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History of England volume 5
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press
Language
English
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Ballad novels volume 10
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English
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Through varying perspectives, "King's Mountain" is an elegant saga of the Carolina Overmountain Men - the militia organized by John Sevier (who would later become the first governor of Tennessee) - and their victory in 1780 against the Tories in a battle that Thomas Jefferson later called, 'the turning point of the American Revolution.'
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Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press
Language
English
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"Who invented beds? When did we start cleaning our teeth? How old are wine and beer? Which came first: the toilet seat or toilet paper? What was the first clock? Every day, from the moment our alarm clock wakes us in the morning until our head hits our pillow at night, we all take part in rituals that are millennia old.Structured around one ordinary day, A Million Years in a Day reveals the astonishing origins and development of the daily practices...
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History of England volume 2
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press
Language
English
7) Endsinger
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Lotus War trilogy volume 3
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press
Language
English
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"With Stormdancer, Jay Kristoff came roaring onto the fantasy scene--he has been praised as "the master of unique and intense plots and huge twists" (USAToday.com), while critics raved about the novel, calling it "[A] fast-paced, fantastical adventure [that] is sharp as a Shogun's sword." (The LA Times). And with healthy sales in hardcover and electronic--fueled by Jay's inventive, enthusiastic, and relentless promotion on his website, Facebook, Twitter,...
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Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press
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English
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After forty years in the Hells Angels, George Christie was ready to retire. But leaving isn't easy, and within two weeks of retirement he was told he was "out bad," blackballed by his fellow Angels, prohibited from wearing the club patch, even told he should remove his Death's Head tattoo. Now, Christie's set out to tell his story - a tale of how a middle-class electrician gave up a comfortable job with the Department of Defense and swore allegiance...
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Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press
Language
English
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Presents a tour of Christmas holiday traditions from the original festival through today, touching on subjects ranging from gift wrap and the holiday parade to the first gag holiday gift book and the first official appearance of Santa Claus.
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English
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"To date, everything written about Armstong's life and flights has been written from the outside looking in; Barbree is the only person whom Neil Armstrong trusted to share close personal details about his inspiring life story. Working from his years ofnotes, and with the full cooperation of the Armstrong family, Barbree has written the definitive biography of America's most famous astronaut and one of our greatest modern heroes. Much has already...
12) Kinslayer
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Lotus War trilogy volume 2
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press
Language
English
Description
The Shima Imperium is threatened by an imminent civil war, while an enraged Yukiku struggles to keep her ability to hear the thoughts of beasts from overwhelming her and the secretive Guildsman Kin struggles with dreams of an undesirable future.
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Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press
Language
English
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"A page-turning history of The View, one of daytime television's longest running and most lucrative shows, and the soap opera worthy story of the formidable women behind its success When Barbara Walters launched The View in 1997, ABC executives repeatedly told her that hosting the show would tarnish her reputation as a serious newswoman. Ten years later, The View was being watched daily in the living rooms of tens of millions of Americans and launched...
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Alan Lewrie naval adventures volume 20
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press
Language
English
Description
"The year 1807 starts out badly for Captain Alan Lewrie, Royal Navy. His frigate HMS Reliant has a new captain, he's living at his father's estate at Anglesgreen, among spiteful neighbors and family, and he's recovering from a wound suffered in the SouthAtlantic. At last, there's a bright spot. When fit, Admiralty awards him a new commission; not a frigate but a clumsy, slow two-decker Fourth Rate 50. Are his frigate days over for good? Lewrie's ordered...
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Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press
Language
English
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Presents the story of the 1990s Seattle grunge band, describing their early stuggles as young musicians, their rise to national fame, and the impact of drug abuse on their success, which resulted in the deaths of lead singer Layne Staley and bassist MikeStarr.
16) The wild girl
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English
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Falling in love with a poor fairy-tale scholar during Germany's early 19th-century occupation by France, Dortchen Wild, one of six sisters, defies her father and the challenges of war to help the Grimm brothers preserve forgotten fairy tales.
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