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The Panoramic Photography of Eugene O. Goldbeck
Author: Clyde W. Burleson, with E. Jessica Hickman
Published: June 1, 1986 by University of Texas Press
Category: History/Photography
Main Character: Eugene O. Goldbeck
Goldbeck, a pioneer photographer, traveled around the world several times between 1920 and 1985, making panoramic photos of historic and famous sites. The book recounts his life and contains 20 of his greatest shots, reproduced actual size, 10x50-inch foldouts. This work was made possible through a grant from Eastman Kodak Company, arranged by Clyde Burleson, and won the internationally famous Maine Award as outstanding photographic book of 1987.
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Ground Money
Author: Rex Burns
Published: May 7, 1986 by Viking
Series Name: Gabe Wager
Category: Police Procedural
Main Character: Gabriel Wager
Using his vacation to help an old friend locate his two grown-up sons, Detective Gabe Wager and his girlfriend, Jo Fabrizio, end up in the vastness of western Colorado. The trail leads them into the world of small-time rodeo as well as into the rough waters of a river rafting trip. The result is danger and death both from the river as well as from unknown assailants.
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Unbalanced Accounts
Author: Kate Gallison
Published: March 16, 1986 by Little, Brown
Category: Private Eye
When the detective business in Trenton gets so slow that he can't pay for his daughter's orthodontia, Nick Magaracz jumps at his wife's cousin's offer of a job tracking down lost checks for the State of New Jersey, posing as an accountant. Why not? it looks like easy work, until the bodies begin to fall.
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The Devereux Legacy
Author: Carolyn Hart
Published: January 1, 1986Non-series
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THE JAMES BOND BEDSIDE COMPANION
Author: Raymond Benson
Published: November 1, 1984 by Dodd Mead & Co.
Category: Non-Fiction
EDGAR ALLAN POE AWARD NOMINEE FOR BEST CRITICAL/BIOGRAPHICAL WORK (1984) All About the World of 007... an encyclopedic celebration of 007, the world's most popular secret agent, from his creation in the novel "Casino Royale" to the present. It is the first book to examine all aspects of the James Bond phenomenon in a single volume--a biography of Ian Fleming; introduction by Ernest Cuneo, Fleming's closest American friend; detailed analyses of every Bond novel and film; and more.
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