In a London suburb two families guarding an extraordinary secret plan an epic journey to a lost crater in the Amazon jungle. Their mission: to discover whether dinosaurs still exist on earth. Thousands of miles away, in a Brazilian high-security prison, a gang of ruthless criminals hatch plans of escape and murder. In a nearby university laboratory a brilliant but evil professor becomes obsessed by one of the most incredible inventions in human history. Soon, all their destinies become inextricably linked in a violent and mortal struggle. The outcome will affect the lives of countless people, all over the world. A spell-binding, colourful and exciting adventure packed with interesting facts, fearsome creatures and beautiful illustrations.
He wasn't sureif they would operatein this strange valley where radios didn't work
, butit couldn't doanyharm to have an extra possible way of checking on what
Chopper might get up to, and the devices would certainly be effective if anyone
ever tookasuit out of the valley. Then,he removed the disk from thetin box,
putitinthe computer and modified it.He wastoo cleverto wipe it completely:
although he regarded Chopper and Sam as complete buffoons, he had
considerable respect for the ...
The Valley of the Winds is a compelling story of misunderstanding, suspicion and mistrust, with the final outcome being that of tolerance and mutual respect for the diversity of cultures. The setting is in the rural mountains of Appalachia during the turn of the 19th century. The plot revolves around a young boy’s discovery of a fascinating people who dwell in a hidden valley only accessible by a cave. The Valley of the Winds sees two cultures collide and the outcome teeters back and forth, as you wonder what will happen next. The author attempts to embrace the proud history and heritage of Native American known simply as Melungeon. The story will haunt you and offer you a sense of pride in the diversity of our culture, as it offers pride in our heritage. Come listen to the soothing sounds of the waterfall, the birds chirping, the animals calling to each other, and the winds calling with the voice of a bygone era, as you visit the Valley of the Winds.
The shadows danced in the underbrush and the smell of the season was all
around us. The deer crossed our trail in this land of plenty but all I could think of
was getting back before they came across the mountain. I paused for just a
second to take in the beauty of the valley and to get my bearings. Oneska had
called it something like Eolia, I think. It meant the Valley of the Winds. I also
remember passing by a large waterfall that must have been seventy feet tall and
the steepness of the ...
.0000000000The Hound of the Baskervilles is one of Doyle's best-known Holmes novels, frequently adapted for film and television, which is not surprising given the highly dramatic scenes of mist-wrapped moors echoing to the horrific howls of a supernatural hound. Is this a genuinely devilish apparition or is there a cunning murderer at work? Only Sherlock Holmes can solve the mystery. This volume also contains The Valley of Fear, a dark, powerful tale in which Holmes confronts the evil Professor Moriarty once more. With an Afterword by David Stuart Davies, a Fellow of the Royal Literary Fund, and an authority on Sherlock Holmes. He has written the Afterwords for all the Collector's Library Holmes volumes.
The steam ploughs had, however, kept the railroad open, and the evening train
which connects the long line of coalmining and iron-working settlements was
slowly groaning its way up the steep gradients which lead from Stagville on the
plain to Vermissa, the central township which lies at the head of Vermissa Valley.
From this point the track sweeps downward to Bartons Crossing, Helmdale, and
the purely agricultural county of Merton. It was a single track railroad, but at every
siding ...
This time Holmes is pitted against a time-traveling Moriarty, who has stolen H. G. Wells time machine. It's an homage to Wells and Doyle that hits the mark on both counts.
This time Holmes is pitted against a time-traveling Moriarty, who has stolen H. G. Wells time machine. It's an homage to Wells and Doyle that hits the mark on both counts.
A diverse collection of works from various writers, many of whom are unpublished until now. There are laughs, tears and numerous flights of fancy. In short; quirky and fun. Pull up a chair to the fireside in the comfort of the Stranger's Room and be transported to the world of Holmes and Watson. All author royalties accruing from sales of this book will be donated to 'The Beacon Society'
Holmes asked playfully and even to Watson he sounded most sincere. “Surely
the great detective, Mr Sherlock Holmes could tell me without any help from me?”
she smiled sweetly. “One does not like to, ah, blow one's own trumpet, so to
speak.” Watson and Mary snorted into their tea cups. Watson covered by clearing
his throat loudly, poorly attempting to conceal a laugh. If there was one thing
Holmes wasn't, it was modest concerning his work or abilities. Holmes merely
slanted his ...
Arguably the most famous and recognized detective in history, Sherlock Holmes is considered by many to be the first pop icon of the modern age. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's fictional detective has stood as a unique figure for more than a century with his reliance on logical rigor, his analytic precision, and his disregard of social mores. A true classic, the Sherlock Holmes character continues to entertain twenty-first-century audiences on the page, stage, and screen. In The Philosophy of Sherlock Holmes, a team of leading scholars use the beloved character as a window into the quandaries of existence, from questions of reality to the search for knowledge. The essays explore the sleuth's role in revealing some of the world's most fundamental philosophical issues, discussing subjects such as the nature of deception, the lessons enemies can teach us, Holmes's own potential for criminality, and the detective's unique but effective style of inductive reasoning. Emphasizing the philosophical debates raised by generations of devoted fans, this intriguing volume will be of interest to philosophers and Holmes enthusiasts alike.
The “Great Hiatus” is the term used by Holmes scholars to refer to the period of
time between Holmes's tumble off of Reichenbach Falls in the “Adventure of the
Final Problem” and his resurfacing three years later (in the chronology of Doyle's
stories) in “The Adventure of the Empty House.” During those three years,
Holmes was presumed dead and had gone deep undercover to trap all of
Moriarty's lieutenants. By the end of that story, he had succeeded in arresting the
last member of ...
Once more, the game's afoot as Sherlock Holmes of Baker Street returns in twenty new adventures specially commissioned for Wordsworth's Mystery & Supernatural series. The celebrated detective, along with his friend and biographer, Dr Watson, investigate a variety of baffling mysteries that will delight fans of the famous sleuth.Striding through the foggy gas lit streets of London, Holmes tackles such cases as 'The Puzzle of the Green Skull', 'The Secret of the Brown Box', the conundrum of 'The Dragon of Lea Lane', as well as coming face to face once again with 'The Sussex Vampire'.We also learn what really happened at the Reichenbach Falls when Holmes had his fateful encounter with Professor Moriarty. David Stuart Davies, Denis O. Smith, Mark Valentine, Matthew Booth, M.J. Elliott and the other talented writers who have contributed to this collection have followed closely in the footsteps of Arthur Conan Doyle in creating a wonderful feast of Sherlockian entertainment.
The Adventure of the Haunted Showman CHRISTOPHER SEQUEIRA When I
look back at the enquiries my friend, Mr Sherlock Holmes, was asked to make in
the year 1897, I recall his complaint that European crime had become
unremarkable. Holmes claimed that villainy had largely slipped back into a
catalogue of brutal assaults and straightforward (if skilful) burglaries. He believed
the glory days of criminology had ended with the removal of Moriarty and Moran,
and the more recent ...
Based on a survey that we designed and that covers a stratified random sample of 12,400 firms in 120 cities in China with firm-level accounting information for 2002-2004, this paper examines the presence of systematic distortions in capital allocation that result in uneven marginal returns to capital across firm ownership, regions, and sectors. It provides a systematic comparison of investment efficiency among wholly and partially state-owned, wholly and partially foreignowned, and domestic privately owned firms, conditioning on their sector, location, and size characteristics. It finds that even after a quarter-of-century of reforms, state-owned firms still have significantly lower returns to capital, on average, than domestic private or foreign-owned firms. Similarly, certain regions and sectors have consistently lower returns to capital than other regions and sectors. By our calculation, if China succeeds in allocating its capital more efficiently, it could reduce its investment intensity by 5 percent of GDP without sacrificing its economic growth (and hence deliver a greater improvement to its citizens' living standard).
We perform a set of simulations on the percentage increment in GDP due to an
optimal reallocation of capital as a function of some basic parameters. Three
parameters are key to the simulations. (a) The capital share in the production
function. Under the assumption that both the ARPKs in Table 2 and the MRPKs in
Table 5 are valid, we can infer the capital share by the ratio of MRPK/ARPK. As
the median MRPK and median ARPK for the whole sample are 0.61 and 0.88,
respectively, ...
