In some mysterious family feud or unintended slight, Jane Barlow Schwartz lost a friend, her cousin & soul mate Martha. But years later, surrounded by the exotic wildlife of the Galapagos, Jane & Martha meet again. There, amid the antics of blue-footed boobies & red-lipped batfish, Jane sets off on a quest through her family history. ...

This volume brings together key chapters from Darwin's most important books, including the Journal of Researches on the Beagle voyage (1845), the Origin of Species (1859), the Descent of Man (1871), & the full text of his delightful autobiography. They are accompanied by responses from 19th-century readers from around the world. ...

In this illustrated history David Crystal charts the development of the language from the earliest runic inscriptions in Old English, through the emergence of a standard variety of English between 1400 & 1800, to the most modern forms of the language in ...

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As New York City prepares to host the Republican National Convention, Mayor & former superhero Mitchell Hundred is forced to investigate a new, costumed player
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Kate Nichols had been married just two years when her art dealer husband crashed his plane & died. A year on, still overwhelmed by grief, she meets & falls in love with documentary film-maker, Richard Marshall. Richard is a divorced father of two & still very involved with his bi-polar ex-wife, but despite these difficulties, Kate's feeling for him are intense & her old wounds begin to heal. Meanwhile, as her father battles with the final stages of terminal cancer, Kate's divorced mother has fallen in love with another man, Ben Townsend. Kate warms to Ben, but she is suspicious about his business activities. When Kate eventually discovers the truth, she is devastated to learn that Ben & her mother will have to flee the country for their own safety. Unable to share this secret with Richard, & increasingly insecure about Richard's commitment to her, Kate must live with the burden of knowing that she stands to lose both her father & then her mother. ...

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Before Arthur's father, Uther Pendragon, was murdered by Ulric, as a final act, Uther thrust his sword, Caliburn, into a rock. Only a man true of heart would be able to draw & wield the weapon once more. Until that time, Ulric would become King of the Britons, raining terror over all the l&. ...

A hero is born A sword will choose him A sorcerer will save him The Roman Empire is in ruins. On a tiny boat in the Irish Sea float one man & a child, helpless after war has nearly destroyed their home, the colony called Camelot. That man is Merlyn Britannicus, cousin to the slain king Uther Pendragon. He would shed oceans of blood & sacrifice his life to defend the baby & royal heir: Arthur. With Camelot ripped apart by warring lords & assailed by violent tribes, Merlyn must use everything in his power to protect Arthur & return him to the land in which he'll become a hero. Discover the most authentic telling of the Arthurian legend ever written ...

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