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In 1946, an alien virus is accidentally unleashed that changes the world forever. Most of those infected die horribly, said to have drawn the Black Queen as their fated card. Ninety percent of those who survive mutate into Jokers - deformed, broken, hated, and feared. But a handful are lucky enough to become Aces, gaining superpowers that allow them to achieve almost anything the mind can conceive - both in dreams and in nightmares. Sixty years later,...
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The Call of the Wild turned Jack London into an overnight literary success and secured him a place among the greats of world literature. While London's publisher was concerned that his gritty adventure story was "too true to nature" for the reading public, he was proved wrong. The first print run of 10,000 copies sold out immediately. The novel about a dog who returns to his primordial roots in the extreme, unyielding environment of the Klondike Gold...
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The book titled Call of the Wild Wolf gives a concept of some of the problems and policies of our wonderful national parks.The book titled Lost and Found Mines, West of the Pecos and in Big Bend gives an insight of most of the mines in the area, and the hidden treasures therein.
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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview:
#1 I put my five-year-old son, Wyatt, on a bus for his first day of school. I watched him become more distant, and I noticed that he was losing his childlike innocence. He was becoming more interested in what other kids thought of him.
#2 I missed my son, and I wanted to give him a childhood. I wanted to experience it with him. I wanted to be with him all day, and not...
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Presented here are two of Jack London's most popular adventure stories of canine survival and hardship in the frozen north: "The Call of the Wild" and "White Fang." First up, London's premiere novel "The Call of the Wild," which spins the take of Buck, a St. Bernard mix who is kidnapped from his life as a pampered pet in California and forced into servitude as a sled dog in the Yukon. Full of struggle, hardship and triumph, "Call of the Wild" was...
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My Life Is Murder volume 1
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When a woman shoots a stranger at point-blank range by Auckland Harbor, it looks like an open-and-shut case. But the inquiry becomes anything but simple when investigator Alexa Crowe takes on the case.
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Dinosaur Train volume 2
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"The Call of the Wild Corythosaurus"The family surprises Mom for her birthday with a trip to a concert given by Cory and her family of Corythosaurus, who play music through the crests on their heads. "Triceratops for Lunch"The Pteranodon family eats lunch with their friend Tank Triceratops and discover that he and his family are all plant-eaters, with great leaf-eating teeth and giant appetites!
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An energetic and enthralling series of encounters with warlords, mujahideen fighters and hardy deminers that will take you into the life of an Australian soldier sent alone into the wilds of Afghanistan.
In 1991, following the Soviet-Afghan war, Graeme Membrey left the comfort of his home in Perth to work for an Afghan NGO in the United Nations demining program. Along with his pregnant wife, he travelled to Karachi, then to Islamabad, before settling...
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What is the meaning within the remarkable scene in Luke 4:1—14 of Jesus being challenged by the devil in the "wild"-the untamed and unruly wilderness? And what are the surprising implications of this event for followers of Jesus today?
In Jesus in the Wild, readers will take a forty-day journey into the heart of one of the most unusual, and often most misunderstood, stories in the Gospel accounts. In this encounter, following his baptism in the...
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Were jumping from black and white to classic coloras Floyd Gottfredsons Mickey Mouse series makes its 1932-35 Sunday strip debut! Bright hues highlight our hero as he enjoys four years worth of wild weekend epics... taking him from Uncle Mortimers Wild West ranch to the icy peak of frigid Mount Fishflake! And in this volume, Mickey is joined by a famous co-star: Donald Duck! Floyd Gottfredson, artist of the Sunday Mickey Mouse from 1932-38, created...
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Responding to the Lion's Roar
Join comedian, actor, and writer Torry Martin as he shares his latest outlandish misadventures!
Whether he's dealing with pythons in South Africa, pickpockets in Ireland, or grizzlies in Alaska, Torry shares his blunders and the life lessons they've taught him along the way. Through each true story, he shares what he has learned about overcoming any obstacle that might hold us back from following God's will-wherever...
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When life pulls you to rock bottom, grow higher in your purpose...
A thriving career, happy marriage, and balanced, well-rounded children. Picturesque. Social media-worthy. But, what few knew is that by her twenties, Kathryn Vigness had already lived a life full of pain and heartache. At age 15, she had survived a tragic car accident in rural Minnesota, flying through the windshield of her high school sweetheart's car and sustaining life-threatening...
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"We can't help who we are born, but we can help who we become"
Fin wants to be a great surfer like her hero Tyler Wright. Ashina, a girl born of privilege in an ancient time, destroys everything she loves when she gains the one thing she desires - her voice. Born under a wolf blood moon, both are blessed, or cursed, with earthmagic. But to create the futures they desire, they must travel to Turrakana located in the rugged south-east of Tasmania....
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A comprehensive study guide offering in-depth explanation, essay, and test prep for selected works by Jack London, an influential writer of the Industrial Revolution. Titles in this study guide include Call of the Wild and White Fang.
As works of adventure fiction, London's novels touched on important philosophical themes concerning the political climate in the author's day. Moreover, his writing not only portrayed a belief in socialism, but also...
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Everything's Rosie volume 8
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Bluebird wishes she could migrate with the other birds. Can Rosie get to the bottom of Oakley's funny sneezing?
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