Herbert George Wells is a huge name in the world of literature. He is known as the king of Science Fiction stories. He was an accomplished teacher, a best-selling novelist, a historian and a journalist, however, he established his name in the world through his passion for writing and will be remembered forever as „Father of Science Fiction”. „The King Who Was a King – The Book of a Film” is a fascinating treatise on the development of film written by H. G. Wells and first p...

Czwarty, finałowy tom serii „Ruthless People”!Minęło osiem lat, od kiedy Callahanowie pokonali Aviana Doersa, podbijając Chicago. Melody jest teraz gubernatorem i jednocześnie polityczną twarzą rodziny. W tym czasie Liam staje się przywódcą zarówno Irlandczyków, jak i Włochów. Wydaje się, że nikt nie może odebrać im władzy. Zdobyli wszystko, co było do zdobycia.Ale czy można mieć za dużo władzy? Czy Liam i Melody będą w stanie udźwignąć swoje role?Jedno jest pewne – sprób...

Martin Luther KingKaznodziejaAktywistaMęczennikLegendaPierwsza w Polsce biografia najsłynniejszego amerykańskiego obrońcy praw człowieka jest pozycją doskonale udokumentowaną – jako jedyna na świecie zawiera informacje z niedawno odtajnionych akt FBI – i kompletną. Jonathan Eig, dziennikarz i biograf m.in. Muhammada Alego, ściąga Kinga z piedestału i otrzepuje go z kurzu. Pokazuje przywódcę, który budował swoją strategię, zmagając się z depresją. Dopuszczał wyłącznie pokojowe...

Frederick Schiller Faust was an American author known primarily for his thoughtful and literary Westerns under the pen name Max Brand. This is one of his novels. Enter the Kid who has an eye on Milman’s daughter but also on the life of Milman who he blames for the death of his parents. He saves the Milman cattle because he cannot stand to see innocent cattle killed to make money. In doing so he saves Milman from ruin, wins the girl and forgives Milman. His trek down a narro...

Bestseller „New York Timesa” uhonorowany nagrodą National Geographic Special oraz Medalem Johna Burroughsa dla najlepszej książki przyrodniczej, opisujący przygody Marka i Delii Owensów (autorki światowego fenomenu literackiego „Gdzie śpiewają raki”). Para młodych amerykańskich zoologów, Delia i Mark Owensowie, w 1974 roku wsiada na pokład samolotu do RPA, mając przy sobie niewiele ponad zmianę ubrania i lornetkę. Kupują land rovera z trzeciej ręki i jadą w głąb pustyni Ka...

„The Lightning Warrior” is the name given to the great white wolf that is so swift in attacking its prey. A bounty is offered but no one can catch or kill the animal, that is until Cobalt arrives in the area. When Sylvia Baird, a proud woman determined not to marry Cobalt, a fierce warrior, tells him that she will consent to be his wife only if he brings her the pelt of this elusive white wolf, he succeeds much to her horror, and she must escape with the wolf at her side. M...

If you love thrilling adventure stories with twist and turns then this Western adventure will offer you just what you need. It tells the story of a decent young man, Andrew Lanning , who through a couple of unlucky breaks, is forced into the life of a desperado. He made one mistake in the beginning, and now the most feared lawman in the mountain desert, Hal Dozier, is on his trail and will stop at nothing to bring the outlaw Lanning to justice. But is Andrew guilty of all t...

The "Thunder Moon" series by the very prolific author Frederick Faust (published under his favorite pseudonym Max Brand) is a series of pulp fiction Western and adventure novels. In order, the works appear in four volumes as "The Legend of Thunder Moon", "Red Wind and Thunder Moon", "Thunder Moon and the Sky People", and "Farewell, Thunder Moon". Thunder Moon was the adopted son of a great warrior, unaware that he was born the son of a white man. And though he grew bigger a...

Renowned Western writer Max Brand does it again in the eminently enjoyable Adventure Classics "The Boy Who Found Christmas ". Packed with enough action and romance to please even the most die-hard fans of the genre, the work also addresses a wide range of important themes with insight and sensitivity. This classic’s appeal extends far beyond the core audience for Westerns - give it to a yet-to-be-won-over friend or loved one, and soon they’ll be clamoring for more. The plot...

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 Western. Prolific in many genres he wrote historical novels, detective mysteries, pulp fiction stories and many more. In this one of his short novel, „Soft Metal,” Larry Givain, fleeing from a posse, meets a beautiful woman at a deserted cabin belonging to one of the men in the posse. Her brother is also holed...

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. Prolific in many genres he wrote historical novels, detective mysteries, pulp fiction stories and many more. In „The three crosses”, a practical joke gets out of hand and turns an earnest cowboy into a hard-riding yahoo. „The Three Crosses,” an ominous prediction leads a cowpuncher to a showdown w...

Życie od zawsze stawiało przed Zarą wyzwania. Dzięki temu mogła zyskać to, co w świecie wilków cenione jest ponad wszystko – siłę i determinację. Będzie ich potrzebować, by przejść Próby Królowych. Zwyciężczyni może być tylko jedna, przegrana oznacza śmierć. Warto jednak podjąć ryzyko, aby zdobyć rękę Axila, króla wilków – zwłaszcza że dla Zary oznacza to szansę na zemstę za złamane przed laty serce.W świecie, gdzie siła i lojalność są na wagę złota, Zara zawiązuje sojusz, kt...

Frederick Schiller Faust (May 29, 1892 – May 12, 1944) was an American author known primarily for his thoughtful and literary Westerns. Faust wrote mostly under pen names, but today is primarily known by only one, Max Brand. Others include George Owen Baxter, George Evans, David Manning, John Frederick, Peter Morland, George Challis, and Frederick Frost. This is one of the great Western novels. The plot is well constructed with well drawn subsidiary characters and provides ...

Seattle-born author who worked as a cowhand in California, attended Berkeley, joined then deserted the Canadian Army, and finally settled down to writing full-time. He was incredibly prolific and wrote numerous books under his birth name (Frederick Faust) and a variety of pseudonyms. Today he is best known for his work published as Max Brand. „Red Devil Of The Range” is one of his Western fiction. When young Ever Winton loses the two most important things in his life, his U...

Renowned Western writer Max Brand does it again in the eminently enjoyable Western "The Whispering Outlaw". The Whisperer, a mysterious frontier bandit who never shows his face or speaks in his own voice, recruits a ragtag band of outlaws to assist him in a series of daring robberies designed to make them all rich. Who was this whispering outlaw who could so easily slip through the hand of the lawmen Kenworthy and even baffle the seasoned and brutal gunman Lew Borgen, whom ...

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. Clancy Morgan must learn how to shoot a gun when his best friend is unjustly accused of murder; John Manner, on the lam from the law, finds a new identity in the frozen Arctic. The plot is well constructed with well drawn subsidiary characters and provides a number of interesting twist...

The Black Rider,” originally published in 1925, is set in Spanish California at the time when the eastern colonies of this country were still ruled by Great Britain. In the novella The Black Rider," a Navajo named Taki is fluent in four languages, a skilled knife-thrower, a consummate horseman, and can outwit any opponent. It is a tale of intrigue and revenge, where a mysterious Navajo becomes more than just a nemesis to a brutal landowner and his simpering son. But a woman...

Renowned Western writer Max Brand does it again in the eminently enjoyable novel "Stolen Gold". Packed with enough action and romance to please even the most die-hard fans of the genre, the novel also addresses a wide range of important themes with insight and sensitivity. No one knew - or wrote about - the West like Max Brand, as shown brilliantly in the this classic short novel. In this novel Reata, one of Brand’s most popular heroes, is enlisted to retrieve a hidden trea...

Max Brand, was the pen name of Frederick Schiller Faust. He was a prolific American author best known for his classic western novels. One sheriff and two deputies have already disappeared in the rough-and-tumble mining town of Slosson’s Gulch. The same fate awaits any other man who crosses the cutthroats and thieves who thrive there. Pedro Melendez is a gambler and a drifter, trying his best to put his gunslinging days behind him. But he’ll need all the sharp shooting he ca...

Kiedy Kailani brała pożyczkę, dobrze wiedziała, że nie będzie w stanie jej spłacić. Nie miała jednak wyboru, jej ciocia potrzebowała lekarstw i nie mogła czekać. Dziewczyna nie przewidziała tylko, że konsekwencje jej decyzji spadną na nią tak prędko i ani się obejrzy, zostanie wywieziona do królestwa elfów jako niewolnica. A nawet w najbardziej szalonych snach nie wyobrażała sobie, że zostanie sprzedana do pałacu, gdzie obejmie stanowisko osobistej asystentki samego króla elf...