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Aside from the eccentric Professor Childermass, young sleuth Johnny Dixon’s best friend may be Father Higgins, the kindly priest at the local church. When Higgins is transferred to the congregation in the tiny town of Rocks Village, Johnny and the professor are afraid they won’t see their old friend ever again. But they’ll be reuniting with Father Higgins sooner than they think—and the thing that brings them together will be positively out of this world.

Kis er den bedste i verden. Hun laver yndlingsmad, hun trøster, og hun har dejlig hud på albuen. Og så er der Snitten. Han er den dejligste dreng med det lillebitte smil og det sorte strithår, der står lige op i luften. Kis hentede ham fra den anden side af jorden, fordi han var det barn, hun havde ønsket sig hele sit liv. Og sådan er det. Børn og forældre møder altid lige præcis dem, som det er allerbedst at være i familie med.

Jannes bedste veninde, Sille, skal flytte og begynde på en ny skole langt, langt væk. Det er Janne meget ked af, men heldigvis er hun god til at digte rim og remser, der kan trøste, og så har hun en skør mormor, der holder juleaften en hel måned for tidligt. Og selvom hun bliver drillet i skolen, fordi hun går med stok og har skinne på benet, er det ikke umuligt at få nye venner. Janne på otte år har skinne på benet og går med stok, hendes forældre er skilt, og hun bliver drillet i skolen.

"Der er en øm plet i min sjæl, og mine hverdage har slået knuder, så jeg har svært ved at komme videre i livet lige nu. Jeg er dumpet ned i et hul, hvor jeg ligger hjælpeløs og spræller. På den ene side er jeg som en sangfugl, der har fostret en redefuld gøgeunger - på den anden side som en skrukhøne, der er ved at mase sine kyllinger ihjel. Det er nødvendigt, at jeg forlader dem. Jeg må lære at klare mig uden dem. De må lære at klare sig uden mig. De bukker under for min trang til at styre deres liv. Jeg er for meget for dem. For stærk.

Every battle needs a battlefield, especially in the eternal struggle between good and evil. But the unfortunate souls who are sent here don’t bide their time meekly awaiting judgment—they fight for their souls. Victor Goodspeed is a businessman, taken at the back end of his prime. He wasn’t a bad man, but he was a businessman, which didn’t tip the scales of morality in his favor. Now, he must fight for his life—his afterlife—with God and his armies of angels on one side, and the temptations of Lucifer and his minions on the other.

Johnny Dixon is worried about Professor Childermass. The professor has always been an odd duck, but lately his behavior has been positively bizarre. He’s been talking to himself and stalking down the street with his collar turned up and his hat over his eyes, and now he won’t return Johnny’s calls. Johnny’s afraid that the professor’s old age is starting to get to him, but he will soon find it’s something far more amazing—and far more dangerous.

When feared Yankees slugger Cliff Bullard goes barnstorming around the northeast, offering $10,000 to any local pitcher who can strike him out, Professor Childermass and Johnny Dixon get a sneaky idea. There’s a local legend about a crackpot inventor who once built a robot capable of throwing a baseball 110 MPH, and the professor thinks that if they find the machine, they can win Bullard’s prize. They discover the rusted old monstrosity in an abandoned workshop and put it back together, piece by piece.

The abandoned schoolhouse sits just outside the town of Duston Heights, Massachusetts, and Johnny Dixon is not sure what called him there. Inside the darkened building, he finds three chilling stained glass windows which show a hooded monster, a vengeful angel, and the hateful, staring face of Zebulon Windrow. Impossibly, the old man speaks to Johnny, threatening revenge on behalf of one of his descendants—and then the room is filled with horrible insects. As they cover Johnny’s body, moving closer toward his mouth, he awakes and escapes the nightmare.

In yet another collection of essays, investigative journalist Dave Barry is on the job, hard at work between lunch and naps researching and compiling out-of-the-ordinary news stories from his legion of loyal followers all across the country. Reported as only Dave's wit and wisdom can accomplish, Barry covers everything from exploding municipal toilets to spontaneous human combustion (over 200 cases) to humor impairment—citing Exhibit A, former President Richard Nixon. No one is exempt: Barry lambasts traffic cops, dentists, doctors, Congress, and his very dumb dogs.

On a country lane in snowbound 1950s New Hampshire, a car goes skidding off the road. Professor Childermass and Johnny Dixon escape unscathed, but their car is stuck, and they are forced to walk into town. Johnny doesn’t mind. A curious young man, he has fun anytime the professor takes him out, because he’s treated like an adult. Together they’ve gotten into all sorts of supernatural scrapes, and this winter night they’ll face their toughest challenge yet. When Childermass suddenly vanishes, Johnny is the only one who can find him.

August 1990: Iraqi forces under the command of Saddam Hussein invaded the tiny emirate of Kuwait. In response, the US military led a coalition of thirty-four nations in what became known as Operation Desert Storm—a violent air and ground campaign to eject the Iraqis from Kuwait. At the tip of the spear were the men of the US Air Force’s 58th Fighter Squadron. Based on hours of interviews and archival research by author Mike Guardia, this book reveals an intimate, no-holds-barred account of modern aerial combat…as told by the men who lived it.

H. Bagwell Glomus built an empire out of cereal. In the 1920s, his Oaty Crisps were the most popular breakfast in the United States, and Mr. Glomus was the wealthiest man in the little town of Gildersleeve, Massachusetts. But he was not a happy man. In 1936, he took his own life and his will was never found. Legend has it that his last will and testament is hidden somewhere in his office, but so far, no one has been able to find it and claim the ten thousand dollar reward. Yet, no one has looked as hard as Johnny Dixon.

It’s the 1950s when Johnny Dixon’s mother dies, his father goes to fight in the Korean War, and he goes to live with his grandparents. Although life in a new house is strange, Johnny’s “Grampa” listens to his favorite ballgames, takes him on long walks, and tells him stories of the strange mysteries that lurk in the shadows. Best of all, he’s friends with Professor Childermass, an eccentric academic who’s about to take Johnny on the adventure of a lifetime.

Selma bor en uge hos sin far og en uge hos sin mor. Det er sengetid, og far plejer at læse højt for Selma. Og nu savner hun ham. Men mor digter sine egne godnatsange, og måske kan hun en om far? "Selma og mørket og en blød", sort kat er tredje selvstændige bog i serien "Frede og Selma".

Det er mandag morgen, og det regner. Frede skal op af sengen og ud ad døren. Men han kan ikke. Slet ikke. Han vil overhovedet ikke være med til mandag, men så kommer han i tanke om Selma, der venter på ham i børnehaven... "Frede vil ikke være med til mandag" er anden selvstændige bog i serien "Frede og Selma".

Frede og Selma skal lave hule, og Frede kan næsten ikke vente. Men Selma spiller ludo, og Frede må ikke være med... "Frede flipper ud" er fjerde selvstændige bog i serien "Frede og Selma".

It’s 1974, and Adventure Command International is still on the job in hotspots at the four corners of the wide world! After a harrowing year, Adventure Command’s members have taken their knocks and licked their wounds and now stand ready to plunge into a new set of three amazing adventures designed to thrill boys and girls of all ages! Rev up the Mobile Command Vehicle and set up the Flying Recon! Give them both the gas for tales of action and suspense with the team in the frozen Arctic, along Florida’s space coast, and up the sides of one of Japan’s most active volcanos!

Paula Roos viettää rauhaisaa eläkeläisen arkea Helsingin Kruununhaassa. Kun hänen taloyhtiössään tapahtuu itsemurha, Paulan tuntosarvet nousevat pystyyn. Onko kuollut nainen voinut todella riistää hengen itseltään? Pikkuhiljaa Paula alkaa epäillä, että naisen kuolemaan liittyy antiikkinen lipasto – ja Paulan on koko ajan vaikeampaa uskoa, että kyseessä olisi todella ollut itsemurha. Mihin lipasto on naisen asunnosta oikein kadonnut? Ja miksi kukaan tappaisi lipaston vuoksi?

Akko, 1291. Mens den sidste by i Det Hellige Land faldt for de muslimske hære, flygtede en lille flok tempelriddere om bord på Tempelfalken. Med sig havde de et skrin som for alt i verden skulle bringes til den franske stormester. Skibet nåede aldrig i havn.

For Dutton Caliber's American War Heroes series, the gripping and action-packed combat story of America’s most celebrated tank commander, Staff Sergeant Lafayette “War Daddy” Pool. Lafayette Pool provided inspiration for Brad Pitt’s character “War Daddy” Collier in the movie Fury...