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...This is a tale based on Melville's experiences aboard the USS United States from 1843 to 1844. It comments on the harsh and brutal realities of service in the US Navy at that time, but beyond this the narrator has created for the reader graphic symbols for class distinction, segregation and sl...

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... a collection of short stories by P. G. Wodehouse, first published in the United Kingdom on March 8, 1917 by Methuen & Co., London, and in the United States in 1933 by A.L. Burt and Co., New York. All the stories had previously appeared in periodicals, usually the Strand in the UK and the Red Book magazine or the Saturday Evening Post in the US. It is a fairly miscellaneou...

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...The Prince and Betty is a novel by P. G. Wodehouse. It was originally published in Ainslee's Magazine in the United States in January 1912, and, in a slightly different form, as a serial in Strand Magazine in the United Kingdom between February and April 1912, before being published in book form, in the UK only, by Mills & Boon, London, on...

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...Charles King (1844 – 1933) was a United States soldier and a distinguished writer. He was the son of Civil War general Rufus King and great grandson of Rufus King, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. He graduated from West point in 1866 and serve...

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...Only the illusion doesn’t deceive." He later became involved in shadowy transactions involving weapons transfers in Southern Sudan. Returning to the States, he sought a quiet enterprise that would print easy money. The Chuckwalla Reveille, the weekly in a tiny desert town, had a small but steady trade with several real estate brokers and a car dealership. Dietz had no int...

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...anging out. We’ve been to Scorpion Peak a million times. But some parents got worried.” Reveille: You guys have .22s. Pipps: “Actually, most of us have .223 semi autos. Rugers. Also a Garand. A couple of 30-30 carbines. Remington seven mil. Some antique junk. Enfields, Mosh-Nagant.” Reveille: Aren’t you too old to be a Boy Scout? Pipps: “Officially it goes ...

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...— damming the Arctic Ocean, and adjusting the Earth's axial tilt (by the Terrestrial Axis Straightening Company). In Astor's novel, the future United States is a multi-continental superpower. European nations have been taken over by socialist governments, which have sold most of their African colonies to the U.S.; and Canada, Mexico, and the countries of South America have...

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...as of hygiene and her horrors of germs, and the baby’s life becomes a nightmare. When Kirk returns, unsuccessful in his endeavors and outraged at the state of affairs at home, the marriage quickly sours. Can anyone save Ruth and Kirk from themselves and rebuild their happy home? Their Mutual Child aka The Coming of Bill or The White Hope by P. G. Wodehouse, first appeared ...

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...He’s expendable, vulnerable and flat-broke; the ideal candidate for his employer of last resort, the U.S. State Department’s Diplomatic Security Service. But his part-time employment opportunity at McDonald’s is a pretty close runner-up. That’s because retired special agent Avery Dick takes on the dangerous, difficult assignments...

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...or cattle ranch and ultimately saves it from foreclosure. A good deal of the story involves his horse "Spirit" and his involvement in the early Texas State Fair races. This 203 page novel is suitable for young readers. Buy at www.callmemontana.com...

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...ll the excitement he can handle working on one of the biggest ranches in the state. It was his interest in race horses that took him there in the f... ...oincidental. All Rights Reserved Printed in the United States of America E4 Library of Congress Control Number 2008903876 ... ... first thought. “Yes Montana. My grandfather came from back east right after statehood, when he and his brother staked out about five-thousand acre... ...“Well,” he replied. “I’m glad I brought you along. Maybe it was fate that put us together today. Either way Montana, I’m much obliged.” Before rem... ...at happened? Why are you limping?” “Slow down Annie, or your going to knock us both over. I’m fine. Just took a fall on the way out here. Montana... ...it.” John E. Richman 28 “Thanks for the information. Will you be joinin’ us?” “No, not tonight. Sometimes I do, but we had our foreman up and... ...inutes later I was much relieved.” By now the rest of the family had joined us and Mrs. Winters announced it was time to say grace. We all joined... ...r Jack from a snake bite. In Jesus’ name we ask that you continue to protect us from our enemies. Amen” I wasn’t sure what enemies he was refer... ...s anywhere near as fast as Doc says, he’s going to be our entry in the Great State Fair of Texas in October. Let him go, Doc.” Clint held his wat...

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...t criss-crossed his face like an erratic map. “Suicide’s a crime. No one leaves. I need a statement from everyone. Is that clear?” Barton said, stil... ...“Go for it.” A dozen officers sat in various corners of the studio painstakingly taking statements. No one really had anything to add that was not... ...passionately, “but I only have a few questions.” “I already gave one of your officers a statement,” she replied, sucking in a deep sigh. “Thank ... ...l cleaned, and stocked with our favorite foods and wine. The Moseley’s were going to join us for the weekend… Why would he do this? It makes no sens... ...e-up. You’ll see her again on camera Three.” - J.Cross/Stone 25 “Did anyone take her statement?” Brand asked Barton. “I’m sure they did, I’d h... ...u would,” she said with a touch of anger attached. “I mean, really confide. Just between us, not Kensey, or any other living soul?” “You want me t... ...ow if I can trust you?” “With what?” “Anything I tell you must remain strictly between us,” Brand said. “And I promise the same.” “I just want ... ...red her attempt at an apology. “Do we have an agreement about keeping things just between us? It’s imperative, or I can’t help you.” “Why is this s... ...ut dinner tonight?” he asked. “Fine, and you can also catch me up. I’ll have Jonesy make us dinner.” “I was thinking more like going out somewhere...

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...Eugene’s brow furrowed. ‘You mean you could choose who died?’ ‘Oh yes.’ Hahn’s tone was matter of fact. ‘But now I venture onto the territory of state secrets! Not only were we implanted with health chips, those of us who thought we were important were implanted with tags that identified our status. This was updated in real time. So if my car was in an accident with a...

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...reign of terror has led to the destruction of their laboratories, but not their secret weapon. We then take a thousand year leap to a future city state in which the human aptitude for duplicitous and unjust social schemes has reached its logical culmination in Oasis, a flesh-crawlingly evil dystopia ruled by the most unpleasant gang of conmen and women you're ever like...

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...ghtfully along the driveway, mentally preparing himself for their unwelcome guest. Sebastian stood beside him, equally pensive. ‘The mad monk’s done us a favour—saved us having to close the place ourselves. At least we’ve avoided depressing farewells.’ He shook his head in despair. ‘It feels odd knowing I’ll never see the place again. That’s where I found my father. Then ...

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...2 www.StrategicBookGroup.com ISBN: 978-1-60911-286-8 Printed in the United States of America Book Design: Rolando F. Santos This book is dedicated to... ...had its fair share of street violence in its past. The former home of the state capital was any- thing but paradise. Then the Flash Storm came. The t... ...me from New Hamp- shire, but no one knew. He could have adopted the former state’s quote because it was especially applicable to the times at hand. ... ...e that scorpion guy. The man in black,” the older gentleman point blankly stated. Vincent looked him directly in the eyes, “Yeah, that’s me. Name’s ... ...the sewers. We can move around down there, where the satellites won’t see us.” “SATs? I thought those were gone,” said the skinny man. “No, Zodiac c... ... them now. All of ‘em. Great huh? He cut of world communication to all of us, and had a readymade system for his own use. I think I saw an exposed s... ...nt, I have a thousand questions but I guess they can wait. If you can get us out of here, I’ll be eternally grateful,” the old man stated. “Then fol... ...you do that for?” asked the older man. 6 Mike Saxton “If they’re watching us from SATs, they’ll know where to go. I don’t want to make it easy on th... ...lbot spoke up, “What the hell is that supposed to mean? You haven’t given us any answers!” “Look guys, let’s get out of here alive, then I’ll answer ...

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...re to do so means flogging, or worse. Fending off the rats that constantly attack us, we rush to the latrines. The silent, desperate scrimmage for... ...ck, rarely the sweat-cemented armpits, never the swollen feet or groin. Hundreds of us and so few water taps and such a feverish hush. Don’t be a... ... The orchestra is playing a cheerful march in the distance. The sounds waft around us, disembodied, nightmarish, like some discordant smoke. The... ... Additionally, I am the last in the row of ten, not an auspicious place. They count us every morning when we depart, assigned to work details, and e... ...y morning when we depart, assigned to work details, and every evening, when some of us return, carrying the dead and murdered on our shoulders. The ... ...y guaranteed the emigration of wealthy Jews to Palestine! There would have been no State of Israel without us!” He clutched his abdomen in excru... ...Sixth Old News “Heinrich Mueller? Gestapo Mueller? The head of the Nazi secret state police?” I felt more awkward by the minute. Libby was t... ...resumed her oration: “In 1935, Hitler and his minions made a series of surprising statements.” – Libby leafed through another tome and read: “’Law... ...his Deputy. Hitler himself railed against ‘provocateurs, rebels, and enemies of the state’ who posted unauthorized anti-Jewish signs and graffiti th...

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...e and space. However, I am glad you deign to share your grace and charm with us. It is a rare pleasure. Linda Marchetti “Light of Passion”: Dear God i... ...PUBLISHAMERICA, LLLP. www.publishamerica.com Baltimore Printed in the United States of America To my dearly loved CONTENTS Acknowledgments Introdu... ...d. There she rises from the raging and foaming sea, released from her mortal state of being, and transforms into a Goddess. 22 A Messenger from Eros ... ...from the heaping coals of fire embodied in a globe of flames. Their heavenly state in its first account bows down before her in the highest reverence.... ...ne. For this enchanted bliss returns to the sky, a famed tower to stand upon us, a heaven of heavens. A sacred space in the world that is written in t... ... To seed each blossom in ways no one has bloomed. Paradise has time to serve us both, for I am the giver to her needs. Let my hands be the player of h... ...ul of divinity. High upon the mountains of every ivory plain an angel in the state of true glory, pure and holy in which the light has never before be... ...ough our journey of forever love all seeing eyes of the Gods will watch over us in their amorous care. 49 All for Her Love Would the golden era of a ... ...auty exist in his soul. If such is the case, love comes in a moment given to us by the heavens. Quote: “That which shall be written shall be done in h...

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...ked some of the best writers in the business to share their inspiration with us, their favorite words of wisdom, and explain why they find them so spe... ... Him to place within our hearts the longings and desires that He chooses for us. When that happens, instead of wishing for things that bring only temp... .... Deborah Raney 11 When we open our hearts to God, he begins to work within us, allowing us to hope for and pray for the very things that are His wil... ..., allowing us to hope for and pray for the very things that are His will for us. Where my writing is concerned, my desires have not always been in lin... ...aiming God’s glory is the primary impetus in what we do. Even though many of us write in different genres, by the very act of using our gift as He has... ... bus stop in Southern California. That article had been published in another state. But because the magazine goes to subscribers all over the United S... ...eelance writer, author, and illustrator, I confidently endorse and tweak his statement saying, “Anyone who learns to see can learn to write.” It all... ... from others; surely more will be found in them than in others.” And to that statement I say, “Amen!” There is more expected of us, and there should b... ...t in a TV ad when another cowpoke reveals he bought his salsa in the eastern state. New Y ork editors might not make Texas salsa, but when one is conf...

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...r R.!U.!R., the same to be credited as part payment of the amount due to us. We beg to remain, for Rossum's Universal Robots. Yours truly." (SULLA ... ...ather. I am Helena Glory. DOMIN Miss Glory, this is such a great honor for us to be allowed to!–– welcome our great President's daughter, that!–– HEL... ...e sort of beetle and ending with a man. A man of different substance from us. Miss Glory, that was a tremendous moment. HELENA Well? DOMIN Now, the t... ...y." HELENA Oh. R. U. R. I-8 DOMIN That are unnecessary when he wants, let us say, to weave or count. Do you play the piano? HELENA Yes. DOMIN That's... ...o, no. DOMIN You wouldn't know that she's made of different material from us, would you? Turn round, Sulla. HELENA Oh, stop, stop. DOMIN Talk to Miss... ...sal Robots any more. We'll establish a factory in every country, in every State; and do you know what these new factories will make? HELENA No, what... ...HELENA Oh, Gall, don't speak. FABRY It isn't too late. It will be a little State with one ship. Alquist will build us a house and you shall rule over... ...suits me right down to the ground. R. U. R. III-77 FABRY And this little State of ours could be the centre of future life. A place of refuge where ...

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... Sleeman: ‘Are you afraid of the spirits you murder?’ Thuggee: ‘Never, they cannot trouble us.’ Sleeman: ‘And how do they not trouble you?... ... as a cavalry commander and ultimately as Resident at the Court of a Nawab, the Moslem ruler of a state in the foothills of the Himalayas. Coincidin... ...k and, eventually, the shoreline of their beloved England receded. Helen took Rosita’s arm, ‘Let us find our cabin. I believe it is down this compa... ...plied, ‘Thank you, Lieutenant MacGregor. I understand that you and your platoon will be escorting us to Mirapore.’ ‘That will indeed be my pleasure.... ...the Ganges and the Jumna, the party left the river boats to travel by the Grand Trunk Road to the State of Mirapore in the foothills of the Himalaya... ...now fallen into disrepair.’ Helen was fascinated throughout the journey - the golden temples and stately mosques; the beautiful architectural monume... ...nhagen 44 diplomatic skills of Gavin, Mohammed Hassan Khan, could be a great deal of trouble to us.’ In reply to Helen’s anticipated question, the... ...India Company and the Union flag demonstrating, all too clearly, the real military masters of the State. ‘There is the fort, which is about six mile... ...nt. ‘Well, I’ll certainly do that to-morrow at the Nawab’s dinner party. Mohammed Khan is giving us a reception in your honour tomorrow night, Helen...

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...essly on his elevated seat, hawk-eyeing everyone malevolently. Sure enough, he doesn't like us. He clears all other players, letting us bet in splen... ...ensive or both. We evade each other's gaze. Our hands are shaking and the boys keep pumping us with increasingly inebriating drinks. They want us un... ...umping us with increasingly inebriating drinks. They want us under the influence. They want us to cough up everything we have and then some. We want... ...fruits, along dusty and sizzling highways. This loot proves his detractors wrong. It loudly states, in black and red: I am here, not to be snubbed. ... ...ploys a silver rake to place the bets. I sneak a peek at Eli's table. It's hard to tell his state. His body tilts in zealous inclination, his shaded... ...bling. His bobbing head recoils as he awakes from interrupted slumber. It's just the two of us against the weary staff. As autumn night is pierced ... ...ttering cravats. The hours pass and we are no closer to our destination. A rising sun daubs us with pink and wine. Eli turns to me and vows: "From ... ...nd, cannot be replaced, as far as you're concerned. You are a loyal subject of your psychic state while I am a denizen of the eternal hunting ground... ...shield: Am I there yet? Did I arrive? I have customers everywhere, an ostensibly desirable state of affairs. I climb stairs and wonder: Maybe this ...

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...UBLISHAMERICA, LLLP www.publishamerica.com Baltimore Printed in the United States of America Table of Contents The 10 Journeys 5 Love Letters 38 The... ... birthed by her heart into eternity’s laboring light. Where in this mortal state she outstretches her wings and attaches them to my mind. 12 Her blis... ...the high priests of the empyrean sphere shall flourish like palm and bless us in the comfort of love arms. 16 Journey IV O’ children of the Lord’s da... ...e darkness measured in staffs of lights. And from the flesh shall she give us life in spirit and grow wings upon her back. O’ beautiful daughter of Ze... ...There is no one comparable unto her. She is the bright angel prevailing in us all, the self within all love. She takes timeless forms of eternal youth... ...ear Isabella, You complete the circle in my life, the stars stays close to us, over the western sky. As they look down on us one by one from heaven wi...