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The best, most illuminating novel of the Cuban struggle for independence -- historical romance in the best sense of the words, reviving many a forgotten memory of American daring and enterprise in support of the cause.

Desert Flower is a noir novel set in the Badlands of South Dakota. ... a storyline so skillfully devious it could have been written by Heinrich von Kleist two centuries go in Germany... this story is a thrill seeker's dream." -- Kirkus Discoveries "Sexton's fiction introduces you to worlds that outwardly...

In Canada, a man struggles to make a fortune from salmon fishing, and finds himself at odds with another man intent on creating a monopoly in the region.

Do you choose to buy a book on the basis of what you read here? If not, what's below doesn't matter, you should go and buy the book now and save us both the embarrassment. But if the description does matter to you, you'll have to read on.  Game Theory puts you, the reader, at the centre...

The one-act play stands apart as a distinct art form with some well known writers providing specialist material, among them Bernard Shaw, Tom Stoppard, Harold Pinter, Caryl Churchill. Alan Ayckbourn, Edward Albee and Tennesee Williams. There are also lesser-known writers with plenty of material to...

Hay sueños blancos y negros, que presagian el bien y que anuncian el mal. ¿A cuáles pertenecen los tuyos? Muchos libros se han escrito sobre la interpretación de los sueños; sin embargo, pocos se han preocupado por abordar con profundidad el tema. Este libro resolverá cualquier duda que...

Join Roxanne and Estel, following the rained-off birthday party, which leads them into incredulity and incomprehension. They journey with MIB and Snaggle, encounter headless guinea pigs and disembodied voices, Santa  and Receeding eagles.   They duel with Mashers, Squeezers and Crapmonsters,...

Chad is a soldier - but not your normal soldier who is good with weapons and kills enemies. Chad is one of the 80% of soldiers that we ignore, part of the support staff who keeps men on the front line. He is a transport soldier, getting supplies to the soldiers at the front. His weapon is his wagon...

Pat has been exploring the South Sea island of Vitua when he gets a day off. He goes fishing with his girlfriend, the lovely Hinatea from another island, who is an expert at all kinds of fishing. She decides he is the perfect bait to catch a giant octopus. Pat disagrees.A short story with some of...

Pliny the Younger who lived c. 100 AD, left a large collection of letters, thanks to which we know him better than almost any other Roman. He is best known as witness to the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 that destroyed Pompeii, and for his dealings with the early Christians when a regional governor....

This is a battle between good and evil. It tells us of the need to be alert, working together and willfully facing the challenges that come our way in life. The beasts and foot soldiers of the dark lord have unleashed chaos in Kan in revenge for the Dark Lords demise. The city knights led by Wild...

Thousands of years ago, two tribes on the island that would become England, war over territory, food and women. Richard, chief of the Hawks, changes the direction of his tribe when a weather event interrupts a big battle, and leads to a more prosperous future. The young warrior has one conundrum,...