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Famous Heroes of the American West is a lively account of the 'Wild West' and its renowned figures, narrated with vigor by Adam Sims. The lives of Davy Crockett, Christopher 'Kit' Carson, Calamity Jane and Sitting Bull, amongst others, are explored in detail. Their exploits, adventures and alliances make for fascinating listening.
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Atlanta cabbie by day, amateur autoduelist by night, Ricky Turner is living the dream.
That is, until he wakes up in a Gold Cross facility to discover his last match was more than a failure, it was a fatality.
Indebted for the cost of the clone body and reboot, Ricky heads back to the arena to do the one thing he's good at: drive offensively! But at the rate amateur matches pay out, it'll take several lifetimes to clear his debt.
Luckily the AADA...
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Down in the Dugouts is the second collection of poems from William A. Roberts. Though war and the worst of human behaviour are recurring themes throughout the book, they are counterbalanced by optimism, nature, beauty, hope and humour. With the author's ability to convey depth of feeling in a surprisingly short amount of time, this anthology is a true tour of the human condition.
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Atlanta cabbie by day, amateur autoduelist by night, Ricky Turner is living the dream.
That is, until he wakes up in a Gold Cross facility to discover his last match was more than a failure, it was a fatality. Indebted for the cost of the clone body and reboot, Ricky heads back to the arena to do the one thing he's good at: drive offensively! But at the rate amateur matches pay out, it'll take several lifetimes to clear his debt. Luckily the AADA...
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"Winner of the 2017 Deutscher Memorial Prize" "Shortlisted for the 2018 C.B. Macpherson Prize, Canadian Political Science Association" William Clare Roberts is assistant professor of political science at McGill University.
Marx's Inferno reconstructs the major arguments of Karl Marx's Capital and inaugurates a completely new reading of a seminal classic. Rather than simply a critique of classical political economy, William Roberts argues that Capital...
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This is a fascinating biography of Mary Russell Mitford, a prolific writer and prominent figure in British literary circles during the 19th century. Roberts explores the complex social and cultural forces that shaped Mitford's life and work, including her gender, class, and status as a 'blue stocking.' The book provides a rich portrait of Mitford's world and is an engaging and informative read for anyone interested in 19th century literature and culture....
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Congregations that are alive and vibrant have vital music programs. How did they get that way? There are sensible and practical steps to develop such a program, which begins with a clear vision of the end product.
This new book addresses the many interrelated issues of defining and embracing the leadership role in the church music program that is required of clergy in parish ministry and essential for a healthy congregation.
Clergy and musicians...
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For the well-meaning Henry Huggins, nothing ever works out quite as planned including getting the bike of his dreams. Luckily his pal Beezus Quimby is there to help! Henry's attempts at raising money for his bike fund keep falling flat. Selling bubble gum on the playground gets him in trouble with his teacher, and then Ribsy's nose for mischief almost ruins Henry s paper route. Even pesky little Ramona Quimby manages to get in the way of Henry's chance...
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"Ralph is not like the other mice at the Mountain View Inn. He is always looking for adventure. So when a young guest named Keith arrives with a shiny miniature motorcycle, it's Ralph's lucky day. Right away, Ralph knows that the motorcycle is special--made to be ridden by an adventurous mouse. And once a mouse can ride a motorcycle...almost anything can happen!"--Page 4 of cover.
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In the early seventies, Bill Bryson backpacked across Europe--in search of enlightenment, beer, and women. He was accompanied by an unforgettable sidekick named Stephen Katz (who will be gloriously familiar to readers of Bryson's A Walk in the Wood). Twenty years later, he decided to retrace his journey. The result is the affectionate and rioutously funny Neither Here Nor There.
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At the Mountains of Madness is a novella by H.P. Lovecraft, an American writer of "cosmic" horror, fantasy and sci-fi, particularly in the subgenre known as "weird fiction." Weird fiction incorporated the supernatural, mythical, and scientific into a unique form which predated "niche" genre fiction. This story, which was originally serialized in 1936, features the "de-mythology" of the Cthulhu mythos, which describe ancient extra-dimensional beings...
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Bill Bryson, bestselling author of The Mother Tongue, now celebrates its magnificent offspring in the book that reveals once and for all how a dusty western hamlet with neither woods nor holly came to be known as Hollywood . . . and exactly why Mr. Yankee Doodle called his be feathered cap "Macaroni."
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Author Bill Bryson tells the comical story of his return to America after living in England for two decades. When he returned stateside with his English wife and their four children, he was greeted by a whole new landscape which included microwave pancakes, twenty-four-hour dental floss hotlines-- and the thought that 3 million Americans believe they had been abducted by aliens at some point.
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The differing facets of H. P. Lovecraft's strange world where science fiction is laced with horror and fantasy is no more strikingly evoked than in this collection of some of his most popular shorter stories. 'The Thing on the Doorstep' accounts the background behind a murder and transferable personalities. Also includes, 'The Colour Out of Space' and 'The Rats in the Walls'.
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"The essential literary collection of H. P. Lovecraft's ten finest short stories, from the celebrated editor of the two-volume New Annotated H. P. Lovecraft. Devoured by the Lovecraftian community and general readers alike, Leslie S. Klinger's best-selling New Annotated H. P. Lovecraft, Volumes I and II were hailed as classics of the genre. Now, Klinger returns with the ideal annotated primer not only for Lovecraft devotees eager for a more portable...
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The citizens of a small Mexican farming village hire seven gun fighters to defend them from a ruthless and exploitative group of bandits led by Calvera. As Calvera's next raid approaches, the peasants and the gun fighters work together to prepare to defend the village.