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Albatross: The True Story of a Woman's Survival at Sea

by Deborah Scaling Kiley

Published: 1994-05-02

Hardcover: 224 pages

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One late summer's day, the yacht Trashman set sail from Annapolis to Florida. On board were five young people: John, the captain; Meg, Mark, Brad, and Debbie Scaling. When the boat sailed into a gale, the eighty-knot winds shredded the sails. Forty-foot seas crashed through the cabin windows, and Trashman...

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Albertina the Practically Perfect

by Susi Gregg Fowler

Published: 1998-09-17

Library Binding: 80 pages

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Molly is moving and she is not happy about it. How can she leave her best friends, her grandparents, and her tree house behind? To top it all off, the very first person she meets in her new neighborhood is a real bully named Violet. But then Molly meets a perfect new friend, and the girls set out to...

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Alcatraz Versus The Evil Librarians

by Brandon Sanderson

Published: 2007-10-01

Hardcover: 320 pages

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Alcestis

by Katharine Beutner

Published: 2010-02-01

Hardcover: 304 pages

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"A novel that is as intoxicating and hypnotic as the sacred smoke inhaled by the oracles."--Elizabeth Knox, author of The Vintner's Luck and The Dreamhunter Duet. "An engaging, subversive reimagining of the tale of the eponymous Greek heroine who is upheld as a shining example of the dutif...

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The Alchemist, 25th Anniversary: A Fable About Following Your Dream

by Paulo Coelho

Published: 2015-02-24

Kindle Edition: 178 pages

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A special 25th anniversary edition of the extraordinary international bestseller, including a new Foreword by Paulo Coelho.Combining magic, mysticism, wisdom and wonder into an inspiring tale of self-discovery, The Alchemist has become a modern classic, selling millions of copies around ...

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Alchemist CD, The

by Paulo Coelho

Published: 2001-04-01

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Paulo Coelho's enchanting novel has inspired a devoted following around the world. This story, dazzling in its simplicity and wisdom, is about an Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago who travels from his homeland in Spain to the Egyptian desert in search of treasure buried in the Pyramid...

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The Alchemist

by Paolo Bacigalupi

Published: 2011-01-31

Hardcover: 96 pages

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Magic has a price. But someone else will pay. Every time a spell is cast, a bit of bramble sprouts, sending up tangling vines, bloody thorns, and threatening a poisonous sleep. It sprouts in tilled fields and in neighbors' roof beams, thrusts up from between street cobbles, and bursts fort...

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The Alchemist's Daughter : A Novel

by Katharine McMahon

Published: 2006-01-31

Hardcover: 352 pages

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There are long-held secrets at the manor house in Buckinghamshire, England, where Emilie Selden has been raised in near isolation by her father. A student of Isaac Newton, John Selden believes he can turn his daughter into a brilliant natural philosopher and alchemist. Secluded in their an...

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The Alchemy of Forever: An Incarnation Novel

by Avery Williams

Published: 2012-01-03

Hardcover: 256 pages

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Seraphina's first love made her immortal?her second might get her killed.Incarnation is a new series that introduces a fresh mythology perfect for fans of bestselling series like The Immortals by Alyson Noel and Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl.After spending six hundr...

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The Alchemy of Murder

by Carol McCleary

Published: 2011-03-01

Mass Market Paperback: 480 pages

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The world's most famous reporter, the intrepid Nellie Bly, teams up with science fiction genius Jules Verne, the notorious wit and outrageous rogue Oscar Wilde, and the greatest microbe-hunter in history, Louis Pasteur.  Together, they must solve the crime of the century. They are all in ...