has his own ideas!
When London solicitor Mr. Jellipot discovers a nude body draped over a fence, its blood drained dry, he immediately consults his friend, Inspector Com...
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Dante's Inferno: The Divine Comedy, Book One
ISBN: 9781434444745 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 194 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. In his introduction, the translator says: "I suppose that a very great majority of English-speaking people, if they were asked to name the greatest epic poet of the Christian era in Western Europe, would answer Dante." THE DIVINE COMEDY continues to be widely read today, whether for its religious inspiration or for the sheer power of its verse. The first part of the epic, THE INFERNO, tells how the narrator "loses his way," and finds himself in a strange landscape hes never seen before. There he encounters the shade of the ancient Roman poet, Virgil, who offers to lead him through the nine...
In his introduction, the translator says: "I suppose that a very great majority of English-speaking people, if they were asked to name the greatest ep...
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The Capone Caper: Mr. Jellipot vs. the King of Crime
ISBN: 9781434402387 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. When an American gangster is found murdered in London under suspicious circumstances, Sir Reginald Crowe, British banker and friend of Mr. Jellipot, is accused of the crime. Brought before a coroner's court, he's on the virge of being arrested and indicted when another American is found killed under similar circumstances -- a crime that Sir Reginald could not have committed.
But who is responsible for these awful acts of violence? And who owns the huge sum of money that had been in the victim's possession at the time of his death? Mr. Jellipot follows the trail of clues from London to the... When an American gangster is found murdered in London under suspicious circumstances, Sir Reginald Crowe, British banker and friend of Mr. Jellipot, i...
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The Song of Songs and Other Poems
ISBN: 9781434403438 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This beautifully rendered sequence of traditional poetry tells the story of King Solomon of Israel and the Shulamite girl. Also included are "Some Songs of Bilitis" and "Songs of Balochistan."
This beautifully rendered sequence of traditional poetry tells the story of King Solomon of Israel and the Shulamite girl. Also included are "Some Son...
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The Blue Room: A Novel of an Alternate Future
ISBN: 9781434457332 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. In this alternate history of 1990, the world is dominated by three great nation-states. When the United States of Europe declares "limited war" on The Commonwealth of English-Speaking Nations, Lord Seeley Whitcombe must travel to Europe to find some way out of Armageddon. But the deranged European scientist, Richter, is determined to destroy most of mankind, leaving him in charge of the befuddled survivors. Can Seeley and Richter's lovely aide, Amelie, find a solution--before it's too late?
In this alternate history of 1990, the world is dominated by three great nation-states. When the United States of Europe declares "limited war" on The...
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Post-Mortem Evidence: An Inspector Combridge and Mr. Jellipot Classic Crime Novel
ISBN: 9781434403186 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. When Mrs. Hamilton dies, Inspector Combridge receives an anonymous letter stating that she was poisoned. Post-mortem evidence finds traces of a rare dental anesthetic in her body, and her stepdaughter and heir, Ada, becomes the prime suspect, since she works in a dental office with her fiance. Can Mr. Jellipot solve the crime and block the couple's arrest?--for murder!
When Mrs. Hamilton dies, Inspector Combridge receives an anonymous letter stating that she was poisoned. Post-mortem evidence finds traces of a rare d...
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The Hidden Tribe: A Lost Race Fantasy
ISBN: 9781434402905 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 212 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Two women captured by the ruler of a lost race in the Sahara Desert find themselves faced with a fate worse than death! Only an intrepid British soldier can save the lovely ladies.
Two women captured by the ruler of a lost race in the Sahara Desert find themselves faced with a fate worse than death! Only an intrepid British soldi...
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The Hanging of Constance Hillier: An Inspector Cleveland Classic Crime Novel
ISBN: 9781434403100 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Constance Hillier and her boyfriend, Thomas Mogson, are convicted of the murder of her aunt, and both are hanged. Before his death, Thomas unsuccessfully tries to save himself by accusing Constance's sister, Margaret, of the crime. Inspector Cleveland of Scotland Yard is faced with a terrible dilemma: either Constance was innocent, or Margaret is being unjustly accused. Either way, Cleveland's career as a policeman appears to be doomed!
Constance Hillier and her boyfriend, Thomas Mogson, are convicted of the murder of her aunt, and both are hanged. Before his death, Thomas unsuccessfu...
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Elfwin: An Historical Novel of Anglo-Saxon Times
ISBN: 9781434403049 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Princess Elfwin of Wessex is betrothed to her cousin, Prince Athelstan, but she actually loves Prince Sithric of the enemy Danes. She renounces her heritage and goes to her beau, but they're separated from each other during a great battle. Only the Viking lord, Thorkeld, has the power to reunite the lost lovers.
Princess Elfwin of Wessex is betrothed to her cousin, Prince Athelstan, but she actually loves Prince Sithric of the enemy Danes. She renounces her he...
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