Capt: 105 books

Here they are again, the old, old stories, the very best; dear Cinderella, wicked old Bluebeard, tiny Thumbling (also known as Thumbelina,) beautiful Beauty and the ugly Beast, and a host of others. But the old stories are always new, and always must be so, because there are always new children to...

In the underground caverns of the Selom Dr. Bird once again locks wills with the subversive genius Saranoff.

The mysterious loss of the Arethusa is investigated by Dr. Bird and Carnes.

This book is intended to present a summary of my life in the navy where I fought at the tip of the sword in three wars and served on the sea, under the sea, over the sea and in the sea after Vincennes sinking. My service has given me experiences few people including naval officers have seen. There were always challenges but I never suffered boredom.

Dr. Bird and his friend Carnes unravel another criminal web of scientific mystery.

The teller turned to the stacked pile of bills. They were gone! And no one had been near!

The Story of the bloody brutal Battle of Tarawa, also known by its codename Operation Galvanic, was the first time that the Americans and principally the Marine Corps faced serious opposition to a seaborne landing. Contains 30 photos and 12 maps and charts. “Tarawa was the first in a series of amphibious...

Kathleen Olsen called Svenska Flicker by her grandmother is of Swedish stock. The old grandmother wants better than a shack on these beautiful Outer Banks Sea Shores; she wants her to have the whole world, as she did sailing with her husband. Kathleen is guarded well, not allowed to run loose...

The researcher who discovered the Great Pacific Garbage Patch—and remains one of today's key advocates for plastic pollution awareness—inspires a fundamental rethinking of the modern Plastic Age. In 1997, environmentalist Charles Moore discovered the world's largest collection of floating...

Screaming the guardsman was jerked through the air. An unearthly screech rang through the cavern. The unseen horror of Mammoth Cave had struck again.

Jim Carpenter had never agreed to the opinion almost unanimously held by the scientists as to the true nature of the magnetic heaviside layer. He was going to try and punch a hole through it.

Only Dr. Bird's super-scientific sleuthing stands in the way of Ivan Saranoff's latest attempt at wholesale destruction

There's no hurry Doctor" replied Operative Carnes of the United States Secret Service as he entered the room and sat on the edge of the Doctor's desk. "I haven't got a case up my sleeve this time; I just came in for a little chat." "All right glad to see you. Read that latest volume of...

Dr. Bird scientific sleuth extraordinary goes after a sinister stealer of brains.