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The lady and the commoner...Lady Christiana Fitzwaryn was not opposed to marriage.??But she demanded to be married on her own terms, not as punishment for a romantic indiscretion, and especially not t
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Captured by a band of thieves, clan warrior chief Roard MacTier is astonished to learn that the band's leader is the beautiful Melantha, from whom he must escape while trying to deny his attraction to
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A collection of twenty short stories judged to be the best in America and Canada for 1999 includes works by Sherman Alexie, Stephen King, Lorrie Moore, and other notable authors. Original.
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Millions of Americans know of the extraordinary benefits of Yoga--physically, mentally and spiritually. But many have been discouraged from trying Yoga because they believe that years of devotion and
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Delighted by the prospect of marrying a rich elderly gentleman, the beautiful Lady Georgiana Marshal finds her plans thwarted by the rugged Nick Ross, who has been recruited by her brother to prevent
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Ravaged by tribal fighting, cursed by their enemies, abandoned by their sacred spirits, the People wander, hungry and desperate, across a frozen and forbidding land. The leader who guided them, the vi
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Nero Wolfe must track down a killer who murders his victims only during holidays and who, so far, has left Wolfe with four puzzling cases to unravel. Reissue.
Fortune telling by means of the lines of the palm.??An age-old occult science.??An entertaining accomplishment to amuse you and your friends-with the promise of a developed skill that could win you fa
