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- Zane Gray had a hut on the Robber, and his affection and passion for this epic river make her the main theme of the book.It is the best writing about the Rogue that has been done before or since and poetically and descriptively traces the river from its birth below Crater Lake to its dispersal into the Pacific and then picks up a school of salmon and takes them all the way back up the river to spawn....
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- Edgar Wallace is one of the most popular classics of the English detective. The unpredictable dynamic plots of his books gave rise to more than 160 adaptations! The author worked a lot with Hollywood: he was the screenwriter of the legendary King Kong and the first film version of The Baskervilles Dogs. Chases, shootings, changing clothes, luxury villas and cars are integral parts of Wallace’s stories....
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- The ongoing adventures of the courageous Bomba the Jungle Boy! In „Bomba, the Jungle Boy on the Underground River”, Sobrinini, the snake woman that Bomba rescued from Snake Island, is also undergoing treatment. During her more lucid moments, she has told Bomba of a chest that she buried in the banks of an underground river. It contains documents and records related to Bomba’s parents. Sobrinini’s disordered...
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- It was a windy day and why not go out with your boats to the sea? Sail sags were filled, people began to act, and for a long time the boats beat heavily downstream. The race began in earnest, and the spirit of rivalry revived the hearts of these tumultuous river drivers. Captain Nat was driving, and his eyes shone with pleasure as he gradually turned away from his rival.
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- Many years ago the Monrovian Government sent one Bosambo, a native of the Kroo coast and consequently a thief, to penal servitude for the term of his natural life. Bosambo, who had other views on the matter, was given an axe and a saw in the penal settlement and told to cut down and trim certain mahogany trees in company with other unfortunate men similarly circumstanced. Those who love classic adventure...
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- During 1907 Edgar Wallace (1875-1932) travelled to the Congo Free State, to report on atrocities committed against the Congolese under King Leopold II of Belgium and the Belgian rubber companies, in which up to 15 million Congolese were killed. Isabel Thorne of the Weekly Tale-Teller penny magazine, invited Wallace to serialize stories inspired by his experiences. These were published as his first...
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- Winter closed early over the great desert of the Northwest, and the first dense snow lay on the banks and covered dark trees with a white mantle. Ice formed under the river banks, and its huge layers crumbled under the sound of a choking stern wheel and rattled like broken glass on a track. In the snowy forest thickets, neither human dwellings nor living creatures were visible. The still air was bitter...
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- Gerard Roiland, a typical Collins outsider, returns from college in Germany to take over his family estate at Trimley Dean and falls inappropriately in love with Kristel Toller, the daughter of one of his tenants. There is a mysterious deaf tenant who is also after Christelle.
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- The setting is Nigeria a century ago, and British District Commissioner R.G. Sanders oversees the tribes. He discovers that Bosambo has been acting as chief without approval, but is so impressed with his skills Sanders allows him to remain in place, but Sanders heads to England to marry and unrest follows. The classic Commissioner Sanders stories about Africa by Edgar Wallace. This is the second collection...
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- In „Forlorn River”, young Ben Ide is cast out by his rich dad, branded a wild horse hunter and possible rustler. Ide befriends a wounded man, whom he nicknames „Nevada.” Ide does the same for „Modoc,” an Indian he pulls out of a saloon. All three men form bonds of loyalty in their isolated state as they hunt wild horses in the California wilderness. Then the love of Ben’s youth returns after being...
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- W głębi prastarego lasu, skrywa się prawda, przez wieki ukrywana. To opowieść o dziewczynce, wygnanej przez matkę i skazanej na śmierć, która odnajduje swoje przeznaczenie u boku tajemniczej wiedźmy. To historia pełna magii, dawnych wierzeń i zapomnianych rytuałów, odsłaniająca ich prawdziwe oblicze. Opowieść o miłości, walce i przeznaczeniu — pełna emocji, niespodziewana i mroczna. Książka, która...
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- Vern is an excellent example of medieval architecture with soft pink brick and curved chimneys. Neville Ashdown crossed the park on a winter day to call the house where he was born. However, so much time has passed. New home owners. New story. But this place is full of secrets.
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- A young settler named Balthus walks blissfully unaware through a forest trail when the sound of combat draws his attention. He hides behind a tree and sees Conan step into the open, having just slain a Pictish robber who was about to ambush Balthus. Conan had been tracking the Pict for some hours, as he has been chasing the encroaching Picts on commission from nearby Fort Tuscelan.
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- „Sick Heart River” is the fifth book in the Edward Leithen series. This is Buchan’s last novel, about a man who is dying, and it must reflect Buchan’s own efforts to come to terms with his looming demise."Sick Heart River” finds Leithen now in his late fifties facing a terminal diagnosis of turberculosis. Leithen has enjoyed a dazzling career as eminent barrister, member of Parliament, Cabinet minister,...
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- Niniejszy atlas świata jest uzupełnieniem poradnika do gry Drakensang: The River of Time. Skrócona wersja spisu treści: -[Wprowadzenie] -[Bohater] Tworzenie postaci -[Bohater] Rozwój -[Bohater] Archetypy wojowników - cz. 1 -[Bohater] Archetypy wojowników - cz. 2 -[Bohater] Archetypy magów -[Bohater] Archetypy znawców natury -[Bohater] Archetypy łotrzyków -[Bohater] Umiejętności - cz. 1 -[Bohater] Umiejętności...
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- Opowieść wigilijna, która wniesie wiele radości do naszych domów. Już ponad pół miliona czytelników znalazło w niej swój balsam dla duszy! Gdzieś na południu Alabamy, w najdalszym zakątku tego stanu, nad brzegami rzeki wolno snującej swój bieg, leży urocze senne miasteczko. Nazywa się Lost River i rzeczywiście, świat jakby o nim zapomniał. Czasem ktoś się zabłąka, źle skręci z autostrady,...
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- Edgar Wallace was one of the most popular and prolific authors of his era. For his series set in the highly evocative world of West Africa he created two of his most beloved and enduring characters, Colonial Administrator Sanders and his eccentric companion Lieutenant Tibbetts, known to all as „Bones”. It is a time when the world’s most powerful nations are vying for colonial honor, a time of trading...
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- Frederick Schiller Faust (1892-1944) was an American author known primarily for his thoughtful and literary Westerns under the pen name Max Brand. Prolific in many genres he wrote historical novels, detective mysteries, pulp fiction stories and many more. This is one of his work. The plot is well constructed with well drawn subsidiary characters and provides a number of interesting twists. Highly recommended,...
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- Kiedy młoda dziewczyna próbuje odnaleźć własny sposób na życie, niechcący może wpakować się w poważne tarapaty... Doświadczyła tego Natalia, pasjonatka podróży, która postanowiła rozpocząć pracę na statku pasażerskim. Obiecywane góry złotych monet i poszerzenie horyzontów szybko okazują się zwykłym kłamstwem, a Natalia trafia w sam środek piekła na wodzie. Oszukana przez armatora statku i załogę zostaje...
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- Poradnik skupia się na opisie zadań. Znajdziecie tutaj zarówno te związane z głównym wątkiem fabularnym, jak i poboczne. Łącznie questów jest aż 100. Skrócona wersja spisu treści: -[Wstęp] -[Legenda] -[Zadania główne] Lista zadań -[Zadania główne] Obozowisko -[Zadania główne] Nadoret – dla łotrzyków - cz. 1 -[Zadania główne] Nadoret – dla łotrzyków - cz. 2 -[Zadania główne] Nadoret – dla wojowników -[Zadania...
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