When the Mississippi Ran Backwards: Empire, Intrigue, Murder, and the New Madrid Earthquakes of 1811-12, Paperback - Jay Feldman

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Jay FeldmanFrom Jay Feldmen comes an enlightening work about how the most powerful earthquakes in the history of America un...

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For many of the 40 million Americans who undergo it each year, anesthesia is the source of great fear and fascination. In Counting Backwards, pedia...

Japan, which is among the most earthquake-prone regions in the world, has a long history of responding to seismic disasters. However, despite advan...

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In the fourth thrilling novel in the series, medieval sleuth Hugh Corbett must discover how a man can be murdered in full view of the king and most...

The seventh novel in Paul Doherty's acclaimed ancient Egyptian series, featuring Amerotke, Chief Judge in the Hall of Two Truths.Publisher: Headlin...

Laurent de Rodergues' tranquil seclusion in Saint-Chartier is destroyed when the renovator of the town's medieval chateau is found dead. Laurent is...

The first in the series featuring Mathilde of Westminster is played out against the glorious, violent and decadent court of Edward II where ghosts ...

Publisher: HarperCollins PublishersAuthor(s): Jay KristoffNumber of pages: 736Collection: Empire of the VampirePublication date: 2021Dimensions: 16...

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Reducere. It's a dangerous post-Reparations world, but Agent Nuria Sellers is no stranger to war and sacrifice. After losing her left arm battling White Extr...

From New York Times bestselling author Jay Kristoff comes Empire of the Vampire, the first illustrated volume of an astonishing new dark fantasy sa...

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Reducere. Beyond Control reveals the Mississippi as a waterway of change, unnaturally confined by ever-larger levees and control structures. During the great...

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Winner of the 2007 Welty Prize In 1960, Jon Edgar and Louise "Gypsy Lou" Webb founded Loujon Press on Royal Street in New Orleans's French Quarter....

Publisher: Kensington PublishingAuthor(s): Jim R. WoolardNumber of pages: 384Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 244 x 276 x 28Cover type: HardbackRe...

A major new narrative account of one of history's greatest and most epic mysteries: the strange death of the Roman Empire.

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Spring has brought many new beginnings into the world of Persimmon 'Simmy' Brown but when a former acquaintance of Christopher's reminds him of an ...

The attacks of September 11, 2001, were accomplished through an amazing orchestration of logistics and personnel. Crossing the Rubicon discovers an...

The untold story of the Philippine Constabulary Band offers a unique opportunity to examine the limits and porousness of America's racial ideologie...

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In the seventh action-packed novel of the series, medieval sleuth Hugh Corbett is despatched to investigate murder and mystery in Nottingham