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  Ravage & Son

  Jerome Charyn

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  A master storyteller's novel of crime, corruption, and antisemitism in early twentieth-century Manhattan 
   
   
   
  Ravage & Son reflects the lost world of Manhattan's Lower East Side—the cradle of Jewish immigration during the first years of the twentieth century—in a dark mirror. 
   
   
   
  Abraham Cahan, editor of the Jewish Daily Forward, serves as the conscience of the Jewish ghetto teeming with rogue cops and swindlers. He rescues Ben Ravage, an orphan, from a trade school and sends him off to Harvard to earn a law degree. But upon his return, Ben rejects the chance to escape his gritty origins and instead becomes a detective for the Kehilla, a quixotic gang backed by wealthy uptown patrons to help the police rid the Lower East Side of criminals. Charged with rooting out the Jewish "Mr. Hyde," a half-mad villain who attacks the prostitutes of Allen Street, Ben discovers that his fate is irrevocably tied to that of this violent, sinister man. 
   
   
   
  A lurid tale of revenge, this wildly evocative, suspenseful noir is vintage Jerome Charyn.

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  Preacher's Rage

  William W. Johnstone, J.A....

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  For the greatest trapper in the country, there's no place like the Rocky Mountains. Preacher and his son Hawk are riding the High Lonesome when the clear mountain air is split by a girl's savage screams. A gang of ruthless trappers has kidnapped a Crow woman, but before they escape with her, Preacher and Hawk burst out of the tree line, guns spitting fire. They drive the trappers off, only to find that she's not Crow, but white. Caroline has been raised by the Crow since childhood, the only people she's ever known. To get her home, Preacher and Hawk will have to blast their way off this mountain, gunning down kill-crazy trappers and merciless Blackfeet warriors. Because it's never really quiet on the western front

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  The Murder on the Links - A...

  Agatha Christie

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  A thrilling masterpiece of suspense from the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie.When Hercule Poirot receives a desperate plea for help from a South American millionaire, he and his faithful companion, Captain Hastings, hurry to the French coast. But they arrive too late. Paul Renauld is dead, his body found face-down in a shallow grave on a newly constructed golf course, stabbed in the back with a distinctive letter opener.The mystery deepens when Poirot discovers that the victim’s wife was found gagged and bound in their villa, and a mysterious woman in the neighborhood seems to hold a dark influence over the household. As Poirot pits his "little grey cells" against the brash, modern methods of the Parisian detective Giraud, he uncovers a web of lies stretching back decades to a crime in Santiago.In this classic Golden Age mystery, nothing is as it seems, and the links of a golf course become the stage for a deadly game of cat and mouse. Narrated with elegance and precision by Jennifer Cramer, this production by Golden Age Mystery Audio brings one of Poirot's most complex cases to vivid life.

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  Somnium: The Dream - Or...

  Johannes Kepler

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  The Renaissance gave us a lot of things, including the earliest science fiction that relates to modern science. The book would now be called hard sci fi, as it leans heavily into the known orbital mechanics of the moon.Somnium (Latin for "The Dream") — full title: Somnium, seu opus posthumum De astronomia lunari — is a novel written in Latin in 1608 by Johannes Kepler. It was first published in 1634 by Kepler's son, Ludwig Kepler, several years after the death of his father. In the narrative, an Icelandic boy and his witch mother learn of an island named Levania (the Moon) from a daemon. Somnium presents a detailed imaginative description of how the Earth might look when viewed from the Moon, and is considered the first serious scientific treatise on lunar astronomy. Carl Sagan and Isaac Asimov have referred to it as one of the earliest works of science fiction. - From the wiki

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  Indian Child Life

  Charles Alexander Eastman

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  The author was raised as an American Indian and describes what it was like to be an Indian boy (the first 7 chapters) and an Indian Girl (the last 7 chapters). This is very different from the slanted way the white man tried to picture them as 'savages' and 'brutes.'Quote: Dear Children:—You will like to know that the man who wrote these true stories is himself one of the people he describes so pleasantly and so lovingly for you. He hopes that when you have finished this book, the Indians will seem to you very real and very friendly. He is not willing that all your knowledge of the race that formerly possessed this continent should come from the lips of strangers and enemies, or that you should think of them as blood-thirsty and treacherous, as savage and unclean. (Summary by author's preface)

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  Simplicius Simplicissimus

  Hans Jakob Grimmelshausen

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  Simplicius Simplicissimus by Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen is a remarkable classic of German literature and one of the most vivid and imaginative novels to emerge from the chaos of the Thirty Years' War. First published in 1668, this adventurous and satirical tale follows the extraordinary life journey of a naive young boy who grows up in a world shattered by violence, greed, and social upheaval. ⚔️📖
  
  The story begins with Simplicius as an innocent child living peacefully in the countryside. His simple life is abruptly destroyed when soldiers ravage his village, forcing him to flee into a brutal and unpredictable world. As he travels through war-torn lands, Simplicius experiences an astonishing series of transformations—living as a shepherd, a soldier, a hermit, a courtier, and even a wanderer seeking meaning in life.
  
  Through Simplicius's eyes, readers witness the absurdities and horrors of war as well as the strange and often humorous situations that arise in a society turned upside down. Grimmelshausen blends adventure, satire, fantasy, and social commentary to create a powerful narrative that exposes the corruption, hypocrisy, and cruelty of the era. At the same time, the story retains moments of wit, reflection, and philosophical insight.
  
  The protagonist's innocence and curiosity allow him to question the values of the world around him. His journey becomes not only a physical adventure but also a spiritual and moral exploration, raising questions about human nature, faith, survival, and the search for wisdom in a troubled age.
  
  Rich in imagination and historical detail, Simplicius Simplicissimus stands as one of the earliest and most influential novels in German literature. Its unique blend of realism, satire, and allegory provides a compelling portrait of life during one of Europe's most devastating conflicts.
  
  Today, the novel remains a fascinating literary masterpiece that captures both the brutality and absurdity of war while exploring the resilience of the human spirit. Through the extraordinary adventures of its unforgettable hero, Grimmelshausen offers readers a timeless reflection on innocence, experience, and the unpredictable journey of life.

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