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What must it be like to be tricked into spying for a foreign country and then tricked again to become a double agent?
Henry Salter had a bad start in life in London, England. Orphaned at an early age, he had to leave school at fourteen despite having a photographic memory and being considered a genius by his teachers. Later, the love of his life, Rachel, is estranged due to her wealthy father's dark secret.
He was trained in sabotage and deadly...
2) Starboard
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Publisher Annotation: Kirsten Bramble is too famous to have friends. That’s what she tells herself, anyway—but with the end of her hit reality TV show barreling toward her, Kirsten’s not sure she’s ready to say goodbye to her lonely life of fame. Luckily—or unluckily—Kirsten can’t help being plunged headfirst into a new adventure when she’s dragged on a class trip to visit the SS Great Britain. Because somehow, the ancient ship can...
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Publisher Annotation: When Ellie's estranged brother, Luke, dies in a car accident, she's not sure whether to be devastated that she lost the person who was once her best friend or enraged, still, that he left without a word a year ago. Now, the only people who seem to understand what she's going through are Luke's best friend and his ex-girlfriend, who she bonds with over their desire to figure out where Luke went when he walked out of their lives....
4) Game slaves
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"A highly intelligent group of video game enemy non-player characters (NPC) begins to doubt they are merely codes in a machine. Their search for answers leads them to a gruesome discovery"--
5) Broken
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Dale has it all by today's standards. Good job, good-looking, and recently single. He's a hot-shot art director in the hottest ad agency in Cleveland. A big change from his roots in small town West Virginia. Yet, Dale is miserable and has no idea why, what, or who is influencing his happiness and ultimately, his destiny. There is war going on. The battlefield is Dale's mind. The prize is his soul.
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Tour This Dream Road on Bicycle, Between North Carolina and Virginia.
Skyline Drive and the Blue Ridge Parkway are arguably the most quintessential scenic roads east of the Mississippi. Bicycling the Blue Ridge is the definitive guide to this ribbon of highway. It's just what you need to plan the perfect trip, whether you are out for the day, a weekend, or a month. You'll find detailed, mile-by-mile descriptions that provide information on lodging,...
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Most of the time sports are seen as the height of competition, but often they also bring people together in times of cultural, social, and political upheaval. 2001 New York Yankees explores the way the team brought New Yorkers--and Americans--together after the September 11 disaster and showed the world how resilient our country is. Includes ties to 21st Century themes, as well as infographics, timelines, glossary, and index.
8) Muhammad Ali
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Most of the time sports are seen as the height of competition, but often they also bring people together in times of cultural, social, and political upheaval. Muhammad Ali explores the way the G.O.A.T. boxer served to bring Americans together. Includes ties to 21st Century themes, as well as infographics, timelines, glossary, and index. Most of the time sports are seen as the height of competition, but often they also bring people together in times...
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Most of the time sports are seen as the height of competition, but often they also bring people together in times of cultural, social, and political upheaval. Billie Jean King vs. Bobby Riggs explores the way the famous Battle of the Sexes tennis match served to bring men and women together to advocate for equal rights across genders. Includes ties to 21st Century themes, as well as infographics, timelines, glossary, and index. Most of the time sports...
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Most of the time sports are seen as the height of competition, but often they also bring people together in times of cultural, social, and political upheaval. U.S. Women's National Soccer Team explores the way the celebrated team served to bring Americans--and American women--together across the years. Includes ties to 21st Century themes, as well as infographics, timelines, glossary, and index.
11) Project Raphael
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When an unidentified body floats to the surface in San Francisco Bay, Dr. Raymond Stuart must take on the mysterious case. An expert in diseases of children's muscle and bone, Dr. Stuart makes the diagnoses that begin this enthralling story.
Although there is no evidence of violence, the cause of death is the foulest of play. As the investigation continues and Dr. Stuart learns more about the complexities of the case, dark secrets emerge that will...
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Essence of the Tarot: Modern Reflections on Ancient Wisdom explores the twenty-two archetypes of the Major Arcana-the spiritual foundation of the Tarot. Interlacing timeless wisdom with modern insight, it takes the reader on a journey from the mystery schools of ancient Egypt into current times, providing an understanding for each card that can be related to everyday life.
The first section, Ancient Wisdom, explores the major themes for each of the...
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Seasoned sports photographer Peter Skinner uses 211 stunning examples from the work of Walter Ioss, Ben Chen, Bob Gomel, Duane Hart, Mark Johnson, and six other renowned photographers-as well as his personal archives-to show exactly how to take great action photos. Whether the subject is baseball or basketball, rock climbing or golf, kayaking or soccer or stickball or swimming, Sports Photography offers comprehensive, detailed, easy-to-understand...
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Christmas is an ethical and political minefield. Luckily, this survival guide contains valuable advice on how to navigate the hazards of the holiday season.
Learn how to...* launch a scathing dinner table takedown on your woefully unwoke relatives* craft your own sustainable decorations that bring festive cheer without compromising the 2050 Paris Agreement* splurge on Black Friday without propping up the neoliberal capitalist agenda* build a body-positive...
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"You're too little!"
"You're not strong enough!"
That's what the little chipmunk was told.
But he refuses to give up! He keeps trying.
And even though it becomes dangerous
and it might turn out to be too much for him,
he soon learns what happens when
you stick to your dreams and
you give it everything you've got!
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Innocent people undergoing elective orthopedic surgery at a university hospital in San Francisco are suffering infections at an alarming rate. A tourist visiting the city from Alabama sustains a routine hip fracture and dies on the operating room table before the incision is made.
Dr. Keith Grant is the chief resident in orthopedics at the hospital. He was called to treat one of the infections and to help with the tourist's hip fracture surgery....
17) Overload
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What if your kids begged to play with words and ideas, because it was so fun?
'Tom is a magician with words, a sorcerer with challenging ideas, and an all-around excellent poet.'
Kids and teens love ideas from left field, a play on words that makes them giggle and stretches their creative language skills.
It's very hard to describe this series until you read it because Get Your Wordsworth is (as far as I can tell) a new hybrid model of illustrated...
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Pat Skinner is a Christian and was raised with godly values. After coming out of his wild stint, which he calls Pat B.C., he began to notice the erosion of values and morals being promoted. This was in the late 1970s.
He began to dig and study to find out what may be behind this. He discovered it was a spiritual problem coming on strong through the peace movement of the 60s and escalating to where we are today.
He recognized this is more than a...
19) Tractor Gate
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What if your kids thought playing with words and ideas was incredibly fun?
'My son and I enjoyed it more than once at bed time.'
Kids and teens love ideas from left field, a play on words that makes them giggle and stretches their creative language skills.
Call it what you will this quick 'n' quirky combination of poetry, youthful humor, silly phrases, puns and sketches is designed to challenge developing brains to look at language — and life —...
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"Dragonslaying in North America" is the first book in the Jacob Western Cowboy Dragonslayer series, and serves as a brief introduction to the world of North American dragonslaying, as told by Jacob Western himself. Future books will include short story collections as well as novels.