J Frank: 456 books

The Pen & Cape Society, in conjunction with Local Hero Press, is proud to present The Good Fight, an anthology of superhero fiction from some of the best authors working in the genre. Collected within this volume are stories by Scott Bachmann, Frank Byrns, Marion Harmon, Warren Hately, Drew Hayes,...

"Kerzen, Killer, Krippenspiel" – die Fortsetzung des beliebten mörderischen Adventskalenders mit 24 weihnachtlichen Kurz-Krimis nach den Spiegel-Bestsellern "Türchen, Tod und Tannenbaum" und "Plätzchen, Punsch und Psychokiller"! Eine Weihnachts-Anthologie der tödlichen...

In this sequel to "A Glint in Time", Frank J. Derfler blends history, current events, action, and technology into a fascinating story about a military organization with the ability to make small changes in time. Given real constraints of physics: heat, energy, movement, and accuracy, what can and should...

An inspiring sourcebook for art students and hobbyists at all skill levels, this guide provides a wide variety of subjects and ideas for sketching. More than 140 of author Frank J. Lohan's own drawings illustrate a variety of topics in a half-dozen categories: nostalgic scenes, old engravings, atmospheric...

The Emancipation Proclamation is the most important document of arguably the greatest president in U.S. history. Now, Edna Greene Medford, Frank J. Williams, and Harold Holzer -- eminent experts in their fields -- remember, analyze, and interpret the Emancipation Proclamation in three distinct respects:...

The nineteenth-century Southern writer (George Washington Cable) who wrote the stories on which this play is based was born in New Orleans, and the racial, ethnic, and cultural diversity of that great city impregnates all his work, and gives him a cast of eccentric and memorable characters worthy of...

The Guide Book of United States Coins is the most popular coin reference in the hobby. For years this cornerstone of the hobby, popularly known as the “Red Book,” has been a collectible itself. Now, longtime hobbyist Frank J. Colletti has written the definitive guide to the Red Book. He offers a...

The conventional model for explaining the uniqueness of American democracy is its division between executive, legislative, and judicial functions. It was the great contribution of Frank J. Goodnow to codify a less obvious, but no less profound element: the distinction between politics and policies,...

A riveting account of one of the most scandalous unsolved murders at the turn of the nineteenth century: the killing of twenty-four-year-old May Fosburgh. Shots rang out in a prominent Pittsfield family home on the morning of August 20, 1900, ending the life of young socialite May Fosburgh....

Ist eine unwahrscheinliche Wahrscheinlichkeit schlimmer als eine wahrscheinliche Unwahrscheinlichkeit? Was passiert, wenn sich das Motiv eines Gemäldes selbstständig macht? Kann man den Kampf gegen einen Drachen delegiert? Kann eine gesetzestreue Invasion eines Planeten gelingen? Was passiert nach...

Thomas Shadwell (1642-1692) wrote a number of comic plays during his life. His drama featured broadly-based, coarse humor, and is filled with crude-but-vibrant characters drawn from the streets of Restoration London, individuals such as sharpers, whores, and eccentrics. His work is essentially plotless,...

Legend has it that in 1735, a witch named Mother Leeds gave birth to a horrifying monster—a deformed flying horse with glowing red eyes—that flew up the chimney of her New Jersey home and disappeared into the Pine Barrens. Ever since, this nightmarish beast has haunted those woods, presaging catastrophe...

For centuries, international trade has been seen as essential to the wealth and power of nations. More recently we have started to understand its problematic role as an engine of distributive justice. In this compelling book Frank J. Garcia proposes a new way to evaluate, construct and manage international...

One of New Jersey�s oldest and most historic communities, Cranbury celebrated its 300th anniversary in 1997. Following the fantastic reception of Cranbury, an Images of America publication released in 1995, authors Peggy S. and Frank J. Brennan Jr. have developed the rich heritage of this community...