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A choice of murders : 23 stories by members of the Mystery Writers of America
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"For any reader who likes to relax in the company of a murderer, this book will prove a delight. It offers a splendid range of murderous activity--twenty-three stories, running from exercises in detection in the classical tradition to the tale of explosive violence. Anyone at all knowledgeable about mystery fiction will find familiar and admired names among the contributors: Stanley Ellin is here, with a prize-winning story; you will find Ross MacDonald [that is, Macdonald], Mignon Eberhart, Andrew Garve, and many more"--Dust jacket.
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Best detective stories of the year : 17th annual collection
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"Here, for the seventeenth time, is a superior assortment of tales calculated to divert and delight the most discriminating mystery fan: the top stories of the year chosen from the leading mystery magazines by an acknowledged expert in the field"--Dust jacket.
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Chinese cookery : a hundred practical recipes
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"Those who enjoy Chinese meals will be glad to know how the dishes can be prepared, and those who are not familiar with Chinese cooking will be delighted with the novelties to which they are introduced. Chinese cookery is especially suited to wartime conditions; its nutritive value is high, little meat need be used, and with limited materials great variety can be obtained"--From dust jacket.
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Best detective stories of the year : 21st annual collection
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"In this, Anthony Boucher's fourth collection of the best in mystery and suspense short fiction, the New York Times critic proves again that a good mystery story is a work of art. For each of the stories chosen is distinguished not only by plot but by the atmosphere and quality of the writing. Mr. Boucher covered the field in order to find the most outstanding candidates: he picked from the leading mystery magazines and from book-length publications. The range is wide: from the well-represented formal detective story to the pure suspense tale; from the grimly realistic to the ironically macabre; from the private eye to the parody-pastiche"--Dust jacket.
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Unexpected stories
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"'Unexpected Stories' is, by any measure, an unexpected fit. This slender but resonant volume contains two stories--recently unearthed and never before in print--by one of the most significant figures in modern science fiction: Octavia E. Butler. 'A Necessary Being' takes us into the heart of an alien culture with a rigid hierarchical system based on caste and skin coloration. With the arrival of visitors from a distant mountain tribe, the society known as the Rohkohn finds itself faced with the sudden prospect of profound social change. In the second story, 'Childfinder,' the title character is a woman who uses her psychic abilities to track down children with similar nascent abilities--and protect them from the abuses of a predatory society. These may be early stories, but they are the clear reflections of a powerful and original talent, and their belated publication is a major literary event. As novelist Nisi Shawl notes in her eloquent introduction, we may live in a fundamentally unfair world, but 'sweet surprises' occasionally come our way. 'Unexpected Stories' is one of those surprises. It is a book that Butler's many admirers have been waiting for, whether they knew it or not. The Subterranean Press edition of 'Unexpected Stories' will be its first print edition, with a newly-commissioned introduction by Nisi Shawl, and an afterword by Butler's longtime agent and literary executor, Merrilee Heifetz"--From dust jacket.
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Purdah : the status of Indian women
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"When the blond Frieda Hauswirth Das went to India as the bride of the high caste Hindu she had met in California, Indian women were still kept within the rigid seclusion of purdah. No man, except her husband, was permitted to see the face of a high born Hindu girl, and he only after the wedding ceremony. Today, Indian women are foremost in the struggle for the country's freedom and are throwing off the restrictions from which they have suffered for centuries. Mrs. Das' volume is the story of these women of India, of their historic role since the days of the first Aryan invasion, and, more particularly, of their struggle for emancipation and of the prominent part they are playing today in the seething life in India. On this subject no one can write with greater authority than Mrs. Das. As narrated in her highly praised autobiography, "A Marriage to India," she was born in Switzerland but came to this country and attended Leland Stanford University. It was here she met her future husband, with whom she later went to live in India. Mrs. Das remained there for a number of years, and had the unusual opportunity of coming into intimate contact with many of the leaders of Indian thought and political life"--dust jacket.
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