Pete Bradbury
1) Walden
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English
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With his bare hands, an axe, and a plentiful supply of Yankee grit, Thoreau carved out his own way of life and thought on the banks of Walden Pond. His meditations ring as true as ever.
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Alex Cross novels volume 24
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English
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Shots ring out in the early morning hours in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. When the smoke clears, a prominent police official lies dead, leaving the city's police force scrambling for answers. Under pressure from the mayor, Alex Cross steps into the leadership vacuum to investigate the case. But before Cross can make any headway, a brutal crime wave sweeps across the region. The deadly scenes share only one common thread -- the victims are all criminals....
4) Bad ground
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English
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Seventeen-year-old Jeremy Prine's father was killed in a mining accident when Jeremy was only a child. now his mother has passed away, leaving him with an odd request. Jeremy is to find his father's brother Aiden, a hardrock miner, and stay with him, regardless of Aiden's wishes. So Jeremy joins the ranks, doing physical labor with rough, complex miners. He must trust in God to give him the courage to find the humanity behind these tough-as-steel...
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Jericho Quinn novels volume 8
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English
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Cuba and the United States are in talks to normalize relations, something the old guard on the Communist-controlled island has vowed to stop--by any means necessary. Zayda de la Guardia, a rogue general in the Cuban security services, has gotten his hands on a nuclear weapon left over from the Cold War. He plans to launch it on Miami, an attack that could kill millions. There's just one thing standing in his way: special agent Jericho Quinn and his...
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Dagger and the coin volume 4
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English
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"THE RISE OF THE DRAGON AND THE FALL OF KINGS Lord Regent Geder Palliako's war has led his nation and the priests of the spider goddess to victory after victory. No power has withstood him, except for the heart of the one woman he desires. As the violence builds and the cracks in his rule begin to show, he will risk everything to gain her love or else her destruction. Clara Kalliam, the loyal traitor, is torn between the woman she once was and the...
7) In His Image
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Christ clone trilogy volume 1
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Recorded Books
Pub. Date
p2001
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English
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Two nuclear wars. Three asteroids. Demonic madness that kills one third of the world's population. Into this, a savior will rise, cloned from Christ. It's not fiction. It's prophecy.The Messiah of the New Age. His coming is prophesied by more than a dozen major religions. Cloned from live cells of Jesus Christ found on the Shroud of Turin, Christopher Goodman was born into the most turbulent time in human history. Mentored by former UN Assistant Secretary-General...
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Recorded Books
Pub. Date
p2005
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English
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In 1943, as German prisoners work the plantations of Mississippi Delta country, Dan Timms roves the area in a "rolling stone" selling goods for his uncle. Dan's partner is L.C., a young black man. While L.C. struggles against the inequities surrounding him, Dan romanticizes World War II and dreams of his eventual participation. But when his battleweary friend returns from the action, Dan gains a new, shattering perspective.
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Christ clone trilogy volume 2
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Recorded Books
Pub. Date
p2002, c1997
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English
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"As the new millennium began, a child named Christopher was cloned from cells harvested from the Shroud of Turin. Now, two decades later, he is an adult. After spending 40 days in the desert, fasting and praying, he understands his mission clearly. His Father has spoken to him"--Container.
10) Acts of God
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Christ clone trilogy volume 3
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Recorded Books
Pub. Date
p2002, c1998
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English
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After a tremendous disaster reduces much of the world to ashes, the survivors turn to Christopher Goodman, the reborn Christ, cloned from living cells found on the shroud of Turin. Goodman promises humanity a glorious future.
12) The Rifleman
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Publisher
Recorded Books
Pub. Date
p2019
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English
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This is a war story. It's about real people and events before and during the American Revolution. The central characters in this work-Daniel Morgan, George Washington, Patrick Henry, Charles Mynn Thruston, and Generals Arnold, Knox, Greene, Lee, Gates, and a host of others--actually did the deeds at the places and times described herein. So too did their accurately identified foreign and native adversaries. Though this is a work of fiction, readers...
13) The warded man
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Ballantine Books
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English
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As darkness falls each night, demons known as the corelings rise, and three young survivors of demon attacks risk everything to recover the secrets of the past to defeat the corelings and stop their relentless assault against humans.
14) The skull throne
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Demon Cycle volume 4
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Del Rey
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English
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"The Skull Throne of Krasia stands empty. Built from the skulls of fallen generals and demon princes, it is a seat of honor and ancient, powerful magic, keeping the demon corelings at bay. From atop the throne, Ahmann Jardir was meant to conquer the known world, forging its isolated peoples into a unified army to rise up and end the demon war once and for all. But Arlen Bales, the Warded Man, stood against this course, challenging Jardir to a duel...
15) The desert spear
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Demon Cycle volume 2
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English
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Two men--Ahmann Jardir and Arlen--were once friends and brothers-in-arms. Now they have become fierce adversaries in a battle against a new breed of demon--more deadly and more intelligent than any that have come before. Only one is the prophesied Deliverer of his people. Sequel to The Warded Man.
16) The core
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Demon Cycle volume 5
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Del Rey
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English
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"The epic fantasy saga of humans winnowed to the point of extinction by night-stalking demons, and the survivors who fight back. The New York Times bestselling Demon Cycle series comes to its epic conclusion"-- Provided by publisher.
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Demon Cycle volume 3
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Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
2013.
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English
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “[Peter V. Brett] confirms his place among epic fantasy’s pantheon of greats amid the likes of George R. R. Martin, Steven Erikson, and Robert Jordan.”—Fantasy Book Critic
In this third volume in the internationally bestselling Demon Cycle series, humanity has found hope in the battle against demonkind, if only they can avoid going to war with themselves.
The...
In this third volume in the internationally bestselling Demon Cycle series, humanity has found hope in the battle against demonkind, if only they can avoid going to war with themselves.
The...
19) Ceremony
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English
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Leslie Marmon Silko's sublime Ceremony is almost universally considered one of the finest novels ever written by an American Indian. It is the poetic, dreamlike tale of Tayo, a mixed-blood Laguna Pueblo and veteran of World War II. Tormented by shell shock and haunted by memories of his cousin who died in the war, Tayo struggles on his impoverished reservation. After turning to alcohol to ease his pain, he strives for a better understanding of who...
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Touchstone/Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2008
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English
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Dear Doctor Woodruff, I hope you don't mind me writing to you. I think I'm your daughter.... At the height of his career, a British surgeon has found success in both the hospital and at home. He and his wife have everything they want out of life, except the child she longs for, the child Dr. Woodruff secretly believes he may never be ready to parent. Suddenly, the delicate equilibrium of their relationship is blown apart by the arrival of shocking...