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As a baby, Jeanne Angelot was found abandoned under a tree on the outskirts of an encampment in Detroit. Though there were a number of items packed inside her blankets, no one was able to decipher the clues and determine the infant's true identity. Jeanne is taken in by a wealthy family and has grown up to be a spirited, independent little girl.

New England teen Tom Hallett is bored and restless, trying to figure out a novel way to spend his summer vacation. When a chance encounter with an eccentric stranger yields an offer to spend the season on a sailing adventure, Tom leaps at the opportunity.

"Crazy" David Findley is down on his luck, to say the least. Branded a pauper and unable to pay his debts, he is auctioned off as an indentured servant for the paltry sum of $100. But just when it looks like things can't get any worse, a mysterious stroke of good fortune changes his prospects.

Like many of Hiram Alfred Cody's novels, If Any Man Sin is set in the rough-and-tumble frontier of the Canadian Yukon. Clergyman Martin Rutland has been cast out of the church due to bad behavior. He tries to make a fresh start, but finds that his past misdeeds keep catching up to him.

Although author Gertrude Atherton was born and died in her beloved home state of California, she spent a significant amount of time touring and living in Europe. In Ancestors, she puts her experience as a world traveler to good use, spinning an entertaining yarn about several aristocratic English ladies...

Get set for nonstop seafaring adventure in this ripping yarn from George Manville Fenn. Something suspicious is afoot on the cutter White Hawk, and midshipman Archibald Raystoke is determined to get to the bottom of it. Inquisitive by nature, Raystoke starts investigating -- and soon finds himself caught up in a dastardly plot.

Imagine the strides you could make in your personal and professional life if your powers of sensory perception, recall, and critical analysis were vastly improved. In Secrets of Mental Supremacy, famed mentalist W.R.C. Latson offers readers plenty of practical tips, tools, and exercises designed to boost...

Innkeeper Seth Collinson had made his way west in advance of his wife Sadie for financial reasons. Once he arrives and settles in, he hears word that she has died. When Sadie makes an appearance one night, Seth is unsure whether he's hallucinating or experiencing a supernatural encounter.

Do you have a burgeoning junior chef in your life? Are you trying to avoid the processed ingredients that a lot of modern cookbooks for kids emphasize? If so, this back-to-basics introduction to cooking might be just what you need. Packed with classic, simple recipes that don't skimp on taste, A Little Cook Book for a Little Girl is the perfect way to get kids engaged in the kitchen.

In this classic short story from prolific sci-fi luminary Clifford D. Simak, a group of ambitious entrepreneurs has successfully exploited a unique method of time travel to journey to the distant past, hoping to discover the key to unlimited wealth. However, like all the best-laid plans, this get-rich-quick scheme runs into a few unforeseen snags.

In this funny tale from W. W. Jacobs, a pair of old friends enjoying a few beers at the local pub hatch a nefarious plot to steal the modest nest egg that one fellow's wife has managed to squirrel away over the years. Suffice it to say that things don't go exactly as planned.

True-crime fans and readers interested in the history of American jurisprudence should definitely add Crime: Its Cause and Treatment to their must-read list. Penned by famed lawyer Clarence Darrow, this penetrating look at the origins of criminal behavior draws on Darrow's own experiences defending such infamous characters as the teenage thrill-killers Leopold and Loeb.

Captain Henry Danton certainly has his hands full with three lovely and strong-willed daughters. Kate, a renowned beauty who is the eldest of the three, is engaged to be married to the dashing Lieutenant Reginald Stanford in what seems to be a suitable match. Will her sisters fare as well in seeking husbands?

May Agnes Fleming's deliciously devilish Sharing Her Crime opens with some unsavory characters hatching a nefarious plot. As the scheme gets underway, it begins to be clear that the carefully hatched plan will not be as simple as they thought. Will the crooks pull off their plan without being caught, or will justice prevail?