Recounts the adventures and misadventures of cannery workers living in the run-down waterfront section of Monterey, California.

"Mowgli, lost in the deep jungle as a child, is adopted into a family of wolves. Hunted by Shere Khan, the Bengal tiger, Mowgli is allowed to run with the wolf pack under the protection of Bagheera, the black panther, and of Baloo, the brown bear who teaches wolf cubs The Law of the Jungle. Through many legendary adventures, Mowgli evolves from a vengeful member of the pack to a just and compassionate human being who at last returns to join--perhaps...

Written during the final stages of her illness, this was Katherine Mansfield's last collection of stories to be published in her lifetime. Comprising fifteen stories, this edition comes with an introduction and notes by Lorna Sage.

Islamic militants unleash terrorism by blowing up in a bus in Brooklyn. FBI Terrorism Task Force chief Anthony Hubbard investigates. Agents track a suspect through Brooklyn, while Hub teams with Middle East expert and NSA operative Elise Kraft. After the FBI wipes out three Arabs in a Brooklyn apartment, an explosion in a Broadway theater is followed by attacks on a school and the FBI headquarters. When the President declares martial law, neo-fascist...

A coastal city in Algeria is struck by bubonic plague and is shut off from the world for months.

Provides 367 articles, arranged in chronological order from the mid-l880's to l992, which discuss scientific developments, discoveries, innovations, and inventions that have changed the course of life during the 20th Century. Topics covered include significant achievements in agriculture, anthropology, archaeology, astronomy, biology, chemistry, communications, computer science, earth science, energy, engineering, food science, materials, mathematics,...

A collection of essays on Shaw's artistry in using the drama to project his intense social and political convictions.