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  Mamluk - Historical adventure...

  J. K. Swift

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  Trained in the warrior arts of the Furusiyya since children, the very meaning of the word Mamluk is "to be owned". 
  They have defeated their Muslim enemies, crushed the unstoppable Mongol horde, and now turn their full attention to the Christian Kingdom of Jerusalem. Only the port city of Acre remains in the hands of the Crusaders. The boys in Brother Foulques de Villaret's Hospitaller Army of Children are approaching manhood, but their training is far from complete. Foulques needs more time. The Hospitallers, Templars, and Teutonics all need more time. Before preparations can be made, the Mamluks are at the gates of Acre. And in their midst, is a man Foulques knows only too well: a terrifying Mamluk warrior named Badru Hashim, the Northman. 
  Mamluk is the second book in the Hospitaller Saga, a series of action-packed adventure novels perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell's The Last Kingdom.

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  The Empire Builders

  Vivian Stuart

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  The seventeenth book in the dramatic and intriguing story about the colonisation of Australia: a country made of blood, passion, and dreams.
  Destinies intertwine and brutal battles ensue to secure a brighter future.
  During the 1860s, Australian settlers, among them Lady Kitty Broome and Adam Vincent, venture out on new, exciting adventures which will lead to a war between cultures, friends and lovers, as they fight for the future of their world.

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  Top 10 Short Stories The - The...

  Virginia Woolf, Elizabeth...

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  Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart.  A few pages can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere. 
   
  In this series we try to offer up tried and trusted ‘Top Tens’ across many different themes and authors. But any anthology will immediately throw up the questions – Why that story? Why that author?  
   
  The theme itself will form the boundaries for our stories which range from well-known classics, newly told, to stories that modern times have overlooked but perfectly exemplify the theme.  Throughout the volume our authors whether of instant recognition or new to you are all leviathans of literature. 
   
  Some you may disagree with but they will get you thinking; about our choices and about those you would have made.  If this volume takes you on a path to discover more of these miniature masterpieces then we have all gained something. 
   
  For women the odds have always been dauntingly against their works being recognised.  But one glance at the names here and you realise this is but a speck from an unlimited pool of immense talents.  Genius in every name. 
   
  01 - The Top 10 - The English Women - An Introduction 
  02 - An Unwritten Novel by Virginia Woolf 
  03 - The Old Nurses Story by Elizabeth Gaskell 
  04 - The Mortal Immortal by Mary Shelley 
  05 - Man Size In Marble by Edith Nesbit 
  06 - Passed by Charlotte Mew 
  07 - Miss Ogilivy Finds Herself by Radclyffe Hall 
  08 - Her Murderer by Mary Cholmonderly 
  09 - Cohen of Trinity by Amy Levy 
  10 - Irremediable by Ella D'Arcy 
  11 - The Cold Embrace by Mary Elizabeth Braddon

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  Secrets of a Scandalous Bride

  Sophia Nash

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  “Featuring a plot brimming with lusciously sensual romance and a dash of dangerous intrigue, Secrets of a Scandalous Bride is Nash’s best book yet.” —Booklist (starred review)Her first secret: She is not a widow.Elizabeth Ashburton has never even married, and at this rate, she never will. But pretending to be a bereaved young wife was the only way she could escape her horrid fate—being forced to marry the man who destroyed her father.Her second secret: She is not a prim young lady.When Rowland Manning, the most powerful and notorious blackguard in all of England, discovers strength and sensuality behind Elizabeth’s mysterious façade, he never guesses the breathtaking siren will rescue him from disaster . . . with just one touch.Her third secret: She's willing to risk all.Elizabeth knows she is playing a dangerous game, for her dreaded suitor will not give her up without a fight. Now she needs Rowland more than ever—to rescue her from a life of desperation, to drive her wild with desire, and to make her his scandalous bride.“Graced with empathetic characters, emotional intricacy, and unexpected plot twists, this final book in the Widows Club series ties up a variety of loose ends and is a perfectly delicious series finale.” —Library Journal (starred review)

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  The Dive Bomber

  L. Ron Hubbard

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  Lucky Martin is a daredevil of the skies — a test pilot who lives to break the rules and push the envelope. He's a trailblazer, and his latest invention could change the face of air warfare. But America's enemies will go to any length to get their hands on the plane — from sabotage to kidnapping his fiancee. Lucky will have to push his luck to the limit to save his plane, save his girl... and save his country. Fasten your seat-belt and hold on to your crash helmet as the audio version of The Dive Bomber takes you on the high-flying ride of your life.

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  The Open Boat

  Stephen Crane

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  A gripping testament to human endurance and the indifference of nature, The Open Boat by Stephen Crane captures the harrowing true story of survival at sea after the wreck of the steamer Commodore. Based on Crane’s own near-death experience, this masterpiece of American naturalism follows four men—the captain, the cook, the correspondent, and the oiler—as they struggle against exhaustion, hunger, and the merciless power of the ocean in a tiny dinghy adrift off the Florida coast. Through vivid imagery and piercing realism, Crane explores courage, camaraderie, and the haunting realization that nature is vast, beautiful, and utterly indifferent to man’s fate. 
  Narrated with raw intensity by Mike Polischuk, this audiobook immerses listeners in the rhythm of the waves, the quiet desperation of survival, and the fragile bonds that form in the face of oblivion.

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