London in the 1920s is a grim place for the unemployed, so three men decide to off their boss when they are caught taking bribes. All expect the fuss will end with one well-planned crime, until their leader acquires a taste for murder.
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3 weeks a New York Times bestseller. An African king whose reign coincides with the incursion of Arab raiders has his world destroyed by slave traders. This unusual tale gives the reader a feel for the strangeness of an earlier time and the vastness of a mysterious land, told with stunning and often brutal authenticity.
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Duke Snyder found his first job on a stern wheeler when he was sixteen years old. Ten years later he’s still on the river aboard an old diesel towboat hauling eight barges of coal toward the Chain of Rocks above St. Louis with all hands on deck facing the ominous rise of high water.
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Highly entertaining personal account of life with a carnival sideshow and the performance artists who perfected their unique talents through perseverance, bold imagination, and a flair for showmanship.
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Biography of one of the world's greatest wild animal collectors. Peter Ryhiner knew from a young age that he was destined to be a naturalist and explorer. Trampled, crushed, chased, bitten, and almost drowned, he collected animals so that others could learn about the wonders of the wild animal world.
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