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James Ross

In this classic country noir, featuring a new introduction by Daniel Woodrell, a small town farmer takes a job at a roadhouse, where unbridled greed leads to a brutal murderJack McDonald is barely a farmer. Boll weevils have devoured his cotton crop, his chickens have stopped laying eggs, and everything he owns is mortgaged—even his cow. He has no money, no prospects, and nothing to do but hang around filling stations, wondering where his next drink will come from. ...

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James Ross

More tales of family fun and run-ins with nature at the cottage.In the sequel to Cottage Daze, James Ross is back with more tales from the family cottage. Organized by nature’s changing seasons and containing sections covering nature, family, activity, and the cottage, Ross combines wry humour with a genuine love for adventure and respect for the natural world — although the local wild animal population can try his patience.Ross’s anecdotes are full of good spirits...

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James Ross

This special bundle contains both of James Ross’ essential companion volumes to the great Canadian tradition of life at the cottage. Who doesn’t remember sitting in a frigid lake, trying to help a youngster get up on water skis for the first time, launching a boat while the whole world seems to be watching, or getting caught up in a nest of wasps? These collections of stories, elegantly organized into four seasons (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), will make readers laugh, cry, and long...

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James A. Ross

A thrilling hunt in Africa turns into a deadly game of cat and mouse. It's 1909, and Teddy Roosevelt is not only hunting in Africa, he's being hunted. The safari is a time of discovery, both personal and political. In Africa, Roosevelt encounters Sudanese slave traders, Belgian colonial atrocities, and German preparations for war. He reconnects with a childhood sweetheart, Maggie, now a globe-trotting newspaper reporter sent by William Randolph Hearst to chronicle safari a...

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James A Ross

Bad things happen when a bioresearch research company on the verge of bankruptcy agrees to act as a conduit for anonymous shipments of vials, powders and Petri-dishes in exchange for quick cash. Trouble begins when a poxed corpse floats to the top of a nearby lake and an autopsy reveals it to be riddled with deadly toxin.COLDWATER REVENGE is an atmospheric mystery/thriller that takes place during a ten day period in the Fall of 2002. The setting is a small upstate New York town wit...

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Napoleon Hill, Ross Cornwell

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Douglas James

The most widely acclaimed, influential book on success ever published.For a quarter-century, Napoleon Hill interviewed hundreds of successful men and women under the guidance of the richest man of his time, Andrew Carnegie. In this timeless classic, he reveals the secret to their great achievements - a powerful, proven formula that can empower you to achieve your own most cherished goals too. If there is one must-have guide you need on the road to high achievement and success - to ...

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James Ross

Cottage Daze celebrates life at the cottage where the cottage is the main character, and family, friends, pets, and fellow cottagers are the supporting cast. Whether writing about cottage routine ("First Ski," "Of Mice and Men," "Cottage Guests"), cottage tasks ("Splitting Wood," "Boat Launch"), nature ("A Gathering of Loons," "The Sting," "Autumn Spell"), cottage fun ("The Cottage Duel"), or cottage touchstones ("Start the Day," "Bonfire," "The Perfect Storm"), the stories are to...

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Ross King

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James Cameron Stewart

On August 19, 1418, a competition concerning Florence's magnificent new cathedral, Santa Maria del Fiore was announced: "Whoever desires to make any model or design for the vaulting of the main Dome . . . shall do so before the end of the month of September." The proposed dome was regarded far and wide as all but impossible to build. The dome would literally need to be erected over thin air.Of the many plans submitted, one stood out. It was offered not by a master mason or carpente...

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Mike James Ross, Sekoul Theodor Krastev, Dan Pilat

A science-backed recipe for creating engagement, fulfillment, and achievementWe're stuck. Stuck to the couch. Stuck scrolling. Stuck at work. Stuck in worn-out paths of habitual action. Stuck in patterns and echo chambers of thought. Stuck in carefully curated lives where we've traded our agency for endless comforts that wrap us in existential ennui.As our eyes fixate on a constant parade of images meant to engage us, we notice something in the periphery. W...

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James Ross

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Penguin Monarchs

Henry VI, son of the all-conquering Henry V, was one of the least able and least successful of English kings. His long reign, which started when he was only nine months old, ended in catastrophe, with the loss of England's territories in France and a bankrupt England's long decline into civil war: the wars of the Roses. Yet, failure though Henry undoubtedly was, he remains an enigma. Was he always, as he became in the last disastrous years of his rule, a holy fool, simple-minded to the poi...

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Dr James Ross

Are you ready to embark on a delicious and health-transforming journey? Look no further! Diabetic Smoothie Recipes for Beginners is the ultimate guide to crafting mouthwatering smoothies specifically designed to support individuals with diabetes in their quest for a balanced and vibrant life.Written by renowned diabetes expert Dr. James Ross, this groundbreaking cookbook offers an extraordinary collection of over 60 delectable smoothie recipes that will tantalize your taste buds wh...

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Ian James Ross

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Twilight of the Empire

In this thrilling sequel to War at the Edge of the World, a centurion's promotion sends him to the royal court, a place more dangerous than a battlefield.Rome is in peril and the old order is changing. Centurion Aurelius Castus has been summoned back from his post in Britain to find himself caught up in a treacherous conspiracy threatening to bring down Emperor Constantine.Rewarded for saving the emperor's life in battle, Castus is promoted to the Co...