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W.B. DuBay's The Rook Archives Volume 1

By: Bill Dubay

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W.B. DuBay's The Rook Archives Volume 1

By: Bill Dubay

From the pages of Warren Publishing's Eerie magazine, The Rook returns in new archival editions, bringing you the best of the time-travelling swash-buckler. Written by William B. Dubay and drawn by Jim Stenstrum, with covers by Paul Gulacy, The Rook follows scientist and adventurer Restin Dane as he travels through history righting wrongs and saving those in need, while investigating the mysteries of his own family history. Joined by robots he created, and traveling via his invention The Time Castle, the Rook takes readers on a journey through time they'll never forget. A value-priced, high-quality edition for Eerie and Creepy collectors. Dark Horse has re-launched The Rook with Steven Grant writing and Paul Gulacy providing the art.

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Dark Horse Comics

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1506702848

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9781506702841

Beginning Chess Play

By: Bill Robertie

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Beginning Chess Play

By: Bill Robertie

Targeted for beginning and novice players, this step-by-step approach uses more than a hundred actual chess diagrams to bring out the excitement of chess and show you an easy method of learning and playing. You learn the basic principles of opening, middle and end game strategies, development and pawn structure, different ways to checkmate opponents, and the important openings and defenses. You'll also learn how to join a chess club, use a chess clock, get rated, enter tournaments, and use notation to both record your own games and play back others. Two completely annotated games show you how strategic thinking is used in an actual game. More than 100,000 books sold! 168 pages

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Cardoza Publishing

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1580425305

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9781580425308

A WILD SHOT IN THE DARK - PART 1

By: Bill Thomas

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A WILD SHOT IN THE DARK - PART 1

By: Bill Thomas

I was a "depression" baby (born 1931) and grew up poor in a small town in West Kentucky - Dawson Springs. This story of my childhood and growing up is written for my granddaughters so they will know something about their ancestors - especially "Papa Bear".

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Lulu.com

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0578130807

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9780578130804

The Doeberl Cup

Fifty Years of Australian Chess History

By: Bill Egan

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The Doeberl Cup

Fifty Years of Australian Chess History

By: Bill Egan

Dynamic Chess Down Under! The Doeberl Cup has been Australia’s premier weekend chess tournament since its inception in 1963. It has attracted more international masters and grandmasters than any other Australian tournament. The Doeberl Cup – Fifty Years of Australian Chess History tells the stories behind the first 49 Doeberl Cups without neglecting the many tense and spectacular games which decided the top placings. In addition to over 200 annotated games and game fragments, the author presents player biographies of not only Australia’s best players and visiting stars, but also many wonderful – and weird – characters who helped create the character of the Doeberl Cup. Dozens of photographs nicely complement the showcasing of Australia’s best talent over more than a generation. The result is a splendid account of Australian chess history since the early 1960s. From the legendary Cecil Purdy through Australia’s brightest star Ian Rogers, join author Bill Egan as he takes you through the thrills and spills of dynamic chess down under. “Personally I had a great time reading this book (a true labor of love from author Bill Egan), and I’ll make sure it has an honorable home on my bookshelf, ready to be grabbed and enjoyed many more times in the future.” – Jeremy Silman, jeremysilman.com “The Doeberl Cup: Fifty Years of Australian Chess History is a first-rate account of this event which has come to mean so much for Australian chess.” – John Donaldson, Chess Today

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SCB Distributors

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1941270611

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9781941270615

Words that Taste Good

By: Bill Moore

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Words that Taste Good

By: Bill Moore

Enjoy some of the English language's favourite classic poems, as well as many lesser-known gems. With 600 captivating poetry bites, from Shakespeare to Tennyson to Emily Dickinson, the book will inspire discussion and provide writing stimulus, or just reaccquaint the reader with the joy of words and language.

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Pembroke Publishers Limited

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0921217064

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9780921217060

When the Bucs Won It All

The 1979 World Champion Pittsburgh Pirates

By: Bill Ranier,David Finoli

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When the Bucs Won It All

The 1979 World Champion Pittsburgh Pirates

By: Bill Ranier,David Finoli

The 1970s were both successful and tragic for the Pittsburgh Pirates. They won five NL Eastern Division crowns and the 1971 World Championship, but lost the great Roberto Clemente in a plane crash and pitcher Bob Moose in a car accident during this time. By the end of the 1970s, the Pirates were a good team but no longer considered favorites to win a World Series. Thanks to a fantastic finish in 1978, the Pittsburghers gained new hope for the 1979 season. As intriguing as the season was, it wasn't until the evening of August 25th that the Pirate fans really started to believe "it" could happen. The history of that magical ball club is covered here, from how the 1979 world champion team was built, to a thorough look at the season and post season, to how "The Family" finally fell. Also included are biographical sketches of all players who appeared on the team's roster that year and a section of complete statistics.

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McFarland

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147661668X

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9781476616681

Vampirella Archives Vol 11

By: Bruce Jones,Len Wein,Steve Englehart,Bill DuBay,Gerry Boudreau,Nicola Cuti,Cary Bates

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Vampirella Archives Vol 11

By: Bruce Jones,Len Wein,Steve Englehart,Bill DuBay,Gerry Boudreau,Nicola Cuti,Cary Bates

More exciting horror and science fiction tales are collected in this eleventh volume of Vampirella Archives. These classic Warren-era storylines showcase Vampirella's acting career as she meets supernatural menaces both on-screen and off, plus tales of ghosts, dragons, zombies, yetis, and all matter of unearthly danger. Collecting Vampirella Magazine #72-79, featuring the work of Jose Gonzalez, Esteban Maroto, Bruce Jones, Len Wein, and many more. Includes a wealth of bonus materials from a bygone era, including the "Feary Tales" feature on urban legends, the monthly "Scarlet Letters" column, "Vampi's Vault" of creator biographies and literary reviews, and intact vintage advertisements.

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Dynamite Entertainment

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1606905392

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9781606905395

Keep Watching the Skies!

American Science Fiction Movies of the Fifties, The 21st Century Edition

By: Bill Warren

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Keep Watching the Skies!

American Science Fiction Movies of the Fifties, The 21st Century Edition

By: Bill Warren

Bill Warren's Keep Watching the Skies! was originally published in two volumes, in 1982 and 1986. It was then greatly expanded in what we called the 21st Century Edition, with new entries on several films and revisions and expansions of the commentary on every film. In addition to a detailed plot synopsis, full cast and credit listings, and an overview of the critical reception of each film, Warren delivers richly informative assessments of the films and a wealth of insights and anecdotes about their making. The book contains 273 photographs (many rare, 35 in color), has seven useful appendices, and concludes with an enormous index. This book is also available in hardcover format (ISBN 978-0-7864-4230-0).

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McFarland

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1476625050

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9781476625058

#14 Pushcart Prize

Best Of The Small Presses 1989-1990

By: Bill Henderson

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#14 Pushcart Prize

Best Of The Small Presses 1989-1990

By: Bill Henderson

Acclaimed as the largest and broadest literary anthology, The Pushcart Prize once again offers an extraordinary collection of short stories, essays, and poetry first published by small presses and magazines from around the world.

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Pushcart Press

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0916366588

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9780916366582

Foxtrot

By: Bill Amend

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Foxtrot

By: Bill Amend

Bill Amend uses a keen sense of family dynamics to distill present-day life in this comic collection. A look at living through the eyes of the Fox family and their pet iguana.

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Andrews McMeel Publishing

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0836218566

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9780836218565

Crow Stories

By: Bill Wheatley

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Crow Stories

By: Bill Wheatley

The CROW STORIES tell the adventures of two unusual corvine beings. Hykso, who lives in the time of the pharaohs, leaves his home to search through the Course of Human Events for something to do worthy of his corvine intelligence. Dmitri, from Russia, is trying to solve the mystery of human endeavor--what are the ingenious bipeds doing so obsessively? Their journeys entwine the two crows along with the humans they are trying to understand.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1462814727

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9781462814725

Humor for Mature Minds, Volume 1

Not Your Typical Joke Book.

By: William (Bill) Daugherty

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Humor for Mature Minds, Volume 1

Not Your Typical Joke Book.

By: William (Bill) Daugherty

Bill Daugherty has been collecting and telling jokes and humorous stories for many years. He does this, not for profit, but for the sheer enjoyment he receives from making people laugh. With stories such as these, he has entertained his Rotary Club, local and National Audubon Societies, literary group meetings, humorous roast, and members of his weekly bridge games. Bill's occupation has not been entertainment. Rather, he has post graduate degrees in Physics and Education, and before retiring, was an Aerospace Engineering Manager at Hughes Aircraft Company, Space Technology Laboratories, and TRW Systems. He has written two WWII novels about the air war in the South Pacific, Black Cats, and Nightmares. He published a monolog on education, Public School Education Destroyed by Educators, and an engineering text he co authored, Mechanical Engineering for Electrical Engineers. His OP-ED pieces have appeared in major newspapers. Bill firmly believes that laughter is sorely missing in our world, and jokes about mature subjects are especially entertaining. To find out of this "Not our typical joke book" you'll have to read it.

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iUniverse

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1475983212

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9781475983210

Whare de yea belang?

A Dictionary of North East Dialect

By: Bill Griffiths

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Whare de yea belang?

A Dictionary of North East Dialect

By: Bill Griffiths

Where de yea belang?brings together the distinctive vocabulary of the North East dialect. "Abackabeyont, bait-poke, cracket, drucken, etten, fettle, guissie pigs, lonnin, marra, nyen, plote, queen-cat, reckling, skinch, tew, upcast, vine, willok, yem, zookers!" If you enjoy finding out about dialect words – how and where and when they were used – and where they came from – this is the best guide to help you explore the world of North East dialect. Until the 20th century, dialect was a marker of economic, social and cultural change. We know that the North East maritime connections with the Dutch led to the introduction of many 'new' words. The Scottish influence of the keelmen (fisherman) on the Tyne and their effect on local language was much more radical. Although the Tyneside dialect and identity and this way of speaking is fast waning, the popularity of discovering this language and dialect shows there is still a great interest in the languages and dialect of the past. The late Bill Griffiths (1948–2007)was an extraordinary writer and poet: radical, experimental and scholarly, but also had a great sense of humour. He was a wonderful champion of the North East, its people and heritage. Born in Middlesex, he read history before graduating in 1969. Bill ran his own independent press and published political pamphlets and essays on the arts and poetry. After gaining a PhD in Old English he fled London and settled in Seaham where he embraced the northern way of life. 'He was also a scholar of Old English and dialect who know how to make his work accessible. Private and uncompetitive, he was at least these things: poet, archivist, scholar, translator, prison-rights campaigner, pianist, historian, curator, performer, editor, short-story writer, essayist, teacher, book-maker and lyricist. The Saturday before he died, Bill discharged himself from hospital to host the Dialect Day at the Morden Tower in Newcastle upon Tyne. He died as he lived: cataloguing, awarding Best Dialect prizes, opera on his radio, the poetry paramount.' Obituary, The Independent, 20 September 2007.

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McNidder & Grace

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0857162713

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9780857162717

Do Ask, Do Tell

A Gay Conservative Lashes Back

By: Bill Boushka

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Do Ask, Do Tell

A Gay Conservative Lashes Back

By: Bill Boushka

The original Bill of Rights, sponsored largely by James Madison, is now about 210 years old. Reinforced by the Fourteenth Amendment, which eventually applied many of its provisions to the states, it has served us well. It is time to re-evaluate our fundamental constitutional rights and to seriously consider their major renovation. This is my central proposal. Are we ready to trust ourselves as individuals with the personal responsibilities that go with rights? When government defines personal moral values, we tend to take less account for not only our own actions but also our own underlying values, for those spiritual yearnings that make us, all unique people, who we are. We tend to lose interest in speaking for ourselves and tend to leave moral judgments to "experts" who get paid to pass judgment on all of us. I discuss a philosophy, often called libertarianism, of extremely restricted government. I present it from the personal perspective of a gay man who grew up in a period of enormous change and migration toward cultural individualism. My argument is intended for everyone, but I provide my own detailed perspectives on many issues. The parallel between draft deferments during the Vietnam era and the gays-in-the-military battle today How close the gay community, as we know it, came to total catastrophe during the early days of AIDS crisis What the "family values" debate is really all about Volunteerism and social obligations, and how both military service and parenting fit into these What "discrimination" is really all about How the "Dont Tell" mentality interferes with political and social debate in many areas Why equal rights for gays is important for everybody A science of personal growth and why libertarianism is good for personal growth

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iUniverse

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146975844X

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9781469758442

Cousy

His Life, Career, and the Birth of Big-time Basketball

By: Bill Reynolds

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Cousy

His Life, Career, and the Birth of Big-time Basketball

By: Bill Reynolds

To teammates, coaches, and opponents, Bob Cousy was the greatest basketball player of all time. But to millions of fans, he was simply Cooz. Veteran author Bill Reynolds exposes the man called the Babe Ruth of basketball.

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Simon and Schuster

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0743254767

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9780743254762

Six-Gun in Cheek

An Affectionate Guide to the "Worst" in Western Fiction

By: Bill Pronzini

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Six-Gun in Cheek

An Affectionate Guide to the "Worst" in Western Fiction

By: Bill Pronzini

Hilarious and informative study of "alternative Westerns" takes aim at sub-par cowboy fiction, surveying 20th-century pulp magazines and paperbacks to provide laughably awful dialogue, humorous plot summaries, anecdotes, and historical background.

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Courier Dover Publications

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0486820343

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9780486820347

Creepy Archives

By: Durañona,Bruce Bezaire,Bill DuBay,Gerry Boudreau,Budd Lewis,Rich Margopoulos

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Creepy Archives

By: Durañona,Bruce Bezaire,Bill DuBay,Gerry Boudreau,Budd Lewis,Rich Margopoulos

Presents reprinted issues of the horror comic magazine "Creepy.

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Dark Horse Comics

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1616551046

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9781616551049

GAMES & FATE

By: Bill Gourgey

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GAMES & FATE

By: Bill Gourgey

From silicon germs to digitized souls, the future is here… Read book two of the Beverly Hills Book Award Winning Glide Trilogy, a mesmerizing tale of love, loss, and second chances. Set in a future filled with dazzling and perilous inventions, the trilogy has been read more than 6,000,000 times on Wattpad, received a starred review from Publishers Weekly (book 2), and has been queried for a future motion picture. In Games & Fate the real world loses its luster, giving way to rich augmentations until a wildly popular role-playing game—driven by its own set of neo-commandments—governs everyday life. As the line between real and virtual vanishes, an unlikely alliance of teens and outcasts offers humanity its only hope.

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Jacked Arts

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1370939485

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9781370939480

Winning Chess Openings

By: Bill Robertie

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Winning Chess Openings

By: Bill Robertie

A chess player's opening sets the tone for the entire game, creating the advantages or disadvantages that lead to victory or defeat. In this step-by-step guide, former U.S. speed chess champion Bill Robertie reveals more than 25 openings that will help beginning and intermediate players seize the early advantage.

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Cardoza Publishing

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0940685515

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9780940685512

Curse of a Devil

By: Bill Lindsay

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Curse of a Devil

By: Bill Lindsay

Who or what was Spring Heeled Jack? This book explores most of the major theories of possible origins of this Victorian legend. Was he a mad-genius prankster, an alien, ghost, animal, or the devil himself? With all of today’s fantastic characters, creatures, and machines, Spring Heeled Jack might not seem all that incredible. However, if you had lived in the time period that he lurked about and was misfortunate enough to encounter him, this event might have been a life-altering experience. Several people of that time were witness to this phenomenon and were affected by something that has never been explained. I have attempted to regress the reader back to when the horse was still a common mode of transportation and streets were lit by gas. While my characters are all fictional, remember that Spring Heeled Jack was the real deal.

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Page Publishing Inc

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1640279288

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9781640279285

Bird in the Nest

By: Bill Oddie

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Bird in the Nest

By: Bill Oddie

A BBC series of live broadcasts direct from a 'hide', Bird in the Nest brought to vivid and dramatic life the progress of various species from chick to adulthood, with cameras actually placed in each nest whether it be the Peregrine's eyrie, almost halfway up a cliff face, or the Swallow's nest in an old stone barn, In this lavishly illustrated, and fact-filled book Bill Oddie and Peter Holden present the behind-the-scenes stories of the venture.

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Robson Books Limited

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1861050399

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9781861050397

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