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Reckless playboy Bob Merrick crashes his speedboat, requiring emergency attention from a rescue team. They have to use the town's only resuscitator. At that same moment the beloved, local doctor has a heart attack and dies while waiting for the life-saving device. When Bob learns...
Clans of Scotland takes a journey beyond the myths and the tartan to uncover some truly gripping stories.
A young girl finds herself in a reform school after therapy since she was blamed for the death of a young boy. At the school she finds herself drawn to a fellow student, unaware that he is an angel, and has loved her for thousands of years.
Clans of Scotland takes a journey beyond the myths and the tartan to uncover some truly gripping stories.
"Explore the history your textbook left out through the eyes (mouth, ears, and spleen) of the world's most iconic players in A History of the World Through Body Parts, a curious collection of unbelievable anecdotes all about the body. In this book, you'll learn all about: The May...
Halloween night can be full of spookiness, but having a friendly paw to hold makes all the difference.
Deep in the forests of the Pacific Northwest, isolated from society, a devoted father dedicates his life to transforming his six young children into extraordinary adults. But when a tragedy strikes the family, they are forced to leave this self-created paradise and begin a journe...
While staying with his great-aunt Kathryn, Evan Ross visits a spooky old toy store. Among the dusty shelves, he finds a can of something called "Monster Blood." The weird, sticky substance really does look like the blood of a creature. It has a greenish glow and sometimes feels w...
In the Mexican state of Michoaca||n Dr. Jose|| Mireles, a small-town physician known as "El Doctor," leads the Autodefensas, a citizen uprising against the violent Knights Templar drug cartel. Meanwhile, in Arizona's Altar Valley, Tim "Nailer" Foley, an American veteran, heads a ...
"For word nerds and grammar geeks, an illustrated guide to the most commonly mispronounced words, along with their correct pronunciations and pithy forays into their fascinating etymologies and histories of use and misuse. With wit and good humor, this handy little book not only ...
"This is the definitive bibliography of the writings of J.K. Rowling. In addition to complete bibliographic details of all her books, pamphlets, original contributions to published works and broadcasts, there is detailed information on Rowling at auction, on significant reviews a...
After a dentist is killed by a car, she's denied entry to heaven until she serves some duty as the Tooth Fairy.