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The Falcon at the Portal: An Amelia Peabody Mystery
Elizabeth Peters
Hardcover (Avon Books, June 8, 1999)“Between Amelia Peabody and Indiana Jones, it’s Amelia—in wit and daring—by a landslide.”—New York Times Book Review New York Times bestselling Grandmaster Elizabeth Peters transports us to the Land of the Pharoahs—and leaves us in the most capable hands of intrepid archeologist and adventurer Amelia Peabody—in The Falcon at the Portal. A suspenseful and always surprising romp through 1911 Egypt with Amelia and her equally indomitable family, the Emersons, The Falcon at the Portal immerses us in a fascinating world of antiquity and majesty, and plunges us into a mystery as perilous as it is puzzling. As the Cleveland Plain Dealer suggests, let us all “raise a toast to the incomparable Amelia Peabody.”
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The Crooked House
Dave Duncan
Mass Market Paperback (Avon Books, Jan. 1, 1799)None
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Santa My Life & Times: An Illustrated Autobiography
Martin I. Green, Bill Sienkiewicz
Hardcover (Avon Books, Nov. 1, 1998)Old Kris Kringle himself tells the story of his life, throwing light on his childhood, on the workings of his toyshop, and on the mysteries of his Christmas Eve flight, in an illustrated Christmas keepsake designed for families to read aloud. 136,000 first printing.
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The Field Guide to Extraterrestrials
Patrick Huyghe, Harry Trumbore
Paperback (Avon Books, Oct. 1, 1996)Categorizes alien encounters into types, providing a detailed description and drawing for each, including humanoid, robot, animalian, and exotic.
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War's End: An Eyewitness Account of America's Last Atomic Mission
Charles W. Sweeney, James A. Antonucci, Marion K. Antonucci
Hardcover (Avon Books, Aug. 1, 1997)The author recounts his World War II encounters with Paul Tibbets, the pilot of the revolutionary B-29 bomber who would eventually select him to lead the atomic mission to Nagasaki.
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Picasso: Creator and Destroyer
Arianna Huffington
Paperback (Avon Books, Sept. 1, 1989)Through numerous interviews with Picasso's intimates, the author penetrates the barriers of the Picasso myth to reveal the struggle between his power to create and his passion to destroy
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Independence Day
B. A. Ecker
Paperback (Avon Books, March 1, 1983)High school student Michael comes to terms with the fact that he is gay, and on July 4th, Independence Day, decides to tell his best friend Todd of his true feelings toward him.
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Bet You Can! Science Possibilities to Fool You
Vicki Cobb
Paperback (Avon Books, Feb. 1, 1989)Describes more than sixty tricks based on scientific experiments described in the text
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More Fifth Grade Magic
Beatrice Gormley, Emily Arnold McCully
Paperback (Avon Books, Oct. 1, 1991)Wishing she could be more assertive with her domineering mother, fifth grader and professional model Amy Sacher finds a magic calendar that can change her life
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Southern Fried Rat and Other Gruesome Tales
Daniel Cohen
Paperback (Avon Books, Nov. 1, 1989)A collection of popular folklore presents twenty grisly and gruesome tales, including such modern classics as "Out of the Grave" and "The Solid Cement Cadillac."
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Gremlins
George Gipe
Paperback (Avon Books, June 1, 1984)Eccentric inventor Rand Peltzer returns to Kingston Falls from a business trip, bringing his son Billy an extraordinary, furry little creature called Gizmo the Mogwai, a wondrous pet that transforms Billy from a mild-mannered bank teller into a hero
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Spanish Holiday: Or, How I Transformed the Worst Vacation Ever into the Best Summer of My Life
Kate Cann
Paperback (Avon Books, April 13, 2004)Dear Bella and Bobby,Thank you SO MUCH for letting us stay at your villa. It's gorgeous, and we're having a fab time looking after it and enjoying the view of the mountains and the lovely olive grove. I figured out the bus to Ercos on the first day here -- it's as easy as you said! And Miguel's son Juan is helping us take care of everything, so you needn't worry at all!Love,Laura