These three classics from the master of the noir novel, along with five otherwise unavailable short stories, are electric with the taut narrative voice, the suspense, and the explosive violence and eroticism that were James M. Cain's indelible hallmarks.
The Postman Always Rings Twice, Cain's first novel-the subject of an obscenity trial in Boston, the inspiration for Camus's The Stranger-is the fever-pitched tale of a drifter who stumbles into a job, into an erotic obsession, and into a murder. Double Indemnity-which followed Postman so quickly, Cain's readers hardly had a chance to catch their breath-is a tersely narrated story of blind passion, duplicity, and, of course, murder. Mildred Pierce, a work of acute psychological observation and devastating emotional violence, is the tale of a woman with a taste for shiftless men and an unreasoned devotion to her monstrous daughter. All three novels were immortalized in classic Hollywood films. Also included here are five masterful stories-"Pastorale," "The Baby in the Icebox," "Dead Man," "Brush Fire," "The Girl in the Storm"-that have been out of print for decades.
Автор: Figueroa Ph. D. Mildred S. Название: Marriage God`s Way ISBN: 0692245898 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780692245897 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 14890.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Carl Jeffrey, Koester Mildred Название: Gliders of Enlil ISBN: 0615826334 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780615826332 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 16080.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Jon Bishop is a Private in the US Army assigned to an outpost in northern Iraq. When his outpost is overrun by insurgents, he's forced to accept the protection of a secret clan with a history thousands of years old. Because of powers unleashed by the US Military bombings during "Shock and Awe", Jon will have to work behind enemy lines to stop ancient powers of the gods from being used against the US and its allies. This non-political adventure-fantasy twists and turns from the recent war in Iraq to stories of battles and friendships buried for thousands of years. From civilization's first warlords to today's modern warfare, the stories and characters will pull you in and keep you on the edge of your seat
Автор: Simpkins Daphne Название: Mildred Budge in Cloverdale ISBN: 0692282653 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780692282656 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 13780.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Mildred Budge couldn't say no for long...Oh. She knew how. Mildred could breathe the word no to a second cup of ice cream. Could resist drinking too much champagne. But when it came right down to a friend needing a favor, she might say no first, but if someone really needed her-really needed her -she always said yes.That's how Mildred ended up with strangers camped out in her spare bedroom, helping her friend Fran to start a new business at the antique emporium, and walking around the empty church with a dust rag in her hand even though she hated to dust. She couldn't say no to dust for long either.The only real no Mildred had said in recent history was to a man who loved her. Hugh wasn't the first man to pursue her. But he was the most recent. And she had been flattered but not interested-not in the way he wanted her to be interested. Hugh didn't give up right away. He lodged himself near her at church. Found her in the church kitchen after a fellowship supper to aid in the clean-up. And finally, her would-be lover had just asked her outright. That was the moment when Mildred had to say no. Until then Millie had been artfully dodging him. But she hadn't dodged his last phone call. Hugh called her on the phone right before walking down the aisle to see if she wanted to change her mind-say yes to a life with him after all-but she said, "I wish you all the best" instead.Not long afterwards her friend Hugh (and he was her friend) was dead in the bed of the other woman he had married: Liz, the serial widow.Mildred Budge felt the effects of that no, and she couldn't leave it behind.Couldn't dust it away.Couldn't walk it off.Couldn't forget.Only her best friend Fran understood. Fran said when Mildred finally felt the regretful effects of that no, "We're all of us such fools."But they aren't fools. Mildred Budge and her friends are just people trying to live inside the faith released from heaven through the One who didn't say no.This is the first novel in the series about Mildred Budge and her friends-just ordinary people trying to live out an extraordinary hope available to anyone who realizes what kind of help he or she really needs.That hope has a name, and Mildred Budge knows it. Need hope? Need a friend.Mildred Budge is a very good friend. If you like spending time with people who are just ordinary but extraordinarily hopeful, then you'll love this story. Get a copy of this first novel in the series and find out for yourself.Daphne Simpkins is an Alabama writer who writes about a variety of subjects and often on the secret lives of church ladies. Befriend her on Facebook, Twitter, or Linkedin.com.
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