Alan Brennert

This book is an autobiography of Peter Townsend (1914 -1995), a British Royal Air Force fighter pilot, an Ace, WWII war hero, who later became equerry of King George VI, and was said to be the love of Princess Margaret’s life. The book provides an unique first person experience of a RAF fighter pilot, his simple but deep love for England, the innocent bravery of a young officer in defending England, as well as first hand stories and insights into the royal family, the famous love story with Princess Margaret and his subsequent exile life in France with his second wife and kids. The writing is natural, sincere and touching, ranging from sweet, funnny, and at times, heartbreaking. This is a book worth your time reading.

Hawaï, 1892. Rachel Kalama, jeune fille de sept ans à l'esprit vif et malicieux, rêve de visiter des contrées lointaines comme son père, un officier de la marine marchande. Jusqu'au jour où une tache rosâtre apparaît sur sa peau et que ses rêves s'envolent. Atteinte de la lèpre, la petite Rachel est arrachée à son foyer et à sa famille, et envoyée à Kalaupapa, campement de quarantaine installé sur l'île de Moloka'i où elle sera confinée jusqu'à l'âge adulte. Entourée de malades, Rachel devra se forger une existence, bien différente de celle qu'elle avait prévue. La résilience et l'entraide l'aideront à surmonter le déracinement, l'ostracisme et la perte. Débordant de chaleur, d'humour, de compassion, et fort d'une galerie de personnages inoubliables, ce chef-d'oeuvre nous dévoile un peuple qui, face à la terrible réalité de la mort, a choisi la vie.--[Memento].

"Some of DC's most popular titles from the 1990s were published under the Elseworlds banner, which recast DC's heroes in strange settings, with reimagined histories. The Elseworlds comics included some of DC's perennial sellers, such as Kingdom Come and Superman: Red Son. Now, for the first time, DC collects the Elseworlds tales that have never been in book form before, starring Batman, Superman, the Justice League of America, Wonder Woman and more!"-- "In Elseworlds, heroes are taken from their usual settings and put into strange times and places--some that have existed, or might have existed, and others that can't, couldn't or shouldn't exist. The result is stories that make characters who are as familiar as yesterday seem as fresh as tomorrow"--

"They stormed the beaches of Normandy and the islands of the South Pacific, but the exceptional generation of Americans that won World War II also produced the greatest group of business leaders of the post-war era. Harvard Business School's class of 1949 consisted mostly of military veterans who came to Cambridge thanks to the GI Bill. Molded by the hardships of depression and war, few 49ers sought fabulous wealth as an end in itself. Their conscientious leadership would forever change the course of American business." "By the standards of the go-go '80s and '90s, and today's corporate scandals, the values that defined the 49ers seem quaint; that wealth is created patiently, without cutting corners; that successful companies are those that make real things of real value; that integrity is an end in itself; and that greed is not good." "Those values guided the 49ers to the pinnacle of business success. Leading 49ers helped orchestrate a profound transformation of business in the decades after World War II: The rise of consumer products and services as a key engine of growth; the growing role of technology in spurring innovation and profits; and creative changes on Wall Street that leveraged wealth in extraordinary ways. From the heights of power - 28 percent of the class retired as CEO or president of his company - the 49ers shaped trends in nearly every sector of American business." "Among the legendary figures of the Class of '49 are Marvin Traub, who turned Bloomingdale's into a fashion trendsetter; James Burke, who built Johnson & Johnson into a household name; Peter McColough, whose Xerox Corporation spearheaded the personal computer revolution; and William Ruane, who helped bring "value investing" to Wall Street, creating one of the most successful mutual funds of all time."--Jacket.

The Last Answer - short story by Isaac Asimov Package Deal - short story by Donald Franson Lycanthrope - short story by Norm Hartman [as by Norman E. Hartman] Gemini 74 - short story by Jack Ritchie Geever's Flight - short story by Charles E. Fritch Lost and Found - short story by Phyllis Eisenstein Pattern - short story by Fredric Brown Discovering a New Earth - short story by Robert Mattingly Varieties of Technological Experience - short story by Barry N. Malzberg Listen, Love - short story by Jack Dann and George Zebrowski That Strain Again - short story by Charles Sheffield Take Me to Your Leader - short story by George H. Smith [as by George Henry Smith] Put Your Head Upon My Knee - short story by Jack Ritchie The Big Fix - short story by Robert F. Decker Speed of the Cheetah, Roar of the Lion - short story by Harry Harrison Just Call Me Irish - short story by Richard Wilson Renaissance Man - short story by T. E. D. Klein Pulpworld - short story by Richard K. Lyon [as by R. K. Lyon] The Other Tiger - short story by Arthur C. Clarke Little William - short story by Patricia Matthews Steel - short story by Alan Brennert Appointment on the Barge - short story by Jack Ritchie And So On, and So On - short story by James Tiptree, Jr. Nellthu - short story by Anthony Boucher Taste of Battle - short story by Donald Franson Deflation 2001 - short story by Bob Shaw Do Androids Dream of Electric Love? - short story by Walt Liebscher Dog Star - short story by Mack Reynolds The Great Judge - short story by A. E. van Vogt 2001: A Love Story - short story by Paul Dellinger Answer - short story by Fredric Brown Hadj - short story by Harlan Ellison Good Morning! This Is the Future - short story by Henry Slesar A Shape in Time - short story by Anthony Boucher Linkage - short story by Barry N. Malzberg Murder in the Nth Degree - short story by Ron Montana [as by R. A. Montana] Useful Phrases for the Tourist - short story by Joanna Russ The Burning - short story by Theodore R. Cogswell One Small Step - short story by Marcia Martin and Eric Vinicoff Dead End - short story by Mack Reynolds Paths - short story by Edward Bryant Woman's Work - short story by Garen Drussaï? Death Double - short story by William F. Nolan Tag - short story by Helen M. Urban [as by Helen Urban] Nightmare in Time - short story by Fredric Brown (variant of The End 1961) The Nature of the Place - short story by Robert Silverberg True Love - short story by Isaac Asimov The Game of the Name - short story by Alice Laurance Down the Digestive Tract - short story by Robert Sheckley (variant of Down the Digestive Tract and Into the Cosmos with Mantra, Tantra, and Specklebang) Upon My Soul - short story by Jack Ritchie Drawing Board - short story by Charles A. Spano, Jr. Shell Shock - short story by Donald Franson Speak - short story by Henry Slesar Your Cruel Face - short story by Craig Strete The Best-Laid Plans... - short story by Rick Conley Devil to Pay - short story by Mack Reynolds Who Else Could I Count On? - short story by Manly Wade Wellman (variant of Who Else Could I Count On 1962) The Rat and the Snake - short story by A. E. van Vogt The Finest Hunter in the World - short story by Harry Harrison Life - short story by Dennis R. Caro Love Story - short story by Eric Frank Russell Exile in Lakehurst - short story by Robert Payes The Bait - short story by Fritz Leiber The Humanic Complex - short story by Ray Russell Friends? - short story by Roberta Ghidalia Take a Deep Breath - short story by Arthur C. Clarke The Quest of the Infidel - short story by Sherwood Springer Legal Rights for Germs? - short story by Joseph F. Patrouch, Jr. [as by Joe Patrouch] Blood - short story by Fredric Brown The Diana Syndrome - short story by Ron Montana [as by R. A. Montana] Emergency Rations - short story by Theodore R. Cogswell Buy Jupiter! - short story by Isaac Asimov The Old Man - short story by Henry Slesar Exile's Greeting - short story by Roland J. Green The Biography Project - short story by H. L. Gold [as by Dudley Dell] The Grapes of the Rath - short story by Jan Howard Finder Mr. Lupescu - short story by Anthony Boucher What I Did During My Park Vacation - short story by Ruth Berman A Fragment of Manuscript - short story by Harry Harrison The Boy with Five Fingers - short story by James E. Gunn [as by James Gunn] The King of Beasts - short story by Philip José Farmer (variant of The King of the Beasts) Displaced Person - short story by Eric Frank Russell A Clone at Last - short story by Barry N. Malzberg and Bill Pronzini X Marks the Pedwalk - short story by Fritz Leiber The Mission - short story by Arthur Tofte Proof - short story by F. M. Busby Dreamworld - short story by Isaac Asimov The Reunion - short story by Paul J. Nahin The Futile Flight of John Arthur Benn - short story by Richard Wilson [as by Edward Halibut] Servants of the Lord - short story by James A. Stevens [as by James Stevens] Mattie Harris, Galactic Spy - short story by Rachel Cosgrove Payes Changeover - short story by Juleen Brantingham Hometown - short story by Richard Wilson The Penalty - short story by Henry Slesar The Pill - short story by Maggie Nadler The Final Battle - short story by Harry Harrison Earthbound - short story by Lester del Rey Rotating Cylinders and the Possibility of Global Causality Violation - short story by Larry Niven The Voice in the Garden - short story by Harlan Ellison If Eve Had Failed to Conceive - short story by Edward Wellen

With the same vivid storytelling that made Moloka'i a bookclub phenomenon and national bestseller, Alan Brennert takes us inside the lives of a family of dreamers within the legendary Palisades Amusement Park. Set during a time of upheaval in America, from the Great Depression to Pearl Harbor to the Civil Rights Movement, Palisades Park showcases Brennert's trademark brilliance at transforming historical events into irresistible fiction.