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Enola Holmes, now independent and pursuing her profession as a scientific perditorian, joins forces with her brother Sherlock to solve the mysterious disappearance of Wolcott Balestier, a friend of Rudyard Kipling, as they uncover the ruthless world of book publishing and seek to bring him back safely.

In an effort to give their younger brother Norman a project to keep him busy now that he has joined the family publishing house, the older Warne brothers agree to publish Miss Beatrix Potter's first children's book. They don't expect the book to sell well, but they need to keep Norman busy. As a single woman living in Edwardian London, Beatrix suspects this endeavor may provide her with a small measure of freedom. But she also has very specific ideas...

In London, the managing director of a stately publishing house is found dead, a stuffed snake in his mouth. The suspects are many: a rejected author, a discarded mistress, a resentful employee, to mention just a few. Commander Adam Dalgliesh sifts through their lives and the company's finances in order to find the killer

A roughhewn Kentucky egocentric wins international fame and fortune through his writing, though the other rewards of success seem to elude him.

"An extraordinarily frank, honest, and generous book by one of America's most famous and admired women - a book that is, as its title suggests, both personal and history." "It is the story of Graham's parents: the multi-millionaire father who left private business and government service to buy and restore the down-and-out Washington Post; the aggressive, formidable, self-absorbed mother, known in her time for her political and welfare work, and her...

Cloe Windsor discovered that the truth could kill when her famous, rich and charming husband committed suicide. Fleur FitzPatrick found out that the truth could kill during the long and painful journey to avenge her father's death. Caroline Hunterton had always known of its destructive power, but her long buried past was a secret which could not be kept forever. From the Suffolk countryside in World War II to the decadence of post war Hollywood, from...

Provides information on manuscript preparation, punctuation, spelling, quotations, captions, tables, abbreviations, references, bibliographies, notes, and indexes, with sections on journals and electronic media.

Emily and James discover coded notes written by Mr. Quisling and encrypted messages in Mark Twain books, and with each book triggering a fire, the team suspects that Mr. Quisling is after an unbreakable code and may be the arsonist.

"A candid insider's story of the paper that has done so much to shape 20th century Denver. A sequel and reliable antidote to Gene Fowler's 'Timber Line'."-- from "101 Best Books on Colorado" bibliography.

Acclaimed author Walter Anderson was editor of Parade magazine for 20 years. His memoir, Meant to Be, is the true story of a son who discovers that he is his mother's deepest secret. When the abusive man who Walter knew as his father dies, Walter feels compelled to ask his mother if he was his real father. No, she replies, and so begins his remarkable journey toward self-discovery.