James Gillies
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"Sophie Dupont assists her father in his studio, and in private paints the picturesque north Devon coast -- popular with artists like handsome Wesley Overtree, who's more interested in Sophie than the landscape. Captain Stephen Overtree is accustomed to taking on his brother's responsibilities. Sent to bring Wesley home, Stephen is stunned to learn he has sailed for Italy and left his host's daughter in trouble. Feeling duty-bound, he proposes to...
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Pub. Date
2014
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This frighteningly prophetic tale from the progenitor of modern science fiction remains as powerful today as when it was written-more than a century ago. Firebrand activist Graham falls into a drug-induced sleep in 1897 London-and is stunned to wake in the year 2100 to a world he does not know. But the world knows him. When word spreads that the "Sleeper" has awakened, it rocks the foundations of what the planet has become: a dystopian existence...
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Pub. Date
2017
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A quiet Scottish village is besieged with violence in this thriller series debut by the international bestselling author of Dark is the Day.
The Scottish village of Castletown is known for its university, but the small town has now become the site of a spate of horrible murders, a targeted bomb explosion, and a lecturer’s disappearance. What could link these bizarre and unnerving crimes? And what would cause
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2010.
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Armin Scheiderbauer served as an infantry officer with the 252nd Infantry Division, German Army, saw four years of bitter combat on the Eastern Front, and was wounded six times. Scheiderbauer joined his unit during the winter of 1941-42, and during the following years saw fierce combat in many of the largest battles on the Eastern Front. His experiences of the 1943-45 period are particularly noteworthy, including his recollections of the massive Soviet...
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Pub. Date
c2003
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Combining accounts of legendary mountain ascents with vivid descriptions of his own forays into wild, high landscapes, Robert Macfarlane reveals how the mystery of the world's highest places has come to grip the Western imagination and perennially draws legions of adventurers up the most perilous slopes.
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2019.
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From a very young age, Theodora, daughter of a circus bearkeeper in Constantinople, sets her sights well above her station in life. Her exquisite beauty sets her apart on stages and in the eyes of men. Stephen, a Syrian lad of striking good looks, is sold by his parents to a Persian wizard, who teaches him a skill in languages that will serve him well. By the time Destiny brings them together in Antioch, Theodora has undergone heart-rending trials...
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2020
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The captivating story of the valiant Noor Inayat Khan, daughter of an Indian Sufi mystic and unlikely World War II heroine.
Raised in a lush suburb of 1920s Paris, Noor Inayat Khan was an introspective musician and writer, dedicated to her family and to her father’s spiritual values of harmony, beauty, and tolerance. She did not seem destined for wartime heroism. Yet, faced with the evils of Nazi violence and the German occupation of France, Noor...