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Is Sherlock Holmes really as rational as he seems? He talks about the importance of reasoning and logic, but why then does he sometimes seem like a “strange Buddha”? On the other hand, why in The Sign of the Four does Watson smash a Buddha? What is going on in all the original 60 stories in “the canon”? In this study of the stories, Sheldon Goldfarb explores questions like these, from the significance of the eggs in “Thor Bridge” to the reason Watson keeps leaving Holmes for an insubstantial wife.

Gabe Douglass is the sheriff of Rutger Creek, Arkansas, and the father of seven-year-old Eva. The death of his wife signaled the end of his love life. There is no room in his heart for anyone new. But when Eva wants a mommy for her birthday, Gabe’s mother goes behind his back and orders a mail order bride for him.

Debs expresses concern for the vast number of workingmen without trades, who are often termed “unskilled” laborers. He argues that their importance in carrying forward the great industrial enterprises of the world has not been recognized in the past, and was not appreciated at the time. He also mentions that the term “skill” is often used in a sense which does great injustice to men who do not wear the badge of some particular trade, and hence, the term “skilled laborer” is never applied to men who are known as “common laborers.”

Liv and the other survivors have created a new safe haven for themselves. Their world was destroyed, but they are determined to rebuild in its ruins. Nothing is given anymore. They must fight for every day. But a world dominated by zombies is an unforgiving place. One mistake can mean death. As the survivors adapt to the new world, the zombies are adapting as well. New mutations in the virus are creating more deadly monsters. As the world gets deadlier than ever, the survivors must learn to live as one or die together as the world once again changes around them. Adapt or die.

When she came to the palace to be a lady-in-waiting, she had no idea she would be given a second chance at life. The Rion has given her the chance to start her life over; the Rion says that she can have her pick of any triad on the planet. But at her debut, she sees the general and his brothers, and she knows in her heart that there will never be any other males for her.

She was nearing the end of her long life. Anuian females rarely lived beyond 1000 years of age, and she was already 947. Her life had been uneventful and unfulfilling; she hadn't even been able to finish her education. She had no mates, no younglings, no family, and no friends. But then, one brave decision altered the course of her life forever. Deciding to accept the invitation from the new Rion - to leave her home and take up residence in the palace as a lady-in-waiting - triggered a cascade of events that led to miraculous changes that no one could have foreseen.

She went from lost in space to being sold at auction to an Anuian Prince. The Prime Triad had been searching for 500 years for the female who would be their mate, and if the One God was willing, she would become the Arianu, the demi-goddess of Anu. It is foretold that when the Arianu is born, she will bring love, happiness, life, and joy. She will heal their planet and bear many children - female children. Who would have guessed that she was the female they were looking for?

A device that can destroy the world has fallen into the hands of the two master wizards who seek to destroy the council and their city. After a terrible event strikes the city, plans are put in motion for a mission to take back the device before Diades discovers its true power. Will they reach the black castle? How will they get past the tribesmen chiefs? A city divided, alliances split, two master wizards set to conquer, and a device of incredible power. If Alex is the missing variable...now what?

A client forsworn, a threatened town, and a Goliath of unimaginable proportions. Sherlock Holmes has survived a three-year vendetta against him by Moriarty’s remaining henchmen. Wounded and bleeding, with Mycroft’s help, he clandestinely boards an Atlantic steamship. At the close of his great hiatus, Holmes finds sanctuary at Vassar Women’s College. This radical challenge entangles him in the web of a nefarious mystery. Its unraveling involves New York’s most revolutionary residents: Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony.

Stealing from a Warlord is about two families with 13 younglings between them and all the happiness, laughter, tears, and growing pains that come along with younglings. Sometimes, it’s not only the younglings that have to do the growing.

Looking at the Sun: I pulled him close. I closed mу еуеѕ and rеѕіѕtеd the urge to burу mу nоѕе іn his neck, but just bаrеlу. I саmе damn сlоѕе, mу face аn inch аwау from hіѕ ѕkіn. Hе ѕmеllеd іnсrеdіblе: muѕk, and soap, and the faintest hint оf ѕоmе еxреnѕіvе scent and under that, rаw power.

Discover the secrets, tricks, and routines of dozens of entrepreneurs who've found success in their business or at work. They’re earning six and seven figures a year. Now, in this easy-to-listen book, they reveal what’s working for them right now. It's easier than you think to find the success you deserve in business. This is Working sets out that path. If you want to finally succeed at work without putting in 80-plus-hour weeks, you'll absolutely love this practical book.

Bowman Rafferty was forgiven for what he considered to be a heinous act: the killing of Armandus. However, he never forgave himself for the misdeed, accepting the tragedies in his life as payback for his offense in the bitter cold and foggy forests of the Ardennes. Later, his precious wife and son gave him solace, offering balm for the festering wound in his heart. But they would leave him. He wandered alone in this world, searching for relief from his misery, and his journey led him to the Belgian Congo, where he was befriended and loved by Catrin.

The Master is a benevolent tyrant, the world's sole immortal, whose 1000-year-reign has enabled him to steer humanity from an age of wars and want to a scientific age of peace and plenty. But now, the Master faces his greatest challenge - for, what is the price of immortality, when Lady Ellora, the woman he loves, lies dying?

Peyton Moreira has loved one man in her life. When she receives a dreadful knock at her door from military officials informing her that Collin has been killed, her world is shattered with several unanswered questions. Alone with no family on the island of Okinawa, Japan, with her two children, she has secluded herself to a life of youth activities, volunteering, and an occasional outing with other parents. When she crosses the path of Oliver Davidson, a kindergarten teacher whose charm and assertiveness intrigues her, it does not take long for sparks to fly between the two.

My name is Harley. I was thrown away when I was a child. But I was found by angels that folded me in their wings and delivered me to a safe place. It wasn’t heaven; it was imperfect in ways that mere mortals are apt to gaum things up, but it was close to paradise, especially for a young ‘un, with creeks to swim, hollows, cool, deep woods to explore, and hillsides on which to lay down in the sun, surrounded by fields of wildflowers and the whisper of the wind in the long, waving grass.

Harry Cunningham often likened bad luck to “a starving dog that followed him everywhere, eager to lap up his misery”. He was correct. Since childhood he was dogged by bad, even disastrous luck. Unbeknownst to him, there were guardians posted along the treacherous road he travelled, from the peanut fields of Georgia, to the jungles of Colombia, to the Arabian gulf, Texas, Mexico, and to the vast prairie of Illinois.

Xavier, a young and successful attorney, is fresh out of college and is ready to live his best life. With money left behind by his late father, he is able to open his very own law firm. He has the money, the looks and the career. Ready to unleash his inner most desires, every woman is on his sexual radar, despite having a faithful girlfriend waiting for him at home.

During the embryonic years of this nation, Indigo Island was cultivated with plantations and populated with slaves brought from West Africa to work them. Needless to say, life was hard for the slaves, but because of the remoteness of the sea island, they were allowed to keep much of their West African culture alive and devise an exclusive way of communicating - a patois of their own called "Gullah Gee Chee".

Due to the sensitive nature of my profession, I am known simply as Mr. J. I have the unique ability to analyze people, places, and things in such a way as to be able to determine what would, should, can, could come next. In a way, I can predict the future. I first developed this ability while watching chess games in the park when I was 12 years old and soon was able to predict the moves and the winners of several games at the same time. Before graduating from high school, I was being utilized as an “unknown” source helping to solve cases for the local police.