Books by CruGuru

Discount on Scaramouche

2010-10-26T01:51:00.000-07:00

You can now get a 15% discount on Scaramouche by Rafael Sabatini at the Lulu.com website. The discount is only valid until 15 November 2010.

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Scaramouche by Rafael Sabatini

2010-10-21T07:36:00.000-07:00

A Romance of the French Revolution

Set against the backdrop of the French Revolution, Scaramouche starts off when Andre-Louis Moreau vows revenge after his best friend was killed in a mockery of a duel by an arrogant nobleman, Marquis de la Tour d’Azyr.

With his courage, intelligence and quick wit, Moreau excels as a skilled dramatic actor, a scenario writer, a fencing master, a lawyer, a passionate orator and eventually as a politician, and throughout this he keeps on upsetting the aristocratic Marquis de la Tour d’Azyr in his pursuits. During all this time, the expectation towards the final confrontation between these two men builds up until it is finally settled in an unexpected way.

However, being a man who can fight equally well with his sword, his mind, his pen, as well as his mouth, Moreau stays true to his morality and does not allow his quest to destroy the nobleman cloud his judgement as the world around him spirals into total chaos, testing his human character and spirit to the utmost.

Filled with exciting swashbuckling action and adventure, duels, romance, intrigue and politics, Scaramouche remains one of the most stimulating and engaging historical action-adventure novels ever written.

You can view more about this title at the CruGuru website. It is available in paperback from Lulu.com and in PDF E-book format from Lulu.com. ISBN: 978-1-920414-52-8; 978-1-920414-53-5.

Yet Another Day by J. H. Jowett

2010-07-07T06:55:00.000-07:00

A Prayer for Every Day of the Year

Yet Another Day incorporates a short prayer for each day of the year to guide and fulfil your prayer life. These prayers directly penetrate your heart’s deepest recesses and open your eyes for the all-encompassing love of Jesus Christ by teaching you to listen and to be quiet in God.

The author, the Rev. John Henry Jowett, M.A., stated the following in his foreword: We need a firmer and quieter assurance while we pray. Even in our supplications it is needful to “rest in the Lord.” Perhaps it would be a good thing for many of us in our praying seasons if we were to say less and to listen more. “I will hear what God the Lord will speak.”

Listening might bring restfulness where speech would only inflame us. It is not an insignificant thing that the marginal rendering of that lovely phrase, “Rest in the Lord,” is just this, “Be silent unto the Lord.”

You can view more about this title at the CruGuru website. It is available in paperback from Lulu.com and in PDF E-book format from Lulu.com. ISBN: 978-1-920414-49-8, 978-1-920414-50-4.

The Red Battle Flyer by Manfred Freiherr Von Richthofen

2010-01-27T00:33:00.001-08:00

The Red Battle Flyer is Manfred von Richthofen's autobiography which mainly deals with his role as an ace Fighter Pilot in the First World War for the German forces.

The book describes how he went from being a cavalry officer to an observer on an aircraft, to a fighter pilot, and finally to the most famous fighter pilot of the war. Von Richthofen provides gripping detailed descriptions of his and his comrades' exciting exploits as fighter pilots, but we also learn about the continued loss of comrades in death and the suffering of war.

Von Richthofen had 80 "kills" to his name, making him the most successful flying ace during the war. He was known as the "Red Baron", where the "Red" referred to the bright red colour of his famous Fokker triplane and the "Baron" referred to his title of Freiherr, which means Baron.

This thrilling account of air fighting in World War I allows us more than a glimpse into the mind and life of one of the most effective and skilled warriors of all time.

You can view more about this title at the CruGuru website. It is available in paperback from Lulu.com and in PDF E-book format from Lulu.com. ISBN: 978-1-920414-32-0, 978-1-920414-33-7 .

Within You is the Power by Henry Thomas Hamblin

2010-01-27T00:26:00.000-08:00

Within You is the Power shows us there is a power lying hidden in mankind, by the use of which any person can rise to higher and better things in life. The object of this book is to help people to bring their inward powers of mind and spirit into expression, wisely and in harmony with the laws of life and to build up character.

There is no way whereby the discipline of life can be avoided. There are no cunning means by which fate can be tricked or evaded. Each life must meet its own troubles and difficulties: each soul must pass through its deep waters, every heart must encounter sorrow and grief. But no one needs to be overwhelmed in the great conflicts of life, for one who has learned the this great secret, dwells in an impregnable city, built upon the Rock of Truth, against which the storms of life beat in vain.

While this book does not offer any vain promises of an easy life, it rather endeavours to show how to become so strong that life looks almost easy by comparison.

You can view more about this title at the CruGuru website. It is available in paperback from Lulu.com and in PDF E-book format from Lulu.com. ISBN: 978-1-920414-30-6, 978-1-920414-31-3.

The Terror by Arthur Machen

2010-01-27T00:11:00.000-08:00

During the First World War in Britain a series of unexplained deaths and murders occur with no sign of who or what is responsible.

-- "The working man told me about it, and added some dreadful details. Corpses so terribly maimed that coffins had been kept covered; faces mutilated as if by some gnawing animal..."

You can view more about this title at the CruGuru website. It is available in paperback from Lulu.com and in PDF E-book format from Lulu.com. ISBN: 978-1-920414-34-4, 978-1-920414-35-1.

A Martian Odyssey by Stanley G. Weinbaum

2010-01-04T02:55:00.000-08:00

A Collection of Science Fiction Short Stories

Stanley G. Weinbaum is best known for his pioneering science fiction short story, A Martian Odyssey, published in 1934 to large (and continuing) praise, which introduces a sympathetic alien, Tweel.

Other stories by Weinbaum deal with Dixon Wells, a playboy who runs afoul of the inventions of his erstwhile tutor in "Newer Physics", Prof. van Manderpootz, a boastful genius who rates Einstein as his intellectual equal (or even a bit inferior). In "The Worlds of If", the professor’s invention exposes what might have been; in "The Ideal", Manderpootz constructs a device that can show the image of someone's ideal (in Wells' case, his perfect woman); the invention in "The Point of View" allows one to see the world from another's perspective.

This collection of Weinbaum's stories include A Martian Odyssey, Valley of Dreams, The Adaptive Ultimate, The Mad Moon, The Worlds of If, The Ideal, The Point of View, Pygmalion's Spectacles, Parasite Planet, The Lotus Eaters and The Circle of Zero.

You can view more about this title at the CruGuru website. It is available in paperback from Lulu.com and in PDF E-book format from Lulu.com. ISBN: 978-1-920414-11-5, 978-1-920414-12-2.

Rookie’s Guide to Writing Effective Online Sales Letters by Richard Goldhawk

2009-07-03T03:59:00.000-07:00

Discover Simple and Proven Step-By-Step Techniques to Create Hypnotic Sales Copy That Turns Visitors into Paying Customers

What is the secret to sales letters that keep readers reading until the final line? Why do we buy on the basis of some sales letters and not others? This book will focus on the sales letters used by Internet Marketers. Since the art of writing the sales letter was perfected long before Internet Marketing was born, the essential characteristics of offline sales letters will be studied in this book to get an insight into what worked in the past. These principles will then be transferred and applied to the online sales letter. This book provides further insights into the online sales letter and chapters are dedicated to the format of the online sales letter, how to write the online sales letter, how to improve its effectiveness and how to scientifically measure and test its effectiveness.

You can view more about this title at the CruGuru website. It is available in paperback from Lulu.com. ISBN: 978-1-920265-78-6

The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson

2009-06-23T01:06:00.000-07:00

The House on the Borderland is a classic novel that facilitated the bridging of the gap between the British fantastic and supernatural authors of the later 19th century and modern horror fiction. The classic American horror writer H. P. Lovecraft listed this work by Hodgson as amongst his greatest influences.

In 1877, two gentlemen head into Ireland to spend a week fishing in the village of Kraighten. While there, they discover in the ruins of a very curious house a diary of the man who had once owned the house. The diary’s torn pages hinted at an evil beyond anything that existed on this side of the curtains of impossibility.

You can view more about this title at the CruGuru website. It is available in paperback from Lulu.com. ISBN: 978-1-920265-77-9

Rookie's Guide to Profitable List Building by Richard Goldhawk

2009-06-19T04:20:00.000-07:00

Learn How to Build an Effective Opt-In List for Profitable Internet Marketing

One of the most important things in an Internet Marketing business is a list of contacts. Just as in any other business, online businesses also need to build relationships with their customers. Subscribers are the contacts on your lists that are the most valuable asset of your online business.

Therefore, list building leads to building relationships, which in turn encourages prospects to visit your website, sign up and get closer to buying your offer. But people are not just going to flock to a website and leave their contact information! To attract them, they must perceive some value.

That’s why every business that does online marketing must build its own lists, targeted at specific prospects. It is time consuming and you have to work really hard.

This book will show you how to set up a profitable opt-in list so that you don’t need to experiment anymore, allowing you to enjoy the fruits of your efforts in a much shorter time.

You can view more about this title at the CruGuru website. It is available in paperback from Lulu.com. ISBN: 978-1-920265-76-2

Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill

2009-06-02T13:32:00.000-07:00

Think and Grow Rich describes the secret Andrew Carnegie formula of personal achievement by which he accumulated hundreds of millions of dollars for himself and made a number millionaires of people to whom he taught his secret.

The book was written by the man to whom Carnegie disclosed the astounding secret of his riches-Napoleon Hill. He took more than 20 years to write the book and researched more than 500 men of great wealth who revealed the source of their riches.

The Thirteen Steps to Riches described in this book offer the shortest dependable philosophy of individual achievement ever presented for the benefit of the man or woman who is searching for a definite goal in life and financial independence. It not only describes WHAT TO DO, but most importantly also HOW TO DO IT!

You can view more about this title at the CruGuru website. It is available from Amazon.com. ISBN: 978-1-920265-54-0

The Girl in the Golden Atom by Ray Cummings

2009-05-15T02:09:00.000-07:00

This novel is a classic work of science fiction, and it was one of the first to explore the world of the atom. The Girl in the Golden Atom is the story of a young chemist who finds a concealed atomic world within his mother's wedding ring. Under a powerful microscope, he sees within the ring a beautiful young woman sitting in front of a cave. Captivated by her, he uses a method he discovered to shrink himself and does so to join her in her world. Eventually, four friends join him through many adventures to assist the beautiful woman, Lylda, in her conquest of her microscopic world.

Having worked for Thomas Alva Edison, Ray Cummings (1887 – 1957) was inspired by science's possibilities and began to write science fiction.

You can view more about this title at the CruGuru website. It is available in paperback from Lulu.com. ISBN: 978-1-920265-75-5

Keys to Affiliate Profits by Barry Richardson

2009-05-09T04:36:00.000-07:00

How to Profit from Affiliate Marketing on the Internet

Open the door of opportunity to a steady income from the Internet!

The principle behind this book is to give you the information, tools and resources you must have to be an effective affiliate marketing professional. Keys to Affiliate Profits is a resource for building your business online and discusses the many affiliate marketing programs that are available to you to accomplish this goal.

It shows you how to generate passive income on autopilot - you can literally make money while you are sleeping. Even if you have never tried Online Marketing before, by the time you read this book you will have a good idea of how you can harness the profit potential of affiliate marketing, putting it to work for you to generate a steady and continuous flow of cash!

About the Author: Barry Richardson (1954-2009) was a well-known and respected Internet marketer, and an active member in many Internet marketing forums. He lived in Columbia, Missouri.

You can view more about this title at the CruGuru website. It is available in paperback from Lulu.com. ISBN: 978-1-920265-74-8

The Hidden Places by Bertrand W. Sinclair

2009-05-08T02:23:00.000-07:00

When Hollister returns from World War I, he is officially dead. He was so reported, so accepted 18 months earlier.

His wife married again. She and her husband vanished from England. And with his wife vanished his assets, his estate, by virtue of a pre-war arrangement which he never revoked.

He wanders the streets of London, one of innumerable stray dogs, ruined, deserted, disfigured, a bit of war's wreckage. He does not exactly consider himself a victim of injustice. He does not blame Myra, his ex-wife. He is simply numbed and bewildered. But then he grows conscious of what it means to a sensitive man, a man in whom all warm human impulses flows so strongly, to be penniless, to have all the dependable foundations of his life torn from under his feet, to be so disfigured that people shuns him.

He has to gather up the broken pieces of his life, fit them together, go on as best he could. Will he ever be able to resume where he left off before the war and find true love again?

You can view more about this title at the CruGuru website. It is available in paperback from Lulu.com. ISBN: 978-1-920265-73-1

Time: Your Ally or Your Enemy? by Clive Boyett

2009-04-23T15:19:00.000-07:00

Get Time on Your Side with Effective Time Management Techniques

‘Tempus Fugit’, or Time Flies as expressed in Latin, is a saying that is very relevant in our modern lives. We would often feel the urgency of life, the rapid changes of our environment, and the fast mobility of people and work.

Time should be kept not as an enemy, but as a companion towards your destined paths. There's a time for love, for jubilation, and for sorrow. There’s a time to relax, and a time to catch up with the running moments. But what is important is to be in control of time, no matter the amount of pressure.

You only have one life to live. Would you like to spend most of it just working and being inundated with too many responsibilities to handle? Would you like to have more than enough time in the world to do the things you love and to enjoy your life, amidst all your tasks?

This book will show you how to manage your time efficiently using powerful techniques in the art of prioritizing, delegation, goal-setting, planning, organizing, and conquering the ‘time robbers.’

You can view more about this title at the CruGuru website. It is available in paperback from Lulu.com. ISBN: 978-1-920265-71-7

Get Balance in Your Life by Clive Boyett

2009-04-14T01:04:00.000-07:00

How to Balance Your Life as a Busy, Stressed-Out Individual

The characteristics of modern society are a combination of long working hours, stress, bad diet and lack of exercise and can lead to an excess of health-related problems. Yet, we feel pressurized to have it all – a big house, two smart cars, a career, and a family. But you need to review these demands in life and decide what your priorities are. If things like good health and good family relations are at the top of your list, you will have to learn how to balance your life.

Get Balance in Your Life is a guide to help you find that right balance between your work, family and personal life so that you can life a longer, healthier life full of joy and fulfillment.

You can view more about this title at the CruGuru website. It is available in paperback from Lulu.com and as a PDF e-book from ClickBank.com. ISBN: 978-1-920265-70-0; 978-1-920265-69-4

The Great Impersonation by E. Phillips Oppenheim

2009-04-07T13:21:00.000-07:00

The year is 1913. The disgraced and formerly penniless aristocrat Sir Everard Dominey returns from German East Africa a reformed and wealthy man determined to take his place in English society. But is he Sir Everard or the German spy, Baron Leopold von Ragastein?

Leopold, educated at Eton and Oxford with the Englishman, bears a striking resemblance to Dominey and was often taken as his double at school. After a chance encounter in Africa, one of them has returned. But who?

The Great Impersonation is one of the most famous spy novels of all time. This is excellent reading with its fast moving plot and its imagery of the rich life of English aristocrats before the First World War, as well as its bold characters.

You can view more about this title at the CruGuru website. It is available from Amazon.com. ISBN: 978-1-920265-64-9

Greenmantle by John Buchan

2009-04-07T13:14:00.000-07:00

Greenmantle is a classic espionage thriller packed with action that is set in the First World War.

The reckless all-action hero Richard Hannay, first featured in John Buchan's thriller The Thirty-Nine Steps, is summoned to probe rumors of an uprising in the Muslim world. He undertakes a dangerous journey through enemy territory to meet up with his friend Sandy Arbuthnot; and together with Peter Pienaar, the old Boer scout, and John S. Blenkiron, the American determined to fight the Kaiser, they travel in disguise to the Russian border to face the German conspirators: the grotesque and hard-headed Colonel Ulrich von Stumm, and the powerful and wicked Hilda von Einem.

You can view more about this title at the CruGuru website. It is available from Amazon.com. ISBN: 978-1-920265-63-2

The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan

2009-04-07T13:08:00.000-07:00

"I realised that I was bottled as sure as a pickled herring, and that there was only one way out. I had to die. If my pursuers knew I was dead they would go to sleep again."

Richard Hannay returns to England from South Africa to start a new life, but he gets caught up in a plot to ruin the British war effort (the First World War). Soon Hannay has to flee from his pursuers and has to fight for his life while trying to reveal the cipher code that will uncover the plot.

The Thirty-Nine Steps is a suspense-filled thriller (the first of three by John Buchan) featuring Hannay, an all-action hero with a stiff upper lip and an astonishing habit of getting himself out of sticky circumstances.

The novel formed the basis for a number of film adaptations, notably Alfred Hitchcock's 1935 adaptation, a 1959 color remake, a more faithful 1978 version, and a 2008 version for British television.

You can view more about this title at the CruGuru website. It is available from Amazon.com. ISBN: 978-1-920265-62-5

Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen

2009-04-07T08:45:00.000-07:00

Seventeen year-old Catherine Morland goes to Bath for the season as the guest of family friends Mr. and Mrs. Allen. Catherine is a naive girl who also has an overactive imagination, which is further magnified by her obsession with gothic literature.

She is captivated by Henry Tilney with his views on literature and his knowledge of history and the world. Henry's father, General Tilney, invites Catherine to visit their estate, Northanger Abbey.

Because of her interest in gothic literature, Catherine expects Northanger Abbey to be ancient, dark and full of fantastical mystery. She soon starts to imagine several gruesome secrets regarding the General and his house, but eventually she discovers that she cannot interpret the world through the pages of lurid thrillers.

Will it be too late to regain the General's trust and save her romance with Henry?

You can view more about this title at the CruGuru website. It is available from Amazon.com. ISBN: 978-1-920265-61-8

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

2009-04-07T08:40:00.000-07:00

A humorous portrayal of the social atmosphere of late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century England, Pride and Prejudice deals with the intelligent, but high-spirited Elizabeth Bennet who endeavors to stay true to her ideals while her dim-witted, meddlesome mother plots to see all five her vivacious daughters married and to secure her family's destiny.

Twists and shocking revelations await Elizabeth who has to choose between the dashing Mr. Wickham and the aristocratic, but proud and aloof Mr. Darcy.

You can view more about this title at the CruGuru website. It is available from Amazon.com. ISBN: 978-1-920265-60-1

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

2009-04-07T08:35:00.000-07:00

Sense and Sensibility is the classic first novel by Jane Austen about the lives of the sisters Elinor and Marianne Dashwood.

After the death of the sisters' father, the estate passes to their older half-brother named John. The sisters are left in reduced circumstances and they have to move to a new home, a cottage on a distant relative's property, where they experience both romance and heartbreak.

The story describes how the two Dashwood sisters, who have contrasting temperaments, both have to find a balance between sense and sensibility in life and love.

You can view more about this title at the CruGuru website. It is available from Amazon.com. ISBN: 978-1-920265-59-5

Love Among the Chickens by P. G. Wodehouse

2009-04-07T08:24:00.000-07:00

A Story of the Haps and Mishaps on an English Chicken Farm.

After seeing his friend Stanley Featherstonehaugh Ukridge for the first time in years, author Jeremy Garnet is dragged along on holiday to Ukridge's new chicken farm in Dorset.

Hilarious situations abound with Garnet's troublesome courting of a girl living nearby and the struggles on the farm, which are worsened by Ukridge's bizarre business ideas and methods.

You can view more about this title at the CruGuru website. It is available from Amazon.com. ISBN: 978-1-920265-58-8

A Rip Van Winkle of the Kalahari by Frederick Cornell

2009-04-06T22:55:00.000-07:00

Seven Tales of South-West Africa

First published in 1915, these seven stories exemplify the beautiful, but arid and treacherous area that forms part of the Kalahari Desert in South Africa and Namibia (then South-West Africa).

Most of these stories were written on the veldt; at odd times, in out- of-the-way prospecting camps, or in the wilds of the Kalahari Desert. They bring us reminiscences of a long-forgotten era and of a variety of fascinating characters and dangerous animals that roamed this area.

You can view more about this title at the CruGuru website. It is available from Amazon.com. ISBN: 978-1-920265-56-4

The Man-eaters of Tsavo by J. H. Patterson

2009-04-06T22:49:00.000-07:00

And Other East African Adventures

In 1898, the British East Africa Company commissioned Col. John H. Patterson to oversee the construction of a railway bridge over the Tsavo River in present-day Kenya. Almost immediately after his arrival, lion attacks started to take place on the workers, with the lions dragging men out of their tents at night and feeding on their victims.

Despite taking various measures to curb the attacks, they escalated dramatically, and eventually the bridge construction stopped due to a mass exodus of the workers. The superstitious workers became increasingly hostile and many of them were certain that the lions were evil spirits who came to punish the bridge builders.

With his reputation, livelihood and personal safety at stake, Patterson realized that he had to deal with the crisis in the only way he knew how - hunt the man-eaters down and kill them. This true story was the basis for 3 films; The Ghost and the Darkness (1996), starring Val Kilmer as Patterson, being the latest.

You can view more about this title at the CruGuru website. It is available from Amazon.com. ISBN: 978-1-920265-57-1

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain

2009-04-06T14:37:00.000-07:00

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is Mark Twain's classic story about a mischievous orphan who is cared for by his Aunt Polly. He lives in the carefree and wonderful world of boyhood on the banks of the Mississippi in the early-mid 1800s.

Tom and his friends go after adventure time and again, but one night he witnesses a murder by a fearsome character in town. Tom testifies against the murderer after the wrong man was accused of the murder, but the murderer escapes.

Eventually Tom and his sweetheart, Beckey, get trapped in a cave. To make things worse, they run into the murderer inside the cave, who uses it as a hideaway. Will they be able to get out in one piece?

You can view more about this title at the CruGuru website. It is available from Amazon.com. ISBN: 978-1-920265-52-6

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

2009-04-06T09:33:00.000-07:00

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is Mark Twain's classic novel about Huckleberry Finn, a teenaged misfit who has a tough time with his alcoholic father.

After an adventure with his friend, Tom Sawyer, Huck's father returns and kidnaps him. Huck escapes and floats on a raft down the Mississippi River with a runaway slave, Jim. Plenty of adventure and peril await them on their journey.

Ernest Hemingway commented the following about this work: "All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn. It's the best book we've had."

You can view more about this title at the CruGuru website. It is available from Amazon.com. ISBN: 978-1-920265-51-9

An Iron Will by Orison Swett Marden

2009-04-05T10:20:00.000-07:00

Orison Swett Marden says "There are three kinds of people in the world: the wills, the won'ts, and the can'ts. The first accomplish everything; the second oppose everything; the third fail in everything." Are you of the second or third kind? Do you wish you knew how to be more successful in life?

This personal motivational book shows you how to attain a positive attitude, mental discipline and self-control in order to gain more willpower to achieve your goals.

You will not only gain willpower, but an Iron Will that you can use to succeed against the odds in your personal and business life.

You can view more about this title at the CruGuru website. It is available from Amazon.com. ISBN: 978-1-920265-50-2

Above Life's Turmoil by James Allen

2009-04-05T08:14:00.000-07:00

In this practical and spiritual guide, James Allen illustrates how to shut out the noise from outside to place the spotlight on the enlightenment of the inner self.

Allen, one of the most popular writers on inspiration and the power of thought of the 20th century, is best known for his work As a Man Thinketh.

We cannot alter external things, nor shape other people to our liking, nor mold the world to our wishes but we can alter internal things,-our desires, passions, thoughts,-we can shape our liking to other people, and we can mold the inner world of our own mind in accordance with wisdom. The turmoil of the world we cannot avoid, but the disturbances of mind we can overcome.

The duties and difficulties of life claim our attention, but we can rise above all anxiety concerning them. This book points the reader towards those heights of self-knowledge and self-conquest which, rising above the turbulence of the world, lift their peaks where the Heavenly Silence reigns.

You can view more about this title at the CruGuru website. It is available from Amazon.com. ISBN: 978-1-920265-49-6

The Science of Being Great by Wallace D. Wattles

2009-04-04T04:49:00.000-07:00

Discover timeless wisdom and practical information on the power of thought, positive self-esteem and personal achievement from the secrets buried in a long forgotten classic book from 1911.

"The Science of Being Great" is the third part in Wallace D. Wattles' series that started with "The Science of Getting Rich" and "The Science of Being Well".

Wattles says about this extremely practical companion to "The Science of Getting Rich" that "The Science of Being Great" is in the first place for "the men and women, young or old, who wish to make the most of life by making the most of themselves." This book teaches the principles of true greatness and shows you how to turn your ideals and dreams into reality.

You can view more about this title at the CruGuru website. It is available from Amazon.com. ISBN: 978-1-920265-48-9

The Science of Being Well by Wallace D. Wattles

2009-04-04T04:40:00.000-07:00

Discover timeless wisdom and practical health information from a long forgotten classic book from 1910. "The Science of Being Well" is the second part in Wallace D. Wattles' series that started with "The Science of Getting Rich".

Wallace D. Wattles explains to us that many of the principles of good health are under our control. We have control over the food we eat, how we breathe and how well we sleep. Yet these seem to be skills that we have mainly forgotten, as demonstrated by the increasing number of illnesses and chronic diseases in our modern lifestyle.

This concise and to-the-point work teaches us to take control of our own health and how to use mind power to aid us in healing our bodies.

You can view more about this title at the CruGuru website. It is available from Amazon.com. ISBN: 978-1-920265-47-2

The Story of an African Farm by Olive Schreiner

2009-04-03T10:22:00.000-07:00

The Story of an African Farm (published 1883 under the pseudonym Ralph Iron) was South African author Olive Schreiner's first novel.

This book is generally recognized as one of the first feminist novels and also as the first great South African novel. This pioneering work caused quite a stir when it first appeared and it transformed the shape and course of the late Victorian novel.

Schreiner unflinchingly deals with her society's greatest fears, namely the loss of faith, the dissolution of marriage, and women's social and political independence. The setting is the vast arid plains of South Africa's Karoo region and the novel contains notable descriptions of the African landscape.

You can view more about this title at the CruGuru website. It is available from Amazon.com. ISBN: 978-1-920265-46-5

The Sea-Hawk by Rafael Sabatini

2009-04-03T04:14:00.000-07:00

The Sea Hawk is another pirate adventure novel penned by Rafael Sabatini, author of Captain Blood. It was originally published in 1915 and is set in the late 16th century.

Sir Oliver Tressilian, a typical English sea-faring gentleman, is villainously betrayed by his jealous half-brother and is accused of murder. Sir Oliver is kidnapped off the Cornish coast, and forced to serve as a slave on a Spanish galley. Eventually Sir Oliver is freed by Barbary pirates. He joins the pirates, gaining the name "Sakr-el-Bahr", the hawk of the sea, and swears vengeance against his half-brother.

This story is filled with adventure, religious conflict, melodrama, romance and intrigue, and is perhaps best known for its many film adaptations.

You can view more about this title at the CruGuru website. It is available from Amazon.com. ISBN: 978-1-920265-42-7

As a Man Thinketh by James Allen

2009-04-02T02:36:00.000-07:00

"All that we achieve and all that we fail to achieve is the direct result of our own thoughts."

A classic work in the truest sense, few books have been so widely read as "As a Man Thinketh", have stood the test of time so well, and have had such an immense impact on generations of readers. The reason for this is that it conveys such a simple, yet profound message: You are what you think.

The book covers topics such as thought and character, effect of thought on circumstances, effect of thought on health and the body, thought and purpose, the thought-factor in achievement, visions and ideals, and serenity.

You can view more about this title at the CruGuru website. It is available from Amazon.com. ISBN: 978-1-920265-41-0

The Rangeland Avenger by Max Brand

2009-04-01T21:19:00.000-07:00

A Western. He gave them the same chance his brother got ... none at all.

"At once the blind anger faded from the eyes of Riley. By the weight of that first blow he knew that he had encountered a worthy foeman, and by the position of Cartwright he could tell that he had met a confident one.

The big fellow was perfectly poised, with his weight well back on his right foot, his left foot feeling his way over the rough ground as he advanced, always collected for a heavy blow, or for a leap in any direction. He carried his guard high, with apparent contempt for an attack on his body, after the manner of a practiced boxer.

As for Riley Sinclair, boxing was Greek to him. His battles had been those of bullets and sharp steel, or sudden, brutal fracas, where the rule was to strike with the first weapon that came to hand. This single encounter, hand to hand, was more or less of a novelty to him, but instead of abashing or cowing him, it merely brought to the surface all his coldness of mind, all of his cunning."

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The Red Seal by Natalie Sumner Lincoln

2009-04-01T10:19:00.000-07:00

A whodunit from the 1920's.

Twin sisters Helen and Barbara McIntyre give evidence against a burglar who suddenly dies in court, at first seemingly from a heart attack. They discover that the burglar was disguised in court and they recognize him as Helen's fiancée after removing his disguise.

After an autopsy, the burglar is found to have died from poisoning. Was it suicide or murder? The sisters think it was the latter and try to find out who the murderer was. Suspicion shift from the one suspect to the next and a mysterious white envelope with a red wax seal appears and is passed from one person to the other.

What is the content of this envelope, and what role does it play in the whole mystery?

You can view more about this title at the CruGuru website. It is available from Lulu.com. ISBN: 978-1-920265-04-5

The Master Key System by Charles F. Haanel

2009-01-11T03:27:00.000-08:00

The Master Key System unlocks the door to the secrets of the law of attraction and the underlying principles of success and prosperity. It was first written as a 24-part course early in the last century and later on compiled into book form.

The ideas were so radical at the time that the book was banned in certain places and fell into obscurity. Only a number of original copies could be obtained at exorbitant prices and the book became a must-have for Silicon Valley entrepreneurs during the Internet boom.

"Every thing and institution we see around us, created by human agency, had first to exist as a thought in some human mind. Thought therefore is constructive."

The Master Key instructs the reader how to use that power, and use it both constructively and creatively. The things and conditions we desire to become realities we must first create in thought. The Master Key explains and guides the process."

You can view more about this title at the CruGuru website. It is available from Amazon.com. ISBN: 978-1-920265-40-3

Wonderful Bedtime Stories by Callista Todesco

2009-01-07T03:15:00.000-08:00

"Wonderful Bedtime Stories" is a collection of 28 classic favorites and other lesser-known fairy tales and stories for young children that can be enjoyed at bedtime or any other time of the day.

Parents can read the stories to their children or those children who are already fluent readers can read it themselves. The book also contains eight black-and-white drawings.

The following stories are part of this collection: The tinder-box, The frog prince, The bell of Atri, Aladdin's wonderful lamp, The swineherd, The fox and the wolf, A legend of the North Wind, The song of the pine tree, Goldilocks and the three bears, The red-headed woodpecker, The magic prison, Cinderella, The golden goose, The three little pigs, Hansel and Gretel, The elves and the shoemaker, The street musicians, The king of the fishes, Hans in luck, John the True, Thumbkin, Snowwhite, Beauty and the Beast, The six swans, The grateful beasts, The flying ship, The emperor's new clothes, and Hans the shepherd boy.

You can view more about this title at the CruGuru website. It is available from Amazon.com. ISBN: 978-1-920265-38-0

The Science of Getting Rich by Wallace D. Wattles

2008-12-29T03:09:00.000-08:00

Discover the Secrets of the Law of Attraction

Discover timeless wisdom and practical prosperity information from a long forgotten classic book from 1910. Discover the secrets of the law of attraction. "The Science of Getting Rich" is the book that inspired Rhonda Byrne's bestselling work "The Secret".

"The ownership of money and property comes as a result of doing things in a certain way. Those who do things in this certain way, whether on purpose or accidentally, get rich. Those who do not do things in this certain way, no matter how hard they work or how able they are, remain poor... There is a science of getting rich. It is an exact science, like algebra or arithmetic. There are certain laws which govern the process of acquiring riches. Once a person learns and obeys these laws, he will get rich with mathematical certainty." --Wallace D. Wattles, The Science of Getting Rich.

You can view more about this title at the CruGuru website. It is available from Amazon.com. ISBN: 978-1-920265-37-3

The Spirit of Christmas by Henry Van Dyke

2008-12-16T03:02:00.000-08:00

“The Spirit of Christmas” is a short Christmas book by American author, educator, clergyman, critic and outdoorsman Henry Van Dyke, first published in 1905. It includes a short story, two essays, and two prayers for the season.

You can view more about this title at the CruGuru website. It is available from Amazon.com and from Lulu.com. ISBN: 978-1-920265-43-4

Classic Christmas Short Stories by Martyn Demas (Editor)

2008-12-15T02:58:00.000-08:00

I bring you this collection of classic Christmas short stories that I have enjoyed through the years in the hope that it will touch your heart as much as it did mine. -- Martyn Demas.

You can view more about this title at the CruGuru website. It is available from Amazon.com and from Lulu.com. ISBN: 978-1-920265-44-1

The Story of the Other Wise Man by Henry Van Dyke

2008-12-14T02:50:00.000-08:00

During the time of the birth of Jesus, a fourth Wise Man, Artaban, sells all his possessions to buy three precious jewels which he hopes to present to the newborn Christ Child. Although he planned to journey with the other three Magi to Bethlehem, he is delayed and fails to rendezvous with them. Artaban spends his whole life searching for the Christ, and in his search he gives away one, then two, and finally all three of his jewels to help others, but in the end his quest is fulfilled in unexpected ways.

Although written more than a century ago, this is still a topical Christmas story for young and old that captures the true spirit of Christmas.

You can view more about this title at the CruGuru website. It is available from Amazon.com and from Lulu.com. ISBN: 978-1-920265-39-7

Strike of the Black Mamba by Ian Kruger

2008-12-12T04:05:00.000-08:00

The unthinkable has happened. An environmental organization warned the world against it. Still, nobody believed that it would turn out like this. But Donald Morse proves everyone wrong.

Defying all security measures, he manages to steal a shipment of nuclear material from a cargo ship destined for Japan’s nuclear power reactors. Could anything be worse than this scenario? Perhaps the fact that Donald Morse knows that South African scientists developed extremely dangerous nuclear weapons during the apartheid years, weapons that the world thought were not possible to construct. Donald has information where these deadly weapons are hidden - and he has plans to get them out.

Ken Palmer is sent by the FBI to find Donald Morse and to arrest him. But Ken has to deal with traitors from within as well as onslaughts on his life. However, he discovers the real spine-chilling reason for Donald’s need for the nuclear weapons and he realizes that Donald has to be stopped in any way possible.

You can view more about this title at the CruGuru website. It is available from Amazon.com, from Amazon.co.uk, from Kalahari.net and from Lulu.com. ISBN: 978-1-920265-13-7

Hunters Out of Space by Joseph Everidge Kelleam

2008-12-11T02:36:00.000-08:00

Jack Odin and Gunnar enter deep space to hunt down Grim Hagen who have killed millions of Opal's people, stole their treasures, as well as Maya, their beloved princess. Their aim - to find Grim Hagen and make him pay, and to get back Maya and the treasures. But they do not know about the traitor in their midst...

You can view more about this title at the CruGuru website. It is available from Amazon.com. ISBN: 978-1-920265-30-4

The Time Machine by H.G. Wells

2008-12-09T00:15:00.000-08:00

"The Time Machine", H.G. Wells' classic science fiction story, is generally credited with the popularization of the concept of time travel using a vehicle that allows an operator to travel purposefully and selectively.

The Time Traveller, a scientist and inventor, developed a time machine and travels to the year A.D. 802,701 in the future. He finds a peaceful race, the Eloi, who are unimaginative and incurious about the world. Very soon the Time Traveller finds that the Utopian existence of the Eloi turns out to be deceptive when he discovers the downtrodden working classes who have evolved into the bestial Morlocks, cannibal hominids resembling human spiders. The Morlocks toil underground maintaining the machinery that keep the Eloi docile and plentiful.

Eventually, the Time Traveller has to battle the Morlocks for possession of his time machine.

You can view more about this title at the CruGuru website. It is available from Amazon.com. ISBN: 978-1-920265-29-8

Story of the War in South Africa by Alfred T. Mahan

2008-12-01T00:10:00.000-08:00

1899-1900

"Story of the War in South Africa: 1899-1900" is Alfred T. Mahan's compelling rendition of the Boer War in South Africa which details the battles fought during the first half of the war.

You can view more about this title at the CruGuru website. It is available from Amazon.com. ISBN: 978-1-920265-31-1

A Journey to the Interior of the Earth by Jules Verne

2008-11-26T00:04:00.000-08:00

"A Journey to the Interior of the Earth" is Jules Verne's classic science fiction adventure about Professor Liedenbrock and his nephew Axel who discover an ancient document written by an Islandic adventurer who went to the center of the earth many years before. Being the ever-ardent discoverer and scientist, Professor Liedenbrock immediately sets off to Iceland, taking Axel along with him. Together with their guide, Hans, they enter the weird and wonderful world deep beneath the surface of the earth.

They have to endure many dangers along the way, frequently threatening to bring their journey to an abrupt end and leave them to die in a place where no one will ever find them. Will the three adventurers be able to survive all the perils of this concealed world and live to tell their tale?

You can view more about this title at the CruGuru website. It is available from Amazon.com and from Lulu.com. ISBN: 978-1-920265-02-1

Plague Ship by Andre Norton

2008-11-21T00:01:00.000-08:00

The tramp-freighter spaceship Solar Queen had exclusive trading rights to Sargol and its fabulous gems. But the crew's bravery and resourcefulness strained to the breaking point as they met Sargol's three challenges: the enigmatic obstinacy of the planet's catlike natives, ruthless incursions of an illegal competitor, and worst of all -- an invisible, undetectable stowaway whose presence branded the Solar Queen a plague ship . . . off limits to the rest of the galaxy!

You can view more about this title at the CruGuru website. It is available from Amazon.com. ISBN: 978-1-920265-28-1

Simple Italian Cookery by Antonia Isola

2008-11-15T23:43:00.000-08:00

And you thought Italian food was all about pizza, macaroni and garlic? Well, think again! This little cookbook introduces a wide variety of Italian culinary delights. It includes recipes for soups, all kinds of pastas, rice dishes, sauces, eggs, fish, vegetables, meats, salads and desserts.

As the title suggests, Simple Italian Cookery shows you how to prepare classic Italian dishes in a straightforward manner.

You can view more about this title at the CruGuru website. It is available from Amazon.com and from Lulu.com. ISBN: 978-1-920265-10-6

Planet of the Damned by Harry Harrison

2008-11-10T23:39:00.000-08:00

72 HOURS IN HELL...

Dis was a harsh, inhospitable, dangerous place and the Magter made it worse. They might have been human once--but they were something else now. The Magter had only one desire--Kill! Kill everything, themselves, their planet, the universe if they could-- Brion Brandd was sent in at the eleventh hour. His mission was to save Dis, but it looked as though he was going to preside over its annihilation.

You can view more about this title at the CruGuru website. It is available from Amazon.com. ISBN: 978-1-920265-27-4

Murder in the Gunroom by H. Beam Piper

2008-11-03T23:30:00.000-08:00

The Lane Fleming collection of early pistols and revolvers was one of the best in the country. When Fleming was found dead on the floor of his locked gunroom, a revolver in his hand, the coroner's verdict was "death by accident." But Gladys Fleming had her doubts. Enough at any rate to engage Colonel Jefferson Davis Rand--better known just as Jeff--private detective and a pistol-collector himself, to catalogue, appraise, and negotiate the sale of her late husband's collection.

There were a number of people who had wanted the collection. The question was: had anyone wanted it badly enough to kill Fleming? And if so, how had he done it? This is a mystery that will keep your nerves on a hair trigger even if you don't know the difference between a cased pair of Paterson .34's and a Texas .40 with a ramming-lever.

You can view more about this title at the CruGuru website. It is available from Amazon.com. ISBN: 978-1-920265-26-7

The Pirates of Zan by Murray Leinster

2008-10-26T23:24:00.000-07:00

Because Bron Hoddan was a serious electronics engineer, he didn't want any part of his particular planetary heritage. For he was from Zan - and Zan's only occupation was space-ship piracy!

Therefore, Bron went to Walden, the most civilized planet of all. His first step to making himself a good reputation was to invent a machine that would save the government millions. But when instead he was seized and jailed as the most unspeakable criminal in Walden's history, he realized that there was only one way open to remedy this "civilized" disaster - and that was by putting into use some of Zan's old-fashioned buccaneering techniques!

You can view more about this title at the CruGuru website. It is available from Amazon.com. ISBN: 978-1-920265-25-0

The Obstacle Race by Ethel M. Dell

2008-10-22T23:18:00.000-07:00

"He bent lower. "We've got to risk something," he said, and with a swiftness of decision that she had not expected he took her chin and turned her face fully upwards to his own. The colour rushed in vivid scarlet to her temples. She met his eyes for one fleeting second then closed her own with a gasp and a blind effort to escape that was instantly quelled. For he kissed her--he kissed her--pressing his lips to hers closely and ever more closely, as a man consumed with thirst draining the cup to the last precious drop. When he let her go, she was burning, quivering, tingling from head to foot as if an electric current were coursing through and through her. And the citadel had fallen. She made no further attempt to keep him out."

A small seaside village hides a romance for Juliet Moore -- a romance with Dick Green, the village schoolmaster, a very different sort of man than the socialite swells she's known in London. But there are also secrets between them that threatens to tear them apart...

You can view more about this title at the CruGuru website. It is available from Amazon.com and from Lulu.com. ISBN: 978-1-920265-09-0

The Power of Thought by Henry Thomas Hamblin

2008-10-19T23:09:00.000-07:00

"The Power of Thought" will appeal to all seeking to improve their lives, whether by the practical application of thought or through following a more spiritual path.

The power of thought is an astonishing energy and the greatest power which mankind has at its disposal. What a person thinks is the mainspring of all of his or her actions. It is the power which can make the highest achievements possible. It is the power by which difficulties can be conquered, disadvantages of birth and parentage overcome, and by which life can be beautified, inspired and energized with God-given powers.

In this book, Henry Thomas Hamblin shares his experiences and insights into the nature of thought. It will change your thinking and your life.

You can view more about this title at the CruGuru website. It is available from Amazon.com. ISBN: 978-1-920265-36-6

Storm Over Warlock by Andre Norton

2008-10-17T23:00:00.000-07:00

Stranded on the unfamiliar world of Warlock, Shann Lantee's expedition camp has been wiped out by the Throgs, beings so alien that humans have yet to communicate with them. And so Lantee was left alone and weaponless in the strange, hostile world, becoming the human prey of the aliens. Lantee must quickly learn how to survive under harsh conditions while being chased by the Throgs - and how to distinguish the real from the dreamed when he meets the mysterious Wyverns.

You can view more about this title at the CruGuru website. It is available from Amazon.com. ISBN: 978-1-920265-24-3

Triplanetary by Edward Elmer Smith

2008-10-13T22:20:00.000-07:00

Triplanetary was first serialized in Amazing Stories in 1934 and it later on formed the first of the Lensman series, where it set the stage for what is one of the greatest space-opera sagas ever written. This original publication brings us to a distant planet inhabited by a highly developed aquatic race called the Nevians. They have managed to harness the atomic power of iron and have an enormous need for the metal to generate energy, but their planet has virtually no iron reserves. They build a spaceship to venture into the universe and find iron.

Eventually they discover that Earth has huge amounts of iron and the Nevians start to extract all the iron out of Pittsburgh with a special ray. This ray shoots into the city and immediately vaporizes and removes any iron from the buildings, machines, earth, and even from human blood. It is up to Conway Costigan, a mercilessly competent, two-fisted whiz agent of the military Triplanetary Service, and his colleagues to save the planet.

You can view more about this title at the CruGuru website. It is available from Amazon.com. ISBN: 978-1-920265-23-6

Space Platform by Murray Leinster

2008-10-10T14:14:00.000-07:00

Reach for the Stars: We now accept space travel as a reality, but what of a city in space, built on an ever suspended platform? When young Joe Kenmore came to the little desert town of Bootstrap to install pilot gyros in the top secret Space Platform project he hadn't bargained on sabotage or murder or love. But Joe soon learned that ruthless agents were determined to wreck the project.

You can view more about this title at the CruGuru website. It is available from Amazon.com. ISBN: 978-1-920265-22-9

Key Out of Time by Andre Norton

2008-10-06T14:10:00.000-07:00

Ashe Gordon and Ross Murdock, infuriated about the loss of their fellow American Time Agent, Travis Fox, on the planet Topaz, travel to a warm ocean planet, Hawaika, where they intend to set up a time gate. The world is so different from what they expected that they decide on a risky experiment: travel into the past of the planet, accompanied by two mutant dolphins and a female agent of Polynesian ancestry.

Murdock gets trapped in the ancient past of the water world of Hawaika, facing terrifying wizards in a kingdom he knows will soon be utterly annihilated by an alien empire that is bent on the conquest of the entire galaxy. The fates of two worlds, and possibly the galaxy itself, will be determined by the actions of these castaways in time - and whatever happens, the lives of Time Agents everywhere will be changed forever.

You can view more about this title at the CruGuru website. It is available from Amazon.com. ISBN: 978-1-920265-21-2

Talents, Incorporated by Murray Leinster

2008-10-02T14:01:00.000-07:00

Pretenders or Prophets? At best, the tiny Kandarian Air Fleet would fight until its last ship was blown into infinity. At worst, it would be annihilated without a chance.

To young Captain Bors, either option was unthinkable. The ruthless Dictator of Mekin had already conquered twenty-two helpless planets. Now he wanted Kandar's unconditional surrender, or his vastly superior forces would blast it out of existence. It took a lot of guts, and the hope that is frequently born of despair, for a military man like Bors to throw in his lot with Talents, Incorporated, an untried, unscientific organization.

Through peculiar gifts of extra-sensory perception, its personnel could, their leader insisted, out-think and out-guess even the most deadly dictator in the history of mankind. Could it? It just might. And it just might not. . . . But there was absolutely nothing to lose, and a free world (and a beautiful girl) to win. Captain Bors made his decision, and the loaded die was cast!

You can view more about this title at the CruGuru website. It is available from Amazon.com. ISBN: 978-1-920265-20-5

How to Pray by R.A. Torrey

2008-09-28T13:24:00.000-07:00

"How to Pray" is a riveting and compelling call to prayer. Pastor, educator, evangelist, and author R.A. Torrey delivers a no-nonsense handbook to show you that your prayer life can be what God intends it to be. He shares spiritual guidelines to prayer that includes prayer and obedience, praying in the Spirit, praying according to God's will, abiding in Christ, prayer with thanksgiving, hindrances to prayer, when to pray, prayer and revival, and more.

You can view more about this title at the CruGuru website. It is available from Amazon.com and from Lulu.com. ISBN: 978-1-920265-19-9; 978-1-920265-67-0

How to Use Your Mind by Harry D. Kitson

2008-09-25T13:15:00.000-07:00

A Psychology of Study

“How to Use Your Mind” is an exceptionally practical handbook on how you can use your mind more effectively to achieve better results in your studies. The book brings value to both students and teachers/lecturers. It explores the basics of comprehension and memorization and shows effective applications of memory in learning.

Some of the topics covered are: How to master the art of effective note taking; how to become avidly interested in any subject matter; how to get a mental second wind; and how to get physically conditioned for effective study.

Written by Indiana University Professor of Psychology Harry D. Kitson in 1921 (Second Edition), “How to Use Your Mind” is still as contemporary today as it was then.

You can view more about this title at the CruGuru website. It is available from Amazon.com and from Lulu.com. ISBN: 978-1-920265-06-9

The Defiant Agents by Andre Norton

2008-09-22T13:01:00.000-07:00

"A tiny sound--perhaps the scrape of a boot on a ladder. Travis edged back into a compartment. A flash of light momentarily lighted the corridor; the approaching figure was using an electric torch. Travis drew his knife with one hand, reversed it so he could use the heavy hilt as a silencer. The other was hurrying now, on his way to investigate the burned-out engine cabin. Travis could hear the rasp of his fast breathing. Now!"

Alien technology scavenged by U.S. and Russian scientists has started a race to colonize planets outside our solar system, but the U.S. scientists are losing the race. In a desperate move the U.S. government decides to use a group of Apache volunteers in an experimental attempt to colonize a primitive planet, but before they can even begin their spaceship crashes on the planet Topaz...

You can view more about this title at the CruGuru website. It is available from Amazon.com and from Lulu.com. ISBN: 978-1-920265-08-3

The Time Traders by Andre Norton

2008-09-20T12:52:00.000-07:00

American scientists are investigating the fact that Russian scientists have discovered how to transport themselves back in time to learn long-forgotten secrets of the past. That is why young Ross Murdock, above average in intelligence but a destructively independent nonconformist, finds himself on a clandestine government project at a secret base in the Arctic. The very qualities that make him a menace in civilized society are valuable traits in a man who must successfully act the part of a merchant trader of the Beaker people during the Bronze Age.

When they are transferred by a time machine to the remote Baltic region where the Russian post is located, Ross and his partner Ashe are swept into a fantastic action-filled adventure involving Russians, superstitious prehistoric men, and the aliens of a lost galactic civilization that demand every ounce of the Americans' courage.

You can view more about this title at the CruGuru website. It is available from Amazon.com and from Lulu.com. ISBN: 978-1-920265-07-6

Captain Blood by Rafael Sabatini

2008-09-14T10:17:00.000-07:00

A high-seas adventure of the 1680's. Dr. Peter Blood, an Irish doctor, is wrongfully accused of treason in the aftermath of the Monmouth rebellion in 1685. He is sent to the island of Barbados in the Carribean to be sold into slavery. Blood eventually escapes with a number of other convict-slaves. He becomes a pirate and is driven by the urge to revenge his enslavement and to clear his name. Throughout his pirate days, he retains the same characteristics as before, such as honor, dignity, intelligence, and a quick wit.

You can view more about this title at the CruGuru website. It is available from Amazon.com and from Lulu.com. ISBN: 978-1-920265-03-8

My Life and Work by Henry Ford

2008-09-09T10:10:00.000-07:00

Though the title of "My Life and Work" suggests the book to be the autobiography of Henry Ford, this is in fact a manual of business philosophy by one of the world's greatest industrialists, businessmen, entrepreneurs and visionaries.

The book describes how Ford introduced the assembly line, reduced working hours, a minimum wage, the five-day work week, etc. at the beginning of the previous century. Manufacturing methods such as "Just-in-Time" (JIT) manufacturing are described. The JIT methodology was later on it adopted by Toyota in Japan and is in common use today amongst many large manufacturing concerns in the world.

Ford's story and business philosophy is brilliantly chronicled in this biography. Much of Ford's wisdom has been forgotten today and therefore entrepreneurs and business managers alike would do well to take another look at this classic work on business management.

You can view more about this title at the CruGuru website. It is available from Amazon.com. ISBN: 978-1-920265-17-5

Get Motivated for Success in Your Business! by Jessica Orben

2008-09-05T09:52:00.000-07:00

Jessica Orben brings you a motivational business quote for every morning and every afternoon of every day of the year.

From the preface: I have always referred to quotes about motivation, leadership , business management, inspiration, etc. to keep me motivated when running my business. These quotes have a way to get stuck into my head and enthuse me when times get tough. In “Get Motivated for Success in Your Business!” I have provided a powerful motivational business quote for every morning and every afternoon of every day of the year. I hope they inspire you in the same positive way as they did for me!

You can view more about this title at the CruGuru website. It is available from Amazon.com and from Lulu.com. ISBN: 978-1-920265-18-2

The Great Boer War by Arthur Conan Doyle

2008-08-18T09:44:00.000-07:00

Arthur Conan Doyle made his reputation as a novelist, but far stranger than fiction is the creator of Sherlock Holmes' tale of the Boer War in South Africa. The then 40-year-old novelist wanted to see the war first hand as a soldier, but the Victorian army balked at having a popular author wielding a pen in its ranks. The army did accept him as a doctor and Doyle was knighted in 1902 for his work with a field hospital in Bloemfontein.

Doyle's vivid account of the battles is in part thanks to the eye-witness accounts he got from his patients. Doyle has thoroughly mastered the details of the campaign, and presents them in a form that can be easily understood. Furthermore, his descriptions of the various engagements are masterpieces of graphic writing.

"This sketch of the war is a masterly performance. It is hardly possible to over-praise it. . . . The experience, the artistic sense, and the creative powers of a great writer are seen in the achievement." - DAILY NEWS.

You can view more about this title at the CruGuru website. It is available from Amazon.com. ISBN: 978-1-920265-16-8

Commando by Deneys Reitz

2008-08-11T05:51:00.000-07:00

A Boer Journal of the Boer War

Deneys Reitz was 17 when the Anglo-Boer War broke out in 1899. Reitz describes that he had no hatred of the British people, but "as a South African, one had to fight for one's country." Reitz had learned to ride, shoot and swim almost as soon as he could walk, and the skills and endurance he had acquired during those years were to be made full use of during the war. He fought with different Boer Commandos, where each Commando consisted mainly of farmers on horseback, using their own horses and guns. Commando describes the tumult through the eyes of a warrior in the saddle. Reitz was fortunate to be present at nearly every one of the major battles of the war. Commando is a straightforward narrative that describes an extraordinary adventure and brings us a vivid, unforgettable picture of mobile guerrilla warfare, especially later in the war as General Smuts and men like Reitz fought on, braving heat, cold, rain, lack of food, clothing and boots, and tiring horses.

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You can view more about this title at the CruGuru website. It is available from Amazon.com and Amazon.com and from Lulu.com. ISBN: 978-1-920265-15-1; 978-1-920265-68-7

At the Earth's Core by Edgar Rice Burroughs

2008-08-09T04:49:00.000-07:00

Edgar Rice Burrough's classic science fiction novel. Adventurer David Innes and inventor Abner Perry drill to the core of the Earth with the machine built by Perry, called the "Iron Mole". They discover a weird and wonderful primitive world called Pellucidar with strange people and living beings. Here is no sense of time, and danger is on the lurk around every cranny and nook of this world. Innes falls in love with "Dian the Beautiful" and spends many adventures to find her after being separated from her. He also has to contend with "Jubal the Ugly One", a hideous giant of a savage man who wants Dian for himself. Will Innes and Perry be able to survive this terrifying and treacherous world?

You can view more about this title at the CruGuru website. It is available from Amazon.com and from Lulu.com. ISBN: 978-1-920265-01-4

Space Prison by Tom Godwin

2008-08-06T03:48:00.000-07:00

AFTER TWO CENTURIES.... "The sound came swiftly nearer, rising in pitch and swelling in volume. Then it broke through the clouds, tall and black and beautifully deadly--the Gern battle cruiser, come to seek them out and destroy them. Humbolt dropped inside the stockade, exulting. For two hundred years his people had been waiting for the chance to fight the mighty Gern Empire ... with bows and arrows against blasters and bombs!"

"Space Prison" is an epic tale of survival. After war between Humans and Gerns erupted, a human interstellar ship with eight thousand colonists is captured. Half of the group is left to die on a hellish planet called Ragnarok -- a planet of high gravity, impossible temperature extremes, murderous wildlife, and no usable resources. "Space Prison" covers the two-century history of this stranded colony, and describes its survival and how it eventually adapts and thrives.

You can view more about this title at the CruGuru website. It is available from Amazon.com and from Lulu.com. ISBN: 978-1-920265-05-2

Murder at Bridge by Anne Austin

2008-08-03T03:35:00.000-07:00

"Suddenly Dundee stooped and stared with eyes that were widened with excitement and a certain amount of horror. Then he rose, and, standing far to one side, picked up the fat volume which lay on the shelf. As he had expected, a bullet whizzed noiselessly across the room and buried itself in the plaster of the wall opposite--a bullet which would have ploughed through his own heart if he had obeyed his first impulse and gone directly to the shelf to obey the instructions in the note."

A whodunit from the 1930's. Special Investigator Bonnie Dundee has to investigate a case of murder on actress Nita Selim during a game of bridge. Not only does he have to work through a number of suspects, but he also needs to find the murder weapon, a gun equipped with a silencer. The lovely Penny Crain, who also works for the District Attorney, complicates matters even more. When all roads seem to lead nowhere, Bonnie Dundee also has to deal with an attempt on his own life...

You can view more about this title at the CruGuru website. It is available from Amazon.com and from Lulu.com. ISBN: 978-1-920265-14-4; 978-1-920265-00-7

With the Boer Forces by Howard C. Hillegas

2008-08-01T00:37:00.000-07:00

This book portrays Howard C. Hillegas' account of the Anglo-Boer War (1899 - 1902). He was sent to South Africa as a correspondent by The New York World and wrote this book on his return to New York after spending time with the Boer forces in the field.

From the preface: "In the following pages I have endeavoured to present an accurate picture of the Boers in war-time. My duties as a newspaper correspondent carried me to the Boer side, and herein I depict all that I saw. Some parts of my narrative may not be pleasing to the British reader; others may offend the sensibilities of the Boer sympathisers. I have written truthfully, but with a kindly spirit and with the intention of presenting an unbiased account of the struggle as it was unfolded to the view from the Boer side."

You can view more about this title at the CruGuru website. It is available from Amazon.com and from Lulu.com. ISBN: 978-1-920265-12-0