W W Jacobs: 155 books

What started out to be just a short epilogue to wind up Just a Simple Job and its predecessor, actually turned out to be a 10,000 or so word short adventure story that takes place in California, Washington, DC, England, France, Switzerland and of course, Lichtenstein, with a half dozen Arab terrorists...

Ed and his assistant Arthur had begun what was to be a routine photo-journalistic assignment for Eds magazine. And routine it was until Old Betsy stopped running in a small village in the Ural Mountains of Russia. That is when things began to get more complicated. They had no idea they were then about...

Are you ready to take on the Russian Mafia and assorted felons and rogues? How would you like to go adventuring to some far-off exotic land where not too many go? Would you like to meet some interesting people, maybe even a few beautiful young women? Do you like your yarns to be livened with a little...

The freeway system of Southern California is one of the largest and most complex in the world and becoming more so every year. It is clogged with traffic; in some areas almost twenty-four hours a day. And for many, new to the area, it can be a scary, unnerving experience, trying to navigate through...

The stories from the life of Will Stuart begin a few years after the end of the Civil War after Will, a Civil War Veteran, finally made a rich silver discovery in the Comstock area not far from Virginia City, Nevada. Talk about a life of adventure and with some beautiful women thrown in for...

What was expected to be a simple job, checking on a few people in England and Germany and then a quick visit to Switzerland to check the status of a couple bank accouints turned out to be anything but that. One adventure after another kept our erstwhile honorary Deputy Sheriff involved much longer than he expected. This is a book that is going to be hard to put down once you begin to read.

It seems like you sometimes just cant get away from the bad guys. Just about the time you think you are in a good, safe place where they wont find you, there they are again. What in the world must you do when they show up virtually on your doorstep again? If excitement, intrigue, and adventure are...

I guess it must be true; no good turn should go unpunished. How is it possible, that a short weeks vacation in the Sierras, just to view the fall colors and try a little trout fishing, could lead to so many strange happenings, with so many strange people, some in far-off places? Would you believe...

Transcribing from his voluminous notes our main character tells of the many adventures that beset him, beginning with his being orphaned as a teenager, his felonious Uncle Bascombs treachery, Prohibitions Days in Chicago and the local Mob, his special college Pal, Burt and his and their adventures...

Too often Christian leaders trying to reform society are perceived as intolerant, right-wing conservatives without an ounce of compassion. The truth is, many people trying to bring about positive societal reformation are very compassionate and loving people. The selected writers who contributed to...

In 2002, the University of Alabama's Department of Religious Studies established the annual Aronov Lecture Series to showcase the works of nationally recognized scholars of religion capable of reflecting on issues of wide relevance to scholars from across the humanities and social sciences. Writing...

This carefully crafted ebook: "Slavery: Not Forgiven, Never Forgotten" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: Memoirs Narrative of Frederick Douglass 12 Years a Slave The Underground Railroad Up From Slavery Willie Lynch Letter Confessions of Nat...

This volume examines the school-to-prison pipeline, a concept that has received growing attention over the past 10–15 years in the United States. The “pipeline” refers to a number of interrelated concepts and activities that most often include the criminalization of students and student behavior,...

The clothes we wear tell stories about us—and are often imbued with cultural meanings specific to our ethnic heritage. This concise A-to-Z encyclopedia explores 150 different and distinct items of ethnic dress, their history, and their cultural significance within the United States. The clothing...