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Cussler, Clive; Cussler, Dirk Black Wind 2004 hardcover. First Edition. Signed by Author. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1148286. ISBN #0399152598 / 9780399152597. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Cussler, Clive; Cussler, Dirk Black Wind 2004 hardcover. First Edition. Signed by Author. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1148286. ISBN #0399152598 / 9780399152597. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Clive Cussler's dazzling new Dirk Pitt r adventure. Clive the Mighty " hailed Kirkus Reviews about Cussler's last Dirk Pitt r novel, Trojan Odyssey . "Hurricane Clive at his most tumultuous." Nobody has been able to match Cussler yet for the intricate plotting and sheer audacity of his work, and Black Wind sets the bar even higher. In the waning days of World War II, the Japanese tried a last desperate measure-a different kind of kamikaze mission, this one carried out by two submarines bound for the West Coast of the United States, their cargo a revolutionary new strain of biological virus. Neither sub made it to the designated target. But that does not mean they were lost. Someone knows about the subs and what they bore, knows too where they might be, and has an extraordinary plan in store for the prize inside-a scheme that could reshape the world as we know it. All that stands in the way are three people: a marine biologist named Summer, a marine engineer named Dirk, and their father, Dirk Pitt, the new head of NUMA. Pitt has faced devastating enemies before, and has even teamed up with his children to track them down. But never has he looked upon the face of pure evil . . . until now. Filled with dazzling suspense and breathtaking action, Black Wind is Cussler at the height of his storytelling powers.
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Cussler, Clive; Cussler, Dirk Black Wind 2004 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1082190. ISBN #0399152598 / 9780399152597. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Cussler, Clive; Cussler, Dirk Black Wind 2004 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1082190. ISBN #0399152598 / 9780399152597. (filed under: Fiction ) *
stock image, actual book may vary Clive Cussler's dazzling new Dirk Pitt r adventure. Clive the Mighty " hailed Kirkus Reviews about Cussler's last Dirk Pitt r novel, Trojan Odyssey . "Hurricane Clive at his most tumultuous." Nobody has been able to match Cussler yet for the intricate plotting and sheer audacity of his work, and Black Wind sets the bar even higher. In the waning days of World War II, the Japanese tried a last desperate measure-a different kind of kamikaze mission, this one carried out by two submarines bound for the West Coast of the United States, their cargo a revolutionary new strain of biological virus. Neither sub made it to the designated target. But that does not mean they were lost. Someone knows about the subs and what they bore, knows too where they might be, and has an extraordinary plan in store for the prize inside-a scheme that could reshape the world as we know it. All that stands in the way are three people: a marine biologist named Summer, a marine engineer named Dirk, and their father, Dirk Pitt, the new head of NUMA. Pitt has faced devastating enemies before, and has even teamed up with his children to track them down. But never has he looked upon the face of pure evil . . . until now. Filled with dazzling suspense and breathtaking action, Black Wind is Cussler at the height of his storytelling powers.
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Cussler, Clive; Cussler, Dirk Crescent Dawn Putnam 2010 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Good. Book #or1144951. ISBN #039915714X / 9780399157141. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Cussler, Clive; Cussler, Dirk Crescent Dawn Putnam 2010 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Good. Book #or1144951. ISBN #039915714X / 9780399157141. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Dirk Pitt returns in the extraordinary new novel from the 1 New York Times --bestselling author. In A.D. 327, a Roman galley barely escapes a pirate attack with its extraordinary cargo. In 1916, a British warship mysteriously explodes in the middle of the North Sea. In the present day, a cluster of important mosques in Turkey and Egypt are wracked by explosions. Does anything tie them together? NUMA director Dirk Pitt is about to find out, as Roman artifacts discovered in Turkey and Israel unnervingly connect to the rise of a fundamentalist movement determined to restore the glory of the Ottoman Empire, and to the existence of a mysterious "manifest," lost long ago, which if discovered again . . . just may change the history of the world as we know it.
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Cussler, Clive; Cussler, Dirk Treasure of Khan Putnam Adult 2006 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1039744. ISBN #0399153691 / 9780399153693. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Cussler, Clive; Cussler, Dirk Treasure of Khan Putnam Adult 2006 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1039744. ISBN #0399153691 / 9780399153693. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Black Wind continued Dirk Pitt's meteoric career with one of Clive Cussler's most audacious, and well-received novels yet. But now Cussler takes an extraordinary leap, with one of his most remarkable villains ever. Genghis Khan-the greatest conqueror of all time, who, at his peak, ruled an empire that stretched from the Pacific Ocean to the Caspian Sea. His conquests are the stuff of legend, his tomb a forgotten mystery. Until now. When Dirk Pitt is nearly killed rescuing an oil survey team from a freak wave on Russia's Lake Baikal, it appears a simple act of nature. When the survey team is abducted and Pitt's research vessel nearly sunk, however, it's obvious there's something more sinister involved. All trails lead to Mongolia, and a mysterious mogul who is conducting covert deals for supplying oil to the Chinese while wreaking havoc on global oil markets utilizing a secret technology. The Mongolian harbors a dream of restoring the conquests of his ancestors, and holds a dark secret about Genghis Khan that just might give him the wealth and power to make that dream come true. From the frigid lakes of Siberia to the hot sands of the Gobi Desert, Dirk Pitt and Al Giordino find intrigue, adventure, and peril while collecting clues to the mysterious treasure of Xanadu. But first, they must keep the tycoon from murder-and the unleashing of a natural disaster of calamitous proportions. Filled with breathtaking suspense and brilliant imagination, his new novel is yet further proof that when it comes to adventure writing, nobody beats Clive Cussler.
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Cussler, Clive; Kemprecos, Paul Lost City 2004 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1108881v1. ISBN #039915177X / 9780399151774. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Cussler, Clive; Kemprecos, Paul Lost City 2004 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1108881v1. ISBN #039915177X / 9780399151774. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary In the last few years, Cussler's NUMA r Files novels, written with Paul Kemprecos, have only grown more popular-and more eagerly anticipated. "Cussler's multitude of fans arrive at the table expecting a roiling stew of seafaring adventure, exotic travel destinations, cutting-edge science and a splash of romance. In White Death, they will find their expectations extravagantly fulfilled" Publishers Weekly . And they will find them fulfilled again in Lost City. An enzyme that will dramatically prolong life has been discovered two thousand feet down in the North Atlantic, in an area known as "Lost City." But why are the people attempting to harvest it getting killed? Why are the scientists in a remote Greek laboratory disappearing one by one? What does this all have to do with a body found frozen in the ice high up in the Alps? To Kurt Austin, leader of NUMA's Special Assignments Team, and his colleague Joe Zavala, it's clear they have their work cut out for them, but it may be even bigger than they think-in fact, it may be their greatest challenge of all. . . . Rich with all the hair-raising action and endless imagination that have become Cussler's hallmarks, Lost City is an exceptional thriller.
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Cussler, Clive; Kemprecos, Paul Medusa 2009 hardcover. First Edition. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1075267v1. ISBN #0399155651 / 9780399155659. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Cussler, Clive; Kemprecos, Paul Medusa 2009 hardcover. First Edition. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1075267v1. ISBN #0399155651 / 9780399155659. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary For seven books, Clive Cussler has dazzled readers with the "spine-tingling adventures" Chicago Tribune of Kurt Austin, Joe Zavala, and the rest of the NUMA r Special Assignments Team, but in Medusa the NUMA r team faces what may be its most perilous mission of all. In the Micronesian Islands, a top secret, U.S. government- sponsored undersea lab conducting vital biomedical research on a rare jellyfish known as the Blue Medusa suddenly . . . disappears. At the same time, off Bermuda, a bathysphere is attacked by an underwater vehicle and left helpless a half mile below the surface, its passengers-including Zavala-left to die. Only Kurt Austin's heroic measures save them from a watery grave, but, suspecting a connection, Austin puts the NUMA r team on the case. He has no idea what he's just gotten them all into. A hideous series of medical experiments . . . an extraordinarily ambitious Chinese criminal organization . . . a secret new virus that threatens to set off a worldwide pandemic. Austin and Zavala have been in tight spots before, but this time it's not just their own skins they're trying to save-it's the lives of millions. Filled with the high-stakes suspense and boundless invention unique to Cussler, Medusa is the most thrilling novel yet from the grand master of adventure.
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Cussler, Clive; Kemprecos, Paul Navigator 2007 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1099008. ISBN #0399154191 / 9780399154195. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Cussler, Clive; Kemprecos, Paul Navigator 2007 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1099008. ISBN #0399154191 / 9780399154195. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Years ago, an ancient Phoenician statue known as the Navigator was stolen from the Baghdad Museum, and there are men who would do anything to get their hands on it. Their first victim is a crooked antiquities dealer, murdered in cold blood. Their second very nearly is a UN investigator who, were it not for the timely assistance of Austin and Zavala, would now be at the bottom of a watery grave. What's so special about this statue? Austin wonders. The search for answers will take the NUMA team on an astonishing odyssey through time and space, one that encompasses no less than the lost treasures of King Solomon, a mysterious packet of documents personally encoded by Thomas Jefferson, and a top secret scientific project that could change the world forever. And that's before the surprises really begin . . . Rich with all the hair-raising action and endless invention that have become Cussler's hallmarks, The Navigator is Clive's best yet.
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Cussler, Clive; Perry, Thomas Mayan Secrets 2013 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1085414v1. ISBN #0399162496 / 9780399162497. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Cussler, Clive; Perry, Thomas Mayan Secrets 2013 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1085414v1. ISBN #0399162496 / 9780399162497. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary The outstanding new novel from the 1 New York Times bestselling grand master of adventure. Husband-and-wife team Sam and Remi Fargo are in Mexico, when they come upon a remarkable discovery the skeleton of a man clutching an ancient sealed pot, and within the pot, a Mayan book, larger than anyone has ever seen. The book contains astonishing information about the Mayans, about their cities, and about mankind itself. The secrets are so powerful that some people would do anything to possess them as the Fargos are about to find out. Before their adventure is done, many men and women will die for that book and Sam and Remi may just be among them.
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Cussler, Clive; Perry, Thomas The Tombs (A Fargo Adventure) Putnam Adult 2012 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. JACKET COND: Used; Good. Book #or1169177. ISBN #0399159266 / 9780399159268. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Cussler, Clive; Scott, Justin Striker G.P. Putnam's Sons 2013 hardcover. . Clean crisp copy with no markings.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1151539. ISBN #0399161775 / 9780399161773. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Cussler, Clive; Scott, Justin Striker G.P. Putnam's Sons 2013 hardcover. . Clean crisp copy with no markings.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1151539. ISBN #0399161775 / 9780399161773. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Detective Isaac Bell returns in the remarkable new adventure in the 1 New York Times bestselling series. It is 1902, and a bright, inexperienced young man named Isaac Bell, only two years out of his apprenticeship at the Van Dorn Detective Agency, has an urgent message for his boss. Hired to hunt for radical unionist saboteurs in the coal mines, he is witness to a terrible accident that makes him think that something else is going on, that provocateurs are at work and bigger stakes are in play. Little does he know just how big they are. Given exactly one week to prove his case, Bell quickly finds himself pitted against two of the most ruthless opponents he has ever known, men of staggering ambition and cold-bloodedness . . . who are not about to let some wet-behind-the-ears detective stand in their way.
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Cussler, Clive; Scott, Justin The Thief (An Isaac Bell Adventure) Putnam Adult 2012 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1140305. ISBN #0399158618 / 9780399158612. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Cussler, Clive; Scott, Justin The Thief (An Isaac Bell Adventure) Putnam Adult 2012 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1140305. ISBN #0399158618 / 9780399158612. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary On the ocean liner Mauretania , two European scientists with a dramatic new invention are barely rescued from abduction by the Van Dorn Detective Agency's intrepid chief investigator, Isaac Bell. Unfortunately, they are not so lucky the second time. The thugs attack again-and this time one of the scientists dies. What are they holding that is so precious? Only something that will revolutionize business and popular culture-and perhaps something more. For war clouds are looming, and a ruthless espionage agent has spotted a priceless opportunity to give the Germans an edge. It is up to Isaac Bell to figure out who he is, what he is up to, and stop him. But he may already be too late . . . and the future of the world may just hang in the balance.
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Cussler, Clive; Scott, Justin The Wrecker Putnam Adult 2009 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1118771. ISBN #0399155996 / 9780399155994. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Cussler, Clive; Scott, Justin The Wrecker Putnam Adult 2009 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1118771. ISBN #0399155996 / 9780399155994. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary In The Chase , Clive Cussler introduced an electrifying new hero, the tall, lean, no-nonsense detective Isaac Bell, who, driven by his sense of justice, travels early-twentieth-century America pursuing thieves and killers . . . and sometimes criminals much worse. It is 1907, a year of financial panic and labor unrest. Train wrecks, fires, and explosions sabotage the Southern Pacific Railroad?s Cascades express line and, desperate, the railroad hires the fabled Van Dorn Detective Agency. Van Dorn sends in his best man, and Bell quickly discovers that a mysterious saboteur haunts the hobo jungles of the West, a man known as the Wrecker, who recruits accomplices from the down-and-out to attack the railroad, and then kills them afterward. The Wrecker traverses the vast spaces of the American West as if he had wings, striking wherever he pleases, causing untold damage and loss of human life. Who is he? What does he want? Is he a striker? An anarchist? A revolutionary determined to displace the ?privileged few?? A criminal mastermind engineering some as yet unexplained scheme? Whoever he is, whatever his motives, the Wrecker knows how to create maximum havoc, and Bell senses that he is far from done?that, in fact, the Wrecker is building up to a grand act unlike anything he has committed before. If Bell doesn?t stop him in time, more than a railroad could be at risk?it could be the future of the entire country. Filled with intricate plotting and dazzling set pieces, The Wrecker is one of the most entertaining thrillers in years.
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D'Amato, Brian In the Courts of the Sun Dutton Adult 2009 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1023303. ISBN #0525950516 / 9780525950516. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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D'Amato, Brian In the Courts of the Sun Dutton Adult 2009 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1023303. ISBN #0525950516 / 9780525950516. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary A mind-bending, time-bending, zeitgeist-defining novel about the days leading up to December 21, 2012 the day the Maya predicted the world would end December 21, 2012. The day time stops. Jed DeLanda, a descendant of the Maya living in the year 2012, is a math prodigy who spends his time playing Go against his computer and raking in profits from online trading. His secret weapon? A Mayan divination game once used for predicting corn-harvest cycles, now proving very useful in predicting corn futures that his mother taught him. But Jed s life is thrown into chaos when his former mentor, the game theorist Taro, and a mysterious woman named Marena Park, invite him to give his opinion on a newly discovered Mayan codex. Marena and Taro are looking for a volunteer to travel back to 664 AD to learn more about a sacrifice game described in the codex. Jed leaps at the chance, and soon scientists are replicating his brain waves and sending them through a wormhole, straight into the mind of a Mayan king Only something goes wrong. Instead of becoming a king, Jed arrives inside a ballplayer named Chacal who is seconds away from throwing himself down the temple steps as a human sacrifice. If Jed can live through the next few minutes, he might just save the world. Bringing to mind Neal Stephenson s Cryptonomicon and Gary Jennings s Aztec , yet entirely unique, In the Courts of the Sun takes you from the distant past to the near future in a brilliant kale
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D'Erasmo, Stacey Tea 2000 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1072618. ISBN #1565122437 / 9781565122437. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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D'Erasmo, Stacey Tea 2000 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1072618. ISBN #1565122437 / 9781565122437. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary On a spring day in 1968, eight-year-old Isabel Gold sets out tea, just so, for her unpredictable, ever-moody mother, and sits down to wait, certain that this will do it: her mother will drink the tea Isabel has made and recover from her mysterious sadness. But the tea goes untouched. Isabel's mother remains out of reach, a kind of melancholy stranger Isabel struggles to understand. Then, her mother kills herself. As Isabel comes of age, that incomprehensible act haunts her. Isabel grows up, yearns to become an actress, and falls in and out of love: at eight, with born-again Ann, who proclaims happily, "I love Jesus"; at sixteen, listening to Joni Mitchell records and smoking dope with Lottie, who "never apologizes and never explains"; at seventeen, with theatrical feminist Rebecca; and at twenty-two, with avant-garde Thea, in whose experimental film Isabel is starring-or trying to-as the goddess Diana. Of all the women in her life, however, the one who still eludes her is herself. Funny, poignant, and sexy, Tea speaks to those who grew up listening to the Monkees and Peter Frampton, culling marijuana seeds on album covers, but who fled the suburbs for the glamorous squalor of the city. It speaks to those who discovered they were gay and had to find a way to tell the rest of the world. And it speaks to anyone who has struggled to carve out a space for themselves against a tragic family history.
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D'Souza, Tony Konkans 2008 hardcover. First Edition. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1083314. ISBN #0151015198 / 9780151015191. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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D'Souza, Tony Konkans 2008 hardcover. First Edition. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1083314. ISBN #0151015198 / 9780151015191. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Francisco D Sai is a firstborn son of a firstborn son all the way back to the beginning of a long line of proud Konkans. Known as the Jews of India, the Konkans kneeled before the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama s sword and before Saint Francis Xavier s cross, abandoned their Hindu traditions, and became Catholics. In 1973 Francisco s Konkan father, Lawrence, and American mother, Denise, move to Chicago, where Francisco is born. His father, who does his best to assimilate into American culture, drinks a lot and speaks little. But his mother, who served in the Peace Corps in India, and his uncle Sam aka Samuel Erasmus D Sai are passionate raconteurs who do their best to preserve the family s Konkan heritage. Friends, allies, and eventually lovers, Sam and Denise feed Francisco s imagination with proud visions of India and Konkan history. Filled with romance, comedy, and masterful storytelling, The Konkans leaves us surprised by what secrets history may hold for us if only we wonder enough to look.
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Da Cunha, Nisha Set My Heart in Aspic HarperCollins Publishers India 1997 Trade Paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or629694. ISBN #8172232837 / 9788172232832. (keywords: Fiction) (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Dahl, Roald Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Alfred A. Knopf 1964 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Good. JACKET COND: Lacks Jacket. Book #or1169886. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Dahl, Roald My Uncle Oswald Penguin Books 2011 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1163539. ISBN #0241955769 / 9780241955765. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Dain, Claudia Courtesan's Daughter 2007 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1053051. ISBN #0425217205 / 9780425217207. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Dain, Claudia Courtesan's Daughter 2007 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1053051. ISBN #0425217205 / 9780425217207. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary First in a sexy new series featuring the match-making schemes of an infamous courtesan. Award-winning author Claudia Dain tells a tale of impropriety and independence, and a mother and daughter determined to bend the rules of society in their favor. Young Lady Caroline's prospects for a suitable match are severely limited by her mother's infamous past. Before Lady Sophia Dalby entered London society, she was a highly desired courtesan. What man of title, position, and wealth would marry a courtesan's daughter? Sophia's solution is to purchase a husband for Caroline-the Earl of Ashdon- agreeing to settle his gambling debts if he will take her daughter's hand. Insulted, Caroline refuses to have a husband who was bought for her. But after meeting the fiery Lord Ashdon, she wonders if it wouldn't be satisfying to have him pay for her, perhaps with a priceless pearl necklace? With Sophia pulling the strings, Lord Ashdon may get more than he bargained for and Caroline may get just what she wants.
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Dalby, Liza Tale Of Murasaki 2000 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1080162. ISBN #0385497946 / 9780385497947. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Dalby, Liza Tale Of Murasaki 2000 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1080162. ISBN #0385497946 / 9780385497947. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Out of the life and work of Lady Murasaki, the author of, the world's first novel, The Tale of Genji , Liza Dalby has woven an exquisite and irresistible fiction that with rich, nuanced authenticity and lyrical drama, brings an elaborate past world to vivid life. The sensitive and modest daughter of a mid-ranking court poet, Murasaki Shikibu staves off loneliness with her active imagination, telling stories about the dashing Prince Genji to her close friends. At first, they are their private entertainment, but soon Genji's amorous adventures are leaked to the public and Murasaki is thrust into the life of a kind of 11th century Japanese celebrity. She is compelled by a charismatic regent to accept a position at court regaling the empress with her stories. At court, Lady Murasaki becomes caught in a vortex of high politics and sexual intrigue, which begins to reflect itself in her stories. In this way, she comes to write her masterpiece, The Tale of Genji . But this is much more than just an elegantly plotted historical novel. The Tale of Murasaki is a beautiful work of literary archaeology. Dalby, the only Westerner to have become a geisha and the author of the definitive book, Geisha, subtly reconstructs the fashions, sensibilities, manners, and preoccupations of 11th-century Japan. The result is a vivid portrait of a woman and her times, the most splendid in Japanese history. In The Tale of Murasaki , Dalby transports her readers to an exotic world and time and wraps them in a story that speaks clearly across the centuries. It is a dazzling literary achievement and a truly unique and wonderful reading experienc
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Daley, Robert Strong Wine Red as Blood Harper Magazine Press 1975 hardcover. First Edition. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1144612. ISBN #0061218758 / 9780061218750. (keywords: Fiction Vineyard Corporate American French Tradition) (filed under: Fiction ) *
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