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  • Civilization, 1914-1917 Civilization, 1914-1917
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    Civilization, 1914-1917

    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...
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  • Brownian Movement and Molecular Reality Brownian Movement and Molecular Reality
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    Brownian Movement and Molecular Reality

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  • Edmund Spenser's Amoretti and Epithalamion Edmund Spenser's Amoretti and Epithalamion
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    Edmund Spenser's Amoretti and Epithalamion

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  • Lover's Gift and Crossing Lover's Gift and Crossing
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    Lover's Gift and Crossing

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  • Eothen, or, Traces of Travel Brought Home From the East Eothen, or, Traces of Travel Brought Home From the East
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    Eothen, or, Traces of Travel Brought Home From the East

    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...
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  • Die Steinklopfer Die Steinklopfer
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    Die Steinklopfer

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  • Farthest North; Volume II Farthest North; Volume II
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    Farthest North; Volume II

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  • Pharos and Pharillon Pharos and Pharillon
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    Pharos and Pharillon

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  • Sir William Herschel His Life and Works Sir William Herschel His Life and Works
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    Sir William Herschel His Life and Works

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  • A Marriage Under the Terror A Marriage Under the Terror
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    A Marriage Under the Terror

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  • The Unique Hamlet The Unique Hamlet
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    The Unique Hamlet

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  • Ludendorff's Own Story, August 1914-November 1918 Ludendorff's Own Story, August 1914-November 1918
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    Ludendorff's Own Story, August 1914-November 1918

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  • Justice; A Tragedy in Four Acts Justice; A Tragedy in Four Acts
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    Justice; A Tragedy in Four Acts

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  • The Narrative of Lunsford Lane, Formerly of Raleigh, N. C., Embracing an Account of his Early Life, the Redemption by Purchase of Himself and Family From Slavery, and his Banishment From the Place of his Birth for the Crime of Wearing a Colored Skin The Narrative of Lunsford Lane, Formerly of Raleigh, N. C., Embracing an Account of his Early Life, the Redemption by Purchase of Himself and Family From Slavery, and his Banishment From the Place of his Birth for the Crime of Wearing a Colored Skin
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    The Narrative of Lunsford Lane, Formerly of Raleigh, N. C., Embracing an Account of his Early Life, the Redemption by Purchase of Himself and Family From Slavery, and his Banishment From the Place of his Birth for the Crime of Wearing a Colored Skin

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  • The Corsican The Corsican
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    The Corsican

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  • Ade's Fables Ade's Fables
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    Ade's Fables

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  • A Complete Edition of the Works of Nancy Luce ... A Complete Edition of the Works of Nancy Luce ...
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    A Complete Edition of the Works of Nancy Luce ...

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  • Delineations of Fonthill and Its Abbey Delineations of Fonthill and Its Abbey
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    Delineations of Fonthill and Its Abbey

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  • Renascence, and Other Poems Renascence, and Other Poems
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    Renascence, and Other Poems

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  • Ulysses.; Volume 1 Ulysses.; Volume 1
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    Ulysses.; Volume 1

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  • Les Misérables; Volume I Les Misérables; Volume I
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    Les Misérables; Volume I

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  • Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, Giving the Derivation, Source, or Origin of Common Phrases, Allusions, and Words That Have a Tale to Tell. To Which is Added a Concise Bibliography of English Literature; Volume 1 Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, Giving the Derivation, Source, or Origin of Common Phrases, Allusions, and Words That Have a Tale to Tell. To Which is Added a Concise Bibliography of English Literature; Volume 1
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    Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, Giving the Derivation, Source, or Origin of Common Phrases, Allusions, and Words That Have a Tale to Tell. To Which is Added a Concise Bibliography of English Literature; Volume 1

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  • The Principles of Psychology; Volume 1 The Principles of Psychology; Volume 1
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    The Principles of Psychology; Volume 1

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  • The Epistles of St. Ignatius, Bishop of Antioch The Epistles of St. Ignatius, Bishop of Antioch
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    The Epistles of St. Ignatius, Bishop of Antioch

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  • Boots and Saddles Boots and Saddles
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    Boots and Saddles

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  • Paganini Paganini
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    Paganini

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  • Pudd’nhead Wilson and Those Extraordinary Twins Pudd’nhead Wilson and Those Extraordinary Twins
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    Pudd’nhead Wilson and Those Extraordinary Twins

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  • The Outbreak of Covid-19 The Outbreak of Covid-19
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    The Outbreak of Covid-19

    The Year 2020 began like any other year.  Soon, however, there was a report in the news of a strange new virus affecting China.  By January 20th, the US had it's first confirmed case of the Coronavirus and by January 31st, Italy had declared a...
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  • Location X Location X
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    Location X

    Not all septuagenarians become devoted grandparents, contented gardeners, or avid pickleball players, some still crave risk and adventure. Eva Rome enters her eighth decade and rejects her comfortable, semiretired life, questing for meaning in a place...
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  • Hooked by Fly Fishing Hooked by Fly Fishing
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    Hooked by Fly Fishing

    Experience the joy and peace of fly fishing in Hooked by Fly Fishing, a love letter to the sport by Graham M. Mott., Hooked by Fly Fishing brings you more than just tales of trophy-sized trout and salmon caught in beautiful locations. Graham M. Mott...
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  • Mother of Peace Mother of Peace
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    Mother of Peace

    Discover the untold story of Hak Ja Han Moon, the North Korean village girl who is now known to millions as the Mother of Peace. Her heart-wrenching story reveals details of a war-torn childhood and trials of faith as she and her late husband, Rev. Sun...
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  • Verity Red (part three) Verity Red (part three)
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    Verity Red (part three)

    Verity Red feels she has suddenly aged – and wonders why?What is in the large unexpected parcel?Is her next appointment going to be another disaster?Why does she text Ben to say she has been a naughty girl?What happened at the seaside?Why is Verity...
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  • NAFPLIO NAFPLIO
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    NAFPLIO

    Nafplio: Biography of a Greek town tells the history of Nafplio from its origins 3000 years ago to the present, exploring the key events, the characters and the stories of one of Greece's most beautiful and fascinating towns. It covers the Byzantine,...
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  • Stand-Up for Yourself Stand-Up for Yourself
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    Stand-Up for Yourself

    An inspiring, no-holds-barred account of one woman'squest to find her true self.Shelley Bridgman is an award-winning stand-up comic, actor, scriptwriter, professional speaker and a leading psychotherapist - but it wasn't always this way.First she...
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  • Fortune and Fame Fortune and Fame
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    Fortune and Fame

    FROM POSTIE TO A LIFE ADVISING THE CELEBSJonathan Power advised the biggest stars in the Premier League from clubs including Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea, as well as British Lions rugby players and world champions in Boxing and...
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  • The Prisoner List The Prisoner List
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    The Prisoner List

    Reuben Kandler was a prisoner of the Japanese for three and a half years after the fall of Singapore during the second World War during which time he worked on the Burma Railway and witnessed the suffering and death of many of his comrades. He had rarely...
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  • The Successful Failure The Successful Failure
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    The Successful Failure

    The Successful Failure was originally written as a statement for Lambeth Council when it set up the Shirley Oaks redress scheme for payments to children who had been abused in care. Michael Tarraga was one such resident, although Lambeth refused full...
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  • Meat Rack Boy Meat Rack Boy
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    Meat Rack Boy

    What is the Meat Rack?It was a place for boys to be sold for sex in Central London. The boys would line up, waiting to be picked. Customers would then approach the pimps and tell them which boy they wanted.Michael Tarraga was a Meat Rack Boy in the 1950s...
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  • Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
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    Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

    This ground-breaking biography of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi  - the ONLY one of its kind - telling the story of Maharishi and the spread of Transcendental Meditation, is now available by popular demand, in a new, revised, re-invigorated, expanded,...
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  • Schoolboy to Soldier Schoolboy to Soldier
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    Schoolboy to Soldier

    This is the memoir of a lad from the North of England who had a choice between the mines, the fishing fleet, or the Queen's Army. This volume takes the reader from the mischievous days of youth through to the first few months of what would become a...
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  • Surfing on the Sea of Faith Surfing on the Sea of Faith
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    Surfing on the Sea of Faith

    Don Cupitt's ideas cannot easily be translated into practice. Or, can they? In this companion volume to Odyssey on the Sea of Faith, Nigel Leaves tackles Cupitt's major themes of religion and ethics. He debates whether Cupitt's ethics provide an adequate...
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  • Hard On Hollywood Hard On Hollywood
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    Hard On Hollywood

    If anyone ever succeeded in Hollywood without really trying, Robert Darwin is one person who did, and he describes the best and the worst of his experiences in this book.Darwin expresses his love for making movies and his despair over what was required...
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  • Unlocking the Golden Cage Unlocking the Golden Cage
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    Unlocking the Golden Cage

    This biography of Hilde Bruch is a colorful, personal account of a legendary figure in modern psychiatry. Although she is best known as a pioneer in the field of eating disorders and is considered a major contributor to the conceptualization of anorexia...
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