Fed up with the bullying tactics of an egotistical math professor, Dean Paul Steinman decides to take matters into his own hands to end Peter Whites reign of terror on a small University of Wisconsin campus. Things get complicated, however, as another man confesses to his murder, additional perpetrators surface, and Steinmans perfect crime begins to unravel in the wake of Detective Frederick Jamesons relentless search to piece together the clues. This academic murder mystery, which consciously references Dostoyevsky and Andr Gide, combines suspense, dark humor, surprising plot twists and a little romance to weave a postmodern fable of over-reaching altruism.

When the dragon Tyrmiss returns to the kingdom to ask Tessia and Norbert to help save the Western Dragons from extermination, the two heroes begin the greatest adventure of their lives, one that will take them into the underworld to plead with Mnuurluth, Lord Death himself, whom they have unknowingly been serving all along.

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"Willy Reilly: The Works of William Carleton, Volume One" by William Carleton Carleton was an Irish writer and novelist. He is best known for his Traits and Stories of the Irish Peasantry, a collection of ethnic sketches of the stereotypical Irishman. This collection is a perfect example of Carleton's signature style. Though fictional, Willy Reilly encapsulates the Irish way of life, so different than the way of life in the rest of Great Britain. Thanks to his works, many people fell in love with the humble beauty of Ireland.

Until now, the poet Peter Orlovsky, who was Allen Ginsberg's lover for more than forty years, has been the neglected member of the Beat Generation. Because he lived in Ginsberg's shadow, his achievements were seldom noted and his contributions to literature have not been fully recognised. Now, this first collection of Orlovsky's writings traces his fascinating life in his own words. It also tells, for the first time, the intimate story of his relationship with Ginsberg. Drawn from previously unpublished journals, correspondence, photographs and poems, Peter Orlovsky, a Life in Words, begins as Orlovsky is discharged from the Army; follows the young man through years of self-doubt and details his first meeting with Ginsberg in San Francisco from his own perspective. In never-before-heard detail, Orlovsky describes his travels around the world with Ginsberg, Kerouac, Burroughs and Corso. The book also delves into the contradictions that ultimately defined him: best known as Ginsberg's lover, Orlovsky was heterosexual and always longed to be with women; his spirit was prescient of the flower children of the sixties - especially his inclinations toward devotion and love - but in the end his use of drugs took its toll on his body and mind, silencing one of the most original and inspiring voices of his generation.

Volume 1 also contains 57 chapters of Col. James E. Saunder's "Early Settlers of Lawrence County" which begins with the Indian days and guides the reader through the early history of Lawrence County up through the description of the men and actions of the 9th and 16th Alabama Infantry Regiments.

There is no accounting for time when one is unconscious. And one's thoughts can't interpret the difference between the subconscious and the real world. Just as the fogginess starts to clear, the unknown makes one's thoughts a blur of confusion. Such is the case with an auburn-haired, young lady, lying on a cold, stainless-steel table... Anthony "Tony" Thomas has one desire in life: to follow in the footsteps of his father and be a valued member of Chicago's Homicide Detective Squad. Two years after graduating at the top of his class from the police academy, his dream comes true. However, within moments of starting his new assignment, Tony quickly realizes that his peculiar new partner has a hidden past. When a string of murders begins to stump detectives, Tony takes it upon himself to connect the dots, even if those connections lead him to an unlikely culprit. To Tony's horror, he quickly realizes that those close to him are not shielded from the dangers that arise from the job. The Tip of the Iceberg's nail-biting suspense will keep you enthralled from beginning to end. This is not your typical "who-done-it" murder novel. "Just when you think you have everything figured out, something else happens that moves you in another direction." Dr. Walter D. Dean

Big-game hunting and trading in Central Africa from 1894 to 1904. The Robert Wright memoirs are an interesting and sometimes humorous window into the life of the European pioneers of Northern Rhodesia and the British East African Protectorate from 1894 to 1904. Robert and his brother David were initially employed as coffee farmers in the Blantyre district. Their sense of adventure soon led them to start a business hunting trophy animals and trading for ivory and rubber from Lake Tanganyika to the Katanga province of the Congo. Robert was a keen photographer and fortunately many of his photographs have survived and are included in this book.