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81) The Mold Farmer
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From the author of Leech Girl Lives comes a novella of cosmic claustrophobia and workplace survival horror. It's the story of Thorner, crushed under the weight of an alien occupation and also a refrigerator; of his family and campmates and fellow workers on Weckett's mold farm; of the nglaeylyaethm and their masks and pets. It's the story of people in intolerable situations, faced with untenable choices, in an appallingly cruel society-a fanciful...
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These thirteen short tales of terror range from classic tales of supernatural revenge, serial-killer clowns, alien menaces, and even Death incarnate makes an appearance.Reviews on individual stories:"It's like Goosebumps for adults""I could see a lot of my childhood adventures in this short story""Clowns and leeches: You covered it all here."It's not for children, but if you enjoyed collections of short horror fiction when you were young, you'll enjoy...
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This outstanding guide is filled with scores of practical observations on all of the trout foods of importance to fly fishers. The chapters include:
* Concepts of Imitation * Water * How Trout Feed * Mayflies * Stoneflies * Caddisflies * Midges and Crane Flies * Dragonflies and Damselflies * Crustaceans * Forage Fish * Leeches, Eels, and Similar Trout Foods
Superb black-and-white illustrations throughout reinforce the techniques outlined in this...
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Deceivers volume 1
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Lincoln McCord and Prince Adony Zaruka are two American con men living abroad in Europe, posing as an oil magnate and the descendant of long-lost royalty so they can enjoy the high life by leeching off the European elite. But when an international thief begins wreaking havoc on their marks, the deceivers are enlisted by a rogue CIA agent to help entrap the target. Collects the complete miniseries.
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Escape from a world of darkness into a magical realm of limitless adventure.When hydrologists inscribe the consciousness of a human mind onto a single drop of water, a Revelation sweeps the land. The wealthy race to upload their minds into self-contained virtual realities nicknamed Aquariums. In these containers people achieve every hope, dream, and desire. But governments wage war for control of the technology. Terrorist attacks cause massive destruction....
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The Robert Sheckley Megapack presents 14 short stories and 1 novel by the author Neil Gaiman. Here are tales of adventure in strange futures, full of the wry wit and piercing characterizations that made Sheckley one of the great writers working in science fiction!
Included in this volume are:
• WATCHBIRD.
• THE STATUS CIVILIZATION.
• ASK A FOOLISH QUESTION.
• COST OF LIVING.
• BAD MEDICINE.
• DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY.
• WARRIOR RACE.
•...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
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While small in size, insects and minibeasts are large in number. Beetles, which have four hundred thousand different species, make up a quarter of all animals on earth. As students study spiders, leeches, scorpions, and more, they will learn about the foundation that insects provide for all other animals. They will learn just how important they are for the environment, too. Through lively images and easy-to-follow text, readers will encounter the...
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Quest For The Bay volume 3
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"The Great Portage" the crew leaves the security of Norway House, as the York boat sets out into the northern wilderness. They fight their way over barricades of beaver dams and drag the boat through the leech-filled sloughs of the Echimamish River before reaching the arduous 1600-meter Robinson Portage. The spirit of the group cracks under the intensity of the portage as the good weather turns to a torrential rain.
90) The Hunter
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Leeches. You know them as vampires, they seem to be normal people. Except the fact that they have ivory skin and blood red eyes. They try to hide in the normal world, but people like me, we can tell the difference. I'm a hunter, one of many. We're all over the world. Right now, they're looking for something, something that would destroy the human population withing days. I must stop them. I must save the human race. Even if it's the last thing I do....
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Two best friends find themselves frequently on the wrong side of awesome plans! Follow the boys as they take you on a hilarious journey of adventures, stunts, and pranks. This time around, the boys encounter a giant ramp again, modify a pitching machine, bring a mummy to school, build a floating chair, prank their teacher in class, and become rock stars. Full of leeches, floods, scary mummies, damaged cars, Whoopee cushions, rescues, and famous rock...
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In the tradition of Norman Mailer's "The Naked and the Dead" and James Jones's "The Thin Red Line," Marlantes tells the powerful and compelling story of a young Marine lieutenant, Waino Mellas, and his comrades in Bravo Company, who are dropped into the mountain jungle of Vietnam as boys and forced to fight their way into manhood.
93) Gillespie
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A leech, a pirate, a predator, an anti-Christ, a public benefactor, and the fisherman's friend; such is Gillespie Strang in this remarkably powerful Scottish novel. Gillespie is the harsh prophet of the new breed of Scottish entrepreneur, prepared to use any means to achieve his insatiable ambition amongst the nineteenth-century fishing communities of the west coast. John MacDougall Hay (1881-1919) was born and raised in Tarbert, Loch Fyne, upon which...
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Lee Cronk is professor of anthropology at Rutgers University. He is the author of That Complex Whole: Culture and the Evolution of Human Behavior. Beth L. Leech is associate professor of political science at Rutgers University. She is the coauthor of Basic Interests: The Importance of Groups in Politics and in Political Science (Princeton).
A revolutionary approach to the study of cooperation that unites evolutionary biology and the social sciences
From...
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Immortal empire volume 1
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The first in an alternate fantasy series where vampires, werewolves, and goblins rule London.
Queen Victoria rules with an immortal fist.
The undead matriarch presides over a Britain where the Aristocracy is made up of werewolves and vampires, where goblins live underground and mothers know better than to let their children out after dark. It's a world where the nobility are infected with the Plague (side-effects include undeath), Hysteria is the...
96) Rest in Pieces
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Ashes to Ashes. Dust to Dust. If vampires kill your entire family, vengeance is a must.I can't say my parents never warned me about vampires. I just never believed them. Not-that is-until six months ago when vampires broke into my home and killed my family. Thanks to all the skills my parents taught me, I managed to escape but I couldn't save them.Two vampires down and the rest of the world to go.My bid for revenge is going to have to wait, though,...
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Nadine Frost, the head of temple security in Empire City, is under a spell - literally. Jaylon wants to take her powers for his own and won't let anything stand in his way.But the other seven witches on her council work just as tirelessly to get her back. And then she's out for revenge. On their quest to track Jaylon, a larger plot among the Leeches is revealed, but Nadine needs to keep her eye on the prize.They have to catch Jaylon before his reckless...
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Keeping in mind the syllabus of B.Ed OF different Indian universities and prominent private training institutes, we and our research team have, left no stone unturned to make it a unique, original, scientific and comprehensive work. Hopefully, this series would build a strong foundation and instill creativity in students. This book titled: Teacher's Handbook of Life Science is a veritable mine of information, which consists of the following topics:...
99) Quiz Therapy
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Are you in love with a leech? What did last night's dream really mean? Will you be rich? Are you sexy?
For years, quizzes appearing online and in magazines have fascinated and captured the attention of women of all ages. People send online quizzes to their friends and compare scores. Couples and girlfriends take them together to better understand each other. Quiz Therapy: The iVillage Big Book of Quizzes will feature more than 65 quizzes in categories...
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With the rains comes the Gathering of the Wind. Caron should be there already to guard her friends as they summoned the winds that brought rain the Holy City. It was her duty and her honor. Instead, she stood on the back step of her mother's house, hiding from Madhu and his impossible demands. He would shape her to be something smaller and meeker, whether she wanted it or not. Madhu certainly didn't care that he was as unwelcome as a leech attached...
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