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Quincannon

Quincannon

Bill Pronzini

Bill Pronzini ... in their striped trousers, fine cravats, and brocaded waistcoats. Hoolihan's had no crystal candelabra, fancy mirrors, expensive oil paintings, whitecoated Other Books by Bill Pronzini Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Chapter.
Jackpot

Jackpot

Bill Pronzini

Bill Pronzini. MOST DAYS, I'M ALL RIGHT. Close tomy oldself again. It has been almost two monthssince the end ofthe ordealat Deer Run. Thefirst few weeks were thehardest. People flocking around wherever I went,asking endless ...
Acts of Mercy

Acts of Mercy

Bill Pronzini

A chilling, ingenious brain-teaser by two masters of the psychological thriller.
Panic!

Panic!

Bill Pronzini

Broke and fleeing his shattered marriage, Jack Lennox takes a bus towards the southwestern desert.
Scattershot

Scattershot

Bill Pronzini

Scattershot presents more questions than answers in its exciting conclusion. The eighth novel in the Nameless Detective series.
The Eye: A Novel of Suspense

The Eye: A Novel of Suspense

Bill Pronzini

With The Eye, these giants of the mystery genre have combined their remarkable talents in a truly unforgettable collaboration.
The Last Days of Horse-Shy Halloran

The Last Days of Horse-Shy Halloran

Bill Pronzini

Will you send that wire yourself?” “Yes, I . . . I suppose so . . .” “Promise me you will. Right away.” “All right,” she said in a voice so small that it sounded more like Amy Prendergast's than her own. “Right away.” “Good,” he said in a relieved tone .
Firewind

Firewind

Bill Pronzini

When three outlaws try to steal a cache of illegal guns and ammunition from lumber baron Austin Trace, they bungle the job, setting fire to the town instead.
Dago Red: Tales of Dark Suspense

Dago Red: Tales of Dark Suspense

Bill Pronzini

But don't expect the suspense to let up, because there are dangers lurking in the twenty stories that lie in between, each more menacing than the last.
Masques

Masques

Bill Pronzini

Steve Giroux, visiting New Orleans to forget his recently-ended marriage, is caught in a bizarre web of accusation and imaginary crimes, from which only the help of a remarkable woman can extricate him.
The Plague of Thieves Affair: A Carpenter and Quincannon Mystery

The Plague of Thieves Affair: A Carpenter and Quincannon Mystery

Marcia Muller

She is quite certain he is mad, and quite uncertain what will happen when he is confronted with the truth. Does every mystery need to be solved? Find out in Marcia Muller and Bill Pronzini's The Plague of Thieves Affair.
The Language of the Heart: A Cultural History of the ...

The Language of the Heart: A Cultural History of the ...

Trysh Travis

17. Sandage, Born Losers, 2. 18. The most thoughtful of the various Bill Wilson biographies is Matthew J. Raphael's Bill W. and Mr. Wilson. See also Cheever, My Name is Bill; Hartigan, Bill W.; and Thomsen, Bill W. 19. Raphael, Bill W., 61, ...
Quicklet on Bill Bryson's Made in America: An Informal ...

Quicklet on Bill Bryson's Made in America: An Informal ...

Megan Yarnall

Megan Yarnall. Bryson worked in journalism before he started writing nonfiction ( Bill Bryson). Bryson has no published fiction works. Sources and Additional Reading Bill Bryson UK: Bill Bryson Biblio.com: Bill Bryson The Independent: Book ...
Beyond the Grave

Beyond the Grave

Marcia Muller

Muller and Pronzini masterfully parallel the investigations of turn-of-the-century detective Quincannon and Chicana amateur sleuth Elena Oliverez.
Passages Level 13 (reading Today And Tomorrow)

Passages Level 13 (reading Today And Tomorrow)

Isabel L. Beck

... out how the multi- talented Bill Cosby uses television as a teaching tool. Bill. Cosby. by Lynda Etkin Bill Cosby's appearance in "I Spy" was a breakthrough achievement. Television producer Sheldon Leonard saw Bill Cosby perform on a. 352.
Journal of Proceedings

Journal of Proceedings

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House bill to pay George M. France, 749, 800, 820. Senate bill to pay Henry C. Rawlings, 752, 829, 892, 1137. Senate bill making appropriation for Peninsula Horticultural Society, 754. House bill to pay claim of Oscar Paskell and others, 844.
National Geographic complete birds of North America

National Geographic complete birds of North America

Jonathan K. Alderfer

... L. Garrett BITTERNS, HERONS, AND ALLIES Bill Pranty Kurt Radamaker IBISE§ AND SPOONBILLS Bill Pranty, Kurt Radamaker STOR1
Good Afternoon Gentlemen, the Name's Bill Gardner

Good Afternoon Gentlemen, the Name's Bill Gardner

Bill Gardner

And many familiar faces have queued up to add their comments in this book which shows just what it is that makes Bill Gardner unique among the toughest and the greatest of them all.
The Bill of Rights: Creation and Reconstruction

The Bill of Rights: Creation and Reconstruction

Akhil Reed Amar

A professor of Constitutional law at Yale analyzes the history and meaning of each clause of the original Bill of Rights and shows how a later generation of abolitionists profoundly changed the Bill into the one Americans know today.
Bill W.: A Biography of Alcoholics Anonymous Cofounder Bill ...

Bill W.: A Biography of Alcoholics Anonymous Cofounder Bill ...

Francis Hartigan

Draws on interviews with Bill Wilson's wife to provide a close-up look at a man whose work transformed the lives of thousands of people but who led a complex, sometimes turbulent private life. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.
Buffalo Bill Wanted!

Buffalo Bill Wanted!

Alex Simmons

But then a policeman is attacked and beaten—and the clues point to Buffalo Bill and one of his troupe, a Sioux warrior. As the plot thickens, Buffalo Bill turns to Sherlock Holmes for help, but the great detective is nowhere to be found.
Southern Pulp and Paper Manufacturer

Southern Pulp and Paper Manufacturer

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Second row, I to r: Mrs. R. E. Bell, Max Alvarez, Mr. & Mrs. H. W. Ramsey, Champion Papers Inc., Canton, N. C; Mrs. Tom Orr, Bill Shoemaker, Mrs. Bill Shoemaker, Bill Lloyd, Mrs. Bill Lloyd. Bottom row, I to r: Don Laduron, Mrs. Jack Vogelsang, ...
My Search for Bill W: Biography

My Search for Bill W: Biography

Mel B.

Mel B.'s search for Bill W. culminates in this book: a fascinating, in depth look at who Bill W. really was and how, from his own painful past and a strong bent for anonymity, he emerged as a powerful presence on the American scene.
The Second Shift: Working Families and the Revolution at Home

The Second Shift: Working Families and the Revolution at Home

Arlie Hochschild

Before she made her decision, Nancy had claimed that Bill Beaumont, who lived two doors down the street, did half the housework without being reminded. Evan gave her Bill Beaumont, but said Bill was an exception. Compared to most men, ...
The James Club And The Original A.A. Program'S Absolute ...

The James Club And The Original A.A. Program'S Absolute ...

Dick B.

(MN: Hazelden, 2001); Robert Fitzgerald, S. J., The Soul of Sponsorship: The Friendship of Fr. Ed Dowling, S.J. and Bill Wilson in Letters. (MN: Hazelden, 1995 ); Francis Hartigan, Bill W.: A Biography of Alcoholics Anonymous Cofounder Bill  ...
The Healing Power of Self Love: Enhance Your Chances of ...

The Healing Power of Self Love: Enhance Your Chances of ...

Oscar Bamwebaze Bamuhigire

Francis Hartigan, Lois Wilson's private secretary, revealed that by the time Ebby Thatcher, who was Bill's sponsor, died in 1966 from emphysema, Bill had tried to quit smoking for more than twenty years. Bill knew he had contracted ...
Bill Graham Presents: My Life Inside Rock and Out

Bill Graham Presents: My Life Inside Rock and Out

Bill Graham

The national best-selling autobiography of Bill Graham, the colorful, larger-than-life architect of the modern concert industry
Bill Graham Presents: My Life Inside Rock and Out

Bill Graham Presents: My Life Inside Rock and Out

Bill Graham

The national best-selling autobiography of Bill Graham, the colorful, larger-than-life architect of the modern concert industry
A Few Hares to Chase: The Life and Economi of Bill Phillips

A Few Hares to Chase: The Life and Economi of Bill Phillips

Alan Bollard

This was the daunting faculty that confronted student Bill Phillips with his bare pass in sociology. The folk wisdom about what happened is recounted by James Meade, later to become Bill's close mentor and colleague: Mr Phillips had next to  ...
Bill Evans Fake Book

Bill Evans Fake Book

Bill Evans

Counterlines, codas, chord extensions and chord changes for improvisation are included. Added features are lyric versions of 10 tunes, 3 essays about Bill Evans' life and music, photographs, and discography.

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