Singer
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Series
Secret agent Jack Stalwart volume 3
Publisher
Running Press
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
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In The Mystery of the Mona Lisa, Jack is sent to the Louvre Museum in Paris to track down the theft of the world's most beloved painting. He must match wits with a seemingly invisible mastermind in order to stop Leonardo's masterpiece from slipping into the criminal underground forever. Can Jack's Hypo-Disk overpower a glove that shoots laser beams from its fingertips? Jack's adventures in the city of light demonstrate once again that when...
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Series
Secret agent Jack Stalwart volume 8
Publisher
Weinstein Books
Pub. Date
©2008
Language
English
Description
Can secret agent kid Jack Stalwart save his car-racing hero and the Italian team's chance to win the Monza Grand Prix?
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Series
Secret agent Jack Stalwart volume 12
Publisher
Weinstein Books
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
A team of GPF scientists has vanished in the Arctic while doing research on global warming. While rescuing them from the jaws of a hungry polar bear, Secret Agent jack Stalwart learns of the malicious Black Artic Project - a group of mysterious villians are speeding up global warming by blowing up glaciers. Can Jack stop them before the entire planet is doomed?
Author
Series
Secret agent Jack Stalwart volume 12
Publisher
Running Press
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
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A team of GPF scientists has vanished in the Arctic while doing research on global warming. While rescuing them from the jaws of a hungry polar bear, Secret Agent Jack Stalwart learns of the malicious Black Arctic Project: A group of mysterious villains are speeding up global warming by blowing up glaciers. Can Jack stop them before the entire planet is doomed?
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Publisher
Running Press
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
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In one of his most daring exploits, Jack goes down under — literally — to investigate the disappearance of a diver off the Great Barrier Reef of Australia. Using everything in his backpack arsenal from anti-puke pills to a morphing suit, an egg-shaped submarine to Disappearing Milk, he exposes a deadly nest of pirates raiding a shipwreck site. Jack has to thwart their schemes, evade their attempts on his life, and escape the primordial hunger...
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Publisher
Running Press
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
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Destination: Russia. On the eve of the first manned mission to Mars, Secret agent Jack Stalwart learns that the mission's chief rocket engineer has disappeared. When he finds out that engineer is his father, Jack vows the kidnapper will live to regret it. Can Jack keep his cool to save the day?
Author
Series
Secret agent Jack Stalwart volume 8
Publisher
Running Press
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
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Destination: Italy. Jack's car-racing hero, Morgan Parks, is in danger. Someone has already tried to kill him once, and they're about to try again. Can Secret Agent Jack Stalwart save his idol and the Italian team's chance to win the Monza Grand Prix?
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Series
Secret agent Jack Stalwart volume 6
Publisher
Running Press
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
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Jack finally receives a coded message from his brother Max, possibly detailing his whereabouts. But duty calls, and Jack is whisked away to the sweltering savannah of Kenya before he can decipher it. Once there, a wise and kind Masai chief alerts Jack to a series of elephant killings where the corpses have been robbed of their tusks. Jack must find the malevolent ring of poachers responsible before more of these endangered species are destroyed.
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Series
Secret agent Jack Stalwart volume 5
Publisher
Running Press
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
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When an archaeologist who guards the priceless 1,000-year-old treasures of the temple of Angor Wat goes missing, her daughter Kate calls on Jack to help bring her home. No sweat for a top secret agent. Except this time it's personal. The archaeologist also has information leading to the whereabouts of Jack's missing brother. Now Jack must stop a power-hungry madman before the treasure, and the archaeologist, disappear forever.
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Publisher
Running Press
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
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Description
Destination: Mexico. The Global Protection Force has summoned Secret Agent Jack Stalwart to Mexico to hunt down a stolen map leading to hidden Aztec gold. Suddenly, he finds himself trapped in the hands of one of the most treacherous treasure hunters in the world. Can Jack stop Callous Carl and his band of thieves before they plunder again?
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Series
Secret agent Jack Stalwart volume 11
Publisher
Running Press
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
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In the next exciting installment of the series, Jack travels to Japan, where under the cover of darkness, a band of ninja thieves has stolen some of the country's most priceless treasures, including an ancient samurai sword. Can Secret Agent Jack Stalwart take on the gang before the treasures are lost forever?
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Series
Secret agent Jack Stalwart volume 4
Publisher
Running Press
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
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In The Caper of the Crown Jewels, Jack is summoned to solve a matter of grave national importance: the theft of the Crown Jewels of the British Empire from the Tower of London. Arriving on the scene, he is greeted by a traditional Tower guard- a Yeoman Warder (or Beefeater)- who explains what's missing: The Imperial State Crown, the Sovereign's Orb, and the Sovereign's Scepter with the cross containing the finest-cut diamond in the world, the...
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Publisher
Running Press
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
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Deep inside China's famous Wolong Nature Reserve, an endangered Giant Panda named Ling has disappeared, and for his seventh mission, Jack is paired with a surly, sixteen-year-old park assistant named Fong to help track the panda down. As a member of the evil Scorpion Gang, Fong and a partner Wong have been posing as assistants to steal Ling, and several other rare creatures from the reserve to sell on the black market. Now Jack must infiltrate the...
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English
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"Aila Cordeiro absolutely cannot take on an abandoned pit bull. So why is she suddenly filling food bowls for the wounded stray and opening her seaside home to him? Maybe it's the sadness in the pup's eyes, a sorrow that mirrors her own. But caring for another is not on Aila's agenda anymore. As the sole owner of the general store in a Cape Cod tourist town, she has enough on her hands. Of course, life is what happens while you're making other plans....
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Series
Secret agent Jack Stalwart volume 14
Publisher
Running Press
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
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The Mission to Find Max (Book 14) Jack joined the Global Protection Force for two reasons: to thwart evil around the world and to rescue his brother, Max, who went missing while working as a GPF agent. The GPF refused to share any details with Jack about Max's whereabouts, but on two previous missions, Jack had collected clues that pointed to Max is being in Egypt. Now Jack has reason to believe that King Tut's diadem — a crown thought to...
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Series
Secret agent Jack Stalwart volume 13
Publisher
Running Press
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
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The Hunt for the Yeti Skull (Book 13) Jack has become the most decorated secret agent for the Global Protection Force, but during the day he's still just an ordinary kid who has to put up with annoying people — like Marko Mayer, a new student in Jack's rock-climbing class. When Jack and Marko race to the top of the wall, Marko stomps on Jack's hand and wins — then has the nerve to gloat! But Jack has no time to sulk — the GPF needs him...
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English
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Neelie Sterling never did listen well--she sometimes missed things. She was happy when Matt, her veterinarian husband, told her he was getting a collie; she liked dogs. He meant colleague, to help with his busy practice. The problems start when the "collie" calls Neelie to tell her she is pregnant with Matt's child. Sent into a tailspin, Neelie throws herself into her horse training business until she discovers that Matt is part of a group leaving...
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Very short introductions volume 49
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English
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Hegel is regarded as one of the most influential figures in modern political and intellectual development. After painting Hegel's life and times in broad strokes, Peter Singer goes on to tackle some of the more challenging aspects of Hegel's philosophy. Offering a broad discussion of Hegel's ideas and an account of his major works, Singer explains what have often been considered abstruse and obscure ideas in a clear and inviting manner.
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English
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"David Stromberg's chronological presentation of Singer's highly readable articles takes readers on a dual journey: one of history, and one of a writer watching history unfold. Every piece in Writings on Yiddish and Yiddishkayt was originally published in the Forverts, the world's largest and most influential Yiddish newspaper. Stromberg's careful curation, contextual explanations, and excellent translations give the readers a unique lens onto the...