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Stephanie Sands is happier than ever; living in a lonely house in Leafy Westwick, happily married, busy in her garden and very friendly with her neighbours - always a great boost when her husband is away. Then, one day, he fails to return from a trip.

Germania, written by Cornelius Tacitus around 98, is an ethnographic work on the Germanic tribes outside the Roman Empire. Germania fits squarely within the tradition established by authors from Herodotus to Julius Caesar. Tacitus himself had already written a similar essay on the lands and tribes of Britannia in his Agricola. The Germania begins with a description of the lands, laws, and customs of the Germanic people; it then segues into descriptions of individual tribes, beginning with those dwelling closest to Roman lands and ending on the uttermost shores of the Baltic, among the amber-gathering Aesti, the primitive and savage Fenni, and the unknown tribes beyond them.

In this biography for young people, Calista McCabe Courtenay takes the reader from George Washington the surveyor to his early military career, first as a colonel in the Virgina militia and then as a member of General Braddock'a staff during the French and Indian War. He later commanded the Virginia forces before joining the First Continental Congress. Much of the book is devoted to his campaigns during the American Revolution. At the end, we see him as President for two terms.

In the Space Time flight defence against the dragons, the relationship of mind between Pinlighters and Partner, reveal how little chance a woman has to compete.

Denny Froggett wouldn't mind being so small, he wouldn't even mind being called names, if it weren't for one person - Wayne. Wayne was twice his size, areal bully, and making Denny's life miserable - until Froggett's revenge came along.

The "Lunns for Buns" cake shop and the inimitable Fred and Olive are back; and so is Jim, bigger and more wayward than ever. Hughie Lunn tells more hilarious, over-the-top stories about his now famous Annerley Junction family.

Freckles, a plucky orphan who has lost one hand, finds work with the kindly owner of a vast lumber camp and discovers the plot of a former employee to cut and steal some of the trees.

A student discovers the secret of animating lifeless matter and, by assembling body parts, creates the monster Frankenstein. Rejected by society, Frankenstein vows revenge on his creator.

Despite her parents' objections, thirteen-year-old Francie becomes involved in a theatrical production at Dubb's School for Boys, winning the lead role and the attention of two student actors.

After roguish Max Rotherbridge is saddled with four young wards, he must figure out a way to protect the Twinning sisters from his equally disreputable friends while winning the heart of the captivating Caroline Twinning.

The "forgotten" planet had been seeded for life, first with microbes and later with plants and insects. A third expedition, intended to complete the seeding with animals, never occurred. Over the millennia the insects and plants grew to gigantic sizes. The action of the novel describes the fight for survival by descendants of a crashed spaceship as they battle wolf-sized ants, flies the size of chickens, and gigantic flying wasps.

This is a very well-written and seamanlike book. The hero is young Harry Collingwood, the same as the pseudonym of the author. His father has not returned from a previous voyage to sea, and is presumed to be lost. There are also some indications that somewhere in the Pacific there is a Treasure Island to be found. A beautiful and very fast cutter is built. This part of the book is where the author excels, as shipyard work is where he works for his day-to-day bread. They travel to the Pacific, having various adventures on the way, even to the point of acquiring a charming young lady passenger, with whom the hero falls in love.

A novel of an English family who arrive in India in 1905. When the two sons of the family become captivated by an Indian dancer, sinister overtones colour the family's life.

One Thursday, just before lunchtime, Annet Beck goes out to mail a letter and doesn't return. After five days she returns insisting she has been gone for only two hours. She has been seen near a murder site whilst away. Who is she protecting?

These Five Stories were written by Alan Edward Nourse, an American science fiction (SF) author and physician. He wrote both juvenile and adult science fiction, as well as nonfiction works about medicine and science. His SF works generally focused on medicine and/or psionics. Psionics refers to the practice, study, or psychic ability of using the mind to induce paranormal phenomena. Examples of this include telepathy, telekinesis, and other workings of the outside world through the psyche.

Prince Stepan Kasatsky experiences a disappointment with his fianc ̌and decides to become a monk! There is a story line, but beneath it, Father Sergius struggles to find peace and, if not happiness, then at least contentment. But he is always disillusioned and ultimately unsatisfied. Only in the end does he find his way by letting go of what he struggled to attain all his life, id est to be better than everyone else in whatever he did, and settle for the mundane.

Dutch surgeon Sebastian van Tecqx had offered Emily's father the chance of a life-changing operation. But favors don't come cheap, and he expected something in return. It wasn't hard for Emily to exchange her drab nurse's lodgings for Sebastian's luxurious home, but how could Emily stop herself from falling in love with her charismatic employer? Especially once Sebastian made it clear that marriage was not part of the bargain.

Kieran borrows his Gran's anti-boredom machine. All of a sudden he can "fast forward" his own life when he gets impatient. After a while Kieran finds he is heading into trouble and tries to escape by pressing the rewind button.

Something terrible has happened at the Soviet nuclear plant at Sokolskoye. To avoid absolute catastrophe, Western technology is needed, but not sanctioned. A group of desperate people join forces in an attempt to smuggle the equipment into Russia.