Fade to Black (Goldsborough Robert)(Paperback)

Fade to Black (Goldsborough Robert)(Paperback)

A soda war explodes into murder for Nero Wolfe, 'one of the two or three most beloved detectives in fiction' (Publishers Weekly). For the men of Madison Avenue, the battle between soft-drink giants Cherr-o-key and AmeriCherry seems heaven sent. For years now, the firm of Mills/Lake/Ryman has

The Bloodied Ivy (Goldsborough Robert)(Paperback)

A professor's death lures the reclusive detective and his sidekick to a bucolic crime scene: 'Goldsborough does a masterly job with the Wolfe legacy' (Booklist). An academic so conservative he thought Ronald Reagan was a pinko, Hale Markham rules Prescott University like an intellectual

Death on Deadline (Goldsborough Robert)(Paperback)

To save his favorite newspaper, Nero Wolfe steps into the crossfire of a tabloid war. Master sleuth Nero Wolfe's small circle of friends is limited to his assistant, Archie Goodwin; his chef, Fritz; and Lon Cohen, the head man at the New York Gazette. Cohen knows more about the city's power

Silver Spire (Goldsborough Robert)(Paperback)

Threats against a televangelist lead Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin into a murder case in this 'brisk and beguiling page-turner' (Publishers Weekly). Staten Island would be forgettable were it not for the gleaming Tabernacle of the Silver Spire, where thousands of congregants come every Sunday to

Murder in E Minor (Goldsborough Robert)(Paperback)

Iconic sleuth Nero Wolfe returns to track down the murderer of a New York Symphony Orchestra conductor in this Nero Award-winning mystery. Ever since disgraced associate Orrie Cather's suicide, armchair detective Nero Wolfe has relished retirement in his Manhattan brownstone on West Thirty-Fifth

The Last Coincidence (Goldsborough Robert)(Paperback)

After the heir to a frozen-food fortune gets iced, Nero Wolfe's right-hand man becomes a suspect: 'Goldsborough does a masterly job with the Wolfe legacy' (Booklist). When Lily Rowan doesn't laugh at his jokes, Archie Goodwin knows something's wrong. Her niece Noreen has been running around with

Archie in the Crosshairs (Goldsborough Robert)(Paperback)

Mystery fans will devour this entry into the classic, wisecracking Nero Wolfe series, in which Wolfe must track down a dangerous gunman--or risk losing his right-hand man Archie Goodwin is chipper as he strolls home from his weekly poker game, money in his pocket and a smile on his lips. He has

Robert B. Parker's Old Black Magic (Atkins Ace)(Paperback / softback)

Robert Mapplethorpe: Polaroids (Wolf Sylvia)(Paperback)

Robert Mapplethorpe's black-and-white Polaroid photographs of the 1970s--a medium in which he established the style that would bring him international acclaim--are brought together in this new paperback edition. Critically praised for his finely modeled and classically composed photographs, Robert

Black Awakening In Capitalist America: An Analytical History (Allen Robert)(Paperback / softback)

Not Fade Away: How to Thrive in Retirement (Dodd Celia)(Paperback)

Stolen Time: Black Fad Performance and the Calypso Craze (Vogel Shane)(Paperback)

In 1956, Harry Belafonte's Calypso established a historic landmark in becoming the first LP to sell more than a million copies. For a few fleeting months, calypso music was the top-selling genre in the US--it even threatened to supplant rock and roll. But where exactly did calypso come from, and

Columbines: Aquilegia, Paraquilegia, and Semiaquilegia (Nold Robert)(Paperback)

A horticultural monograph on columbines. This is a black-and-white

Quantum Field Theory in Curved Spacetime and Black Hole Thermodynamics (Wald Robert M.)(Paperback)

In this book, Robert Wald provides a coherent, pedagogical introduction to the formulation of quantum field theory in curved spacetime. He begins with a treatment of the ordinary one-dimensional quantum harmonic oscillator, progresses through the construction of quantum field theory in flat

Ze Germans: An expat's guide to living in Germany (Gaziri Fadi)(Paperback)

As a British national living in Germany, Fadi did not find it easy to adapt to the German way of life at first. He constantly bemoaned their lack of a sense of humour, the overly-direct approach; the lack of tact, the non-existence of customer-service, the staggering bureaucracy and many other

Fado: The Saddest Music in the World (vila Elaine)(Paperback)

Fado is the story of a young singer, Luisa, who arrives home to her apartment in Surrey, BC, to find her mother, Rosida, collapsed on the floor, weeping, because the greatest fado singer of all time, Amalia Rodrigues, has died. Luisa realizes she doesn't know how to sing a single Portuguese song,

Permission to Parent: How to Raise Your Child with Love and Limits (Berman MD Robin)(Paperback)

After being bombarded by parenting fad after parenting fad, moms and dads finally have a friendly, commonsense guide to raising thriving children.Today, many parents have rejected the dictatorships they resented from their own childhoods. But they overcorrected by turning into child-pleasers

How to Fade Like Griffin: Barbercation for Today's Barber (Henderson Kendrick D.)(Paperback)

'Because a barber's service should far exceed the mere act of cutting hair.''How to Fade Like Griffin' is a comprehensive look into the history, philosophy, and modern day opinions of today's barbers. Written by nine-year Master Barber/Master Barber Educator, Kendrick D. Henderson, this book will

Black Genesis: The Prehistoric Origins of Ancient Egypt (Bauval Robert)(Paperback)

Presents proof that an advanced black African civilization inhabited the Sahara long before Pharaonic Egypt - Reveals black Africa to be at the genesis of ancient civilization and the human story - Examines extensive studies into the lost civilization of the 'Star People' by renowned

Where Roses Fade - The Lydmouth Crime Series Book 5 (Taylor Andrew)(Paperback / softback)

Robert Ludlum's The Janson Command (Ludlum Robert)(Paperback / softback)

Robert Ludlum's The Patriot Attack (Ludlum Robert)(Paperback / softback)

Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Ascendancy (Ludlum Robert)(Paperback / softback)

The Odyssey (Homer)(Paperback)

Robert Fagles's stunning modern-verse translation-available at last in our black-spine classics line A Penguin Classic The Odyssey is literature's grandest evocation of everyman's journey through life. In the myths and legends that are retold here, renowned translator Robert Fagles has captured the