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The seventeen short stories in this collection standalone and can be read in any order. The one common element among themis that all are plot driven. There are six murders and one attemptedmurder, one suspected poisoning, and one assault. Other storiesinclude a bank robbery, a burglary, a theft, two scams, an abductioncombined with robbery of a jewelry store, and a case of threateningmessages. Then, tucked in between, is a love story and several shortverse. Settings include the Appalachian Trail, the Big Bend of the RioGrande in Texas, an Elderhostel, a retirement home, a retirementparty, a university, and a church. ... Read more

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INTRODUCTION

One Sunday evening in the winter of 1890 Eugene Field and the writer were walking in Lake View, Chicago, on their way to visit the library of a common friend, when the subject of publishing a book for Field came up for discussion.

The Little Book of Western Verse and The Little Book of Profitable Tales had been privately printed the year before at Chicago, and Field had been frequently reminded that the writer was ready and willing to stand sponsor for any new volume he, Field, might desire to bring out.

"The only thing I have on hand that might make a book," said Field, "are some few paraphrases of the Odes of Horace which my brother, 'Rose,' and I have been fooling over, and which, truth to tell, are certainly freely rendered. There are not enough of them, but we'll do some more, and I'll add a brief Life of Horace as a preface or introduction."


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It brings a mother to her knees to plead for her son's safe return from war. It draws a grown woman back to the site of cherished childhood memories. It keeps the passion and romance of youth alive in an older woman's heart. It brings together heiresses and busboys, lawyers and chambermaids. Only love, the magical elixir that transcends boundaries and relieves heartaches, can do these things. Through earthy, charming stories that blend songs, letters, and prayers, Patricia Preciado Martin explores the hidden places of the soul and the human longing for Amor Eterno, eternal love. Forbidden love, enchanted love, and desperate love are just some of the varieties of love that get mixed into this sweet concoction of romance, wit, and instruction. A delicious combination of modern sensibility and folk wisdom--including recipes for fresh breath and special prayers to Saint Valentine--this book tells universal tales of devotion and desire. Seeking love in many forms, Martin's characters relive unforgettable experiences, pursue elusive destinies, give themselves with abandon, and yearn for home. Love is the mysterious and miraculous emotion that leads them to deny or indulge their deepest needs. Amor Eterno is a passionate and humorous collection of stories that will inspire us to treasure and share the loves we have known. ... Read more

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Amor Eterno
Once you start reading Amor Eterno you may be tempted to devour it all at once.My advice is take your time, savor each and every word.Patricia Preciado Martin's eleven short stories read like poetry and conjure upvivid and touching images of loves lost, forgotten, unrequited, andeternal.She has an insider's sensitivity to Mexican culture and an expertcommand of English that allows her to turn her "cuentos" intouniversal experiences. Now I want to read all of her books. ... Read more

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A collection of fantasy tales set in mysterious and bewitching forests includes the adventures of a woodcutter's daughter-turned-private detective, a young tribesman who is torn from his forest home, and a woodsman's unexpected encounter with a witch. Original. ... Read more

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combinatorics, probability, algebra, geometry,topology, chess,cryptarithms, wordplay, physics, and more ... Read more

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Simply Awesome !!!
This is one of the best collections of mathematical puzzles that I have seen. Anyone who likes puzzles/mathematics should have this in his/her library.

excellent in content and scope
This is a delightful collection that, while scarcely new (and it admits to being, with scant exception, a rehash of previous material), presents the puzzles in a delightful format. The organization into sections--chess puzzles, physics puzzles, word puzzles, etc.--is refreshing and an incisive aid to locating just the type of tickler that appeals to you at the moment, and the diagrams, typography, and even feel of the paper are all first-class. In summary, this is a comprehensive and handsome volume that would do well on the intelligent person's bookshelf, even if the material isn't as mathematically sophisticated as Joukowsky airfoils.

A big enjoyment
This is a superb collection of puzzles of all kinds. Anyone experienced or not in the puzzle field should own this book.

Martin Gardner is a guarantee for this book's efficiency, and highly educational and entertaining content. 5/5

The home trainer for the brain
Great collection of thought puzzles, some well known, some highly original.

What I like most is that every problem, from the simplest up to the really difficult, has a twist to it: You may think you immediately see the answer, but there is always something you didn't think of. For example Problem 1.1 (to be seen in the Excerpt when you click on the image of the book): How many dates in a year can be confusing if you don't know whether they are in European notation (28/2/2007) or US (2/28/2007)? Your first thought is "That's easy, just 12x12", until you think a second time.

If you want to train your brain, solve a few of Martin Gardner's puzzles every day. Or just do it to have fun.

I predict this book will be aMathematical Recreations classic.
Martin Gardner is the name that always comes to mind when one thinks of Mathematical Recreations. Anyone who ever read Scientific American magazine will remember his column in every issue. He wrote the column for 25 years;and made puzzle lovers of millions of readers. His fans ran the gamut from those with a very elementary background in mathematics to those with a high degree of knowledge. What he did was to make mathematics something to enjoy and use as a recreational pursuit. Over the years, he wrote about 70 books,many that have been popular for a long time.
In this book, he has chosen 340 puzzles from his columns of over 25 years. He has selected simple problems as well as medium and difficult. Each problem is supplied with an answer or solution . Often, answers in puzzle books are sketchy;but here we not only get an answer but also a good idea and explanation on arriving at the solution.
The most interesting thing about this book is that it is geared to all levels of puzzle solvers (OMNIHEURISTS). I am sure that someone who has worked only a few puzzles,and who hasn't,will find many quite easy and in a short time will progress to those with more challenge; due particularly to the answer explanations.At the same time ,those with a lot of experience will find plenty to amuse themselves.
Along with a pick of some of the best of the columns over the years,Gardner has included 12 of the best brainteasers to have come his way since he stopped writing the column in 1986.
Also, we are given a list of all the other books that Martin Gardner wrote over the years. Along with that, there is a list of selected titles for those interested in more in the world of Recreational Mathematics.
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Works by Poul Anderson, Donald Kingsbury, Larry Niven, Frederik Pohl, Robert Silverberg, and others highlight a collection of science fiction from the heyday of the genre. Original. ... Read more

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A Priceless Collection
Every story in this collection is a gem that has been embedded in the pegmatite ledges of Maine until the publication of this book.Some of the stories are American classics, some are classics only here in Maine, and some have emerged from obscurity to grace the pages of this amazing book.No matter which way the story came to be in "The Best Maine Stories" they will be loved by all (not just those from Maine)!My favorite story:The Viking's Daughter. ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishings Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the worlds literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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Receiving a Christmas card from most people is supposed to invoke feelings of joy and holiday spirit. However, one couple has decided a card from them marks you for death…

Ryan Hempstead and Astor Chesley formerly worked for retail conglomerate Plaxton’s Superstores. They conspire to hold select employees and even a few customers captive as they deliver their own holiday message.

Marcona Police Chief Mark Blakenship is finishing his Christmas Eve shopping when he is thrust into the middle of the two’s revenge. Will Blakenship be able to stop the rampage, or will he be a victim of this Dead Holiday?
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The Great Anthology of Short Novels by the Masters of Modern Fantasy

TERRY GOODKIND tells the origin of the Border between the lands in the world of The Sword of Truth, in "Debt of Bones."

GEORGE R.R. MARTIN sets his piece a generation before his epic, A Song of Ice and Fire, in the adventure of "The Hedge Knight."

ANNE McCAFFREY, the poet of Pern, returns once again to her world of romance and adventure in "Runner of Pern."

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Good book
I need this book for some research and the seller was helpful.The book was in good condition, and was send in good time.

George R R Martin&Anne McCaffrey
Note:This review is for the item pictured, with stories by Terry Goodkind, George RR Martin, and Anne McCaffrey.It seems that the reviews run the range of available editions and volumes, so I just wanted to be clear.

Further, I'm reviewing only the two stories and not Goodkind's because due to limited time I only chose the two to read, and in my previous experience I haven't liked Goodkind's writing.I didn't read it, so I can't say good nor ill in this circumstance.

George R.R. Martin's tale, The Sworn Sword, tells of Dunk the Hedge Knight and his squire, Egg.Martin's strength is writing believable characters in a fantasy setting and in this tale he's at his best.Dunk, nearly 7 feet tall, illiterate, and poorly bred is sent to negotiate a peace with the Red Widow over water rights between two disputing Lordships.It's a tale of nobility and honor and is resolved in a brilliant contest of wills.

The edition I have includes the short story, Beyond Between, by Anne McCaffrey.This is a story about Moreta, the Weyrwoman from Fort Weyr riding on a borrowed dragon, Holth, in order to deliver medicine to the holds to prevent a contagious illness from decimating the population.She'd been riding all day, making jumps between space and time in order to get the deliveries completed and when they jumped for the last time, they were forever trapped between.

Long ago I'd stopped reading Pern novels because they were too juvenile and repetitive.I may have to change my mind.The elements of this story were very strong.Moreta explores the between and finds another trapped there, an ancient dragonrider, among the first of all of them, and she discovers ways to haunt the living from her netherworld prison.But above all, this is a story about love and loss and a willful desire to reunite with your life partner despite the costs.I loved it.

- CV Rick

Lovely.
Robert Silverberg (ed.), Legends, vol. 2 (Tor, 1998)

This is water in the desert for fans of fantasy series whose books have a tendency to have a long time between releases. Anne McCaffrey (Pern), George R. R. Martin (A Song of Ice and Fire), and Terry Goodkind (Sword of Truth) all contribute short novels to this volume in the Legends series, and all are well worth your time.

Goodkind's story, "Debt of Bones," leads off the trilogy, and deals with a time when Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander was much younger than he is in the Sword of Truth novels. Here, he's pitted against Panis Rahl, and must decide whether to put himself, and the fate of the Midlands, in danger in order to fulfill a debt of bones to the daughter of a deceased sorceress. One has come to expect strong storytelling and easy turning of pages from Goodkind, and he does not disappoint here. Martin's story, "The Hedge Knight," follows. Again taking place some time before the events in the Song of Ice and Fire books, "he Hedge Knight" follows the squire of a newly deceased mercenary, who has a desire to make his name in a tournament against some of the biggest names in the business (including a number of Targaryens, who at the time of this story have not yet been banished; in fact, they play a major part in the story, which should be a pleasant surprise to many Ice and Fire fans). Martin's work on this series is always a pleasure, and once again, the is no disappointment to be found here, though one wonders about the loose end to be found.

The biggest surprise of the bunch, to me, was McCaffrey's "Runner of Pern." I've always shied away from the Pern books, for no real reason. This story is a welcome change of pace from the two that precede it; rather than battles, jousting, and the rest, this is a quiet romantic coming-of-age tale that hits just the right spot, like a lemon ice after a boeuf bourguignon. It's convinced me to go back and try the Pern novels, as McCaffrey's style is simple and engaging. Like the others, she keeps the pages turning.

Definitely a worthwhile piece of work. I shouldn't have to sell those who are already enmeshed in the various series covered here, but others will find it a perfect sampling to see if the three titans covered here are to their tastes. I can almost guarantee they will be. ****

Good stuff.
I have to admit I bought this book for "The Hedge Knight".I enjoyed the other stories too, but I can't get enough of Martin's Song of Ice and Fire series.The Hedge Knight gives us a little history of a few of the families from the other stories.I especially like how it makes the Targaryens more tangible.They seem almost like a family of crazy, yet mystical people in the other books, but here we see them as your typical royal family with troubles like every one else.I eagerly await the next installment of the Dunk and Egg novellas.

Some advice that may be helpful
This version of legends is divided into three parts, if you search for Robert Silverberg you can find it in one volume for about the same price, so that you get all three parts together for about a third of the price
As to the book,I can only review the second part (I made the mistake of ordering legends 2 thinking that it was all 11 stories, but it was really just three.) The three stories that were in it were:Debt of Bones by Terry Goodkind
The Hedge Knight by George R.R. Martin
and Runner of Pern, by Anne McCaffrey
Of the three I read, The Hedge Knight was definitely the best, it has alot of action and the grimly real, but exciting story that only Martin can provide.It is set in the Seven Kingdoms of Martin's excellent series, A Song of Ice and Fire.
Debt of Bones was good, and it showed me what type of a writer Goodkind is,(I haven't read anything by him but that, but it got me interested and I bought the first book in his series, The Sword Of Truth.
Runner of Pern was probably the one I least liked, I knew nothing about Anne McCaffrey, and it was okay, but not nearly as good as The Hedge Knight.
Be sure to buy the edition with all 11 stories, I have just ordered the full edition, Most all of the writers in the 11 stories, I have read before and it is interesting to have a short work to read by them, about a different part of their world. This will also help you get aquainted with writers you havn't read before, see their writing style, and decide if you want to read more of them. ... Read more

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