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A unique and comprehensive look at the Air Force's early attempts to investigate UFO's. An essential, not to be missed experience for fans of ufology! This is the first work of any substance written about this fascinating subject. The author was the first director of Project Blue Book, and the person who came up with the phrase UFO, Unidentified Flying Object.

Abby Mann's classic story about the Nuremberg trials, under which German leaders were found guilty of crimes against humanity in 1945 and 1946. Even today, the play remains a shattering indictment of the consequences of unchecked authority and the seductive power of group thought.

An angel called Arcade leaves heaven for earth, where, using his invisibility, he steals books from a library with the purpose of studying. He ultimately joins several other fallen angels with a plan now to overthrow God, in their eyes an incapable and ill-informed and thus impossible creator...The great author's knowledge of history and religious texts is brilliantly conveyed, pairing extremely well with his cynical philosophy and the virtuosity in his descriptive prose.

A heartbreakingly warm and moving story of a young orphaned boy, sold out of an orphanage to work on a farm, and of his relationship with an equally orphaned black fawn that he one day stumbles upon in the forest. Will their bond survive the many problems that adults pose in their way, such as hunting? A tale with a classic, timeless and universal feel and message to it.

This work explores encounters between people, including fighter pilots, and UFOs. The author states that while Earth has been visited by aliens for centuries, the Air Force was investigating these cases and hiding them. He researched sightings and concluded the saucers were interplanetary. He had some access to original military files but didn't believe in space visitors before starting this book... One of the very first big books in ufology! Fascinating and spellbinding, filled with expertise and information.

A bear cub named Niwa gets separated from his mother and meets a hunter and his faithful dog, Miki. The dog and the cub quickly go into the wild, tough. Niwa uses the teachings his mother thought him to survive, and Miki uses both his instincts and Niwa's methods to do the same. The two become friends. But sooner or later a bear must hibernate... This is a cheering and wonderful nature story where the listener is immeasurably rewarded by getting to hear the narration of both a dog and a bear.

Temptress Desirée Le Mire and brothers Paul and Harry Lamar are searching for a missing treasure in a mysterious cave in the Andes. They encounter Inca deformed by living underground. What follows is a tornado of an adventure underground by Rex Stout; featuring heroic acts, lucky escapes, battles of will and physical power, feats of daring and strategy.

This is an effective mystery and detective yarn that will please fans of the classic genre. What's that old saying? Never trust a beautiful woman... perhaps, perhaps not. A typical set up in the classical Agatha Christie style; a detective visiting a manor is suddenly forced to examine the murder of a young woman on the grounds, and everyone there- including himself - might be up for grabs as potential killer; as alibis start to crumble and lies and silences prosper...

This fascinating work about the Province of New Brunswick was written at a time when it was still young, and that's essentially what makes it so precious! The interested listener gets to know - comprehensively and in detail - about things such as the country, settlements, institutions, productions, the climate, inhabitants, the government, towns, trade, revenue, and population... Essential material for those of us with a very wide range of interests and passions.

Helen Hardwick is the lone witness to a part of an enigmatic murder that happens during a performance of a play she has herself written. There are not many clues, mostly just disturbing details, such as a frightening laughter that she keeps hearing... Could the mysterious and dangerous figure of the Grey Phantom be involved in this in any way, good or bad..?

A suspenseful classic detective story! A rich woman boards a taxi on a night in the big city. When they reach her destination, the driver discovers the woman gone, a suitcase and a male corpse... This is a perfect case for Detective David Carroll; brilliant and somewhat eccentric.

A fascinating piece of work containing stories from eye witnesses, written by someone who actually knew "Billy the Kid", the famous gunslinger outlaw. The listener gets an earful of intriguing and riveting historical information about the short and vicious life of Henry McCarty (Billy's real name) as well as a whiff of another legendary Western figure - the Sheriff that captured and killed the Kid, Pat Garrett.

Through the U.S. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) this series of communications has been made available to the public for the first time! Most of the files have been redacted with names left out, but most of the sightings in 1947 can be known by listening to the ongoing correspondence at the time between the FBI and diverse U.S. Government and military establishments. Essential listening for both history buffs and fans of ufology!

A suspenseful work filled with everything we want from an adventurous, mysterious romance and murder puzzle! A North Canadian police officer makes a deathbed confession to a murder that an innocent man is going to die for... A beautiful, secretive young woman knows something about the case, but has her motive to keep this hidden from everyone except the Chief of Police, who has reasons of his own for everything to just go away...

A sergeant of the Canadian Northwest Mounted and his partner are hunting an elusive killer and his wife through a freezing and harsh world... This story possesses all of the great essentials that make up a good adventure tale! Old fashioned sense of nobility, falling in love, losing love, suspense, tragedies and ultimate happiness regained as the listener gets entangled in the story which is full of twists and turns!

A classic held as one of the greatest works of 19th Century fiction. The novel is thought of as a reply to the growing cultural divide and alienation between liberals of the 1830s/1840s and the rapidly growing nihilist movement. These two philosophies were contrasted with the conservative Slavophiles, who believed that Russia's greatness lay in its traditional spirituality... The main characters reflect a youthful rebellious and anarchistic thought, therefore confronted with their traditional fathers.

In 1860, starting a mail route became a must in order to connect the eastern U.S. with the growing west coast following the gold rush of California, the lumber camps, and the various needs because of the settling of the western frontier. An accessible yet thorough account of the operation of the line known as the Pony Express, that lasted for about 16 months before being replaced by the telegraph. This work is meticulous yet manages to convey the entrepreneurial and dangerous atmosphere of the time (repelling of Indian attacks and overall tough working conditions).

A captivating study of the period 1609-1780 of the Mohawk Valley (upper New York State). Get ready to absorb a multitude of interesting cultures such as the Mohawks, the Hurons, the Mohicans and the Iroquois and Dutch and French as well, as all parties were involved in conflict.

Welcome to the life of George Basine, and those of his family and friends; as legendary author and screenwriter Ben Hecht takes the listener through a maze of ethical struggle and identity related dilemmas involving the everlasting questions of perception and self-perception...

An Egyptologist attempts to raise the mummy of Tera from the dead, while an ancient Egyptian queen finds a magnificent gem and is stricken senseless by an unknown power... Amidst bloody and unsettling scenes, his daughter is possessed by Tera's soul, and her destiny depends upon bringing Tera's mummified body back to life.