Michael Scott
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Random House Children's Books
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2010
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Nicholas Flamel appeared in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter—but did you know he really lived? And he might still be alive today! Discover the truth in Michael Scott’s New York Times bestselling series the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel with The Death of Joan of Arc, an ebook original.
In this never-before-seen lost story, Joan of Arc was not burned at the stake in Rouen, France in...
In this never-before-seen lost story, Joan of Arc was not burned at the stake in Rouen, France in...
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No collection of nautical fiction would be complete without the inclusion of "Tom Cringle's Log", a novel that, along with the works of Marryat, became a cornerstone of the genre upon its publication some 150 years ago. Told in Scott's irresistible and immediate style, the novel follows the life of young midshipman Tom Cringle: his imprisonment in occupied Germany by Napoleon's forces, his West Indian cruise on the Torch, a British man-of-war, his...
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Random House Children's Books
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2011
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English
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Nicholas Flamel appeared in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter—but did you know he really lived? And he might still be alive today! Discover the truth in Michael Scott’s New York Times bestselling series the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel with Billy the Kid and the Vampyres of Vegas, an ebook original.
Years before Sophie and Josh Newman met Nicholas Flamel, two legendary warriors fought...
Years before Sophie and Josh Newman met Nicholas Flamel, two legendary warriors fought...
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From New York Times bestselling author Michael Scott and award-winning playwright Colette Freedman, The Thirteen Hallows is the beginning of a spellbinding new saga, a thrilling tale of ancient magic and modern times.
The Hallows. Ancient artifacts imbued with a primal and deadly power. But are they protectors of this world, or the keys to its destruction?
A gruesome murder in London reveals a sinister plot to uncover a two-thousand-year-old secret.
For...
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"One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2014" "Shortlisted for the 2015 Runciman Award, Anglo-Hellenic League" Michael Scott is associate professor of classics and ancient history at the University of Warwick. He has written and presented a number of ancient history documentaries for National Geographic, the History channel, Nova, and the BBC, including one on Delphi.
A comprehensive narrative history of the ancient world's center, from...
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"At all costs avoid blame." Such is the creed of dictators and politicians, tycoons and company chairmen, media celebrities, and spin doctors the world over. But what about men at war, where the penalties for errors of judgment can be devastating? History is full of tales of those who have been wrongly castigated in the rush to find a culprit; only later, sometimes much later, when the real truth comes out, is the scapegoat exonerated. Exposed here...
7) Rachmaninoff
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The musical child of Russia's golden age, Sergei Rachmaninoff, was the last great romantic. Scorned by the musical establishment until very recently, his music received hostile reviews from critics and other composers. Conversely, it never failed to find widespread popular acclaim. Michael Scott's book investigates Rachmaninoff's intense and often melodramatic life, following him from imperial Russia to his years of exile as a wandering virtuoso and...
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In a landscape built by a draconian government and in the dying city of Portland, Alice's life is cast into chaos. Secrets of her past are reveled, secrets that leave her with only two choices. One, turn herself in and be arrested or two, run and fight for her freedom by leaving all she knows and entering unprepared the world of survival. A gift from a woman she has never met helps guide her course of action, but will it be enough to change the course...
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From the day he was born into a racing family on February 16, 1979, Rossi was destined for racing greatness. Rossi started his international racing career in 1996, riding for Aprilia in the 125cc class, and won his first World Championship the following year. Rossi's career would see him go on to win nine Grand Prix World Championships, score 87 wins in 500cc/MotoGP, and many more accolades. This visual biography covers this incredible racer's journey,...
10) The Weird One
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Dare to be weird. You can do anything you want. You just have to do it. You can't sit on your couch and watch TV and say,"Hey, that looks like fun." or "You know, I've always wanted to do that." While you continue eating popcorn. When you can be the one actually doing it. All you have to do is put yourself out there and DO IT. I hope the lessons I talk about and stories I tell in this book show you that. My goal is for YOU to want to become...
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A popular history of how the ancient world turned from a democracy to a monarchy and "shine[s] a light on the culture that bloomed as Athens faded."(The Daily Mail)
Athens, 404 BC. The Democratic city-state has been ravaged by a long and bloody war with neighboring Sparta. The search for scapegoats begins and Athens, liberty's beacon in the ancient world, turns its sword on its own way of life. Civil war and much bloodshed ensue. Defining moments...
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The perils of the colonial Caribbean depicted in Scott's fiction-including slavers and pirates-came from the author's experience. Michael Scott's first book, Tom Cringle's Log, was a series of sketches, but this second naval adventure is a tense novel-length saga. Critics have compared Scott's writings to Marryat, Cooper, and even Dickens.
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I had no small difficulty in carrying this point, as the extreme insalubrity of the climate, the chance of being plundered by the semi-piratical foreign slavers, to say nothing of the danger of a treacherous attack on the part of the natives themselves, weighed heavily against my going in my worthy uncle's mind; but I had set my heart on it, and where there's a will, there's a way. I will not conceal, however, that after all, when it came to the point,...
14) The Fan
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Rick McGraw
Tiffany Hart
She wanted to escape her loveless marriage to an abusive husband. He wanted to fill an emptiness that had been missing for years. A shared passion would bring them both together. But will the past come between them and tear them both apart.
Tiffany Hart suffered emotional and physical abuse for years. Her only out was attending the local wrestling shows on Saturday nights. She often fantasized what it would...
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Twenty-five-hundred years ago, civilizations around the world entered a revolutionary new era that overturned old order and laid the foundation for our world today. In the face of massive social changes across three continents, radical new forms of government emerged; mighty wars were fought over trade, religion, and ideology; and new faiths were ruthlessly employed to unify vast empires. The histories of Rome and China, Greece and India-the stories...
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Captain Douglas Berneville-Claye was serving with the fledgling SAS with fellow officers such as David Stirling and Blair 'Paddy' Mayne when he was captured in the Western Desert. He was 'turned' and became a member of the Nazi Waffen-SS. Collaboration with the enemy was confirmed when dressed as an SS captain he approached remnants of the British Free Corps, the Waffen-SS unit composed of renegade British nationals. He exhorted them to serve under...
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Early in the Second World War, Peter Wand-Tetley volunteered for special service. He saw action first with the newly formed Commandos raiding the North African coast and then in the fierce fighting on Crete. Operations with the LRDG in the Western Desert were followed by SAS actions as Rommel retreated to Tunis. Remarkably he then transferred to the Special Operations Executive and was parachuted blind into enemy occupied Greece in 1943. His role...
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A captivating short story taken from the collection, BEYOND THE STARS, written and illustrated by two great Irish talents in children's fiction today On the day of the Winter Solstice, all the birds of Ireland assemble before the wise old Barn Owl to choose their ruler by a trial of flight. When Iolar the Golden Eagle, the largest and most powerful bird there, is challenged to the title by the tiny and mysterious Dreolin the Wren, his feathers aren't...
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It's important to educate yourself about Bitcoin before you start using it or investing in it. Otherwise, you may be in for lots of surprises. But once you have a clear understanding of the risks involved, you'll know how to take advantage of this revolutionary currency
Bitcoin is a new type of currency (cryptocurrency) that can be used to perform all forms of transactions. An unknown computer programmer introduced Bitcoin in the year 2009. Bitcoin...