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A collection of the best-loved of Aesop's Fables.

THE AEGIS CONSPIRACY is a fictional account of a covert organization hidden within the Central Intelligence Agency. The cabal is composed of men who are convinced the policy precluding assassinations exposes the nation to grave peril. Ignoring established directives, these men quietly plan and ca...

Adelaide Porteous had made a good marriage to the great barrister Sir William Porteous, QC and this imperious, beautiful woman was one of Queen Victoria's courtiers, already she has launched two of her three daughters into society. But then disaster strikes. The homicidal dilettante Gideon Raikes...

A novel that seamlessly blends military intrigue, relentless suspense, and a baffling mystery, The Advocate is a harrowing account by two master storytellers who dare to imagine what can really happen in the fire of war, where good and evil aren't always what they seem. Here one man must pierce t...

Unravels the mysteries that surround the art of advertising, taking us into the mind of the consumer and explaining how advertising messages work - or misfire - and why. Fully revised 3rd international edition. By the time we die, we will have spent an estimated one and a half years just watching...

An adventurous boy is a force to be reckoned with. Whether for the hyper boy or the bold teenager, The Adventurous Boy's Handbook is filled with ideas, explanations, and instructions for games, sports, and activities that range from quick tasks to day-long adventures. With beautiful full-color im...

Hal Hays McClure always wanted adventure, and he found it the first time he left home; He was jailed on suspicion of spying for Nazi Germany- Texas of all places. After his Air Force service, he became a newspaper reporter and editor and then a foreign correspondent and bureau chief for the Assoc...

This book brings you unusual experiences; a two-month trek in Nepal; a 350-mile voyage aboard a small catamaran; and a long passage on a square rigged sailing ship

On the banks of the Mississippi, Tom Sawyer and his friends seek out adventure at every turn. Then one fateful night they witness a murder. The boys swear never to reveal the secret and run away to be pirates and search for hidden treasure. But when Tom gets trapped in a cave with the murderer, c...

The sun shines on Tom Sawyer. The idealized childhood of this fictional hero, based on Mark Twain's own early life along the banks of the Mississippi, is filled with robust good humor and high-spirited adventures. Yet there is also an in-depth experience of the central South of the 1840s—its dial...