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21) The blackbirder
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In a blind rage, King James, ex-slave and now Marlowe's comrade in arms, slaughters the crew of a slave ship and makes himself the most wanted man in Virginia. The governor gives Marlowe a choice: Hunt James down and bring him back to hang or lose everything Marlowe has built for himself and his wife, Elizabeth. Marlowe sets out in pursuit of the ex-slave turned pirate, struggling to maintain control over his crew -- rough privateers who care only...
23) The dead room
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A year ago, archaeologist Leslie MacIntyre barely survived the explosion that took the life of her fianc,̌ Matt Connolly. In the long months since, sh's slowly come to terms not only with her loss but with her unsettling new ability to communicate with ghosts, a dubious 'gift' received in the wake of her own brush with death. Now she's returned to Manhattan's historic Hastings House, site of the explosion, to conquer her fears and investigate a newly...
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The American West. Just as America attracted millions to her shores by building upon a foundation of freedom, democracy, and a new start, the lands beyond the Mississippi would also attract people from all over the world with visions of opportunity and wide open spaces and provide America with legends and myths that have yet to die. In Westward, the history of the Old American West unfolds in twenty-eight original stories written especially for this...
26) Hearts divided
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The Legend of Thunder Moon is an intriguing and successful re-creation of the spirit of Cheyenne life during its golden age of nomadic hunting and superb horsemanship on the Great Plains. A Cheyenne brave, Big Hard Face, lacking a son to reaffirm his status, journeys east and kidnaps a white boy. The boy, raised as Thunder Moon, becomes immersed in Cheyenne culture and seeks honor through warfare and hunting to overcome the stigma of his lighter skin....
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Takes you to the Lake District of England, whee a charming young widow reluctantly discovers a most unlikely source of love and protection ... to fashionable San Francisco, where a society beauty's bravery following the loss of her family fortune captivates her ruggedly handsom new neighbor ... to a Georgia plantation, where forvieness conquers a legacy of betrayal and heals the heartache of a lost love ... to rural Minnesota, where a determined suitor...
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Across history, marriage has often been used as a means to gain money, social status, and security, as well as basic companionship and family. Could love really come in the bargain? Here are nine stories of women journeying into marriage hoping to be content-- but dreaming of love, and filled with faith.
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In this 3-in-1 novella collection, "Karen Witemeyer presents the new story 'A Texas Christmas Carol,' in which a town's wealthy, Scrooge-like bachelor finds his world invaded by a woman set on earning his donation for helping the local poor, and by the penetrating questions of three mysterious visitors. It also includes, for the first time in print, 'An Archer Family Christmas.' When the Archer clan gathers for the Christmas holiday, an unexpected...
37) Ring of Fire
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"...top writers explore the alternate history created by Eric Flint, continuing the saga begun in the novels 1632 and 1633..."
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The library of America is dedicated to publishing America's best and most significant writing in handsome, enduring volumes, featuring authoritative texts. Hailed as the "finest-looking, longest-lasting editions ever made" (The New Republic), Library of America volumes make a fine gift for any occasion. Now, with exactly one hundred volumes to choose from, there is a perfect gift for everyone.
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Surviving in the uncivilized mining camps was a day-to-day struggle for most of the women living in those makeshift communities of the late 1890s and early 1900s. The stories included in Colorado Mountain Women convey many of their experiences. They battled extreme weather conditions, isolation that could drive a person mad, disease that often took their children from them, poverty and starvation, and primitive living conditions.