Jimmy Kildare used to get away from the hospital every afternoon and go over to Tom McGuire’s saloon on the avenue. He always drank two beers. An interne in the accident room has to have the brains in his fingertips in good order all day long, but two beers don’t get very far between a man and himself if he has a bit of head on his shoulders, and Jimmy Kildare had.

«This is the story of the toughest barn in the Wild West, the most reliable of all that has ever lived. Wherever Roniki Dawn goes, trouble is sure to follow. So Dun was not surprised when he went to Twin Springs and ended up in the middle of a deadly war between two rival families».

No matter what name Frederick Schiller Faust was writing under, it’s sure to be a tightly written action packed book and „Outlaw’s Code” is no exception. Lawrence Grey is called El Diablo – the devil – though he’s fair-haired and has a boyish grin. But no jail can hold him, and some swear that he is the fastest gun alive. Yet everyone has Grey pegged as a goner when he agrees to ride to Mexico to track down Johnny Ray, a man who has been missing for fifteen years. There’s a r...

One of the greatest western authors of all time, superstar pulpsmith Max Brand, the pen name of Frederick Faust, was an incredibly proficient author who wrote many books, stories, and even poetry. His Westerns were always different, with complex plots and characters, and uncertain endings... But his historical adventures rank among the best stories he ever wrote. These seven stories of 16th Century Italian Renaissance swashbuckling swordsman Tizzo are tightly-plotted, action-...

One of the greatest western authors of all time, superstar pulpsmith Max Brand, the pen name of Frederick Faust, was an incredibly proficient author who wrote many books, stories, and even poetry. Also, he wrote somewhere around 12 or 13 historical swashbucklers not including the seven Tizzo stories. Faust spent time in Italy every year and soaked up the atmosphere and history. The Tizzo stories came out of his Italian sojourn. The complete tales of Tizzo contains the followi...

Staying alive is worth a thousand dollars a day to Oliver Wilton. That’s what he’s paying Lew Sherry and Pete Long as hired guns to keep him healthy. And after riding the range, the money looks more than just a little inviting. But before Sherry and Long can pocket their first wages, Wilton is murdered. And town men were never so sad to see their boss take a bullet in the brain as Sherry and Long. Soon the pair are riding a vengeance trail – out to catch the low-down killer w...

Gdy Carrie Miller poznaje w Paryżu Damona Meyera, od razu ulega jego urokowi i pragnie spędzić z nim noc. Wie jednak, że on nie chciałby jej znać, gdyby wiedział, kim Carrie jest naprawdę. Dlatego nic mu nie mówi, bo przecież za chwilę zniknie z jego życia na zawsze. Taki przynajmniej ma zamiar…

Cześć, tu Carter. Howard Carter.To ja odkryłem wypełniony skarbami grobowiec faraona Tutenchamona i jako pierwszy człowiek zobaczyłem mumię liczącą ponad trzy tysiące lat! Myślicie, że to straszne? Dla mnie to najpiękniejszy moment życia. Od dzieciństwa marzyłem o wielkich znaleziskach, starożytnych cywilizacjach i klejnotach zasypanych ziemią. Pragnąłem przygód oraz wyzwań. Przemierzyłem piaski pustyni oraz morza. Walczyłem ze sztormami, burzami piaskowym...

Tajemnice, morderstwa, terror.Cała prawda o sektach i technikach manipulacji stosowanych przez ich przywódców.  Kim był przywódca sekty narkosatanistów, która owijała drutem ciała swoich ofiar, aby potem móc z ich kręgosłupów robić magiczne naszyjniki?Jak Keith Raniere sprawił, że uczestniczki warsztatów samorozwoju zamieniły się w grupę seksualnych niewolnic, którym wypalano na ciele jego inicjały?W jaki sposób Jim Jones doprowadził ponad 900 swoich wyznawców do najwięk...

Kontynuacja fascynującej biografii Napoleona, po mistrzowsku napisana przez Maxa Gallo. Druga część zbeletryzowanej biografii Napoleona, obejmuje lata 1806–1821. Cesarz pokonuje największych władców: pod Jeną, pod Frydlandem, pod Wagram. Jego podboje nie ograniczają się do bitewnych pół, z nie mniejszą energią zdobywa kobiety: Polkę Marię Walewską i Austriaczkę Marię Ludwikę, wnuczkę Marii Antoniny. W 1812 roku na czele Wielkiej Armii wkracza do Rosji. Odtąd powoli jego g...

Cześć, tu Amundsen! Roald Amundsen.Są miejsca, dokąd większość ludzi nie wybrałaby się za żadne skarby. Jednymi z nich są bieguny Ziemi. Ja zrobiłem wszystko by się na nie dostać, a co więcej, by uczynić to jako pierwszy człowiek w historii.Nie byłem jedyny. W pewnym momencie moja rywalizacja z ekspedycją Roberta Scotta przyciągnęła uwagę całego świata. Jak myślicie, komu udało się wygrać? Możecie obstawiać.Jesteście gotowi udać się ze mną tam, gdzie temperatura spada 50...

Arcyważny i niemający precedensu na polskim rynku wydawniczym tom dzieł zebranych Maxa Blechera – artysty, który dzięki intensywności tego, co stworzył w trakcie niespełna trzydziestoletniego życia zapisał się jako jeden z najwybitniejszych pisarzy rumuńskich XX w. i jeden z najważniejszych twórców literatury europejskiej swoich czasów.Niebywałe połączenie surrealnej wyobraźni, wyrafinowanego, poetyckiego języka i okrutnej precyzji w opisie doświadczenia choroby i ciele...

Die vorliegende Veröffentlichung ist der erste Versuch, das Phänomen der deutsch­ und polnischsprachigen Kommunikation von Kletternden wissenschaftlich zu untersuchen. Der kontrastive Ansatz ermöglicht es, bestimmte Unterschiede sowohl im Bereich der Lexik als auch in den beim Klettern verwendeten Kommunikationsprotokollen zu beobachten und Gemeinsamkeiten und Unterschiede zwischen den beiden Sprachen aufzuzeigen. Ein wichtiger Bestandteil dieser Studie ist die Diskussion zum...

An exciting Western tale of a honorable thief who steals from crooks and ends up saving a family from the ruthless and conniving hands of a cousin who is trying to insert himself into their fortunes. There’s lots of action with good characterizations and even some political and philosophical insights that gives the story a depth of being more than just an action yarn. There’s a hired investigator, who saves him repeatedly, at risk to himself, and there is a lovely girl who ...

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. This is one of his work. Three men, each traveling alone, head for the town of Loomis, where they will meet in a violent confrontation that will leave one of them dead by morning. The plot is well constructed with well drawn subsidiary cha...

Carrick Dunmore seemed to be nothing more than a happy-go-lucky cowboy whose main pastimes were drinking and sleeping. He wasn’t the kind of man who could challenge Jim Tankerton, the outlaw chief whose cruel violence terrorized the countryside. But Dunmore had a few tricks to outwit old Jim... One of many recommended westerns by this prolific author. Frederick Schiller Faust (May 29, 1892 – May 12, 1944) was an American author known primarily for his thoughtful and literar...

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. Orphaned at an early age, Faust studied at the University of California, Berkeley. He became one of the most prolific writers of our time but abandoned writing at age fifty-one to become a war correspondent in World War II, where he was killed while serving in Italy. This is one of his work. The plot is well con...

This fast-paced story is about a tough rebel named Destry who is sent to prison for years, serving time for a crime he did not commit. Once out, he aims to seek revenge on the 12 jury members who sent him to prison and voted for his incarceration. However, his mission isn’t to kill but to find other unique ways as punishment and to make their lives miserable. Neatly plotted and briskly told, it illustrates Brand’s remarkable gift for storytelling. One of the greatest wester...

Hordy głodnych i wściekłych zombie nadciągają! Jesteście przygotowani na WOJNĘ TOTALNĄ? Najpierw w Chinach pojawia się pacjent „zero” zarażony dziwną i nieznaną chorobą, która powoduje niespotykaną dotąd degenerację ciała i późniejszą reanimację zwłok. Wkrótce z całego świata zaczynają napływać kolejne doniesienia o podobnych przypadkach. Rządy wielu państw ignorują zagrożenie i skrywają prawdę przed obywatelami. A ta jest szokująca – po całym globie z prędkością błys...

At 30, Bill Naylor had spent half his life behind bars. Free again, and while looking for a new job, he saves a man from drowning. For Bill Naylor, there are all the others in the world, when it comes to being an outlaw, and there is Barry Christian. For Bill, Christian is the best, and the two wind up together, so Bill is all too ready to do the toughest thing that Christian has to throw his way. It involves killing Silvertip. It is Naylor’s chance to prove himself, and he...

In his last evil plan, the dying Steve Wycombe wills his land, stock, and cash to his three worst enemies, Morris Delgas, Harry Rutherford, and Jim Silver, with the knowledge that sooner or later there would be violence over the inheritance. He actually dictates his will while dying from being shot in the stomach. He makes them, one honest man and two crooked, run his ranch. He knows that it is only a matter of time before they come to blows, but that is exactly what he wan...

If you enjoy a fast moving Western dealing with vengeance and well-deserved payback, you’ll like "The Rangeland Avenger" by Max Brand. When Riley Sinclair heads into the town of Sour Creek to seek vengeance for the death of his brother, he doesn’t expect any trouble given his reputation and his skills with a gun. He is not prepared for Cold Feet, however, a man locally known for his abject lack of courage and his non existent fighting skills. A soft spoken but ruthless gunm...

The story of young, hardworking rancher John Saxon who suffers abuse from the mean-spirited Bob Witherell. With a great show of self-discipline and character, Saxon gains skill as a gunsman, and takes down Witherell in a duel ... but Witherell is not ordinary bully, he is also the brother of the notorious outlaw, The Solitaire, of national repute and a "list of dead men ... long and crowded with important names. One of many recommended Westerns by this prolific author. Fred...

Rodeo Ranch has earned its name from the rodeo that the wealthy, aged Ramon Alvarez sponsors there. An attempt has been made on Alvarez’s life, and Alvarez believes his would-be killer is a member of a secret league bent on his destruction. He approaches Duds Kobbe, winner of the rodeo’s shooting competition, and offers him a job as a personal bodyguard, promising a fabulous reward for doing the job. The only catch is that, while employed, Kobbe cannot leave the Alvarez est...