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1) Max
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An astonishing, moving tribute to Alex's friend, Max Blatt, that is at once a meditation on memory itself, on friendship and a reminder to the reader that history belongs to humanity.
SHORTLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BIOGRAPHY AWARD
'Max is haunted by devastating insights. Blatt told Miller that the hardest part of torture was the realisation that the torturer was also your brother. It is the same generosity that makes Max such a compelling argument...
2) Max
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The inspiring story of Max Britsky, who grew up in the slums of New York and became one of the most powerful men in the American movie industry Max tells the story of the rise of Max Britsky, entwined with the film industry's beginnings near the turn of the twentieth century. When he was twelve, Max's father died, leaving him to scrape out a living in Manhattan's Lower East Side slums to provide for his mother and siblings. But Max was a natural entrepreneur,...
3) Max
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Fresh out of school, Dr. Crane takes on a new patient who both intrigues and unnerves him. Charming, manipulative, and amoral, Max has exactly the sort of mind Crane finds himself drawn to with fictional characters. As Max weaves himself into Crane's life, Crane realizes that while fiction might be safe, Max certainly is not. When the professional line between them thins, who gets to define where one man ends and the other begins?
4) Max
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No one has ever told Max that happiness is an option. Everyone that knows Max thinks he is a great guy. He takes care of his family, goes to church most Sundays, and puts the needs of everyone else above his own. Max has a group of friends who rely on him, and he's always willing to pitch in when someone asks him for help. In fact, he structures his life to avoid thinking about himself at all. His family and friends are constantly badgering him to...
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Max Fredericks can time travel. He doesn't know exactly how it works-just that it does. When it happens again, Max finds himself on the wrong side of the Iron Curtain in 1965 East Berlin. Still queasy from the shock of travel, he witnesses an abduction. The victim is a girl Max later comes to know only as Elsa, and the perpetrators are the Stasi-"the sword and shield of the state" in communist East Germany.
Armed with comprehensive knowledge of the...
6) Max's War
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As the Nazis sweep across Europe, Jewish teen Max and his parents flee persecution in Germany for Holland, where Max finds friends and romance. But when Hitler invades in 1940, Max escapes to Chicago, leaving his parents and friends behind. When he learns of his parents' deportation and murders, Max immediately enlists in the US Army. After basic training he is sent to Camp Ritchie, Maryland, where he is trained in interrogation and counterintelligence....
7) Max Johnny
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Max Johnny has a secret.Will tonight be his salvation or his ultimate ruin? Famous author, Max Johnny, is now down and out drinking away his sorrows in a New York City bar. A devastating secret keeps him locked in the past until one night, when an assortment of characters pushes him to the breaking point.
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A massive storm destroys the chicken farm, setting the chicken free. Roosters and hens flee with their chicks to Long Hill, a chicken paradise where food is plenty and birds roam free. Max & Friends collect books 1 to 3 of the Short Stories from Long Hill series. These stories are within grade 1 to grade 3 reading level. Book 1: Escape To Long Hill When the chickens escape, baby chicks, Chico, Yvette and Angel are left behind. Hidden dangers lurk...
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The UNBELIEVABLE new book in the MAX MAGIC series from superstar TV presenter and magician, Stephen Mulhern!
NEVER GIVE UP!
Max Magic is back and he's ready to win national talent show: The Greatest Show on Earth! He knows he's got what it takes to impress the show's judges: Willow Holloughby, Fox Blackshaw and Shussy D - and to wow the audiences with his illusions and magic tricks. He's not going to use his mysterious new magical abilities to do...
10) Max the Cat
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Sam is Max's loyal human, but when Sam disappears, leaving behind a blood stained, rag, Max suspects foul play. When a mystery at hand, it's time to call in the professionals. Enter Monroe Mongoose, the animal police detective.What happened to Max?Sparks fly between Max the cat and Tabitha Tabby as they charge ahead and save their humans! This is a fun bedtime story for kids and grown ups alike. Author's cartoons have been added to the book for your...
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Dutton Children's Books
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2024.
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Publisher Annotation: Max Bretzfeld doesn’t want to move to London. Leaving home is hard and Max is alone for the first time in his life. But not for long. Max is surprised to discover that he’s been joined by two unexpected traveling companions, one on each shoulder, a kobold and a dybbuk named Berg and Stein. Germany is becoming more and more dangerous for Jewish families, but Max is determined to find a way back home, and back to his parents....
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Max Weber is one of the founding fathers of sociology. He is often referred to as a sophisticated 'value-free' sociologist. This new critical introduction argues that Weber's sociology cannot be divorced from his political standpoint. Weber saw himself as a 'class conscious bourgeois' and his sociology reflects this outlook. Providing clear summaries of Weber's ideas – concentrating on the themes most often encountered on sociology courses – Kieran...
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If you love science-fiction, like Doctor Who and Star Trek, but also enjoy coming-of-age tales like Heartstopper, this book is for you.
Max Janus has made many mistakes since first coming to Earth during the peak of the Roman Empire to chase down alien criminals called Deceptors. Things take an unexpected twist when an accident whilst chasing a female Deceptor in 21st Century London results in him waking up inside the body of a 17-year-old boy. Despite...
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The story of the makeup artist who changed the film industry-and the world of modern cosmetics. Includes photos.
When Polish wigmaker and cosmetician Max Factor arrived in Los Angeles at the dawn of the motion picture industry, "make-up" had been associated only with stage performers and ladies of the oldest profession. Appalled by the garish paints worn by actors, Factor introduced the first "flexible" greasepaint for film in 1914. With a few careful...
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"Jeffrey's descriptions of how time has stopped will stop readers in their own tracks. Plenty of action-adventure appeal." - Booklist
"An imaginative addition to the middle-grade speculative adventure canon." - Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
"This fast-paced adventure…will keep readers turning the pages. The incorporation of figures from Sumerian mythology adds an interesting element that may appeal to fans of Rick Riordan's "Percy...
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Max knows his animal friends are all different in many ways. He tries to copy other animals to be special like they are. He sets out bravely on an adventure to find out what he can do to play a useful part in his forest home. With the help of his friends, Max learns that he is special too, and becomes a very happy dragon.
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The Naughty List meets Elf in Max Fernsby and the Infinite Toys, a charming, hilarious, illustrated middle grade Christmas tale about three friends who join forces with the two wayward elves to save the holidays!
Max Fernsby seems like your typical 10-year-old kid, but when a red bag literally falls on his head from the sky, Max finds he suddenly has the power to produce any toy in the world!
But what Max doesn't realize is that the red bag only...
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