Author: F.W. Watt
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1460244346
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
David Pearce, a government research psychologist living under the threat of a second heart attack, is engaged in a bitter and self-centered search for happiness that estranges him from his wife and child. David's restless mental energies lead him to fill his "Idea Bin" with fragments of curious knowledge and speculation in his efforts to understand himself. To pursue bizarre research projects like the study he half-mockingly calls Disphallic Men and Clitoral Women: the Dilemma of Our Time. He drinks too much and behaves outrageously in his social circle. He takes up horseback riding and is drawn into the country life of horse breeding and training by his passion for a much younger woman, Caroline. Her past sexual relationships, real and fancied, and his wild jealousy, drive him along a strange and dangerous route towards self-destruction. This is a novel of many moods - drunken hilarity, satire, pathos, the ecstasy of sexual fulfillment and the grief of betrayal and loss. It ends in sadness, but the sadness is buoyed up by the book's moments of comedy and its continuing mental and verbal exuberance. It is in fact a curiously happy trip, though with unpredictable sometimes painful stops and starts, daring to venture boldly through unmapped regions of the mind and heart. More fiction by F.W. Watt Heads or Tails 23 Stories After the Funeral Loving Daughters The Youth Drug The Lannigan Set-Up Joking Matters Where is Julius
The Road to Sutton
Author: F.W. Watt
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1460244346
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
David Pearce, a government research psychologist living under the threat of a second heart attack, is engaged in a bitter and self-centered search for happiness that estranges him from his wife and child. David's restless mental energies lead him to fill his "Idea Bin" with fragments of curious knowledge and speculation in his efforts to understand himself. To pursue bizarre research projects like the study he half-mockingly calls Disphallic Men and Clitoral Women: the Dilemma of Our Time. He drinks too much and behaves outrageously in his social circle. He takes up horseback riding and is drawn into the country life of horse breeding and training by his passion for a much younger woman, Caroline. Her past sexual relationships, real and fancied, and his wild jealousy, drive him along a strange and dangerous route towards self-destruction. This is a novel of many moods - drunken hilarity, satire, pathos, the ecstasy of sexual fulfillment and the grief of betrayal and loss. It ends in sadness, but the sadness is buoyed up by the book's moments of comedy and its continuing mental and verbal exuberance. It is in fact a curiously happy trip, though with unpredictable sometimes painful stops and starts, daring to venture boldly through unmapped regions of the mind and heart. More fiction by F.W. Watt Heads or Tails 23 Stories After the Funeral Loving Daughters The Youth Drug The Lannigan Set-Up Joking Matters Where is Julius
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1460244346
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
David Pearce, a government research psychologist living under the threat of a second heart attack, is engaged in a bitter and self-centered search for happiness that estranges him from his wife and child. David's restless mental energies lead him to fill his "Idea Bin" with fragments of curious knowledge and speculation in his efforts to understand himself. To pursue bizarre research projects like the study he half-mockingly calls Disphallic Men and Clitoral Women: the Dilemma of Our Time. He drinks too much and behaves outrageously in his social circle. He takes up horseback riding and is drawn into the country life of horse breeding and training by his passion for a much younger woman, Caroline. Her past sexual relationships, real and fancied, and his wild jealousy, drive him along a strange and dangerous route towards self-destruction. This is a novel of many moods - drunken hilarity, satire, pathos, the ecstasy of sexual fulfillment and the grief of betrayal and loss. It ends in sadness, but the sadness is buoyed up by the book's moments of comedy and its continuing mental and verbal exuberance. It is in fact a curiously happy trip, though with unpredictable sometimes painful stops and starts, daring to venture boldly through unmapped regions of the mind and heart. More fiction by F.W. Watt Heads or Tails 23 Stories After the Funeral Loving Daughters The Youth Drug The Lannigan Set-Up Joking Matters Where is Julius
The Cosmopolitan
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Languages : en
Pages : 864
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The Iron Rider
Author: Frank Packard
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 198830458X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
A mystery and crime drama of Flight, Fight and a Fair Woman. Written in 1916, this is a famous novel never sold in other than in magazine and newspaper format!
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 198830458X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
A mystery and crime drama of Flight, Fight and a Fair Woman. Written in 1916, this is a famous novel never sold in other than in magazine and newspaper format!
Where is Julius
Author: F.W. Watt
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1460244397
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
When Julius Field, elderly professor of classical philosophy, is admitted to hospital, his wife Edith and their two sons, Rupert and Melvin, are drawn closer to each other by their shared concern. Alone and bed-ridden, Professor Field endures the necessary medical procedures, and the personal and career memories and self assessments that invade his mind, some happy, sustaining, some autumnal, deeply saddening. Meanwhile, Rupert and Melvin, the elder a family man with a solid business career, the younger still leading a feckless and unsettled life, discover how much they have in common despite how far apart their paths seem to have strayed. Melvin played a part in the troubled story of Rupert's marriage and entry into the world of international business. Rupert stood behind his brother when Melvin's wayward life reached its dangerous nadir. And now, in their different ways, they try to support each other and their mother in this time of radical need. Edith Field's final response to the family crisis is not entirely what might have been predicted. She seems to have survived as well as or even better than the others. At summer's end, we see her transforming herself, revisiting her family history bravely to see the past, present, and future as beautiful. More fiction by F.W. Watt Heads or Tails 23 Stories After the Funeral Loving Daughters The Road to Sutton The Youth Drug The Lannigan Set-Up Joking Matters
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1460244397
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
When Julius Field, elderly professor of classical philosophy, is admitted to hospital, his wife Edith and their two sons, Rupert and Melvin, are drawn closer to each other by their shared concern. Alone and bed-ridden, Professor Field endures the necessary medical procedures, and the personal and career memories and self assessments that invade his mind, some happy, sustaining, some autumnal, deeply saddening. Meanwhile, Rupert and Melvin, the elder a family man with a solid business career, the younger still leading a feckless and unsettled life, discover how much they have in common despite how far apart their paths seem to have strayed. Melvin played a part in the troubled story of Rupert's marriage and entry into the world of international business. Rupert stood behind his brother when Melvin's wayward life reached its dangerous nadir. And now, in their different ways, they try to support each other and their mother in this time of radical need. Edith Field's final response to the family crisis is not entirely what might have been predicted. She seems to have survived as well as or even better than the others. At summer's end, we see her transforming herself, revisiting her family history bravely to see the past, present, and future as beautiful. More fiction by F.W. Watt Heads or Tails 23 Stories After the Funeral Loving Daughters The Road to Sutton The Youth Drug The Lannigan Set-Up Joking Matters
Heads or Tails
Author: F.W. Watt
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1460244265
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
Readers with a taste for sophisticated literature will find a great deal to interest them in this collection of beautifully crafted short stories. They bring a variety of creative, illuminating, often amusing, and sometimes very affecting perspectives to a range of life experiences. Deeply observed, packed full of emotional twists and turns, they contribute a fascinating set of fully dimensional dramatis personae, engaged in impactful and recognizable states of human emotion. The stories range from wry, to rueful, to eerie, to heartbreaking and lots of things in between . . . with even a little erotic sci-fi thrown in. They're stylish, literary and a treat from first word to last. Other works by F.W. Watt After the Funeral Loving Daughters The Lannigan Set-Up The Road to Sutton The Youth Drug Where is Julius Joking Matters
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1460244265
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
Readers with a taste for sophisticated literature will find a great deal to interest them in this collection of beautifully crafted short stories. They bring a variety of creative, illuminating, often amusing, and sometimes very affecting perspectives to a range of life experiences. Deeply observed, packed full of emotional twists and turns, they contribute a fascinating set of fully dimensional dramatis personae, engaged in impactful and recognizable states of human emotion. The stories range from wry, to rueful, to eerie, to heartbreaking and lots of things in between . . . with even a little erotic sci-fi thrown in. They're stylish, literary and a treat from first word to last. Other works by F.W. Watt After the Funeral Loving Daughters The Lannigan Set-Up The Road to Sutton The Youth Drug Where is Julius Joking Matters
After the Funeral
Author: F.W. Watt
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1460244281
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Bill Hartley's life was shaped by a panoramic sweep of Canadian history. An illiterate prairie boy, he enlisted in 1914. Survived the Great War. Returned with a British war-bride nurse and their baby. Broke the virgin Saskatchewan soil of his soldier's homestead grant. For a decade grew wheat and bore more children. Sold his farm and moved his family west, like so many others, searching for a better life in Vancouver. But there they found themselves plunged into the Great Depression. This ordeal passed easily for Tom, the youngest son, still a child during the struggles that drove his father into a frustrating attempt to educate himself and escape poverty. Looking back at his father's life, both having achieved success after the Second World War, Tom is caught up in his effort to understand the challenges his father endured. His strengths and weaknesses. The obstacles he overcame. The mistakes he made. And also the many ways, through the best and worst of times, that Tom's mother bravely played out her wifely part. How should his father be judged? In what ways, if at all, is it Like Father Like Son? Tom is helped in his judgments by Max, family friend, almost an older brother, who has his own father-son relation to puzzle over. Both have complex memories of Bill Hartley's turbulent life as it touched theirs. Finally they may only agree that for all the sadness, there is life worth living after the funeral. More fiction by F.W. Watt Heads or Tails 23 Stories Loving Daughters The Road to Sutton The Youth Drug The Lannigan Set-Up Joking Matters Where is Julius
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1460244281
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Bill Hartley's life was shaped by a panoramic sweep of Canadian history. An illiterate prairie boy, he enlisted in 1914. Survived the Great War. Returned with a British war-bride nurse and their baby. Broke the virgin Saskatchewan soil of his soldier's homestead grant. For a decade grew wheat and bore more children. Sold his farm and moved his family west, like so many others, searching for a better life in Vancouver. But there they found themselves plunged into the Great Depression. This ordeal passed easily for Tom, the youngest son, still a child during the struggles that drove his father into a frustrating attempt to educate himself and escape poverty. Looking back at his father's life, both having achieved success after the Second World War, Tom is caught up in his effort to understand the challenges his father endured. His strengths and weaknesses. The obstacles he overcame. The mistakes he made. And also the many ways, through the best and worst of times, that Tom's mother bravely played out her wifely part. How should his father be judged? In what ways, if at all, is it Like Father Like Son? Tom is helped in his judgments by Max, family friend, almost an older brother, who has his own father-son relation to puzzle over. Both have complex memories of Bill Hartley's turbulent life as it touched theirs. Finally they may only agree that for all the sadness, there is life worth living after the funeral. More fiction by F.W. Watt Heads or Tails 23 Stories Loving Daughters The Road to Sutton The Youth Drug The Lannigan Set-Up Joking Matters Where is Julius
Joking Matters
Author: F.W. Watt
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 146024947X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 94
Book Description
Professor Felix Hart and his wife Jessica are an expatriate English couple carrying baggage from their different pasts into their Toronto mid-life crises. For her, the early death of an idealized first husband has left a deep need for security, something Felix is unable to supply. For him, a two year medical trauma after a near fatal car accident seems to keep him struggling to take seriously anything in his personal or university life. Felix, though amused and flattered by a visit to his wife's psychiatrist at her insistence, is himself drawn to misfits. Lisa (a hospital nurse), who eased his hospital pains, but later almost drags him into her own mired marital affairs. Alison (an English Department colleague he tries to help), enduring a brutal husband's sadism. A second Alison (a young student needing his comfort), having a dangerous affair with a married fellow professor. Louis Fein (a popular visiting scholar), whose mock theory is that every human relationship is a flirtation. Eleanor (working at CBC Television), a 29 year old virgin who perhaps handles Felix's sex counseling wisely. In the end, his tennis playing partner and divorce lawyer friend Max, together with his needful wife Jessica, bring Felix to wonder whether real life should be more than just escapism into modern versions of jocosa materia, the old comic tales which are the subject of his serious academic research. More fiction by F.W. Watt Heads or Tails 23 Stories After the Funeral Loving Daughters The Road to Sutton The Youth Drug The Lannigan Set-Up Where is Julius
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 146024947X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 94
Book Description
Professor Felix Hart and his wife Jessica are an expatriate English couple carrying baggage from their different pasts into their Toronto mid-life crises. For her, the early death of an idealized first husband has left a deep need for security, something Felix is unable to supply. For him, a two year medical trauma after a near fatal car accident seems to keep him struggling to take seriously anything in his personal or university life. Felix, though amused and flattered by a visit to his wife's psychiatrist at her insistence, is himself drawn to misfits. Lisa (a hospital nurse), who eased his hospital pains, but later almost drags him into her own mired marital affairs. Alison (an English Department colleague he tries to help), enduring a brutal husband's sadism. A second Alison (a young student needing his comfort), having a dangerous affair with a married fellow professor. Louis Fein (a popular visiting scholar), whose mock theory is that every human relationship is a flirtation. Eleanor (working at CBC Television), a 29 year old virgin who perhaps handles Felix's sex counseling wisely. In the end, his tennis playing partner and divorce lawyer friend Max, together with his needful wife Jessica, bring Felix to wonder whether real life should be more than just escapism into modern versions of jocosa materia, the old comic tales which are the subject of his serious academic research. More fiction by F.W. Watt Heads or Tails 23 Stories After the Funeral Loving Daughters The Road to Sutton The Youth Drug The Lannigan Set-Up Where is Julius
The Youth Drug
Author: F.W. Watt
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1460244362
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
John Hornby and Norman Shearer are two middle-aged Canadian doctors deeply engaged in the search for a cancer cure. Their quest is beginning to show promising but somewhat puzzling developments, when they are lured away from Toronto to join a research center in California. There they are guaranteed more freedom to conduct their work, wherever it may lead them, reluctant as they are to leave behind patients they are carefully observing and treating - especially the star of the TV Blue Network, Faye Delisle. Chadwick Hamilton, an immensely wealthy business man with his own motives for enlisting them, supports a private lab in Notlimah, his enormous, spectacular, innovative country estate near Los Angeles. When they take up their residence and their work in Notlimah they are drawn into bizarre life-changing experiences for themselves and for those close to them, including Shearer's needful wife and restless teen-age daughter. For, adjacent to their new research center is Notlimah's sprawling idyllic commune, overseen by Hamilton's estranged son, Garth, whose job is to guide and nourish a unique environment in which young people can thrive freely and creatively. In this remarkable setting, the Hornby-Shearer medical research project veers into unchartered territory, where the human dream of everlasting youth emerges to collide with the realities of incurable disease and inescapable old age. More fiction by F.W. Watt Heads or Tails 23 Stories After the Funeral Loving Daughters The Road to Sutton The Lannigan Set-Up Joking Matters Where is Julius
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1460244362
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
John Hornby and Norman Shearer are two middle-aged Canadian doctors deeply engaged in the search for a cancer cure. Their quest is beginning to show promising but somewhat puzzling developments, when they are lured away from Toronto to join a research center in California. There they are guaranteed more freedom to conduct their work, wherever it may lead them, reluctant as they are to leave behind patients they are carefully observing and treating - especially the star of the TV Blue Network, Faye Delisle. Chadwick Hamilton, an immensely wealthy business man with his own motives for enlisting them, supports a private lab in Notlimah, his enormous, spectacular, innovative country estate near Los Angeles. When they take up their residence and their work in Notlimah they are drawn into bizarre life-changing experiences for themselves and for those close to them, including Shearer's needful wife and restless teen-age daughter. For, adjacent to their new research center is Notlimah's sprawling idyllic commune, overseen by Hamilton's estranged son, Garth, whose job is to guide and nourish a unique environment in which young people can thrive freely and creatively. In this remarkable setting, the Hornby-Shearer medical research project veers into unchartered territory, where the human dream of everlasting youth emerges to collide with the realities of incurable disease and inescapable old age. More fiction by F.W. Watt Heads or Tails 23 Stories After the Funeral Loving Daughters The Road to Sutton The Lannigan Set-Up Joking Matters Where is Julius
Crossfire
Author: J.A. Johnstone
Publisher: Pinnacle Books
ISBN: 0786029056
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
The Loner’s desperate search for his missing children ends—and the fight begins—in this Western adventure from the USA Today–bestselling author. HELL ON FRISCO BAY Conrad Browning is The Loner, a man on a mission, crossing the country—and crossing a lot of bad men—to rescue his kidnapped young twins. The trail has led him all the way to San Francisco’s perilous red-light district, where a crime lord is the proud father of newly adopted twins. The Loner knows his children when he sees them. But they’re hostage to a brutal, violent mob feud. Then, just when he needs it most, The Loner is no longer alone: he is joined by his own father, Frank Morgan—the most notorious gunman in the West. A family’s pain. A woman’s betrayal. A city exploding in violence . . . The Loner has come to the right place to save his children. But will they get out of Frisco alive? “An excellent story that pulls you in . . . [A] terrific, twist ending. Top class entertainment that left me looking forward to reading the next book in the series.” —Western Fiction Review
Publisher: Pinnacle Books
ISBN: 0786029056
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
The Loner’s desperate search for his missing children ends—and the fight begins—in this Western adventure from the USA Today–bestselling author. HELL ON FRISCO BAY Conrad Browning is The Loner, a man on a mission, crossing the country—and crossing a lot of bad men—to rescue his kidnapped young twins. The trail has led him all the way to San Francisco’s perilous red-light district, where a crime lord is the proud father of newly adopted twins. The Loner knows his children when he sees them. But they’re hostage to a brutal, violent mob feud. Then, just when he needs it most, The Loner is no longer alone: he is joined by his own father, Frank Morgan—the most notorious gunman in the West. A family’s pain. A woman’s betrayal. A city exploding in violence . . . The Loner has come to the right place to save his children. But will they get out of Frisco alive? “An excellent story that pulls you in . . . [A] terrific, twist ending. Top class entertainment that left me looking forward to reading the next book in the series.” —Western Fiction Review
Saddle and Ride: Western Classics - Boxed Set
Author: Ernest Haycox
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 5127
Book Description
Ernest Haycox's 'Saddle and Ride: Western Classics - Boxed Set' is a collection of timeless tales set in the American West, showcasing his mastery of the Western genre. Haycox's writing style is characterized by vivid descriptions of the rugged landscapes, intricate character development, and gripping plots that keep readers on the edge of their seats. Each story in the boxed set offers a unique perspective on the challenges and triumphs faced by cowboys, outlaws, and pioneers in the untamed frontier, making it a must-read for fans of Western fiction. The narratives are rich in historical detail, capturing the spirit of the Old West and immersing readers in a bygone era of adventure and danger. Ernest Haycox, a prolific author known for his contributions to Western literature, draws inspiration from his own experiences growing up in the Pacific Northwest. His deep understanding of the Western landscape and its inhabitants shines through in 'Saddle and Ride,' making his stories both authentic and engaging. Haycox's passion for storytelling and his dedication to preserving the legacy of the American West are evident in this captivating collection. For readers who appreciate classic Western fiction that transports them to a world of cowboys, shootouts, and wide-open spaces, Ernest Haycox's 'Saddle and Ride: Western Classics - Boxed Set' is a literary gem that should not be missed. Whether you're a longtime fan of the genre or a newcomer looking to explore the rich tradition of Western literature, this collection is sure to satisfy your craving for adventure and excitement.
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 5127
Book Description
Ernest Haycox's 'Saddle and Ride: Western Classics - Boxed Set' is a collection of timeless tales set in the American West, showcasing his mastery of the Western genre. Haycox's writing style is characterized by vivid descriptions of the rugged landscapes, intricate character development, and gripping plots that keep readers on the edge of their seats. Each story in the boxed set offers a unique perspective on the challenges and triumphs faced by cowboys, outlaws, and pioneers in the untamed frontier, making it a must-read for fans of Western fiction. The narratives are rich in historical detail, capturing the spirit of the Old West and immersing readers in a bygone era of adventure and danger. Ernest Haycox, a prolific author known for his contributions to Western literature, draws inspiration from his own experiences growing up in the Pacific Northwest. His deep understanding of the Western landscape and its inhabitants shines through in 'Saddle and Ride,' making his stories both authentic and engaging. Haycox's passion for storytelling and his dedication to preserving the legacy of the American West are evident in this captivating collection. For readers who appreciate classic Western fiction that transports them to a world of cowboys, shootouts, and wide-open spaces, Ernest Haycox's 'Saddle and Ride: Western Classics - Boxed Set' is a literary gem that should not be missed. Whether you're a longtime fan of the genre or a newcomer looking to explore the rich tradition of Western literature, this collection is sure to satisfy your craving for adventure and excitement.