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"A major new biography of J Edgar Hoover that draws from never-before-seen sources to create a groundbreaking portrait of a colossus who dominated half a century of American history and planted the seeds for much of today's conservative political landscape. We remember him as a bulldog--squat frame, bulging wide-set eyes, fearsome jowls--but in 1924, when he became director of the FBI, he had been the trim, dazzling wunderkind of the administrative...
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When Michael G (yes, "G" is his whole last name, and that's why everyone calls him G-Man) has to keep a journal in Mrs. Rosario's class at school, naturally he writes about his ambition to have superpowers and join the superheroes of his city (like Captain Thunderman) in the fight for justice. After all, his friend Billy Demon just got an awesome winged flying suit and superpowers of his own, and now he's the most popular kid in school! Mikey would...
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MAN of the Month.
THE LAWLESS HEIRS.
MR. MAY.
The G-Man: Secret agent Daniel Lawless...double-crossed by his own agency!
The Woman: Brokenhearted beauty Jasmine Clancy...betrayed by her fiancé and best friend!
The passion: Suddenly trapped together in a remote hideaway, the two hotheads exploded with desire...for each other...
Agent Lawless had a bad guy to nab. More, he had his own untouchable heart to guard. Yet from the moment he met the lovely...
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A retired Michigan FBI special agent recounts some of his biggest cases, including Jimmy Hoffa, the Detroit mob, and numerous grisly homicides. Across the Mitten and through the Upper Peninsula, the Wolverine State has witnessed some thrilling and historic federal cases. In Detroit, FBI agents took point investigating the kidnapping (and safe return) of a GM executive's son and in a manhunt for an armed killer in the north woods near Escanaba. The...
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From a twenty-five-year career that spanned four continents, an FBI special agent gives you the inside story of the Bureau's greatest takedowns and biggest screwups.
From China to the South Pacific, from East Berlin to Arkansas, I.C. Smith is one of the FBI's most storied figures. This intrepid G-man has seen it all.
In this riveting book about the Bureau, Smith brings a fresh, insider's perspective on the FBI's most well-known triumphs and failures...
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A stunning graphic novel adaptation of the science fiction horror classic about a mysterious stranger with a disturbing secret . . .
In the midst of winter, a snowstorm blows into the small, quiet village of Iping-and along with the storm arrives a mysterious stranger. The village inhabitants are quickly disturbed by the sudden appearance of this peculiar scientist who keeps his face hidden and prefers solitude. When they discover that underneath...
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Fred Inglis is the author of more than twenty books, including People's Witness: The Journalist in Modern Politics and The Cruel Peace: Everyday Life and the Cold War (Basic). He is professor emeritus of cultural studies at the University of Sheffield.
This is the first biography of the last and greatest British idealist philosopher, R. G. Collingwood (1889-1943), a man who both thought and lived at full pitch. Best known today for his philosophies...
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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
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#1 Man uses the spoken or written word to express the meaning of what he wants to convey. His language is full of symbols, but he also often employs signs or images that are not strictly descriptive. Some are mere abbreviations or strings of initials, while others are familiar trademarks, the names of patent medicines, or badges.
#2 The human mind never comprehends...
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The renowned spiritual thinker presents a provocative challenge to seekers and cynics alike in this collection of fascinating conversations.
From an early age, U. G. Krishnamurti sought spiritual enlightenment, until he not only gave up the search, but challenged the very principles it is based on. In so doing, he became one of the most unusual, insightful, and sought-after speakers on the subject. This volume of his conversations with the constant...
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Two of the greatest science fiction classics of all time...in one collection!
H.G. Wells (1866-1946) the master of the genre, created his "scientific romances" and set the standard for futuristic literature that also teemed with both, social commentary and a prescient view of the world to come.
Enjoy these two classics by the "father of science fiction."
Includes a brief biography of the author.
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P.G. Wodehouse, the master of British humor, produced dozens of books and hundreds of short stories in his long and prolific career. But none of his creations has quite captured the world's imagination as much as his bumbling, empty-headed, man-about-town Bertie Wooster and Bertie's faithful, knight-in-shining tuxedo Jeeves.
Collected here are three of Wodehouse's most beloved "Jeeves and Wooster" tales - including eight short stories from...
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A comprehensive study guide offering in-depth explanation, essay, and test prep for selected works by H. G. Wells, whose science fiction pioneered society's ideas of the future. Titles in this study guide include Time Machine, The Invisible Man, War of the Worlds, and Tono-Bungay.
As a chief literary spokesman of the liberal optimism that preceded World War I, Wells took the ideas and fears that haunted the minds of this age and gave them symbolic...
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The three great apologies of G.K. Chesterton in one volume: Heretics, Orthodoxy & The Everlasting Man.
Gilbert Keith Chesterton has become synonymous with modern Christian apologetics. But, his impact goes beyond just those interested in a defense of Christian thought. His writings have influenced such diverse authors as C.S. Lewis, Marshall McLuhan, and Jorge Luis Borges, and remains a subtle and unseen presence in contemporary Catholic thought....
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Nine essays, written between 1922 and 1941, on Paracelsus, Freud, Picasso, the sinologist Richard Wilhelm, Joyce's Ulysses, artistic creativity generally, and the source of artistic creativity in archetypal structures. "[These essays] reveal the breadth of the great psychiatrist's interests and the rigorous originality with which he attacked diverse manifestations of human creativity."
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Two of the greatest science fiction classics of all time... in one collection!
H.G. Wells (1866 -1946) the master of the genre, created his "scientific romances" and set the standard for futuristic literature that also, teemed with both social commentary and a prescient view of the world to come.
Enjoy these two classics by the "father of science fiction."
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The true story of Major Jan Pretorius, a South African elephant hunter and adventurer, this is a true tale of continuous adventure for a lifetime and considered one of the most extraordinary ever written. Pretorius also gives the first full account of the search for the German cruiser Königsberg which had sunk the Pegasus at Zanzibar and then gone into hiding in the Rufiji delta.
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Three of the greatest science fiction classics of all time...in one collection!
H.G. Wells (1866 -1946) - the master of the genre - created his "scientific romances" and set the standard for futuristic literature that also teemed with both social commentary and a prescient view of the world to come.
Enjoy these three classics by the "father of science fiction."
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Wonderful World of Tank Girl volume 3
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Tank Girl goes undercover and Sub Girl goes under the covers in this spy-thriller epic! The gang find themselves at the mercy of Australia's nastiest crime syndicate, and there's only one way out - acting like a bunch of stupid secret agents!