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182) Terminal dispatch
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Dispatch sequence volume 1
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English
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When unidentified ships begin sabotaging Thalinraya's terraforming project, Tab must trust in his synthetic companions and lifelong friends, Vie and Will, to help him escape before the planet comes apart in this mind-bending sci-fi adventure. -- back cover.
183) Sabotage
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London theater owner Carl Verloc is a quiet man who would not hurt anyone, or maybe not. As the city is rocked by terrorist attacks, Carl's wife begins to suspect that her husband is not who he seems. As she edges closer to the truth, Scotland Yard moves in and a mysterious package is entrusted to an innocent boy. This sets the stage for terrifying destruction.
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Murder!: Based on the novel and play called Enter Sir John by Clemence Dane and Helen Simpson. It was Hitchcock's third all-talkie film. When a woman (Norah Baring) is convicted of murder, one of the men selected to serve on the murder trial jury (Herbert Marshall) believes the accused, an aspiring actress, is innocent of the crime and takes it upon himself to apprehend the real killer.
Rich and strange: Adapted by Hitchcock, his wife Alma, and Val...
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Nutmeg volume 2
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English
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Vol. 2 "Late Fall: Brownie Points" collects issues 4-6 of Nutmeg, as Poppy and Cassia take to their brownie-baking criminal enterprise with gusto. They strike a blow against rival Saffron, but trouble's brewing in the form of teen detectives Ginger and Anise. The biggest obstacle, though, might just be Poppy herself. Collects Nutmeg 4-6.
192) Double or nothing
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Double volume 2
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English
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October, 1869: Lily Granville, now heiress to a considerable fortune, rebels against her guardian uncle's strict rules. Ace Diamond, determined to win Lily, invests in a dynamite factory for a "quick killing," but his status as a successful businessman fails to impress her guardian. When her uncle announces her engagement to Ace's business partner, Lily turns to Ace for help. An explosion in San Francisco, mere hours before Lily elopes with Ace to...
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The History detectives teams investigates four mysteries from America's past: the disappearance of labor leader Jimmy Hoff; the sinking of the steamboat Sultana in the Civil War-era South; a series of serial killings in 19th century Austin, Texas; the disappearance of bandleader Glenn Miller in 1944.
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Agent Weasel volume 03
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English
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Spring has sprung in the United Woodlands, and the animals of Woodland Intelligence (WI6) are celebrating with a barbecue. But when a mysterious attack from the skies bursts Beaver Dam wide open, the woodland is flooded! The head of WI6 suspects foul play. It's time to call Agent Weasel, woodland super-spy. Can he manage a daring underwater rescue? Will he notice the clues leading high into the treetops? Will he ever get over the drowning of his precious...
195) Asystentka złoczyńcy
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Polish
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"ASYSTENT POSZUKIWANY: Znany, wysokiej rangi złoczyńca poszukuje lojalnego, rozważnego asystenta. Nieokreślone obowiązki biurowe, pomoc w kreowaniu przypadkowego chaosu, terroru i innych mrocznych rzeczy. Dyskrecja obowiązkowa. Doskonałe benefity. Evie Sage ma na utrzymaniu całą rodzinę, stałe zatrudnienie jest więc w jej sytuacji wręcz niezbędne. Nic więc dziwnego, że przyjmuje ofertę pracy od najniebezpieczniejszego złoczyńcy...
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It's the summer of 1880, and Thomas Edison's incandescent bulb is poised to put the gaslight industry out of business. Knowing a good business opportunity, former New York shopkeeper Steve Dancy sets out to obtain a license for Edison's electric lamp. Edison agrees, under one condition: Dancy and his friends must stop the saboteurs who are disrupting his electrification of Wall Street. After two years of misadventures out West, the assignment appears...
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Brother Orchid: When mobster Little John Sarto goes to Europe to develop "real class," his gang is taken over by another gangster who plans to kill Sarto upon his return; but Sarto manages to escape to a secluded monastery that preaches goodwill, love and forgiveness.
Petrified Forest: Travellers at a way station in the Arizona desert are held up by gangsters.
All Through the Night: A big shot gambler investigating the murder of his favorite German...
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