The Black Camel

The Black Camel

Author: Earl Derr Biggers

Publisher: Read Books Ltd

Published: 2015-07-03

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13: 1473371554

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This early work by Earl Derr Biggers was originally published in 1929 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. "The Black Camel" tells the story of a Hollywood star (Shelah Fane), who is stopping in Hawaii after she finished shooting a film on location in Tahiti. She is murdered in the pavilion of her renter house in Waikiki during her stay. Chan, in his position as a detective with the Honolulu Police Department, "investigates amid public clamor demanding that the murderer be found and punished immediately. "Death is a black camel that kneels unbidden at every gate. Tonight black camel has knelt here", Chan tells the suspects. Earl Derr Biggers was born on 26th August 1884 in Warren, Ohio, USA. Biggers received his further education at Harvard University, where he developed a reputation as a literary rebel, preferring the popular modern authors, such as Rudyard Kipling and Richard Harding Davis to the established figures of classical literature. Following in their footsteps upon graduating, he himself began a career as a popular writer, penning humorous articles and reviews for the Boston Traveler. While on holiday in Hawaii, Biggers heard tales of a real-life Chinese detective operating in Honolulu, named Chang Apana. This inspired him to create his most enduring legacy in the character of super-sleuth Charlie Chan. The first Chan story "The House Without a Key" (1925) was published as a serialised story in the Saturday Evening Post and then released as a novel in the same year. Biggers went on to write five more Chan novels and all were licensed for movie adaptations by Fox Films. These films were hugely popular with several different actors taking the lead role of Chan. Eventually; over 40 films were produced featuring the character. Biggers only saw the early on-screen successes of Charlie Chan due to his death at the age of only 48 from a heart attack in April 1933.


Angry Wind

Angry Wind

Author: Jeffrey Tayler

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 286

ISBN-13: 9780618334674

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Gold Lust

Gold Lust

Author: Ed Mitchell

Publisher: California Coast Publishing

Published: 2001-04-17

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780966844771

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Ruthless international mining conglomerate stalks Desert Storm hero, Nolen Martin, to steal the massive gold vein he discovers in northern California.


Camel's Tales

Camel's Tales

Author: Rosemarie Casello-Atassi

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2013-01-29

Total Pages: 87

ISBN-13: 147977569X

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So! You think you know the story of the Magi and the Nativity? Well let me introduce you to the real heroes and heroine of this story. Follow sweet, comical Dub-Dub, the wise yogi master, Gonzophares, the young, handsome Antar, and beautiful and independent Zenobia from Isfahan in Persia to the stable in Bethlehem where they find the Christ child. Following the brilliant star, the four camels lead the Magi through desert storms to ancient Bablyon and then to the Great Desert City of Palms, Palmyra where they are attacked by thieves and onto exotic Damascus, the Jasmine City of many gates, spice filled markets, lush fragrant gardens, beautiful houses of wealth where they are entertained with much food, music and story-telling. Continuing their journey, they travel Southward through the Golan Mountains into the Sea of Galilee, to the towns of Bethsaida and Hyppos and their entrance into the Great Palace of Herod in Jerusalem. Along the journey the camel friends encounter other animal friends who help them in their quest and


Ebony

Ebony

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 1979-05

Total Pages: 168

ISBN-13:

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EBONY is the flagship magazine of Johnson Publishing. Founded in 1945 by John H. Johnson, it still maintains the highest global circulation of any African American-focused magazine.


Mystery Classics on Film

Mystery Classics on Film

Author: Ron Miller

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2017-04-26

Total Pages: 231

ISBN-13: 1476626715

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Watching the screen version of a classic mystery novel can be disappointing. By necessity or artistic license (or possibly just ego) changes are often made by the filmmakers--many of them ineffective or even detrimental. This book focuses on the screen adaptations of 65 famous mysteries and examines how the filmmakers either succeeded or failed in the telling of the story. Interviews with several famous mystery writers are included, with their comments on how filmmakers treated their work.


Sequels

Sequels

Author: Janet G. Husband

Publisher: American Library Association

Published: 2009-07-30

Total Pages: 793

ISBN-13: 0838909671

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A guide to series fiction lists popular series, identifies novels by character, and offers guidance on the order in which to read unnumbered series.


Get a Life... After College!

Get a Life... After College!

Author: MARILYN MC GREEN HOTZ

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2011-08-25

Total Pages: 93

ISBN-13: 1465340068

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Marilyn Mc Green Hotz is the go-to-expert to call on if you are ready to launch your life after college. You only have one life. Read this book and get the practical and inspirational advice you need to make it a great one! Marta Tracy - Author, Starring You President, Marta Tracy Entertainment


The Image of the Black in Western Art

The Image of the Black in Western Art

Author: David Bindman

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 344

ISBN-13: 9780674052567

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A history of the representation of African people & people of African descent in Classical & Western art, these new editions update the magisterial project begun by Dominique de Menil.