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  The Green God

  L. Ron Hubbard, Various Various

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  Private detective Sam Spade nearly died, several times over, chasing The Maltese Falcon. But what Spade faced in pursuit of the black bird was child’s play compared to what Lieutenant Bill Mahone of Naval Intelligence endures when he sets out to find The Green God.He’s tortured with knives, threatened with a slow, painful death, and buried alive. And then things get really nasty. The entire Chinese city of Tientsin is under siege from within—the streets filled with rioting, arson, mass looting, and murder. And all because the city’s sacred idol—The Green God—has gone missing. Mahone’s convinced he knows who stole the deity of jade, diamonds, and pearls. To retrieve it, though, he’ll have to go undercover and underground. But he’s walking a razor’s edge - between worship and warfare, between a touch of heaven and a taste of bloody hell.As a young man, Hubbard visited Manchuria, where his closest friend headed up British intelligence in northern China. Hubbard gained a unique insight into the intelligence operations and spy-craft in the region, as well as the criminal trade in sacred objects. It was on this experience that he based "The Green God", which was his first professional sale, published in February, 1934—the beginning of a very remarkable and prolific writing career.Also includes the adventure Five Mex for a Million, in which an American Army captain, falsely accused of murder, finds himself taking on the Chinese government, a powerful Russian general, and a mysterious, unexpected passenger.

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  Dragon of the Sea

  Kristie Clark

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  Discover the Caribbean's ancient sea dragon and the origins of the gold treasure she guards. 
  After losing his place in Queen Isabella’s court, Fernando, the illegitimate teenage son of Christopher Columbus, embarks on a journey with his adopted Taíno brother Diego to the West Indies where they encounter the ancient sea dragon. And when Fernando witnesses the blood the colonists shed for gold, he decides he must courageously document these atrocities before the Taíno people are gone forever. 
  Will the young Fernando, a lover of books, use his quill and journal as a brave knight might use a sword and shield? 
  Dragon of the Sea is a standalone historical fiction short story, and also serves as the historical prologue to the contemporary Sci-Fi Thrillers Killing Dragons, Dragon Gold, and Dragon Clan. Dragon of the Sea is book zero in the Order of the Dolphin book series by Kristie Clark. It may be read in any order with other books in the Order of the Dolphin series. 
  Dragon of the Sea won a Finalist Award for the Chanticleer Short Story Awards in the Chaucer category.

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  Shakespeare's Sonnets & Tales...

  William Shakespeare

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  William Shakespeare was born in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon. His father, John Shakespeare, was a store owner and a farmer, and at one point, also served as the town's mayor. William was the third of eight children. He was married to Anne Hathaway who was eight years older than himself. They had three children Susanna (1583), and twins-- Hamnet and Judith (1585). Shakespeare wrote 36 plays, 154 Sonnets and two narrative poems. He died on April 23, 1616 and was buried at Trinity Church in Stratford, England.

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  Kisses and Rogues - Four Regency...

  Anthea Lawson

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  ~Four sweet-to-spicy Regency Stories by USA Today bestselling author Anthea Lawson~ 
  FIVE WICKED KISSES 
  To pay off her father’s debt, Juliana Tate must accept five kisses from the Earl of Eastbrook... but she never suspects how delicious each kiss will be. 
  MAID FOR SCANDAL 
  Miss Anna Harcourt disguises herself as a maid to be near the man she think she loves, but little does she know how far this charade will lead her ... or how close to scandal. 
  THE PIANO TUTOR 
  Encouraged by her scandalous friend to take a lover, Lady Diana Waverly finds that the new piano tutor is more than he seems – especially when it comes to passion. 
  TO WED THE EARL 
  Miss Miranda Price detests her neighbor Edward Havens, the rakish Earl of Edgerton—but when he catches her breaking into his library at midnight, secrets are revealed that will change the course of their lives... forever.

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  Master and Man

  Leo Tolstoy

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  Master and Man, one of Tolstoy’s greatest short stories, explores the topics of sacrifice, selfish ambition, and human mortality.  This novella follows the journey of a merchant named Brekhunov who sets out to purchase a new piece of property, spurred on by a fear that someone else will buy the land before he arrives.  Ignoring the freezing temperatures and steadily worsening conditions, Brekhunov presses on, consumed by a desire to make every hour of his life as profitable as possible.  When his servant and travelling companion begins suffering from severe hypothermia, the merchant finds that his desperate ambition begins to hold less value in the face of approaching death and newfound moral convictions.  Brekhunov begins to rethink his life and the choices he has made so far, as he comes to a decision to put himself at serious risk in order to save his servant’s life.  Tolstoy masterfully calls attention to the importance of putting others first and focusing on eternity, rather than pursuing temporary and selfish objectives.This series, published by ONE audiobooks, seeks to produce Classic Christian titles read by well known and loved audiobook narrators.  ONE takes great care to cast these titles with readers who will provide an unmatched listening experience for these important works.Michael Beck brings his passion to every performance and is considered to be one of the top audiobook narrators in the industry.

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  The Blue Pearl

  John G. Brandon

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  John Gordon Brandon (1879-1941) was an Australian-born writer who started life as a professional heavyweight boxer.He moved to England after the First World War and wrote more than 120 novels, and numerous short stories."The Blue Pearl" is an adventure story set in the Dutch East Indies.  "Bad Luck" Jim Barton is slaving in a chain-gang and facing five more years penal servitude under the Dutch. Suddenly, on a short break, his neighbour on the chain gang  - an evil looking Frenchman - slips something hard and round into his shoe and gives him a Chinese coin with a strange character on it. He whispers quickly that Barton is about to be released and that he must take the mystery object and the coin to Quong Meng, the richest Chinese tycoon in the district. The object turns out to be a breathtaking flawless blue pearl. There follows a breathless and racy series of daring adventures, brutal murders, narrow escapes and pirate attacks as Barton attempts to deliver the pearl to its destination.

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