Ross Macdonald
1) Black Money
Author
Series
Lew Archer novels volume 13
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
When private investigator Lew Archer is hired to get the goods on the suspiciously suave Frenchman who's run off with his client's girlfriend, it looks like a simple case of alienated affections. Things look different when the mysterious foreigner turns out to be connected to a seven-year-old suicide and a mountain of gambling debts.
Black Money is Ross Macdonald at his finest, baring the skull beneath the suntanned skin of Southern California's
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Language
English
Formats
Description
Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster, two misfit teens in Cleveland, were more like Clark Kent than Superman. Both boys escaped into the worlds of science fiction and pulp magazine tales. In 1934, they created the superhero, but it was four years before they convinced a publisher to take a chance on their Man of Steel in a new format--the comic book.
Author
Series
Lew Archer novels volume 17
Pub. Date
1973.
Physical Desc
271 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Private detective Lew Archer challenges the power and ruthlessness of an oil dynasty responsible for a spill on the Southern California coast.
Author
Series
Lew Archer novels volume 15
Pub. Date
2000.
Physical Desc
243 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Author
Series
Library of America volume 264
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
926 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
7) Prop man: from John Wick to Silver linings playbook, from Boardwalk empire to Parks and recreation
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
144 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"In Prop Man, discover the secret history of the books, cards, letters, maps, and legal papers that play central and supporting roles in many of your favorite films and TV shows--from the diary Nicolas Cage's character discovers in National Treasure 2 to the Pawnee town charter in Parks and Recreation. The man responsible for their authentic look, Ross MacDonald, has led a double life as both an illustrator and writer, contributing to the New York...
Author
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
30 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Jack's grandfather is always grumpy, and a bit scary, too, but during a visit to the country house where "Grumpy Grandpa" lives with the brave Aunt Ellie and Uncle Wilbur, Jack learns that his grandfather was once very different.
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
126 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
This amusing collection of football definitions and trivia will help you decode the words and phrases that fly around a gridiron. Learn about the history of football, the stories behind players' nicknames, the wackiest end zone celebrations, and much more!
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
From humble beginnings sketching Iowa's cornfields and rolling hills as a child, painter Grant Wood (1891-1942) became the father of Regionalism - an artistic movement that celebrated the real-life surroundings of the people. American Gothic is a picture-book biography that explores the birth of the famous painting, the movement that made it possible, and the artist who created it all.
15) Bye-bye, crib
Author
Pub. Date
2008.
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
A big boy and his best stuffed friend seek the courage to move to a gigantic new bed.