Download or read book One Man s Locomotives written by Vernon Lyle Smith and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Man from the Train written by Bill James and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-09-19 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Edgar Award finalist for Best Fact Crime, this “impressive…open-eyed investigative inquiry wrapped within a cultural history of rural America” (The Wall Street Journal) shows legendary statistician and baseball writer Bill James applying his analytical acumen to crack an unsolved century-old mystery surrounding one of the deadliest serial killers in American history. Between 1898 and 1912, families across the country were bludgeoned in their sleep with the blunt side of an axe. Jewelry and valuables were left in plain sight, bodies were piled together, faces covered with cloth. Some of these cases, like the infamous Villasca, Iowa, murders, received national attention. But few people believed the crimes were related. And fewer still would realize that all of these families lived within walking distance to a train station. When celebrated baseball statistician and true crime expert Bill James first learned about these horrors, he began to investigate others that might fit the same pattern. Applying the same know-how he brings to his legendary baseball analysis, he empirically determined which crimes were committed by the same person. Then after sifting through thousands of local newspapers, court transcripts, and public records, he and his daughter Rachel made an astonishing discovery: they learned the true identity of this monstrous criminal. In turn, they uncovered one of the deadliest serial killers in America. Riveting and immersive, with writing as sharp as the cold side of an axe, The Man from the Train paints a vivid, psychologically perceptive portrait of America at the dawn of the twentieth century, when crime was regarded as a local problem, and opportunistic private detectives exploited a dysfunctional judicial system. James shows how these cultural factors enabled such an unspeakable series of crimes to occur, and his groundbreaking approach to true crime will convince skeptics, amaze aficionados, and change the way we view criminal history.

Download or read book The Alpha Strain written by Urcelia Teixeira and published by Urcelia Teixeira. This book was released on 2019-03-29 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Romance...adventure...action...Christian values. Everything you'll want for the perfect binge-read! An ancient hominin fossil. A narcissistic billionaire. A fight to get it first. Recruited by the United Nations, Alex and Sam set off on their most dangerous mission yet. Their task: find and retrieve the last remaining fossil evidence that may link humanity with mitochondrial Eve from a death-defying underground cave system in war-torn South Africa! But the fearless team soon comes face to face with the perils of a nation in conflict with each other. Caught in the crossfire of a country plunged into a historically charged political war, keeping their wits about them and allegiance to their mission are the only things keeping them from being killed. And lurking in the shadows, a narcissistic billionaire with a sinister desire to feed his ego will stop at nothing to steal the fossil. Seeking more than mere power and acclaim, his motives drive him to stop at nothing to get his hands on the relic before anyone else does. Will Alex and Sam successfully complete their mission and escape South Africa unscathed, or will this be their first mission to leave more harm than good in its wake? If you enjoy reading page-turning religious suspense fiction that grips you from the first page, then you will love this inspirational, fast-paced clean suspense thriller! Full of mystery, twists and turns to keep you guessing until the very end, this third-in-series will not disappoint!

Download or read book The Dominant Strain written by Anna Chapin Ray and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2021-04-25 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beatrix smiled a little wearily. Intimate friends are sometimes cloying, and she felt a certain irritation rising within her, as she watched Sally's bright face under her French toque, and listened to the easy stream of chatter which issued from Sally's lips. Sally had never faced such a crisis as the one confronting Beatrix, that day. Moreover, she had dimples, and it was impossible to believe in the sympathy of a person whose dimples insisted upon coming into sight, even in the midst of serious discussion.

Download or read book The Methuselah Strain written by J. P. Helak and published by Author House. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After YouthCorp creates an elixir that promises eternal youth, a woman is found dying outside their facility. Since she is the young-adult daughter of Senator Kingsley, an investigation begins to find out why she died of old age.

Download or read book A One Man Show The Construction and Decontruction of a Patriarchal Image in the Reagan Era written by John-Paul Trutnau and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2005-03-31 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a comprehensive analysis of Michael Mann's Miami Vice, with insight into the social, political and cultural mechanics. Deconstructing a Patriarchal Image not only sheds light on the series' audio-visual poetics, but also illustrates the lifestyle and trends of 1980s America. A must-have for fans of Miami Vice and readers interested in 1980s popular culture.

Download or read book Hearings written by United States. Congress Senate and published by . This book was released on 1935 with total page 1330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book 5 Shades of Gray Night of the Twilight The Chimera Strain written by Kristie Lynn Higgins and published by Kristie Lynn Higgins. This book was released on 2014-08-16 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Shades Of Gray Series follows the adventures of Kat, a woman with no memory of her past who is called the Pandora Project by those who hunt her, and Kim, a woman leading the life of a legal assassin called a Life Closer. The world they live in is plagued by clouds that prevent the sun from shining down on the land called Dry Clouds, making all who live in Noir forced to live in endless night. Start this series for free with #1 Shades of Gray: Noir, City Shrouded By Darkness and #2 Shades of Gray: From Moscow, With Love. Kat searches for clues to a past she can't remember while androids called Un-Men and human bounty hunters try to kill her, and Kim searches for who murdered her mother. The two women's paths collide, and they form a shaky partnership to unravel the mysteries that haunt their lives and they try to protect one another from those who do not wish for them to discover the truth. Everyone's soul is marked by a color. Which shade of gray will they hold to? This small section of the Shades of Gray series deals with a zombie apocalypse. The apocalyptic infectious outbreak drags many of the characters of the dystopian series into a horrifying life and death situation that many of them might not survive. Thousands of undead surround them. If you like the Walking Dead, Fear The Walking Dead, World War Z, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies enjoy this section of the Shades of Gray series that pays homage to George A. Romero ( the Father of Zombie Film ) who started the zombie genre we all love with works like Night Of The Living Dead, Dawn Of The Dead, Day Of The Dead, Land Of The Day, The Crazies, and many others. #5 Shades of Gray: Night Of The Twilight- The Chimera Strain:2014 Cover Edition One man's hatred...One terrible infection... In six days, on UnDay, a deadly contagion ( the Chimera Strain ) will be created in Anubis, the Jackal of Death. And he will have three goals; infect everyone at the Third Branch Office, bring the Sphinx Corporation to its knees, and usher forth the Twilight. Those who are infected become mindless zombies he controls and in turn those infected infect others. Will anyone be able to stop Anubis? As the seasons...Things change... Kat ( the Pandora Project ) looks to start a new life. The first thing she has to do is find a job. With the help of her neighbor Zax, she finds a delivery position at Sphinx Corporation Third Branch Office. Little does she know what waits for her in six days. Can something lost... be found? Kimberly Griffin ( The Phoenix ) searches for Kat. Kim can't leave things as they ended with her. With the help of Stephanie (Cerberus), Kim scours Noir. Will her search take the Phoenix to the Third branch Office just in time for UnDay? **Shades of Gray- A Science Fiction Action Adventure Horror Mystery Thriller Series** (STARTING POINT QUADRILOGY)#1 Shades of Gray: Noir, City Shrouded By Darkness "Free"#2 Shades of Gray: From Moscow, With Love "Free"#3 Shades of Gray: Cerberus Versus Pandora#4 Shades of Gray: Sisters (ZOMBIE TWILIGHT QUADRILOGY)#5 Shades of Gray: Night Of The Twilight- The Chimera Strain#6 Shades of Gray: Dawn Of The Twilight- Outbreak#7 Shades of Gray: Day Of The Twilight- Patient Zero#8 Shades of Gray: Land Of The Twilight- Closing of Days

Download or read book The Spider Strain and Other Tales from the Pulps written by Johnston McCulley and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2004-09-01 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of six short stories from pulp magazines, including the title story, "The spider strain," where the right-hand man of a supervillain must steal a priceless necklace.

Download or read book The Chimera Strain written by Kevin Lee Swaim and published by Picadillo Publishing. This book was released on with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Frist was a soldier, a hero, and the victim of an IED attack in Iraq before his discharge. He returned home and committed a terrible act of domestic terrorism. Transformed by the StrikeForce technology, he saved New York City from a dirty bomb and nearly died in the process. For him, the ensuing two years has been a bone-wearying series of battles to protect the United States. Eric Wise has risen from Director of Project StrikeForce to Assistant Director of the Office of Threat Management. Tasked with preventing the end of the world, he protects John while directing the OTM against a vast sea of threats. The Office of Threat Management still watches over the world and the StrikeForce technology gives John an amazing edge, but will it be enough to prevent a man bent on attacking the United States and reducing it to a third-world power?

Download or read book Admiralty Manual of Seamanship written by Great Britain. Ministry of Defence (Navy) and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 1995 with total page 946 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Admiralty Manual of Seamanship

Download or read book The Spider Strain written by Johnston McCulley and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2020-12-08 with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Spider Strain" by Johnston McCulley. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

Download or read book Thunder and Ashes the Morningstar Strain written by Z. A. Recht and published by Permuted Press. This book was released on 2008-04 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lot can change in three months: wars can be decided, nations can be forged... or entire species can be brought to the brink of annihilation. The Morningstar Virus, an incredibly virulent disease, has swept the face of the planet, infecting billions. Its hosts rampage, attacking anything that remains uninfected. Even death can't stop the virus, which reanimates its victims as cannibalistic shamblers. Scattered across the world, embattled groups have persevered. For some, surviving is the pinnacle of achievement. Others hoard goods and weapons. And still others leverage power over the remnants of humanity in the form of a mysterious cure for Morningstar. Francis Sherman and Anna Demilio want only a vaccine, but to find it, they must cross a countryside in ruins, dodging not only the infected, but also the lawless living. The bulk of the storm has passed over the world, leaving echoing thunder and softly drifting ashes. But for the survivors, the peril remains, and the search for a cure is just beginning...

Download or read book One Man s War written by Tommy LaMore and published by Taylor Trade Publishing. This book was released on 2002-02-18 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Escaping certain death—not once but several times—lies at the core of the riveting, real-life story of an American soldier during World War II. In One Man's War: The WWII Saga of Tommy LaMore, a B-17 pilot vividly details his experiences in war-ravaged Germany, from the horrific to the romantic and beyond. LaMore's saga began when his plane collided with another B-17 above France and went down. He then entered the French Resistance, where he employed his knowledge of explosives to bomb German operations. After an informant turned him in, he faced a death sentence and was sent to a Polish death camp. LaMore endured the camp's gruesome conditions and eventually escaped, just days before the Germans machine-gunned every man in the camp. LaMore's love story unfolds as he describes liberating a women's slave labor camp and instantly falling in love with one of the detainees. LaMore chopped off her hair, dressed her like a man, and freed her from the camp. After just three days together, the couple agreed to marry once Rosa checked on her family's well being in Poland. They jumped separate trains and never saw each other again. Years later, LaMore learned that Rosa had become a freedom fighter against the Communists and had been executed. Intrigue, passion, and loss imbue LaMore's fascinating tale and make One Man's War a compelling read not only for history aficionados and WWII scholars but also for those who are fascinated by the bittersweet nature of love in times of war.

Download or read book The Repetitive Strain Injury Handbook written by Robert M. Simon, M.D. and published by Holt Paperbacks. This book was released on 2000-02-10 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A proven recovery plan for the over 8 million sufferers of repetitive strain injury, and a guide for the prevention of future injuries. Repetitive strain injury (RSI) is a painful, potentially disabling condition that most commonly stems from damage to the upper torso. Long-term misuse or overuse of everyday tools like computers and cash registers results in the painful hands, arms, and neck that are symptomatic of RSI, a condition whose incidence has increased 80 percent in this country since 1990. The Repetitive Strain Injury Handbook is a unique, user-friendly guide that is broken into two parts: (1) the 8-step recovery plan and (2) an RSI prevention guide. The 8-step plan moves RSI sufferers beyond the common denial of this ailment and into a diagnosis and treatment plan with a doctor. It provides: o Nutrition advice o An exercise program o Breathing tips o Traditional and alternative pain management suggestions o A holistic maintenance plan for long-term health The second section is filled with suggestions, stories, and tips for RSI sufferers that will help them live pain-free at home, at work, and in their social and intimate lives. There is also a special section of information on women and RSI, since pregnancy, PMS, osteoporosis, mastectomy, and menopause can all aggravate this condition.

Download or read book Feeling the strain written by Jill Kirby and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2019-07-31 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examining the popular discourse of nerves and stress, this book provides a historical account of how ordinary Britons understood, explained and coped with the pressures and strains of daily life during the twentieth century. It traces the popular, vernacular discourse of stress, illuminating not just how stress was known, but the ways in which that knowledge was produced. Taking a cultural approach, the book focuses on contemporary popular understandings, revealing continuity of ideas about work, mental health, status, gender and individual weakness, as well as the changing socio-economic contexts that enabled stress to become a ubiquitous condition of everyday life by the end of the century. With accounts from sufferers, families and colleagues it also offers insight into self-help literature, the meanings of work and changing dynamics of domestic life, delivering a complementary perspective to medical histories of stress.