| Footsteps in Time: A Time Travel Fantasy (The After Cilmeri Series Book One)
| In December of 1282, English soldiers ambushed and murdered Llywelyn ap Gruffydd, the Prince of Wales. His death marked the end of Wales as an independent nation and the beginning of over seven hundred years under the English boot.Footsteps in Time is the story of what might have happened had Llywelyn lived. And what happens to the two teenagers who save him.Footsteps in Time is the first book in the After Cilmeri Series. Other books in the series include Book Two, Pr...More
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| History of Julius Caesar
| This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.
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| A Short History of Russia (Large Print Edition)
| This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed work...More
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| In the Land of Invisible Women: A Female Doctor's Journey in the Saudi Kingdom
| "In this stunningly written book, a Western trained Muslim doctor brings alive what it means for a woman to live in the Saudi Kingdom. I've rarely experienced so vividly the shunning and shaming, racism and anti-Semitism, but the surprise is how Dr. Ahmed also finds tenderness at the tattered edges of extremism, and a life-changing pilgrimage back to her Muslim faith." - Gail SheehyThe decisions that change your life are often the most impulsive ones.Unexpectedly denied a visa to remain in the U...More
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| Sinking of the Titanic and Great Sea Disasters
| The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Subjects: Titanic (Steamship); Shipwrecks; Travel / Essays
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| Sydney Opera House & Botanic Gardens - A Self-Guided Walk (Illustrated)
| Take a walk from Sydney's Circular Quay -- the spot where European Australia had its beginnings. The walk takes in the Sydney Harbour Bridge, the Sydney Opera House and winds its way along Sydney Harbour into the Royal Botanic Gardens. It finishes at Mrs Macquarie's Chair, with views of Fort Denison, Garden Island and down harbour.As you enjoy spectacular views and iconic landmarks, you'll enjoy a breezy commentary on 200 years of Australian history. This is, after all, where it all began for Eu...More
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| AWOL on the Appalachian Trail
| “Makes you feel the pain and joy of an Appalachian Trail thru-hike . . . In vivid colors, David paints a picture of his memorable journey.”—Larry Luxenberg, president of the Appalachian Trail Museum SocietyIn 2003, David Miller left his job, family, and friends to fulfill a dream and hike the Appalachian Trail. AWOL on the Appalachian Trail is Miller’s account of this thru-hike along the entire 2,172 miles from Georgia to Maine. On page after page, readers are treated to rich description...More
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| History of the Donner Party: A Tragedy of the Sierra
| PREFACE. THE delirium preceding death by starvation, is fuIl of strange phantasies. Visions of plenty, of comfort, of elegance, flit ever before the fast-dimming eyes. The final twilight of death is a brief semi-consciousness in which the dying one . frequently repeats his weird dreams, Half rising from his snowy couch, pointing upward, one . of the deathstricken at Donner Lake may have said, with tremulous voice Look there, just above us, is a beautiful house. It is of costliest walnut, inlaid ...More
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| Atlas of Human Anatomy E-Book (Netter Basic Science)
| Atlas of Human Anatomy uses Frank H. Netter, MD's detailed illustrations to demystify this often intimidating subject, providing a coherent, lasting visual vocabulary for understanding anatomy and how it applies to medicine. This 5th Edition features a stronger clinical focus-with new diagnostic imaging examples-making it easier to correlate anatomy with practice. Student Consult online access includes supplementary learning resources, from additional illustrations to an anatomy dissection guide...More
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| World Leaders 2011-2012 [illustrated] [600 images and photos, high-level formatting] (Shliman World Series)
| World Leaders 2011-2012 edition by Shliman.com is the book of Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments.The book contains biography and photographs of World Leaders."World Leaders" contains detailed World Political Map. All the data are fresh from CIA Factbook, U.S. Department of States and other authoritative sources.List of Leaders:ALIYEV, IlhamALIYEV, I.ALBERT II (Belgium)ALBERT II (Monaco)ANSIP, A.ANSARI, M.AHMADI-NEJAD, M.ALLEN, P. L.ABDALLAH IIAKIHITOABDUL HALIM M. S.ABELA...More
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| Rawhide and Roses
| She's all roses...Playing good sport to appease her best friend was one thing, but sophisticated Kim Martin was hardly equipped for a Colorado camping trip. Especially when their mountain guide was a rough-edged cowboy who was as untamed as the wilderness. His outdoors style might jump-start some women but a strictly indoors woman like Kim found him - almost resistible.He's rough-and-ready rawhide...Thad Winchester's patience for city women was wearing as thin as the seat of his jeans. But there...More
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| In a Sunburned Country
| Every time Bill Bryson walks out the door, memorable travel literature threatens to break out. His previous excursion along the Appalachian Trail resulted in the sublime national bestseller A Walk in the Woods. In A Sunburned Country is his report on what he found in an entirely different place: Australia, the country that doubles as a continent, and a place with the friendliest inhabitants, the hottest, driest weather, and the most peculiar and lethal wildlife to be found on th...More
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| The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival (Vintage Departures)
| A gripping story of man pitted against nature’s most fearsome and efficient predator. Outside a remote village in Russia’s Far East a man-eating tiger is on the prowl. The tiger isn’t just killing people, it’s murdering them, almost as if it has a vendetta. A team of trackers is dispatched to hunt down the tiger before it strikes again. They know the creature is cunning, injured, and starving, making it even more dangerous. As John Vaillant re-creates these extraordinary events, he give...More
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| Three Weeks with My Brother
| As moving as his bestselling works of fiction, Nicholas Sparks's unique memoir, written with his brother, chronicles the life-affirming journey of two brothers bound by memories, both humorous and tragicIn January 2003, Nicholas Sparks and his brother, Micah, set off on a three-week trip around the globe. It was to mark a milestone in their lives, for at thirty-seven and thirty-eight respectively, they were now the only surviving members of their family. Against the backdrop of the wonders of th...More
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| Paramedic to the Prince: An American Paramedic's Account of Life Inside the Mysterious World of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
| A Californian paramedic answers an advertisement for contract work at a military hospital in Saudi Arabia. So his adventure begins. This is a riveting, factual account of his ten years inside a country seldom seen by the outside world. Working on the private medical staff of King Abdullah, no western writer has ever been this close to the "House of Saud". The author takes you on a journey from the desert camps of the Bedouin to the highest echelons of the Saudi royal family. From meetings betwee...More
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| Taming Mighty Alaska: An Rv Odyssey
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| Maphead: Charting the Wide, Weird World of Geography Wonks
| It comes as no surprise that, as a kid, Jeopardy! legend Ken Jennings slept with a bulky Hammond world atlas by his pillow every night. Maphead recounts his lifelong love affair with geography and explores why maps have always been so fascinating to him and to fellow enthusiasts everywhere.Jennings takes listeners on a world tour of geogeeks from the London Map Fair to the bowels of the Library of Congress, from the prepubescent geniuses at the National Geographic Bee to the computer programmers...More
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| Becoming Odyssa: Adventures on the Appalachian Trail
| After graduating from college, Jennifer isn't sure what she wants to do with her life. She is drawn to the Appalachian Trail, a 2175-mile footpath that stretches from Georgia to Maine. Though her friends and family think she's crazy, she sets out alone to hike the trail, hoping it will give her time to think about what she wants to do next. The next four months are the most physically and emotionally challenging of her life. She quickly discovers that thru-hiking is harder than she had imagined:...More
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| Allergen Free in Italian Restaurants (Let's Eat Out with Celiac / Coeliac & Food Allergies!)
| Allergen Free Dining in Italian Restaurants empowers individuals and hospitality professionals with detailed knowledge for safe allergen free eating in any Italian restaurant around the corner or around the world. This easy-to-use eBook facilitates eating experiences for those managing common food allergens such as corn, dairy, eggs, fish, gluten, peanuts, shellfish, soy, tree nuts and wheat. Based on six-plus years of extensive global research & focus group testing, this eBook explores a proven...More
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| Bed, Breakfast and You (Ladies of Legend)
| Suzie Schul has it all. A booming business, a wonderful town to live in, and, well, food. Yeah, she loves to cook and she's the best darned cook in Legend, Tennessee. Everybody says so. She runs her own B&B, has published a cookbook, conducts cooking classes on Saturdays, and caters for special events and holidays.What more could she want, really?Nothing, that she will admit, anyway. And let's not even think about that brief escape to Gatlinburg several months back when she had separated from he...More
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