Books from Carroll & Graf Publishers
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The Easiest Thing in the World
By George V. HigginsA collection of uncollected work by the master of crime fiction showcases Higgins's famous dialogue while also presenting his trademark humor and stories of revenge and corruption. Reprint.
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How the Cold War Began: The Igor Gouzenko Affair and the Hunt for Soviet Spies
By Amy KnightSawatsky Papers, 84-38, box 1, file 7, interview with Lloyd Tararyn, April 19, 1984. 2. CBC Archives (www.cbc.ca), program dated March 1 1, 1966. 3. As one observer of the Canadian legal scene expressed it: "Stringent libel laws may ...
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Jefferson's War: America's First War on Terror, 1801-1805
By Joseph WheelanReaders who enjoy military and naval history, presidential biographies and accounts of the early American republic, will find that Joseph Wheelan's spirited narrative of Jefferson's war provides as important new perspective on America's ...
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Venus Rising
By James JenningsThree Victorian entertainments to overwhelm the senses. From a precocious sexpot and a lady of fashion to a Baronet and his stepdaughter, these justly popular tales will please even the most sophisticated reader.
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The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
By Stephen KingA hardcover bestseller last year, this volume of 15 stories by eminent mystery writers includes the talents of Stephen King, John Gardner, Dorothy B. Hughes, Michael Gilbert, and Peter Lovesey.
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How to Win at Rotisserie Baseball, 1991 Edition
By Peter GolenbockHow to Win at Rotisserie Baseball, 1991 Edition
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For Love of the Game
By Michael ShaaraThe book features a special Introduction by Shaara's son, Jeff, who wrote the bestsellers "Gods and Generals" and "The Last Full Measure, " continuing the story of "The Killer Angels." Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
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The Bloody Crucible of Courage: Fighting Methods and Combat Experience of the Civil War
By Brent NosworthyA noted military historian takes a close-up look at the fighting methods, tactics, and weaponry on both sides of the American Civil War in a thorough analysis of Civil War military practices that chronicles the evolution of warfare from the ...
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Chaucer and the Legend of Good Women
By Philippa MorganDispatched to Florence in 1373 to secure a loan for Edward III, poet and diplomat Geoffrey Chaucer encounters resistance from the banker's blind brother, a situation that is further complicated when the banker is found murdered.
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The Mammoth Book of New Comic Fantasy
All-new edition of one of the bestselling Mammoths ever - from the funniest writers in the field, including Tom Holt and Esther Friesner.
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Sherlock Holmes and the Hapsburg Tiara
By Alan VannemanSet within the milieu of Sherlock Holmes, this mystery novel follows Watson and Holmes on a search through London for clues in a perplexing crime scene that seems to have disappeared before their eyes.
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Too Rich: The High Life and Tragic Death of King Farouk
By William StadiemThe modern history of the Middle East begins with the reign of King Farouk. There is no better entry point to the ancient cultures, tortured politics, and historical antagonisms that...
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Gateway to Atlantis: The Search for the Source of a Lost Civilization
By Andrew CollinsA historian and author of Gods of Eden takes on the myth of Atlantis, chronicling his earnest and often frustrating search around the world for the legendary land mentioned by Plato. Reprint.
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Berlin Embassy
By William RussellFirst published in 1941 to considerable acclaim, Berlin Embassy is the classic account of the last days of peace in Europe, and has been out-of-print for almost fifty years.
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A Woman of Uncertain Character: The Amorous and Radical Adventures of My Mother Jennie (who Always Wanted to be a...
By Clancy SigalThis memoir is about Clancy Sigal's boyhood in Depression-era Chicago, then James Farrell and Nelson Algren territory.
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The Pearl
By Carroll & Graf, Professor James HolmesBawdy, provocative, irresistibly entertaining, this collection of the jokes, ballads, epic sexual adventures, and scandalous gossip that appeared in Victorian London's first and most infamous 'Journal of Voluptuous Reading' will delight the ...
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Ibsen and Hitler: The Playwright, the Plagiarist, and the Plot for the Third Reich
By Steven F. SageThe author reveals how a series of actions initiated by Hitler align with episodes in three Ibsen scripts, and that Hitler adopted characters as analogs to his own career path.
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The Art of the Mystery Story: A Collection of Critical Essays
By Howard HaycraftThe Art of the Mystery Story: A Collection of Critical Essays
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There Are Worse Things I Could Do
By Adrienne BarbeauA revealing witty memoir of Adrienne Barbeau's career and marriages.
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The Mammoth Book of True War Stories
By Jon E. LewisBringing together stirring tales of battle and bloodshed from across the centuries, this collection of true war stories includes tales that range from the wars of ancient Greece to the deserts of Saudi Arabia in 1991. Original.