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"On the Road to Bagdad" by F. S. Brereton. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks...
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Route 66 volume 27
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After the guys are shortchanged on the docks in Tampa, Linc pays a visit to his former commanding officer only to find that head wounds suffered in combat have regressed him back into an 8-year-old boy.
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Jake Wright's initiation to war was on the beach at Dunkirk, helping evacuate stragglers. Then volunteering for Motor Torpedo Boats, he served with valor throughout World War II, becoming one of only 44 officers in WWII to receive a DSC with two Bars.
Derek Wright learnt about small boats from his father, who tragically died when Derek was just 14 years old. Sent away from his family to finish his education, he left school at 16 to join the global...
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One Piece volume 48
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Fire Fist Ace is hired by two young boys to hunt down and capture a lethal bounty hunter known only as the Scorpion.
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In literature, knights always have their gallant steeds to accompany them. But sometimes literature can be wrong or it could have a mix of imagination. In this nonfiction book, we're going to take a peek into the real world of real knights. Be ready for some surprising facts! Open this book today!
46) A Place of Rest for Our Gallant Boys: The U.S. Army General Hospital at Gallipolis, Ohio, 1861-1865
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A Place of Rest for Our Gallant Boys is the story of both Civil War horrors and hope-of Army surgeons and civilians risking their own lives to save others. It is the story of heroes and heroines who worked tirelessly in the wards of a military hospital to heal sick and broken soldiers' bodies.
Gallipolis, Ohio, was uniquely situated to become a hospital site. Its proximity to early Civil War battles in western Virginia and location on the Ohio River...
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"Riveting . . . rollicking . . . elegantly captures a changing France reckoning with the cultural revolutions of the mid-20th century."-Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Enthralling essays on the expatriate experience in Paris and shrewd literary criticism by one of the twentieth century's finest writers.
Mavis Gallant is revered as one of the great short story writers of her generation, but she was also an astute observer and formidable reporter....
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Mavis Gallant's only play, which premiered at Toronto's Tarragon Theatre on November 11, 1982, is a comedy that opens in 1942, in the heat of the battle against Fascism, when it was possible for Canadians to cheer for both Stalin and the Royal Family. At home in Montreal, Jenny (18) is impressed by her friend Molly's copy of a political pamphlet written by V. I. Lenin entitled What Is To Be Done? The two young women are fascinated by the refugees...
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Even as we grow and change, the consequences of what we have left behind often linger Mavis Gallant has a unique talent for distilling the sense of otherness one feels abroad into something tangible and utterly understandable. In this collection, she relates the stories of those stranded in relationships, places, and even times in which they don't belong. In "The Moslem Wife" a woman is entrusted to look after a hotel in France when her husband is...
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The City of Lights, as seen by one of its greatest citizens and admirers Paris has been inspiring writers for centuries. Its neighborhoods and people make for a never-ending flow of potential stories. Mavis Gallant, Canadian by birth but Parisian since the 1950s, has created an incredibly loving and accomplished tribute to her adoptive home. In this collection, Gallant illustrates the surprising sense of interconnectedness that comes from living in...
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An intimate memoir of miscarriage, premature birth, and motherhood from a bold and brilliant new voice in Atlantic Canada
I am the space between motherhood and longing for it, but it's a space that doesn't exist. I can't be both fertile and infertile, our language doesn't allow for it. So, this is the space I have created for myself. This is where I live. Forever fertile and infertile. A mother to six, a mother of one. I am childless, and with child....
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A New York Times Best Book of the Year: An arresting look at the way time can change family. One of the greatest strengths of Mavis Gallant's writing is her ability to distill a character's emotions into a simple moment-a lingering glance or an unuttered word. Her flair for detail is everywhere in evidence in Across the Bridge, studies of Montreal and Paris over the last century. The primary focus of this story collection is the Carettes, a family...
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Las novelas de Mavis Gallant son tan memorables como sus famosos cuentos. Llena de ingenio y de mordacidad, Una vida aceptable es una obra maestra del siglo XX, satírica y compasiva. Libre y arrolladora.
Shirley Perrigny tiene veintisiete años, es canadiense y vive como expatriada en París. Ha perdido un marido, pero pronto se ha procurado otro, Philippe, un periodista francés de lo más adecuado y exitoso. Despreciada por los parisinos y sermoneada...
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Gallant Lake stories volume 6
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His biggest rival
Is becoming his greatest temptation
Julie Brown wants golf lessons? For golf pro Quinn Walker, Gallant Lake Resort's cheery yet determined manager is a thorn in his side. But the widowed single dad begrudgingly agrees to teach his sassy coworker the game he loves. As their lessons progress, Julie disarms Quinn in ways he can't explain…or ignore. A second chance at love is as rare as a hole in one. Can these rivals at work tee...
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Gallant Lake stories volume 1
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She doesn't need a man, but she could use a friend. A charming romance of learning to stand on your own-and falling in love.
When the new director of security, Nick West, arrives at Gallant Lake Resort, Cassie Smith's carefully protected life is turned upside down. The handsome ex-cop insists on teaching her self-defense, and as Cassie learns she can indeed make it on her own, she starts wondering if she wants to! But when Cassie's safety is threatened,...
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Gallant Lake stories volume 5
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A new neighbor was not part of her plan
Is there room for one more in her carefully guarded world?
Jillian Coleman has carefully constructed a haven for herself, complete with therapy dog Sophie to ease her anxiety and panic attacks. But when intriguing developer Matt Danzer shows up asking for access to a road that runs through her land, Jillie finds her stand-alone resolve starting to crumble. Up till now, a predictable life was all she could...
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Gallant Lake stories volume 7
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Pregnant after a one-night stand…
That's a recipe for chaos this Christmas!
Just thinking about that night makes Jade Malone blush! For now, Jade is focused on her new bakery and soon, raising her new baby. When Jade's one-night stand, Trent Michaels, unexpectedly shows up, it's as obvious as baking baklava with honey that their chemistry is real. Until Jade's fierce independence clashes with Trent's doubts about fatherhood. Is their magic...
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She rescues animals in need
Maybe she could save him, too
Feeling more beast than beauty, web designer Olivia Carson hides her physical and emotional scars behind an isolated country life. Only her beloved rescue animals breach her guard. Until a farmhouse remodel brings city-boy contractor Tony Vello crashing into her quiet world. They share similar past pain-and undeniable attraction. But as Olivia's beloved rescue kittens and horses…and her...
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