Beginning on the desert plains of Egypt in 1922, this is the story of an archaeologist who becomes obsessed with finding the tomb of an apocryphal king, exploring themes of class, ...
EDITORIAL REVIEW: *The Dumpling: A Seasonal Guide* by Wai Hon Chu and Connie Lovatt is the most comprehensive collection of dumpling recipes ever produced. Discovering that dumplin...
From Publishers WeeklyThe cantina scene in Star Wars, as Niven (_Ringworld_) points out in his introduction, partakes of "a hoary old tradition," as do the 27 Draco Tavern st...
EDITORIAL REVIEW: General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1920 Original Publisher: Putnam Subjects: Werewolves Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint ...
Review“This collection of early stories, some originally published in a now out-of-print volume, vividly portrays with humor, candidness, and detail du Maurier’s fascination with t...
SUMMARY: Long narrative poem originally titled Commedia (about 1555 printed as La divina commedia) written about 1310-14 by Dante. The work is divided into three major sections--In...
From School Library JournalGrade 7 Up—Comparable to books by R. L. Stine and Stephen King, The Devouring will keep readers on the edge of their seats. Reggie is a horror fanatic. ....
SUMMARY: THE DEVIL'S KISS The evil that triumphed during that long-ago summer in Whitfield is festering now in the unsuspecting town of Logandale. Only Sam and Nydia Balon, lone su...
It was in the summer of 1958 that the horror surfaced in the town of Whitfield, erupting like a festering boil, spewing its corruption on everyone near it. Those who survived the t...