Three men out, And for to go Over my dead body,Method tree for murder, Too Many Cooks... Rex Stout, full name Rex Todhunter Stout, (December 1, 1886 - October 27, 1975) was an American writer best known as the creator of the larger-than-life fictional detective Nero Wolfe, described by reviewer Will Cuppy as "that Falstaff of detectives." Wolfe's assistant Archie Goodwin recorded the cases of the detective genius from 1934 (Fer-de-Lance) to 1975 (A Family Affair). The Nero Wolfe corpus was nominated Best Mystery Series of the Century at Bouchercon 2000, the world's largest mystery convention, and Rex Stout was nominated Best Mystery Writer of the Century
The primary focus of War of the Rats is the legendary and true sniper duel that took place between Vasily Zaitsev, the head of the Russian sniper school, and Heinz Thorvald, his German counterpart. Zaitsev was so successful at introducing the cult of sniperism, and such a major personality on the Russian side, that the Germans felt the need to eliminate him for propaganda purposes. Russian snipers, trained by Zaitsev and others, had killed literally thousands of Germans. They hunted singly and in pairs through the ruins of the city, often waiting in hiding for hours or days to take their shot. Morale on the German side had plummeted as a result. If they could manage to kill Zaitsev, it would give a boost to the average Wehrmacht soldier.
Two short stories, "Hop-Frog" and "Never Bet the Devil Your Head" by an American master Edgar Allan Poe, the first as a one-man reading, the second as a staged radio performance.
The English author Jane Austen lived from 1775 to 1817. Her novels are highly prized not only for their light irony, humor, and depiction of contemporary English country life, but also for their underlying serious qualities.
Jazz: A History of America's Music (Abridged Audiobook)
Read by Levar Burton
A companion volume to the new Burns and Ward documentary. The 19-hour, 10-episode series set to air on PBS in January, 2001. This lavishly illustrated history describes the evolution of jazz during the 20th century, focusing on the careers of a key players like Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis and Benny Goodman.