MobileRead Forums - Other Books http://www.mobileread.com/forums Share your e-books in formats other than Sony BBeB and Mobipocket (e.g. Adobe PDF) en Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:26:36 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.mobileread.com/feeds/images/mr/misc/logo.gif MobileRead Forums - Other Books http://www.mobileread.com/forums Action Goodwin, Harold Leland: The Flying Stingaree PDF v1 07.Nov.2009 http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61566&goto=newpost Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:58:42 GMT Author: Harold Leland Goodwin (November 20, 1914-February 18, 1990) was an American writer.

Known to his friends as Hal Goodwin, Goodwin wrote popular science books, mostly about space exploration, as Harold L. Goodwin, "Hal Goodwin" and "Harold Leland Goodwin". He also wrote children's books as Blake Savage (Rip Foster Rides the Gray Planet) and John Blaine (the Rick Brant series). In the latter case, he co-wrote (with Peter J. Harkins) the first 3 books in the series and wrote books 4 through 24 by himself.

Book: What's shaped like a sting ray and flies over Chesapeake Bay? This is the eerie riddle which confronts Rick Brant and his friend Don Scott when, seeking shelter from a storm, they anchor the houseboat Spindrift in a lonely cove along the Maryland shore and spot the flying stingaree. The "thing," they learn, is not the only one of its kind—one is actually suspected of having kidnaped a man! The residents of the Eastern Shore of Maryland believe the strange objects are flying saucers, but, weary of ridicule, have ceased reporting the sightings. Rick and Scotty, their scientific curiosity aroused, begin a comprehensive investigation, encouraged by their friend Steve Ames, a young government intelligence agent, whose summer cottage is near the cove. As the clues mount up, the trail leads to Calvert's Favor, a historic plantation house—and to the very bottom of Chesapeake Bay. How Rick and Scotty, at the risk of their lives, ground the eerie menace forever makes a tale of high-voltage suspense.

This book is fully illustrated and features the original cover.

Source: Project Gutenberg

PS: I am right now playing around with the PDF format. With this book I propose an example of a PDF specially formatted for Reader hardware, but still features all the illustrations. I quite like the reading experience on my Reader. Please let me know what you think of this book!
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]]> Other Books mtravellerh http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61566 Spiritual Olcott, Henry S: The Buddhist Catechism, LIT v1, 2 November 2009. http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61069&goto=newpost Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:28:47 GMT Colonel Henry Steel Olcott (1832–1907) The Buddhist Catechism (44th Edition, 1915) 383 questions and answers outlining the tenets of Buddhism. The source was a very inconsistently-formatted Project Gutenberg file. I have tried to bring some consistency and to improve the layout. Unfortunately, Book Designer does not support macrons, so I’ve replaced them with circumflexes. Colonel Henry Steel Olcott (1832–1907)
The Buddhist Catechism
(44th Edition, 1915)

383 questions and answers outlining the tenets of Buddhism.

The source was a very inconsistently-formatted Project Gutenberg file. I have tried to bring some consistency and to improve the layout. Unfortunately, Book Designer does not support macrons, so I’ve replaced them with circumflexes.
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]]> Other Books Patricia http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61069 Horror Le Fanu, J. Sheridan: Green Tea, LIT v1, 2 November 2009. http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61062&goto=newpost Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:14:47 GMT J. Sheridan Le Fanu (1814–1873) Green Tea (1872) A man is haunted by a malevolent black monkey. J. Sheridan Le Fanu (1814–1873)
Green Tea (1872)

A man is haunted by a malevolent black monkey.
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]]> Other Books Patricia http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61062 Short Fiction Wright, B.K.: Two Way Mirror. LIT, PDF, PDB, v1. 1st Nov 2009 http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61021&goto=newpost Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:11:40 GMT The beauty of the inner self can at times be eclipsed by the beauty of the outer self. In “Two Way Mirror”, the passionate love of two men cannot eclipse the companionate love which emerges as each discovers the inner and outer beauty of the other, culminating in a love for which neither had been prepared. :thanks: ~B.K. Wright~ The beauty of the inner self can at times be eclipsed by the beauty of the outer self. In “Two Way Mirror”, the passionate love of two men cannot eclipse the companionate love which emerges as each discovers the inner and outer beauty of the other, culminating in a love for which neither had been prepared.
:thanks:
~B.K. Wright~
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]]> Other Books B.K. Wright http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61021 Other Fiction Chesterton, G K: The Flying Inn, LIT v1, 1 November 2009. http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60993&goto=newpost Sun, 01 Nov 2009 04:58:52 GMT G. K. Chesterton (1874–1936) The Flying Inn (1914) First published in 1914, this surreal comic novel is set in the near future. The themes that Chesterton satirizes are still likely to touch a nerve today. He envisages an England where the upper classes have converted to Islam, and are attempting to ban the consumption of alcohol. The lead characters set up a peripatetic public house and exploit various legal loopholes in order to get a drink. There is a particularly delightful excoriation of cocoa; discussions on the merits of cannabis, criticism of Islamic extremists, corrupt politicians, journalists, vegetarians and exponents of “Higher Thought” (i.e. new-age weirdoes). This means that it is surprisingly topical in places. G. K. Chesterton (1874–1936)
The Flying Inn (1914)

First published in 1914, this surreal comic novel is set in the near future. The themes that Chesterton satirizes are still likely to touch a nerve today. He envisages an England where the upper classes have converted to Islam, and are attempting to ban the consumption of alcohol. The lead characters set up a peripatetic public house and exploit various legal loopholes in order to get a drink.
There is a particularly delightful excoriation of cocoa; discussions on the merits of cannabis, criticism of Islamic extremists, corrupt politicians, journalists, vegetarians and exponents of “Higher Thought” (i.e. new-age weirdoes). This means that it is surprisingly topical in places.
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]]> Other Books Patricia http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60993 Biography O’Connor, John: Father Brown on Chesterton, LIT v1, 1 November 2009. http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60990&goto=newpost Sun, 01 Nov 2009 04:46:31 GMT Father John O’Connor (1870–1952) Father Brown on Chesterton (1937) This is written by the priest who received Chesterton into the Catholic Church, and who was supposed to be the model for Chesterton’s “Father Brown” detective stories. The source was Project Gutenberg Canada. The cover image is a photograph of Chesterton and his wife. Father John O’Connor (1870–1952)
Father Brown on Chesterton (1937)

This is written by the priest who received Chesterton into the Catholic Church, and who was supposed to be the model for Chesterton’s “Father Brown” detective stories.
The source was Project Gutenberg Canada. The cover image is a photograph of Chesterton and his wife.
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]]> Other Books Patricia http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60990 Horror Oliphant, Margaret: The Library Window, LIT v1, 1 November 2009. http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60984&goto=newpost Sun, 01 Nov 2009 04:29:34 GMT Margaret Oliphant (Margaret Oliphant Wilson) (1828–1897) The Library Window: A Story of the Seen and the Unseen (1896) A ghost story. A young girl looks out of her aunt’s window, to the college library opposite, where there is a mysterious window… Margaret Oliphant (Margaret Oliphant Wilson) (1828–1897)
The Library Window: A Story of the Seen and the Unseen (1896)

A ghost story. A young girl looks out of her aunt’s window, to the college library opposite, where there is a mysterious window…
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]]> Other Books Patricia http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60984 Horror Oliphant, Margaret: The Portrait, LIT v1, 1 November 2009. http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60980&goto=newpost Sun, 01 Nov 2009 04:20:48 GMT Margaret Oliphant (Margaret Oliphant Wilson) (1828–1897) The Portrait (1894) A ghost story. The arrival of an old family portrait has unsettling consequences… Margaret Oliphant (Margaret Oliphant Wilson) (1828–1897)
The Portrait (1894)

A ghost story. The arrival of an old family portrait has unsettling consequences…
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]]> Other Books Patricia http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60980 Horror Oliphant, Margaret: The Open Door, LIT v1, 1 November 2009. http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60975&goto=newpost Sun, 01 Nov 2009 04:06:18 GMT Margaret Oliphant (Margaret Oliphant Wilson) (1828–1897) The Open Door (1889 edition) A ghost story. Who, or what, is wailing piteously among the ruins of the old park? The narrator must find out because his son is in danger… Margaret Oliphant (Margaret Oliphant Wilson) (1828–1897)
The Open Door (1889 edition)

A ghost story. Who, or what, is wailing piteously among the ruins of the old park? The narrator must find out because his son is in danger…
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]]> Other Books Patricia http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60975 Horror Oliphant, Margaret: The Secret Chamber, LIT v1, 28 October 2009. http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60625&goto=newpost Wed, 28 Oct 2009 03:58:12 GMT Margaret Oliphant (Margaret Oliphant Wilson) (1828–1897) The Secret Chamber (1876) A ghost story. What is in the secret room, hidden in a Scottish castle? Margaret Oliphant (Margaret Oliphant Wilson) (1828–1897)
The Secret Chamber (1876)

A ghost story.
What is in the secret room, hidden in a Scottish castle?
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]]> Other Books Patricia http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60625 Other Non-Fiction Chesterton, G K: The Superstition of Divorce, LIT v1, 28 October 2009. http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60618&goto=newpost Wed, 28 Oct 2009 03:40:22 GMT G. K. Chesterton (1874–1936) The Superstition of Divorce (1920) In which Chesterton argues that divorce is a bad thing. G. K. Chesterton (1874–1936)
The Superstition of Divorce (1920)

In which Chesterton argues that divorce is a bad thing.
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]]> Other Books Patricia http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60618 Other Fiction Leverson, Ada: The Limit, LIT v1, 26 October 2009. http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60415&goto=newpost Mon, 26 Oct 2009 03:25:04 GMT Ada Leverson (1862–1933) The Limit (1911) Ada Leverson was a close fiend of Oscar Wilde, and wrote witty society novels which contain both acute observation and bon mots. In this novel, a young married woman must choose how far to permit the attentions of a man friend. Meanwhile, her husband must set the limit of his toleration. We now have all of Mrs. Leverson’s novels in the MR library. Ada Leverson (1862–1933)
The Limit (1911)

Ada Leverson was a close fiend of Oscar Wilde, and wrote witty society novels which contain both acute observation and bon mots.
In this novel, a young married woman must choose how far to permit the attentions of a man friend. Meanwhile, her husband must set the limit of his toleration.

We now have all of Mrs. Leverson’s novels in the MR library.
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]]> Other Books Patricia http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60415 Other Non-Fiction Chesterton, G K: The Outline of Sanity, LIT v1, 26 October 2009. http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60408&goto=newpost Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:59:33 GMT G. K. Chesterton (1874–1936) The Outline of Sanity (1927) Essays arguing for Distributism. From Dale Alquist’s summary: “It was Pope Leo XIII who first articulated the connection between property and justice for the modern world in his 1893 encyclical Rerum Novarum. This idea is carried forward a few decades later by G. K. Chesterton in ‘The Outline of Sanity’ (which is a collection of essays that originally appeared in his newspaper, G.K.’s Weekly in 1925). He shows how neither socialism nor capitalism promote justice because neither promote small property.” http://chesterton.org/discover/lectures/47outlineofsanity.html G. K. Chesterton (1874–1936)
The Outline of Sanity (1927)

Essays arguing for Distributism.

From Dale Alquist’s summary:
“It was Pope Leo XIII who first articulated the connection between property and justice for the modern world in his 1893 encyclical Rerum Novarum. This idea is carried forward a few decades later by G. K. Chesterton in ‘The Outline of Sanity’ (which is a collection of essays that originally appeared in his newspaper, G.K.’s Weekly in 1925). He shows how neither socialism nor capitalism promote justice because neither promote small property.”
http://chesterton.org/discover/lectu...eofsanity.html
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]]> Other Books Patricia http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60408 Horror James, M R: A Warning to the Curious and Other Ghost Stories, LIT v1, 25 Oct 2009. http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60339&goto=newpost Sun, 25 Oct 2009 03:22:18 GMT M.R. James (Montague Rhodes James) 1862–1936 A Warning to the Curious and Other Ghost Stories (1925) A member asked for this collection of ghost stories, which I have pieced together from various sources. Contents The Haunted Dolls’ House The Uncommon Prayer-Book A Neighbour’s Landmark A View from a Hill A Warning to the Curious An Evening’s Entertainment M.R. James (Montague Rhodes James) 1862–1936
A Warning to the Curious and Other Ghost Stories (1925)

A member asked for this collection of ghost stories, which I have pieced together from various sources.

Contents
The Haunted Dolls’ House
The Uncommon Prayer-Book
A Neighbour’s Landmark
A View from a Hill
A Warning to the Curious
An Evening’s Entertainment
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]]> Other Books Patricia http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60339 Biography Chesterton, G K: Autobiography, LIT v1, 25 October 2009. http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60334&goto=newpost Sun, 25 Oct 2009 03:05:40 GMT G.K. Chesterton (1874–1936) Autobiography (1936) Contents I. Hearsay Evidence; II. The Man with the Golden Key; III. How to Be a Dunce; IV. How to Be a Lunatic; V. Nationalism and Notting Hill; VI. The Fantastic Suburb; VII. The Crime of Orthodoxy; VIII. Figures in Fleet Street; IX. The Case against Corruption; X. Friendship and Foolery; XI. The Shadow of the Sword; XII. Some Political Celebrities; XIII. Some Literary Celebrities; XIV. Portrait of a Friend; XV. The Incomplete Traveller; XVI. The God With the Golden Key G.K. Chesterton (1874–1936)
Autobiography (1936)

Contents
I. Hearsay Evidence; II. The Man with the Golden Key; III. How to Be a Dunce; IV. How to Be a Lunatic; V. Nationalism and Notting Hill; VI. The Fantastic Suburb; VII. The Crime of Orthodoxy; VIII. Figures in Fleet Street; IX. The Case against Corruption; X. Friendship and Foolery; XI. The Shadow of the Sword; XII. Some Political Celebrities; XIII. Some Literary Celebrities; XIV. Portrait of a Friend; XV. The Incomplete Traveller; XVI. The God With the Golden Key
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