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The Thirteenth Turn

A History of the Noose

By: Jack Shuler

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The story of a rope, a symbol, and rough justice in America. The hangman's knot is a simple thing to tie, just a rope carefully coiled around itself up to thirteen times. But in those thirteen turns lie a powerful symbol, one that is all too deeply connected to America's past -- and present. The last man to be hanged in the United States was Billy Bailey, who was executed in Delaware in 1996 for committing a double murder. Even today, hanging is still legal, in certain situations, in New Hampshire and Washington. And the noose remains a potent cultural symbol. An incident in Jena, Louisiana, in 2006, in which nooses were used to menace black students, made national news. Yet little has changed: according to author Jack Shuler, there have been nearly 100 "noose incidents" just in the last two years. The Thirteenth Turn unravels these stories, from Judas Iscariot, perhaps the most infamous hanged man, to the killing of Perry Smith and Richard Hickock, the murderers at the heart of Truman Capote's In Cold Blood, and beyond. In his travels across America, Shuler traces the evolution of this dark practice. As he investigates the death of John Brown, or the 1930 lynching that inspired the song "Strange Fruit," he finds that the very places that perpetrated these acts now seek to forget them. Shuler's account is a kind of shadow history of America: a reminder that vigilantes and hangmen play a crucial role in our national story. The Thirteenth Turn is a courageous and searching book that reminds us where we come from, and what is lost if we forget.

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1610391373

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9781610391375

Playfair Football Annual 2011-2012

By: Glenda Rollin,Jack Rollin

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Playfair Football Annual 2011-2012

By: Glenda Rollin,Jack Rollin

The factual, concise and first-choice guide for the real fan. Now in its 64th year, PLAYFAIR FOOTBALL ANNUAL includes all the Champions League and Europa League details; a compact directory for English and Scottish clubs; English and Scottish league and cup match results; and stats on how English league clubs have fared over the last 25 years. A pocket-size treat - this is the ideal book to take to matches and settle arguments before, during and after!

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0755362349

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Lee's Bold Plan for Point Lookout

The Rescue of Confederate Prisoners That Never Happened

By: Jack E. Schairer

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Lee's Bold Plan for Point Lookout

The Rescue of Confederate Prisoners That Never Happened

By: Jack E. Schairer

In July 1864, while hemmed in by Grant at Richmond, General Robert E. Lee conceived a bold plan designed not only to relieve Lynchburg and protect the Confederate supply line but also to ultimately make a bold move on Washington itself. A major facet of this plan, with the addition of General Jubal Early's forces, became the rescue of the almost 15,000 Confederate prisoners at Point Lookout, a large Union prison camp at the confluence of the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay. With international recognition hanging in the balance for the Confederacy, the failure of Lee's plan saved the Union and ultimately changed the course of the war. This work focuses on the many factors that contributed to this eventual failure, including Early's somewhat inexplicable hesitancy, a significant loss of time for Confederate troops en route, and aggressive defensive action by Union General Lew Wallace. It also discusses various circumstances such as Washington's stripped defenses, the potential release of imprisoned Southern troops and a breakdown of Union military intelligence that made Lee's gamble a brilliant, well-founded strategy.

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McFarland

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0786489308

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9780786489305

Medical Histories of Confederate Generals

By: Jack D. Welsh

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Medical Histories of Confederate Generals

By: Jack D. Welsh

This is a compilation of the medical histories of 425 Confederate generals. It does not analyze the effects of an individual's medical problems on a battle or the war, but provides information about factors that may have contributed to the wound, injury, or illness, and the outcome.

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Kent State University Press

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0873386493

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The Almanac of American Employers 2007

By: Jack W. Plunkett

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The Almanac of American Employers 2007

By: Jack W. Plunkett

This book will help you sort through America's giant corporate employers to determine which may be the best for corporate employers to determine which may be the best for you, or to see how your current employer compares to others. It has reference for growth and hiring plans, salaries and benefits, women and minority advancement, industries, locations and careers, and major trends affecting job seekers.

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Plunkett Research, Ltd.

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1593920830

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9781593920838

What Were the Early Rabbis?

An Introduction from a Sociocultural Perspective

By: Jack N. Lightstone

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What Were the Early Rabbis?

An Introduction from a Sociocultural Perspective

By: Jack N. Lightstone

Over the first eight centuries CE, the religious cultures of Middle Eastern, Mediterranean and many European lands transformed. Worship of “the gods” largely gave way to the worship of YHWH, the God of Israel, under Christianity and Islam, both developments of contemporary Judaism, after Rome destroyed Judaism’s central shrine, the Jerusalem Temple, in 70 CE. But concomitant changes occurred within contemporary Judaism. The events of 70 wiped away well-established Judaic institutions in the Land of Israel, and over time the authority of a cadre of new “masters” of Judaic law, life, and practice, the “rabbis,” took hold. What was the core, professional-like profile of members of this emerging cadre in the late second and early third centuries, when this group first attained a level of stable institutionalization (even if not yet well-established authority)? What views did they promote about the authoritative basis of their profile? What in their surrounding and antecedent sociocultural contexts lent prima facie legitimacy and currency to that profile? Geared to a nonspecialist readership, What Were the Early Rabbis? addresses these questions and consequently sheds light on eventual shifts in power that came to underpin Judaic communal life, while Christianity and Islam “Judaized” non-Jews under their expansive hegemonies.

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Wipf and Stock Publishers

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1666762474

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Playfair Football Annual 2012-2013

By: Glenda Rollin,Jack Rollin

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Playfair Football Annual 2012-2013

By: Glenda Rollin,Jack Rollin

The factual, concise and first-choice guide for the real fan. Now in its 65th year, PLAYFAIR FOOTBALL ANNUAL includes all the Champions League and Europa League details; a compact directory for English and Scottish clubs; English and Scottish league and cup match results; stats on how English league clubs have fared over the last 25 years; and week-by-week domestic, European and international fixtures for the 2012-2013 season. A pocket-size treat - this is the ideal book to take to matches and settle arguments before, during and after!

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0755363574

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The Virginia Conservatives, 1867-1879

A Study in Reconstruction Politics

By: Jack P. Maddex Jr.

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The Virginia Conservatives, 1867-1879

A Study in Reconstruction Politics

By: Jack P. Maddex Jr.

The Conservatives won control of the Virginia state government in 1869 and goverened for ten years on a program of integrating their homeland into the structure of the contemporary United States by adopting Yankee" institutions and ideas: industrial capitalism, American nationalsim, Gilded-Age political practices, and a system of race relations that made the Afro-American a free man and officially a citizen but not an equal." Originally published in 1970. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.

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1469648105

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Willie Morris

An Exhaustive Annotated Bibliography and a Biography

By: Jack Bales

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Willie Morris

An Exhaustive Annotated Bibliography and a Biography

By: Jack Bales

William Weaks Morris was a writer defined in large measure by his Southern roots. A seventh generation Mississippian, he grew up in Yazoo City frequently reminded of his heritage. Spending his college years at the University of Texas and at Oxford University in England gave Morris a taste of the world and, at the very least, something to write home about. This volume is a comprehensive reference work dealing with Willie Morris' life and works. It is also a literary biography based on hundreds of primary sources such as letters, newspaper articles and interviews. The principal focus is on Morris' literary legacy, which includes works such as North Toward Home, New York Days and My Dog Skip.

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McFarland

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1476612315

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9781476612317

The Zombie MEGAPACK ®

By: Robert E. Howard,H.P. Lovecraft,Jack Dann,Seabury Quinn,Ron Goulart

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The Zombie MEGAPACK ®

By: Robert E. Howard,H.P. Lovecraft,Jack Dann,Seabury Quinn,Ron Goulart

Resurrected corpses, voodoo conjuring, black magic (and blacker science)...these are all well known to cause zombie breakouts. Here are classic and modern tales, full of thrills and chills and the living dead...tales of zombies! These stories don't (well, mostly don't!) go for the gross-out. Great writing, lots of atmosphere and suspense (and the occasional laugh) -- if you want more than just extreme horror and gross-out scares, this is the zombie collection for you! Included are: SYMPATHY FOR ZOMBIES, by John Gregory Betancourt LARGER THAN LIFE, by Lawrence Watt-Evans PLAGUE PIT, by Sydney J. Bounds COOL AIR, by H.P. Lovecraft THE LAST BEST FRIEND, by C.J. Henderson UNDER THE SHADOW OF JONAH, by Jack Dann ZOMBIES ON BROADWAY, by Jack Dolphin SOME NOTES ON THE "ZOMBI," by Lafcadio Hearn THE HOLLOW MAN, by Thomas Burke OUTSIDE THE BOX, by John Haggerty WHILE ZOMBIES WALKED, by Thorp McClusky THE CORPSE MASTER, by Seabury Quinn WHAT THE MOON BRINGS, by George T. Wetzel NIGHTFALL ON THE DEAD SEA, by Ray Faraday Nelson BUB AND THE ZOMB BOYS, by A. R. Morlan THE MENTAL GANGSTER, by John Russell Fearn THE DIGGING AT PISTOL KEY, by Carl Jacobi CRIME AND AUTHORITY, by C.J. Henderson DEAD MEN WORKING IN THE CANE FIELDS, by William Seabrook HERBERT WEST: REANIMATOR, by H.P. Lovecraft I WALTZED WITH A ZOMBIE, by Ron Goulart BLACK CANAAN, by Robert E. Howard If you enjoy this ebook, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see more of the 260+ volumes in this series, covering adventure, historical fiction, mysteries, westerns, ghost stories, science fiction -- and much, much more!

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1479407615

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The Man From 2063

By: Jack Duffy

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The Man From 2063

By: Jack Duffy

Who really killed President John F. Kennedy? Sean Zumwalt is about to find out. I knew it. I knew it, he repeated to himself. A conspiracy. But who had planned the murder? Was Lee Harvey Oswald even involved? If only one could go back in time and solve the mystery. I have to pursue this, he told himself. Someone has to find out the truth once and for all. On November 22, 2063 a new film finally proves a conspiracy was involved in the assassination of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy. Sean Zumwalt dares to go back in time to alter the course of world history and save JFK. But he soon finds that the truth is much more complicated than he ever could have imagined. Based on actual events and forty years of research, The Man From 2063 will take you through the folds of time and historical conspiracies, leaving you wondering 'What if?' 'Although I reject the premise of The Man from 2063, that Lee Harvey Oswald did not kill President John F. Kennedy and that there was a conspiracy in the assassination, from a purely fictional standpoint Jack Duffy has succeeded in writing a very clever and engrossing 'what if' story surrounding the events of November 22, 1963.' - Vincent Bugliosi, author of Helter Skelter Jack Duffy has interviewed many eyewitnesses including Marina Oswald and several of the Parkland physicians who treated JFK, in addition to many researchers who have written books on JFK's assassination. He received his B.A. in Political Science from Texas Tech University, his M.B.A. from Baylor University, and his J.D. from South Texas College of Law. He lives in Fort Worth, Texas, where he works as an attorney and has one of the largest private collections of material on the JFK assassination.

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Tate Publishing

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1620241676

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Chaplains of the Revolutionary War

Black Robed American Warriors

By: Jack Darrell Crowder

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Chaplains of the Revolutionary War

Black Robed American Warriors

By: Jack Darrell Crowder

There is a time to preach and a time to fight. And now is the time to fight." With those words, the Rev. John Muhlenberg stepped from his pulpit, removed his clerical robe--revealing the uniform of a Colonial officer--and marched off to war. Many of the ministers who became chaplains in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War carried muskets while ministering to the spiritual needs of the troops. Their eyewitness accounts describe the battles of Lexington and Concord, life on a prison ship, the burning of New York City, the Battle of Rhode Island, the execution of Major Andre, and many other events.

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McFarland

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1476630712

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9781476630717

Settler Jamaica in the 1750s

A Social Portrait

By: Jack P. Greene

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Settler Jamaica in the 1750s

A Social Portrait

By: Jack P. Greene

By the mid-eighteenth century, observers of the emerging overseas British Empire thought that Jamaica—in addition to being the largest British colony in the West Indies—was the most valuable of the American colonies. Based on a unique set of historical lists and maps, along with a variety of other contemporary materials, Jack Greene’s study provides unparalleled detail about the character of Jamaica’s settler society during the decade of the 1750s, as the first century of British settlement drew to a close. Greene’s sources facilitate a close examination of many aspects of the island’s development at a particularly critical point in its history. Analysis of the data generated from this material permits a fine-grained account of patterns of landholding, economic activity, land use, social organization, and wealth distribution among Jamaica’s free population during a period of sustained demographic, economic, social, and cultural expansion. Calling attention to local variations, the study puts special emphasis on the complexity and vitality of Jamaica’s settler population, the island’s economic and social diversity, the ubiquity and adaptability of slavery, the character and size of settler households, the range of urban professions, the value of urban housing, and the gender and racial dimensions of wealth holding. Greene’s detailed analyses amplify and enrich these subjects, offering the most refined portrait to date of Jamaican society at a crucial juncture in its formation and providing scholars a quantitative base for analyzing Jamaica’s political economy in the second half of the eighteenth century.

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University of Virginia Press

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0813938325

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9780813938325

Band of Giants

The Amateur Soldiers Who Won America's Independence

By: Jack Kelly

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Band of Giants

The Amateur Soldiers Who Won America's Independence

By: Jack Kelly

Band of Giants brings to life the founders who fought for our independence in the Revolutionary War. Jefferson, Adams, and Franklin are known to all; men like Morgan, Greene, and Wayne are less familiar. Yet the dreams of the politicians and theorists only became real because fighting men were willing to take on the grim, risky, brutal work of war. We know Fort Knox, but what about Henry Knox, the burly Boston bookseller who took over the American artillery at the age of 25? Eighteen counties in the United States commemorate Richard Montgomery, but do we know that this revered martyr launched a full-scale invasion of Canada? The soldiers of the American Revolution were a diverse lot: merchants and mechanics, farmers and fishermen, paragons and drunkards. Most were ardent amateurs. Even George Washington, assigned to take over the army around Boston in 1775, consulted books on military tactics. Here, Jack Kelly vividly captures the fraught condition of the war—the bitterly divided populace, the lack of supplies, the repeated setbacks on the battlefield, and the appalling physical hardships. That these inexperienced warriors could take on and defeat the superpower of the day was one of the remarkable feats in world history.

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St. Martin's Press

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1137474564

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9781137474568

A Settin' Hen Never Gets Fat

By: Jack Miller

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A Settin' Hen Never Gets Fat

By: Jack Miller

Author resides in College Station, Texas.

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0961417706

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9780961417703

Silvio Scionti

Remembering a Master Pianist and Teacher

By: Jack Guerry

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Silvio Scionti

Remembering a Master Pianist and Teacher

By: Jack Guerry

Annotation Scionti (1882-1973) was a zestful, colorful figure, as well as a master pianist and teacher who was instrumental in the growth of the School of Music at the U. of North Texas. Guerry--a former Scionti student--has collected stories and photos for this remembrance and biography. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.

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University of North Texas Press

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0929398270

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Interchange Level 2 Workbook A

By: Jack C. Richards,Jonathan Hull,Susan Proctor

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Interchange Level 2 Workbook A

By: Jack C. Richards,Jonathan Hull,Susan Proctor

Interchange Fourth Edition is a four-level series for adult and young-adult learners of English from the beginning to the high-intermediate level. Workbook A, Level 2 has six-page units that follow the same sequence as Student's Book A, Level 2. The workbook helps recycle and review language by providing additional practice in grammar, vocabulary, reading, and writing. It contains units 1-8 and is appropriate for in-class work or assigned as homework.

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Cambridge University Press

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1107616980

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Interchange Level 2 Workbook B

By: Jack C. Richards,Jonathan Hull,Susan Proctor

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Interchange Level 2 Workbook B

By: Jack C. Richards,Jonathan Hull,Susan Proctor

Interchange Fourth Edition is a four-level series for adult and young-adult learners of American English from the beginning to the high-intermediate level. Workbook B, Level 2 has six-page units that follow the same sequence as Student's Book B, Level 2. The workbook helps recycle and review language by providing additional practice in grammar, vocabulary, reading, and writing. It contains units 9-16 and is appropriate for in-class work or assigned as homework.

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1107650755

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Interchange Level 2 Workbook

By: Jack C. Richards,Jonathan Hull,Susan Proctor

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Interchange Level 2 Workbook

By: Jack C. Richards,Jonathan Hull,Susan Proctor

Interchange Fourth Edition is a four-level series for adult and young-adult learners of English from the beginning to the high-intermediate level. Workbook, Level 2 has six-page units that follow the same sequence as Student's Book, Level 2. The workbook helps recycle and review language by providing additional practice in grammar, vocabulary, reading, and writing. It is appropriate for in-class work or assigned as homework.

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Cambridge University Press

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1107648734

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Interchange Level 2 Full Contact A with Self-study DVD-ROM

By: Jack C. Richards

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Interchange Level 2 Full Contact A with Self-study DVD-ROM

By: Jack C. Richards

Interchange Fourth Edition is a four-level series for adult and young-adult learners of English from the beginning to the high-intermediate level. Interchange Fourth Edition Full Contact A with Self-study DVD-ROM, Level 2 includes: units 1-8 of the Student's Book, Workbook, and video worksheets, as well as the Self-study DVD-ROM.

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Cambridge University Press

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1107637198

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Ticonderoga

Tales of an Enchanted Yacht

By: Jack A. Somer

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Ticonderoga

Tales of an Enchanted Yacht

By: Jack A. Somer

Launched as Tioga, this ketch finished first in 24 of her initial 37 races. Renamed Ticonderoga, she set more elapsed-time records that any other ocean racer in history.

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W. W. Norton & Company

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0393046133

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9780393046137

Midnight Runner

By: Jack Higgins

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Midnight Runner

By: Jack Higgins

“Death is the midnight runner.” – Arab proverb Higgins’ last novel, Edge of Danger, was “hugely entertaining,” said the Los Angeles Times. “The publisher describes it as a powerful thriller, and it’s no lie.” At its end, the murderous Arab/English Rashid family lay decimated – but not extinct. And that may have been Sean Dillon’s fatal error. Her brothers killed one by one, Kate Rashid swears vengeance on all who have harmed her family. Never mind that they tried to assassinate the President of the United States, that villainy ran in their veins. They were her brothers, and her enemies would pay. British agent Sean Dillon…White House operative Blake Johnson…the President himself…their time was coming, and only she knew how – or when. Brilliantly suspenseful, Midnight Runner is further proof that, in the words of the Associated Press, “when it comes to thriller writers, one name stands well above the crowd – Jack Higgins.”

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