Horace

McCoy’s hardboiled noir classic, about an Ivy League graduate’s criminal rampage through the seedy underground and glitzy high society of an unnamed American city To escape prison, Ralph Cotter uses the same genius for planning and penchant for cold-hearted violence that helped earn him a spot in the slammer in the first place. On the lam in a city where he knows nobody, Cotter has nothing to lose, no conscience to hold him...

When Alice tumbles down a rabbit-hole one hot summer's afternoon in pursuit of a white rabbit, she finds herself in Wonderland, a place filled with strange experiences and even stranger characters.

In A Thesaurus of English Word Roots, all word roots are listed alphabetically, along with the Greek or Latin words from which they are derived together with the roots' original meanings. If the current meaning of an individual root differs from the original meaning, it is listed in a separate column. In the examples column, words that contain the root are listed, starting with their prefixes (e.g. dysacousia, hyperacousia). Variations where the root...

Apollo 7 -- Apollo 8 -- Apollo 9 -- Apollo 10 -- Apollo 11 -- Apollo 12 -- Apollo 13 -- Apollo 14 -- Apollo 15 -- Apollo 16 -- Apollo 17.

Racketeer Steve Recka rules his town and the sultry, silk-gowned Madam Lan Ying with an iron hand. But when he falls for the enchanting Margaret Van Kase, a socialite not impressed by his power nor his wealth, he makes frantic efforts to win her and turns his back on the loyal Lan Ying.

In the midst of the Depression, an entire generation sought out the dance marathon as a means of survival. Gig Young won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor as the contest promoter.