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Reader's Digest Select Editions
The ''Reader's Digest Select Editions'' are a series of hardcover fiction anthology books, published bi-monthly and available by subscription, from ''Reader's Digest''. Each volume consists of four or five current bestselling novels selected by ''Digest'' editors and abridged (or "condensed") to shorter form to accommodate the anthology format. This series is the renamed version of the long-running anthology series ''Reader's Digest Condensed Books''. Novels by volume 1997 Volume 229 - #1 * ''The Runaway Jury'' - John Grisham * '' Critical Judgment'' - Michael Palmer * ''Icon'' - Frederick Forsyth * '' Capitol Offense'' - Senator Barbara Mikulski & Mary Louise Oates Volume 230 - #2 * '' The Third Twin'' - Ken Follett * '' Small Town Girl'' - LaVyrle Spencer * '' To the Hilt'' - Dick Francis * '' The Burning Man'' - Phillip Margolin Volume 231 - #3 * '' A Woman's Place'' - Barbara Delinsky * '' The Unlikely Spy'' - Daniel Silva * '' The Cat Who Tailed a Thief'' - Lilian Jac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthology
In book publishing, an anthology is a collection of literary works chosen by the compiler; it may be a collection of plays, poems, short stories, songs or excerpts by different authors. In genre fiction, the term ''anthology'' typically categorizes collections of shorter works, such as short stories and short novels, by different authors, each featuring unrelated casts of characters and settings, and usually collected into a single volume for publication. Alternatively, it can also be a collection of selected writings (short stories, poems etc.) by one author. Complete collections of works are often called "complete works" or "" (Latin equivalent). Etymology The word entered the English language in the 17th century, from the Greek word, ἀνθολογία (''anthologic'', literally "a collection of blossoms", from , ''ánthos'', flower), a reference to one of the earliest known anthologies, the ''Garland'' (, ''stéphanos''), the introduction to which compares each of its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick Francis
Richard Stanley Francis (31 October 1920 – 14 February 2010) was a British steeplechase jockey and crime writer whose novels centre on horse racing in England. After wartime service in the RAF, Francis became a full-time jump-jockey, winning over 350 races and becoming champion jockey of the British National Hunt. He came to further prominence in 1956 as jockey to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, riding her horse Devon Loch which fell when close to winning the Grand National. Francis retired from the turf and became a journalist and novelist. Many of his novels deal with crime in the horse-racing world, with some of the criminals being outwardly respectable figures. The stories are narrated by the main character, often a jockey, but sometimes a trainer, an owner, a bookie, or someone in a different profession, peripherally linked to racing. This person always faces great obstacles, often including physical injury. More than forty of these novels became international best-s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Airframe (novel)
''Airframe'' is a novel by the American writer Michael Crichton, his eleventh under his own name and twenty-first overall, first published in 1996, in hardcover, by Knopf and then in 1997, as a paperback, by Ballantine Books. The plot follows Casey Singleton, a quality assurance vice president at the fictional aerospace manufacturer Norton Aircraft, as she investigates an in-flight accident aboard a Norton-manufactured airliner that leaves three passengers dead and 56 injured. ''Airframe'' remains one of Crichton's few novels not adapted to film. Crichton stated this was due to the great expense needed to make such a film. The novel's dense technical details for the accident investigation may also have hindered cinematic adaptations. Plot summary Over the Pacific Ocean, TransPacific Airlines Flight 545 experiences severe pitch oscillations, leading to dozens of injured passengers and several deaths. The plane, a Norton Aircraft N-22, has an excellent safety record, and the cap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diane Chamberlain
Diane Chamberlain is an American author of adult fiction. Chamberlain is in the New York Times, USA Today ''USA Today'' (stylized in all uppercase) is an American daily middle-market newspaper and news broadcasting company. Founded by Al Neuharth on September 15, 1982, the newspaper operates from Gannett's corporate headquarters in Tysons, Virgini ... and Sunday Times lists of bestselling authors, having published 30 novels in more than twenty languages. Novels *1989 – ''Private Relations'' *1990 – ''Lovers and Strangers'' *1991 – ''Secret Lives'' *1992 – ''Keeper of the Light'' *1993 – ''Fire and Rain'' *1995 – ''Brass Ring'' *1996 – ''Reflection'' *1997 – ''The Escape Artist'' *1999 – ''Breaking the Silence'' (aka ''Remembering Me)'' *1999 – ''Summer’s Child'' *2001 – ''The Courage Tree'' *2002 – ''Cypress Point'' (aka ''The Shadow Wife'') (aka ''The Forgotten Son)'' *2003 – ''Kiss River'' *2004 – ''Her Mother’s Shadow'' *2005 – ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Escape Artist (novel)
''The Escape Artist'' is a 2018 novel by Brad Meltzer. Reception The review aggregator website Book Marks reported that 92% of critics gave the book a "rave" review, whilst the other 8% of the critics expressed "mixed" impressions, based on a sample of 12 reviews. Television series adaptation In February 2021, FX gave a series order for a series based on the book with Michael Bay and Brad Meltzer set to executive produce and Jennifer Lawrence set as the showrunner. In August 2021, Jon Favreau Jonathan Kolia Favreau (; born October 19, 1966) is an American actor and filmmaker. As an actor, Favreau has appeared in films such as ''Rudy (film), Rudy'' (1993), ''PCU (film), PCU'' (1994), ''Swingers (1996 film), Swingers'' (1996), ''Very ... was set to direct the series with Frank Marshall coming onboard to executive produce it. References 2018 American novels Books by Brad Meltzer American thriller novels Grand Central Publishing books {{2010s-thriller-novel-s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ridley Pearson
Ridley Pearson (born March 13, 1953 in Glen Cove, New York) is an American author of suspense and thriller novels for adults, and adventure books for children. Some of his books have appeared on ''The New York Times'' Best Seller list. Literary career Pearson became the first American to receive the Raymond Chandler- Fulbright Fellowship at Oxford University in 1991. He received the Quill Award from the Missouri Writers Hall of Fame, its highest honor. This award serves as a reminder of the importance of writing, and encourages young people to develop their own joy for writing. Pearson's novels for adults include: novels featuring characters John Knox & Grace Chu--''The Red Room'' (2014);''Choke Point'' (2013);''The Risk Agent'' (2012); novels featuring the character Walt Fleming--''In Harm's Way'' (2010), ''Killer Summer'' (2009), ''Killer View'' (2008), and ''Killer Weekend'' (2007); novels featuring the character Lou Boldt and Daphne Matthews--''The Body of David Hayes'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beyond Recognition (novel)
''Beyond Recognition'' is the third full-length album (and final until 2009's ''The Prophecy'') by American thrash metal band Defiance, released in 1992 on Roadrunner Records. It was a bit of a departure from the band's previous work. It can be best described as "progressive thrash metal", featuring more complex song structures, odd time signatures, numerous key and tempo changes, technical riffs and drumming, and even clean sections that often evoked jazz fusion. This newer, more distinctive style earned the band their biggest critical success to date, and many fans hail it as their finest work. Despite this, the album did not sell as well as their previous works due to a shifting musical landscape and as a result, poor advertisement for the album. It has been out of print for many years, though many thrash fans consider it to be a lost gem of the genre. During the recording of ''Beyond Recognition'', vocalist Steev Esquivel temporarily left the band due to lack of focus due ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lilian Jackson Braun
Lilian Jackson Braun (June 20, 1913June 4, 2011) was an American writer well known for her light-hearted series of ''The Cat Who...'' mystery novels. ''The Cat Who'' books center on the life of (former) newspaper reporter, James Qwilleran, and his two Siamese cats, Koko (short for Kao K'o Kung) and Yum Yum, first in an unnamed city and then in the fictitious small town of Pickax located in Moose County "400 miles north of everywhere." Although never formally stated in her books, the towns, counties and lifestyles described in the series are generally accepted to be modeled after Bad Axe, Michigan, where Braun resided with her husband until the mid-1980s. Life and career Born Lilian Jackson in Willimansett, Chicopee, Massachusetts, to Charles Jackson and Clara Ward Jackson, she began her writing career as a teenager, contributing sports poetry for the ''Detroit News''. She went on to write advertising copy for many of Detroit's department stores. For the ''Detroit Free Press'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cat Who Tailed A Thief
''The Cat Who Tailed a Thief'' is the nineteenth book in ''The Cat Who'' series of mystery novels by Lilian Jackson Braun Lilian Jackson Braun (June 20, 1913June 4, 2011) was an American writer well known for her light-hearted series of ''The Cat Who...'' mystery novels. ''The Cat Who'' books center on the life of (former) newspaper reporter, James Qwilleran, and h ..., published in 1997. Plot summary The residents of Pickax take pride in a town which has considerably less crime than the places "Down Below." However, this holiday season has seen a streak of small crimes. New in town is the bank manager, Willard Carmichael and wife Danielle. Her cousin wants to restore historic Pleasant Avenue to its original splendor, but something seems amiss to Qwill. Two deaths soon follow. 1997 novels Tailed a Thief G. P. Putnam's Sons books {{1990s-mystery-novel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Silva (novelist)
Daniel Silva (born 1960) is an American journalist and author of thriller and spy novels. Early life Silva was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan. When Silva was seven years old, his family moved to Merced, California. He was raised as a Catholic. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from California State University, Fresno and began a graduate program in international relations at San Francisco State University, but left when offered employment as a journalist at United Press International (UPI). Career Journalist Silva began his writing career as a journalist with a temporary position at UPI in 1984. His assignment was to cover the Democratic National Convention. UPI made Silva's position permanent and, a year later transferred him to the Washington, D.C. headquarters. After two more years, he was appointed as UPI's Middle East correspondent and moved to Cairo. Silva returned to Washington, D.C., for a position with Cable News Network's Washington bureau. He worked as a produc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Unlikely Spy
''The Unlikely Spy'' is a 1996 spy novel written by Daniel Silva, set during World War II. While some of the characters and events are fictional, the book is based on the real-life attempt by the Allies to use British intelligence to cover up the true plans for D-Day. The deception plan was called Operation Fortitude, and Double Cross also played a role. Specifically, the book has a backdrop (a subset of Fortitude referred to as Fortitude South). Plot Set during World War II, the book follows Alfred Vicary, a historian and friend of Winston Churchill, who was wounded in battle during the World War I while serving as an officer in the Intelligence Corps, joins the British intelligence service. He is assigned the job of protecting Operation Mulberry in the lead up to the invasion of Normandy in 1944. The German spy Catherine Blake, whose real name is Anna von Steiner, an Abwehr operative, actually is close to learning the secret. Catherine's aid is Horst Neumann, a former ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbara Delinsky
Barbara Delinsky (born August 8, 1945, in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. as Barbara Ruth Greenberg. ''JacketFlap'', 2005-10-27. Retrieved on 2009-11-05.) is an American of s, including 19 ''New York Times'' bestsellers. She has also been published under the pen names Bonnie Drake and Billie Douglass. Biography Delinsky was born on August 9, 1945 near[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |