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The Floyd Collins Tragedy at Sand Cave

By: John Benton,Bill Napper,Bob Thompson

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The Floyd Collins Tragedy at Sand Cave

By: John Benton,Bill Napper,Bob Thompson

Floyd Collins is perhaps the most famous person you've never heard of, but this young man's tragic death made him celebrated as "the Greatest Cave Explorer Ever Known." Collins was a Kentucky cave explorer in the early part of the 20th century, characterized by his lack of fear when exploring the most difficult cave passages, and few people could match his persistence and endurance. In the winter of 1925, Collins became trapped for more than two weeks in a cave located within the boundaries of what is now Mammoth Cave National Park. The story of Floyd Collins becoming trapped and ultimately dying alone in a cave held a powerful grip on the hearts and minds of people the world over. The resulting media coverage put Mammoth Cave on the map and helped usher the actual designation of Mammoth Cave as a national park. His explorations laid the foundation for others to later discover the truth of Mammoth Cave, the longest cave in the world.

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Arcadia Publishing

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1439659508

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9781439659502

Alone I Fly

A Wellington Pilot's Desert War

By: Bill Bailey

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Alone I Fly

A Wellington Pilot's Desert War

By: Bill Bailey

The riveting firsthand account of an RAF pilot’s adventures in World War II—from life-and-death situations to unusual posts that test his usual good humor. After several years at sea, Sgt Bill Bailey arrived in Cairo in 1942 as a new recruit to the RAF, hoping to fulfill his ambition to fly bombers. Within hours of his arrival he is sent on his first bombing mission as second pilot in a 104 Squadron Wellington. Hit by enemy gunfire, his aircraft suffered continual loss of altitude until hitting a rock outcrop and disintegrating. Bailey came to lying alone on a precipitous ledge and soon realized that he was the sole survivor. To stay alive in temperatures of over 100 degrees, he trudged over seemingly endless dunes at dusk and dawn, his energy gradually fading. Though he ultimately found shelter in an abandoned German reconnaissance truck, he gradually resigned himself to death. But with a last desperate inspiration Bailey realized that it might be possible to attract attention by heliograph. He found enough equipment in the truck and rigged a mast with the mirror at the top and commenced signaling, eventually being rescued by a Long Range Desert Patrol. After recuperation, Bailey rejoined his squadron and was given a new crew with whom he completed his tour. He was then sent to Malta where much to his amazement he was made ground controller of a satellite fighter airfield. This is Bailey’s uniquely harrowing and humorous account of situations beyond his control—both in and out of the cockpit—during the Second World War.

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Pen and Sword

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1844685829

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9781844685820

Pony Boy

By: Bill Naughton

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Pony Boy

By: Bill Naughton

Set in the early thirties, this excellent story for boys comes from an author who is better-known as a playwright and deals with the escapades of Corky and Ginger, two of the scores of Pony Boys employed to deliver light loads - a common sight in City streets in those days. In the later chapters the urge takes the boys to see the world and they head for Liverpool with the idea of getting jobs on a trawler. Written with humour and understanding, the book is authentic but never old fashioned.

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A&C Black

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1448202949

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9781448202942

The Little Book of Cardiff

By: David Collins,Gareth Bennett,Bill Herbert

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The Little Book of Cardiff

By: David Collins,Gareth Bennett,Bill Herbert

DID YOU KNOW? The city’s coat of arms reads Deffro, mae’n ddydd – ‘Awake, it is day’ Cardiff City Football Club played in chocolate-and-amber colours before they became the ‘Bluebirds’ Brains Beer, said to be Wales’ most famous drink, was first brewed in Cardiff during the 1800s Authors David and Gareth take a trip through the places, peculiarities and past practices of Cardiff, stopping off to sample the culinary (and alcoholic) delights of the city along the way. From Clark’s Pies and a heaped helping of ‘half and half’ to the oddities of the ‘Kaairdiff’ accent, this fact-packed compendium reveals the contributions Cardiff has made to the history of the nation and recalls some of its famous faces – Shirley Bassey, Charlotte Church and Shakin’ Stevens amongst them – and popular attractions. This book is sure to entertain, amuse and surprise everyone who picks it up.

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The History Press

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0750964804

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9780750964807

Clearwater

By: Bill Buchanan

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Clearwater

By: Bill Buchanan

America's most potent undersea arsenal has disappeared from Pacific radar screens. Fully armed and positioned to obliterate everything in its path, the U.S.S. "Marine" is now in the hands of a secret adversary. As the threat of a new war looms, the world holds its breath.

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Berkley

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042517364X

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9780425173640

At the Wording Desk

By: Bill Casselman

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At the Wording Desk

By: Bill Casselman

How, why, and whence does a word gain advent into the English vocabulary? That question has hundreds of thousands of vivid, sometimes funny answers. In At the Wording Desk, author Bill Casselman, one of Canada's leading etymologists, shares a collection of some of the more colorful and interesting word origins. With a dose of lively humor, he offers an explanation of a plethora of words and gives the historical Latin and Greek roots and their meaning as spoken and written throughout history. In At the Wording Desk, he: explains that the word "travel" comes from trepalium, a Roman torture device; examines the origin of English words which end in the pejorative suffix -ard such as coward, dullard, lubbard, and sluggard; discuss how canopy first meant mosquito net; defines the meaning of wind-rose, advection, and a host of other interesting words; and tells why carpe diem does not mean "seize the day." From thaumaturgy to clavis, xanthopterin, and more, Casselman offers an extensive look at the history of a variety of rare words.

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Trafford Publishing

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1490772146

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9781490772141

Heart Seizure

By: Bill Fitzhugh

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Heart Seizure

By: Bill Fitzhugh

Spence Tailor, a lawyer with an actual set of principles, loves his mama, Rose. Rose – with advanced cardiomyopathy and a rare blood type – is scheduled for a heart transplant. But when the president’s heart craps out during a photo op three months before the national election, the White House chief of staff orders the FBI to seize the heart that was going to Rose – all in the name of democracy. But Spence isn’t about to let anybody steal what rightfully belongs to his mom. So with the help of his reluctant older brother, they hijack the heart, inadvertently kidnap a beautiful cardiac surgery resident, and take to the road in a ‘65 Mustang – with all the president’s men in potentially murderous pursuit. Reviews of the Transplant Tetralogy 'One of the funniest, most off-beat thrillers in years.' The Times 'His wit and style are as compelling as his tightly wound thriller plots, and his thoughts on the world we live in are fascinating and, often, spot on... An awe-inspiring feat.' Washington Post 'Bill Fitzhugh just gets better and better.' Christopher Moore 'A thrilling tale of science run amok... laugh-out-loud send-ups of the madness of modern life.' Booklist

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Prelude Books

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1788423259

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9781788423250

Penthouse and Pavement

How to Survive in Football Without Sucking Up to the Old Firm

By: Bill Leckie

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Penthouse and Pavement

How to Survive in Football Without Sucking Up to the Old Firm

By: Bill Leckie

Penthouse and Pavement is not a book for glory-hunters. It is a book about pain. It's about the anguish of watching your team lose 9-2 in the very first game you ever saw, about the horrible inevitability of defeat that so many feel so often. It's about despair, dismay and black, frightening, deathly gloom. But it's also about hope. About dreams. And about dreams which sometimes, just sometimes, come true. Like the once-in-a-lifetime ecstasy of winning the Cup or a league. And as anyone who's had that moment-of-a-lifetime knows, the joy is even greater because you've known the pain. For Bill Leckie, who has followed St Mirren since 1964, it all became worthwhile when they won the Scottish Cup in 1987. This book is about these clubs and the people who love them. It's about the kind of fan who doesn't go to games expecting to win . . . or, worse, demanding it. This book is about being willing to accept a lifetime of frustration in return for one day of utter wonderment.

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Random House

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1780573987

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9781780573984

Popular Crime

Reflections on the Celebration of Violence

By: Bill James

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Popular Crime

Reflections on the Celebration of Violence

By: Bill James

Originally published: 2011. With new addendum.

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Simon and Schuster

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141655274X

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9781416552741

Fever

A Nameless Detective Novel

By: Bill Pronzini

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Fever

A Nameless Detective Novel

By: Bill Pronzini

Nameless had told Mitchell Krochek that he'd do whatever he could to find his missing wife, Janice. She'd run away before—propelled by a gambling fever that grew ever higher—and Mitch had always taken her back. This time, when Nameless, his partner Tamara, and the agency's chief operative Jake Runyon finally found her in a sleazy San Francisco hotel, she demanded a divorce. A few days later, a beaten and bloody Janice stumbled into the agency begging to go home. No one is surprised when, soon after her homecoming, she disappears again. But gambling addiction has a way of twisting things, and the blood on Mitchell and Janice Krochek's kitchen floor was a card off the bottom of the deck. Janice is missing again, Mitchell is the prime suspect, and as Nameless searches for the truth behind her disappearance, he uncovers a vicious racket that preys on gambling fever victims... At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

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Forge Books

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1429951281

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9781429951289

Simplify

Ten Practices to Unclutter Your Soul

By: Bill Hybels

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Simplify

Ten Practices to Unclutter Your Soul

By: Bill Hybels

In "Simplify," bestselling author Bill Hybels identifies the core issues that lure us into frenetic living--and offers searingly practical steps for sweeping the clutter from our souls. Today's velocity of life can consume and control us ... until our breakneck pace begins to feel normal and expected. That's where the danger lies: When we spend our lives doing things that keep us busy but don't really matter, we sacrifice the things that do. What if your life could be different? What if you could be certain you were living the life God called you to live--and building a legacy for those you love? If you crave a simpler life anchored by the priorities that matter most, roll up your sleeves: Simplified living requires more than just cleaning out your closets or reorganizing your desk drawer. It requires uncluttering your soul. By eradicating the stuff that leaves your spirit drained, you can stop doing what doesn't matter--and start doing what does.

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Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

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1414391226

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9781414391229

The Organ Grinders

By: Bill Fitzhugh

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The Organ Grinders

By: Bill Fitzhugh

Bill Fitzhugh strikes again! Following his widely acclaimed debut novel, Pest Control (The [London] Times called it "one of the funniest, most off-beat thrillers in years"), Fitzhugh turns his satirical eye to the merging of medical science and big business -- with hilarious and outrageous results. Paul Symon is an environmentalist who's out to make the world a better place, but he faces too much disjointed information, public apathy, and self-serving talk. Not to mention greedy despoiler Jerry Landis, a venture capitalist dying of a rare disease that accelerates the aging process. Landis cares only about making more money and finding a way to arrest his medical condition. That brings him and his fortune to the wild frontier of biotechnology, where his people are illegally experimenting with cross-species organ transplantation in California while breeding genetically altered primates at a secret site in the piney woods of south-central Mississippi. There's also an eco-terrorist on the loose, bent on teaching hard lessons to people who think the Earth and its creatures are theirs to destroy. These forces, together with fifty thousand extra-large chacma baboons, collide in an explosion of laughter and wonder that Bill Fitzhugh's growing league of admirers is coming to recognize as his very own.

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Zondervan

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0062041886

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9780062041883

Reflections of a Country Boy

My Adventures and Misadventures – How Lucky I Was

By: Bill Pennington

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Reflections of a Country Boy

My Adventures and Misadventures – How Lucky I Was

By: Bill Pennington

A book for everyone brought up in the 1950/60s and one which every modern-day parent should read and then pass it on, or read, to their children. It is a light-hearted book, but with serious implications at times, of the upbringing of a young boy, the author, on a North Lancashire farm, and of his life experiences gained. It portrays traditional farming as a way of life of the time, in which every family member was expected to contribute in some way, shape or form, for the smooth running of operations. It also covers the author’s introduction to the many and varied country pursuits and pastimes which he enjoys to this day. Sometimes hilarious, sometimes sombre, but never boring, the author transports us through the many and varied situations he encountered in his formative years. By today’s standards, the freedom he was given by his parents, to roam and explore the area surrounding his home, would not be countenanced. More’s the pity, for a better upbringing and stress-free way of living for a youngster would be hard to envisage.

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Austin Macauley Publishers

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1398415308

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9781398415300

The Snatch

A Nameless Detective Mystery

By: Bill Pronzini

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The Snatch

A Nameless Detective Mystery

By: Bill Pronzini

The author's second novel and the first in the Nameless Detective series.In his first chronicled adventure, the Nameless detective hires on to handle the ransom payoff in a kidnapping case. Financier Louis Martinetti doesn't trust the police to deal with the man who snatched his 9-year-old son from his military prep school, nor is it clear that he trusts the members of his own household. On the appointed evening, Nameless takes a briefcase that contains $300,000 in cash to a secluded location chosen by the kidnapper. Then all hell breaks loose.

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Speaking Volumes

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1612320627

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9781612320625

Real Success Without College

By: Bill Martin Vivatson

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Real Success Without College

By: Bill Martin Vivatson

This thesis expressly addresses the plight of young American males ages 15 to 25. The current (2009) crisis is their total lack of education, lack of basic skills, employability, ambition, manners and morality. This is all enforced by their 20 - 27% unemployment numbers and the fact that employers would rather hire women than them by a 15% margin. It is a hard hitting expose of the death of our nation and those who caused it. It begins with a study of man's inherent ignorance and penchant for self destruction. It addresses the "cause and effect' when deeply flawed leaders and politicians chose to enrich themselves by raiding the public treasury. But the most damning message of all is the onslaught of wickedness imposed on our nation by the advent of the rebellious "Hippie Generations"! America will never, ever recover from this curse. But it is a serious and encouraging message to our young men, 15 to 25, that even after surviving 12 years of the ravages of Public Education; they can change and even prosper without a college education!

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Xulon Press

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161579655X

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9781615796557

The One Minute Meditator

By: David Nichol,Bill Birchard

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The One Minute Meditator

By: David Nichol,Bill Birchard

On an average day, in an average minute, we can process over 240 billion bits of information per second. Such incredibly rapid brain activity can lead to confusion, fear, tension, stress, and anxiety. To stave off these pressures, our minds instinctively look for "one-minute escapes": exercise, drinking and drugs, smoking, sex, and entertainment. All efficient short-term distractions, none is a permanent salve.The One-Minute Meditator shows readers how to harness the innate drive for quick mental escapes and use that urge to quiet our thoughts from within. Proving that meditation is both physically and emotionally healthful, Nichol and Birchard show readers how to meditate whenever they have a solitary minute or more: on the walk from the parking lot to the office, while waiting in line, while on hold on the phone, or while trying to fall asleep. Both inspiring and instructive, The One-Minute Meditator gives readers the tools to incorporate the power of meditation into otherwise busy, harried lives.

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Da Capo Press

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0786747277

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9780786747276

The EC Archives: Shock Suspenstories Volume 2

By: Bill Gaines,Al Feldstein

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The EC Archives: Shock Suspenstories Volume 2

By: Bill Gaines,Al Feldstein

The classic EC series, presented as a deluxe-size trade paperback! This high-quality trade reprints the issues #7–#12 of the pulp-comic classic Shock SuspenStories! Featuring 24 stories by the all-star artistic talents of Al Feldstein, Jack Kamen, Jack Davis, Joe Orlando, Al Williamson, and Wally Wood.

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Dark Horse Comics

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1506733522

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9781506733524

Ireland, Colonialism, and the Unfinished Revolution

By: Robbie McVeigh,Bill Rolston

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Ireland, Colonialism, and the Unfinished Revolution

By: Robbie McVeigh,Bill Rolston

A groundbreaking examination of the colonial legacy and future of Ireland, showing how Ireland’s story is linked to and informs anti-imperialism around the world. Colonialism is at the heart of making sense of Irish history and contemporary politics across the island of Ireland. And as Robbie McVeigh and Bill Rolston argue, Ireland’s experience is central to understanding the history of colonization and anti-colonial politics throughout the world. Part history, part analysis, Ireland, Colonialism, and the Unfinished Revolution charts the centuries of Irish colonial history, from England’s proto-imperial engagement with Ireland in 1155 to the Union in 1801, and the subsequent struggles for Irish independence and the legacies of partition from 1921. A century later, the plate tectonics of Irishness are shifting once again. The Union is in crisis and alternatives to partition are being seriously considered outside the Republican tradition for the first time in generations. These significant structural changes suggest that the coming times might finally see the completion of the decolonization project – the finishing of the revolution. In the words of the revolutionary Pádraig Pearse: Anois ar theacht an tSamhraidh – now the summer is coming.

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Haymarket Books

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ISBN 13

9798888900499

Boltzmann's Tomb

Travels in Search of Science

By: Bill Green

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Boltzmann's Tomb

Travels in Search of Science

By: Bill Green

A selection of the Scientific American book club Recommended by MSNBC, Los Angeles Times, & American Association for the Advancement of Science’s SB&F magazine “This wonderful scientific memoir captures the romance and beauty of research in precise poetic prose that is as gorgeous and evocative as anything written by Rilke, painted by Seurat, or played by Casals.” —Mary Doria Russell, author of Doc and The Sparrow “A radiant love letter to science from a scientist with a poet’s soul . . . Green is an exquisite writer, and his fierce focus and mastery of style are reminiscent of the biologist and essayist Lewis Thomas.” —Kirkus Reviews In Boltzmann’s Tomb, Bill Green interweaves the story of his own lifelong evolution as a scientist, and his work in the Antarctic, with a travelogue that is a personal and universal history of science. Like Richard Holmes’ The Age of Wonder—this book serves as a marvelous introduction to the great figures of science. Along with lyrical meditations on the tragic life of Galileo, the wildly eccentric Tycho Brahe, and the visionary Sir Isaac Newton, Green’s ruminations return throughout to the lesser-known figure of Ludwig Boltzmann. Using Boltzmann’s theories of randomness and entropy as a larger metaphor for the unpredictable paths that our lives take, Green shows us that science, like art, is a lived adventure. Bill Green is a geochemist and professor emeritus at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. He is also the author of Water, Ice & Stone: Science and Memory on the Antarctic Lakes which received the American Museum of Natural History’s John Burroughs Award for Nature Writing, was a finalist for the PEN/Martha Albrand Award, and was excerpted in The Ends of the Earth: An Anthology of the Finest Writing on the Arctic and the Antarctic, edited by Elizabeth Kolbert.

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Bellevue Literary Press

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1934137529

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9781934137529

The Ape-slayer and Other Snapshots

A Collection of Random Writings

By: Bill Shipp

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The Ape-slayer and Other Snapshots

A Collection of Random Writings

By: Bill Shipp

This collection is a sampling of the best of Bill Shipp. Anyone interested in Georgia history or politics will benefit from this assortment of the ideas, thoughts, reflections, and opinions of one of Georgia's most outspoken and most respected figures. Some of the essays have been updated with a "perspective," serving as either a further reflection or added information that relativizes the piece to current events.

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Mercer University Press

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0865545715

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9780865545717

Tales From Toadsuck Texas

By: Bill Cannon

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Tales From Toadsuck Texas

By: Bill Cannon

Humor and trivia author Bill Cannon discovered there really was a Toadsuck, Texas, and he has collected a series of delightfully funny stories about folks he imagined might have lived in a town with such a comical name.

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Taylor Trade Publishing

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1461712998

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9781461712992

The Goalkeeper's Revenge

By: Bill Naughton

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The Goalkeeper's Revenge

By: Bill Naughton

The Goalkeeper's Revenge is comprised of stories of a Lancashire childhood: of football on the streets, fishing, fighting and school, of growing up and looking for work, and of characters such as Spit Nolan the champion trolley-rider, Sim Dalt the goalkeeper and Maggie Gregory the amazing reader.

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A&C Black

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1448203848

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Episodes of Revenge

By: Bill York

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Episodes of Revenge

By: Bill York

... a saga about the life of a reclusive man that experienced a mind-numbing assortment of pivotal decisions during his life and his resolute reactions to each ..."--Page 4 of cover

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iUniverse

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0595359884

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9780595359882

A Pint of Plain

Tradition, Change and the Fate of the Irish Pub

By: Bill Barich

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A Pint of Plain

Tradition, Change and the Fate of the Irish Pub

By: Bill Barich

When Bill Barich moved to Dublin, he began searching for a traditional pub to serve as his local. Although he had no shortage of choices, he had trouble finding one that measured up to the archetypal ideal. As he roams from hectic urban pubs to their dwindling rural counterparts, he chronicles the state of the 'Irish' pub today, both in Ireland itself and all over the world. Entertaining, charming and full of insight, A Pint of Plain chronicles Barich's quest for the perfect pint, at the same time examining Irish culture at a time of great change.

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A&C Black

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1408813726

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9781408813720

Blackmail Earth

By: Bill Evans

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Blackmail Earth

By: Bill Evans

Terrorists threaten to flood the air and the ocean with chemicals that will cause a permanent winter in this thriller of climate change by a New York Times bestelling author

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Macmillan

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076532783X

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9780765327833

The Big Five-oh!

Fearing, Facing, and Fighting Fifty

By: Bill Geist,William Geist

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The Big Five-oh!

Fearing, Facing, and Fighting Fifty

By: Bill Geist,William Geist

From the trauma of receiving an application to join the AARP to the realization that he can't really see the menu, hear the waiter, or remember the specials, Bill Geist catalogs the discontents, large and small, of the multitudes (11,000 fiftieth birthdays per day for the next seventeen years) nearing, passing and trying to survive the crossing of the Great Age Divide. He lies about his age, shops for a Harley, buys "relaxed fit" jeans and finds himself the oldest guy at a rock concert. Geist asks the tough questions ("Has anyone seen my libido?") and offers some helpful advice, from "Twelve-Step 'Double-Pump' Program for Getting Out of a Cab" to "Warning Signs You May Be Turning Republican." These laugh-out-loud laments, observations, moans, and groans add up to the perfect antidote for the age-depressed. --Book jacket.

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0786212675

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9780786212675

Pushcart Prize Xxix

Best Of The Small Presses

By: Bill Henderson

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Pushcart Prize Xxix

Best Of The Small Presses

By: Bill Henderson

A yearly anthology of fiction, essays and poetry from the small presses chosen by writers.

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Pushcart Press

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1888889403

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9781888889406

Murder, Mayhem and Mistletoe

By: Terence Faherty,Aileen Schumacher,Wendi W. Lee,Bill Crider

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Murder, Mayhem and Mistletoe

By: Terence Faherty,Aileen Schumacher,Wendi W. Lee,Bill Crider

Four top mystery authors present four new tales of intrigue and murder set during the holiday season. Favorite characters that are featured are Terence Faherty's metaphysical sleuth Owen Keane, Alieen Schumacher's New Mexico engineer Tory Travers, Wendi Lee's Boston P.I. Angela Matelli, and Bill Crider's Texas sheriff Dan Rhodes.

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Worldwide Library

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0373264011

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9780373264018

Duel Identity

By: Tom Clancy,Bill McCay,Steve R. Pieczenik

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Duel Identity

By: Tom Clancy,Bill McCay,Steve R. Pieczenik

When Megan O'Malley accepts an invitation from a friend in her fencing group to visit his pre-World War I "virtual nation," she is quickly engulfed in the game, which will end with her friend discarding his body at the end to rule supreme in this compelling cyberworld.

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