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The classic, award-winning novel, made famous by Steven Spielberg's film, tells of a young boy's struggle to survive World War II in China. Jim is separated from his parents in a world at war. To survive, he must find a strength greater than all the events that surround him. Shanghai, 1941 -- a city aflame from the fateful torch of Pearl Harbor. In streets full of chaos and corpses, a young British boy searches in vain for his parents. Imprisoned...
8) Justice!
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Bantam Books
Pub. Date
1999
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392 p. ; 18 cm.
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English
9) Vengeance!
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Bantam Books
Pub. Date
1999
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Bantam ed.
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373 pages : illustrations, map ; 18 cm.
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English
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Clay Holt's steaming down the mighty Mississippi River trying to stop a corrupt land deal. His brother Jeff is on a perilous seafaring trip to Alaska, with his wife and son also aboard--after he strictly forbade them to come. And Proud Wolf and Audrey Stoddard leave The Academy, only to find Will Brackett on their trail, determined to win Audrey as his own. Picking up where "Honor!" left off, the beloved Holt saga continues with more intrigue, betrayal--and...
14) Shardik
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Richard Adams's Watership Down was a number one bestseller, a stunning work of the imagination, and an acknowledged modern classic. In Shardik Adams sets a different yet equally compelling tale in a far-off fantasy world. Shardik is a fantasy of tragic character, centered on the long-awaited reincarnation of the gigantic bear Shardik and his appearance among the half-barbaric Ortelgan people. Mighty, ferocious, and unpredictable, Shardik changes the...
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Empires volume 2
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English
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The Catholic Church uses all of its might to try to silence Luther, including accusations of heresy and excommunication. Protected by his local ruler, Frederick the Wise, Luther continues to write radical critiques of the Church. In the process, he develops a new system of faith that places the freedom of the individual believer above the rituals of the Church. Aided by the newly invented printing press, his ideas spread rapidly. He is called before...
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Empires volume 1
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English
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Martin Luther is born into a world dominated by the Catholic Church. For the keenly spiritual Luther, the Church's promise of salvation is irresistible. Caught in a thunderstorm and terrified by the possibility of imminent death, he vows to become a monk. But after entering the monastery, Luther becomes increasingly doubtful that the Church can actually offer him salvation. His views crystallize further when he travels to Rome and finds the capital...
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The great three-sided war continues, Rome against Persia against the tribes of the desert now commanded by Mohammed of Mekkah. The tide is turning against the Eastern Empire-the Emperor Heraclius lies bedridden in Constantinople and his brother Theodore has lost a great battle to the tribes. In the West, Rome lies devastated by the long-pent eruption of Vesuvius. And, in the hidden valley of Damawand, the Persion sorcerer Dahak plots his revenge.
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