A groundbreaking book when it was first published, Sister Carrie is about a young woman who runs to the big city in search of adventure. She finds it aplenty, and her transgressions are numerous. This was one of the books that began the group of writers known as the Realists.

During the 12th and 13th centuries, the order of warrior monks called the Poor Knights of the Temple of Jerusalem became one of Christendom's major armies, amassing vast wealth, landholdings-and knowledge. To this day, legends abound regarding the occult treasures and magic powers wielded by the Knights Templar. Now Katherine Kurtz and Deborah Turner Harris, coauthors of the bestselling Adept series, combine history, magic, and mysticism in an adventure set against a background of courage, mystery, and war....The Temple and the Stone.

For three young ladies just out of school, with good backgrounds and adequate dowries, their first London Season was to be the greatest adventure yet. But Maggie, Lady Anne and Emma were girls with more eagerness than knowledge, more enthusiasm than prudence, and they had a great deal to discover. Three young ladies with good backgrounds and adequate dowries are facing their first London Season. But Maggie, Lady Anne and Emma were girls with more eagerness than knowledge, more enthusiasm than prudence. Regency Romance by Laura Matthews (Elizabeth Walker)

A NEW 1930s PULP MAGAZINE!Here is a real thrill for lovers of The Shadow, Doc Savage, The Spider, Operator 5, and other crime-fighting heroes of the heyday of the pulp adventure magazine. NEMESIS MAGAZINE #1 stars the gun-blazing exploits of Gun Moll, the coldly beautiful Undercover Nemesis of Crime. Plus A Nick Bancroft mystery by Bob Liter, "The ..

This really is an experience book! Come into Candyland with Prince Pineapple and meet his friends Marzipan, Princess Almond Icing, Sugar Plum, Caramel the horse, the Jujube Man, and lots of others. 'If you follow the toffee road', says Prince Pineapple to the stranger, 'you'll always find an adventure on it.' We go with them on their adventurous journeys throughout the length and breadth of Candyland, a land that is inhabited by a variety of the most appetising people, although not without its black spots. A delightful bedtime story for children of all ages.

The freefighters have fought their first major engagement in their campaign to rid America’s shores of foreign invaders after 100 years of occupation. With devastating results... Declaring it a victory, the freefighters have suffered countless losses in the end. Century City, their secret underground stronghold, is crippled by a nuclear attack and may not be salvageable. And their ultimate soldier, the Doomsday Warrior, Ted Rockson, the man who has lead the rebellion against the Soviet Empire occupation cannot be found among the carnage and is presumed dead. Now, at this pivotal juncture in American post-apocalyptic history, the fight for freedom may never have been so hopeless... The sixth action-packed adventure novel in the Doomsday Warrior series.

Dark allegory describes the narrator's journey up the Congo River and his meeting with, and fascination by, Mr. Kurtz, a mysterious personage who dominates the unruly inhabitants of the region. Masterly blend of adventure, character development, psychological penetration. Considered by many Conrad's finest, most enigmatic story.

Set in 1827, this tale is an exciting blend of romantic adventure and realistic detail. The young hero, Pym, aided by Augustus, the captain's son, becomes a stowaway.

From the harsh wilderness of the Black Hills to the rugged isolation of the San Juan Mountains in Colorado, Dog Walker is a high adventure suspense thriller from start to finish. After running away from home at age fourteen, Scott Garrison was trained by one of the last true Sioux Scouts in the ways of the wilderness. Now a respected environmental attorney in L.A., Garrison is still drawn away from the hectic city life once a year on the Soul Find — a required Sioux ritual that cleanses the mind, body and soul. But this year what he finds in the Colorado Rockies could get him killed. Garrison must use stealth, combat and survival skills, and psychological warfare to leave the mountain alive. And he only has forty-eight hours to stop an evil plot to destroy the world as we know it.

The most detailed guide to the southern Atlantic coast of the Sunshine State – a magnet for hundreds of thousands of tourists. The Adventure Guide to Southeast Florida takes you beyond the high-rise condos and urban sprawl to find natural, beautiful South Florida at its best. As with all Adventure Guides, the emphasis is on outdoor activities – kayaking, canoeing, deep-sea fishing, scuba diving, turtle and manatee-watching, and dozens of other ways to have fun.

The classic adventure of a wooden puppet who wishes to become a real boy.