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Murder comes in two familiar forms. Whether as a crime of passion with high emotions or a cold dispassionate plot to take life in order to gain in some way, the act strikes us all as somehow inhuman. Beneath us as civilised beings. But however we cloak our animal instincts the need to remove a human being and gain relief from abuse or gain from money, the term is just the same – MURDER. Robert Louis Stevenson, Arthur Conan Doyle, J M Barrie, W W Jacobs and many others bring their literary heft to bear in as calculating a way as any killer could.

Business has a bad name for many people. It is easy to point to unethical and damaging behavior by companies. And it may seem straightforward to blame either individuals or, more generally, ruthless markets and amoral commercial society. In Honorable Business, James R. Otteson argues that business activity can be valuable in itself. Done correctly, honorable business can enable flourishing for individuals and prosperity for society.

Jonathan Crowley is having a problem with dead men. They just keep getting back on their feet. From the ghost dancers at a strange burial site to the corpse of a man he literally just killed, the dead refuse to lay down and die, and now it's up to Crowley and his traveling companion Lucas Slate to try to figure out why the dead are restless and determined to kill whatever crosses their paths.

Come with me to meet scientists and sailors, a hoax or two, champions and inventors—the spies, warriors, dogs, horses, artists, and criminals who have risen from the depths of obscure history to amuse and amaze us. Take my hand to share a fascinating journey through obscure history’s dusty corridors. Lets have some fun.

Tales discovered in the dusty corridors of time where the history books seldom take us. Where the deeds of men and women, just like you and me, have been engraved in the annuals of time. Meet the spies, warriors, dogs, cats, artists, and inventors who have risen from the depths of obscure history to amuse and amaze us. Take my hand, and we’ll enjoy a fascinating journey through obscure history’s tales of inventions, sports, war, courage, crime, disasters, and more.

Up to this point in my life, I've always considered myself as straight as a damn arrow. I've always been a popular girl, and I'm currently dating a well-endowed stud who regularly plows me in his bedroom whenever I feel like it. But lately, my interest in sex has been changing slightly. I don't know if it's the stress of getting ready to start my first semester of college or what, but I'm finding my erotic thoughts have been gravitating toward females more often than not, and I'm not sure what exactly I should do about the fact.

Rod Granet, award-winning novelist and womanizer, is the main speaker at a writers' conference. But, after the opening session and in front of a crowd, Maggie DeLuca, Father Frank's sister, accuses Granet of stealing her story and says he will pay for it. That night, Granet is killed. The sheriff quickly zeros in on Maggie, and she is hauled off in handcuffs. When Father Frank comes to her aid, the sheriff threatens him with jail if he interferes. A Texas Ranger is assigned to the investigation. Soon, he sees Father Frank as a valuable asset.

In this particular story, a traveller in Sweden stumbles upon the history of a mysterious and ominous figure, Count Magnus. Apparently the count went on a ‘black pilgrimage’, the details of which are discovered by the traveller in an alchemical textbook. However, it might not be the best of ideas to go poking around in the history of such a mysterious man....

Dee and her family take a trip to their Alaska home, where she has not been since she was a teenager. She hopes that the change of environment will be good for her during this vacation, but she is not prepared when she meets a neighbor of theirs there: the hot and handsome Jessie. The next day, she wanders around and gets lost in a sudden Alaskan blizzard. But luckily, Jessie finds her and takes her to a nearby cave for shelter.

Things have been pretty quiet for Billy, Amanda, and Mr. Night ever since Halloween ended, but that's all about to change. When their friend, Emily, decides to make a zombie movie in town, she goes to the extreme to make her film look as real as possible. The result is zombies...lots and lots of zombies.

Charly Waite was born in 1847. It was just the right time to experience the Wild West. He was a part of the Pony Express, Indian Wars, cattle drives, railroads, and the taming of the West. It all lasted barely more than 20 years.

A chilling collection of ghost stories containing Rats by MR James, The Raven and Berenice by Edgar Allan Poe, The Birthday of the Infanta by Oscar Wilde, A Tough Tussle by Ambrose Bierce and The Signalman by Charles Dickens. In Rats, Mr Thompson comes to regret his decision to investigate a locked room in a country inn, and in The Signalman, the subject of the story is haunted by ghostly appearances that always precede tragic events.

This collection of M. R. James’ supernatural stories is read by critically acclaimed star of stage and screen Sir Michael Hordern. Included here are some of M. R. James’ most beloved stories, including 'No. 13', 'Count Magnus', 'Canon Alberic's Scrap-Book', 'The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral', 'Lost Hearts', alongside many more spine-tingling tales.

A collection of spine chilling short stories by M. R. James, Saki, Lord Byron, and Ambrose Bierce.

James R. Smith, Ph.D., a retired educator and psychotherapist, grew up in California (and now lives in Bandon, Oregon) and has been fishing for eighty years (since he was four years old). This memoir is emotionally honest, very detailed about fishing, and informative about so many kinds of fish. Fishermen will relate, and people who don't actually fish but enjoy human-interest stories and nature will enjoy this book. What makes this book come alive is that it includes over one hundred photos, most of which are in color. There are photos of fish, of family and friends, of scenery, and most ...

Four gay romance stories that will keep you on the edge and hard for hours! This is a four story gay romance collection with four individual, standalone short stories with no cliffhangers.

My new girlfriend is about to unleash a side of myself that's wilder than I've ever before seen. I'm just a little bit late to the party when it comes to my sexuality. Growing up, I was what you might call a closeted lesbian, and it took entering into college to break me out of my shell as far as that was concerned. I suppose I should be considered a fully grown adult now, but my squeamishness when it comes to sexual matters has remained largely intact for some time now.

For years now, I've harbored a secret gay crush on my best friend, Kyle. The two of us have been extremely close since high school, but all this time, I don't think he's had any inkling whatsoever as to my sexual orientation. He's about to get married now, and I decide to act at last in fear that I might never again have the opportunity to do so. The two of us are on a camping trip together, drunk as skunks, when I seduce him in our tent, and the two of us make sticky, passionate love.

I got kind of a late start in terms of my sexuality, and lately, I've been sleeping with just about any guy who comes along. I've kind of given up on finding "the one," as they say, and just started focusing on screwing my nights away. I'm sleeping off a particularly bad night one evening, when suddenly, I'm abducted by two absolute sexpots of aliens, and everything changes dramatically.

A selection of some of the best short stories about vampires ever written. Includes 'The Vampire Maid' by Hume Nisbet, 'Fragment of a Novel' by Lord Byron, 'Dracula's Guest' by Bram Stoker, and 'Count Magnus' by M.R. James.