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The Other Likeness

The Other Likeness is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by James H. Schmitz is in the English language, and may not include graphics or images from the original edition. If you enjoy the works of James H. Schmitz then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection.
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The Game of Rat and Dragon

He grimaced. He had drawn a greedy old character, a tough old male whose mind was full of slobbering thoughts of food, veritable oceans full of half-spoiled fish. Father Moontree had once said that he burped cod liver oil for weeks after drawing that particular glutton, so strongly had the telepathic image of fish impressed itself upon his mind. Yet the glutton was a glutton for danger as well as for fish. He had killed sixty-three Dragons, more than any other Partner in the service, and was quite literally worth his weight in gold. The little girl West came next. She drew Captain Wow. When she saw who it was, she smiled. "I like him," she said. "He\'s such fun to fight with. He feels so nice and cuddly in my mind." "Cuddly, hell," said Woodley. "I\'ve been in his mind, too. It\'s the most leering mind in this ship, bar none." "Nasty man," said the little girl. She said it declaratively, withou
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The Valley of Silent Men

This adventure-packed romp is chock-full of the classic elements that made James Oliver Curwood one of the world\'s most popular writers in the early twentieth century. The protagonist, Sergeant Kent, is a Canadian Mountie known for his world-class trapping skills. Torn between loyalty to a friend and love for famous beauty Marette, Kent is forced into action. Come along for the ride and imagine frontier life on the range in The Valley of Silent Men.
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19 - Fatal Last Words

August in Edinburgh: As Skinner stands on the edge of a career-defining moment and his fiancée, Scotland's First Minister Aileen de Marco faces a political crisis, a famous figure from another field is found dead. As the mystery deepens, Skinner finds himself crossing swords with an old enemy from the past, while his investigating detectives are faced with the unwelcome complication of a duke's junkie daughter. Meanwhile a second Scottish celebrity dies violently in Australia. It seems impossible, but could the two be connected? As DCS Mario McGuire heads to Melbourne to investigate, back in Scotland his boss's big moment is compromised in the most dramatic and unexpected manner, as a famous friendship is shattered for ever.
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The Maverick's Virgin Mistress (Texas Cattlemans Club: Maverick County Millionaire Book 5)

Texas Cattleman's Club Member Justin Dupree Has Met The Perfect Woman...Too Bad Their Relationship Is Built On A Lie.Her life in danger, Alicia Montoya turned to the one man she thought she could trust. Her new boyfriend–a tall, dark Texan–offered her refuge in his posh penthouse. And she eagerly accepted his proposal of protection......until she discovered her lover's true identity: Justin Dupree, notorious playboy and her beloved brother's enemy. She had given her virginity to a man who had betrayed her. How could she possibly accept anything this maverick said as truth?
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The O'Ruddy: A Romance

Stephen Crane (1871-1900) was an American novelist, poet and journalist. He is best known for his novel Red Badge of Courage (1895). He lived in New York City a bohemian life where he observed the poor in the Bowery slums as research for his first novel, Maggie: A Girl of the Streets (1893). He became shipwrecked in route to Cuba in early 1897, an experience which he later transformed into his short story masterpiece, The Open Boat (1898). Other works include: Active Service (1899), Whilomville Stories (1900) and The O\'Ruddy (with Robert Barr) (1903). Robert Barr (1850-1912) was a British-Canadian novelist, born at Glasgow, Scotland. He was educated at the Normal School of Toronto, Canada, was headmaster of the Central School, Windsor, Ontario, and in 1876 became a member of the staff of the Detroit Free Press, in which his contributions appeared under the signature "Luke Sharp. " In 1881 he removed to London, to establish there the weekly English edition of the Free Press, and in 1892 founded The Idler magazine. Among his works are: From Whose Bourne (1896) and Jennie Baxter, Journalist (1899).
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New Apples in the Garden

New Apples in the Garden is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by Kris Neville is in the English language, and may not include graphics or images from the original edition. If you enjoy the works of Kris Neville then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection.
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Blind Spot

Blind Spot is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by Bascom Jones is in the English language, and may not include graphics or images from the original edition. If you enjoy the works of Bascom Jones then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection.
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Loot of the Void

Loot of the Void is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by Edwin K. Sloat is in the English language, and may not include graphics or images from the original edition. If you enjoy the works of Edwin K. Sloat then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection.
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Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges

Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by William Makepeace Thackeray is in the English language, and may not include graphics or images from the original edition. If you enjoy the works of William Makepeace Thackeray then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection.
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The Terrible Answer

This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic, timeless works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.
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The Hurricane Party

In Hurricane Party Klas östergren has woven a story of mythic and magnificent scope, drawn from the past and set in a dystopian future.Hanck Orn's son is dead. A heart attack, they tell him, but he knows they are lying. He travels to the archipelago at the outermost reaches of the land to find out what really happened, and is told how his son died in the great hall of the Norse gods, dealt a deadly blow by the mischievous shapeshifter Loki. Moving from the golden halls to the depths of the underworld, it tells the timeless story of a man searching for justice in a world on the brink. Hurricane Party is another tale in the International Myths Series. Klas östergren was born in Stockholm in 1955 and is the author of several novels including the landmark Gentlemen (1981) and its sequel, Gangsters (2005). A leading star of Swedish literature for nearly three decades, he has won the Piratenpriset and the...
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Hot Zone

Army Captain, Tessa Marconi, Faces Greatest Battle in History in, Hot Zone, a Romantic Suspense from Cindy DeesFailure has never been an option for Captain Tessa Marconi, even when the mission requires experimental time-travel to ancient Greece to secure a technology component hidden by aliens.Landing in the middle of the Persian army on the eve of its greatest battle wasn't part of the plan.Neither was the charismatic and smoking-hot sorcerer whose sex appeal stands to derail her entire mission.But when they end up fugitives, on the run together, they must find a way to corral the wild sparks between them if they're to survive and find a way back to their respective homes.It's a literal race against time.Publisher's Note: For readers who enjoy stories with strong women, hot romance, thrilling adventure, and spine-tingling suspense. Don't miss the other books in the Danger in Arms series."Dees blends action and intrigue with deft...
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