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John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men is widely considered one of the greatest of American novels. This new guide gives you an in-depth analysis of this important work, unlocking its confusing aspects, making the book accessible and enjoyable, and helping you uncover all the details that make up the story. Included in this guide: a biography of author John Steinbeck, a look at the book's context, its literary elements, detailed chapter summaries, analysis, and an examination of critical questions.

If you've ever struggled to memorize the order of a randomized deck of cards, then this may be the most important book you'll ever read. Although you may be skeptical, you've heard about the memory techniques that allow people to memorize the order of 52 cards in under a minute. And you want that skill. Badly. The good news is that this technique works gangbusters!

The classic John D. MacDonald thriller about a Korean War vet searching for a stolen fortune in a small town. Our edition comes with two excellent bonus essays, a biography of John D. MacDonald, and an exploration of the paperback revolution of the mid-20th century.

What does it mean to be a real man today? And what is "manhood," anyway? Is it biological, cultural, spiritual...? Real Natural Manhood: The Authentic Man's Guide to Courageous Manhood in the Modern World explores the central issue at the core of any man's life - how to gracefully leave behind boyhood, immaturity and fear, and enter bravely into the boundless strength and infinite joys of manhood.

This book isn't self-help. It isn't instruction. It is "inspiration." Although you learn some technical elements of seduction, this book is not mean to give you a prescribed course of action. It's meant to remind you that you must walk your path and create it at the same time. But you cannot walk another man's path. You're not destined for the background. You were put on this earth to play a role written just for you.

Meditation awakens courage, strength, awareness and many other beautiful qualities in your being. And it can be done anywhere, any time. Give yourself the gift of presence. The gift of living in the here and now. As Osho has said, "take a courageous jump into the ocean of life," and try these meditation techniques!

Learn how to prioritize when all your clients are important and as the pressure increases you must learn to master the art of delegation. What impact will sticking to the schedule have on the business and what are the benefits of having flexible schedule? For you to be successful you must also learn how to grow the business and how important it is to study your competition.

A tender and poignant memory of a Jewish family's first Christmas tree in 1939, celebrating the author's compassionate and loving mother.

Cousin Bella - The Whore of Minsk recounts the life of prize-winning playwright Sherman Yellen's immigrant relative, who as a young Jewish woman in Russia was sold into prostitution, rescued by the author's indomitable grandmother, and immigrated to America where the most extraordinary drama of her life was yet to unfold. Bella, a childless woman, driven to acts of deception by her desperate love for another woman's child, recounted her life to the author in her last years; a story confirmed by the author's family.

Despite this great record of success, Fredric March isn't as well remembered today as some of his peers (Gary Cooper, Cary Grant, James Stewart) because unlike them, he never developed a recognizable screen persona that followed him from film to film. He was always characterizing - always hiding his own personality behind that of the character he was portraying. He was the consummate actor who richly deserves to be rediscovered.

The proud descendants of a Highland clan, Calum and Eachann MacLaughlan live in seclusion on a Maine island. The brothers are as different in spirits as they are in looks. Though one is dark and levelheaded, the other fair and adventurous, they have one thing in common: They want brides. When Eachann's two unruly children are expelled from school, he is even more determined to wed. Following an old Scottish tradition, Eachann decides to solve the problem for both himself and his brother.

Angelique Hunter works for a cutting edge robotics company programming and designing some of the most lifelike robots in the world. Her latest accomplishment is a robot created in her own image. A perfect replica of herself down to the smallest detail. Her only regret is that her invention is being sold exclusively for personal entertainment. Everything changes the day she discovers her skills have been used to build a killing machine.

When your life begins with murder, learning who to trust can be deadly. A killer with a twisted view of religion is counting the days, forty days and forty nights, and counting the murders, seven women every seven years. But he doesn't realize two determined women are counting the days too, the days until they have vengeance...and the hunter becomes the hunted. Every seven years, seven women die. All blonde, all single, all pregnant.

A twelve-year-old boy, Ned, rescues an abandoned two-year-old Chow dog who "Chows" vegan. And everyone's life is turned upside down and right side up again. All because of Randall the Chow who has made everyone's life better, just by being Randall.

This is a satirical take on relationship self-help books and get-rich-quick guides designed to make you laugh and to raise awareness about the complex motivations and social dynamics behind men's latent self-destructive tendencies to give up everything for a girl with a pretty smile and dimples. On the other hand, it is also a get-rich-quick guide for women on the fine art of breaking down a man's defenses to max out his credit cards and liquidate his whole net worth.

When book dealer "Freddie the Cur" is murdered at a paperback show, Police Lt. Pfisch is forced to close the con. After all, this is the third untimely death of a show attendee in as many days. First there was Lissa Boaz, called the "Boa Constrictor" for her questionable business practices. Then came Brody Richard "The O-Man" Dameen, the drunken horror writer. What links these victims, other than collectible paperbacks? And why does the identification of the real author of an early Ace gothic even matter?

Stu Morgan had a dream he shared with his best friend and former business partner, Ed Jones. Now retired from their Sasquatch expedition business, they would have all the time they needed to find Marcus Marshall's lost Glory Hole Mine, a gold mine lost since Marcus himself disappeared in 1877. Stu had a good idea where the mine might be, and, after many trips to Horse Tooth Mountain, he and Ed finally found the adit leading into what they hoped would be the Glory Hole. As it turned out, it was exactly that, and so much more.

"Auntie Helen," the little boy sobbed, "I'm home, and nobody's here!" The phone trembled in Helen Connolly's hand. She could not believe her ears. This was her nephew, Michael Young, on the phone - Michael, who had been dead for sixteen years. Who was this mysterious caller? Could it really be Michael? And if so, what did he want?

Living the Dream is a semi-humorous crime story about a loser named Kurt who thinks that his ticket to Easy Street lies in a half-baked kidnapping plot. After the road trip from hell he arrives in Florida to find that Vicky, his intended victim, is out of town. Vicky's husband, Jimmy, is thinking of divorcing her and probably won't pay the ransom anyway. And Leslie, Jimmy's mistress, wants a piece of Kurt's action.

Aspiring actress, Piper Coleman, is injured in a car accident on an icy mountain road. She falls in love with her rescuer, part-time cowboy, Matt Jordan, while they shelter in a vacant cabin. Matt hikes through waist-deep snow to get help when she sinks into a coma, but she is rescued while he's gone. When Piper awakens, she's forgotten the accident and Matt. As Piper struggles to fully recover, her parents won't let Matt near her. They believe he is responsible for her injuries.