This is a new reading of the thrilling account of one of the most astonishing feats of exploration and human courage ever recorded. In August of 1914, the British ship Endurance set sail for the...
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Author: Lansing, AlfredSummary:
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Author: Davis, LindseySummary:
Ancient Rome's favorite son and sometimes palace spy, Marcus Didius Falco, is called upon by the Emperor Vespasian to investigate an act of treason. Disguised as an idle vacationer, Falco travels...
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Author: Davis, LindseySummary:
Rome, AD 71. Marcus Didius Falco is hired by a group of nouveau riche ex-slaves to outwit a fortune-hunting redhead, whose husbands have a habit of dying accidentally, leaving him up against a...
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Author: Davis, LindseySummary:
When Germanic troops in the service of the empire begin to rebel, and a Roman general disappears, Emperor Vespasian turns to the one man he can trust: Marcus Didius Falco, a private informer. But...
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Author: Isherwood, ChristopherSummary:
When A Single Man was originally published, it shocked many by its frank, sympathetic, and moving portrayal of a gay man in midlife. George, the protagonist, is adjusting to life on his own after...
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Author: Horowitz, AnthonySummary:
Having locked the Raven's gate, fourteen-year-old Matt travels to Peru where he meets the second of the five gatekeepers and works with him to try to stop the opening of a second gate somehow...
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Author: Horowitz, AnthonySummary:
Recently recruited and trained as a special agent by MI6, the British secret service, 14-year-old West Londoner Alex Rider is sent to infiltrate an ultra-private school where the rich and powerful...
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Author: Powers, TimSummary:
In his eleventh novel, Tim Powers takes his unique brand of speculative fiction into uncharted territory, instilling the old-fashioned espionage novel with a healthy dose of the supernatural. As a...
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Author: Lovesey, PeterSummary:
Detective Superintendent Peter Diamond is the last detective: a genuine gumshoe, committed to door-stopping and deduction rather than fancy computer gadgetry. So when the naked body of a woman is...
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Author: Putney, Mary JoSummary:
Simon Malmain, the Earl of Falconer and chief enforcer of the Guardians, must confront Lord Drayton, a rogue Guardian. But the diabolical lord gains the upper hand, using his evil magic to...
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Author: Andersen, Christopher P.Summary:
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The #1 New York Times bestselling author of William and Kate and The Day Diana Died takes a compulsively readable look into the relationships and rivalries of Queen...
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Author: Horowitz, AnthonySummary:
When the world's deadliest terrorist organization, Scorpia, stirs up trouble in the Middle East, it is up to fourteen-year-old MI6 agent Alex Rider to thwart their plans.
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Author: Robinson, PeterSummary:
This novel puts Inspector Banks in the middle of the most personal investigation of his career. What starts out as a simple weapons possession case quickly spirals out of control when it becomes...
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Author: Stoker, Dacre, Holt, IanSummary:
The great-grandnephew of Bram Stoker, Dacre Stoker collaborates with Dracula historian Ian Holt to pen the first Stoker-family-supported sequel to the 1897 horror classic. Based on Bram Stoker's...
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Author: Seifer, Marc J.Summary:
Nikola Tesla (1856-1943), credited as the inspiration for radio, robots, and even radar, has been called the patron saint of modern electricity. Based on original material and previously...