Young Ghosts
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Stories from the Old Squire's Farm
 List Price: Price: $15.82 You Save: $2.16 (12%) DescriptionWritten one hundred years ago, this collection of rich tales follows the lives of six young children living in rural Maine after the Civil War. "Some of the very best stories of New England life and character that have ever been written." -- Hartford Daily CourantCustomer ReviewsWonderful!This collection of true stories will be a joy to anyone who has any nostalgia for 19th century New England farm life. Imagine: six children-all first cousins-orphaned by the Civil war are brought together to be raised by The Old Squire and grandmother. The children must work, work and work to help the farm prosper but The Old Squire is a kindly man and there is plenty of fun to be had. C.A. Stephens, one of the six, knows how to make the stories come alive; at times you will think you have a secret passage into Currier & Ives scenes. Before the book was done I bought two used copies via Amazon for gifts. Great Family Night Reading for all ages! My family has read these stories aloud to our children for three generations. Since the 1st edition of these stories is long ago out of print, it was great to see that a new compilation of these stories was published. Now we all can have a copy of these wonderfully funny stories to give to our children, instead of fighting over the scarce old copies! VERY funny and entertaining read-aloud!! I had never heard of C. A. Stephens until this book was given to me (thanks, Stuart!). I suspect the book is best consumed as a read-aloud. The book is packed with stories, and much to my surprise, almost every one of them is quite funny! After reading this book, two new entities were permanantly added to our family culture: "Vermifuge" and "Master Lurvey". VERY funny and entertaining read-aloud!! I had never heard of C. A. Stephens until this was given to me (thanks, Stuart!). I suspect the book is best consumed as a read-aloud. It is packed with stories, and much to my surprise, almost every one of them is quite funny! After reading this, two new entities were permanantly added to our family culture: "Vermifuge" and "Master Lurvey". Great read for kids and parents alike. This notable book is a compilation of stories based on the life of an extended family living on a Maine farm in the mid 19th century. It gives a rare glimpse into life at that time. Our family felt that it was in the same league as the Little Britches and Little House series. It's a great book for outloud family reading.
The Mammoth Book of Golden Age SF: Ten Classic Stories from the Birth of Modern Science Fiction Writing
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DescriptionThe Golden Age of Science Fiction, from the early 1940s through the 1950s, saw an explosion of talent in SF writing, including authors such as Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, and Arthur C. Clarke. Their writing helped science fiction gain wide public attention, and left a lasting impression upon society. The same writers formed the mold for the next three decades of science fiction, and much of their writing remains as fresh today as it was then.
Cults: An Anthology of Secret Societies Sects and the Supernatural
List Price: $17.95 DescriptionCustomer ReviewsNo Secrets in here!I was sooo dissapointed in this anthology! I had such hig hopes, I had been looking to buy it for years when I found it used on Amazon. But its very boring, with old "classic" stories from as far back as Lovecraft. I'm tossing this one! I don't reccomend this at all.
Great American Ghost Stories (American Ghosts)
 List Price: $16.99 DescriptionThis terrifying anthology contains some of the best in American ghost stories, from some of the best American short fiction writers.Customer ReviewsAmerica by nightThis book was headed for the discard pile even though I'm a ghost story junkie, but then I found a trio of really good stories buried within the dross of old pulp filler: "Stillwater, 1896" by Michael Cassutt - A Great Lakes lumber town is visited by a man who can locate corpses underwater. "One of the Dead" by William Wood - A vacant lot is purchased very cheaply in a canyon inhabited by movie stars, and haunted by its Spanish past. "Night-Side" by Joyce Carol Oates - Two skeptics test a medium who can speak with the voices of the dead. The really chilling aspect of this story is its author's depiction of the afterlife. There are also some decent stories that are worth a once-over: "Drawer 14" by Talmage Powell - A morgue attendant sees a corpse in a drawer that's supposed to be empty. This story has a kicker at the end. "Professor Kate" by Margaret St. Clair - A family of witches is hunted by a posse in Indian Country. "School for the Unspeakable" by Manly Wade Wellman - You will soon guess what is going to happen to the new boy at the prep school, but it's still a spooky read. I'm prepared to bet money that the author originally set this story in England, but the editors changed the location to North Dakota to fit it into this collection. "Clay-Shuttered Doors" by Helen R. Hull - A woman returns from the dead to host her husband's dinner party. "Poor Little Saturday" by Madeleine L'Engle - An original fantasy, but more about witches than ghosts--I think. A woman in a deserted, boarded-up plantation house befriends a boy with malaria. "Great American Ghost Stories" also features a so-so story by Harlan Ellison--"Pretty Maggie Moneyeyes"--I think he was feeling sorry for himself when he wrote it; and a really awful early Lovecraft: "Herbert West - Reanimator." When Lovecraft is bad, he is really, really bad and this story's got sentences like, "Not more unutterable could have been the chaos of hellish sound if the pit itself had opened to release the agony of the damned, for in one inconceivable cacophony was centered all the supernal terror and unnatural despair of animate nature." Yes, indeed. Most of the stories in this book have never been anthologized, as far as I can determine, except for a duet by Ambrose Bierce: "The Boarded Window;" and "The Stranger." But the editors could hardly have called their book, "Great American Ghost Stories" without an entry from the man who defined 'happiness' as, "an agreeable sensation arising from contemplating the misery of another." A real scare of a book Herein lies a fine collection of Ghost Stories. And it's not a barrage of cheesy tales of moans and groans in the attic. I devoured this book of shorts in one sitting. Highly recommended! Mary Higgins Clark's short story sets off the book in fine style, being the first in line. The only tale I'd say was missing from an otherwise great collection is Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily". Loved it! A real scare of a book Herein lies a fine collection of Ghost Stories. And it's not a barrage of cheesy tales of moans and groans in the attic. I devoured this book of shorts in one sitting. It kept my toes curled all night. Highly recommended! (Mary Higgins Clark's short story sets off the book in fine style, being the first in line) Loved it!!!
Science Fiction: Classic Stories From The Golden Age of Science Fiction
 List Price: $9.98 DescriptionThese fantastic tales are as fresh and relevant today as they were when they first appeared in the 1940s, the Golden Age of Science Fiction. Theodore Sturgeon’s “Killdozer!” details the liberation of a mutant energy force with intelligence and a will to destroy. “With Folded Hands,” by Jack Williamson, unfolds a terrifying vision of the future where humanoid mechanisms secure “happiness” for all human beings. In a corrupt empire to come, “The Weapons Shop” of A.E. van Vogt’s world may be the only source for legal and moral justice. Plus, there’s an early “Foundation” tale by Issac Asimov, and many other brilliant examples by C.L. Moore, Lester del Rey, and more.Customer ReviewsDecent AnthologyThis book, which covers SF of the decade of the 1940's, is actually one volume of a series of books on "classic" sci-fi. The short novels in this book are fair; the volume contains some of the more popular tales (seen in SF anthologies everywhere), and some stories that don't get printed as often. Interesting note: The Introduction (penned by Isaac Asimov) refers to the work (sci-fi) of the 1940's as "The Age of John W. Campbell", whose work is notably absent from the volume. The short novels are: "Time Wants a Skeleton", Ross Rocklynne; "The Weapons Shop", A.E. van Vogt; "Nerves", Lester del Rey; "Daymare", Frederic Brown; "Killdozer!", Theodore Sturgeon; "No Woman Born", C.L. Moore; "The Big and the Little", Isaac Asimov; "Giant Killer", A. Bertram Chandler; "E for Effort", T.L. Sherred; "With Folded Hands", Jack Williamson Waugh Charles News
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