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A comedic western, "Mountain Man" is about the tall tales and big adventures of Brekenridge Elkins, an exaggerated, cartoonish version of Howard himself. The story first appeared in the March - April 1934 issue of Action Stories and was so popular that other magazines asked Howard for similar characters, giving birth to an entire series full of colorful characters.

A Christ-centered podcast that will focus on the Bible, sharing stories of hope, and ways of walking out our Christian faith. We will be talking about life issues and moving from past mistakes into the growing freedom that can only be found in our Lord, Jesus Christ.

Ein grausamer Mörder bringt im Haus der Wilkinsons ein Familienmitglied nach dem anderen um. Steve Harrison nimmt sich der Sache an und muss sich in undurchdringlichen Sümpfen gegen Voodoo-Priester, Alligatoren und einen uralten afrikanischen Schlangenkult behaupten.

Seemann Steve Costigan ist in allen Häfen dieser Welt heimisch und erlebt zahlreiche Abenteuer. Immer wieder muss er sich in harten Kämpfen beweisen. Treu zur Seite steht ihm dabei seine Bulldogge Mike, die ebenso angriffslustig ist wie er selbst.

Fünf Brüder geraten auf die schiefe Bahn, doch einer von ihnen kann zum Helden werden. Ein junger Cowboy und ein alter Indianer begeben sich auf die Suche nach einer gewaltigen Goldader. Zwei faszinierende Wild-West-Novellen vom Kult-Autor Robert E. Howard Aus dem Amerikanischen von Markus Müller.

Eine Bande Gesetzloser terrorisiert das Städtchen Wahpeton. Der Sheriff engagiert einen texanischen Revolverhelden. Der eiskalte Killer soll Recht und Ordnung notfalls mit Gewalt wiederherstellen. Doch schon bald zeigt sich, dass in Wahpeton, einem Ort, der unter dem Goldrausch und Intrigen leidet, nichts so ist, wie es scheint.

Do scientists see conflict between science and faith? Which cultural factors shape the attitudes of scientists toward religion? Can scientists help show us a way to build collaboration between scientific and religious communities? To answer these questions and more, the authors of Secularity and Science: What Scientists Around the World Really Think About Religion completed the most comprehensive international study of scientists' attitudes toward religion ever undertaken, surveying more than 20,000 scientists and conducting in-depth interviews with over 600 of them.

Red Nails is Conan the Barbarian at his finest—battling a monstrous dragon, navigating an ancient, warring city, and facing dark sorcery alongside the fierce pirate Valeria. As betrayals mount and blood is spilled, Conan must fight his way to survival in Howard’s final, action-packed Conan story.

Fifteen minutes long, because you're in a hurry, and we're not that smart.

Robert E. Howard wrote a total of 21 Conan stories. They became very popular so he kept writing them. These stories feature Conan embarking on heroic adventures filled with fantasy elements such as princesses and wizards. The stories in this boxed set are "The Devil in Iron, "The Phoenix and the Sword, "The Pool of the Black One, "Red Nails," A Witch Shall be Born," and "Shadows in the Moonlight."

Conversación con una momia, El corazón delator, El sistema del Dr Tarr y el profesor Fether (Poe). Del más allá, El modelo de Pickman (Lovecraft). El ladrón de cadáveres, Markheim (Stevenson) El caballo invisible, La habitación que silbaba, La puerta del monstruo (Hodgson)

Our ability to foresee and protect against natural catastrophes has never been greater; yet we consistently fail to heed the warnings and protect ourselves and our communities, with devastating consequences. What explains this contradiction? In The Ostrich Paradox, Wharton professors Robert Meyer and Howard Kunreuther draw on years of teaching and research to explain why disaster preparedness efforts consistently fall short.

Red Shadows is the first of a series of stories featuring Howard's puritan avenger, Solomon Kane. Kane tracks his prey over land and sea, enters the jungles of Africa, and even faces dark gods and evil magic -- all to avenge a woman he'd never met before. (Summary by Paul Siegel)

Gunlore, for better or worse, is a powerful and pervasive method of self-expression. In examining the folklore around these controversial and politically charged tools, weapons, and symbols, we can begin to understand the aspects of American culture that will remain prominent for the foreseeable future.

Único superviviente de una feroz batalla, el joven Conan ve de pronto ante sí una extraña aparición: en medio de la nieve, indiferente al mordisco frío y feroz de la ventisca, una hermosa joven lo reta a seguirla al tiempo que se burla de él con su risa cantarina. Conan acepta el reto, sin saber que quizá no salga con vida del desafío.

Set in the pseudo-historical Hyborian Age, this story introduces us to the legendary Conan the Barbarian. After the death of Vendhya’s emperor, Bunda Chad, Conan kidnaps his sister - Devi Yasmina.

When Dennis Dorgan is unexpectedly declared the loser in a boxing match against Kid Leary that he quite obviously won, he realizes something has gone amiss. The situation grows worse when his manager comes in and reveals that he has lost all his money and his ship because of the loss. When the crooked referee comes to Dorgan and tells him that the fight was fixed for a reason, Dorgan agrees to help him shake up the bad guy and straighten out the situation.

"Red Nails" is the last of the stories about Conan the Cimmerian written by American author Robert E. Howard. A novella, it was originally serialized in "Weird Tales" magazine from July to October 1936. It is set in the pseudo historical Hyborian Age and concerns Conan encountering a lost city in which the degenerate inhabitants are proactively resigned to their own destruction. Due to its grim themes of decay and death, the story is considered a classic of Conan lore and is often cited by Howard scholars as one of his best tales.

First published in "Weird Tales", August 1928, alternatively titled "Solomon Kane". This was the first Solomon Kane story ever published. In France, Kane finds a girl attacked by a gang of brigands led by a villain known as Le Loup. As she dies in his arms, Kane determines to avenge her death, and the trail leads from France to Africa, ending with Kane's first meeting with N'Longa.

Kull, king of Valusia, was overcome with unrest and was unsure of what he needed to do. A girl of the castle told him to seek Tuzun Thune, a wizard who knew all the secrets of life and death. When Kull visits the wizard, he learns that the wizard uses mirrors to allow Kull to look into the past and the future. But it is the mirror that shows only his own reflection that sends Kull into a distracting world of contemplation.