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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
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| Creator(s): |
Sir Conan Doyle |
| Publisher: |
Gutenberg Foundation |
| Subject(s): |
Mystery |
| Language(s): |
English |
Description:
Sherlock Holmes said, "When you have eliminated all which is possible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth." With his crisp logic Holmes puts together all the clues to come to the answer that solves a murder or burglary and gives him the advantage over any criminal. He confesses life bores him except for these problems that afford him excitement as he searches for solutions. When he has no detective work to occupy him he plays the violin and takes cocaine to free his mind and practices boxing and smokes his well-cared-for pipe. Then a mysterious crime catches his interest again, and he's on track to unriddling another case. |
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The Confessions of Nat Turner
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| Creator(s): |
William Styron |
| Publisher: |
RosettaBooks |
| Subject(s): |
Classic Literature, History, Human Rights |
| Language(s): |
English |
Description:
Few modern American novelists have dared as much as William Styron in writing The Confessions of Nat Turner. A white man and a Tidewater Virginian by birth, Styron put himself inside the life and mind of Nat Turner, the black man who led a slave rebellion in Virginia in 1831. It is a true story told as a novel, though the author prefers to call it "a meditation on history" rather than a historical novel. Many black critics scorned it when it was published, refusing to accept Styron's bold conceit, though the novel won the 1967 Pulitzer Prize in fiction and was one of the most acclaimed American novels of its time. |
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Death and the Senator
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| Creator(s): |
Arthur C. Clarke |
| Publisher: |
RosettaBooks |
| Subject(s): |
Drama, Family & Relationships, Science Fiction & Fantasy |
| Language(s): |
English |
Description:
Martin Steelman, a senior United States Senator, has always trodden the path toward power and the Presidency, with which he was obsessed. Towards that end he has sacrificed friendship, his marriage, daughter and grandchildren, from whom he is estranged. But now he has been given a terminal medical diagnosis: his cardiac condition is incurable and irreversible and soon he will die. Resigned to this, faced with the end of ambition and the hollowness of the life that his ambition has left him, Steelman moves to reconcile with his divorced wife, his estranged daughter and through them establishes with his grandchildren the first real family relationship he has ever had. Then, Steelman finds that an experimental medical treatment, one which can be administered only in the weightless environment provided by the Russian space station, may save his life. He is approached by the State Department and the Russians and offered the treatment and therefore the very possible extension of his life. |
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Red Alert
The Basis for Dr. Strangelove
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| Creator(s): |
Peter Bryant |
| Publisher: |
RosettaBooks |
| Subject(s): |
Classic Literature, Fiction, Suspense |
| Language(s): |
English |
Description:
It was the worst of all possible worst-case scenarios in the Cold War - an American general loses his reason and orders a full-scale nuclear attack on the U.S.S.R. |
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
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| Creator(s): |
Lewis Carroll |
| Publisher: |
D. Appleton and Co. |
| Subject(s): |
Classic Literature, Juvenile Fiction |
| Language(s): |
English |
Description:
This classic book "Alice's adventures in wonderland" is about the time Alice saw the strange White Rabbit with a waistcoat and watch. She follows the rabbit down a hole and ends up in Wonderland. Then the adventures begin with magnificent characters like Mad Hatter, the Duchess, The Mock Turtle, The Gryphon, Queen of Hearts,and the wise old caterpillar. Please Note: This book is easy to read in true text, not scanned images that can sometimes be difficult to decipher. The Microsoft eBook has a contents page linked to the chapter headings for easy navigation. The Adobe eBook has bookmarks at chapter headings and is printable up to two full copies per year. |
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Cyclones
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| Creator(s): |
Various |
| Publisher: |
Wikipedia |
| Subject(s): |
Nature, Science |
| Language(s): |
English |
Description:
In meteorology, a cyclone is an area of low atmospheric pressure characterised by inward spiraling winds that spin counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere of the Earth, or clockwise in the southern hemisphere. It is a generic description covering a wide variety of different meteorological phenomena such as tropical cyclones, Extratropical cyclones and tornadoes, thus is rarely used by meteorologists without a qualifying term. |
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The Father Thing
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| Creator(s): |
Philip K. Dick |
| Publisher: |
RosettaBooks |
| Subject(s): |
Fiction, Mystery, Thriller |
| Language(s): |
English |
Description:
A chilling tale of a child's encounter with a malevolent creature that invades his father's body, Philip K. Dick's 'The Father-Thing' is a story about self-reliance in the face of a personal catastrophe. Briskly paced and unnerving, 'The Father-Thing' is both a taut, thrilling work of science fiction and a powerful story about trauma and loss. |
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Thirteen Moons
Chapter 1
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| Creator(s): |
Charles Frazier |
| Publisher: |
Random House |
| Subject(s): |
Science Fiction |
| Language(s): |
English |
Description:
Charles Frazier's Thirteen Moons is the story of one man's remarkable life, spanning a century of relentless change. At the age of twelve, an orphan named Will Cooper is given a horse, a key, and a map and is sent on a journey through the wilderness to the edge of the Cherokee Nation, the uncharted white space on the map. Will is a bound boy, obliged to run a remote Indian trading post. As he fulfills his lonesome duty, Will finds a father in Bear, a Cherokee chief, and is adopted by him and his people, developing relationships that ultimately forge Will's character. All the while, his love of Claire, the enigmatic and captivating charge of volatile and powerful Featherstone, will forever rule Will's heart. In a distinct voice filled with both humor and yearning, Will tells of a lifelong search for home, the hunger for fortune and adventure, the rebuilding of a trampled culture, and above all an enduring pursuit of passion. |
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