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Rett's done some running away in his life, from family and from boyfriends, and he's not above doing it again. His current boyfriend wants to take their relationship to the next level, which makes Rett hesitant and doubtful. Luckily, a job offer in a new town solves his problem for him, giving him the perfect excuse to run away yet again from the uncomfortable feeling of someone trying to get close to him, even if it means picking up after seven years...
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Anna is a widowed Amish woman and her daughter Megan is dying from leukemia. She strikes up a sentimental friendship with Finn, a rich Englischer. Since the girl has only six weeks or less to live, the trio fly to New York City where the daughter skates the ice rink, takes in the ballet and sight-sees most of the Englisch world to make the most of her last days with her mother...A sentimental journey into the final days of an Amish girl...
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Inspired by the writings of Ehregott Andreas Wasianski, a close friend and disciple of Immanuel Kant when he approached the end of his life, this biography offers readers a glimpse into the personal and intellectual world of one of the greatest philosopher.
This new edition comes with an Easy to Read Layout designed to make reading comfortable.
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The disappearance of the steam locomotive in the land of its birth touched the hearts of millions, but when the government announced the Modernisation Plan for Britain's railways in 1955, under which steam was to be phased out in favour of diesel and electric traction, few people took it seriously. Steam locomotives were an integral part of our daily lives and had been for almost one and a half centuries. Furthermore, they were still being built in...
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Moon Knight volume 25
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Knight's end! The past comes back to bedevil Moon Knight as he pursues his latest enemy - someone at once familiar and new. Hunting for answers, he is haunted by the last mission of the Karnak Cowboys - a mercenary crew counting among its members Marc Spector, Jean-Paul Duchamp, Robert Plesko…and Layla El-Faouly! Meanwhile, as Moon Knight is left to deal with apocalyptic events, Khonshu's other faithful Fist, Hunter's Moon, leads new converts to...
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A personal story, a colorful travelogue and an inside experience of politics and international relations, which includes a poignant 'imperial' sidelight with the discovery of his grandmother's grave in India.
Charles Cullimore's was a varied life from the end of the British Empire to high-level business and finally with major roles in post-imperial British policy. He rounded off a career appropriately by lecturing at the School of Oriental and African...