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"In the spirit of Station Eleven and California, award-winning novelist Holly Goddard Jones offers a literary spin on the dystopian genre with this gripping story of survival and humanity about a group of adrenaline junkies who jump "the Salt Line." How far will they go for their freedom--once they decide what freedom really means? In an unspecified future, the United States' borders have receded behind a salt line--a ring of scorched earth that protects...
5) Demon Rumm
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Widow Kirsten Rumm falls in live with Rylan North, the handsome actor assigned to play the part of her husband in a film about the late daredevil stunt pilot.
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"Laney Holt is a preacher's daughter. A good girl. Her only goal was to get married, have babies, and live happily ever after, just like her parents. Only that didn't happen. The two people closest to her betrayed her, and Laney's dreams came crashing down. Now she's left with an empty space she doesn't know how to fill. Until she meets Jake Theopolis, a daredevil with a death wish who has heartbreaker written all over him. Jake has no interest in...
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Written for reasonable risk takers and suburban dads who want to add more excitement to their lives, this daring combination of science, history, and DIY projects explains why danger is good for you and details the art of living dangerously. All of the projectsfrom throwing knives, drinking absinthe, and eating fugu to cracking a bull whip, learning baritsu, and building a flamethrowerhave short learning curves; are human-focused, as opposed to technology-centric;...
9) Dare
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Just as devastating medical bills are about to force the Ian McGinnis Auto Daredevil Thrill Show into bankruptcy, a tire company dangles a huge sponsorship that could save the show and family fortunes. But, of course, there's a catch. Ian must do it to save his family, but it could kill him -- or the young motorcycle stunt rider who has fallen in love with his daughter. This mainstream thriller from the late Ken Rand was completed before his passing....
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Women have been doing amazing, daring, and dangerous things for years, but they're rarely mentioned in our history books as adventurers, daredevils, or rebels. This new compilation of brief biographies features women throughout history who have risked their lives for adventure - many of who you may not know, but all of whom you'll WANT to know, such as: Minnie Spotted Wolf, the first Native American marine; Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman to...
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"Wildly funny and wonderfully moving, Bad Ideas is about just that--a string of bad ideas--and the absurdity of love. Trudy works nights in a linen factory, avoiding romance and sharing the care of her four-year-old niece with Trudy's mother, Claire. Claire still pines for Trudy's father, a St. Lawrence Seaway construction worker who left her twenty years ago. Claire believes in true love. Trudy does not. She's keeping herself to herself. But when...
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Million dollar novels volume 1
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"Heir apparent to her father's company, Lizzy Banks needs a man. The perfect man. But when the rich "fundbabies" she usually rubs shoulders with prove impossible to hire, she takes a chance on a raw beast of a man salvaged from the wreckage of a bar brawl. James Rowan earns a modest income as a YouTube daredevil, but he can't refuse Lizzy's million dollar deal. As she polishes his rough edges, creating a sophisticated gentleman fit for the highest...
14) You were here
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On the anniversary of her daredevil brother's death, Jaycee breaks into Jake's favorite hideout, an abandoned insane asylum, where her eccentric friends challenge her to rediscover buried parts of herself.
15) Eagle & crane
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"Louis Thorn and Haruto "Harry" Yamada--Eagle and Crane--are the star attractions of Earl Shaw's Flying Circus, a daredevil (and not exactly legal) flying act that traverses Depression-era California. The young men have a complicated relationship, thanks to the Thorn family's belief that the Yamadas--Japanese immigrants--stole land that should have stayed in the Thorn family. When Louis and Harry become aerial stuntmen, performing death-defying tricks...
16) Panic
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Panic volume 1
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In the poor town of Carp, New York, a teenage group enters a high-stakes game that involves a series of secretive, possibly deadly challenges throughout the summer, with the winner receiving more than fifty thousand dollars--enough money to start a new life.
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Sophie Miller books volume 6
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"None of Sophie's oh-so-perfect names have stuck yet. But this time is different. Sophie isn't going to worry about whether or not she can live up to her new name. Because this time, she's fearless. She's Sophie the Daredevil! But it's not always easy to face your fears. Sophie is about to learn that lesson the hard way!"--p. [4] of cover.
18) Five dares
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"Andy Tyler has been the class daredevil since middle school. Over the years, he's convinced his best friend, Jake Masterson, to perform some dangerous-looking stunts with him. But the dare they attempt on the night of their college graduation goes sideways. The firecrackers explode too soon and both of them end up with badly burned palms. But hey, nothing gets the 'terrible duo' down for long, and they recuperate in style at Andy's family cottage...
19) Daredevil club
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Kip struggles to maintain his status as a daredevil in spite of his disability.
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