Like tiny meteors, the space-ships plunged into Earth's atmosphere, carrying death for all who opposed their flight. The fate of a world rested in Hammond's hands—and his wrists were fettered at his sides.
A SMASHING PLANET NOVEL COLOSSUS OF CHAOS - (by Nelson S. Bond) From the Void it came, bom of lifeless space. It drew life from Terra itself, that it might slay those who peopled the earth. THREE OUTSTANDING NOVELETS OF OTHER WORLDS PLANET OF NO-RETURN - (by Wilbur S. Peacock) The "Thing’ of Venus could not die—weapons were useless on the water-world. THE MAN FROM SIYKUL (by Richard Wilson) The price of freedom was small. Myra and Steve had but to leave their sanity behind. METEOR MEN OF MARS (by Harry Cord and Otis A. Kline) The fate of a world rested in Hammond’s hands—and his wrists were fettered at FOUR PLANET SHORT STORIES DOORWAY TO DESTRUCTION - (by Garold S. Hatfield) The doorway to Earth’s invaders was open—and the key was lost. OUTPOST ON IO – (by Leigh Brackett) Death was the only release from that Europan prison—but MacVickers had to escape and save his world from tyranny. PERIL OF THE BLUE WORLD – (by Robert Abernathy) “Beware the Blue World,” the Martians were warned. "It is peopled with ‘beings’ that weapons cannot fight!” GALACTIC GHOST – (by Walter Kubilius) Willard laughed. He had seen the “ghost” of space—and lived.
The book centers around two seven-year-old boys living on an Apache reservation during the 1920s. Hank is 100% Apache all the way. Cord is an orphaned white boy whose parents were killed in an automobile accident on a reservation road. He was adopted by chief Jack Silver Eyes, Hank’s father. The boys become blood brothers. Cord wants to learn his genealogy. He learns of many exacting people in his blood line. The Second World War interrupts their schooling, so they join the Marine Corps as second lieutenants on the bloody frontlines of the Pacific Islands, Iwo Jima, Guadalcanal, etc. They both get wounded on Guadalcanal, transferred to the Mercy ship, docked at Quamaya Island. They cause quite a stir there, improving many miserable lives. The war ends. They split from Quamaya, returning home, they become very successful businessmen, bringing their tribes into the 20th century. Hank gets married. The next fifty chapters are more exciting as Hank and Cord establish a Club for extremely rich millionaires looking for a way to help the impoverished peoples of the world. These two men solve the problem for these philanthropists who want to share their fortunes. It is an exciting adventure ending in Cord's marriage. It is full of love, sex, on the land, sea, and air. Everything the reader will enjoy for the right price.
Magicians debunking charlatans and revealing secrets of the trade: it's not something that Penn and Teller or James "The Amazing" Randi invented. The legendary Harry Houdini was doing the same thing a century ago, to popular acclaim. In this 1920 book, the master showman-and surprisingly entertaining writer-uncovers the mysteries behind such extraordinary feats as fire-eating, sword-swallowing, snake-charmers, and strong men. More a simple expose of stage trickery, though, this is a brisk history of such oddities throughout history and around the world, from the Middle Ages to the 20th century, from the culture of the Native Americans to that of Japan. This is a fascinating work of the strange and seemingly inexplicable made plain and understandable. Hungarian-American magician and professional skeptic EHRICH WEISS (1874-1926)-aka Harry Houdini, "Handcuff King and Jail Breaker"-also wrote Magical Rope Ties and Escapes (1920) and A Magician Among the Spirits (1924).
The legendary Harry Houdini started the tradition of magicians debunking charlatans and revealing secrets of the trade that continues today through the likes Penn and Teller or James "The Amazing" Randi. But Houdini went even further here, in this delightful 1906 novelty: he revealed the working secrets of thieves, swindlers, and con artists. Culled from his conversations with "the chiefs of police and the most famous detectives in the world," Houdini's tales of the tricks of the trade of beggars, pickpockets, and burglars are instructive and amusing. The master showman was also a surprisingly entertaining writer-and this is one of his most enjoyable books, one that will enthrall readers of true crime as well as fans of Houdini himself. Hungarian-American magician and professional skeptic EHRICH WEISS (1874-1926)-aka Harry Houdini, "Handcuff King and Jail Breaker"-also wrote Magical Rope Ties and Escapes (1920) and A Magician Among the Spirits (1924).
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This popular reference facilitates diagnostic and therapeutic decision making for a wide range of common and often complex problems faced in outpatient and inpatient medicine. Comprehensive algorithmic decision trees guide you through more than 245 disorders organized by sign, symptom, problem, or laboratory abnormality. The brief text accompanying each algorithm explains the key steps of the decision making process, giving you the clear, clinical guidelines you need to successfully manage even your toughest cases. An algorithmic format makes it easy to apply the practical, decision-making approaches used by seasoned clinicians in daily practice. Comprehensive coverage of general and internal medicine helps you successfully diagnose and manage a full range of diseases and disorders related to women's health, emergency medicine, urology, behavioral medicine, pharmacology, and much more. A Table of Contents arranged by organ system helps you to quickly and easily zero in on the information you need. More than a dozen new topics focus on the key diseases and disorders encountered in daily practice. Fully updated decision trees guide you through the latest diagnostic and management guidelines.
Cats are not referred to specialists as frequently as dogs, meaning the general practitioner must routinely treat cats that have been involved in road traffic accidents and other musculoskeletal trauma. This book is the first of its kind to provide a practical and user-friendly guide to feline orthopaedics. With a new author team, led by RCVS Specialist in Small Animal Surgery (Orthopaedics) and Veterinary Neurology Harry Scott, the second edition has been thoroughly revised and updated. New chapters cover Physiotherapy and Oncology of the Feline Skeletal System. The book includes highly structured fully referenced text that provides a concise, straightforward guide to the recognition and management of specific diseases and conditions. In this new edition, the neurological causes of lameness have been given more in-depth discussion, with an emphasis on early recognition of clinical signs and diagnosis. The disorder sections are now divided into those likely to be associated with trauma (fractures and luxation) and those which are congenital or developmental. The text is supported by high quality radiographs, colour photographs and colour line drawings to illustrate principles, techniques and procedures. Combining their experience in practice and education, the authors have produced a book that appeals to general practice veterinarians, specialist feline practitioners and to students.
Ramblings of an Old Poot I have always enjoyed a good story and loved to listen to my parents and grandparents tell the tales from their youth. The stories were always voiced but not written and with age, the memories of the tales fade and become obscure. This collection of short stories are mostly true events during my life to date. Perhaps my children, grandchildren, and future generations will read these tales and smile. Perhaps others will read them and smile as well. Life is hard and, it seems, smiles are further apart. I pray these stories put a grin on your face. Someone said, aEURoeLet my soul smile through my heart and my heart smile through my eyes, that I may scatter rich smiles in sad hearts.aEUR This should apply to us all.
There are many orthopedic differences between cats and dogs, yet most books on the market tend to concentrate on dogs rather than cats. As cats are not referred to specialists as frequently as dogs, the general practitioner has routinely to treat cats that have been involved in road traffic accidents and other musculoskeletal trauma. This book, the
Solve your toughest neurodiagnostic challenges with Neuropathology, 3rd Edition - the most information-packed, extensively illustrated neuropathology reference available! An expert author team presents more than 3,000 high-quality images - nearly all in full color - to provide unmatched visual guidance on the microscopic and gross pathologic presentation of a full range of neurologic diseases. Diagnose with confidence by consulting the most extensive published image collection in neuropathology, which includes an exceptional number of gross pathology images, a feature poorly represented in other texts. Access the complete contents online and download all the images at www.expertconsult.com. Understand the most recent developments in neurologic diseases and quickly identify important variants and outliers. Meet the needs of an aging population with expanded coverage of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease, motor neuron disorders, and prion diseases, as well as conditions such as multiple sclerosis. Apply the latest knowledge on molecular genetics and the growing role of genetic testing. Make optimal use of today’s functional imaging techniques with new information on PET, fMRI, and SPECT. Stay current with the newest diagnostic protocols and guidelines as endorsed by professional societies and national bodies, the most recent WHO classification of central nervous system diseases, and checklists for the handling and diagnosis of CNS tumors and tumor-like lesions. Get outstanding visual guidance with new full-color images, and new and updated drawings that clarify complex entities and concepts.
Lousy Lou Ousley, the detective, has been given another impossible case: the murder or suicide of a crackpot novelist in a locked room. Everything points to suicide but there’s the sticky point of the gun being made of wax. And what’s with the bottle on the desk with a deuce of diamonds inside it? In this novel, written in 1958 but never published anywhere until now, Harry Stephen Keeler pulls out all the stops and creates a tale that Arthur Conan Doyle might have written.
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