David Taylor
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Enid Blyton Adventure volume 8
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After landing in an isolated valley, the children escape from the plane and find a barn to rest in. Tel and Ivan notice the sleeping bags missing and go in search of their unknown passengers.
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Enid Blyton Adventure volume 14
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Unaware of the children's plight, Bill proposes marriage to Allison and she accepts. But her happiness is clouded as the children fail to turn up when they should. A search is impossible until morning, the mist is too thick. While wandering in the foothills, the children see Alexai being pursued by dogs. Hans is rescued but is in a coma.
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Enid Blyton Adventure volume 22
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English
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The children are looking forward to going on holiday with Bill and Allison, but Bill is instructed by Sir George to guard the future prince of Tauri-Hessia. Unknown to Bill, his car has been fitted with a tracking device by a man working for the sinister Madame Tatiosa, the wife of the Prime Minister of Tauri-Hessia, who wishes to kidnap the present king and place the puppet prince on the throne.
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Enid Blyton Adventure volume 10
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English
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The family have arrived in New Zealand. They are met by Bill's friend and colleague - Dennis who needs Bill's help to solve the mystery of a missing agent who was investigating a villain, Perez. Bill's not interested but finds himself involved anyway. Perez has his sidekick, install a tracking device on it and makes plans to insure Bill and the children pose no threat to his nefarious scheme.
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Enid Blyton Adventure volume 15
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English
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After attempting to rescue Philip from the Mountain, the children try to escape and discover the anti-gravity cavern. Bill and Allison are in their car when the Mountain rumbles. When Bill sees a helicopter landing he decides to interrogate the pilot. The guards have discovered that Philip is not with Alexai and set off the alarm which places the children in enormous danger.
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Enid Blyton Adventure volume 24
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English
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After finding his way to the Castle and discovering the heavy lock on the dungeon door, Jack leaves with the promises the others of returning with help. He returns to the circus to enlist the help of his newfound friend, Pedro. Meanwhile, the King is captured and taken to Borkin Castle. The children have once again found themselves a part of a bigger scheme and thrilling adventure.
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Enid Blyton Adventure volume 6
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English
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After Philip seeks the help of Bill and Allison, the children find their way through a turret window and continue their search for Kiki. But they soon discover that something strange is going on in this castle. And they are determined to find the answer to so many mysterious questions.
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Enid Blyton Adventure volume 5
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English
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After Bill arrives, Dinah questions what he really does for a living, suspecting that he might be a secret agent. The children slip away to look at the Castle again. But this time they are chased by an unseen malevolent force. In their panic to escape, Kiki gets lost and Jack refuses to leave her. Unknown to the children, Kiki has been captured by a disturbed young man.
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Enid Blyton Adventure volume 17
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English
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Slade arrives on the ship in disguise as a guest called Eppy with his son, Lucas, in an attempt to befriend the children. Lucas gives Jack a belated birthday present. Slade and Igor continue to try and steal the Galley and after the bottle falls to the floor and breaks, Jack discovers an old map in the ship. The children work together to try and discover where the map leads.
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Enid Blyton Adventure volume 19
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English
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The family are going on a boating holiday in Turkey. Bill once again gets a phone call from Sir George at the last minute. But this time he is asked to find information on a small-time blundering criminal called Uma. At the hotel in Turkey they meet a boy called Oola, the badly treated assistant of a snake charmer.
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Enid Blyton Adventure volume 21
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English
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Bill and Allison have been kidnapped by Uma. After retreating into a cave, the children realize they are in the Temple of Death. They find the inner tomb of the Temple and discover the Zero One, which could threaten the world. When Uma arrives he is shocked to find the Zero One missing and sends his men after the children.
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Enid Blyton Adventure volume 4
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English
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The holidays are drawing to a close. Jack and Lucy-Ann have to return to their Uncle, but they don't want to go. The children decide to camp in the garden. Jack hears the call of an owl and persuades the others to go with him into the woods to see it. But while searching for the owl, they discover the broken wall of Woods Castle and see strange flickering and hear noises in the undergrowth.
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An original take on literary history that uses visual satire to explore literature's importance to eighteenth-century political culture. The first in-depth analysis of the relationship between literature and visual satire in eighteenth-century Britain, this engaging study explores how the works of Shakespeare, Milton, Swift, and others were taken up by caricaturists as a means of helping the public make sense of political issues, outrages, and personalities....
34) Night watch
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In 1950s New York, Detective Michael Cassidy investigates a number of bizarre deaths while trying to avoid being assassinated himself. New York, 1956. A couple walking through Central Park on a fall evening are confronted by a hansom cab driver, only to kill him and casually walk away. Who are the couple and did they know the man? A man commits suicide by throwing himself through a hotel window. His colleagues claim he was depressed - but is there...
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While making up a smaller percentage of Minnesota's population compared to national averages, African Americans have had a profound influence on the history and culture of the state from its earliest days to the present. Author David Taylor chronicles the rich history of Blacks in the state through careful analysis of census and housing records, newspaper records, and first-person accounts. He recounts the triumphs and struggles of African Americans...
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"This well-researched, well-told story takes readers into a world of espionage, industrial ingenuity, and American resilience . . . a compelling history." -Robert Whitaker, author of Anatomy of an Epidemic
Silver Medal Winner of the Independent Publisher Book Award for History (World)
In 1940, with German U-boats blockading all commerce across the Atlantic Ocean, a fireball at the Crown Cork and Seal factory lit the sky over Baltimore. Rumors...
37) Success: Stories
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These stories probe the lives of people caught in an increasingly intertwined world, close to home and abroad. Exploring a human calculus of love, betrayal, and fantasy, this moving collection makes those, dramas vivid.
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The story behind ginseng is as remarkable as the root itself. Prized for its legendary curative powers, ginseng launched the rise to power of China's last great dynasty; inspired battles between France and England; and sparked a boom in Minnesota comparable to the California Gold Rush. It has made and broken the fortunes of many and has inspired a subculture in rural America unrivaled by any herb in the plant kingdom.
Today ginseng is at the very...
39) Night life
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Michael Cassidy mysteries volume 1
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English
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New York City in 1954. The Cold War is heating up. Senator Joe McCarthy is running a witch hunt for Communists in America. The newly formed CIA is fighting a turf battle with the FBI to see who will be the primary US intelligence agency. And the bodies of murdered young men are turning up in the city. Michael Cassidy has an unusual background for a New York cop. His father, a refugee from Eastern Europe, is a successful Broadway producer. His godfather...
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Most 'Millenials' equate faith with religion and consider it irrelevant to their tech-powered lifestyles. But what if faith is actually the ultimate technology? In this paradigm-shifting book written for the digital generation, we discover that faith is the spiritual technology that shaped history and the channel by which we relate to the greatest server in the universe.