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Conversations with John Edgar Wideman

By: John Edgar Wideman

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Conversations with John Edgar Wideman

By: John Edgar Wideman

Interviews with the author of The Homewood Trilogy, Brothers and Keepers, and Philadelphia Fire.

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Univ. Press of Mississippi

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1578060532

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9781578060535

Brothers and Keepers

A Memoir

By: John Edgar Wideman

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“A rare triumph” (The New York Times Book Review), this powerful memoir about the divergent paths taken by two brothers is a classic work from one of the greatest figures in American literature: a reflection on John Edgar Wideman’s family and his brother’s incarceration—a classic that is as relevant now as when originally published in 1984. A “brave and brilliant” (The Philadelphia Inquirer) portrait of lives arriving at different destinies, the classic John Edgar Wideman memoir, Brothers and Keepers, is a haunting portrait of two brothers—one an award-winning writer, the other a fugitive wanted for a robbery that resulted in a murder. Wideman recalls the capture of his younger brother, Robby, details the subsequent trials that resulted in a sentence of life in prison, and provides vivid views of the American prison system. A gripping, unsettling account, Brothers and Keepers weighs the bonds of blood, affection, and guilt that connect Wideman and his brother and measures the distance that lies between them. “If you care at all about brotherhood and dignity…this is a must-read book” (The Denver Post). With a new afterword by his brother Robert Wideman, recently released after more than fifty years in prison.

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Scribner

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1982148756

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9781982148751

Galsworthy Five Plays

Strife; Justice; The Eldest Son; The Skin Game; Loyalties

By: John Galsworthy

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Galsworthy Five Plays

Strife; Justice; The Eldest Son; The Skin Game; Loyalties

By: John Galsworthy

John Galsworthy (1867-1933), novelist and dramatist, is most widely known as the author of The Forsyte Saga, but recent productions testify to the power that his plays still exert over modern audiences and the strength and relevance of the issues he raise In Strife, Galsworthy deals with industrial relations; in Justice, with prison life - it was one of the few plays to effect real reforms. The Eldest Son is also about injustice - one law for the rich, another for the poor; The Skin Game, Galsworthy's first commercial success, presents class conflict; while Loyalties, 'a crime drama', is about division and prejudice. John Galsworthy is a winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature

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A&C Black

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1408148528

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9781408148525

Delphi Complete Works of John Galsworthy (Illustrated)

By: John Galsworthy

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Delphi Complete Works of John Galsworthy (Illustrated)

By: John Galsworthy

The winner of the 1932 Nobel Prize for Literature, John Galsworthy was an English novelist and playwright. He is celebrated for producing ‘The Forsyte Saga’, a series of novels that chronicles the lives of three generations of an upper middle-class family at the turn of the twentieth century. A prolific master of Edwardian literature, Galsworthy wrote over 20 novels, 28 plays, numerous collections of short stories, poetry and noted essays. For the first time in publishing history, this eBook presents John Galsworthy’s complete works, with rare texts, numerous illustrations, concise introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 2) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Galsworthy’s life and works * Concise introductions to the novels and other texts * ALL 23 novels, with individual contents tables * Includes Galsworthy’s first novel JOCEYLN, which he later refused to reprint – appearing for the first time in digital print * Images of how the books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the Edwardian texts * Excellent formatting * Special contents table for the ‘Forsyte Saga’ novels and their sequels * Chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the essays, poetry and short stories * The complete plays, fully indexed, with a special introductory essay by Leon Schalit * Rare short story, poetry and essay collections * Special criticism section, with essays by writers such as Joseph Conrad, evaluating Galsworthy’s contribution to literature * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres CONTENTS: The Forsyte Books The Novels Jocelyn (1898) Villa Rubein (1901) The Island Pharisees (1904) The Man of Property (1906) The Country House (1907) Fraternity (1909) The Patrician (1911) The Dark Flower (1913) The Freelands (1915) Beyond (1917) Indian Summer of a Forsyte (1918) Saint’s Progress (1919) In Chancery (1920) Awakening (1920) The Burning Spear (1921) To Let (1921) The White Monkey (1924) The Silver Spoon (1926) Swan Song (1928) Maid in Waiting (1931) Flowering Wilderness (1932) Over the River (1932) The Novellas A Man of Devon (1901) A Knight (1901) Salvation of a Forsyte (1901) The Silence (1901) The Short Story Collections From the Four Winds (1897) A Commentary (1900) A Motley (1910) The Inn of Tranquillity (1912) Memories (1915) The Little Man and Other Satires (1915) Five Tales (1918) Tatterdemalion (1920) Captures (1923) On Forsyte ’Change (1930) Stories from ‘Forsytes, Pendyces and Others’ (1935) The Short Stories List of Short Stories in Chronological Order List of Short Stories in Alphabetical Order The Plays The Plays of John Galsworthy The Poetry Collections Early Poems Devon and Other Songs for Music In Time of War For Love of Beasts The Endless Dream The Poems List of Poems in Chronological Order List of Poems in Alphabetical Order The Non-Fiction A Sheaf (1916) Another Sheaf (1919) Addresses in America (1919) Foreword to ‘Ups and Downs’ (1920) by Stacy Aumonier International Thought (1923) Castles in Spain (1927) Studies and Essays (1930) The Creation of Character in Literature (1931) Essays from ‘Forsytes, Pendyces and Others’ (1935) Glimpses and Reflections (1937) The Essays List of Essays in Chronological Order List of Essays in Alphabetical Order The Criticism John Galsworthy: An Appreciation by Peter Thomason John Galsworthy by Joseph Conrad A Glance at Two Books by Joseph Conrad Galsworthy: A Survey by Leon Schalit

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Delphi Classics

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1909496359

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9781909496354

Strife

By: John Galsworthy

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Strife

By: John Galsworthy

John Galsworthy (1867-1933), novelist and dramatist, is most widely known as the author of The Forsyte Saga, but recent productions testify to the power that his plays still exert over modern audiences and the strength and relevance of the issues he raise Strife charts the progress of an industrial strike, seen from both the workers' and directors' points of view as well as the directors and looks at the relationship between wives across the class divide as they attempt to persuade their obdurate husbands to broker a deal.

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A&C Black

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1408149222

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9781408149225

25 Plays

By: John Galsworthy

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25 Plays

By: John Galsworthy

John Galsworthy (1867-1933) was an English novelist and playwright. Notable works include The Forsyte Saga (1906-1921) and its sequels, A Modern Comedy and End of the Chapter. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1932. This volume assembles 25 of his plays: The Silver Box Joy Strife The Eldest Son Justice The Little Dream The Pigeon The Fugitive The Mob A Bit o' Love The Foundations The Skin Game A Family Man Loyalties Windows The Forest Old English The Show Escape The First and the Last The Little Man Hall-Marked Defeat The Sun Punch and Go

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Wildside Press LLC

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1434405141

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9781434405142

The Dead Don't Dance

By: John Enright

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The Dead Don't Dance

By: John Enright

A haunted island brings American Samoan culture to life—and interlopers to their deaths—in this mystery from the author of Fire Knife Dancing. After the devastating loss of a loved one, Det. Sgt. Apelu Soifua retreats to the island of Ofu. The isolation of his father’s land—and drinking—bring a temporary peace to his shattered soul. His only friends are two national park workers and the local outcast who has lived in the bush for nearly twenty years—and who has to scared some palangi (Caucasian) surveyors away. But not for long . . . Attempting to heal at least part of his family—and himself—Apelu brings his oldest son, Sanele, to live with him. But their reunion is marred by the news that a company intends to build a resort hotel on the pristine To’aga beach. The locals know the island spirits have driven people away before—and they will again. When one of the developers is decapitated and his head goes missing, Apelu has a feeling that something has been awakened. And either human or supernatural, it won’t stop until it gets what it wants . . . “A skillful, suspenseful novel.” —The Providence Journal “The author’s lyrical and factual evocation of Samoa enriches every part of the book it touches. Story, writing style, character, and culture all combine in John Enright’s Jungle Beat mysteries to form a series that I just can’t recommend highly enough.” —Kittling: Books

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Open Road Media

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1504079051

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9781504079051

Timescoop

By: John Brunner

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Timescoop

By: John Brunner

A Pandora's box of evil Freitas had commanded the engineers of his vast, world-wide empire to build him a device that could ransack the past. Now all the riches of the ages were his for the taking. But mere wealth was not what Freitas was after. Supreme power was what he sought, and from the past he picked the men and women who could help him gain absolute mastery over his rivals. But one thing he had not reckoned on - the power these creatures fro the past would have over him, the reign of terror about to begin...

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Gateway

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0575101512

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9780575101517

The English in the Twelfth Century

Imperialism, National Identity, and Political Values

By: John Gillingham

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The English in the Twelfth Century

Imperialism, National Identity, and Political Values

By: John Gillingham

Defining essays on questions of newly-emerging English nationalism and the political importance of chivalric values and knightly obligations, as perceived by contemporary historians.

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Boydell & Brewer Ltd

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0851157327

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9780851157320

Charles M. Russell

The Life and Legend of America's Cowboy Artist

By: John Taliaferro,Charles Marion Russell

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Charles M. Russell

The Life and Legend of America's Cowboy Artist

By: John Taliaferro,Charles Marion Russell

This first comprehensive biography of Charles M. Russell examines the colorful life and times of Montana’s famed Cowboy Artist. Born to an affluent St. Louis family in 1864, young Russell read thrilling tales of the West and filled sketchbooks with imagined frontier scenes. At sixteen he left home and headed west to become a cowboy. In Montana Territory he consorted with cowpunchers, Indians, preachers, saloon keepers, and prostitutes, while celebrating the waning American frontier’s glory days in some 4,000 paintings, watercolors, drawings, and sculptures. Before his death in 1926, Russell saw the world change dramatically, and the West he loved passed into legend. By then he was revered as one of the country’s ranking Western artist with works displayed in the finest galleries, his romantic vision of the Old West forever shaping our own. Taliaferro reveals the man behind the myth in his multifaceted complexity: extraordinarily gifted, self-effacing, charming, mischievous, and playful, a friend to rough frontier denizens and Hollywood stars alike. The author also explores Russell’s controversial partnership with his fiery young wife, Nancy, whose ambition and business savvy helped establish Russell as one of America’s most popular artists.

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University of Oklahoma Press

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080613495X

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9780806134956

The Bride of Newgate

By: John Dickson Carr

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The Bride of Newgate

By: John Dickson Carr

Golden Age mystery author John Dickson Carr displays his mastery of the historical mystery in this thrilling tale of courtship and punishment in Regency-era England To inherit her family fortune, beautiful Miss Caroline Ross must marry before her twenty-fifth birthday. But she has found only two breeds of husband: violent drunks and irresponsible dandies. To evade wedded agony, she chooses a spouse not long for this world—a convicted murderer with just a few hours left until his date with the hangman. But clever, cold-hearted Caroline does not yet realize it is her neck around which the noose is tightening and that she risks facing a life sentence far grimmer than one at Newgate jail.

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Open Road Media

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148047245X

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9781480472457

Orthodox Saints of the British Isles

Volume III — July - September

By: Dr. John (Ellsworth) Hutchison-Hall

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Orthodox Saints of the British Isles

Volume III — July - September

By: Dr. John (Ellsworth) Hutchison-Hall

This is the first, and only, compendium to be written of the Lives of Orthodox Saints of the British Isles. Covering July through September, this third of four volumes provides an enlightening guide to another 158 of these inspiring and historic Orthodox men and women. These saints were not only key figures in the development of the Church; they are an intrinsic part of the fabric of the history of the British Isles, and by extension the entire Western world. As St. John of Shanghai and San Francisco reminded us, the West was Orthodox for a thousand years; he believed that in whatever land an Orthodox Christian found himself, it was his responsibility to venerate and pray to its national and local Saints. Orthodox Saints of the British Isles offers readers from all backgrounds insight into the importance of these righteous men and women. Filled with the Grace of God, from the most humble monks to the most devout martyrs and powerful kings, their faith influenced the development and spread of Christianity not just in the British Isles, but throughout the western world.

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St. Eadfrith Press

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0692257667

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9780692257661

Cymry Mentrus

By: John Meurig Edwards

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Cymry Mentrus

By: John Meurig Edwards

Hanes rhai o anturiaethwyr mwyaf mentrus Cymru, fel Owen Glynne Jones, Richard Parkes ac Eric Jones, y dringwyr; Robin Jac a'r rasys TT; Tom Pryce a enillodd ras Formula 1 a merched dewr fel Lowri Morgan ac Elin Haf Davies. Yn y gyfrol hon cawn hanes rhai o arwyr y gorffennol aAr presennol, a rhyfeddu at eu menter aAu dewrder.

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Y Lolfa

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1847716636

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9781847716637

The Grand Designers

The Evolution of the Airplane in the 20th Century

By: John D. Anderson Jr

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The Grand Designers

The Evolution of the Airplane in the 20th Century

By: John D. Anderson Jr

The airplane has experienced phenomenal advancement in the twentieth century, changing at an exponential rate from the Wright brothers to the present day. In this ground breaking work based on new research, Dr John D. Anderson, Jr, a curator at the National Air and Space Museum, analyzes the historical development of the conceptual design process of the airplane. He aims to answer the question of whether airplane advancement has been driven by a parallel advancement in the intellectual methodology of conceptual airplane design. In doing so, Anderson identifies and examines six case histories of 'grand designers' in this field, and challenges some of the preconceived notions of how the intellectual methodology of conceptual airplane design advanced. Filled with over one hundred illustrations which bring his words to life, Anderson unfolds the lives and thoughts of these grand designers.

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Cambridge University Press

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1108340563

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9781108340564

King Lear

By: John Russell-Brown

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King Lear

By: John Russell-Brown

An introductory guide to King Lear in performance offering a scene-by-scene theatrically aware commentary, contextual documents, a brief history of the text and first performances, case studies of key productions, a survey of film and TV adaptations, a sampling of critical opinion and annotated further reading.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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113701914X

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9781137019141

Love Warps the Mind a Little: A Novel

By: John Dufresne

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Love Warps the Mind a Little: A Novel

By: John Dufresne

Reissue of a favorite novel by “a generous and lyric storyteller” (San Francisco Chronicle) known for his tragicomic voice and unforgettable characters. Ever since Lafayette Proulx quit his day job, left his wife, hauled his dog and his Royal portable across town to Judi Dubey’s house, and set out at last to be a fiction writer, his life has been a sordid mess. Judi’s exotically dysfunctional family isn’t all to blame. Sure, the murders are disconcerting. And, yes, Judi’s father’s gone off the deep end. Worse are the vicious rejection letters Laf gets from editors. To top it off, Laf’s falling for Judi at the same time he’s nettled with guilt, is in marriage counseling with his wife, and is writing his long-hoped-for novel. When Judi is diagnosed with stage IV cancer, they both struggle to find the memory that will comfort, the truth that will redeem in a world where everyone suffers some kind of love disorder. John Dufresne, called “a highly readable Faulkner,” will once again take the literary world by storm with this new tragicomic tale.

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W. W. Norton & Company

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0393285790

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9780393285796

Driven to Distraction (Revised)

Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder

By: Edward M. Hallowell, M.D.,John J. Ratey, M.D.

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Driven to Distraction (Revised)

Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder

By: Edward M. Hallowell, M.D.,John J. Ratey, M.D.

Groundbreaking and comprehensive, Driven to Distraction has been a lifeline to the approximately eighteen million Americans who are thought to have ADHD. Now the bestselling book is revised and updated with current medical information for a new generation searching for answers. Through vivid stories and case histories of patients—both adults and children—Hallowell and Ratey explore the varied forms ADHD takes, from hyperactivity to daydreaming. They dispel common myths, offer helpful coping tools, and give a thorough accounting of all treatment options as well as tips for dealing with a diagnosed child, partner, or family member. But most importantly, they focus on the positives that can come with this “disorder”—including high energy, intuitiveness, creativity, and enthusiasm.

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401

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Anchor

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0307743160

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9780307743169

The Emperor's Snuff-Box

By: John Dickson Carr

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The Emperor's Snuff-Box

By: John Dickson Carr

On the verge of a second marriage, a divorcee discovers her first husband has returned, and murder ensues in this chilling tale, which the New York Times Book Review hailed as “one of the most ingeniously constructed mystery stories John Dickson Carr has ever told” After divorcing her husband, Ned, Eve Neill falls in love with banker Toby Lawes and quickly agrees to marry him. But news of the engagement brings Ned back, intent on reclaiming his bride, whatever the cost. The price of passion proves too high when a dead body is found—and beside it, the shattered fragments of a snuff-box that once belonged to Napoleon. These fragments tell two tales, one true and one false. And in order for Eve to know whether her future holds a white bridal gown or a black hangman’s cloak, she will have to trust that an expert in criminology will be able to force the evidence to tell the truth and point out the real murderer.

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Open Road Media

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1480472476

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9781480472471

Tales From Dream World

By: Adam Chase,Robert Silverberg,Milton Lesser,Randall Garrett,P. G. Wodehouse,Bill Majeski,Walt Sheldon,James Cooper,Ivar Jorgensen,Forrest Norton,G. L. Vandenburg,Darius John Granger

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Tales From Dream World

By: Adam Chase,Robert Silverberg,Milton Lesser,Randall Garrett,P. G. Wodehouse,Bill Majeski,Walt Sheldon,James Cooper,Ivar Jorgensen,Forrest Norton,G. L. Vandenburg,Darius John Granger

A FICTION HOUSE BOOK: DREAM WORLD was an experiment by Ziff-Davis Publishing Company and the editors of AMAZING STORIES and FANTASTIC. For three issues in 1957 it lasted before the plug was pulled on the experi-ment. We present seventeen of the stories which appeared in this fantasy magazine, along with the non-fiction features and cartoons.

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Lulu.com

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1365877612

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9781365877612

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