An elusive gang leader and his minions frighten London and frustrate Scotland Yard in this classic crime thriller.The secret organization whose members were known only as "the Frogs" was the subject of rumors and jokes—until serious crimes began to occur, one after another. The perpetrators, once caught, were found to bear tattooed frogs on their wrists and kept their mouths firmly shut, and the populace grew terrified of them.The police were frustrated by ...

This "impressive crime anthology" presents a century of American greed, crime and comeuppance by some of the genre's greatest authors ( Publishers Weekly, starred review).James Ellroy, the author of such noir classics as The Black Dahlia and L.A. Confidential, joins forces with award-winning editor Otto Penzler to present this treasure trove of stories. Ranging from the 1920s to the present day, this collection represents noir at its best...

A field-tested guide to the management and finance of church congregations, revised for a new generation.Clergy are generally equipped to preach and provide spiritual care. But when it comes to budgets, insurance, fire safety, and church management many find themselves at a loss. The Church Administration and Finance Manual is the classic guide to running a church, written to answer key questions for clergy and lay leaders.Not simply a theoretical ...

Fifteen suspenseful tales from the Golden Age of the mystery genre.The art of the suspense story is incredibly varied. Rarely classified as whodunits, these narratives can be more accurately described as "when-will-it-be-dones." From hungry tigers stalking their prey to jealous lovers plotting revenge, the binding element of these stories is anticipation. Although humans have delighted in terrifying themselves with this type of anxiety-inducing tale since the cavem...

In The Myth of the Birth of the Hero, Otto Rank offers a pioneering psychoanalytic reading of heroic legends, tracing recurrent motifs in the infancy narratives of figures such as Oedipus, Moses, Romulus, Cyrus, and Sargon. Written in a comparative, analytic style characteristic of early twentieth-century depth psychology, the book argues that mythic biography encodes fantasies of family romance, parental conflict, abandonment, and exalted origin. Its literary context lies at the intersect...

This three-volume set introduces the practice of advanced, ‘dialectical’ systems-level problem solving in both the social and natural sciences. In social science, it opens new vistas regarding organizational, strategy, and work design. In the natural sciences, it provides heretofore missing conceptions of physical systems in peril due to the climate crisis. In addition, the author draws conclusions that are important for advancing generative AI. The monograph presents novel conceptual tool...

Leo Tolstoy was a Russian writer who is considered to be one of the greatest authors of all time. Tolstoy’s novels War and Peace and Anna Karenina are among the most popular works of realist fiction. This edition of Otto Heller’s essay Leo Tolstoy: A Study in Revivalism includes a table of contents.

Otto of the Silver Hand is a novel about the Dark Ages written and illustrated by Howard Pyle. It was first published in 1888 by Charles Scribner's Sons. Excerpted from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Take a Deep Dive into the Secrets of Our Blue Planet"The author is one of the most experienced in the world. A fascinating and engaging toom. Well worth the read. A valued forever reference." —Amazon review#1 New Release in Scuba Travel GuidesVenture into the thrilling realm of underwater exploration with Beneath the Blue Planet by the founders of the popular Reef Smart Guides series for ...

Anthony Horowitz selects and introduces the best mystery stories from the past year, under the auspices of the world's oldest mystery fiction specialty bookshop.From a pool of over 3,000 considered stories published last year—anything that touched on crime, mystery, and suspense, from venues as disparate as the Strand Magazine, Dark Yonder, Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, the Bellevue Literary Review, and more—these are the twenty...

Like all other German cities, Hannover, West Germany, was in physical and economic ruin when the Second World War came to a close in 1945. Many of the war’s hardships continued for German citizens in the post-war years, and it was exceedingly difficult to get materials enough to live. Everything was considered precious in this extraordinary stretch, and Germans collected, recycled, and reused all that they could, and produced no garbage. This was a population that learned how to make the b...

In "The Eureka Springs Story," Otto Ernest Rayburn meticulously chronicles the history and cultural significance of the enchanting town of Eureka Springs, Arkansas. With a seamless blend of narrative and scholarly analysis, Rayburn employs an engaging literary style characterized by vivid imagery and anecdotal storytelling. The book delves into the town's rich past, exploring its origins as a sacred site for Native Americans, its flourishing as a health resort in the 19th century, and its ...