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Morning Glass

The Adventures of Legendary Waterman Mike Doyle

By: Mike Doyle,Steve Sorensen

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Morning Glass

The Adventures of Legendary Waterman Mike Doyle

By: Mike Doyle,Steve Sorensen

Eccentric characters shuffle and strut in and out of Doyle's tale and breathe life into this unusual history of surfing." - Honolulu Star Bulletin "Full of humor and inside stories that capture the youthful joy and innocence of the formative years of the California beach culture." - San Diego Union-Tribune "Morning Glass is a thoughtful portrait of a man enthralled with the ocean." - Orange County Register "Mike has an incredible story to tell and every surfer who believes surfing is more than just a hobby must read it.” - Surfing Magazine "He came from a period when surf heroes were individuals, each with a distinct personality and character.... I suspect his revelations may ruffle a few feathers." - Steve Pezman, Surfer's Journal

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Picacho

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0962941859

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9780962941856

The First Fall Classic

The Red Sox, the Giants, and the Cast of Players, Pugs, and Politicos Who Reinvented the World Series in 1912

By: Mike Vaccaro

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The First Fall Classic

The Red Sox, the Giants, and the Cast of Players, Pugs, and Politicos Who Reinvented the World Series in 1912

By: Mike Vaccaro

In this wonderful page-turner, veteran sports journalist Mike Vaccaro brings to life a bygone era in cinematic and intimate detail—and re-creates the magic and suspense of the world’s first classic series. Despite a major presidential election, the near-assassination of Teddy Roosevelt, and the most sensational trial of the young century, baseball dominated front-page headlines in October 1912. The Boston Red Sox and the New York Giants of that year—two of the finest ball clubs that had ever been assembled—went head-to-head in a thrilling eight-game battle that ultimately elevated the World Series from a regional October novelty to a national obsession.

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Anchor

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0767929683

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9780767929684

Capitol Offense

By: Mike Doogan

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Capitol Offense

By: Mike Doogan

“Nik Kane is an old-school gumshoe with classic attributes: former cop, aging but still virile, estranged from family, strong sense of honor, traumatic incident in past, has problems avoiding both the drink and guys with guns. It’s a pleasure to see the archetype done so well.”—The Seattle Times A beautiful young woman is found strangled, lying at the feet of gifted young legislator Matthew Hope. Before this, he was the most promising Alaska Native politician in the state. Now he’s facing serious time and not talking to anyone. In desperation, a mysterious, wealthy patron of Hope’s hires Nik Kane, disgraced ex-cop, to investigate the crime. Hope can’t account for the time leading up to the discovery of him with the body, and forensic evidence doesn’t indicate any other suspects. But the deeper Kane probes, the more he discovers a political culture corrupted by the influence of oil and big money—and a secret so great he may have to pay for it with something more precious than his soul.

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Penguin

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1101207434

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9781101207437

Robert B. Parker's Revenge Tour

By: Mike Lupica

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Robert B. Parker's Revenge Tour

By: Mike Lupica

Robert B. Parker's PI Sunny Randall's case hits close to home in her latest thrilling investigation. PI Sunny Randall owes a favor. Her landlord and former client, famous novelist Melanie Joan Hall, is being threatened and blackmailed, and it is up to Sunny and her best friend, Spike, to ensure her protection. But as Sunny looks into the identity of Melanie Joan’s stalker, she learns that much of the author’s past is a product of her amazing imagination, and her loyalty to her old friend is challenged as she searches for the truth. At the same time, Sunny springs into action when her aging ex-cop father, Phil, is threatened by a shady lawyer with a desire to settle an old score. Fighting crimes on two fronts, Sunny must use all of her savvy, and the help of her friends, in order to protect those she loves. And one thing is for sure with both of these cases: this time, it’s personal.

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0593419774

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The Pro

A Golf Novel

By: Mike Shropshire

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The Pro

A Golf Novel

By: Mike Shropshire

Del Bonnet, a teaching pro at an obscure Florida golf resort, needs a change and needs it badly. Having crossed an ominous threshold--his fiftieth birthday--Bonnet receives frequent communiques from the AARP people. He gazes into the future and sees the prospect of assisted living growing larger by the day. Serendipity intervenes. A sales rep working out of his station wagon leaves a handmade driver in Bonnet's modest golf shop. The pro privately auditions the driver with astounding results. Bonnet--celebrated for thirty years as the only touring pro to be arrested on the course during a PGA event--is quickly convinced that he has secured possession of no mere golf club, but a sword of salvation. So armed, he decides to embark on the PGA Seniors Tour. Thus the formation of a strange triumvirate known as Team Del, consisting of the pro, the golf club that soon becomes dubbed "Big Luther," and a caddie, Doublewide McBride. Bonnet soon learns that the caddie is long on off-the-wall intuitions, short on behavioral graces recommended by Emily Post. While the misadventures of Team Del might not serve as a tribute to the memories Hagen and Hogan, the events detailed in Michael Shropshire's The Pro stand out as perhaps the most hilarious odyssey in the modern annals of sports fiction.

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Macmillan

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1466872012

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9781466872011

The Day the Magic Stopped

By: Christopher Stasheff,S. M. Stirling,Jody Lynn Nye,Morgan Llywelyn,Mike Resnick,Bill Fawcett

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The Day the Magic Stopped

By: Christopher Stasheff,S. M. Stirling,Jody Lynn Nye,Morgan Llywelyn,Mike Resnick,Bill Fawcett

What do you do when the foundation of your universe suddenly vanishes? In a world where magic works--and then suddenly stops working, all bets are off. Those who have magically enhanced their attractiveness must now live by their true appearance. Buildings created by sorcery to hover high in the air suddenly collapse. And Wizards must find more physical means of defense. Original stories by S. M. Stirling, Jody Lynn Nye, Morgan Llywelyn, and more. The adventures of people whose previously magic-dependent worlds are suddenly stripped of all magic. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).

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Baen Publishing Enterprises

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1625791585

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9781625791580

The Mammoth Book of Historical Whodunnits Volume 1

By: Mike Ashley

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The Mammoth Book of Historical Whodunnits Volume 1

By: Mike Ashley

Divided into three main sections, "The Ancient World", "The Middle Ages" and "Regency and Gaslight", The Mammoth Book of Historical Whodunnits includes: · The Thief versus Rhampsinitus by Herodotus - probably the earliest detective story ever written. · The Locked Tomb Mystery, set in ancient Egypt, by Elizabeth Peters. · A new story by John Maddox Roberts featuring the young Roman detective Decius Metellus. · Robert van Gulik's ingenious He Came With the Rain featuring Judge Dee, a real-life character who lived inseventh-century China. · A new story by Peter Tremayne, set in seventh-century Ireland and featuring Sister Fidelma. · Ellis Peters' Brother Cadfael story The Price of Light. · Paul Harding's The Confession of Brother Athelstan. · A classic locked-room mystery featuring Lillian de la Torre's popular detective Sam Johnson. · A story by Michael Harrison featuring August Dupin, the detective created by Edgar Allan Poe and the inspiration behind Sherlock Holmes. · John Dickson Carr's acclaimed The Gentleman from Paris. ...and many more!

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Robinson

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1472117085

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9781472117083

Playmakers

How the NFL Really Works (And Doesn't)

By: Mike Florio

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Playmakers

How the NFL Really Works (And Doesn't)

By: Mike Florio

The story of a modern NFL that can’t get out of its own way—and can’t stop making money In recent decades, the NFL has simultaneously become an athletic, financial, and cultural powerhouse—and a League that can’t seem to go more than a few weeks without a scandal. Whether it’s about domestic violence, performance-enhancing drugs, racism, or head trauma, the NFL always seems to be in some kind of trouble. Yet no matter the drama, the TV networks keep showing games, the revenue keeps rising, and the viewers keep tuning in. How can a sports league—or any organization—operate this way? Why do the negative stories keep happening, and why don’t they ever seem to affect the bottom line? In this wide-ranging book, Mike Florio takes readers from the boardroom to the locker room, from draft day to the Super Bowl, answering these questions and more, and showing what really goes on in the sport that America can’t seem to quit. Known for his constant stream of new information and incisive commentary, Florio delivers again in this book. With new insights and reporting on scandals past and present, this book will be the talk of the League—whether the League likes it or not.

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PublicAffairs

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1541700171

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The Unruly City

Paris, London and New York in the Age of Revolution

By: Mike Rapport

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The Unruly City

Paris, London and New York in the Age of Revolution

By: Mike Rapport

A lauded expert on European history paints a vivid picture of Paris, London, and New York during the Age of Revolutions, exploring how each city fostered or suppressed political uprisings within its boundaries In The Unruly City, historian Mike Rapport offers a vivid history of three intertwined cities toward the end of the eighteenth century-Paris, London, and New York-all in the midst of political chaos and revolution. From the British occupation of New York during the Revolutionary War, to agitation for democracy in London and popular uprisings, and ultimately regicide in Paris, Rapport explores the relationship between city and revolution, asking why some cities engender upheaval and some suppress it. Why did Paris experience a devastating revolution while London avoided one? And how did American independence ignite activism in cities across the Atlantic? Rapport takes readers from the politically charged taverns and coffeehouses on Fleet Street, through a sea battle between the British and French in the New York Harbor, to the scaffold during the Terror in Paris. The Unruly City shows how the cities themselves became protagonists in the great drama of revolution.

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Basic Books

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0465094953

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9780465094950

Tribal Science

Brains, Beliefs, and Bad Ideas

By: Mike Mcrae

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Tribal Science

Brains, Beliefs, and Bad Ideas

By: Mike Mcrae

Human beings evolved in a tribal environment. Over the millennia, our brains have become adept at fostering social networks that are the basis of group cohesion, from the primary family unit to the extended associations of clans, villages, cities, and nations. This essential social component of our behavior gave the human species distinct survival advantages in coping with the challenges of an often-hostile environment. This book examines the many ways in which our tribally oriented brains perceive and sometimes distort reality. The author describes how our social nature led to the development of cognitive tricks that have served us so well as a social species. Some examples are our habit of imposing patterns on random phenomena, of weaving entertaining narratives to explain the mysteries of the universe, and of favoring the biases of group think. Luckily, we also stumbled upon science, which McRae views as a fortuitous accident. With this new technique, humans had discovered a method of objectively evaluating the accuracy of our traditional tribal notions. Even more important, the scientific method proved to be self-correcting, allowing us to weed out the bad ideas from those that really work. McRae argues that science is our most successful social enterprise to date. Through the sharing of scientific ideas, our species has expanded the reach of the tribal community to a global scale. Our problems may be bigger than ever, but science gives us a sure basis in reality and the best method of facing the daunting challenges of the future.

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Prometheus Books

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1616145846

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9781616145842

Bobby Baldwin's Winning Poker Secrets

By: Mike Caro

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Bobby Baldwin's Winning Poker Secrets

By: Mike Caro

The fascinating account of 1978 World Champion Bobby Baldwins early career playing poker in roadhouses and against other poker legends is packed with valuable insights on how he approaches the game. Covers the common mistakes average players make at seven poker variations and the dynamic winning concepts they must employ to win. Endorsed by superstars Doyle Brunson and Amarillo Slim. 208 pages

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Cardoza Publishing

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1580424597

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9781580424592

Etowah County

By: Bob Scarboro,Mike Goodson

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Etowah County

By: Bob Scarboro,Mike Goodson

Etowah County Volume II traces the history of everyday citizens in this Alabama community. Largely derived from the collections of local photographers Bob Scarboro and Hugh Hall, the images in this volume depict the county's championship sports teams, the drive-in theaters and restaurants of the post-World War II era, and the mansions that once lined Forrest Avenue. Also included are two rare and seldom-seen photographs-the old dummy engine of the streetcar line that ran from Gadsden to Attalla, and the wooden dance pavilion located beneath Noccalula Falls at the turn of the century. Readers will discover the lasting contributions made to Etowah County by such notable early settlers as Col. R.B. Kyle, Capt. James M. Elliott Jr., Gen. Daniel Turrentine, and Judge John H. Disque. Many of the area's schools, businesses, and churches can be attributed to the efforts of these enterprising individuals. Etowah County Volume II also celebrates the contributions made by the hard-working, everyday people who have made this Alabama community a memorable place to live.

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Arcadia Publishing

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0738516252

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9780738516257

Caro's Secrets of Winning Poker

By: Mike Caro

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Caro's Secrets of Winning Poker

By: Mike Caro

New and expanded, this classic guide to winning at poker just got better! Let Mike Caro, the world's foremost authority on poker strategy, psychology and statistics, show you the real secrets of winning money. MIKE CARO, the legendary "Mad Genius of Poker," is the world's foremost authority on poker strategy, psychology and statistics. Page after page of this book is packed with tips and strategies to reveal poker's most profitable winning secrets! These are the same long-guarded secrets Caro teaches to world-class players at standing-room-only seminars!

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Cardoza Publishing

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1580424627

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9781580424622

If These Walls Could Talk: Detroit Tigers

Stories from the Detroit Tigers' Dugout, Locker Room, and Press Box

By: Mario Impemba,Mike Isenberg,David Dombrowski

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If These Walls Could Talk: Detroit Tigers

Stories from the Detroit Tigers' Dugout, Locker Room, and Press Box

By: Mario Impemba,Mike Isenberg,David Dombrowski

Providing a behind-the-scenes look at the personalities and events that have shaped the Detroit Tigers' recent resurgence, readers will meet the players, coaches, and management and share in their moments of greatness, grief, and quirkiness. Beginning in 2002, when author Mario Impemba arrived in the Tigers' broadcast booth and when the team had consecutive 100-loss seasons, the book details how, in just three shorts years, team president Dave Dombrowski and manager Jim Leyland led the Tigers to the American League pennant—a feat the Tigers repeated in 2012. Impemba takes readers into the Comerica Park broadcast booth alongside the legendary Ernie Harwell, onto the team plane during the team's two runs to the World Series, and into the clubhouse as Miguel Cabrera closed in on the 2012 Triple Crown. He shares personal stories about several Tigers stars, including Cabrera, Justin Verlander, Prince Fielder, Curtis Granderson, Ivan Rodriguez, Kenny Rogers, Magglio Ordonez, and more. If These Walls Could Talk: Detroit Tigers gives fans a taste of what it's like to be a part of the Tigers storied history from a perspective unlike any other.

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Triumph Books

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162368840X

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9781623688400

Caro's Most Profitable Hold'em Advice

By: Mike Caro

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Caro's Most Profitable Hold'em Advice

By: Mike Caro

When Mike Caro writes a book on winning, the poker world takes notice. And it should: Caro is the world's foremost authority on poker theory and psychology, and his work has influenced every professional player including Doyle Brunson, who relies on Caro for all his writing. Caro's powerful advice covers every aspect of poker with a special emphasis on winning money at hold'em. Packed with psychology, advice on reading opponents, advanced moves, professional techniques, and much more, this includes pecial sections on internet poker and tournaments.

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1580424619

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9781580424615

Off Mike

How a Kid from Basketball-Crazy Indiana Became America's NHL Voice

By: Mike Emrick,Kevin Allen,Eddie Olczyk

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Off Mike

How a Kid from Basketball-Crazy Indiana Became America's NHL Voice

By: Mike Emrick,Kevin Allen,Eddie Olczyk

Emrick loves stories and loves to tell them. Yesterday in broadcasting. Tomorrow in book form." —Steve Simmons, Toronto Sun After nearly 50 years behind the microphone, the voice of hockey in America opens up in a must-read memoir. Mike "Doc" Emrick has seen everything there is to see in a hockey game. Sizzling slap shots. Commitment, courage, and camaraderie. Pugnacious pugilists. Game-winning goals. To hockey fans across the country, his voice—and vocabulary—have become synonymous with the game they love. In Off Mike, Doc takes readers back to the beginning, detailing how a Pittsburgh Pirates fan from small-town Indiana found himself in the wild world of professional hockey, calling games for the New Jersey Devils, Philadelphia Flyers, and finally NBC. He's covered All-Star Games, Stanley Cup Finals, the Olympics, and everything in between, rubbing shoulders with hockey's immortals both on and off the ice. Yet Doc's life has had its share of ups and downs, from almost leaving behind the love of his life to the passing of beloved companions to personal health scares. After years of being welcomed into our homes, in this autobiography Doc welcomes us into his, revealing the stories, wit, and wisdom that have made him one of the most beloved figures in sports.

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Triumph Books

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1641254963

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9781641254960

The Mammoth Book of Roaring Twenties Whodunnits

By: Mike Ashley

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The Mammoth Book of Roaring Twenties Whodunnits

By: Mike Ashley

Mike Ashley's brilliant new collection of whodunnits presents stories that reflect all the excitement, escapism and eccentricity of the 1920s. The Roaring Twenties, the Jazz Age, the Age of Wonderful Nonsense - this was a decade when everyone went a little bit crazy. It was also a decade that saw wonderful detective fiction from the likes of Agatha Christie, Margery Allingham and others. Contributions range from Cornell Woolrich's story of murder at a jazz party set aboard a steamboat on the Mississippi, to Grenville Robbins's impossible homicide committed on the radio, live on air, and Mat Coward's tale of death at a house party hosting the inaugural meeting of the British Communist Party.

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C & R Crime

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1780333609

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9781780333601

House Standoff

By: Mike Lawson

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House Standoff

By: Mike Lawson

A D.C. fixer heads to Wyoming on a personal mission in the new novel from the Edgar Award–finalist and “reliably excellent writer” (Seattle Times). When someone close to him is shot dead in a roadside motel in a small Wyoming town, Joe DeMarco shirks his responsibilities as the Speaker of the House’s fixer to make sure the authorities are doing everything they can to catch the killer. He soon realizes that the rural area is dominated by Hiram Bunt, a wealthy rancher with an obstructionist streak who’s willing to take on the federal government at gunpoint and seems to have a number of politicians under his thumb. But Bunt isn’t the only one in the way. DeMarco also learns that his friend―a woman he was once in love with―had unearthed explosive secrets during her time in the backwoods, and that the deputy in charge of the investigation may be ignoring leads to preserve a secret of his own. Surrounded by people willing to kill to maintain the status quo, DeMarco launches his own investigation into a growing list of intertwining suspects. And being DeMarco, he concludes that breaking the law to uncover the truth is the best way to ensure that justice is done . . . “[A] consistently entertaining, well-crafted series.” —Booklist “A charmingly likable character.” —Tess Gerritsen, New York Times bestselling author of the Rizzoli & Isles novels “A writer who gets everything right.” —The Plain Dealer

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Grove Atlantic

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0802158579

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9780802158574

Murder & Mayhem in the Crescenta Valley

By: Gary Keyes,Mike Lawler

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Murder & Mayhem in the Crescenta Valley

By: Gary Keyes,Mike Lawler

The pleasant neighborhoods of the Crescenta Valley offer no hint of the many violent and heinous crimes that have occurred between the San Gabriel and Verdugo Mountains. But ties to such macabre episodes as the Onion Field murder and the search for the Hillside Strangler left lasting scars here. Infamous criminals such as mafia boss Joe "Iron Man" Ardizzone, red-light bandit Caryl Chessman and accused yacht bomber Beulah Overell have left a black eye on La Cresecenta's history--not to mention the "Rattlesnake Murder," "Female Bluebeard" and "Santa Claus Killer." Join historians Gary Keyes and Mike Lawler as they expose the crimes and criminals that have inflicted murder and mayhem in Glendale, La Crescenta, Montrose and La Canada Flintridge.

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Arcadia Publishing

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1625840675

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Before Genesis

According to the Bible and Science

By: Mike Riter

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Before Genesis

According to the Bible and Science

By: Mike Riter

He covers the Biblical accounts of Lucifer’s long life before Genesis. His unique look into Genesis One, is only, he claims, not widely-accepted because hardly anyone has seen it. He doesn’t avoid controversies, but takes them head-on in great detail. He asks questions Young Earth Creationists, GapTheory proponents and Progressive Creationists (Day-Agers) haven’t seen before! He believes once all of the facts are seen, many will agree: “Genesis One is a local creation.”

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WestBow Press

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1664298886

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9781664298880

The History of the Science-fiction Magazine

By: Michael Ashley,Mike Ashley

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The History of the Science-fiction Magazine

By: Michael Ashley,Mike Ashley

This is the first of three volumes that chart the history of the science fiction magazine from the earliest days to the present. This first volume looks at the exuberant years of the pulp magazines. It traces the growth and development of the science fiction magazines from when Hugo Gernsback launched the very first, Amazing Stories, in 1926 through to the birth of the atomic age and the death of the pulps in the early 1950s. These were the days of the youth of science fiction, when it was brash, raw and exciting: the days of the first great space operas by Edward Elmer Smith and Edmond Hamilton, through the cosmic thought variants by Murray Leinster, Jack Williamson and others to the early 1940s when John W. Campbell at Astounding did his best to nurture the infant genre into adulthood. Under him such major names as Robert A. Heinlein, Isaac Asimov, A. E. van Vogt and Theodore Sturgeon emerged who, along with other such new talents as Ray Bradbury and Arthur C. Clarke, helped create modern science fiction. For over forty years magazines were at the heart of science fiction and this book considers how the magazines, and their publishers, editors and authors influenced the growth and perception of this fascinating genre.

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Liverpool University Press

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0853238553

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9780853238553

Beautiful LEGO 2: Dark

By: Mike Doyle

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Beautiful LEGO 2: Dark

By: Mike Doyle

Beautiful LEGO 2: Dark showcases dark LEGO masterpieces from artists around the world. From realistic sculptures of creepy crawlers to impressionist works of shadowy nightmares, this collection will leave you marveling at every turn. But dark has its lighter side, too—with sculptures of dark chocolate as well as plenty of black humor on display. Gothic fantasies and sci-fi horrors come to life in scenes created entirely with the simple LEGO brick. Step into a world of pure imagination in Beautiful LEGO 2: Dark.

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No Starch Press

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1593276273

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9781593276270

1919 - A Land Fit for Heroes

Britain at Peace

By: Mike Hutton

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1919 - A Land Fit for Heroes

Britain at Peace

By: Mike Hutton

After a brief period of celebration, reality began to sink in. Britain was exhausted and consumed by grief. There was a growing fear of revolution.

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Amberley Publishing Limited

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1445679124

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Psychonauts

Drugs and the Making of the Modern Mind

By: Mike Jay

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Psychonauts

Drugs and the Making of the Modern Mind

By: Mike Jay

A provocative and original history of the scientists and writers, artists and philosophers who took drugs to explore the hidden regions of the mind Until the twentieth century, scientists investigating the effects of drugs on the mind did so by experimenting on themselves. Vivid descriptions of drug experiences sparked insights across the mind sciences, pharmacology, medicine, and philosophy. Accounts in journals and literary fiction inspired a fascinated public to make their own experiments--in scientific demonstrations, on exotic travels, at literary salons, and in occult rituals. But after 1900 drugs were increasingly viewed as a social problem, and the long tradition of self-experimentation began to disappear. From Sigmund Freud's experiments with cocaine to William James's epiphany on nitrous oxide, Mike Jay brilliantly recovers a lost intellectual tradition of drug-taking that fed the birth of psychology, the discovery of the unconscious, and the emergence of modernism. Today, as we embrace novel cognitive enhancers and psychedelics, the experiments of the original psychonauts reveal the deep influence of mind-altering drugs on Western science, philosophy, and culture.

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Yale University Press

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0300257945

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9780300257946

The Global System

By: Mike Straker

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The Global System

By: Mike Straker

Out of pure frustration of human behavior, The Global System was spawned. Although it is a book of fiction, this book provokes thoughts and ideas that offer the world a better way. Early events keep the reader guessing as to the main thrust and objectives of the global system. Law and order, through Dragon Fly, allow a focus on the twists and turns but relies on the characters to deliver. Love plays an intricate part and proves it can be complicated and can change many lives. From a kidnapping to an empire, it is hard to imagine how this can be achieved. It is in the author’s DNA to find justice and to make it happen. With the opening of many doors, hopefully the Holy Grail will be found, but if the world is to benefit, it must listen.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1984501968

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9781984501967

Fading Echoes

A True Story of Rivalry and Brotherhood from the Football Field to the Fields of Honor

By: Mike Sielski

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Fading Echoes

A True Story of Rivalry and Brotherhood from the Football Field to the Fields of Honor

By: Mike Sielski

Now in paperback-a true story of hometown heroes. In a state that prides itself on hard-hitting gridiron epics, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, was home to the greatest high school football rivalry: the Central Bucks West, captained by senior fullback/linebacker Bryan Buckley, versus the Central Bucks East, led by senior lineman Colby Umbrell. Bryan and Colby would meet each other as opponents on the game field, but their dreams and devotion to their country led each of them to the conflict in the Middle East-Colby as an Army Ranger, and Bryan as a Marine. Only one would make it back to Doylestown. And nothing about them, their families, or their hometown's connection to football would ever be the same

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1101139978

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The Windsor Conspiracy

By: Mike Ponder

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The Windsor Conspiracy

By: Mike Ponder

Is Prince Charles really a Windsor? Was the Queen Mother an evil manipulator? This fast-paced thiller is based on a conspiracy behind Britain’s Royal Family. Has the monarchy’s lust for power gone too far? The severed finger of a kidnapped man is mailed to newspaper journalist Joanna Doyle, with a note claiming the victim is none other than H.R.H. Prince Charles. She has just watched an interview with him live on television, so Joanna refuses to take the note seriously. Why then the interest of the Secret Service? Why do they demand she relinquish the finger and note to them? Why, only hours later, is she brutally murdered? And why does the Royal Air Force dispatch a Harrier jet fighter to intercept the trawler in which the kidnap victim is being held captive? Security expert Simon Dwyer is hired to uncover the truth in this fast-paced thriller full of intrigue and suspense. From the vastness and hostility of the Australian outback to a medieval castle protected by 1000 feet of sheer rock and the crack troops of the 12th Scottish Regiment, every gripping page brings another twist.

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1775530418

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FilmCraft: Cinematography

By: Mike Goodridge,Tim Grierson

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FilmCraft: Cinematography

By: Mike Goodridge,Tim Grierson

As chief collaborators with the directors on a film, cinematographers are artistic masters in their own right. In Cinematography sixteen of the world's greatest "painters of light" share their insights, anecdotes, and technical achievements through a series of exclusive interviews. Fascinating for both film fans and practitioners, this book is the perfect companion for anyone who wants to stand on the other side of the camera, with some of the greatest film artists of our time.

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1908150696

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The Prince of Providence

The True Story of Buddy Cianci, America's Most Notorious Mayor, Some Wiseguys, and the Feds

By: Mike Stanton

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The Prince of Providence

The True Story of Buddy Cianci, America's Most Notorious Mayor, Some Wiseguys, and the Feds

By: Mike Stanton

COP: “Buddy, I think this is a whorehouse.” BUDDY CIANCI: “Now I know why they made you a detective.” Welcome to Providence, Rhode Island, where corruption is entertainment and Mayor Buddy Cianci presided over the longest-running lounge act in American politics. In The Prince of Providence, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Mike Stanton tells a classic story of wiseguys, feds, and politicians on a carousel of crime and redemption. Buddy Cianci was part urban visionary, part Tony Soprano—a flawed political genius in the mold of Huey Long and James Michael Curley. His lust for power cost him his marriage, his family, and close friendships. Yet he also revitalized the city of Providence, where ethnic factions jostle with old-moneyed New Englanders and black-clad artists from the Rhode Island School of Design rub shoulders with scam artists from City Hall. For nearly a quarter of a century, Cianci dominated this uneasy melting pot. During his first administration, twenty-two political insiders were convicted of corruption. In 1984, Cianci resigned after pleading guilty to felony assault, for torturing a man he suspected of sleeping with his estranged wife. In 1990, in a remarkable comeback, Cianci was elected mayor once again; he went on to win national acclaim for transforming a dying industrial city into a trendy arts and tourism mecca. But in 2001, a federal corruption probe dubbed Operation Plunder Dome threatened to bring the curtain down on Cianci once and for all. Mike Stanton takes readers on a remarkable journey through the underside of city life, into the bizarre world of the mayor and his supporting cast, including: • “Buckles” Melise, the city official in charge of vermin control, who bought Providence twice as much rat poison as the city of Cleveland, which was at the time four times as large, and wound up increasing Providence’s rat population. During a garbage strike, Buckles sledgehammered one city employee and stuck his thumb in another’s eye. Cianci would later describe this as “great public policy.” • Anthony “the Saint” St. Laurent, a major Rhode Island bookmaker and loan shark, who tried to avoid prison by citing his medical need for forty bowel irrigations a day, thus earning himself the nickname “Public Enema Number One.” • Dennis Aiken, a celebrated FBI agent and public corruption expert, who asked to be sent to “the Louisiana of the North,” where he enlisted an undercover businessman to expose the corrupt secrets of Cianci’s City Hall. The Prince of Providence is a colorful and engrossing account of one of the most tragicomic figures in modern American life—and the city he transformed.

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1588362922

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Agatha Christie's True Crime Inspirations

Stranger Than Fiction

By: Mike Holgate

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Agatha Christie's True Crime Inspirations

Stranger Than Fiction

By: Mike Holgate

Fact proves far stranger than fiction in this collection of real-life crimes, scandals, tragedies and murders which either influenced the works of the world's most popular mystery writer or affected the lives of many famous personalities involved in her long and brilliant career. Discover the truth behind many of her books, such as how the exploits of Jack the Ripper inspired the serial killings in The ABC Murders and how the plot twist in The Murder of Roger Ackroyd was suggested by Lord Mountbatten. This book also reveals how many of her illustrious acquaintances found themselves immersed in episodes so bizarre that they could have been written by Christie herself, including how the father of Miss Marple actress Margaret Rutherford committed murder and Poirot actor Peter Ustinov witnessed the assassination of a world leader. Agatha Christie's True Crime Inspirations is a fascinating addition to Christie literature, focusing on little-known parts of this iconic writer's life and career. From her early roots in Torquay to her infamous eleven-day disappearance, no stone is left unturned as the events of her own life are revealed to be every bit as intriguing as her world-renowned novels.

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The History Press

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0752475924

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Choir Boy

By: Mike Morey

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Choir Boy

By: Mike Morey

Danny Doyle is not insane; he has looked into the matter. He has no pathological tendencies; he is not paranoid; he knows that the people who are out to get him are real. He is a good boy, a clean-cut senior at Laidlaw High School who, for four years, has tried to blend in, with marginal success. Now, unexpected attention from a tenacious and remorseless bully named Frank is about to push Danny too far, setting in motion an act of vengeance that will have tragic results.

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0359012620

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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Allusions

By: Elizabeth Webber,Mike Feinsilber

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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Allusions

By: Elizabeth Webber,Mike Feinsilber

A guide to references commonly used in speech and writing. Explains more than 900 allusions. Entries include examples from todays leading media. A must for serious readers, language lovers, and ESL students.

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0877796289

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The Mammoth Book of New Sherlock Holmes Adventures

By: Mike Ashley

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The Mammoth Book of New Sherlock Holmes Adventures

By: Mike Ashley

The biggest collection of new Sherlock Holmes stories since Sir Arthur Conan Doyle laid down his pen - nearly 200,000 words of superb fiction featuring the Great Detective by masters of historical crime, including Stephen Baxter, H. R. F. Keating, Michael Moorcock and Amy Myers. Almost all the stories here are specially written; the cases presented in the order in which Holmes solved them. The result is a new life of Sherlock Holmes, with a continuous narrative alongside the stories that identifies the 'gaps' in the canon and places the new and hitherto unrecorded cases in sequence. Plus an invaluable complete Holmes chronology.

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C & R Crime

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1849015392

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Jack the Ripper: The Celebrity Suspects

By: Mike Holgate

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Jack the Ripper: The Celebrity Suspects

By: Mike Holgate

Rippermania has driven a 120-year-old investigation to identify the depraved perpetrator of the savage murder of five prostitutes in the East End of London. This book features personalities whose reputations have been tarnished by modern authors clamouring to name celebrities as suspects, accomplices or conspirators.

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0750953837

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Beautiful LEGO 3: Wild!

By: Mike Doyle

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Beautiful LEGO 3: Wild!

By: Mike Doyle

Scenes from nature spring to life in Mike Doyle's latest curated collection of LEGO art, Beautiful LEGO: Wild! From botanical marvels to adorable critters—such as a sea otter family made from 3,500 LEGO pieces—every page is sure to delight the artist and naturalist in all of us. Interviews with LEGO masters from around the world give you a glimpse into the inspiration behind these incredible works of art. Discover amazing landscapes, insects, mythical creatures, and more, all within the enchanting pages of Beautiful LEGO: Wild!

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