Reader's Digest Condensed Books
Volume 3 - 1973

The Curse of the Kings
by Victoria Holt
When Sir Edward Travers died suddenly in Egypt, his passion for exploring ancient tombs gave rise to sinister rumors. Judith Osmond laughed at the stories, until she herself retraced the surprising route that led to tragedy. For in the colorful and mysterious Vally of the Kings disaster struck again and again until she and all those she held dear were nearly overwhelmed by the dark powers of the past. Then on one terrifying day she knew that nothing could save her - nothing except the devotion of a man she dared not trust until his love was put to the ultimate test.

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
by John Godey Hijack a subway train? Hold seventeen hostages and collect a cool million in ransom? It only seems impossible. In a plot that bristles with authenticity, four desperate men with nothing to lose bring off one of the most astonishing crimes ever imagined. The author not only dramatizes the fascinating mechanics of the caper, but takes you inside the top-secret chambers of the most influential men in a great city where the game is power and the stakes are life or death.

The Years of the Forest
by Helen Hoover
Can you remember the smell of hot coffee made from cold, clear lake water, or the heart-stopping thrill of coming unexpectedly upon a doe in the woodland? It is this joy of living with nature - now a rare experience for too many of us - that the Hoovers chose to make the center of their lives. Who could have foreseen that the civilization they had fled would one day come again to their doorstep and challenge all they had learned to treasure?

Sadie Shapiro's Knitting Book
by Robert Kimmel Smith
Sadie Shapiro is an unforgettable character. She knits people together in the kind of loving warmth that makes reading once again an experience in human communication.

Captain Bligh and Mr. Christian
by Richard Hough
A moving and ultimately shocking re-creation of the most talked about mutiny of all time. Through painstaking research the author provides fresh background and offers sharp insights into the fatal confrontation between Fletcher Christian and William Bligh. The drama, including the awful events that took place on Pitcairn Island, has all the power of a great novel; yet the story is true, the characters are real and their ordeal is history.

Good condition.