Chopped or channeled, candy metalflaked or rusted-out, hot rods are institutions of American motoring. This collection of more than three dozen roadsters, coupes, rat rods, and show cars provides a nicely priced, all-color survey of this enduring hobby. Each hot rod is featured in full-vehicle and detail shots of the car, a brief history of the car and the build, and more.

Seventeen-year-old Melissa is having her best year ever.She's traveling the world on the tall ship Inspiration, and, along with more than thirty other students, getting credit for a full year of high school in the bargain.And, after her boyless years at a private school, it doesn't hurt that one of the students on the ship is tall, dark, and handsome Pierre. (She's most impressed with his height, being close to six feet tall herself.)Melissa is exc...

This is a story about Detroit in good times and bad. This is a story about a vibrant Jewish community in Detroit, its successes and its coping with anti-Semitism. This is a story about athletics in the Detroit community and its meaning to it. This is a story about the growth of a virulent cancer in Europe leading up to and including World War II and about those who tried to retard and overcome it. Most of the events and people in this work are real. The story is told through the lives of t...

There have been almost 100 faithless electors in U.S. history—members of the Electoral College who have not voted for a candidate they'd solemnly pledged to support. Of all the elections these faithless electors were involved in, none of the outcomes was affected, and none of the electors faced criminal charges or public censure. But what if the outcome of an election were affected by the subversion of the Electoral College? In Article XII, business magnate Dwight Burrell, unhappy that the...

Aboard the schooner Terrapin, seven men set sail, but only three remain after three days in the stifling doldrums. In the oppressive heat and eerie calm of the open sea, one by one, crew members vanish without a trace, leaving nothing but cryptic clues: a trailing rope and ghostly lanterns. As tension rises and paranoia grips the survivors, the truth unravels—a cunning plot to trap a ruthless shipowner and reclaim control of the small-port trade. But even the best-laid plans carry...

Eyes of Sophia is a true love story which confirms the multi-dimensional nature of our existence. This story shows us that we really do co-create our lives in concert with a loving and organizing Divine Presence, Sophia, which speaks to us through our hearts. Too often we are easily intimidated by the authority and advice of the outer world and cease to trust these tender feelings which offer us continual and perfect guidance.The magical tapestry of events we exper...

Black Cat Weekly #98 features 10 short stories and a novel. This time, we have five mysteries (including a terrific original by Adam Meyer, courtesy of Acquiring Editor Michael Bracken), modern tales by Dharma Kelleher (courtesy of Acquiring Editor Barb Goffman) and Jack Halliday, plus a classic by Frank Gruber, who was a prolific pulp writer and novelist. Gruber’s story of a dance-hall clip-joint provides a window into a long-gone era. And of course, no issue is complete without a solve-i...

They say the "Old Time Radio Era" ended in 1962, but radio drama carried right on…and here's the proof! Provocative, thoughtful, and up-to-the-minute in its treatment of life as it was lived, that was Theatre 5!This powerful anthology series featured an invigorating combination of veteran performers and rising young actors in sharp, concise stories with a message and an impact! Alan Alda, Elaine May, Margaret Hamilton, Jackson Beck, Paul McGrath, Fred Foy, Lesley Woods, and more star in 24...

Having passed four-score-and-ten, Alan May decides it is time to create a bucket list. He narrows it down, and he narrows it down some more. He winds up with a one-item list: travel to the past. He connects with his late brother-in-law via a supernatural intervention, and the pair travel through recent history and enjoy being part of things Alan wanted to see—great moments in sports, especially baseball, and important political moments that shaped modern society—and meeting many interestin...

A ripsnorting Western, as brashly entertaining as they come. Slambang! --The New York Times on John Ford's The SearchersJohn Ford's The Searchers defined the spirit of America, influenced a generation of film makers, and was named the Greatest Western Movie of All Time by the American Film Institute in 2008. Now, the novel that gave birth to the film returns to print--a timeless work of vivid, raw western fiction and a no-holds-barred portrait of the real American...

Sons of Adam is a political thriller whose intricately woven plot spans the entire 20th century and part of the 21st. Just how far and to what degree did the Germans, during WWI and WWII, infiltrate American society? How close to the brink of extinction did we come, and are we still hovering over that brink? Who can stop the nefarious plot, still afoot, that relies upon a secret structure implanted decades ago somewhere in the American Midwest? The cast of characters includes historical fi...

A timeless work of vivid, raw western fiction and a no-holds-barred portrait of the real American frontier.From the moment they left their homestead unguarded on that scorching Texas day, Martin Pauley and Amos Edwards became searchers. First they had to return to the decimated ranch, bury the bodies of their family, and confront the evil cunning of the Comanche who had slaughtered them. Then they set out in pursuit of missing Debbie Edwards. In the years that follow, Amos and Mart...