Great Books

A spine-tingling anthology of twenty tales from the master of horror includes ""The Lawnmower Man,"" ""Children of the Corn,"" and ""Graveyard Shift,"" about the loathsome creatures living beneath an old city building. Reissue.

This is a collection of terrifying stories that reveal a shudderingly detailed map of the dark places that lie behind our waking, rational world. This is the horror of ordinary people and everyday objects that become strangely altered, a world where nothing is ever quite what it seems.

Her voice was like whiskey, smooth and potent, but it was her contradictions that fascinated Detective Boyd Fletcher—the vulnerability beneath her tough-as-nails facade. Late-night radio announcer Cilla O'Roarke was being threatened by a caller, and it was Boyd's job to protect her no matter what. But the sultry deejay was getting under his skin, and the undeniable attraction that sizzled between them concerned the detective…because anything could happen on the Night Shift.They called him Nemesis. He walked the dark alleyways alone, a shadow among shadows—and that's the way he liked it. Until the night he saved Deborah O'Roarke from an attacker and rediscovered the quiet ache of yearning lodged in his heart. It had been a long time since he had wanted to reach out to someone…. But Deborah was an idealistic prosecutor who played by the rules and abhorred the vigilantism of her mysterious defender. Could she come to love the phantom who lurked in the Night Shadow?

Late at night, when the owls are out, some people are awake--and doing all sorts of interesting things! They are on the night shift. Open this book, and you will discover the nighttime world of people who go to work when you are sleeping:  Street sweeperWindow dresserRadio DJSecurity guardNewspaper printerBridge painterZookeeperFreighter captainTruck driverRoad workerDonut bakerFishermanTug boat captainWaitress Come meet them all!

By day, Monica Holy's life looks like millions of others. She paints, jogs, talks to friends, and worries about her children. Monica's nightlife is a different story. Since birth, she has entered extraordinary worlds of consciousness through the portal of lucid dreams. While there, she conducts souls to the other side and to the light, teaches, guides, and heals. She enters those non-ordinary realities not just to explore them, but to work on behalf of the human community. In Fringe Dweller on the Nightshift, she eloquently recounts her psychic and spiritual work with the troubled dead, the newly dead or those about to die - especially children - to provide emergency relief. She also brings back messages from the world beyond this one, by offering each and every one of us inspiration and ideas for honoring our feelings and connecting to the divine expression of all that is. Ultimately, we will all see The Grid (chapter 10): the invisible reality beyond our five senses that underlies all physical form as we know it. Fringe Dweller on the Nightshift combines cosmic adventure with down-to-earth practical information - part art, part memoir, part philosophy, part guidance, this book is a work of the heart.

Penny Pack Rat lives in the Sonoran desert. Like all pack rats, Penny loves to collect things and her little burrow is filled with stuff she's found - always at night when the desert is cool. One day when her Nana says she's always wanted a shiny silver spoon, Penny becomes determined to find one for her. Penny starts out at night, wearing her backpack and looking for a silver spoon. Her friends worry about her safety. Sure enough, there are coyotes at the miner's camp, her favorite place to hunt. Will Penny be able to find that special spoon without getting caught? In this charming story told in verse, Conrad J. Storad creates a brave little pack rat who proves she's faster and smarter than the big coyotes. Facts about the Desert Pack Rat and a short list of Words to Learn included at the end of the book, provide extra value for young readers and listeners. Nathaniel Jensen's detailed and dramatic paintings recreate the beauty of the Sonoran Desert and depict a courageous and affectionate Penny who is certain to become a favorite of children everywhere. Readers will love finding their favorite ''junk'' in the many rooms of Penny's underground house. Here is a book that will appeal to ''pack rat'' readers of all ages.

While everyone else is busy dreaming . . . Z-z-z-z-z-z . . . Frankie is hard at work, cleaning and scheming. There's no time for rest. Clang! Splash! Eeeeeek! But here's a little secret—Frankie really seems to enjoy the night shift. Is he working hard or hardly working? Open this book and decide for yourself. Good job, Frankie!