George L : 271 books

My name is Jake Hamilton. But the people around our Amarillo, Texas, neighborhood call me Thelma’s Boy. The only reason I can think of for this nickname is me and my mama have always been close. She is my best friend, and I’ve never doubted her love, even though she can be mighty strict with me...

Drake Sanders has a great life. He enjoys his job, is planning to marry the woman he loves and has a low golf handicap. An editor of a small daily on the North Carolina coast, he is investigating a bizarre murder, with possible supernatural overtones. He is also akin to Job, for the powers of darkness...

Criminal attorney Marc Lorenzo finds himself in conflict with his own law partner, the village attorney Andrew Fanelli, and his former colleagues with the county’s homicide division when he agrees to defend a local realty investment group against accusations by the village mayor. His clients soon...

 The widow of a reputed mobster is much more than a legal client needing a new will. It develops that she has effectively hidden a famous occupation with the use of a pseudonym. And, the lawyer she engages has never before practiced law, had any clients nor is he aware of her other life. The...

Rave reviews for INTEGER AND COMBINATORIAL OPTIMIZATION "This book provides an excellent introduction and survey of traditional fields of combinatorial optimization . . . It is indeed one of the best and most complete texts on combinatorial optimization . . . available. [And] with more than...

On February 24-25, 1956, in a closed session of the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Nikita S. Khrushchev made his now famous speech on the crimes of the Stalin era. That speech marked a break with the past and it marked the end of what J.M. Bochenski dubbed the "dead...

From Afrikaans to Zulu, almost 100 languages from the comprehensive Compendium of the World's Languages are featured in this new concise version. Many articles have been revised. The Concise Compendium presents a detailed comparative study of the major and many of the lesser known languages...

Covering a comprehensive range of common, rare, benign and malignant lesions, Pathology of the Female Reproductive Tract, 3rd Edition, authored by an international panel of subspecialty experts, brings you the latest scientific and diagnostic information for diseases of the female reproductive tract....

A Little Harmony Is All I Need is a book of stories, speeches and essays which "I have written over the years." These writings delineate certain aspects of Allen's teaching career, which began in 1970. The book also demonstrates a twin-emotional pull which Allen received from his teaching...

The diablo sank beneath the sea with $800 million in gold. It's a death ship but two christians are determined to find it. There is nothing more dangerous than a con man extraordinaire with a credible story. But Rutger Hollins not only has a credible treasure hunting tale, he has a gold doubloon and...

Sir George L’Estrange was only an ensign when he started on his Peninsular career in the 31st or Huntingdonshire Regiment of Foot, joining the war in 1812. Arriving in Portugal and meeting with his cousin, who had escaped from French capture at Verdun, Sir George recounts his cousin’s story before...

This volume contains twelve  classic novels, essays, and stories about the planet Mars written by the following authors: George Du Maurier, Tom Godwin, Charles L. Fontenay, Mark Clifton, Randall Garrett, Stanley L. Weinbaum, Eros Urides, Jack Sharkey, Mark Wicks, L.P. Gratacap, Giovanni Schiaparelli,...

This story is taken from notes Austin Buck Buchanan wrote in notebooks he carried in his pocket all during World War II. Buck is no longer with us. W. L. George Collins edited and compiled Bucks notes into a manuscript that became this book. Here you will ride with Buck as he flies his plane...