![]() Secrets of a Private Eye: How To Be Your Own Private Investigator | Buy this book Take with more than a few grains of salt. Armes, who’s still going strong, last I heard. Armes, Investigator: The World’s Most Successful Private Eye | Buy this bookĪutobiography of the amazing Texas P.I., Jay J. In fact, some of these books are every bit as entertaining and moving as their fictional counterparts, and even the most gassy, self-promotional, horn-tooting, ego-feeding tomes here - and there are more than a few - have some really good stuff in ’em. Get it straight from the various horses’ mouths. on other folks’ fictionalized eyes is asking for trouble. novel, you could do worse than read these. | True Detectives | The Paper Chase | True Detectives | Television | Film | Radio | Comics | The Writing Life | Diversions | Real Life Eyes | True Crime | | General Reference | History, Theory, Criticism & Other Agendas | The Pulps & Short Fiction | The ones on this page are general reference books, covering the whole spectrum of the mystery genre. If you like this site, you may find some of these as fascinating as I do. ![]() ![]() Here are the books that inspired me to create this site, and the books I’ve used to cobble it together over the years, as well as the ones I’ve discovered along the way. ![]() What? You thought I made this all up, or downloaded it all from Wikipedia? Nope. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() Nikola Tesla, credited as the inspiration for radio, robots, and even radar, has been called the patron saint of modern electricity. In order to get to the bottom of what inspired one of history’s most consequential figures to the heights of societal contribution, we’ve compiled a list of the 5 best books on Nikola Tesla. ![]() I have not penetrated into the secrets of this core, but I know that it exists,” he remarked. “My brain is only a receiver, in the Universe there is a core from which we obtain knowledge, strength, and inspiration. There are numerous books on Nikola Tesla, and it comes with good reason, he made significant contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system, as well as conducted a range of experiments with mechanical oscillators/generators, electrical discharge tubes, and early X-ray imaging. ![]() ![]() Someone like you can always be counted on to turn the thing over." Say there's an hourglass: the sand's about to run out. "I don't know, there's something about you.The sunlight, the smell of the grass, the faintest patter of rain, everything got on my nerves. In the autumn, everything took on a desolate cast, the colors swiftly fading before my eyes. The world kept moving on I alone was at a standstill. For months I'd been stuck, unable to take one step in any new direction. Caught in the most curiously depressing circumstances. No prospect of graduating soon, and yet no reason to quit school. I was twenty-one at the time, about to turn twenty-two.There are various reasons why an individual might habitually consume large quantities of alcohol, but they all effectively boil down to the same thing. ![]() Quotes I was twenty-one at the time, about to turn twenty-two. ![]() A Wild Sheep Chase: A Novel ( 羊をめぐる冒険, 1982) is a novel by Japanese writer Haruki Murakami. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() But once upon a time, there was Black London. Then, White London, ruled by whoever has murdered their way to the throne. ![]() There is Red London, where life and magic are revered. There is Grey London, dirty and crowded and without magic, home to the mad king George III. Product Details Title A Darker Shade Of Magic Trilogy 3 Books Set By V.E Schwab, Gathering Of Shadows Author Publisher Titan Books Format ISBN 9787293102963 Dimensions Titles In This Set A Darker Shade Of Magic A Gathering Of Shadows A Conjuring Of Light Description A Darker Shade Of Magic Most people only know one London but what if there were several? Kell is one of the last Travelers magicians with a rare ability to travel between parallel Londons. Please note, the image is for illustrative purposes only, actual book cover, binding and edition may vary. 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For as long as she can remember, Bronx-born Naomi Powell has had one goal: to prove her worth among the Upper East Side elite. They vowed to steer clear of Manhattan's heartbreakers - but when it comes to love, some risks are worth taking. From the author of the New York Times bestselling Stiletto and Oxford series, Passion on Park Avenue is the first in a charming new series following the unlikely friendship of three Upper East Side women as they struggle to achieve their dreams and find true love and happiness in the city that never sleeps. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This is fairly standard and average, not much to really make it stand out from all the others like it. Plus, he is not always that smart as Siluca must explain pretty much everything to him. Like many manga series of the same type, the young lady is beautiful and the man is fairly generic looking. Introducing a new title from the Record of War series written by Ryo Mizuno, author of the highly acclaimed Record of Lodoss War that broke over ten. They work together to help end the pointless squabbling and bring an end to the Chaos. Now Siluca must go to her assigned noble when she runs into a young knight Theo. Young mage Siluca Meletes dreams of helping to end Chaos, but tragedy strikes early on when two noble elites come together to end their pointless feuding and instead are killed by Chaos. In this series, from the creator of the similar Record of the Lodoss War, we follow two young people who are going to get caught up in a series of events and have to fight for survival in an unfriendly world. Most of the differences are found in the quality of the artwork and that is about it. Action adventure manga generally follows a certain type of storyline, with not much deviation. ![]() ![]() ![]() Sy’s story is so touching it has very heartbreaking moments in it, but also moments of joy and happiness. I love this group of MC’s, behind the big burly alpha males, seems to be heart’s of gold. We got to experience more action, drama, suspense, death, birth, and new connections. We get much more with Kadence and Nix’s during this book as well as Jesse, Brooks and other brothers. The Knights Rebels MC is a club that does a lot of good things in and around their community and we witness even more of it in this book. ![]() There is so much that takes place throughout this book. Holly knows just how to push Sy’s buttons and she does it very well. Holly is an intelligent, smart-mouthed, gorgeous blond who doesn’t always know when to shut her mouth. His whole life changed again the day that Holly walked into his tattoo shop with her friend. ![]() He lives every day with hidden grief and hardship that he can’t get rid of and doesn’t want to share with his brothers. ![]() He never knew how much affect three little words would have on his life until they were said. Prior to joining the Knights Rebels, Sy experienced tragedy in his life. He keeps to himself, but is loyal and faithful to his brothers. Sy is a dominate alpha male, gorgeous, well cut, great tattoos and unattached, or so he would seem. ![]() ![]() ![]() Leiter worked as a fashion photographer for the next 20 years and was published in Show, Elle, British Vogue, Queen, and Nova. He began associating with other contemporary photographers such as Robert Frank and Diane Arbus and helped form what Jane Livingston has termed the New York School of photographers during the 1940s and 1950s. ![]() In 1948, he started taking color photographs. Eugene Smith encouraged Leiter to pursue photography and he was soon taking black and white pictures with a 35 mm Leica, which he acquired for a few Eugene Smith prints. He had developed an early interest in painting and was fortunate to meet the Abstract Expressionist painter Richard Pousette-Dart. At age 23, he left theology school and moved to New York City to become an artist. His mother gave him his first camera at age 12. His father was a well known Talmud scholar and Saul studied to become a rabbi. Saul Leiter was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Saul Leiter (Decem– November 26, 2013) was an American photographer and painter whose early work in the 1940s and 1950s was an important contribution to what came to be recognized as the New York school of photography. ![]() ![]() The book’s epigraph includes a quote from Judith Richardson, “The main work of haunting is done by the living.” Ultimately this is what I took away from Ghostland. From horrific abuses by slave holders to the tragedies of lost souls, it’s a city where hauntings kind of make sense. While the city is the setting for fantasy and horror stories, its real-life stories are just as intense-especially as it relates to Hurricane Katrina. But if you’ve ever heard about how the KKK got started, it won’t surprise you.Īnother locale that struck home for me was New Orleans, since we visited there earlier this year. Learning how white supremacists employed ghost stories to keep people of color down feels frightening and makes me angry. But his stories are at their most chilling when he discusses the Civil War battlefields and the slave markets of Richmond. Of course, he starts in Salem, MA, home of the most famous witches in American history. ![]() Whether it’s houses, cemeteries, hotels, or asylums Dickey explains why ghosts or ghost stories exist there. ![]() I like the way Dickey organizes Ghostland, moving through typical types of haunted places throughout the U.S. Of course, I was significantly distracted by current events all month. But I also have to say it wasn’t nearly as gripping as I expected. ![]() It combines history, travel, architecture, urban legend, and philosophy. From author Colin Dickey, Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places is just the kind of book choice readers make in October. ![]() ![]() ![]() It can already feel like a long time ago. Think back, for a moment, to the summer of 2021. And it also served as a reminder of what Haase - when he is right - can mean to an often punchless Tigers lineup. His performance ended a power outage that had plagued him through the early days of the season. His offensive outburst helped propel the Tigers to victories in both ends of a day-night doubleheader against the Mets, 6-5 and 8-1. ![]() Haase’s home run was actually his second of the day. ![]() What might Haase have told his 15-year-old self? It’s another one of those guys where year in and year out he just seems better and better and better. “I want to say, ‘OK, it’s just another one,’ but it’s obviously pretty cool. “I’ve watched him pitch a lot,” Haase said. ![]() |