The half-century, whose more familiar aspects this little book is designed to illustrate, has spread its boundary lines. Nothing is so hard to deal with as a period. Nothing is so unmanageable as a date.
The telephone rang and the lieutenant of police Timothy McDowell grunted. He put down his magazine, and hastily covered the partially-clad damsel on the front cover before he answered the ringing phone.
The man behind the large, polished desk nodded as Peter Wright entered. "Wright," he said, "the Oak Tool Works will require an adjuster. You're new in this office, but I've been given to understand that you have experience, are willing, intelligent, and observing.
It was a beautiful evening in the forest, and under the moonlight there was a great gathering of friends. Mr. and Mrs. Elephant, and the Kangaroos, the Foxes, and the handsome Leopards, even sprightly little Miss Lynx, and a number of the aristocratic jungle Deer were seated, all in a great...
John Weston balks death—but not destiny—whenhe tries to save Serena, mindless perfectwoman, from the Flame Blossom!
That man beside you may be a Martian.They own our world, but only a few wiseand far-seeing men like Lyman know it!
Pluto is a strange planet in many ways. Perhaps it may even be classed as a "man-made" planet, since if it were not for man and his works, Pluto might as well have never been. But Pluto was found abundant in uranium, and then came man to change the ultra-frigidity of Pluto's surface, and to endow...
We will never be too old to shine! Life experiences proved to be an unending challenge, and despite setbacks (and there were many), I never gave up. Neither should you! In this small collection of quotes from empowering women in the media, movers and shakers, novelists, and entrepreneurs discuss...
Inmitten einer Zeit großer Unruhen sucht eine Frau mittleren Alters Halt, gesunden Abstand und Sicherheit. +++ (NOTE: Written in German) +++ This book has been uploaded on 18th of June 2022. Afterwards it got stolen and is online on Amazon.com and Barnesandnoble.com, "translated" by fartificial...
WHEN the lands and goods of Ivar Gjesling the younger, of Sundbu, were divided after his death in 1306, his lands in Sil of Gudbrandsdal fell to his daughter Ragnfrid and her husband Lavrans Björgulfsön. Up to then they had lived on Lavrans’ manor of Skog at Follo near Oslo; but now they moved...