More Than Halfway There

Although his father has told him that book learning is foolish for a woodsman, Albert plans to convince him it isn't after he meets Abe Lincoln.

The Count Of Monte Cristo

Thrown in prison for a crime he has not committed, Edmond Dantes is confined to the grim fortress of If. There he learns of a great hoard of treasure hidden on the Isle of Monte Cristo and he becomes determined not only to escape, but also to unearth the treasure and use it to plot the destruction of the three men responsible for his incarceration. Dumas’ epic tale of suffering and retributio…

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Goodbye Mickey Mouse

In Goodbye Mickey Mouse Len Deighton has written his best novel yet: a brilliant, multi-dimensional picture of what it is to be at war, and what it was to be in love in the England of 1944. Goodbye Mickey Mouse is Deighton's fourteenth novel and a vivid evocation of wartime England, the story of a group of American fighter pilots flying escort missions over Germany in the winter of 1943-4. At t…

The Spy

This novel is set in 1908, as international tensions are rising and moving the world toward war. A notable American battleship gun designer dies in what is thought a sensational suicide, but his daughter has no doubt he was murdered. She turns to the legendary Van Dorn Detective Agency to investigate and clear her father's name. Owner Joseph Van Dorn assigns his chief investigator, Isaac Bell, …

Children And Others

These are sixteen short stories and a long story the Mr. Cozzens has selected. They comprise a body of fiction that is entertaining, provocative, and enlightening. The themes of the stories are: recollections of youthful experience, the Civil War, and love and kisses which includes the story "Eyes To See" being published here for the first time.

The Red Badge of Courage

First published in 1895, this small masterpiece set the pattern for the treatment of war in modern fiction. The novel is told through the eyes of Henry Fleming, a young soldier caught up in an unnamed Civil War battle who is motivated not by the unselfish heroism of conventional war stories, but by fear, cowardice, and finally, egotism. However, in his struggle to find reality amid the nightmar…

The Red Badge Of Courage

First published in 1895, this small masterpiece set the pattern for the treatment of war in modern fiction. The novel is told through the eyes of Henry Fleming, a young soldier caught up in an unnamed Civil War battle who is motivated not by the unselfish heroism of conventional war stories, but by fear, cowardice, and finally, egotism. However, in his struggle to find reality amid the nightmar…

Shop Class As Soulcraft: An Inquiry In to The Value Of Work

A philosopher/mechanic's wise (and sometimes funny) look at the challenges and pleasures of working with one's hands “This is a deep exploration of craftsmanship by someone with real, hands-on knowledge. The book is also quirky, surprising, and sometimes quite moving.” —Richard Sennett, author of The Craftsman

The Ice Ghosts Mystery

Professor Jeffrey Bird, investigating unusual seismological disturbances in Austria while there for a conference, has disappeared in an avalanche while skiing with a colleague. Or so the news says. But what about the cable sent to Mrs. Bird by his hospitalized (and apparently off his head) friend: "IT WAS TCE GHOSTS"? In no time at all, Mrs. Bird has packed up her ouija board and bundled hersel…