Golden: 881 books

Treason and Murder Investigation: The story of continued attacks on Lieutenant General Dan Jorgensen and members of his family in an attempt to put him out of action. He has put over 200 in prison, a few in death row and killed more than he cares to remember. All in the act of getting rid of the social...

Jane Eyre, the story of a young girl and her passage into adulthood, was an immediate commercial success at the time of its original publication in 1847. Its representation of the underside of domestic life and the hypocrisy behind religious enthusiasm drew both praise and bitter criticism, while Charlotte...

Twin sisters, Frankie and Kat, are willful, undisciplined, highly skilled in weapons, and fiercely determined to find the infamous master of the black pirate ship called the Nemesis. Jacques LaSalle, the owner of that ship, is the blackguard who attacked their father’s merchant vessel, killing their...

When Sheriff Holden of Potluck gets busted up at Madame Fanny's bordello, Thorn is assigned by the governor to be the temporary sheriff until Holden gets back on his feet. But what seemed a simple assignment soon puts Thorn and Boxcar in the middle of a race with a cold-blooded killer to find a cursed...

Sport in the Ancient World from A to Z covers an extraordinarily wide range of Greek and Roman sporting activities. Arranged in an easy-to-use dictionary format, this volume includes more than 700 entries discussing ancient athletes, festivals, important sites, equipment and concepts. The approach...

Following the lives of four sisters on a journey out of adolescence, Louisa May Alcott's Little Women explores the difficulties associated with gender roles in a Post-Civil War America.

Das kleine Städtchen Coventry in New England hat schon tausende Schneestürme erlebt … aber noch keinen wie diesen. Menschen gingen in das weiße Gestöber und kamen nie mehr zurück. Jetzt, zwölf Jahre später, zieht ein weiterer Sturm auf und die Bewohner von Coventry erinnern sich an diejenigen,...

Calli and Beak observed and fought the revolutionary war because they were pirates that the continental congress hired. They participated in a number of skirmishes with the British and made a large impact in the war of 1812 and the Texas rebellion. Through their bravery and persistence, they helped...

The term chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) has recently gained a significant amount of media coverage. However, a large proportion of the information disseminated through the media pertaining to the etiology, neuropathology, and clinical manifestations of CTE are not corroborated by empirical...

Dr. Yutsis' theory posits that cancer is a well-connected whole-body disease linked to lifestyle, diet, age and how the different body systems function. He has identified 10 specific factors, including genetics, sugar, obesity, stress and toxins, that make it easier for cancer to get a foothold and become more aggressive and tougher to combat.

A minor collection that includes the amazing "Told in the Drooling Ward."

Santa Claus, as a baby, is found in the Forest of Burzee by Ak, the Master Woodsman of the World (a supreme immortal), and placed in the care of the lioness Shiegra; but thereupon adopted by the Wood Nymph, Necile. Upon reaching young adulthood, Claus is introduced by Ak to human society, wherein...

"A Smile of Fortune: Harbour Story" is one of the best-known novellas written by Joseph Conrad (1857-1924). First published in 1912, the tale is centered around a young sea captain who has to face a bewildering ethical dilemma This edition is enriched with two other Conrad's texts: "A...

The Story of a Stuffed Elephant is… well, the story of a Stuffed Elephant and the little boy who owns him, and his sister, and all their adventures. A delightful children's book by the author of The Bobbsey Twins series.