Frederick Schiller Faust (1892-1944) was an American author known primarily for his thoughtful and literary Westerns under the pen name Max Brand. Prolific in many genres he wrote historical novels, detective mysteries, pulp fiction stories and many more. This is one of his work. The plot is well constructed with well drawn subsidiary characters and provides a number of interesting twists. Highly recommended, especially for those who love the Old Western genre. Also Brand w...

He’s an outlaw on the run. Harry Gloster is an accused murderer who, though innocent, is forced to hide. Harry is a heartbeat ahead of the posse. But neither twisted justice nor a gallows rope can stretch across the Rio Grande. Hell-bent for Mexico, Gloster meets up with Joan Daniels and she’s a dream come true. Now he’s got a choice. Kiss the sweetest thing he’s ever seen goodbye... or stay and risk a lynching. One of many recommended westerns by this prolific author. Fred...

It is the continuing saga of Max Brand’s finest heroine, Jack – Jacqueline Boone. Jack is blessed and cursed by the cross of Meilan when she meets Dix Van Dyck. Dix Van Dyck, is being persecuted by an evil sheriff, named Onate. Dix, perhaps too fond of action and excitement, had stayed out of trouble on the strength of his boyish charm and the verdict of „suicide” passed on those who drew their guns on him. Strangely enough, it is Jackie Boone and a beautiful Yaqui Indian g...

Max Lucado napisał tę książkę, aby pomóc ludziom wydźwignąć się z szarości życia i dostrzec ich własną i niepowtarzalną drogę. Odkrywanie tej drogi i pójście nią sprawia, że najpełniej stajesz się sobą. Spróbuj odkryć rzeczy, które lubisz robić i które jednocześnie robisz dobrze. Możemy nazwać je momentami radosnej harmonii. Pomyśl o chwilach pełnych szczęścia i energii, gdy nie liczyłeś czasu. O chwilach, gdy pomyślałeś: „Tak, jestem do tego stworzony!”. Przypomnij sobi...

Prawdziwa historia chłopca, który przeżył wojnę, ukrywając się w polskich lasach.Rodzinę Maxwella Smarta zabito na jego oczach, kiedy miał jedenaście lat. On sam, koczując w lesie, ukrywał się w wykopanej przez siebie norze i żywił plonami podbieranymi z upraw okolicznych rolników. Przymierający głodem, odziany w podarte łachmany, unikał śmierci z rąk nazistów i grasujących po lasach band.Po kilku miesiącach samotnego ukrywania się Maxwell spotkał chłopca, błąkającego się w p...

Mistyka i ekologia. Powieść o tym, o czym milczą książki himalaistów. Drugi najwyższy szczyt świata w lokalnym języku określany jest jako Czogori – Duża Góra, a nie K2, jak nazwali go Anglicy. Miejscowe wierzenia i tradycje, ekonomiczne i społeczne problemy są jednak pomijane w relacjach. Podobnie jak ekologiczna katastrofa, której przyczyną jest nie tylko położona tuż obok linia frontu, lecz także śmieci pozostawiane przez wspinaczy – nie tylko plastik, lecz także trupy...

A jeśli spróbujemy… Megan Maxwell Szalona powieść o zranionej kobiecie, która zostaje swingerką Nazywam się Verónica Jiménez, mam trzydzieści osiem lat i jestem niezależną, ciężko pracującą, i, według tych, którzy mnie znają, dość upartą i kontrolującą kobietą. OK, przyznaję – jestem. Ale czy ktoś jest idealny? Kiedyś wierzyłam w istnienie księżniczek i książąt, do czasu, gdy mój książę nie zamienił się w ropuchę. Wtedy przestałam wierzyć w romantyzm. Więc ku...

Wraz ze wzrostem popularności dużych modeli językowych rośnie zapotrzebowanie na specjalistów, którzy potrafią je skutecznie wdrażać w rzeczywistych rozwiązaniach. Inżynieria LLM to szeroki zestaw zadań, wymagający unikalnego połączenia wiedzy z wielu dziedzin. Szczególnie istotne okazuje się tu podejście MLOps, które znacząco zwiększa szanse na sukces w projektach opartych na modelach językowych._x000D_ _x000D_ Ten obszerny przewodnik pokaże Ci, j...

Freedom can mean a lot of things, but the hardest to earn and most rewarding will always be wild freedom. Max Brand turned Westerns into an art form with cleverly crafted tales like this one. An old-style cowboy and Indian tale involving Tom, an animal lover, and his romance with Gloria. Plot twists, adventure, suspense, romance and humor combine in this delightfully fulfilling read. Faust (Max Brand ) wrote more than 500 novels and over 400 short stories & novellas usi...

After a successful prison breakout Lou Alp, a thief, and Jack Chapel, a wrongly accused person, form an unlikely pair and plan to rob a bank. But when the attempt at bank robbery goes awry with a bullet wound on Alp’s legs, Chapel comes forward to take care of him. But things are not going to be as easy as both of them fall for the same girl, Kate. What happens after this is sure to melt many hearts. No writer captured the excitement, humanity, or adventure of the American ...

„Fortune’s Christmas” is a short story by Max Brand originally published in December 20, 1924. Brand was an American author best known for his thoughtful Westerns under the pen name Max Brand. Prolific in many genres, he wrote historical novels, detective mysteries, pulp fiction stories and many more. „Fortune’s Christmas” is a Christmas story, told from the perspective of Anthony Hazzard, a miser to end all misers. Anthony Hazzard is money lender to the desparate, a man wi...

Frederick Schiller Faust (May 29, 1892 – May 12, 1944) was an American author known primarily for his thoughtful and literary Westerns under the pen name Max Brand. This is one of his novels. Our adventuring hero has just partaken of a poker game where he has seen a man lose heavily. Intrigued, and possessing an adventurous nature, our hero, Loring, is compelled to follow the man. This leads him to a rich family and, of course, a beautiful daughter. Loring barely has time t...

"Black Jack" is a grand western adventure story told by a masterful storyteller Max Brand about the son of a murdered bad guy who is raised as a fine gentleman. But, in truth, Terry is the son of the outlaw Black Jack Hollis. The story is about a bet between sister and brother whether genetics is stronger and the child will turn bad like his father or environment shall prove stronger and the child will become an outstanding citizen. As usual, Brand’s West is peopled with ch...

The Hale brothers, both successful ranchers, had a disagreement: Ross believed that with a fine education his son Peter would become even more successful than he was himself: Andy believed the opposite. Peter returns from college to his father’s ranch after an accident has left him physically crippled but not without ability or enterprise. Max Brand, was the pen name of Frederick Schiller Faust. He was a prolific American author best known for his classic western novels. Br...

Frederick Schiller Faust (1892-1944) was an American author best known for his thoughtful Westerns under the pen name Max Brand. Prolific in many genres, he wrote historical novels, detective mysteries, pulp fiction stories and many more. In his first western tale, „Above the Law”... Max Brand, villain, the bandit Black Jim, has the books of Scott, Shakespeare, Poe, Byron, Malory at his bunk. Poetic passages are found in practically every Max story. Black Jim loses his hear...

No writer captured the excitement, humanity, or adventure of the American West better than Max Brand. And nowhere was Brand’s talent more evident than in this classic short novel. In „The Gold King turns his back”, young Miriam Standard returns to her father’s ranch determined to learn the business, but she discovers she has a lot to learn when she makes the statement that she will marry any man who can bring in Gold King, the wild mustang. „The Gold King Turns His Back” pr...

„The Firebrand” is an adventurous historical romance set in 16th-century Italy. The main character is Tizzo, a master swordsman, known as „Firebrand” because of his flaming red hair and flame-blue eyes. Frederick Schiller Faust (1892-1944) was an American author known primarily for his thoughtful and literary Westerns under the pen name Max Brand. Prolific in many genres he wrote historical novels, detective mysteries, pulp fiction stories and many more. His love for mythol...

Marbleface is a an ex-prize fighter who becomes a fugitive after a failed robbery attempt lands him on the wrong side of the law. He’d almost been middleweight champion of the world, but then his heart went bad. So he trains himself to complete nerve control – he takes up poker as a living – he gets trapped into an escapade from which his victim’s daughter rescues him. With a bum ticker, Marbleface believes his days are numbered and sets out to reform, landing himself in th...

„Claws Of The Tigress” is an adventurous historical romance set in 16th-century Italy. The main character is Tizzo, a master swordsman, known as „Firebrand” because of his flaming red hair and flame-blue eyes. Max Brand (1892-1944) is the best-known pen name of widely acclaimed author Frederick Faust, creator of Destry, Dr. Kildare, and other beloved fictional characters. Prolific in many genres he wrote historical novels, detective mysteries, pulp fiction stories and many ...

Sixteen In Nome is narrated by young Joe May, an Arizonian who has come to Alaska to "make his stake for a ranch." Joe May, a starving, overgrown youth, had provided a small service for Hugh Massey, owner of the most famous husky in Alaska, in exchange for a monetary reward. He’d heard that Massey’s life revolved around the dog and it was a chance to murder the man he hated with an undying rage. But he never thought he would become the bait Massey needed to lure his enemy i...

The outlaws chasing Silvertip were the deadliest in the West. They wanted the famous man - and the six-shooters they carried always got them what they wanted. The story relates Jim Silver’s continuing battle of wills and wits with his arch-enemy Barry Christian, in the process of which Silver’s wolf Frosty and his powerful horse Parade are abducted. Now, with guns drawn, Silvertip and Christian faced each other to settle their old feud once and for all! We also meet the eni...

Valley of the Vanishing Men begins with Ben Trainor receiving a letter from home that tells him that his brother who was bound for Alkali Valley has been missing. Alkali Valley was a lawless desert outpost, known for its gunplay and gold. Ben Trainor rode into town searching for his vanished brother. Within twenty-four hours he had been slugged, shot at, and bushwhacked. ""Go home while you’re still in one piece"" the sheriff advised him. But Ben decided to stick it out. An...

If you enjoy a fast moving Western dealing with vengeance and well-deserved payback, you’ll like "Under His Shirt" by Max Brand (1923). Fascinating characters, action-packed adventure, skillful literary description, and a plot that keeps you guessing - Max Brand’s "Under His Shirt" offers something to appeal to every reader, whether you’re a confirmed fan of the genre or someone who is dipping into Western for the first time. Faust wrote more than 500 novels and over 400 sh...

Jak sztuczna inteligencja wpłynie na świat - wojny, prawo, zatrudnienie, przestępczość, relacje społeczne i nasze własne poczucie człowieczeństwa? Czy powinniśmy się obawiać wyścigu zbrojeń w zakresie broni autonomicznych, a może tego że maszyny całkiem nas zastąpią na rynku pracy? Powstanie sztucznej inteligencji ma większy potencjał do przekształcenia naszej przyszłości niż jakakolwiek inna technologia - i nie ma nikogo o większych kwalifikacjach do zbadania tej przyszłoś...