Author: M. V. Carey
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
A wallet dropped by a scar-faced beggar sets the three investigators on the trail of bank robbers.
The Three Investigators in The Mystery of the Scar-faced Beggar
Author: M. V. Carey
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
A wallet dropped by a scar-faced beggar sets the three investigators on the trail of bank robbers.
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
A wallet dropped by a scar-faced beggar sets the three investigators on the trail of bank robbers.
The Mystery of the Smashing Glass
Author: William Arden
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780394865508
Category : Detective and mystery stories
Languages : en
Pages : 165
Book Description
Three young detectives try to trap an invisible vandal who has been breaking car windows all over town.
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780394865508
Category : Detective and mystery stories
Languages : en
Pages : 165
Book Description
Three young detectives try to trap an invisible vandal who has been breaking car windows all over town.
Hiroshima
Author: John Hersey
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0593082362
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and bestselling author John Hersey's seminal work of narrative nonfiction which has defined the way we think about nuclear warfare. “One of the great classics of the war" (The New Republic) that tells what happened in Hiroshima during World War II through the memories of the survivors of the first atomic bomb ever dropped on a city. "The perspective [Hiroshima] offers from the bomb’s actual victims is the mandatory counterpart to any Oppenheimer viewing." —GQ Magazine “Nothing can be said about this book that can equal what the book has to say. It speaks for itself, and in an unforgettable way, for humanity.” —The New York Times Hiroshima is the story of six human beings who lived through the greatest single manmade disaster in history. John Hersey tells what these six -- a clerk, a widowed seamstress, a physician, a Methodist minister, a young surgeon, and a German Catholic priest -- were doing at 8:15 a.m. on August 6, 1945, when Hiroshima was destroyed by the first atomic bomb ever dropped on a city. Then he follows the course of their lives hour by hour, day by day. The New Yorker of August 31, 1946, devoted all its space to this story. The immediate repercussions were vast: newspapers here and abroad reprinted it; during evening half-hours it was read over the network of the American Broadcasting Company; leading editorials were devoted to it in uncounted newspapers. Almost four decades after the original publication of this celebrated book John Hersey went back to Hiroshima in search of the people whose stories he had told. His account of what he discovered about them -- the variety of ways in which they responded to the past and went on with their lives -- is now the eloquent and moving final chapter of Hiroshima.
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0593082362
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and bestselling author John Hersey's seminal work of narrative nonfiction which has defined the way we think about nuclear warfare. “One of the great classics of the war" (The New Republic) that tells what happened in Hiroshima during World War II through the memories of the survivors of the first atomic bomb ever dropped on a city. "The perspective [Hiroshima] offers from the bomb’s actual victims is the mandatory counterpart to any Oppenheimer viewing." —GQ Magazine “Nothing can be said about this book that can equal what the book has to say. It speaks for itself, and in an unforgettable way, for humanity.” —The New York Times Hiroshima is the story of six human beings who lived through the greatest single manmade disaster in history. John Hersey tells what these six -- a clerk, a widowed seamstress, a physician, a Methodist minister, a young surgeon, and a German Catholic priest -- were doing at 8:15 a.m. on August 6, 1945, when Hiroshima was destroyed by the first atomic bomb ever dropped on a city. Then he follows the course of their lives hour by hour, day by day. The New Yorker of August 31, 1946, devoted all its space to this story. The immediate repercussions were vast: newspapers here and abroad reprinted it; during evening half-hours it was read over the network of the American Broadcasting Company; leading editorials were devoted to it in uncounted newspapers. Almost four decades after the original publication of this celebrated book John Hersey went back to Hiroshima in search of the people whose stories he had told. His account of what he discovered about them -- the variety of ways in which they responded to the past and went on with their lives -- is now the eloquent and moving final chapter of Hiroshima.
Oil!
Author: Upton Sinclair
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 544
Book Description
First edition of Sinclair's savage satire, loosely based on the life and career of Edward L. Doheny, and the Teapot Dome scandal of the Harding administration. Although Sinclair's famous novel The Jungle deals with Chicago's meatpacking industry, he moved west to Pasadena in 1916 and began writing novels set in California, the best of which was Oil!, the story of the education of Bunny Ross, son of wildcat oil man Joe Ross after oil is discovered outside Los Angeles. The novel was the basis for Paul Thomas Anderson's 2007 film There Will Be Blood. In California Classics, Lawrence Clark Powell called Oil! "Sinclair's most sustained and best writing."
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 544
Book Description
First edition of Sinclair's savage satire, loosely based on the life and career of Edward L. Doheny, and the Teapot Dome scandal of the Harding administration. Although Sinclair's famous novel The Jungle deals with Chicago's meatpacking industry, he moved west to Pasadena in 1916 and began writing novels set in California, the best of which was Oil!, the story of the education of Bunny Ross, son of wildcat oil man Joe Ross after oil is discovered outside Los Angeles. The novel was the basis for Paul Thomas Anderson's 2007 film There Will Be Blood. In California Classics, Lawrence Clark Powell called Oil! "Sinclair's most sustained and best writing."
The World Set Free
Author: H. G. Wells
Publisher: Arcturus Publishing
ISBN: 1398832804
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
In this chilling science fiction novel by H.G. Wells, rich and powerful men wage the ultimate war "to end all wars". Published in 1914, The World Set Free was ahead of its time, telling the story of how newly-acquired nuclear weapons led to warfare between nations. In the book, Wells explores how social and moral dilemmas can result in self-destruction and chaos before eventually leading to solutions that create a unique utopia. Even today, this classic novel speaks to the challenges society faces due to the rise of science and technology. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Arcturus Classics series brings together high-quality paperback editions of classics works, presented with contemporary graphic cover designs. Together they make a wonderful collection which is perfect for any home library.
Publisher: Arcturus Publishing
ISBN: 1398832804
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
In this chilling science fiction novel by H.G. Wells, rich and powerful men wage the ultimate war "to end all wars". Published in 1914, The World Set Free was ahead of its time, telling the story of how newly-acquired nuclear weapons led to warfare between nations. In the book, Wells explores how social and moral dilemmas can result in self-destruction and chaos before eventually leading to solutions that create a unique utopia. Even today, this classic novel speaks to the challenges society faces due to the rise of science and technology. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Arcturus Classics series brings together high-quality paperback editions of classics works, presented with contemporary graphic cover designs. Together they make a wonderful collection which is perfect for any home library.
The Three Investigators in The Mystery of the Rogues' Reunion
Author: Marc Brandel
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780394969206
Category : Children's stories, American.
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
The reunion of a group of child movie stars plunges the three young detectives into a case of theft, kidnapping, and false identity.
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780394969206
Category : Children's stories, American.
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
The reunion of a group of child movie stars plunges the three young detectives into a case of theft, kidnapping, and false identity.
The Three Investigators in The Mystery of the Blazing Cliffs
Author: M. V. Carey
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
The sighting of a UFO leads the Three Investigators to uncover a bizarre confidence game.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
The sighting of a UFO leads the Three Investigators to uncover a bizarre confidence game.
Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators in The Mystery of the Magic Circle
Author: M. V. Carey
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780394936079
Category : Detective and mystery stories
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
Three young sleuths uncover a coven of witches when they search for the missing memoirs of a movie star.
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780394936079
Category : Detective and mystery stories
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
Three young sleuths uncover a coven of witches when they search for the missing memoirs of a movie star.
The Three Investigators in the Mystery of the Cranky Collector
Author: M. V. Carey
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780394991535
Category : Detective and mystery stories
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
When an ornery book collector disappears, the Three Investigators break into his secret computer files in search of clues and gradually uncover his mysterious past.
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780394991535
Category : Detective and mystery stories
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
When an ornery book collector disappears, the Three Investigators break into his secret computer files in search of clues and gradually uncover his mysterious past.
Encyclopedia of Weird Detectives
Author: Paul Green
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476678006
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
The detective genre has explored supernatural and paranormal themes throughout its colorful history. Stories of detectives investigating spiritualists, ghostly apparitions, the occult and psychics have spanned pulp fiction magazines, comic books, novels, film, television, animation and video games. This encyclopedia covers the history of the genre in its multiple forms and informs and adds to the knowledge of either the new or informed reader. Its A-Z format provides ready reference by title. Detective fans browsing for new discoveries will enjoy the entertaining style.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476678006
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
The detective genre has explored supernatural and paranormal themes throughout its colorful history. Stories of detectives investigating spiritualists, ghostly apparitions, the occult and psychics have spanned pulp fiction magazines, comic books, novels, film, television, animation and video games. This encyclopedia covers the history of the genre in its multiple forms and informs and adds to the knowledge of either the new or informed reader. Its A-Z format provides ready reference by title. Detective fans browsing for new discoveries will enjoy the entertaining style.