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The prince and the pauper

Author: Mark Twain
Published: 1882
book: 411 pages
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Publisher: null
Subject: Fiction

FAQS "Sire, toe Seal is ngt there" 375 "Bethink thee, my King" 877 "Long live the True King!" 379 "To crack Nuts with" 381 Edward as King (half-title) 383 ...

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Pudd'nhead Wilson

Author: Mark Twain
Published: 2006-08-01
book: 144 pages
ISBN:1580493386
ISBN:9781580493383
Publisher: Prestwick House Inc
Subject: Fiction

If you're already a fan of Mark Twain, you'll love Pudd'nhead Wilson. If you're not a fan, this book will make you one.

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Catch Me If You Can

Author: Frank W. Abagnale
Published: 2002
book: 304 pages
ISBN:0767915607
ISBN:9780767915601
Publisher: Broadway
Subject: True Crime

I partied in every capital in Europe and basked on all the world's most famous beaches." From the Trade Paperback edition.

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Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds

Author: Charles Mackay
Published: 2000
book: 744 pages
ISBN:1890151408
ISBN:9781890151409
Publisher: Templeton Press
Subject: Business & Economics

First published in 1841, Extraordinary Popular Delusions studies the psychology of crowds and mass mania throughout history including accounts of classic scams, ...

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Marriage Most Scandalous

Author: Johanna Lindsey
Published: 2006-04-18
book: 448 pages
ISBN:1416505466
ISBN:9781416505464
Publisher: Pocket
Subject: Fiction

Disowned by his family after accidentally killing his best friend in a duel, an embittered Sebastian Townshend has forged a reputation for himself throughout ...

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The prisoner of Zenda

Author: Anthony Hope
Published: 1899
book: 307 pages
ISBN:1416505466
ISBN:9781416505464
Publisher: null
Subject: British

CHAPTER I. THE EASSENDYLLS WITH A WORD ON THE ELPH- BERGS. " I WONDER when in the world you're going to do anything, Rudolf? " said my brother's wife. ...

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Just Imagine

Author: Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Published: 2001-08-16
book: 384 pages
ISBN:0380808307
ISBN:9780380808304
Publisher: Avon Books
Subject: Fiction

After the Civil War, Kit Weston disguises herself as a boy and heads to New York City, determined to kill Baron Cain, a Yankee war hero and the man who stands ...

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The Secret Life of Bryan

Author: Lori Foster
Published: 2004-03-01
book: 298 pages
ISBN:0758203381
ISBN:9780758203380
Publisher: Kensington Books
Subject: Fiction

Bounty hunter Bryan Kelly trades places with his brother, a preacher who is a benefactor to ladies of the evening, to discover who is trying to sabotage his ...

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Atmospheric Disturbances

Author: Rivka Galchen
Published: 2009-04-28
book: 256 pages
ISBN:031242843X
ISBN:9780312428433
Publisher: Picador USA
Subject: Fiction

In the aftermath of his wife Rema's disappearance, Dr. Leo Liebenstein is baffled by the apparent substitution of a woman who looks, talks, and behaves exactly ...

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Carolina Isle

Author: Jude Deveraux
Published: 2005-12-27
book: 397 pages
ISBN:1416509720
ISBN:9781416509721
Publisher: Pocket
Subject: Fiction

Look-alike cousins who have long corresponded but who have never met, Ariel and Sara get more than they had bargained for when they secretly decide to switch ...

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Slightly sinful

Author: Mary Balogh
Published: 2004-04-27
book: 342 pages
ISBN:0440236606
ISBN:9780440236603
Publisher: Dell Pub Co
Subject: Fiction

Injured on the battlefield, Lord Alleyne Bedwyn awakens in a ladies' brothel, with no memory of who he is, in the care of the lovely Rachel York, a young woman ...

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No Girls Allowed

Author: Susan Hughes
Published: 2008-08-01
book: 80 pages
ISBN:1554531780
ISBN:9781554531783
Publisher: Kids Can Pr
Subject: Juvenile Nonfiction

Concentrating on seven historical figures, a graphic novel based on legends, poems, letters, and first-hand accounts shows how women through the ages and across ...

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Brat Farrar

Author: Josephine Tey
Published: 1997-09-02
book: 288 pages
ISBN:0684803852
ISBN:9780684803852
Publisher: Touchstone
Subject: Fiction

In this tale of mystery and suspense, a stranger enters the inner sanctum of the Ashby family posing as Patrick Ashby, the heir to the family's sizable fortune.

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Morning, noon, and night

Author: Sidney Sheldon
Published: 1995-09-19
book: 375 pages
ISBN:0688084923
ISBN:9780688084929
Publisher: William Morrow
Subject: Fiction

The drowning death of one of the wealthiest men in the world has international ripple effects that become complicated by the appearance of a beautiful woman who ...

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The tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson

Author: Mark Twain
Published: 1894
book: 433 pages
ISBN:0688084923
ISBN:9780688084929
Publisher: null
Subject: Fiction

A WHISPER TO THE READER. THERE is no character, howsoever good and line, but it can be destroyed by ridicule, howsoever poor and witless. ...

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Dreamer

Author: Charles Johnson
Published: 1999
book: 240 pages
ISBN:0684854430
ISBN:9780684854434
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Subject: Fiction

A fictional exploration of the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, jr., follows Matthew Bishop, a devoted follower of the civil rights leader, as he trains Chaym ...

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A treasury of deception

Author: Michael Farquhar
Published: 2005-05-31
book: 287 pages
ISBN:0143035444
ISBN:9780143035442
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Subject: History

In whimsical survey of human history, the author of A Treasury of Great American Scandals looks back at some of the greatest deceptions of all times, from the ...

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The Lady in Question

Author: Victoria Alexander
Published: 2003-11-06
book: 384 pages
ISBN:0060517611
ISBN:9780060517618
Publisher: Avon
Subject: Fiction

With her reputation in a tatters thanks to an impulsive decision, Miss Delia Effington retires from society, until she attends a ball disguised as her identical ...

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Touch the Dark

Author: Karen Chance
Published: 2006-06-06
book: 307 pages
ISBN:0451460936
ISBN:9780451460936
Publisher: Michael Joseph
Subject: Fiction

When a bloodthirsty Mafioso sets his vengeful sights on Cassandra Palmer, who is gifted with the ability to communicate with the dead, she is forced to ask the ...

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In Sheep's Clothing

Author: Mary Monroe
Published: 2006
book: 320 pages
ISBN:0758203454
ISBN:9780758203458
Publisher: Dafina
Subject: Fiction

Dissatisfied with her life, Trudy, taking a job as a secretary at a travel agency, goes too far in her quest for passion and happiness when she assumes the ...

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