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And So to Murder

And So to Murder

John Dickson Carr

And So to Murder by John Dickson Carr (as Carter Dickson), a Sir Henry Merrivale mystery. “A first-class murder mystery [and] also a ribald satire of the motion picture industry.”—The Vancouver Sun DEATH RIDES THE TUBE.
The Witch of the Low Tide

The Witch of the Low Tide

John Dickson Carr

'John Dickson Carr's flair for the impossible crime shows through at its very best in this historical puzzler' The Times
Hearing Her Voice: A Case for Women Giving Sermons

Hearing Her Voice: A Case for Women Giving Sermons

John Dickson

This original digital short by scholar and cultural commentator John Dickson presents an entirely new and convincing biblical argument for allowing women to preach freely in churches.
John Dickson Carr: A Critical Study

John Dickson Carr: A Critical Study

S. T. Joshi

John Dickson Carr is known as the master of the “locked-room” mystery—the “impossible crime.” But Carr also wrote short stories, radio plays, essays, introductions, and book reviews.
Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois

Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois

Newton Bateman

Some of the early settlers of Milan were William Dickson, Frank Young, William Young, N. D. Bradley, Garry David, John Dickson, James Johnson, James Dickson, William Hefiin, Ira L. Whitehead, F. M. Young, and Daniel Pinkley. Joshua ...
Unit Pride

Unit Pride

John J. McAleer

McAleer encouraged Dickson to write about his Korean War experiences, and thus began a 1,200-letter correspondence between McAleer and Dickson that developed into this novel.
John Dickson Carr: The Man who Explained Miracles

John Dickson Carr: The Man who Explained Miracles

Douglas G. Greene

Going behind the scenes of the theatrical, ingenious productions of the master of "impossible crime" and "locked room" mysteries, a look at the world and adventures of John Dickson Carr shows how the man and his work were one.
Life of Jesus: Who He Is and Why He Matters

Life of Jesus: Who He Is and Why He Matters

John Dickson

This book, which features a self-contained discussion guide for use with Life of Jesus DVD, will help you and your friends dig deeper into what is known about Jesus’ life and why it matters. “John Dickson has done a marvelous job of ...
Scandal at High Chimneys

Scandal at High Chimneys

John Dickson Carr

John Dickson Carr. And So To Murder (1940) Murder in the Submarine Zone ( 1940) aka Nine – and Death Makes Ten, also published as Murder in the Atlantic Seeing is Believing (1941)aka Crossof and Murder The Gilded Man (1942) ...
A Naval Biographical Dictionary: Comprising the Life and ...

A Naval Biographical Dictionary: Comprising the Life and ...

William R. O'Byrne

DAvid JoHN DIckson, born 24 Oct. 1790, at Sydenham House, near Kelso, is eldest son of the late Wm. Dickson, Esq., Admiral of the Blue, who died in 1803, by his second wife, Miss Elizabeth Charteris; and half-uncle of the present Sir Wm.
Once Upon Dickson: An Illustrated History, 1868-2000

Once Upon Dickson: An Illustrated History, 1868-2000

Anthony J. Wappel

Born in 1862 Lina Xantha Reed was the daughter of George and Mary Jane Reed and the sister of John A. Reed, who lived on the northeast corner of College and Dickson. She obtained her formal education from Arkansas Industrial ...
Brian Dickson: A Judge's Journey

Brian Dickson: A Judge's Journey

Robert J. Sharpe

Engaging and incisive, Brian Dickson: A Judge's Journey traces Dickson's life from a Depression-era boyhood in Saskatchewan, to the battlefields of Normandy, the boardrooms of corporate Canada and high judicial office, and provides an ...
The Best of Gordon R. Dickson, Volume 1:

The Best of Gordon R. Dickson, Volume 1:

Gordon R. Dickson

“Love Story” was created by Gordon R. Dickson specifically for inclusion in The Last Dangerous Visions, meant to be the second sequel to Dangerous Visions, Harlan Ellison's groundbreaking, skybreaking, mindbreaking anthology of original ...
The Outposter

The Outposter

Gordon R Dickson

Gordon R Dickson. THE OUTPOSTER Gordon R. Dickson www.sfgateway.com Enter the SF Gateway ... In the last years of.
Fire, Burn!

Fire, Burn!

John Dickson Carr

One October night in the middle of the twentieth century Detective Inspector John Cheviot got into a taxi, bound for New Scotland Yard.
Secret Under the Caribbean: Under the Sea

Secret Under the Caribbean: Under the Sea

Gordon R Dickson

. . Gordon R. Dickson's Robby Hoenig adventures are timeless young adult stories in the tradition of Arthur C. Clarke's Dolphin Island.
Dickson and Leslie Family History

Dickson and Leslie Family History

Rosaleen Dickson

R.J. Leslie was continually cheering the party with the assurance that help would come from the shore, but it was not to be. One by one, the men dropped off. One of the last to drop was R.J. In the end there was only the captain left, who had ...
The Naval Chronicle

The Naval Chronicle

James Stanier Clarke

George M'Pherson, to the Glasguw ; Sutton Sharpe, to the Fly; David John Dickson, to the Scamauder ; Thomas Hamby, d'tto; Samuel Langley, to the Coinus; Charles A. Autrain, to the Prometheus ; John Skill (A), to Surly cutter ; John Little, ...
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES SEVENTEEN VOLUMES

REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES SEVENTEEN VOLUMES

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1 John Robertson i - - i John Sou ness - 30 - - a Adam Morrison 10 - - 2 William Dickson 3 - - 3 William Fraser 2 - - 3 ... 9 James Walsh - 7 i - 9 Walter Jameson 3 - - 10 Robert Barclay 18 16 3 10 11 Joseph Oliver - John Smith Andrew Shiell 180  ...
The Navy List

The Navy List

Great Britain. Admiralty

Sir Henry Esch Atkinson, Kt. Alexander Shairp . . . Hon. Francis Maude . David Edwards . . . Herbert Caiger . . . Samuel Rideout . . . Michael Milson Wroot . John Powney, K.H. . . Willoughby Take. . John James Hough . David John Dickson .
The Dickson Baseball Dictionary (Third Edition)

The Dickson Baseball Dictionary (Third Edition)

Paul Dickson

This edition includes more than 10,000 terms with 18,000 individual entries, and more than 250 photos. This “impressively comprehensive” (The Nation) book will delight everyone from the youngest fan to the hard-core aficionado.
Dublin: The Making of a Capital City

Dublin: The Making of a Capital City

David Dickson

As rich and diverse as its subject, Dickson’s magisterial history brings 1,400 years of Dublin vividly to life: from its medieval incarnation through the neoclassical eighteenth century, the Easter Rising that convulsed the city in 1916, ...
Tactics of Mistake: The Childe Cycle

Tactics of Mistake: The Childe Cycle

Gordon R Dickson

The Childe Cycle Gordon R Dickson. you all a week ago that I planned to get through this battle with as few men killed as possible?' 'Yes, sir. ..' said Marc, grudgingly, and obviously still bewildered. 'Then do as I tell you,' said Cletus. ' Don't ...
Baseball's Greatest Quotations Rev. Ed.: An Illustrated ...

Baseball's Greatest Quotations Rev. Ed.: An Illustrated ...

Paul Dickson

In this treasury of more than 5,000 quotations, noted baseball writer and observer Paul Dickson has captured the flavor of the game, in the words of its most important participants and onlookers.
Rising to the Occasion: The Best Toasts for Any Celebration

Rising to the Occasion: The Best Toasts for Any Celebration

Paul Dickson

Paul Dickson's Rising to the Occasion is the ideal pocket reference for any moment when one might need to raise a glass.

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