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In 1971, a small-town high school baseball team from rural Illinois playing with hand-me-down uniforms and peace signs on their hats defied convention and the odds. Led by an English teacher with no coaching experience, the Macon Ironmen emerged from a field of 370 teams to become the smallest school in Illinois history to make the state final, a distinction that still stands. There, sporting long hair, and warming up to Jesus Christ Superstar, the...
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Elara, une jeune apprentie alchimiste, dcouvre un message nigmatique dissimul dans un ancien grimoire. Ce message fait mention d'un artefact lgendaire : la pierre philosophale, une relique capable d'octroyer l'immortalit et un pouvoir inimaginable. Intrigue, elle se lance dans une qute prilleuse qui la mnera aux confins du monde connu.Son voyage la conduit travers une fort enchante, o elle croise le chemin d'Orion, un elfe mystrieux et rticent l'aider....
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Last Chance Mustang is the story of Samson, a formerly free-roaming, still wild-at-heart American mustang that was plucked from his mountainous Nevada home and thrown into the domestic horse world where he was brutalized and victimized. After years of abuse, Samson had evolved into a hateful and hated, maladjusted beast until the day he found his way to a rural Illinois farm, an ill-equipped owner, and one last chance. Mitch Bornstein's task was to...
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Finders Keepers volume 1
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Comics powerhouse VITA AYALA (New Mutants, Static: Season One and superstar artist SKYLAR PATRIDGE (Absolute Power: Ground Zero, Supergirl reunite for a new type of action-adventure tale, following a Puerto Rican reverse Indiana Jones-a thief stealing from museums to return artifacts back to their native cultures.
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Tell Me How I Died volume 4
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After a man is shot dead, pathologist Dr. Antoine Wrice works with investigators to interpret unusual evidence found on scene and unwind the complex case that could be more than a typical homicide.
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100 bullets volume 1
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[2000]
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A mysterious man calling himself Agent Graves contacts people who have been seriously wronged and offers them a chance to get revenge--an untraceable gun, one hundred rounds of ammunition, and complete immunity from prosecution.
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The lovely widow had confessed to the coldblooded murder of her husband. But Dorothy Marcic suspected a more sinister tale at the heart of her beloved uncle's violent death.
The brutal murder of LaVerne Stordock, a respected family man and former police detective, shocked his Wisconsin community. On the surface, the case seemed closed with the confession of Stordock's wife, Suzanne. But the trail of secrets and lies that began with his death did...
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Lucky Man: A Life Lived One Shot at a Time is a memoir by Captain Stephen Luckey, an expert marksman, Marine fighter pilot, commercial airline pioneer, and aviation security expert. Over the course of Luckey's remarkable life, he served as, a sniper, an FBI-trained operative, and as the Security Chair of the Airline Pilots Association where he helped form national security policy in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks. The book chronicles...
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Pacing is that of a suspenseful, psychologically nuanced novel as an occupational therapist, yoga instructor and mother of three confronts him, "We need to talk. It's about your drinking." Conveying to an emperor of denial that he's not wearing any clothes, will deliver the same result as a hand grenade with a loose pin, it's gonna blow, hence the sudden arrival of a SWAT team on the lawn. In the world of divorce and addiction, we're just getting...
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First Issue In An All-New Series Of 80th Anniversary One-Shots! Finally Archie declares his True Love, and its a very expensive guitar! So Archie picks up a few extra jobs to make some cash, what could go wrong?! Spies, TV Execs, tech warfare, nothing in Riverdale will be the same! No place is safe when Everything's Archie!
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Archie Comics Presents volume 1
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All John Cardy ever wanted was to be recognized for his talents at magic tricks and sleight of hand. He's talented, but not enough to get noticed for it until he comes across a (unbeknownst to him) cursed ruby. This ruby grants John the power of invisibility. As Kardak the Mystic, he performs feats no one else can with this magic. Unfortunately for him, going invisible isn't just a trick of the eyes, but rather entering another realm parallel to our...
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This book shows amateur astronomers how to use one-shot CCD cameras, and how to get the best out of equipment that exposes all three color images at once. Because this book is specifically devoted to one-shot imaging, "One-Shot Color Astronomical Imaging" begins by looking at all the basics-what equipment will be needed, how color imaging is done, and most importantly, what specific steps need to be followed after the one-shot color images are taken.
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From critically acclaimed author Kip Wilson comes this gripping coming of age historical fiction novel in verse about Gerda Taro, a vibrant, headstrong photojournalist with a passion for capturing the truth amid political turmoil and the first woman photojournalist killed in combat.
The daughter of Polish Jewish immigrants, Gerta Pohorylle doesn't quite fit in. While she's away at boarding school, however, she becomes a master at reinventing herself....
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Adventures of Byron volume 1
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"Scoot! imprint: Byron is back! The popular Adventures of Byron series returns with an all new tale! War rages between friends, can Chicken, Celebrities, and a matchmaking app bring them back together? Find out in this one shot issue, War of the Rotisserie. The Adventures of Byron are all-ages, self-contained stories starring Byron, Oswald, and Paxton, three monsters who rely on each other no matter how hairbrained their schemes become.
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Spongo Fuzz and Jalapena volume 6
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It's the Meditation World Championships! Jalapena has been concocting a "One With Everything" sauce, with every ingredient in the universe! Just one mouthful and Fuzz becomes one with everything. Will the effect get Fuzz through the championship? // Spongo's entering the mini golf championship. He's a natural, almost unbeatable! Unfortunately, when Fuzz suggests he 'think about the angle', Spongo's talent dries up. Fuzz and Jalapeña need to stop...
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A World War II RAF veteran tells the dramatic story of D-Day, his survival after being shot down by the Germans, and his journey back to Allied lines.
The day after D-Day, the most momentous day of the Second World War, Frank Holland was an RAF pilot whose Typhoon aircraft had just been hit by German antiaircraft fire during a low flying attack on a marshaling yard in Normandy.
He managed to take the aircraft up to 1200 feet but then the...
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Alex Kerr's Wellington, a twin-engine bomber, was shot down over Germany in 1941. At first hospitalized with hopes of repatriation, he unexpectedly found himself a prisoner in a German POW camp. Throughout those trying four years he was held captive, Alex kept a secret diary. This book reproduces his diary entries in a fascinating account of all aspects of life in a wartime prison.
He describes being part of the infamous Long March during which...
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Chilling Adventures Presents volume 1
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Salem was once a powerful warlock whose misuse of powers led him to live the rest of his life in servitude, acting as a cat familiar to a family of witches. But even in feline form, he can't escape the sins of his past. And when some familiar faces return seeking revenge, he might just use up all of his nine lives trying to save himself from their wrath.
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Striking photography and fact-filled profiles combine to reveal the distinct character of the world's best par-three golf holes in this gorgeous collection. A list of the 100 greatest holes are at the heart of this exploration and have been arranged according to design and geographical category, such as links, island and peninsula greens, blinds, drop downs, and more. Colorful stories behind well-known names like Alcatraz, Cleopatra, and Postage Stamp,...
80) Jack Reacher
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[2013]
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Ex-military investigator Jack Reacher leaps off the pages of Lee Child's bestselling novel and onto the big screen in this explosive thriller. When an unspeakable crime is committed, all evidence points to the suspect in custody who offers up a single note in defense: Get Jack Reacher! The law has its limits, but Reacher does not when his fight for the truth pits him against an unexpected enemy with a skill for violence and a secret to keep.
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