The Iron Wolf and Other Stories
10 best books like The Iron Wolf and Other Stories (Richard Adams): The Charwoman's Shadow, The Sign of the Book, The Janus Affair, Protector, Church Dogmatics 1.1: The Doctrine of the Word of God, The Will to Believe, Human Immortality and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy, One for the Morning Glory, Doctor Who: The Myth Makers, Doctor Who: The Gunfighters, The Churchill Factor: How One Man Made History
Author | Lord Dunsany |
ISBN | 0345431928 |
Do not let the uninspired (and uninspiring) cover of the Del Rey edition to keep you away from this masterpiece, an exquisite counterpart for the first Shadow Valley chronicle.
This time the protagonist follows not the ways of the sword, as Don Rodriguez did in the first chronicle, but the ways of...
Author | John Dunning |
ISBN | 0743482476 |
Packed with "juicy nuggets of bibliophile gold" ("Booklist"), this irresistibly suspenseful bestseller traces the mark of murder inside the world of rare books.Assessing a book's value is Denver cop-turned-bookseller Cliff Janeway's expertise. But even a pro like Janeway could be supremely...
· Inspiration level: -10 going on -2,500.
· Caffeination status: need moar. Need much moar. HALP.
Not sure that will make any difference at this point but the thoughtful thought is thoughtfully appreciated, Little Barnacles Mine. Thank thee kindly and stuff.
So....
Author | Larry Niven |
ISBN | 0345353129 |
Phssthpok the Pak had been traveling for most of his thirty-two thousand years. His mission: save, develop, and protect the group of Pak breeders sent out into space some two and a half million years before...
Brennan was a Belter, the product of a fiercely independent, somewhat anarchic society...
Author | Karl Barth |
ISBN | 0567090132 |
s/t: Introduction, The Word of God as the Criterion of Dogmatics, The Revelation of God
Described by Pope Pius XII as the most important theologian since Thomas Aquinas, the Swiss pastor & theologian, Karl Barth, continues to be a major influence on students, scholars & preachers today....
Author | William James |
ISBN | 0486202917 |
The work of William James contributed greatly to the burgeoning fields of psychology, particularly in the areas of education, religion, mysticism and pragmatism. The brother of novelist Henry James and of diarist Alice James, William wrote several powerful essays expressing his ideas on the pragmatic...
Author | John Barnes |
ISBN | 0812551605 |
The Tale began when young Prince Amatus secretly sipped the forbidden Wine of the Gods, leaving him half the lad he'd once been--literally--for his left side suddenly vanished without a trace!
But, as is often the case in Tales of this sort, the young Prince's misfortune was also a sort of blessing...
Doctor Who: The Myth Makers
Author | Donald Cotton |
ISBN | 0426201701 |
Long, long ago on the great plains of Asia Minor, two mighty armies faced each other in mortal combat. The armies were the Greeks and the Trojans and the prize they were fighting for was Helen, the most beautiful woman in the world.
To the Greeks it seemed that the city of Troy was impregnable and...
Author | Donald Cotton |
ISBN | 0426201957 |
Back in the gun-totin', hard-hittin', fast-shootin' days of the Old Wild West, when outlaws ruled the land and the good guys stayed off the streets, a troupe of traveling players - Miss Dodo Dupont, Steven Regret and the mysterious Doctor Caligari - moseyed into the town of Tombstone one October afternoon....
The Churchill Factor: How One Man Made History
Author | Boris Johnson |
ISBN | 1594633029 |
From London’s inimitable mayor, Boris Johnson, the story of how Churchill’s eccentric genius shaped not only his world but our own.
On the fiftieth anniversary of Churchill’s death, Boris Johnson celebrates the singular brilliance of one of the most important leaders of the twentieth...
The Quantum Story: A History in 40 Moments
Author | Jim Baggott |
ISBN | 0199566844 |
The twentieth century was defined by physics. From the minds of the world's leading physicists there flowed a river of ideas that would transport mankind to the pinnacle of wonderment and to the very depths of human despair. This was a century that began with the certainties of absolute knowledge and...
The frozen splendor of the Arctic Ocean and the absorbing drama of a nineteenth century whale hunt unfold in The Corvette. Rewarded by promotion for his services at the Battle of Copenhagen, Commander Drinkwater is dispatched in haste to replace the captain of the MELUSINE, who has been shot in a duel....
War Games Through The Ages
Author | Donald F. Featherstone |
ISBN | 0091102405 |
The late Donald F. Featherstone might well be considered the Dean of Miniature Wargaming for his era, even as James F. Dunnigan could well be considered the Dean of Simulation (boardgames, computer-assisted wargames, and both web-based and PC-based wargames) Games for his. I have several of the books...
Author | Joan Hess |
ISBN | 0451405617 |
Veronica "Ronnie" Landonwood is phoning from Chicago to ask Claire for help in tracking down a blackmailer who threatens to expose her past. Ronnie had been in jail for murder but has rehabilitated herself into a prestigious scientist with a shot at a Nobel Prize - unless her sordid past hits the tabloids....