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  • The Sittaford Mystery

    Agatha Christie

    Hardcover (Bantam Books, Inc., Nov. 1, 1984)
    A seance in a snowbound Dartmoor house predicts a grisly murder...In a remote house in the middle of Dartmoor, six shadowy figures huddle around a small table for a seance. Tension rises as the spirits spell out a chilling message: 'Captain Trevelyan! dead! murder.' Is this black magic or simply a macabre joke? The only way to be certain is to locate Captain Trevelyan. Unfortunately, his home is six miles away and, with snow drifts blocking the roads, someone will have to make the journey on foot!
  • The Cat Whisperer - Why Cats Do What They Do - And How to Get Them to Do What You Want

    Mieshelle Nagelschneider, Gwen Cooper, Jr. Dr. James R. Schultz

    Paperback (Bantam Books New York, March 15, 2013)
    In this 310 page book, author Mieshelle Nagelschneider, one of the nation's most renowned and sought-after cat behaviorists, shares her wealth of knowledge, gained from years of experience, about cats and their behavior. From the rear cover: "In her book, Mieshelle Nagelschneider explains the behavior of the house cat in an unprecedented and most accessible way, offering unique insight into the often misunderstood companion animal that is as wild as we have become civilized!" and "[The author] is a wizard at demystifying cat behavior and providing easy-to-follow steps for solving vexing problems." and "Pet owners despairing of getting their cats to behave will find new hope in this comprehensive guide. This book more than meets Nagelschneider's goal of guiding owners to the strategies for behavioral and environmental change needed to address such issues as urination outside the litter box and aggressiveness." In his preface, veterinarian, Dr. Schultz writes "I will be recommending this book to all of my cat clients!".
  • SUMMER OF MY GERMAN SOLDIER: IT WAS A SUMMER OF LOVE, A SUMMER OF HATE, A SUMMER THAT WOULD LAST A LIFETIME.

    Bette Greene

    Mass Market Paperback (Bantam Books Inc., March 15, 1988)
    SUMMER OF MY GERMAN SOLDIER: IT WAS A SUMMER OF LOVE, A SUMMER OF HATE, A SUMMER THAT WOULD LAST A LIFETIME. (A BANTAM STARFIRE BOOK)
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  • The A.B.C. Murders

    Agatha Christie

    Imitation Leather (Bantam Books, Inc., April 1, 1983)
    There's a serial killer on the loose. His macabre calling card is to leave the ABC Railway guide beside each victim's body. But if A is for Alice Asher, bludgeoned to death in Andover; and B is for Betty Bernard, strangled with her belt on the beach at Bexhill; then who will Victim C be?
  • They Came to Baghdad

    Agatha Christie

    Hardcover (Bantam Books, Inc., July 1, 1985)
    Originally published in 1951, They Came to Baghdad, was inspired by Agatha Christie's own trips to Baghdad. Unlike most of Christie's novels which are mysteries or whodunnits, this novel belongs to the action and spy fiction genres. The story is centered around a secret summit of superpowers to be held in Baghdad and the secretive group that is trying to sabotage the event. The heroine of this novel, Victoria Jones (a young English woman in search of adventure), is thrust into this story when she discovers a dying British secret agent in her hotel room. The rest, is for you to discover as the story unfolds in They Came to Baghdad.
  • Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values

    Robert M. Pirsig

    Mass Market Paperback (Bantam New Age Books, Oct. 15, 1981)
    The extraordinary story of a man's quest for truth. It will change the way you think and feel about your life."The cycle you're working on is a cycle called 'yourself.'""The study of the art of motorcycle maintainence is really a study of the art of rationality itself. Working on a motorcycle, working well, caring, is to become part of a process, to achieve an inner peace of mind. The motorcycle is primarily a mental phenomenon." -- Robert M. Pirsig
  • Sleeping Murder

    Agatha Christie

    Hardcover (Bantam Books, Inc., Sept. 1, 1985)
    Volume 77 in The Agatha Christie Collection (1976). Limited edition of 1000 copies worldwide. Soon after Gwenda moved into her new home, odd things started to happen. Despite her best efforts to modernise the house, she only succeeded in dredging up its past. Worse, she felt an irrational sense of terror every time she climbed the stairs...In fear, Gwenda turned to Miss Marple to exorcise her ghosts. Between them, they were to solve a 'perfect' crime committed many years before.
  • Death Comes As the End

    Agatha Christie

    Hardcover (Bantam Books, Inc., Feb. 1, 1984)
    The grisly death of a priest's concubine is the prelude to a string of evil murders in Agatha Christie's ingenious Ancient Egyptian thriller... It is Egypt, 2000 BC, where death gives meaning to life. At the foot of a cliff lies the broken, twisted body of Nofret, concubine to a Ka-priest. Young, beautiful and venomous, most agree that she deserved to die like a snake. Yet Renisenb, the priest's daughter, believes that the woman's death was not fate, but murder. Increasingly, she becomes convinced that the source of evil lurks within her own father's household. As the wife of an eminent archaeologist, Agatha Christie took part in several expeditions to the Middle East. Drawing upon this experience and exhaustive research, she wrote this serial killer mystery laid in Egypt 4000 years ago.
  • And Then There Were None

    Agatha Christie

    Leather Bound (Bantam Books, Inc., Feb. 1, 1984)
    Agatha Christie's world-famous mystery thriller, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers. Ten strangers, apparently with little in common, are lured to an island mansion off the coast of Devon by the mysterious U.N.Owen. Over dinner, a record begins to play, and the voice of an unseen host accuses each person of hiding a guilty secret. That evening, former reckless driver Tony Marston is found murdered by a deadly dose of cyanide. The tension escalates as the survivors realise the killer is not only among them but is preparing to strike again! and again!
  • The Mysterious Signals From Outer Space

    Duncan Lunan

    Paperback (Bantam Books, Inc., July 1, 1977)
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  • Witness for the Prosecution

    Agatha Christie

    Hardcover (Bantam Books, Inc., Sept. 1, 1983)
    This collection includes "The Lamp", in which the unhappy spirit of a child lingers in a haunted house, and "The Last Seance" in which a grieving mother sees her daughter return from the dead - in body as well as spirit. Four other mysteries are contained within this volume.
  • Murder On the Orient Express

    Agatha Christie

    Hardcover (Bantam Books, Inc., March 1, 1983)
    Agatha Christie's most famous murder mystery, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers. Just after midnight, a snowdrift stops the Orient Express in its tracks. The luxurious train is surprisingly full for the time of the year, but by the morning it is one passenger fewer. An American tycoon lies dead in his compartment, stabbed a dozen times, his door locked from the inside. Isolated and with a killer in their midst, detective Hercule Poirot must identify the murderer - in case he or she decides to strike again.