Steamship Conference Study

Steamship Conference Study
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1056
Release: 1959
Genre: Shipping conferences
ISBN:

Delphi Collected Works of W. E. Johns (Illustrated)

Delphi Collected Works of W. E. Johns (Illustrated)
Author: W. E. Johns
Publisher: Delphi Classics
Total Pages: 17425
Release: 2023-11-12
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1801701423

Best known for creating the fictional air-adventurer Biggles, W. E. Johns was a First World War pilot and beloved writer of adventure and science-fiction stories. A prolific author, Johns penned over 160 books, including nearly one hundred Biggles books, more than sixty other novels and non-fiction works, as well as numerous short stories. He was one of the most translated children’s authors of the interwar period, winning the admiration of countless readers across the world. This eBook presents Johns’ collected (almost complete) works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Johns’ life and works * Concise introductions to the series * All 97 Biggles books, with individual contents tables * The complete Steeley, Worrals, Gimlet and Space books too! * Features rare novels appearing for the first time in digital publishing * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Rare story collections available in no other collection * Includes the two Biggles non-fiction books – appearing here for the first time in digital print * Ordering of texts into chronological order and series order CONTENTS: The Biggles Books The Camels are Coming (1932) The Cruise of the Condor (1933) Biggles of the Camel Squadron (1934) Biggles Flies Again (1934) Biggles Learns to Fly (1935) The Black Peril (1935) Biggles Flies East (1935) Biggles Hits the Trail (1935) Biggles in France (1935) Biggles & Co (1936) Biggles in Africa (1936) Biggles — Air Commodore (1937) Biggles Flies West (1937) Biggles Flies South (1938) Biggles Goes to War (1938) The Rescue Flight (1939) Biggles in Spain (1939) Biggles Flies North (1939) Biggles — Secret Agent (1940) Biggles in the Baltic (1940) Biggles in the South Seas (1940) Biggles Defies the Swastika (1941) Biggles Sees It Through (1941) Spitfire Parade (1941) Biggles in the Jungle (1942) Biggles Sweeps the Desert (1942) Biggles — Charter Pilot (1943) Biggles in Borneo (1943) Biggles Fails to Return (1943) Biggles in the Orient (1945) Biggles Delivers the Goods (1946) Sergeant Bigglesworth CID (1947) Biggles’ Second Case (1948) Biggles Hunts Big Game (1948) Biggles Takes a Holiday (1948) Biggles Breaks the Silence (1949) Biggles Gets His Men (1950) Another Job for Biggles (1951) Biggles Goes to School (1951) Biggles Works It Out (1952) Biggles Takes the Case (1952) Biggles Follows On (1952) Biggles — Air Detective (1950) Biggles and the Black Raider (1953) Biggles in the Blue (1953) Biggles in the Gobi (1953) Biggles of the Special Air Police (1953) Biggles Cuts It Fine (1954) Biggles and the Pirate Treasure (1954) Biggles Foreign Legionnaire (1954) Biggles Pioneer Air Fighter (1954) Biggles in Australia (1955) Biggles’ Chinese Puzzle (1955) Biggles of 266 (1956) No Rest for Biggles (1956) Biggles Takes Charge (1956) Biggles Makes Ends Meet (1957) Biggles of the Interpol (1957) Biggles on the Home Front (1957) Biggles Presses On (1958) Biggles on Mystery Island (1958) Biggles Buries a Hatchet (1958) Biggles in Mexico (1959) Biggles’ Combined Operation (1959) Biggles at the World’s End (1959) Biggles and the Leopards of Zinn (1960) Biggles Goes Home (1960) Biggles and the Poor Rich Boy (1960) Biggles Forms a Syndicate (1961) Biggles and the Missing Millionaire (1961) Biggles Goes Alone (1962) Orchids for Biggles (1962) Biggles Sets a Trap (1962) Biggles Takes It Rough (1963) Biggles Takes a Hand (1963) Biggles’ Special Case (1963) Biggles and the Plane That Disappeared (1963) Biggles Flies to Work (1963) Biggles and the Lost Sovereigns (1964) Biggles and the Black Mask (1964) Biggles Investigates (1964) Biggles Looks Back (1965) Biggles and the Plot That Failed (1965) Biggles and the Blue Moon (1965) Biggles Scores a Bull (1965) Biggles in the Terai (1966) Biggles and the Gun Runners (1966) Biggles Sorts It Out (1967) Biggles and the Dark Intruder (1967) Biggles and the Penitent Thief (1967) Biggles and the Deep Blue Sea (1967) The Boy Biggles (1968) Biggles in the Underworld (1968) Biggles and the Little Green God (1969) Biggles and the Noble Lord (1969) Biggles Sees Too Much (1970) Biggles Does Some Homework Uncollected Biggles Stories The Steeley Books Sky High (1936) Steeley Flies Again (1936) Murder by Air (1937) The Missing Page (1937) The Murder at Castle Deeping (1938) Wings of Romance (1939) Nazis in the New Forest (1940) The Worrals Series Worrals of the W.A.A.F. (1941) Worrals Flies Again (1942) Worrals Carries On (1942) Worrals on the War-Path (1943) Worrals Goes East (1944) Worrals of the Islands (1945) Worrals in the Wilds (1947) Worrals Down Under (1948) Worrals Goes Afoot (1949) Worrals in the Wastelands (1949) Worrals Investigates (1950) The Gimlet Books King of the Commandos (1943) Gimlet Goes Again (1944) Gimlet Comes Home (1946) Gimlet Mops Up (1947) Gimlet’s Oriental Quest (1948) Gimlet Lends a Hand (1949) Gimlet Bores in (1950) Gimlet off the Map (1951) Gimlet Gets the Answer (1952) Gimlet Takes a Job (1954) The Space Books Kings of Space (1954) Return to Mars (1955) Now to the Stars (1956) To Outer Space (1957) The Edge of Beyond (1958) The Death Rays of Ardilla (1959) To Worlds Unknown (1960) The Quest for the Perfect Planet (1961) Worlds of Wonder (1963) The Man Who Vanished into Space (1963) Other Fiction The Ravensdale Mystery (1941) The Badge (1950) The Spy Flyers (1933) The Raid (1935) Champion of the Main (1938) The Unknown Quantity (1940) Sinister Service (1942) Comrades in Arms (1947) Adventure Bound (1955) Adventure Unlimited (1957) No Motive for Murder (1958) Where the Golden Eagle Soars (1960) The Non-Fiction The Biggles Book of Heroes (1959) The Biggles Book of Treasure Hunting (1962)

Sea of Fire

Sea of Fire
Author: Tom Clancy
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 401
Release: 2003-06-24
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1101003693

A half-dead Singapore pirate is plucked from the Celebes Sea in the Western Pacific, setting off alarms halfway around the world in Washington, D.C. Traces of radiation are found on the man, causing Australian officials to call in Op-Center for a top-secret investigation of nuclear disposal sites. When an empty drum from a recent drop-off is discovered near where the pirate's ship was destroyed, the Op-Center team comes to a terrifying conclusion: A multinational corporation hired to dispose of nuclear waste is selling it instead-to a most unlikely terrorist...

At Swords' Points

At Swords' Points
Author: Andre Norton
Publisher: Open Road Media
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2014-07-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1497656125

Quinn Anders is out to recover invaluable artifacts sought by the Russians in this “superior cloak and dagger” novel that “is suspense all the way” (Kirkus Reviews). The House of Norreys has moved to America, and although the players have changed, the game is the same: gems, espionage, and adventure. Young Quinn Anders turns to Lorens van Norreys for help in finding out who killed his brother and why. What did the legendary Bishop’s Menie have to do with his brother’s death? Who had the remaining twelve statues in the set of thirteen medieval knights and their leader, the Bishop-Prince Odacar? With Norreys aid but not his blessing, Anders sets out for the Netherlands on his quest for justice, and from the moment he lands at the airport, he finds himself At Swords’ Point.

The Shifters

The Shifters
Author: Lisa Bell
Publisher: Partridge Africa
Total Pages: 532
Release: 2015-11-21
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1482824760

What would you do if you found out that you had been lied to from birth? Rebecca finds this out from a complete stranger. Mysterious Ben literally sweeps her away into a world of magic, danger, and downright craziness. Ben explains that he has been tracking her for quite some time and reveals to her the truth about her parents and what she is. Rebecca is a Shifter and has supernatural powers that enable her to teleport herself from one place to another, powers that have been lying dormant, up until recently. Just as Rebecca is beginning to enjoy these newfound powers, she is whisked away again by Ben to a safer place. The Seekers, a group of people whose main aim is to stop the Shifters, are after her. Rebecca meets Bens enigmatic friends and fellow Shifters. She is thrown into a whirlwind world where she learns how to hone her skills and discovers that she has more to offer than she thought to this eccentric group. As Rebecca starts to learn more about her past and her newfound gift, she also starts to fall in love with Ben. Together they embark on an action-packed race to save themselves and their kind.

The Hate Trail: A Walt Slade Western

The Hate Trail: A Walt Slade Western
Author: Bradford Scott
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
Total Pages: 69
Release: 2018-03-29
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1479438146

They called Amarillo “the Cowboy Capital" -- but “Corpse-and-Cartridge City" would have been a better name after Veck Sosna and his Comancheros rode In! Walt Slade, undercover ace of the Texas Rangers, tried every dodge he knew to trap Sosna, but the tricky, vicious outlaw was always one step ahead of him...until the bullet-filled night when Ranger and bandit chief met face to face at the end of The Hate Trail!

Shadows' Edge TPB

Shadows' Edge TPB
Author: Wade Wright
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 278
Release: 2010
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1605433616

Trade paperback. Ramble House is proud to present a double novel by Wade Wright, reprinting the first two Paul Cameron stories (1967/68): Shadows Don"t Bleed and The Sharp Edge. They were a departure from the Spillane-like Bart Condor series he had begun in 1964, but he kept his fast-paced, raw style.

Shadows' Edge

Shadows' Edge
Author: Wade Wright
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 278
Release: 2010
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1605434213

SHADOWS DON'T BLEED and THE SHARP EDGE Ramble House is proud to present a double novel by Wade Wright, reprinting the first two Paul Cameron stories (1967/68): Shadows Don't Bleed and The Sharp Edge. They were a departure from the Spillane-like Bart Condor series he had begun in 1964, but he kept his fast-paced, raw style. Every word of the original editions is preserved.

The Nameless Ones

The Nameless Ones
Author: Dell Shannon
Publisher: Murder Room
Total Pages: 203
Release: 2014-07-28
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1471913708

Someone in Glendale is murdering elderly housewives in their homes. The signs point to a serial killer but could the police be mistaken? In each case, the killer knew the victim's routine; but what possible connection can there be between victims at opposite ends of town and who could know just where all of them would be at a given time? Vic Varallo is tasked with the investigation to discover the link between the victims. However, he has more than just murder on his plate, with a new baby to contend with as well as a nasty flu epidemic sweeping through the department. 'My favourite American crime-writer' New York Herald Tribune