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America Dreaming

How Youth Changed America in the 60's

By: Laban Carrick Hill

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America Dreaming

How Youth Changed America in the 60's

By: Laban Carrick Hill

Laban Hill, author of the acclaimed Harlem Stomp, is back with an in-depth exploration of America in the 1960's and the young people who built a new world around them and changed our society significantly. Like Harlem Stomp, America Dreaming is an educational and visual look into a time of energy and influence. Covering subjects such as the civil rights movement, hippie culture, black nationalism, and the feminist movement, Hill paints a sprawling picture of life in the '60's and shows how teenagers were on the forefront of the societal changes that occurred during this grand decade.

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Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

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0316078832

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9780316078832

Cherokee Outlet Cowboy

Recollections of Laban S. Records

By: Laban Samuel Records

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Cherokee Outlet Cowboy

Recollections of Laban S. Records

By: Laban Samuel Records

At age fifteen, Laban Samuel Records (1856-1940), the youngest of twelve children, moved west with his family from Indiana to Kansas. About sixty-six years later, writing in pencil on Big Chief tablets, he remembered this move and his other western experiences through the year 1892, when he settled with his wife and children on the claim he had staked in the Cheyenne-Arapaho Run. In the intervening years, Laban was a freighter with his brother on the Santa Fe Trail and a cowpuncher in the Dodge City stockyards. He first encountered Indians on the banks of the Verdigris River in southern Kansas, learned the Osage language, and become an agency cook at Pawhuska. Later he worked in the Cherokee Outlet as a line rider for the T-5 and Spade ranches, eventually becoming a foreman. Because of Laban's firsthand knowledge of people and events, his account adds a new perspective to several infamous episodes. For example, he barely escaped the raid Dull Knife and other Cheyenne warriors in 1878, and he knew the participants in the Medicine Lodge bank robbery, the Talbot raid at Caldwell, and the Potts-Franklin shootout on the T-5 Ranch. In addition, Laban recounted many affectionate and often humorous stories about Outlet ranchers such as Maj. Andrew Drumm, Outlet cowpunchers such as Charlie Siringo, Texas trail drivers such as "Shanghai" Pierce, and western writers such as Thomas McNeal of the Medicine Lodge Cresset, Scott Cummings (the "Pilgrim Bard"), and Pawnee Bill. But perhaps most memorable are Laban's stories of every day cowboy life: herding cattle with his dog Shep, riding his favorite horses, and surviving the rigors encountered by everyone on the western range-tornadoes, rattlesnakes, cold and snow, outlaws, and hard work. Laban concludes, "The great open range that I know so well, worked on so hard, and loved so much ... [has] vanished, as have the signs of the old cow trail." Perhaps so, but thanks to Ellen Jayne Maris Wheeler's organization of these stories, and to Laban's colorful and entertaining writing, the readers of Cherokee Outlet Cowboy can still ride that range and see that old cow trail for themselves.

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University of Oklahoma Press

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0806128720

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9780806128726

The Tragedy Paper

By: Elizabeth Laban

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The Tragedy Paper

By: Elizabeth Laban

Perfect for fans of Thirteen Reasons Why and Looking for Alaska, Jennifer Weiner, #1 New York Times bestselling author, calls Elizabeth LaBan’s The Tragedy Paper “a beguiling and beautifully written tale of first love and heartbreak.” It follows the story of Tim Macbeth, a seventeen-year-old albino and a recent transfer to the prestigious Irving School, where the motto is “Enter here to be and find a friend.” A friend is the last thing Tim expects or wants—he just hopes to get through his senior year unnoticed. Yet, despite his efforts to blend into the background, he finds himself falling for the quintessential “It” girl, Vanessa Sheller, girlfriend of Irving’s most popular boy. To Tim's surprise, Vanessa is into him, too, but she can kiss her social status goodbye if anyone ever finds out. Tim and Vanessa begin a clandestine romance, but looming over them is the Tragedy Paper, Irving’s version of a senior year thesis, assigned by the school’s least forgiving teacher. Jumping between viewpoints of the love-struck Tim and Duncan, a current senior about to uncover the truth of Tim and Vanessa, The Tragedy Paper is a compelling tale of forbidden love and the lengths people will go to keep their secrets.

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Ember

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0307930483

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9780307930484

Why Did They Kill?

Cambodia in the Shadow of Genocide

By: Alexander Laban Hinton

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Why Did They Kill?

Cambodia in the Shadow of Genocide

By: Alexander Laban Hinton

This is an ethnographic examination and an appraisal of the Cambodian genocide under Pol Pot based on the author's long fieldwork in the area.

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Univ of California Press

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0520241789

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9780520241787

The Courage for Change

Re-engineering the University of Dar Es Salaam

By: Matthew Laban Luhanga

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The Courage for Change

Re-engineering the University of Dar Es Salaam

By: Matthew Laban Luhanga

African universities including the University of Dar es Salaam faced major resource constraints in the 1970's and 1980's. These constraints had a negative impact on higher education in Africa leading to a decline in the quality of education provided, stagnant or falling enrolments in the face of rapidly expanding populations, deteriorating infrastructure and staff exodus to greener pastures. Written by the Vice Chancellor of the University of Dar es Salaam 1991-2007 this book captures the achievements which were engineered under his leadership to transform the University into an institution which would be better placed to meet the development needs of Tanzania in the 21st century. The book covers the bleak atmosphere prevailing when the author took over as Vice Chancellor in 1991, transformation achievements in the academic, finance and gender aspects, a sampling of the administrative challenges faced and some of the unfinished business which was passed on to succeeding Vice Chancellor.

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African Books Collective

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9976604793

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9789976604795

Classic Jaguar XK

The 6-Cylinder Cars 1948 - 1972

By: Brian Laban

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Classic Jaguar XK

The 6-Cylinder Cars 1948 - 1972

By: Brian Laban

There have been other generations of Jaguar XK since, but the definitive incarnation is the family of 6-cylinder sports cars that stretches from the late 1940s to the mid-1970s, from XK120 to the E-Type. On road, on track and on rally stage, they built the foundations of Jaguar's sporty image and giant-killing reputation, not to mention its commercial roots - especially in America. By any definition, the 6-cylinder XKs are at the heart of everything that Jaguar grew into. This is the complete story of the whole 6-cylinder XK generation, the circumstances, the people and the events that created it and made it a sports car legend - and guaranteed that forever after, in Jaguar's vocabulary, XK would always mean 'sports car'. This book will be of great interest to all motoring historians and Jaguar enthusiasts and is superbly illustrated with 270 colour archive photographs.

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The Crowood Press

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1785001949

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9781785001949

As a Man Saveth (Heal Your World)

101 Ways to Save Money and Build a Financial Future

By: Laban T. M’mbololo Esq.

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As a Man Saveth (Heal Your World)

101 Ways to Save Money and Build a Financial Future

By: Laban T. M’mbololo Esq.

The latest advance in attaining success offers a revolutionary discovery by fully taking over the reins of what you think, feel and take action to break free from an unpleasant life that is wreaking havoc in your finances, relationships and self-esteem. As A Man Saveth (Heal Your World) by Laban T. M’mbololo, Esq. will envision a more invigorating life in your mind, empower and equip you through conditioning your belief system by tapping into the unimaginable potentialities of your mind to consistently say, do the right things at the right time and in the right way and that will make you accomplish twenty times more than what the average person would.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1796051071

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It Can Happen Here

White Power and the Rising Threat of Genocide in the US

By: Alexander Laban Hinton

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It Can Happen Here

White Power and the Rising Threat of Genocide in the US

By: Alexander Laban Hinton

If many people were shocked by Trump's 2016 election, many more were stunned when, months later, white power extremists took to the streets of Charlottesville chanting "Blood and Soil" and "Jews will not replace us!" Like Trump, the Charlottesville marchers were dismissed as aberrations -- the momentary appearance of "racists" and "haters" who didn't represent the real U.S. Rather than being exceptional, It Can Happen Here argues these events are symptoms of the country's long history of systemic white supremacy, genocide, and atrocity crimes. And there is a high likelihood that such violence will occur here again. This reality, "It Can Happen Here" demonstrates, is a key post-mortem lesson we have learned from the 2016-2020 Trump presidency. "It Can Happen Here" breaks new ground by raising the alarm about the on-going threat of genocide and mass violence in the U.S. as well as considering path forward for repair. Written from a public anthropology perspective, it is also the field's first book to explore contemporary white power extremism in the U.S"--

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NYU Press

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1479808059

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9781479808052

Research Methods for African Scholarship

Applying Qualitative and Quantitative Socio-cultural Methods in African Countries

By: Kehbuma Langmia,Chuka Onwumechili,Laban Ayiro,Agnes Lucy Lando

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Research Methods for African Scholarship

Applying Qualitative and Quantitative Socio-cultural Methods in African Countries

By: Kehbuma Langmia,Chuka Onwumechili,Laban Ayiro,Agnes Lucy Lando

This book spotlights and demystifies under-researched elements of research design to support successful research initiatives undertaken by students in African universities. This volume marks a significant and important departure from research design books rooted in European and American socio-cultural context and places emphasis on contextual realities in Africa. Attending to socio-cultural oral and written methods of eliciting data from participants, contextual sampling techniques, oral and third-party open ended survey instrumentation, and multi-pronged data analysis schemes that emphasize ontological, epistemological, and axiological findings, these chapters constitute a novel and much-needed focus on realities and examples from the continent of Africa. Written by African scholars, the book will appeal to post-graduate students and early-career scholars and researchers with interests in research methods across the social sciences.

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180

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Taylor & Francis

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104016644X

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9781040166444

Shelby and AC Cobra

By: Brian Laban

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Shelby and AC Cobra

By: Brian Laban

In the new edition of this classic text, Brian Laban brings the story of the AC Cobra up to date. In the early 1960s, a flamboyant Texan, Carroll Shelby, dreamed of a special kind of sports car, a marriage of European style with lusty, affordable American V8 power. He took his dream forward and he persuaded British sports car specialist AC Cars to build his car, and US industry giant the Ford Motor Co to fund it. Its name also came to him in a dream - Cobra. The original production of the Cobra lasted just five years and encompassed barely a thousand cars built within the original framework. But it was only the beginning of a story that is still very much alive, encompassing 'continuations', spin-offs, and a massive worldwide replica industry. Shelby and AC Cobra details the man behind the cars, the story of their development and engineering, racing pedigree and owning and driving these powerful, iconic cars today. Fully illustrated with 250 archive colour photographs.

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Crowood

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1785000047

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9781785000041

Perpetrators

Encountering Humanity's Dark Side

By: Antonius C.G.M. Robben,Alexander Laban Hinton

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Perpetrators

Encountering Humanity's Dark Side

By: Antonius C.G.M. Robben,Alexander Laban Hinton

Perpetrators of mass violence are commonly regarded as evil. Their violent nature is believed to make them commit heinous crimes as members of state agencies, insurgencies, terrorist organizations, or racist and supremacist groups. Upon close examination, however, perpetrators are contradictory human beings who often lead unsettlingly ordinary and uneventful lives. Drawing on decades of on-the-ground research with perpetrators of genocide, mass violence, and enforced disappearances in Cambodia and Argentina, Antonius Robben and Alex Hinton explore how researchers go about not just interviewing and writing about perpetrators, but also processing their own emotions and considering how the personal and interpersonal impact of this sort of research informs the texts that emerge from them. Through interlinked ethnographic essays, methodological and theoretical reflections, and dialogues between the two authors, this thought-provoking book conveys practical wisdom for the benefit of other researchers who face ruthless perpetrators and experience turbulent emotions when listening to perpetrators and their victims. Perpetrators rarely regard themselves as such, and fieldwork with perpetrators makes for situations freighted with emotion. Research with perpetrators is a difficult but important part of understanding the causes of and creating solutions to mass violence, and Robben and Hinton use their expertise to provide insightful lessons on the epistemological, ethical, and emotional challenges of ethnographic fieldwork in the wake of atrocity.

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Stanford University Press

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1503634280

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9781503634282

Influence: the Secret of Selling

By: Laban T. M’mbololo Esq.

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Influence: the Secret of Selling

By: Laban T. M’mbololo Esq.

“As someone who has been actively engaged in sales in diverse forms my entire life, I can pick out valuable lessons in this book. “Infl uence: The Secret of Selling” is a practical guide into building customer engagement and rapport, both critical tools for ensuring a successful sale and life in selling.” —Dr. Chris Kirubi, Director, Centum Investment, Billionaire businessman, entrepreneur & industrialist. “A must read for anyone who cares about driving business and positively impacting on customers’ lives” —Amb. John Mwangemi, Kenya’s High Commissioner to the Republic of Rwanda. “Certainly, this is a walk-the-talk groundbreaking manual for the 21st Century for all to read.” —Dr. Julius Gathogo (Ph.D), Senior Lecturer Kenyatta University and Distinguished Prof. St. Alcuin, Minnesota, U.S.A.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1984562517

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9781984562517

Moon Princess

By: Barbara Laban

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Moon Princess

By: Barbara Laban

A younger mystery-adventure about a girl whose mother has disappeared in China, and the world of invisible animal friends who help her follow the clues! For fans of Leslie Margolis. Sienna is unhappy. Her mother has disappeared and she feels alone in Shanghai. Her only friend is Rufus--a sarcastic invisible dog with a VERY clear idea of how things should be done.When their mean housekeeper starts acting suspiciously, Sienna decides to investigate. She follows a trail of clues that leads her to a new friend, Feng, who also has an invisible animal friend and has lost a family member. Together they embark on a hunt through China that leads them to new friends, even more invisible animals, and a mysterious moonlit temple where Sienna's mother and Feng's brother were last seen.Are the disappearances linked to a priceless statue of the famous moon princess? And can they discover the dangerous truth?

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Scholastic Inc.

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1338118560

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9781338118568

The Grandparents Handbook

Games, Activities, Tips, How-Tos, and All-Around Fun

By: Elizabeth Laban

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The Grandparents Handbook

Games, Activities, Tips, How-Tos, and All-Around Fun

By: Elizabeth Laban

Dozens of Activities for Grandparents and Grandchildren, Including: • Scavenger Hunts • Fruit Cobblers • Bath-Time Fun • Indoor Camping • Backyard Olympics • Yard Sales • Books • Creating a Family Newspaper • Ice Cream • Cakes • Games • Museum Trips • Apple Crumb Pies • Road Trips • Hunting Four-Leaf Clovers • Gingerbread Houses • Homemade Pickles • Fuse Beads And much, much more!

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Quirk Books

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1594744122

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9781594744129

X Games Xtreme Mysteries Book #2: Crossed Tracks

By: Laban Hill

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X Games Xtreme Mysteries Book #2: Crossed Tracks

By: Laban Hill

Nat is totally psyched for the Bear Claw Mountain Bike Race. She and her friends are competing in the race and helping to prepare the trails. But when they discover that someone is sabotaging Miners Road Trail, they find more adventure than they had bargained for.

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Hyperion

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0786812818

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9780786812813

X Games Xtreme Mysteries Book #5: Lost Wake

By: Laban Hill

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X Games Xtreme Mysteries Book #5: Lost Wake

By: Laban Hill

When Jamil and his friends are invited to a mystery weekend at a resort hotel, they soon find themselves involved in a real mystery-- someone has stolen the plans to a revolutionary new wakeboard.

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Hyperion

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078681263X

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9780786812639

X Games Xtreme Mysteries Book #7: Spiked Snow

By: Laban Hill

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X Games Xtreme Mysteries Book #7: Spiked Snow

By: Laban Hill

The Winter X Games is going to rock (Kevin, Nat, Wall, and Jamil are all going! They can't wait to ride the slopes and watch the awesome competitions. Then strange things start to happen. At first the crew think it's a top snow mountain biker known for his practical jokes. Once they begin to investigate, though, Kevin is nearly buried in a man-made avalanche! There's definitely something sinister afoot(and it's up to the X-crew to crack the case.

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Hyperion

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0786812990

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9780786812998

X Games Xtreme Mysteries Book #4: Half Pipe Rip-Off

By: Laban Hill

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X Games Xtreme Mysteries Book #4: Half Pipe Rip-Off

By: Laban Hill

Walt is suspected of having tagged his English teacher's classroom and house with graffiti at the same time that other kids have tagged his half pipe.

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Hyperion

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0786812826

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X Games Xtreme Mysteries Book #1: Deep Powder, Deep Trouble

By: Laban Hill

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X Games Xtreme Mysteries Book #1: Deep Powder, Deep Trouble

By: Laban Hill

Jamil and his snowboarding friends umask vandals at a ski resort. X Games Xtreme Mysteries.

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Hyperion

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0786812842

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9780786812844

X Games Xtreme Mysteries Book #8: Total Whiteout

By: Laban Hill

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X Games Xtreme Mysteries Book #8: Total Whiteout

By: Laban Hill

Nat's little sister, Ella, can be a real pest, so Nat usually tunes her out--especially when she goes on and on about her favorite mystery series, The Mighty Thompson Triplets. But then mysterious events surrounding the school snowboarding club seem like a Mighty Thompson Triplets Mystery. If only Nat and the crew could find a copy of the book, then they could get to the bottom of the real mystery.

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Hyperion

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078681313X

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9780786813131

X Games Xtreme Mysteries Book #6: Out of Line

By: Laban Hill

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X Games Xtreme Mysteries Book #6: Out of Line

By: Laban Hill

Kevin is hooked on a new discussion group on the Hoke Valley computer network, Extreme Sports Talk, but one kid in the discussion group is a little too extreme and thinks that any sports that are not extreme should be eliminated.

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0786812648

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9780786812646

X Games Xtreme Mysteries Book #3: Rocked Out

By: Laban Hill

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X Games Xtreme Mysteries Book #3: Rocked Out

By: Laban Hill

While volunteering at the Summer X Games in San Diego, Wall and Kevin become involved in mysterious happenings just as the sports competition heats up.

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0786812834

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