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61) Intrusion
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WAR THREATENS AT THE VERY SHORES OF HOME . . . With Hitler in Europe and devious cousin, Kenneth, at the doorstep, Billy's world is about to change. A fateful rivalry is born . . .
Lonely Billy's excitement at having a playmate turns to dismay. Frail, artistic Kenneth is set on tormenting him, Uncle Frank is an outright bully and Billy's parents fail to see further than Kenneth's porcelain looks to his darker soul. Those very emotions that enable...
62) Awakened
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"Small-town barista Mandy Monroe will never forget the first time she saw the man of her dreams. Every morning, this impossibly gorgeous hunk would ride his bike past her coffee shop, fueling her wildest romantic fantasies. But when she learns that her crush is none other than vineyard owner Marc Reed, one of America's hottest young entrepreneurs, Mandy knows her fantasy will never become a reality. That is, until Marc's home burns down and he moves...
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[2016]
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Second edition.
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This second edition of Historical Dictionary of United States-Middle East Relations contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 300 cross-referenced entries on national leaders, non-governmental organizations, policy initiatives, and armed conflicts, as well as entries on such topics as intelligence, immigration, and weapons of mass destruction. This book is an excellent access...
64) Impact
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Book 3 of the trilogy, A Relative Invasion. Who could predict the explosive climax within the Wilson family? In 1945, with evacuation over, Bill must face the austerity of home in post-war London, heart-rending miles from his loving foster billet. Worse, invasive cousin Kenneth will live with him. Adolescent tensions simmer as the two develop different talents. Everything Bill has, Kenneth grasps... until one reach too far into Bill's psychological...
65) Infiltration
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The invasion intensifies...
Book 1, Intrusion, saw a rivalry begin between well-meaning young Billy and his frail but manipulative cousin, Kenneth. Only the image of the secretly seen Cossack sabre boosts Billy's imaginary power.
Now it's autumn 1940. Relentless London bombing forces Billy's family into evacuation.
Billy settles with a new foster family and sturdily befriends his old poverty-stricken one, but then a family catastrophe causes a new...
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2016.
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First paperback edition.
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Political leadership has returned to the forefront of research in political science in recent years, after several years of neglect. This handbook provides a broad-ranging and cohesive examination of the study of political leadership.
67) Relatively Dead
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Abby Kimball has just moved to New England with her boyfriend and is trying to settle in, but the experience is proving to be quite unsettling, to say the least. While on a tour of local historic homes, Abby witnesses a family scene that leaves her gasping for breath-because the family has been dead for nearly a century. Another haunting episode follows, and another, until it seems to Abby that everything she touches is drawing her in, calling to...
69) Seeing the Dead
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Ever since her first ghostly sighting, Abby Kimball has been trying to unravel the mystery of her newly discovered ability. So when she sees the apparition of a Revolutionary War soldier in the middle of the town green-just days before the annual Patriot's Day celebration, no less-she's determined to figure out her connection to the man. The ethereal soldier is not the only mystery in Abby's life. She's also trying to sort out her connection to Ned...
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Sequel toIt's All RelativeIt's been eleven years since Michael Knapp introduced his lover Dan Biggs and came out to his family over dinner. During that time, the two men have grown closer despite Dan's military career, which has taken him into war zones overseas. Their relationship has survived each deployment, and with the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," their relationship is out in the open and stronger than ever. Dan was in Afghanistan when...
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Abby Kimball has slowly accepted her recently discovered ability to see the dead, but none of the harmless sightings she's experienced could have prepared her for the startling apparition of a centuries-old courtroom scene-where she locks eyes with a wicked and gleeful accuser. Thrown back more than three hundred years, Abby realizes she's been plunged into a mystery that has fascinated people throughout American history: the Salem witch trials. With...
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In the aftermath of World War II, the Allied intent to bring Axis crimes to light led to both the Nuremberg trial and its counterpart in Tokyo, the International Military Tribunal of the Far East. Yet the Tokyo trial failed to prosecute Imperial Japanese leaders for the very worst of war crimes: inhumane medical experimentation, including vivisection and open-air pathogen and chemical tests, which rivaled Nazi atrocities, as well as mass attacks using...
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Still looking for answers to explain her uncanny ability to see her dead ancestors, Abby shifts her focus to spiritualists, seers, and psychics of all kind. Meeting them with an open mind-and a healthy dose of skepticism-she wants to know if any of them genuinely share her strange experiences or if they're simply conning gullible people. When she ventures into a series of "readings" given by area psychics, she makes a startling connection that defies...
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Looking to take a break from busy home renovations, Abby and boyfriend Ned Newhall jump at the chance to vacation on Cape Cod. Not only do they plan to get away from the dust and grime, but since Abby has no known ancestors in the area, the trip promises to be free of the unsettling ghostly appearances that have darkened her recent days. Dreams of a relaxing vacation are soon dashed, however, when a storm blows in and brings with it a scene from the...
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Series: Few challenges prove more nettlesome than a change in family business leadership, especially, when the family business is murder-for-hire.
The Carrullo Family is in transition: Father-in-law, family patriarch, lead assassin, is giving way to his new son-in-law. Dad has carried forward the artistry he learned from his father. His new son-in-law was a former special forces operator and sniper in the armed forces trained in speed, stealth, and...
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From New York Times bestselling author Sheila Connolly, Abby Kimball returns with stunning discoveries about her unusual ability to see the dead . . . Still undecided about a return to her teaching career, Abby Kimball has thrown herself into restoring the grand Victorian she shares with her boyfriend, Ned. She's happy to put thoughts of her strange ability to see the dead on the back burner for a while, but she realizes that won't be so easy when...
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Against the backdrop of China's mounting influence and North Korea's growing nuclear capability and expanding missile arsenal, South Korea faces a set of strategic choices that will shape its economic prospects and national security. In South Korea at the Crossroads, Scott A. Snyder examines the trajectory of fifty years of South Korean foreign policy and offers predictions-and a prescription-for the future. Pairing a historical perspective with a...
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Communist forces in the Vietnam War lost most battles and suffered disproportionally higher casualties than the United States and its allies throughout the conflict. The ground war in South Vietnam and the air war in the North were certainly important in shaping the fates of the victors and losers, but they alone fail to explain why Hanoi bested Washington in the end. To make sense of the Vietnam War, we must look beyond the war itself. In his new...
79) Alien Pets
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Life gets weird when you're adopted by an alien. One million years in the future, young human Antaska and her psychic cat are adopted as pets by a gigantic alien. Traveling in outer space, she becomes telepathic in a world where that's dangerous. Then she gets into a love triangle that's even more dangerous. Her cat tries to tell Antaska what she's doing wrong, but will she listen?"This is a fun read you'll enjoy." - Mensa BulletinFormerly Pets and...
80) Bonded in Space
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Strange things happen when a crazy alien can't get you out of his mind. Antaska wants to forget about Marroo the slave hunter, but she can't stop thinking about him. Marroo wants to forget about Antaska too. So he plans to kidnap another Earth female, experience her love, and move on. But it's not working out like he expected. Just out of space school, Earth girl Pweet can't wait to take off from Earth. But she runs into some problems. And Potat the...
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