Which poison was used most frequently in Agatha Christie's novels? How many of her novels featured a butler? Exactly where on the train were the suspects located in Murder on the Orient Express? How many actors have portrayed Hercule Poirot? Get a clue...or a lot of them, in THE COMPLETE CHRISTIE simply the most comprehensive guide to the life and works of the immortal Dame Agatha Christie. Join author Matthew Bunson, whose Encyclopedia Sherlockiana was compared to "a box of the best chocolates" by mystery author Anne Perry, in this entertaining and highly enjoyable tour of the vast world of mystery created by Christie, and discover... a comprehensive biography of Christie, including new theories on her strange disappearance in 1926 plot synopses that offer colorful capsules of the stories (without giving away the solutions!) A-to-Z entries on characters from vicars to butlers, police sergeants to maids, each cross-referenced to the story or novel detailed listings of all films, television programs, radio shows, and documentaries of Christie and her works up-to-date entries on the most recent releases of previously unpublished Christie writings sixty illustrations, including book covers, shots from movies, and stage productions. Whether you've read every title in the giant Christie canon, or are just discovering her writing, The Complete Christie reveals in delectable detail why the mystique, fascination, and brainteasing fun of the mysteries penned by the century's most successful writing remain forever undiminished.

Martin Eden is a novel by an outstanding American writer Jack London about dream and success. An ordinary sailor, in whom the author himself can be recognised, goes a long full of losses way to literature immortality … By a twist of fate finding himself in high society, Martin Eden is both happy and astonished … with awaken creative gift, divine image of young Ruth Morse(“fragile golden flower”) who is so unlike other people he knew before … From now on, he has two goals: writer’s glory and possession of the lady he loves. But dreams are unpredictable and insidious - you never know when they will come true and whether they will bring you long awaited joy…

A book for finding purpose and strength in times of great despair, the international best-seller is still just as relevant today as when it was first published. "This is a book I reread a lot . . . it gives me hope . . . it gives me a sense of strength."--Anderson Cooper, Anderson Cooper 360/CNN This seminal book, which has been called "one of the outstanding contributions to psychological thought" by Carl Rogers and "one of the great books of our time" by Harold Kushner, has been translated into more than fifty languages and sold over sixteen million copies. "An enduring work of survival literature," according to the New York Times, Viktor Frankl's riveting account of his time in the Nazi concentration camps, and his insightful exploration of the human will to find meaning in spite of the worst adversity, has offered solace and guidance to generations of readers since it was first published in 1946. At the heart of Frankl's theory of logotherapy (from the Greek word for "meaning") is a conviction that the primary human drive is not pleasure, as Freud maintained, but rather the discovery and pursuit of what the individual finds meaningful. Today, as new generations face new challenges and an ever more complex and uncertain world, Frankl's classic work continues to inspire us all to find significance in the very act of living, in spite of all obstacles. This gift edition come with endpapers, supplementary photographs, and several of Frankl's previously unpublished letters, speeches, and essays. This book was published with two different covers. Customers will be shipped one of the two at random.

Moscow, 1929: a city that has lost its way amid corruption and fear, inhabited by people who have abandoned their morals and forsaken spirituality. But when a mysterious stranger arrives in town with a bizarre entourage that includes a giant talking cat and a fanged assassin, all hell breaks loose. Among those caught up in the strange and inexplicable events that transpire in the capital are the Master, a writer whose life has been destroyed by Soviet repression, and his beloved Margarita. Their adventures reveal a story that began two thousand years ago in ancient Jerusalem -- and its resolution will decide their fate. Translated by Michael Karpelson.