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The Haigerloch Project
It was World War II’s master weapon, and Hitler had it first. As Germany crumbled, Hitler feverishly raged against final defeat. Every qualified citizen in the Reich was committed to developing an atomic bomb. In 1945, they almost succeeded. The code name was the Haigerloch Project. The shock-a-second thriller of a brilliant scientist and a deadly spy threat to the most crucial Allied mission of the war, The Haigerloch Project is a heart-pounding race against time that explodes with more page-searing excitement than The Eagle Has Landed.
Case by Case
A chronicle of Melchior's hair-raising escapades as an agent for the OSS and the U.S. Army in World War II.
Melchior À La Carte
With a life as wild as his fiction, the award-winning sci-fi screenwriter and novelist serves up an “addictive” anthology of short stories (Andrew Kaplan, author of the Homeland novels). A larger-than-life character before picking up the pen, Ib Melchior fought the Nazis as a counterintelligence officer and decoded Shakespeare’s tomb. He was an actor in Paris and a Nordic student of Viking history. He honed his craft at the dawn of television’s “golden age” in the 1950s, imagining the realms beyond as a writer and director of some of the most memorable science-fiction cult films of the 1960s, including Robinson Crusoe on Mars and The Time Travelers. In this rich volume, Melchior ...
Steps & Stairways
A book on an uncommon subject which demonstrates ingenious and artistic solutions to the problems of ascent. It traces the evolution of the stair from the notched tree trunks of prehistory to the escalators of today's malls. Includes stairs created from marble, stone, wood, steel, glass, rope and plastic. Works of art are also included such as Marcel Duchamp's Nude descending a staircase. Attractively produced. An important historical and artistic exposition. No bibliography. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Reflections on the Pool
"Reflections on the Pool" spotlights forty stellar examples of pool design, ranging from the nature-inspired designs of Isabelle Greene to the vanguard mid-century pools of Thomas Church and the brilliant Mexican-style architecture of Ricardo Legorreta, plus popular tourist sites. An engaging text details the swimming pool's spread to America in the 19th century and California's influence on its popularity, while 100 luminous photos showcase the pools themselves in all their splendor.
The Marcus Device
Our top-secret weapon is missing. And America’s top test pilot is missing too. Full of a fierce, obsessive will to live, Tom Darby is about to test-fire the USA’s ultimate weapon—when something goes tragically wrong. His F-15 fighter explodes in a ball of fire. He ejects into the killing heat of Death Valley. Crazed by injuries, he becomes a wild beast running for his life from unseen enemies—and from his rescuers. Even from his beautiful wife. American teams want him. So do sinister East German agents, headed by an ex-Nazi. Because they believe he possesses . . . The Marcus Device
Lauritz Melchior
Om den dansk-amerikanske Wagnertenor Lauritz Melchiors (1890-1973) medvirken ved Bayreuth Festspillene 1924-1931
Order of Battle
An assassination attempt on General Eisenhower looms as agents race to take down a Nazi terrorist organization in this “undeniably exciting” thriller (The Washington Post). Written by an author with personal experience as a counterintelligence agent during World War II, Order of Battle is set during the waning days of Nazi Germany, as plans are hatched for a covert terrorist organization known as the Werewolves, meant to carry on Hitler’s legacy even in the face of defeat. High on their list of goals: the death of America’s heroic Dwight D. Eisenhower. But the secret Nazi resistance will have trouble eluding the Allied forces lying in wait for them—especially one dedicated American intelligence officer who suspects that danger lurks underground amid the chaos of a collapsing empire—in this novel inspired by real events and filled with “maximum tension” (The New York Times).
Lost in Space
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The Right-brain Experience
Discusses the function of the right half of the brain in the creative process and describes techniques for using the brain to increase creativity.
