Throw It Back (A Very Short Pirate Story)

      Shamara S. Davis
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Be careful with what you find at sea, it may turn into your worst nightmare. Throw It Back is the story of Morgan, a young man in Port Royal, Jamaica, desperate to escape his small, boring town. Little does Morgan know that the treasure he thinks will get him out, will instead send him into a world of bad dreams and a mysterious fog.Peta has been living in London and having a great time. Then she finds herself heading home to Australia, as her parents have gone missing whilst bush walking near the town of Katoomba, in the Blue Mountains.Unsure what to do, as the search continues for her parents, Peta does manage to uncover some very interesting information about her family and finds out that, people are not always what they seem.

Fantasy / Actions & Adventure
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    The Time Was Past

      Stephen Brandon
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Saturn captures a rogue celestial object. The planned nine year mission does not go according to plan, or does it? Natural events create a unique situation and decisions made by the planners create havoc.Saturn captures a rogue celestial object. Saturn's new moon has a diameter of 900 Km, yet its gravitational effect on the rings was that of an object 10 times as large. Eighteen years was a speck of time in the lifetime of the Saturn rings, yet they were already showing changes that a 200 mm reflector telescope with a good eyepiece on Earth can see. The scientist of the world demand this anomaly be investigated and if possible, its orbit changed. The original mission to Mars is re-tasked. After years of rebuilding and adding to the Mars spacecraft in orbit, it is renamed Saturn 1. It is now the culmination of earths space technology. The planned nine year mission does not go according to plan, or does it? Natural events create a unique situation and decisions made by the planners create havoc. Results will extend over a millennium into the future, or is into the past?

Science Fiction
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    The Descent

      L.J. Hayward
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The Epic of Gilgamesh seen through the eyes of his sworn brother and companion, Enkidu, as he faces seven trials on the descent to eternity in the House of Dust.A retelling of the ancient Assyrian myth, the Epic of Gilgamesh, through the eyes of his sworn brother and companion, Enkidu.Betrayed by the gods he served and worshiped, Enkidu lies on the brink of death while Gilgamesh despairs over his ailing body. But before he can enter the House of Dust, the place where all men go when they die, Enkidu must endure seven trials on the endless road. Each trial forces him to confront his deeds at the side of Gilgamesh, taking from him all the things he believed made him human, until all that is left is the truth.

Fantasy / History & Fiction
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    X: A Short Story

      Jack Croxall
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‘Don’t let me lose myself.’Fifteen-year-old X thinks she is going to die. Shacked up in the cellar of an old farmhouse, she starts a journal to document her last few days. Much less than a few days if the uglies manage to get in.X is a post-apocalyptic short story from Jack Croxall, author of Tethers.‘Don’t let me lose myself.’Fifteen-year-old X thinks she is going to die. Shacked up in the cellar of an old farmhouse, she starts a journal to document her last few days. Much less than a few days if the uglies manage to get in.X is a post-apocalyptic short story from Jack Croxall, author of Tethers.Praise for XA luminous, captivating tale perfect for giving you one of those reading "moments".– Liz Loves BooksI was left with a genuine shiver down my spine.– D.M. Cain, author of The Phoenix Project

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    Becoming the Story

      L. E. Henderson
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A collection of short stories by L.E. Henderson ranging from personal prose to fantasy and science fiction.A collection of short stories by L.E. Henderson ranging from personal prose to fantasy and science fiction.Fictionally addresses questions such as:What if you could write your way into a new life?What if the only way to cure mental illness was math?How would a cat who had just become human react when she runs into a Christian determined to save her soul?How would the human race react if they made first contact with extraterrestrials only to find that the aliens have no interest in humans at all?What would an immortal race of human descendants think about being human if some parents mysteriously gave birth to a mortal human baby – an atavist?Transcending time, space, and death, "Becoming the Story" explores how life produces “real world” stories that can disappoint and define us until we begin to answer them with our own – and how the power of imagination brings the impossible down to earth.

Fantasy / Science Fiction
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    The Ivory Tower

      K. L. Stein
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In a protection camp where everything is regulated, afternoon escapades are the only thing keeping Simone sane. When an impromptu game with her best friend takes them further into the forest and uncovers the ivory tower, all their thoughts of protection and rules are shattered. With the tower’s history of danger and death, Simone has to decide how much she is willing to risk to find out the truth.Christopher J. A. Saint Germain is a traveler, poet, photographer, songwriter, mechanic and US Army Photojournalist. His travels have taken him around the world to experience many cultures. Each of these cultures has had a profound effect on Christopher's Psyche. My Muse is a select collection of Christopher's written work.Christopher invites you to travel with him through triumph and heartache as we journey through this life together.

Science Fiction
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    Getting Along Fine Without It

      Earnest Long
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Somebody gets his computer home, takes it out the box, plugs in and sees if it will work. This is the start of the story. And it is one that so many people know from their own lives.Somebody gets his computer home, takes it out the box, plugs in and sees if it will work. This is the start of the story. And it is one that so many people know from their own lives. Really, this story is one of record. And it is for so many people like the character in this book who got a computer home just like that.

History & Fiction
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    What Goes Around

      C.G. Durrant
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Malachi found his release in killing, the tool to make that happen - scissors. He buries the bodies in a derelict barn - his special place. As they rot, he strengthens, finding power in their state of unrest. But an encounter with another victim forces the return of his past that he had buried beyond remembrance. But some things don’t stay buried.The Fairies Tales: Kharon, is largely dependant on a Fairy Tale of 'The Devil and the Three Golden Hairs'. With a twist of course. Anyone who is interested in Myths and Legends will appreciate this story. Kharon (Charon) is the ferryman of souls across the river Styx. Kharon carries these souls to their final resting place. But have you ever heard the tale of how he became the carrier of those souls?

Horror
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    Cities of the Plain

      Cormac McCarthy
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The concluding volume of the Border trilogy. In this magnificent new novel, the National Book Award-winning author of *All the Pretty Horses* and *The Crossing* fashions a darkly beautiful elegy for the American frontier. It is 1952 and John Grady Cole and Billy Parham are working as ranch hands in New Mexico, not far from the proving grounds of Alamogordo and the cities of El Paso and Juarez. Their life is made up of trail drives and horse auctions and stories told by campfire light. They value that life all the more because they know it is about to change forever. The change comes when John Grady falls in love with a beautiful, ill-starred Mexican prostitute and sets in motion a chain of events as violent as they are unstoppable. Haunting in its beauty, filled with sorrow, humor, and awe, *Cities of the Plain* is a genuine American epic.

History & Fiction
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    The Broken Wings

      Kahlil Gibran
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This is the exquisitely tender story of love that beats desperately against the taboos of Oriental tradition. With great sensitivity, Gibran describes his passion as a youth for Selma Karamy, the girl of Beirut who first unfolded to him the secrets of love. But it is a love that is doomed by a social convention which forces Selma into marriage with another man. Portraying the happiness and infinite sorrow of his relationship with Selma, Gibran at the same time probes the spiritual meaning of human existence with profound compassion. **Lightning Print On Demand Title

History & Fiction
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    The Quiet Girl

      Peter Høeg
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A Chicago Tribune Favorite Book of 2007 The internationally acclaimed bestselling author of Smilla's Sense of Snow returns with this "engrossing, beautifully written tale of suspense . . . captivating" (The Miami Herald). Kaspar Krone is a world-renowned circus clown, and a man in some deep trouble. Drowning in gambling debt and wanted for tax evasion, Krone is drafted into the service of a mysterious order of nuns who promise him reprieve in return for his help safeguarding a group of children with mystical abilities that Krone also shares. When one of the children goes missing, Krone sets off to find the young girl and bring her back, making a shocking series of discoveries along the way. The Quiet Girl is an exuberant philosophical thriller that is "every bit as adventuresome and ambitious as Smilla's Sense of Snow, even more so" (Cleveland Plain Dealer).

Mystery & Detective / History & Fiction
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    The Night Boat

      Robert R. McCammon
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From the living hell of her watery grave she rises again... THE NIGHT BOAT Deep under the calm water of a Caribbean lagoon, salvage diver David Moore discovers a sunken Nazi U-boat entombed in the sand. A mysterious relic from the last war. Slowly, the U-boat rises from the depths laden with a long-dead crew, cancerous with rot, mummified for eternity. Or so Moore thought. UNTIL HE HEARD THE DEEP HOLLOW BOOM OF SOMETHING HAMMERING WITH FEVERISH INTENSITY...SOMETHING DESPERATELY TRYING TO GET OUT! Beneath the waves she will seduce the living and devour the dead... THE NIGHT BOAT

Horror / History & Fiction
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    School of the Dead

      Avi
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From Newbery Medalist Avi comes the spine-tingling story of Tony Gilbert, who must solve a mystery surrounding the ghost of his uncle Charlie. For most of Tony Gilbert’s life, he always thought of his uncle as “Weird Uncle Charlie.” That is, until Uncle Charlie moves in with Tony and his family. He’s still odd, of course—talking about spirits and other supernatural stuff—but Uncle Charlie and Tony become fast friends. Between eating ice cream and going to the movies, Tony is having more fun with Uncle Charlie than he ever could have imagined. So when Uncle Charlie dies suddenly, Tony is devastated. So sad, in fact, he starts seeing Uncle Charlie everywhere! Tony recently transferred to the Penda School, where Uncle Charlie went as a kid. The school is eerie enough on its own without his uncle’s ghost making it worse. On top of which, rumors have been circulating about a student who went missing shortly before Tony arrived. Could that and Uncle Charlie’s ghost be related? Full of twists and turns that get spookier by the chapter, School of the Dead is a fast-paced mystery that Avi’s fans will devour!

Mystery & Detective / Horror / Fantasy / Young Adult
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    The End of Oz

      Danielle Paige
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Ding dong—Dorothy is dead. I watched as the Emerald Palace crumbled to the ground, burying Dorothy, the Girl Who Rode the Cyclone, under the rubble. And now that the rightful ruler, Ozma, has been restored to the throne… Oz is finally free. My name is Amy Gumm. You might remember me as the other girl from Kansas. When a tornado whisked me away to the magical land of Oz, I was given a mission: Dorothy must die. But it turns out girls from Kansas are harder to kill than we look. Now the Road of Yellow Brick is leading me away from Oz to the dark world of Ev, where I have a new, powerful enemy to deal with: the Nome King. And—surprise—he has a gingham-clad bride. With my magical shoes and a shrinking group of allies, I have one final chance to fulfill my mission, and save not only what’s left of Oz, but Kansas, too. As the line between Good and Wicked blurs even further, I have to find a way to get rid of Dorothy once and for all—without turning into a monster myself. Dorothy once said there’s no place like home. Can I stop her from destroying mine?

Fantasy / Young Adult
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    A Death in Belmont

      Sebastian Junger
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A fatal collision of three lives in the most intriguing and original crime story since In Cold Blood. In the spring of 1963, the quiet suburb of Belmont, Massachusetts, is rocked by a shocking sex murder that exactly fits the pattern of the Boston Strangler. Sensing a break in the case that has paralyzed the city of Boston, the police track down a black man, Roy Smith, who cleaned the victim's house that day and left a receipt with his name on the kitchen counter. Smith is hastily convicted of the Belmont murder, but the terror of the Strangler continues. On the day of the murder, Albert DeSalvo—the man who would eventually confess in lurid detail to the Strangler's crimes—is also in Belmont, working as a carpenter at the Jungers' home. In this spare, powerful narrative, Sebastian Junger chronicles three lives that collide—and ultimately are destroyed—in the vortex of one of the first and most controversial serial murder cases in America.

History & Fiction / Mystery & Detective
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    Jumper Cable

      Piers Anthony
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In the thirty-third thrilling escapade in Piers Anthony’s rousing Xanth fantasy series, an adventurous arachnid named Jumper must assume human form to save the enchanted realm from a cosmic peril. A cataclysmic battle between two all-powerful Demons has severed a mystical connection that joins Xanth to our own world. The key to restoring it is hidden within a cryptic prophecy that Jumper discovers when he is suddenly transformed from spider to man. As he sets out to discern the prophecy's meaning, he gathers about him a half dozen alluring damsels who do their best to help him solve the riddle while vying for his attentions. But a seductive siren and her demonic consort have determined to use their wiles to lure Jumper and his lovely companions away from their urgent mission.  In a madcap adventure that is alternately harrowing and hilarious, they soon discover that danger, deception, and even true love may be found where they least expect it. In Jumper Cable, master storyteller Piers Anthony spins a wild and witty web of wonder that is sure to captivate fans of fantastic adventure everywhere!

Fantasy / Humor / Young Adult / Science Fiction / Actions & Adventure
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    Topics

      Aristotle
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This book is a treatise on dialectical argument, a practice perhaps as old as human language, systemized for the first time by Aristotle. This seminal text offers many important insights into his conception of logic, his development of the notion of the predicables, and his ideas on the method of philosophical inquiry itself. Aristotle's works have influenced science, religion, and philosophy for nearly two thousand years. He could be thought of as the father of logical thought. Aristotle wrote: "There is nothing in the intellect that was not first in the senses." He wrote that everything that is learned in life is learned through sensory perception. Aristotle was the first to establish the founding principle of logic. The great writer Dante called Aristotle "The Master of those who know."

History & Fiction
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    A Tale Dark & Grimm

      Adam Gidwitz
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In this mischievous and utterly original debut, Hansel and Gretel walk out of their own story and into eight other classic Grimm-inspired tales. As readers follow the siblings through a forest brimming with menacing foes, they learn the true story behind (and beyond) the bread crumbs, edible houses, and outwitted witches. Fairy tales have never been more irreverent or subversive as Hansel and Gretel learn to take charge of their destinies and become the clever architects of their own happily ever after.

Fantasy / Young Adult / Actions & Adventure
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    Horton Halfpott; Or, the Fiendish Mystery of Smugwick Manor; Or, the Loosening of M’Lady Luggertuck’s Corset

      Tom Angleberger
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Tom Angleberger's latest, loopiest middle-grade novel begins when M'Lady Luggertuck loosens her corset (it's never been loosened before!), thereby setting off a chain of events in which all the strict rules of Smugwick Manor are abandoned. When, as a result of "the Loosening," the precious family heirloom, the Luggertuck Lump (quite literally a lump), goes missing, the Luggertucks look for someone to blame. Is it Horton Halfpott, the good-natured but lowly kitchen boy who can't tell a lie? Or one of the many colorful cast members in this silly romp of a mystery.

Mystery & Detective / Humor / Young Adult
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