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[from the back cover] A COOL GIRL HUNT was what the blind man wanted. He was searching for a pretty young woman, soft-spoken and slender, whom he'd never seen but knew had vanished, and he was willing to pay Bertha Cool anything to find her. The whole thing seemed impossible and sounded suspicious... अधिक

THE COUNT OF NINE, another tingling mystery adventure featuring pint-sized Donald Lam and pig-shaped Bertha Cool. ALL three of us started through the doorway. Then all three of us stopped. The corpse was sprawled out on the floor, knees doubled, feet back under him. "Look, look," Phyllis Crockett ... अधिक

EMERALDS ARE FOR EVILShirley was sultry, sexy, smashing--a sweet young thing to make a sugar daddy's mouth water. This luscious lass loved pretty baubles, so no wonder men showered her with jewels. But when a deluge of emeralds turned into a reign of terror, Shirley needed someone to bail her out.Th... अधिक

THE RIMLEY RENDEZOUS was a back-street bistro where a tired businessman could drop in for a pick-up, no questions asked.The cover charge was steep, Blackmail was the major part of the tab. It was a lucrative business--until a murderer cut into the profits...and left his weapon in Donald Lam's car.Th... अधिक

[from the back cover] ""You're bait. You're window undressing." Stripper Daffidill Lawson thought it over for a moment. "Tell me more." "You check into the motel," Donald Lam said. "I'll be half a block away watching your room through binoculars. You forget to pull the shade and start stripping--... अधिक

[from the back cover] "All that glitters isn't gold. A rich man sends Donald Lam looking for a man--when he really wants to find a woman. A minor missing persons case turns out to be a major one. And a pleasure boat on pontoons serves as a smuggler's ship on wheels. This is a job for detectives wh... अधिक

[from inside book] ""Okay, I'll do it on one condition." "What do you mean, one condition?" Bertha Cool snapped. "He's paying our rates." "What's the condition?" Breckinridge asked. "I'm not going to make a play for some girl and then put her in an embarrassing position. I'm not going to let som... अधिक

[from the back cover] "A New York lawyer came all the way to Los Angeles to hire Bertha Cool and Donald Lam for a routine job in New Orleans. He offered them $50 a day plus expenses to find a missing fashion model. But he wouldn't say why he wanted the gal, or who was footing the bill. It was a q... अधिक

Follow detectives Arnold Lam and Bertha Cool on another great adventure from a classic crime fiction writer. ... अधिक

This updated edition of the widely touted Economic Apartheid in America looks at the causes and manifestations of wealth disparities in the United States, including tax policy in light of the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts and recent corporate scandals.Published with two leading organizations dedicated to a... अधिक

In Environmental Law and Economics, Michael G. Faure and Roy A. Partain provide a detailed overview of the law-and-economics methodology developed and employed by environmental lawyers and policymakers. The authors demonstrate how this approach can transcend political divisions in the context of int... अधिक

In 1956, in the Brazilian state of Rondônia, a group of Wari' Indians had their first peaceful contact with whites: Protestant missionaries and officers from the national Indian Protection Service. On returning to their villages, the Wari' announced, "We touched their bodies!" Meanwhile the whites r... अधिक

Chatsworth, a small village in the New Jersey Pinelands, was known as Shamong until 1901. The community traces its beginning to the early 1700s, when settlers mined and forged bog iron to make cannonballs for the American Revolution, and farming was the primary source of income. In the mid-1800s, Ch... अधिक

Macromedia's Flash 8 is the world's premier program for adding animation to websites. And with the latest version, this popular program becomes more versatile, letting beginning webmasters and expert developers alike create sophisticated web content. But Flash isn't intuitive. And it doesn't come wi... अधिक

Fast-paced and easy to read, this new book teaches you the basics of PowerPoint 2007 so you can start using the program right away. This concise guide shows readers how to work with PowerPoint's most useful features and its completely redesigned interface. With clear explanations, step-by-step instr... अधिक

Facebook isn't just for college kids anymore. Thousands of companies use the site for everything from project collaboration and advertising to filling--and finding--jobs. This Mini Missing Manual is aimed at professionals who want to use Facebook to help them in the work world. Whether you're lookin... अधिक

Like every other application in Microsoft Office suite, PowerPoint is loaded with features. So many, in fact, that even veterans don't know where to find them all. Microsoft solved this problem in PowerPoint 2007 by redesigning the user interface with a tabbed toolbar that makes features easy to loc... अधिक

Facebook is the wildly popular, free social networking site that combines the best of blogs, online forums and groups, photosharing, clever applications, and interaction among friends. The one thing it doesn't have is a users guide to help you truly take advantage of it. Until now. Facebook: The Mis... अधिक

Facebook's popularity is skyrocketing, drawing more than 400 million people to this combination online village green, personal website creator, and souped-up address book. But one thing you won't get when signing up is a printed manual. Enter Facebook: The Missing Manual, Second Edition -- the witty... अधिक

Facebook's spreading about as far and fast as the Web itself: 500 million members and counting. But there's a world of fun packed into the site that most folks miss. With this bestselling guide, learn how to unlock Facebook's talents as personal website creator, souped-up address book, and bustling ... अधिक

From the U. S. declaration of war against Afghanistan in 2001 to the withdrawal of U. S. troops in 2014, Pakistan's military cooperation was critical to the United States. Yet, Pakistani politics remain a source of anxiety for American policymakers. Despite some progress toward democratic consol... अधिक

Perhaps the greatest change in the past three years has been the dramatic emergence of the technology-based "new economy."... अधिक

An introductory college economics textbook. Case and Fair (Wellesley and Yale) focus on the key concepts.... अधिक

Although most studies of rural society in China deal with land villages, in fact very substantial numbers of Chinese people lived by the sea, on the rivers and the lakes. In land villages, mostly given to farming, people lived in permanent houses, whereas on the margins of the waterways many people ... अधिक

In his eyes, she was a third rate Starlet who would use any means possible to obtain power;In her eyes, he was an arrogant and ungrateful CEO;Until one day, when Joyce held Sparse Fragrance's chin and said with a devilish smile, "Don't you want to rely on me to get the upper hand? Then go ahead!"... अधिक