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The White Magic Five and Dime

Author : Lisa Falco
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781093478082
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book The White Magic Five and Dime written by Lisa Falco and published by . This book was released on 2019-04-10 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Alanis McLachlan learns that her mother's been murdered, she's completely unsurprised. Not that Alanis had been given a glimpse into the future. That would be crazy, right? It's just that her con-woman mom, Barbra, was bound to cross the wrong people sooner or later. It's why Alanis was lucky to get out of her childhood alive - and why she hadn't spoken to her mother in decades.But there is a surprise in store for Alanis. Barbra left her something in her will: a New Age shop in the tiny tourist trap town of Berdache, Arizona. The White Magic Five & Dime.After going to Berdache to claim her inheritance, Alanis is drawn into the mystery around her mother's death. Did one of Barbra's customers finally get wise to her con-artist ways and take revenge? Alanis thinks she knows how to find out: She'll make those customers her own until she can find the killer. Alanis McLachlan, cynic and unbeliever, is about to become a tarot card reader.With a little help from her mother's teenage apprentice and a snarky tarot how-to book called Infinite Roads to Knowing, Alanis begins bluffing her way through phony readings. But the more she gets to know the cards, the more she sees real meaning in them...and the closer the murderer comes to making her the next victim."Hilarious." -Publishers Weekly (starred review)"A clever and compelling tale filled with colorful and engaging characters." -Foreword Reviews"Hockensmith, author of the award-winning Big Red/Old Red series, and coauthor Falco deliver a charming comic mystery." -Booklist"The story is fun and light, and the mystical background and details of tarot reading are treated with good-natured skepticism." -Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine

The White Magic Five and Dime

Author : Steve Hockensmith
Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
ISBN 13 : 073874140X
Total Pages : 261 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (387 download)

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Download or read book The White Magic Five and Dime written by Steve Hockensmith and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 2014-07-08 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Much to Alanis McLachlan's surprise, her estranged con-woman mother has left her an inheritance: The White Magic Five & Dime, a shop in tiny Berdache, Arizona. Reluctantly traveling to Berdache to claim her new property, Alanis decides to stay and pick up her mother's tarot business in an attempt to find out how she died. With help from a hunky cop and her mother's live-in teenage apprentice, Alanis begins faking her way through tarot readings in order to win the confidence of her mother's clients. But the more she uses the tarot deck, the more Alanis begins to find real meaning in the cards ... and the secrets surrounding her mother's demise. Praise: 2015 IPPY Award Bronze Medal Winner in Mystery/Cozy/Noir 2014 ForeWord IndieFab Gold Winner for Mystery "Cozy readers with a taste for humor will welcome this hilarious series debut . . . [and] will eagerly await the next installment."—Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Hockensmith...and coauthor Falco deliver a charming comic mystery, which one hopes is the beginning of a series."—Booklist "[A] clever and compelling tale filled with colorful and engaging characters and a whodunit plot." —Foreword Reviews "From the unique title to the cool cover, this book has it all . . . A+ across the board!"—Suspense Magazine "Fun and light."—Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dawn of the Dreadfuls

Author : Steve Hockensmith
Publisher : Quirk Books
ISBN 13 : 1594744823
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (947 download)

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Download or read book Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dawn of the Dreadfuls written by Steve Hockensmith and published by Quirk Books. This book was released on 2010-05-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Complete with romance, action, comedy, and an army of shambling corpses, this prequel to the hit mash-up novel will have Jane Austen rolling in her grave—or crawling out of it! Four years before the events of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, the Bennet sisters are enjoying a peaceful life in the English countryside, reading, gardening, and daydreaming about future husbands—until a funeral at the local parish goes strangely and horribly awry. Suddenly, corpses are springing from the soft earth—and only one family can stop them. As the bodies pile up, Elizabeth Bennet grows from a naive young teenager into a savage slayer of the undead. Along the way, two men vie for her affections: Master Hawksworth is the powerful warrior who trains her to kill, while thoughtful Dr. Keckilpenny seeks to conquer the walking dead using science instead of strength. Will either man win the prize of Elizabeth’s heart? Or will their hearts be feasted upon by hordes of marauding zombies?

Fool Me Once

Author : Steve Hockensmith
Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
ISBN 13 : 0738744255
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (387 download)

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Download or read book Fool Me Once written by Steve Hockensmith and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 2015-08-08 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From bestselling author Steve Hockensmith and tarot expert Lisa Falco comes a new mystery that isn't fooling around Since taking over the White Magic Five and Dime, Alanis McLachlan has been tracking down old customers and making amends for her mother's con jobs. So when Marsha—one of the shop's most loyal clients—comes looking for a way out of her abusive marriage, Alanis does everything she can to help. But lending a hand leads to unforeseen consequences, including the murder of Marsha's husband. Now Alanis has to use her wiles to undo a mess of her own making. Her growing mastery of the tarot might help her find the truth...if the killer doesn't get to her first. Praise: "Winning."—Publishers Weekly "Delightfully quirky."—Kirkus Reviews "Smart, humorous and refreshingly offbeat."—Shelf Awareness "Savvy plotting, sharp writing, and a believable use of fortune-telling to frame the stories."—Booklist "Readers who adore the women detectives of Dorothy Cannell and Maggie King will be pleased by this quirky series."—Library Journal "A funny book in which the reader also learns something is a rare treasure indeed."—Mystery Scene

Dime Store Magic

Author : Kelley Armstrong
Publisher : Bantam
ISBN 13 : 0553903950
Total Pages : 486 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (539 download)

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Download or read book Dime Store Magic written by Kelley Armstrong and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2006-10-31 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF BITTEN—NOW A SYFY SERIES From one of today’s most original writers comes the mesmerizing tale of an exceptional young woman caught up in an otherworldly realm where some will stop at nothing to get what they want. Paige Winterbourne was always either too young or too rebellious to succeed her mother as leader of one of the world’s most powerful elite organizations—the American Coven of Witches. Now that she is twenty-three and her mother is dead, the Elders can no longer deny her. But even Paige’s wildest antics can’t hold a candle to those of her new charge—an orphan who is all too willing to use her budding powers for evil...and evil is all too willing to claim her. For this girl is being pursued by a dark faction of the supernatural underworld. They are a vicious group who will do anything to woo the young, malleable, and extremely powerful neophyte, including commit murder—and frame Paige for the crime. It’s an initiation into adulthood, womanhood, and the brutal side of magic that Paige will have to do everything within her power to make sure they both survive.

Give the Devil His Due

Author : Steve Hockensmith
Publisher : Tarot Mystery
ISBN 13 : 9781432838720
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (387 download)

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Download or read book Give the Devil His Due written by Steve Hockensmith and published by Tarot Mystery. This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Reformed con artist-turned-tarot reader Alanis McLachlan gets paid for predicting the future ; too bad she didn't see all the trouble in hers. First a figure from her past tries to drag her back into the life of crime she thought she'd left behind. Then a new suitor tries to sweep Alanis off her feet, forcing her on-again, off-again romance with hunky teacher Victor Castellanos to hit the skids. And then there's the little matter of the client who gets an ominous reading from Alanis ... and is promptly murdered. Danger is in the cards for Alanis, and she'll need all her skill at reading people and reading tarot if she's going to survive"--Amazon.com.

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dreadfully Ever After

Author : Steve Hockensmith
Publisher : Quirk Books
ISBN 13 : 1594745021
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (947 download)

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Download or read book Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dreadfully Ever After written by Steve Hockensmith and published by Quirk Books. This book was released on 2011-03-22 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Complete with romance, heartbreak, martial arts, cannibalism, and an army of shambling corpses, Dreadfully Ever After brings the story of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies to a thrilling conclusion. When we last saw Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy—at the end of the New York Times best seller Pride and Prejudice and Zombies—they were preparing for a lifetime of wedded bliss. Yet the honeymoon has barely begun when poor Mr. Darcy is nipped by a rampaging dreadful. Elizabeth knows the only acceptable course of action is to promptly behead her husband (and then burn the corpse, just to be safe). But when she learns of a miracle antidote being developed in London, she realizes there may be one last chance to save her true love—and for everyone to live happily ever after.

Dime-store Alchemy

Author : Charles Simic
Publisher : New York Review of Books
ISBN 13 : 9781590171707
Total Pages : 122 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (717 download)

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Download or read book Dime-store Alchemy written by Charles Simic and published by New York Review of Books. This book was released on 2006 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: InDime-Store Alchemy, poet Charles Simic refects on the life and work of Joseph Cornell, the maverick surrealist who is one of America’s great artists. Simic’s spare prose is as enchanting and luminous as the mysterious boxes of found objects for which Cornell is justly renowned. In a work that is in various degrees biography, criticism, and sheer poetry, Simic tells the story of Cornell’s life and illuminates the hermetic mysteries of his extraordinary boxes–objects in which private obsessions were alchemically transformed into enduring works of art. Simic sees Cornell’s work as exemplifying a distinctively American aesthetic, open to the world, improvisatory, at once homemade and universal, modest and teasing and profound. Full of unexpected riches,Dime-Store Alchemyis both an entrancing meditation on the nature of art and a perfect introduction to a major American artist by one of his peers–a book that can be perused at length or dipped into at leisure again and again.

Nick and Tesla and the High-Voltage Danger Lab

Author : Bob Pflugfelder
Publisher : Quirk Books
ISBN 13 : 1594746621
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (947 download)

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Download or read book Nick and Tesla and the High-Voltage Danger Lab written by Bob Pflugfelder and published by Quirk Books. This book was released on 2013-11-05 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nick and Tesla are bright 11-year-old siblings with a knack for science, electronics, and getting into trouble. When their parents mysteriously vanish, they’re sent to live with their Uncle Newt, a brilliant inventor who engineers top-secret gadgets for a classified government agency. It’s not long before Nick and Tesla are embarking on adventures of their own—engineering all kinds of outrageous MacGyverish contraptions to save their skin: 9-volt burglar alarms, electromagnets, mobile tracking devices, and more. Readers are invited to join in the fun as each story contains instructions and blueprints for five different projects. In Nick and Tesla’s High-Voltage Danger Lab, we meet the characters and learn how to make everything from rocket launchers to soda-powered vehicles. Learning about science has never been so dangerous—or so much fun!

Nick and Tesla's Secret Agent Gadget Battle

Author : Bob Pflugfelder
Publisher : Quirk Books
ISBN 13 : 1594746818
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (947 download)

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Download or read book Nick and Tesla's Secret Agent Gadget Battle written by Bob Pflugfelder and published by Quirk Books. This book was released on 2014-05-06 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After foiling a gang of kidnappers and fending off an army of robots, 11-year-old siblings Nick and Tesla Holt could use a little rest! But as their third mystery opens, they discover there’s a spy in their midst, searching for secrets in the home of their beloved (and slightly crazy) Uncle Newt. Is it the new laboratory assistant? The exterminator? The housekeepers? Or someone completely unexpected? To expose the mystery agent, Nick and Tesla must engineer all kinds of outrageous contraptions, from code wheels and fingerprint powder to spy cameras and burglar detectors. Best of all, instructions are included throughout the story, so you can build the projects, too!

Give the Devil His Due

Author : Steve Hockensmith
Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
ISBN 13 : 0738747505
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (387 download)

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Download or read book Give the Devil His Due written by Steve Hockensmith and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 2017-04-08 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alanis McLachlan, reformed con artist turned tarot reader, gets paid for predicting the future—too bad she didn't see all the trouble in hers. First a figure from her past tries to drag her back into the life of crime she thought she'd left behind. Then a new suitor tries to sweep Alanis off her feet, threatening her on-again, off-again romance with hunky teacher Victor Castellanos. And there's the little matter of the ominous reading she gives to a new client, which could have deadly consequences. Danger is in the cards for Alanis, and she'll need all her skills at reading both people and tarot if she's going to survive. Praise: "It's every man, woman, and teen for himself as the authors unlock their third free-wheeling adventure set in the craziest town west of Maggody, Arkansas."—Kirkus Reviews "[A] quirky series...filled with eccentric protagonists and engaging banter, insights into the art of grift, and tantalizing love interests. Apt to appeal to Jim Swain fans and lovers of Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg's Fox and Hare series."—Library Journal "[Hockensmith and Falco] keep the surprises coming while maintaining a consistently humorous tone."—Publishers Weekly "A perfect, frothy confection, swirls to an ending suitable to the entire enterprise. Hockensmith is a worthy heir to the late, lamented Donald E. Westlake."—Mystery Scene

Holmes on the Range

Author : Steve Hockensmith
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780312358044
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (58 download)

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Download or read book Holmes on the Range written by Steve Hockensmith and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2007-02-06 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Dazzling. Sherlock Holmes in a Stetson turns out to be a dandy idea." —Boston Globe 1893 is a tough year in Montana, and any job is a good job. When brothers Big Red and Old Red Amlingmeyer sign on as ranch hands at a secretive ranch, they're not expecting much more than hard work, bad pay, and a few free moments to enjoy their favorite pastime: reading stories about Sherlock Holmes. When another hand turns up dead, Old Red sees the perfect opportunity to employ his Holmes-inspired "deducifyin'" skills and sets out to solve the case. Big Red, like it or not (and mostly he does not), is along for the wild ride in this clever, compelling, and completely one-of-a-kind mystery.

Frank

Author : Steve Hockensmith
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
ISBN 13 : 1479466166
Total Pages : 22 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (794 download)

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Download or read book Frank written by Steve Hockensmith and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2022 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Frank is a long-retired police detective with a new mystery to solve: Is someone stealing mundane things like toothpaste and dishwashing liquid from his neighbor? With his memory failing, he can’t be sure there have actually been any crimes...or that he’s not committing them himself.

Black Cat Weekly #45

Author : Craig Shaw Gardner
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
ISBN 13 : 1479476897
Total Pages : 677 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (794 download)

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Download or read book Black Cat Weekly #45 written by Craig Shaw Gardner and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2022 with total page 677 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to Black Cat Weekly #45. This is an fun issue, and I’ve selected Tobias S. Buckell’s fantasy “The Fisher Dragon” as the cover story. (I must admit to having a fondness for dragons. The very first story I sold professionally, way back at the dawn of time when I was 16 years old, was about a dragon. And they appear in several of my novels, most notably Master of Dragons.) Thanks to acquiring editor Cynthia Ward for selecting it. Black Cat’s other acquiring editors are represented in this issue, too—Michael Bracken selected an original mystery from John M. Floyd, and Barb Goffman has a tale about a retired detective by Steve Hockensmith (whose “Holmes on the Range” series of historical mystery stories are must-reads, as far as I’m concerned. Check then out if you get a chance.) And last (but not least), Darrell Schweitzer unearthed one of his paleo-interviews for us—this time with Craig Shaw Gardner. It's from the 1990s, when Gardner had just become a best-selling author, thanks to his Batman movie novelization. And we have classics by George O. Smith, Henry Kuttner, and many others, including a 1915 Nick Carter mystery novel. And, of course, a modern solve-it-yourself mystery from Hal Charles (the writing team of Hal Blythe and Charlie Sweet). Here’s the complete lineup: Mysteries / Suspense / Adventure: “From Ten to Two” by John M. Floyd [Michael Bracken Presents short story] “An Eggceptional Solution” Hal Charles [Solve-It-Yourself Mystery] “Frank” by Steve Hockensmith [Barb Goffman Presents short story] The Bush-Rancher, by Harold Bindloss [novel] The Suicide, by Nicholas Carter [novel] Non-Fiction: “Speaking with Craig Shaw Gardner” [Interview with Darrell Schweitzer] Science Fiction & Fantasy: “The Fisher Dragon”by Tobias S. Buckell [Cynthia Ward Presents short story] “Catspaw,” by George O. Smith [short story] “The Half-Haunted,” by Manly Wade Wellman [short story] “The Sea-Witch,” by Nictzin Dyalhis [short story] “Chameleon Man,” by Henry Kuttner [short story]

Death of a Bad Neighbour - Revenge is Criminal

Author : Hilary Davidson
Publisher : The Logic of Dreams
ISBN 13 : 1739688716
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (396 download)

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Download or read book Death of a Bad Neighbour - Revenge is Criminal written by Hilary Davidson and published by The Logic of Dreams. This book was released on 2022-04-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 15 all-new stories "Great Title!" - Mariella Frostrup live on Times Radio (May 2022) on hearing the title in passing From both new and established, award-winning and best-selling authors - Why is Kathy next door being stalked? - Why must Nigel sneak out of his own home? - What happened to the woman who cried cat? - Who killed the rock star caveman? - What is Sir Fergus Allison's bench for? Tales of intrigue and mystery, crime and revenge. What will the neighbors do about, or to, the bane of their lives? "I've really enjoyed these short stories! Made me laugh, surprised me, and shocked me! An excellent anthology." - Richard Walters, UK (reader via Facebook, April 2022) Visit a world where the intolerable few, who create hell for the rest, get their comeuppance. Stories from Hilary Davidson, Steve Hockensmith, L. C. Tyler, Marilyn Todd, Dave Zeltserman, Warren Moore, Robert Lopresti, Nick Manzolillo, Kevin Quigley, Eve Elliot, Eve Morton, Kay Hanifen, Wendy Harrison, Shiny Nyquist, and F. D. Trenton. "Jack Calverley has done a really good job of the ordering of the stories, you know, so each story is a bit different from the one before, and that's a knack I think to editing a short story collection, is getting that right and I think he's definitely got that right... but, yeah, a very entertaining collection." - CriminOlly BookTube reviewer (Olly Clarke on YouTube, April 9th 2022) You love crime & mystery? - This anthology was created for you! (or, as the cover bird says: "Buy it for my cover portrait alone!") Whatever else you do, check out the free preview...

Black Cat Weekly #140

Author : Steve Liskow
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 532 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Black Cat Weekly #140 written by Steve Liskow and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2024-05-05 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This time, we have a pair of original mysteries—tales by Steve Liskow (courtesy of Acquiring Editor Michael Bracken) and M.A. Blume, plus a terrific tale by Steve Hockensmith (which typography nuts like me will enjoy, courtesy of Acquiring Editor Barb Goffman). The mystery novel is by Avery Gaul, and of course we have a solve-it-yourself puzzler from Hal Charles. On the science fiction side, we have a novel by Golden Age author Arthur Leo Zagat, an early—and quite silly—fantasy from Harlan Ellison, space opera from Edmond Hamilton, and straight-up SF tales from John Victor Peterson and Manly Bannister. Lots of fun. Here’s the lineup: Cover: Ron Miller Mysteries / Suspense / Adventure: “The Grifted Age” by Steve Liskow [Michael Bracken Presents short story] “Deadly Reunion” by Hal Charles [Solve-It-Yourself Mystery] “i” by Steve Hockensmith [Barb Goffman Presents short story] “Pretty Is As Pretty Does,” by M.A. Blume [short story] Five Nights at the Five Pines, by Avery Gaul [novel] Science Fiction & Fantasy: “Classified Object,” by John Victor Peterson [short story] “The Annals of Aardvark,” by Harlan Ellison [short story] “The Great Illusion,” by Manly Bannister [short story] “The Star-Stealers,” by Edmond Hamilton [short story] The Two Moons of Tranquillia, by Arthur Leo Zagat [novel]

F.W. Woolworth and the American Five and Dime

Author : Jean Maddern Pitrone
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786430249
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book F.W. Woolworth and the American Five and Dime written by Jean Maddern Pitrone and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2007-01-09 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For more than a century, Woolworth's five and dime stores represented Americana, mirroring the country's growth, its good times and bad, its foibles and its fads. The chain was founded by Frank W. Woolworth, who in 1879 established two stores--one in Utica, New York, which failed and was closed down, and another in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, which succeeded and marked the beginning of the legacy of the Woolworth's Five and Tens. This work is a full account of the chain, its rags-to-riches founder, Frank W. Woolworth, and his flamboyant and tragic descendants. It traces the important role that Woolworth stores played in the sit-down strikes of the 1930s, the lunch counter sit-ins that began in Greensboro, North Carolina, as part of the Civil Rights movement (which tainted Woolworth's as the Big Business enemy of the downtrodden), and the gradual disintegration of the five and tens during the 1980s and early 1990s. The dramatic story is enhanced with important photos featuring such events as the closing of a Woolworth's in Germany by Nazi soldiers and the Greensboro sit-in as well as archival photos from Woolworth's 40th, 50th, and 60th anniversary booklets.