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  • Language: English

    Published by Headline Book Publishing, 2000

    0747270090 / 9780747270096

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  • Language: English

    Published by NavPress, 2008

    1600062156 / 9781600062155

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  • Language: English

    Published by HarperCollins Publishers Inc, 1999

    0380728745 / 9780380728749

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    Condition: Good. They were selected for their commitment and uncommon bravery, and for skills that far surpassed those of ordinary soldiers. They operated in Teams' of up to 200 officers and men, taking the firefight to the enemy's most fiercely protected strongholds -- winning the battles only they could win. They earned the eternal respect of a nation, and they recall with pride their remarkable exploits in a war lesser men would sooner forget. THE TEAMS is an explosive account of the SEALs in action -- told in the words of the men whose awesome courage under fire and breathtakingly unconventional combat techniques changed the way ground war will forever be waged. Detailed and blisteringly authentic, here are unforgettable first-hand stories of everything from BUD/S training to black ops, related with remarkable candor by six fighting men who helped write the glorious legend in blood and fire.and who were then, and will always be, proud to be call SEALs>.…

  • Language: English

    Published by Camden House Publishing (Ontario, CA), 1992

    0921820437 / 9780921820437

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  • Language: English

    Published by Penguin Young Readers, 2023

    0593530527 / 9780593530528

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    Hardback. Condition: Good. With hints of magic and plenty of adventure, this seaside story of siblings on a hunt for treasure is just right for fans of The Penderwicks and The Vanderbeekers.

  • Language: English

    Published by Rocky Pond Books, 2023

    0593530527 / 9780593530528

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    Condition: good. Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly. …

  • Language: English

    Published by William Morrow Paperbacks, 2010

    0061807311 / 9780061807312

    Series: Book 2 of 4 - How to Lose

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  • Language: English

    Published by William Morrow Paperbacks, 2010

    0061807311 / 9780061807312

    Series: Book 2 of 4 - How to Lose

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  • Language: English

    Published by William Morrow Paperbacks, 2010

    0061807311 / 9780061807312

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    Condition: Very Good. Shows minimal signs of wear and previous use. Can include minimal notes/highlighting. A portion of your purchase benefits nonprofits! - Note: Edition & format may differ from what is shown in stock photo & item details. May not include supplementary material (toys, access code, dvds, etc). …

  • Language: English

    Published by Firefly Books Ltd, 2012

    1554079411 / 9781554079414

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    Paperback. Condition: Good. This series of stripped-down pictorials worth a thousand words is the missing link between elementally vague text-based cookbooks and video instruction you can't slow down enough or take into the kitchen. Elegant design you can't help but devour. Highly recommended for all experience levels. --Library Journal (starred review) Cooking fish and seafood is not the place to make mistakes. Inferior taste, a waste of expensive ingredients and even contamination can be the consequence. Seafood Basics ensures the best results. Step-by-step photographs demonstrate how to prepare fish and seafood using chef's skills. Tutorials demonstrate basic techniques, such as filleting a cooked round fish and butterflying shrimp, and concise instructions remind cooks of the do's and don'ts of handling fish and seafood. Seafood Basics is divided into eight chapters: Basics Raw and Cured Soups and Stews Whole Fish Fast Fish Baked and Shallow-fried Fish Seafood Starters Seafood Main Courses. The 86 original recipes include Tuna Carpaccio, Bouillabaisse, Crab Bisque, Moroccan Fish Tagine, Louisiana Seafood Gumbo, Saltencrusted Sea Bass, Sole with Beurre Noisette, Razor Clams in Garlic, Quick Monkfish Curry, Maryland Crab Cakes, Lobster with Cayenne, Stuffed Baked Squid and Spanish Seafood Paella. Cooks with experience will enjoy these imaginative recipes, while those intimidated by cooking fish and seafood will discover that with a few basic skills, seafood can be a tasty regular on the menu.…

  • Language: English

    Published by Storytide, 2018

    006246339X / 9780062463395

    Series: Book 1 of 2 - Even the Darkest Stars

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    Condition: acceptable. This copy has clearly been enjoyedâ"expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.

  • Language: English

    Published by William Morrow, 1995

    0688126642 / 9780688126643

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  • Language: English

    Published by Simon & Schuster, 1975

    0671219618 / 9780671219611

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  • Language: English

    Published by Simon & Schuster, 1975

    0671219618 / 9780671219611

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  • Language: English

    Published by William Morrow, 1995

    0688126642 / 9780688126643

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    Condition: Good. A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. Shows signs of wear and previous use. May include writing/highlighting, library labels, stickers, shelf/handling wear, damages to pages/spine/binding/cover, and other defects. May not include the dust jacket or supplementary material (toys, access code, dvds, etc). A portion of your purchase benefits nonprofits! - STOCK PHOTO, ITEM DETAILS (PUBLICATION YEAR, FORMAT, ETC) & OTHER INFO MAY BE INACCURATE. PRODUCT'S ACTUAL EDITION, ITEM DETAILS & FORMAT MAY DIFFER FROM WHAT IS SHOWN. INFO/PHOTOS PROVIDED UPON REQUEST.…

  • Language: English

    Published by Simon & Schuster, 1975

    0671219618 / 9780671219611

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  • Language: English

    Published by HarperCollins Publishers Inc, 2006

    0060760249 / 9780060760243

    Series: Book 1 of 4 - How to Lose

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    Paperback. Condition: Good. From the ancient Crusades to the modern age of chemical warfare and smart bombs, history is littered with horribly bad military ideas. This compendium of great military disasters and ill-advised battle plans highlights the worst military decisions throughout history and the world.…

  • Language: English

    Published by HarperCollins Publishers Inc, 2006

    0060760249 / 9780060760243

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    Paperback. Condition: Fair. From the ancient Crusades to the modern age of chemical warfare and smart bombs, history is littered with horribly bad military ideas. This compendium of great military disasters and ill-advised battle plans highlights the worst military decisions throughout history and the world.…

  • Language: English

    Published by HarperCollins Publishers Inc, 2006

    0060760249 / 9780060760243

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    Paperback. Condition: Very Good. From the ancient Crusades to the modern age of chemical warfare and smart bombs, history is littered with horribly bad military ideas. This compendium of great military disasters and ill-advised battle plans highlights the worst military decisions throughout history and the world.…

  • Language: English

    Published by Storytide, 2017

    0062463381 / 9780062463388

    Series: Book 1 of 2 - Even the Darkest Stars

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    hardcover. Condition: Good. Ex Libris copy. May have library stickers and plastic covering. Good Clean copy. Minimal signs of wear.

  • Language: English

    Published by Penguin Putnam Inc, 2012

    0425257363 / 9780425257364

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    Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Hindsight hurts. * The British Parliament passes the Stamp Act, having the American colonies pay for their own defense-which instead starts a revolution. * In 1929, President Herbert Hoover decides to let the economy fix itself.and the Great Depression gets greater. * Nixon tapes everything he says in the Oval Office, believing it will all be of great historical value. He turns out to be right when those same tapes cost him his presidency. * Charles the First cuts a deal with the Irish to fight Parliament that instead loses him public support-and later his head. Along with 100 Mistakes that Changed the World, Trust Me, IKnow What I'm Doing proves once again that when global leaders drop the ball, the whole world shakes. With a hundred more bombshell blunders-from Pickett's Charge to the Lewinski scandal-this compendium takes a fascinating look at some of history's greatest turns for the worse. …

  • Language: English

    Published by HarperCollins Publishers Inc, 2017

    0062463381 / 9780062463388

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    Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Then Lusha sets off on her own mission to Raksha with a rival explorer who is determined to best River, and Kamzin must decide whats most important to her: protecting her sister from the countless perils of the climb or beating her to the summit.

  • Language: English

    Published by Penguin Putnam Inc, 2010

    042523665X / 9780425236659

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    Paperback. Condition: Good. Oops. Reeling from the Black Death, Europe's peasants decide it is cats that are carrying the plague, and start killing them off.leading the rat population, which is really spreading the disease, to explode. A better society is Prohibition's goal - but the result is robbery and homicide, plus the use of cocaine, marijuana, and opium as substitutes for alcohol. Mexico invites Americans to Texas. And the Americans never leave. Nixon has a twenty-point lead in the polls. Apparently that's not a comfortable enough margin for those who decide to ensure his success.by breaking into the Watergate. From the Maginot Line to the Bay of Pigs invasion, history is filled with bad moves and not-so-bright ideas that snowballed into disasters and unintended consequences. This engrossing book looks at one hundred such tipping points. Japan bombs Pearl Harbor. Rome farms out its fighting to barbarians. The Aztecs greet the conquistadors with open arms. And the rest is history.…

  • Language: English

    Published by HarperCollins Publishers Inc, 2017

    0062463381 / 9780062463388

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    Hardback. Condition: Good. Then Lusha sets off on her own mission to Raksha with a rival explorer who is determined to best River, and Kamzin must decide whats most important to her: protecting her sister from the countless perils of the climb or beating her to the summit.

  • Language: English

    Published by HarperCollins Publishers Inc, 2019

    0062854518 / 9780062854513

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    Hardback. Condition: Good. A stunning middle grade fantasy about a girl who used to be a dragon and her adventure to save her new homefrom Even the Darkest Stars author Heather Fawcett. Furious, Ember decides to join the hunt to sabotage it from the inside. But being an undercover dragon isnt easyespecially among dragon hunters.…

  • Language: English

    Published by HarperCollins Publishers Inc, 2021

    0063043319 / 9780063043312

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    Hardback. Condition: Good. A fresh and exciting twist on magical boarding schools, the well-loved Chosen One trope, and the nature of true heroism--from the author of The Language of Ghosts and Ember and the Ice Dragons. Perfect for fans of middle grade fantasies including the Serafina series by Robert Beatty and Neil Gaiman's Coraline.  Twelve-year-old Autumn Malog is a servant at the enchanting Inglenook School, a castle full of secrets where young magicians study to become the king's future monster-hunters. Along with her Gran and three too many older brothers, she works as a beastkeeper, tending to Inglenook's menagerie of terrifying monsters. But when she isn't mucking out the wyvern stalls or coaxing the resident boggart to behave, Autumn searches for clues about her twin brother's mysterious disappearance. Everyone else thinks he was devoured by the feared Hollow Dragon, but Autumn is convinced she's heard--and glimpsed--him calling to her from within the castle walls. But who will believe a lowly servant? So when Cai Morrigan, the school's famous--and secretly reluctant--"Chosen One" prophesied to one day destroy the Hollow Dragon, comes to her for help, Autumn agrees on one condition: Together, they'll search for her brother and uncover the dark truth at the heart of enchanting Inglenook School once and for all. Unraveling that truth will mean facing the school's most dangerous monsters--and its most powerful magicians. A Magical School Unlike Any Other: Forget lessons and spells. For servant beastkeeper Autumn Malog, life at Inglenook is about mucking out wyvern stalls and keeping terrifying magical creatures in line. An Unlikely Friendship: When the famous "Chosen One," Cai Morrigan, asks for her help, Autumn agrees for a price. He'll help her find her missing twin. A Missing Brother Mystery: Everyone says the Hollow Dragon killed her twin, Winter. But Autumn is sure he's trapped somewhere within the school's walls, and she'll risk everything to bring him back. A Brave Girl Heroine: With courage, cleverness, and a deep knowledge of monsters, a lowly servant girl sets out to challenge prophecies and uncover a dark conspiracy.…

  • Language: English

    Published by HarperCollins Publishers Inc, 2013

    0062069098 / 9780062069092

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    Paperback. Condition: Good. From the Spanish Armada to the modern age of aircraft carriers, history is littered with horribly bad military ideas on the open seas. Whether a result of lack of planning, miscalculations, a leader's ego, spy infiltration, or just a really stupid idea in the first place, each military defeat is fascinating to dissect. Among the catastrophic missteps: The French defeat of the British at the Battle of the Chesapeake, The rise of the American Navy during the Barbary Wars, The short life and death of Imperial Japan's Navy, The sinking of the Bismarck, Nazi megaship, Remember the Maine! How the Spanish-America War was started by lies, Admiral Nelson's greatest hits: The Nile and Trafalgar, The ANZAK disaster at Gallipoli, Germany's failed WWII campaign in the North Atlantic, Kennedy's quarantine of Cuba. With more than 35 chapters of incredible military disasters, both famous (infamous) and obscure, How to Lose a War at Sea is chock full of trivia, history, and fascinating looks at the world's greatest seafaring military defeats. …

  • Language: English

    Published by HarperCollins Publishers Inc, 2009

    0061358436 / 9780061358432

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    Paperback. Condition: Good. Gathered in this book is a collection of flawed plans, half baked ideas, and downright ridiculous machines that, with the best and most optimistic intentions, men have constructed throughout history. Included are such military, scientific, commercial, and infrastructure disasters as: The Lead water pipes of Rome; Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapse; Edison's electrical folly; Betamax; Concorde crash; Hubble - A $2 billion telescope that didn't work; the Mars probe failures due to simple math mistakes; Cold Fusion; and, Ford Pinto. Some failed spectacularly, others fizzled after great expense, and one crashed on Mars. While this is a book about ideas and things men make that have failed, it is not a technical manual. Rather it is a fun collection that shows how an otherwise brilliant designer, scientist, architect, or doctor can often spend years or millions creating something that a few small bits of common sense would have prevented.…

  • Language: English

    Published by HarperCollins Publishers Inc, 2009

    0061358436 / 9780061358432

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    Paperback. Condition: Fair. Gathered in this book is a collection of flawed plans, half baked ideas, and downright ridiculous machines that, with the best and most optimistic intentions, men have constructed throughout history. Included are such military, scientific, commercial, and infrastructure disasters as: The Lead water pipes of Rome; Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapse; Edison's electrical folly; Betamax; Concorde crash; Hubble - A $2 billion telescope that didn't work; the Mars probe failures due to simple math mistakes; Cold Fusion; and, Ford Pinto. Some failed spectacularly, others fizzled after great expense, and one crashed on Mars. While this is a book about ideas and things men make that have failed, it is not a technical manual. Rather it is a fun collection that shows how an otherwise brilliant designer, scientist, architect, or doctor can often spend years or millions creating something that a few small bits of common sense would have prevented.…

  • Language: English

    Published by Penguin Putnam Inc, 2012

    0425257363 / 9780425257364

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    Paperback. Condition: Good. Hindsight hurts. * The British Parliament passes the Stamp Act, having the American colonies pay for their own defense-which instead starts a revolution. * In 1929, President Herbert Hoover decides to let the economy fix itself.and the Great Depression gets greater. * Nixon tapes everything he says in the Oval Office, believing it will all be of great historical value. He turns out to be right when those same tapes cost him his presidency. * Charles the First cuts a deal with the Irish to fight Parliament that instead loses him public support-and later his head. Along with 100 Mistakes that Changed the World, Trust Me, IKnow What I'm Doing proves once again that when global leaders drop the ball, the whole world shakes. With a hundred more bombshell blunders-from Pickett's Charge to the Lewinski scandal-this compendium takes a fascinating look at some of history's greatest turns for the worse. …