Books

20+ results found
Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Amazing stories Amazing stories David Henry Keller,Robert Bloch,Martin H. Greenberg,Edmond Hamilton,Philip José Farmer,Eando Binder,Robert Sheckley,James Tiptree, Jr.,John Varley,Philip K. Dick,Nelson Bond,John Jakes,Ursula K. Le Guin,Isaac Asimov,Pat Murphy,Walter M. Miller Jr.,Cordwainer Smith,Mark Clifton,Miles John Breuer,Robert Goulart Amazing Stories and I - essay by Isaac Asimov The Revolt of the Pedestrians - novelette by David H. Keller, M.D. The Gostak and the Doshes - short story by Miles J. Breuer, M.D. Pilgrimage - novel… OL14958921W
Bakers Dozen Bakers Dozen Martin H. Greenberg,Suzy McKee Charnas,Avram Davidson,H. Rider Haggard,Poul Anderson,Jack Vance,Andre Norton,Charles Waugh,Fritz Leiber,John Jakes,Isaac Asimov,Michael Moorcock,Thomas Burnett Swann,Roger Zelazny,Robert E. Howard,Janet Morris The Gate of the Flying Knives - novella by Poul Anderson Unicorn Tapestry - novella by Suzy McKee Charnas Sleep Well of Nights - novelette by Avram Davidson (variant of A Good Night's Sleep) Black… OL14958960W
Brak the barbarian versus the mark of the demons Brak the barbarian versus the mark of the demons John Jakes WE GO TO THE DARK. WE RIDE TO THE AWFUL DARK. A STRANDER LEADS US, A SAVAGE MAN. HIS PRESENCE BRINGS THE EVIL DOWN. THE SOOTHSAYER'S GRIM WORDS CHILLED THE HEARTS OF THE TRAVELLERS. EVEN THE IRON NER… OL15957342W
Polnoc i Poludnie Polnoc i Poludnie John Jakes Polish version of "North and South". The book, however, was released in two volumes. OL16272251W
Famous firsts in sports Famous firsts in sports John Jakes Describes thirty-six famous and obscure events and people making milestones in the history of sport. Includes the first: to hit sixty homers in a season, to vault fifteen feet, to climb Mt. Everest, … OL16420846W
Mohawk; the life of Joseph Brant Mohawk; the life of Joseph Brant John Jakes A biography of the Mohawk Indian chief, statesman, and missionary who led the Iroquois forces on the British side during the Revolutionary War. OL16420879W
Election day 2084 Election day 2084 Elma Wentz,Randall Garrett,Christopher Anvil,Martin H. Greenberg,Larry Eisenberg,Frederik Pohl,Michael Shaara,Frank Hebert,Arthur C. Clarke,Wyman Guin,Robert A. Heinlein,John Jakes,Isaac Asimov,Sam Sackett,Ward Moore,Stanley Schmidt,R. A. Lafferty,Barry N. Malzberg Franchise - short story by Isaac Asimov Death and the Senator - short story by Arthur C. Clarke Committee of the Whole - short story by Frank Herbert Political Machine - short story by John Jakes … OL17686571W
Savannah, or, A gift for Mr. Lincoln Savannah, or, A gift for Mr. Lincoln John Jakes As Sherman's army marches across Georgia in 1864, the Lester ladies of Savannah struggle to save their family's rice plantation. OL17729477W
Wizards Wizards Martin H. Greenberg,Greg Bear,Jack Vance,L. Sprague De Camp,Charles G. Waugh,Ron Goulart,Theodore Cogswell,John Jakes,Ursula K. Le Guin,Larry Niven,Isaac Asimov,Manly Wade Wellman,Robert E. Howard Mazirian the Magician - short story by Jack Vance Please Stand By - short story by Ron Goulart What Good Is a Glass Dagger? - novelette by Larry Niven The Eye of Tandyla - novelette by L. Sprague … OL17744150W
The funeral of Tanner Moody The funeral of Tanner Moody Robert J. Randisi,John Jakes,Elmer Kelton 310 p. ; 18 cm OL24104493W
On secret service On secret service John Jakes The shadow war between the Secret Services of the Federal and Confederate governments provides the backdrop for this story. Jakes, as usual, adroitly interweaves a cast of fictional and historical ch… OL24845106W
Time gate Time gate John Jakes Scientists of 1987 are forced to determine whether their time machine, previously used only for historical research, can also be used to alter history both past and future. OL56089W
Brak the Barbarian Brak the Barbarian John Jakes A warrior forced to battle evil on the road to his destiny, Brak must combat sorcery and plagues as he journeys south to Khurdisan. Before reaching this paradise city, Brak must fight his way through… OL56093W
Charleston Charleston John Jakes John Jakes brings us his sixteenth consecutive New York Times bestseller-an acclaimed saga of two nation-shaping wars as seen by a powerful South Carolina dynasty. *Charleston* follows the lives, … OL56094W
Susanna of the Alamo Susanna of the Alamo John Jakes Relates the experiences of the Texas woman who, along with her baby, survived the 1836 massacre at the Alamo. OL56101W
North and South North and South John Jakes Published in 1982, North and South introduces the rice-growing Mains of South Carolina and the ironworking Hazards of Pennsylvania, whose respective scions Orry and George meet and become friends at … OL56105W
The Bastard The Bastard Lyle Kenyon Engel,John Jakes ***“Phillipe Charboneau—the bastard. Illegitimate son of an English nobleman,*** Phillipe flees Europe and, as Philip Kent, joins the turbulent adventure that was the beginning of the American Experi… OL56114W
Great Tales of Crime and Detection Great Tales of Crime and Detection Dick Francis,Arthur Conan Doyle,Robert Bloch,Mark Twain,Abraham Lincoln,Antonia Fraser,Graham Greene,Lawrence Block,Avram Davidson,John Lutz,Sara Paretsky,Georges Simenon,Charles Ardai,Lilian Jackson Braun,Miriam Allen DeFord,Mignon Good Eberhart,Jeremiah Healy,Edgar Allan Poe,Loren D. Estleman,John Jakes,Isaac Asimov,Harry Kemelman,Michael Innes,William J. Carroll, Jr.,John H. Dirckx Out the window / Lawrence Block Major crimes / Loren D. Estleman Silent warning / William J. Carroll, Jr. The third man / Graham Greene The cross of Lorraine / Isaac Asimov Nameless enemy / Miri… OL8051649W
The Mammoth Book of Short Science Fiction Novels The Mammoth Book of Short Science Fiction Novels Donald Kingsbury,Phyllis Eisenstein,Lester del Rey,Philip José Farmer,Frederik Pohl,Robert Silverberg,Gordon R. Dickson,Charles G. Waugh,John W. Campbell,John Jakes,Larry Niven,Barry B. Longyear,David Drake Profession - novella by Isaac Asimov Who Goes There? - novella by John W. Campbell, Jr. [as by Don A. Stuart] For I Am a Jealous People! - novella by Lester del Rey The Mortal and the Monster - no… OL8277066W
Isaac Asimov's Magical Worlds of Fantasy. Volumes 1 & 2, Witches & Wizards Isaac Asimov's Magical Worlds of Fantasy. Volumes 1 & 2, Witches & Wizards Rufus King,Randall Garrett,Robert Bloch,Martin H. Greenberg,Greg Bear,H. Rider Haggard,Poul Anderson,A. E. van Vogt,Jack Vance,L. Sprague De Camp,Ron Goulart,Theodore Cogswell,Andre Norton,Madeleine L'Engle,Charles Waugh,John Jakes,Ursula K. Le Guin,Larry Niven,Isaac Asimov,Manly Wade Wellman,William Tenn,Barry N. Malzberg,William M. Lee,Robert E. Howard,James H. Schmitz,Margaret Manners Introduction / Isaac Asimov My mother was a witch / William Tenn A message from charity / William M. Lee The witch / A. E. van Vogt The witches of Karres / James H. Schmitz Spree / Barry N. Malz… OL8281154W
Next page