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Lifestyles of the Damned: The Social Life of an Urban Vampire
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Mom . . . Dad . . . I'm a vampire. Peter Stephano thought things would get easier once he became one of the undead. But his family's inability to accept his choice of lifestyle puts a damper on his homecoming. His father disowns him, his mother drags him to group therapy and his sister thinks it's all a delusion. On top of that, Peter is a misfit among the typical vampire crowd. He doesn't sleep in a coffin, hang at the vampire bars or dress in all black. A delicious and irreverent send up conventional and unconventional interaction between society's perceived normal and its perceived outré elements in a time of changing definitions and relationships, as Peter leads us through the experiences and problems of a young male vampire and his adventures as he attempts to come out of the coffin while searching for a happy medium between his vampirism and the life he wants to . . . uhm . . . live.  Double entendré usually intended . . .

 

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An African Millionaire by Grant Allen
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The Dorrington Deed Box by Arthur Morrison
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Arsène Lupin vs. Holmlock Shears by Maurice LeBlanc
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Anarquìa by Brad Linaweaver and J. Kent Hastings
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Max and Moritz by Wilhelm Busch
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So, You're Retiring , , , by William J. Cone
A Guy's Guide To Being At Home
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Sticky Wicket, A Comic Mystery by John Kemp
An Embarrassing Problem or Situation
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A View from the Corner by Lew-Ellyn Hughes.
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Saved at Nob Hill Manor by Roger A. Mars
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At Wolfe's Door: The Nero Wolfe Novels of Rex Stout
by J. Kenneth Van Dover 6" x 9", xi + 107pp
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This wonderful guide to the Nero Wolfe stories of Rex Stout was first published in 1991. Now, with additional material, this indispensable guide is available again. Included are synopses of every mystery novel and short story published from the beginning of Stout's Nero Wolfe series in 1934 to Stout's death in 1975. Each entry includes information on characters, a non-spoiler plot synopsis and trenchant commentary. Also included are short essays on Stout's Wolfe series on his other mystery works, and on his place in the genre. All these elements combine to form an appealing and useful companion for Wolfe neophytes and for those to whom Rex Stout's Wolfe canon has become a perennial addiction.

 

 

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Lon of  1000 Faces
The story, in pictures, of  Lon Chaney, Sr., The World's Greatest Actor

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Forrest J Ackerman's long out-of-print and sought after classic on silent film great Lon Chaney, Sr., "The Man of 1000 Faces." This is the definitive still photograph collection of scenes from the great man's life and work, Contains 289 pages on the silent film master. Includes tributes, biographical sketches, and appreciations by Robert Bloch, Ray Bradbury, Lon Chaney, Jr.,  and 15 others. Cameo by Vincent Price.

 

BIOGRAPHY/MYSTERY

Rex Stout:
A Majesty's Life the "Edgar" award winning biography of the creator of "Nero Wolfe."

by John McAleer
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The definitive account by a master biographer.
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This is a superb book. . .All friends of Rex Stout, Nero Wolfe, and Archie Goodwin are in John McAleer's debt.  --Norman Cousins,
Saturday Review of Literature
 
A worthy effort in every respect. . . [John McAleer] does his subject justice--Fine research, a clear judicious eye, a keen critical sense, a felicitous style. . .there's never a dull moment in his perceptive opus. --Publishers Weekly
 

 

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Subcutaneously,
My Dear Watson

Sherlock Holmes and the Cocaine Habit

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Jack Tracey and Jim Berkey

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Humbler Than Dust:
A Retired Couple Visits The Real India By Tandem Bicycle

by Mona Lee


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True Vampires of History
by DONALD F. GLUT


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