<p><strong>Being framed for murder is the least of a Chicago attorney’s problems in this dizzying thriller by “the grand dame of mystery mixed with screwball comedy” (Ed Gorman).</strong></p> <p>Attorney John J. Malone, steadfast barfly and proud defender of the guilty, has a lot enemies, but few more formidable than Chicago financier and anti-vice crusader Leonard Estapole. So it doesn’t look good when Estapole’s corpse turns up in Malone’s office, liberated from this life by a bron……続きを見る
<p>This comprehensive eBook presents the complete works or all the significant works - the ?uvre - of this famous and brilliant writer in one ebook - 9732 pages easy-to-read and easy-to-navigate: ? A Princess of Mars ? Tarzan of the Apes ? The Gods of Mars ? Warlord of Mars ? Thuvia, Maid of Mars ? The Chessmen of Mars ? The Return of Tarzan ? At the Earth's Core ? Jungle Tales of Tarzan ? The People That Time Forgot ? The Lost Continent ? The Son of Tarzan ? The Land That Time Forgot ? The ……続きを見る
<p>Where does our food come from? The history of farming provides much "food for thought." In the past, farmers used natural farming methods, but modern inventions like pesticides and GMOs have changed farming--and the food we eat. Today, a natural food revolution is taking place. Learn how organic farming is good for the Earth, good for the plants--and good for all the living things that eat them! Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this Smithsonian Informational Text……続きを見る
<p>榮獲美國出版人協會(Association of American Publishers)電腦資訊科學最佳書籍獎</p> <p>電腦網路技術無所不在:?天,我們從海量的資訊中搜尋到所要的資訊、我們上傳照片到臉書上、我們運用公鑰加密來傳送私人資訊例如信用?號碼等等、我們使用數位簽章來確認所造訪的網站的真偽……</p> <p>這本書介紹了讓電腦網路世界得以運作,塑造今日人類生活的九種最重要的演算法(algorithm)。作者挑選這九大演算法的標準是:</p> <p>1.?天會被一般電腦使用者用到的演算法。</p> <p>2.必須能解決現實世界的具體問題。</p……続きを見る
<p>In the late 1800s, John and Alice Clayton, the Earl and Count find themselves marooned on the western coast of Africa. They build a shelter in the jungle and Alice gives birth to a son. The child is named John, after his father. When the young John Clayton is just a year old, his mother dies. Shortly afterward, his father is killed by an ape named Kerchak.Young John Clayton is adopted by a female ape named Kala, who names him Tarzan. Tarzan grows up with the apes, fully aware that he is d……続きを見る
<p>Science fiction set in a post-apocalyptic future. The book begins: "Since earliest childhood I have been strangely fascinated by the mystery surrounding the history of the last days of twentieth century Europe. My interest is keenest, perhaps, not so much in relation to known facts as to speculation upon the unknowable of the two centuries that have rolled by since human intercourse between the Western and Eastern Hemispheres ceased--the mystery of Europe's state following the termination……続きを見る
<p><strong><em>NEW YORK TIMES</em> BESTSELLER ? From the beloved author of the Vampire Chronicles, the first installation of her spellbinding Mayfair Chroniclesーthe inspiration for the hit television series!</strong></p> <p><strong>“Extraordinary . . . Anne Rice offers more than just a story; she creates myth.”ー<em>The Washington Post Book World</em></strong></p> <p>Rowan Mayfair, a beautiful woman, a brilliant practitioner of neurosurgeryーaware that she has specia……続きを見る
<p>In Edgar Rice Burroughs' novel, 'The Cave Girl,' readers are transported to a captivating prehistoric world filled with adventure, danger, and romance. The story follows the journey of a young woman named La who struggles to survive in a primal environment while navigating complex relationships and confronting the harsh realities of her surroundings. Burroughs' prose effortlessly combines vivid descriptions of the landscape with an engaging plot, drawing readers into the prehistoric setti……続きを見る
<p>Sara Agnes Rice Pryor's 'The Mother of Washington and Her Times' delves into the life and times of Mary Washington, the mother of the first President of the United States, George Washington. Pryor's book is a detailed and scholarly account that sheds light on the influential role Mary Washington played in shaping her son's values and leadership qualities. Through a mix of historical research and personal insight, Pryor offers a compelling narrative that explores the complexities of mother……続きを見る
<p>“Mus?m p?iznat, ?e p?ed AR?NA JEDNA, jsem p?edt?m nikdy ne?etl apokalyptickou knihu. Nikdy jsem si nemyslel, ?e to bude n?co, co by se mi l?bilo .... No, byl jsem velmi p??jemn? p?ekvapen, jak n?vykov? tato kniha byla. AR?NA JEDNA byla jedna z t?ch knih, kter? ?tete pozd? do noci, dokud se va?e o?i neza?nou zav?rat, proto?e ji nechcete odlo?it .... Nen? ??dn?m tajemstv?m, ?e m?m r?d siln? hrdinky v knih?ch, kter? ?tu .... Brooke byla tvrd?, siln?, vytrval?, a zat?mco v knize existuje roma……続きを見る
Edgar Rice Burroughs (September 1, 1875 March 19, 1950) has obtained lasting fame for his works about the jungle hero Tarzan, and also for the heroic Mars adventurer John Carter, but he was a voluminous writer who also wrote in many other genres as well. Burroughs famously got started out of disdain for others writings, noting, "...if people were paid for writing rot such as I read in some of those magazines, that I could write stories just as rotten. As a matter of fact, although I had never ……続きを見る
<p><em><em><em>The hypnotic, deeply seductive novels of Anne Rice have captivated millions of fans around the world. It all began a quarter of a century ago with</em> Interview with the Vampire</em>. Now, in one chilling volume, here are the first three classic novels of The Vampire Chronicles.</em>**</p> <p><strong>INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE</strong><br /> Witness the confessions of a vampire. A novel of mesmerizing beauty and astonishing force, it is a story of danger……続きを見る