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This beautifully illustrated social history of China highlights various aspects of traditional China as seen through the eyes of foreign visitors and residents from the time of the first trading contacts with China in the mid-sixteenth century to the beginning of World War II. The lives and...

The Second Western Novel MEGAPACK™ presents four more great tales of the Old West, by four different writers. Included in this volume are: TWO-GUN OUTLAW, by Burt Arthur ... Dave Moore rode into town for a drink and a rest...and stayed to fight for his life! TO HELL -- AND TEXAS!,...

Revolving around the infamous gentlemen's club of London, SCOUNDRELS: THE HUNT FOR HANSCLAPP continues the combative joint memoirs of adventurer-spies, Major Cornwall and Major Trevelyan. In this second volume, the Majors recount tales of kidnapping in the Congo, manslaughter on the Orient...

Erich von Stroheim (1885-1957) was one of the giants in American film history. Stubborn, arrogant, and colorful, he saw himself as a cinema artist, which led to conflicts with producers and studio executives who complained about the inflated budgets and extraordinary length of his films. Stroheim...

A book to help people stay in love with life by Arthur Gordon. This collection of Gordon's short stories will bring back the gift of joy, wonder, and hope to all who read it. From life's littlest, often over-looked moments to the important days we all hope to enjoy, Gordon finds a way to express such...

First published in 1958. This volume translates and places in the appropriate historical context a number of private documents, such as diaries, autobiographies and confessions, which explain what the Opium War felt like on the Chinese side.

The five volumes that constitute Arthur Marder's From the Dreadnought to Scapa Flow represented arguably the finest contribution to the literature of naval history since Alfred Mahan. A J P Taylor wrote that 'his naval history has a unique fascination. To unrivalled mastery of sources he adds a gift...

The 22nd issue of Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine features new and classic mystery tales -- including a brand new Nero Wolfe story! Included are 7 stories, a poem, all the usual features, and more: Features: From Watson's Notebook, by John H. Watson, M. D. Ask Mrs Hudson, by (Mrs) Martha Hudson Non...

A Study in Scarlet is a detective mystery novel written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, introducing his new characters, "consulting detective" Sherlock Holmes and his friend and chronicler Dr John Watson, who later became two of the most famous literary characters in detective fiction.

Arthur Conan Doyles Sherlock Holmes is perhaps the world's most famous detective. The Focus on Sherlock Holmes series is devoted to bringing the books to an even wider audience. George Cavendish has added explanations as footnotes to help those readers who are not familiar with some of the phrases used...

Arthur Conan Doyles Sherlock Holmes is perhaps the world's most famous detective. The Focus on Sherlock Holmes series is devoted to bringing the books to an even wider audience. George Cavendish has added explanations as footnotes to help those readers who are not familiar with some of the phrases used...

Arthur Conan Doyles Sherlock Holmes is perhaps the world's most famous detective. The Focus on Sherlock Holmes series is devoted to bringing the books to an even wider audience. George Cavendish has added explanations as footnotes to help those readers who are not familiar with some of the phrases used...

An interesting insight into Conan Doyle's thinking and his reactions to the fame that Sherlock Holmes gained. 'An Intimate Study of Sherlock Holmes' was written by Conan Doyle for the January 15, 1918 issue of Detective Story Magazine. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) was a Scottish physician and...

Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle was a Scottish writer and physician, most noted for his fictional stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, which are generally considered milestones in the field of crime fiction. "The Lost Special" is a short story, first published as part of the Round...