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Louis L'Amour brings the Wild West back to life in three unstoppable adventures!
"Mistakes Can Kill You" is the story of Johnny O'Day. Half-dead from pneumonia and on the brink of giving up, he was taken in as a boy and nursed back to health by a young couple. Growing up, Johnny harbored nothing but resentment and jealousy of their biological son, Sam. But now Sam is in big trouble, and it seems that Johnny may be the only person who can come between...
45182) Visting Nurse
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COURAGE AND LOVE
Lovely and dedicated Arleen Anderson, a visiting nurse in the slum section of Saltboro, Michigan knew that she would need both her courage and love of nursing to face the daily visits to her poverty-stricken patients.
But Arleen also had the admiration of two very desirable men:
MARK WYNTER - the talented and handsome doctor who gave Arleen the courage and the hope that she needed.
GUY NEWMAN - the promising young businessman who...
45183) Secrets in the Snow: A Novel
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Jane Austen's family is eager to secure her future by marrying her off. But Jane is much more interested in writing her novels, and finds every suitor lacking-until the mysterious Mr. Lefroy arrives. Could he be the one? Before Jane can find out, she must solve a murder, clear her family's name, and face a decision that might cost her true love.
45184) A Columbus of Space
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Just as Christopher Columbus's journeys to the new world changed human civilization forever, so too would the power to travel freely across the universe alter the parameters of our collective existence. Garrett P. Serviss's tale of a group of intrepid explorers who harness what they call "inter-atomic energy" to travel from Earth to Venus is a fun, fast read. As part of our mission to publish great works of literary fiction and nonfiction, Sheba Blake...
45185) Daughter of Mine
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A heartrending and heartwarming saga of the Birmingham blitz, from the author of DANNY BOY.
Lizzie is finding that life in the Birmingham blitz is hard. Her husband is away fighting in the Second World War and she has regretfully sent her two young children away to her parents in Galway, knowing that they will be safe there. She's grateful for her job in munitions but not so happy when that means getting home in the blackout, dodging the bomb damage.
Then...
45187) Heart Troubles
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Heart Troubles is a collection of darkly funny and poignant short stories examining the foibles of the human heart, from the bestselling author of "Our Crowd".
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Award-winning author-illustrator Duncan Tonatiuh sheds light on the significance of Aztec manuscripts and culture
Our world, little brother, is an amoxtlalpan, a land of books.
In the jungles where the jaguar dwells, the Mayas make books.
In the mountains the cloud people, the Mixtecs, make them as well. So do others in the coast and in the forests.
And we the Mexica of the mighty Aztec empire, who dwell in the valley of the volcanoes, make...
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In 1875, Ahkah, a 9-year-old Comanche girl, is the only child in a group of 72 Plains Indians brought to the Castillo de San Marcos in St. Augustine for "re-education." Callie Crump, a 14-year-old who has never so much as seen an Indian, begins to teach art classes to the prisoners. At first she is reluctant, but it doesn't take long before she finds herself fascinated by the lives of the Native Americans at the fort. All the while, Akhah longs to...
45190) Je vous zen
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En s'appuyant sur des récits authentiques tirés de la réalité, Jean-Marc Bazy entreprend un voyage initiatique pour explorer l'identité du « moi » et de « l'autre ». Subtilement tissée dans ses réflexions, sa pratique de la méditation ouvre des perspectives sur notre relation avec l'éthique et les énigmes entourant notre existence dans ce monde. Au fil des pages, il nous convie à remettre en question nos valeurs et à percer les mystères...
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In 1859, a young girl loses an article of clothing she has borrowed from her Mother without permission when she and her friends attempt to recover it she uncovers her parent's secrets; one of them is their involvement in the Underground Railway, another is her Father's God Machine. When she uncovers a plot to burn her own church down which is known for harboring fugitive slaves, she enlists to assistance of a neighborhood gang of ruffians to find...
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September 1948. Under the guise of exclusive Savile Row and posh gentlemen's clubs, London's upscale clothier Otis Battersby has managed to conceal his insidious business dealings-until one crisp Saturday morning. In a mad dash for a wicked drop shot, Otis collapses and dies, his body draped atop the net that separates court number seven at the Chelsea Athletic Club. When his widow Eve, unprepared for her husband's sudden death and suspicious of its...
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Bloody Jack adventures volume 3
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After leaving the Lawson Peabody School for Young Girls in Boston-under dire circumstances, of course-Jacky Faber boards a whaling ship bound for London, where she hopes to find her beloved Jaimy. But things don't go as planned, and soon Jacky is off on a wild misadventure at sea. She thwarts the lecherous advances of a crazy captain, rallies sailors to her side, and ultimately gains command of a ship in His Majesty's Royal Navy. But Jacky's adventures...
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The only hope of finding a US marshal who suspiciously vanished in the desert is rotting in a New Mexico jail!
Because of reports of a potential range war in Peñasco County, New Mexico, US Commissioner Guilford dispatches Deputy US Marshal Ed Church to help clean up the mess. But after arriving in Agua Verde by stagecoach and renting a horse to ride to the troubled area, Church disappears. At the same time, two top men from rival ranching operations...
45195) George Washington SP
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The Mi Mini Biografia series are Spanish language biographies for the earliest readers. This book examines the life of George Washington in a simple, age-appropriate way that will help children develop word recognition and reading skills. Includes a timeline and other informative backmatter.
45196) Owane's Blades
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The story takes place after the Roman legions leave Britain. There are several High Kings who are nominally in charge of newly forming tribal kingdoms.
Vortigern, the High King, gives Kent to his Saxon allies. Other Saxons seize neighbouring Sussex.
Aurelius Ambrosius defeats Vortigern and, as High King, tries to drive out the Saxons, but settles for a treaty.
Owane Thantgwyn (bright teeth), nicknamed Arth (meaning The Bear), marries Ganumara and...
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I died in 1990, in an automobile accident in Alaska on the Seward Highway. Soon thereafter, I found myself sitting on the ground outside my home in south Anchorage. Only my home wasn't there. Actually, the whole subdivision was missing. Because I soon learned that it wasn't 1990 anymore; it was 1963. But how could that be? In 1963, I was a 9-year old boy living in upstate New York. How did I get here, and why? Could I get back the life I knew? I wanted...
45198) Hero on a Bicycle
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Italy, 1944: Florence is occupied by Nazi forces. The Italian resistance movement has not given up hope, though - and neither have thirteen-year- old Paolo and his sister, Costanza. As their mother is pressured into harboring escaping POWs, Paolo and Costanza each find a part to play in opposing the German forces. Both are desperate to fight the occupation, but what can two siblings - with only a bicycle to help them - do against a whole army? Middle-grade...
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For twelve year-old Motti, growing up in Israel in the 1960s, the world is full of mysteries to be solved, while his town is full of spies to be caught. His parents are Holocaust survivors, struggling to build a new life for themselves but, to Israeli-born Motti, they are nothing but an embarrassment. Unlike them, he will not be a victim; he will be bold and strong and fearless. So, when Motti and his best friend Reuven identify a suspicious, elderly...
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Découvrez le jeu secrètement mené par Churchill pour lutter contre le nazisme, présent également dans son entourage.
Pendant des décennies, les portes des coffres-forts des archives nationales ou privées sont restées closes sur les plus grands secrets du XXe siècle.
C'est seulement maintenant, plus d'un demi-siècle après les événements dramatiques qui ont changé le monde, que nous pouvons entreprendre la tâche fascinante de tenter...
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