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.
Holmes, his brother Mycroft and I were sitting in the local pub drinking ale and smoking. Holmes had just helped Scotland Yard solve another case, and he felt like celebrating. We agreed to play a game of billiards while chatting about our days. We hadn't seen Mycroft in several weeks, so he was ready to regale us with tales of what he called an adventure. His version of an adventure was sitting in courtrooms or at Scotland Yard to see what was happening.
He was laughing so hard at a riddle he had heard while sitting in the back of a courtroom that we were having trouble understanding what it was he was saying. We let him laugh himself out and then asked him to repeat it, so we could enjoy some of the laughs.
"I swear this is exactly what I heard in that courtroom. The defense attorney asked the prosecutor this question: Dana's mother is the mother of three daughters. One of her daughters has the name of Betty while the other one is named Kathy. What is the name of her other daughter?"
The final book of the Sherlock Puzzle Book series is finally here Set in the world of Sherlock Holmes and shared by his trusty friend, Dr. John Watson.
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Come and work alongside one of the best detectives in the world, Sherlock Holmes. The puzzles and riddles within these pages are sure to keep you occupied and entertained for hours
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Автор: Wentz Marilyn Bay, Bay Mildred Nelson Название: All We Like Sheep: Lessons from the Sheepfold ISBN: 0989101436 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780989101431 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 15650.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Are you looking for some old school scary stories? Do the newer scary stories being published today just not do the trick for you? If you answered yes to either of these questions, then Short Horror Stories: Supernatural Stories That Are Scarier Than the Dead is the right book for you. Within this book, you will find some of the works of some of the greatest horror fiction writers that history has to offer, including Edgar Allan Poe's The Fall of the House of Usher, W.W. Jacob's The Monkey's Paw, Poe's Ligeia, Ray Bradbury's The Lake, and finally, Washington Irving's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. These works may be old, but they have a staying power that transcends any of the literary trends of our age or any others. Horror fiction is, and likely will always be, one of the most popular forms of fiction in the world. This genre has its roots in the early Greco-Roman people and has stood the test of time for thousands of years now, hardly ever wavering throughout all of history's many vicissitudes. Fear is the most powerful emotion that we face as humans. Of all of the things that we get afraid of, there is one thing that affects us most profoundly across all of these areas: the fear of the unknown. In reading horror fiction, we are putting ourselves up against all of the things that we are unaware of, which may not only put us in a state of unease in the short term but also makes us analyze what is going on around us more closely and leads to long-term enlightenment. The plots and characters throughout this collection of short stories vary widely, from haunted houses and cursed knick knacks, to dead brides coming back to life and headless horsemen. These are, again, some of the best horror authors that history has to offer, so be ready for anything when reading their works. Start Screaming Today By Click On The "BUY NOW" Button
Holmes and I (Dr John Watson) were called to Scotland Yard to help investigate a double murder on a train. The train station managers were getting irritated because they weren't allowed to let any trains leave until we got this murder solved.
The driver of the train was in the engine compartment while the conductor was at the caboose. The officer on board thought they had been shot at the same time since he had heard the shots go off at the same time.
Holmes boarded the train and walked the entire length of it. He stopped in the very center of the train.
"Watson, how fast was the train traveling?""According to my notes, the train was traveling at 150 kilometers per hour.""Those men were not killed at the same time."
Staged in the Victorian era, Holmes and Watson is back for more murder crimes by the evil nemesis professor Moriarty. Packed with more than 20 challenging riddles, this book is bound to give you hours of entertainment with your spouse, kids and family. They are all set in the world of Sherlock Holmes and shared by his trusty friend, Dr. John Watson. There are riddles in this book for the beginner and advanced sleuths alike.
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Автор: Burt John C. Название: Mildred The Mouse. ISBN: 0368759393 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780368759390 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 50900.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: A book all about two mice named Mildred and Bill and their seeking after children and cheese for their dinner.
Автор: Mildred Diane Gleason, H Micheal Tarver Название: Warren G Harding: Harbinger of Normalcy ISBN: 1614708754 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781614708759 Издательство: Nova Science Рейтинг: Цена: 107700.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: During World War II, Academy Award-winning director Frank Capra made propaganda films for the U.S. Government, such as Prelude to War, The Nazis Strike, The Battle of Britain, War Comes to America and The Negro Soldier. This analyses the cinematic and thematic techniques Capra employed in these films, linking them to the techniques and ideology of the director`s popular mainstream narrative films.
Автор: Mortimer, Mildred Название: Writing from the hearth ISBN: 0739119060 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780739119068 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 196180.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: If space is important in the realm of imagination and a key theme in feminist theory, cross-cultural studies of social maps reveal that men and women's spatial experiences differ; women rarely control physical or social space directly. Positing the thesis that women's writing of Francophone Africa and the Caribbean offers important perspectives on the relationship of gender to space, Writing from the Hearth proposes close readings of Francophone women writers of Africa (Aoua KZita, Mariama B%, Ken Bugul, Calixthe Beyala, and Aminata Sow Fall) and the Caribbean (Marie Chauvet, Simon Schwarz-Bart, Maryse CondZ, and Edwidge Danticat). As critical readings of postcolonial African and Caribbean literature show that tropes of confinement appear frequently in female-authored texts_where home is often depicted as a place of alienation_this critical study examines ambiguities associated with domestic space as enclosure as it explores the relationship between the female protagonist and the inner and outer spaces of her world: domestic, imaginative, and public space. Writing from the Hearth probes the hypothesis that the female protagonist can move toward empowerment by entering public space from which she has been excluded by indigenous patriarchs and European colonizers and by establishing a new relationship to domestic space or securing a liberating alternative space within it. Flexible and multipurpose, alternative space is a place of possibilities that can function as a refuge for meditation, recollection, or fantasy, an antechamber for action, and a site of resistance and performance. Here, by telling the tale, writing the creative work, a woman can affirm her sense of self.
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