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Democracy: An American Novel (1880) is a novel by Henry Adams. Published anonymously, Democracy: An American Novel draws on Adams' experience as a political journalist in Washington, DC who worked to expose corruption in American government. Although fictional, the novel is viewed as a commentary on the presidential administrations of the 1870s and political atmospheres surrounding each. "For reasons which many persons thought ridiculous, Mrs. Lightfoot...
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Jane Austen's masterpiece, Pride and Prejudice, has been admired, adapted, and copied by thousands of writers. Her work is still adored by readers all over the world two centuries after it was first published.
Have you ever dreamed you and Austen could take a turn about the room or walk the grounds of Pemberley while she explains exactly how she wrote her timeless love stories?
In this Masterwork Guide, Shawn Coyne applies his Story Grid tools of...
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SF masterworks volume 34
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In this, which many consider this to be Clarke's best novel, Vannevar Morgan is the greatest civil engineer of the mid-22nd century. Having built a bridge across the Straits of Gibraltar, he dreams of an even greater accomplishment, a bridge to space: a "skyhook," or "space elevator." This will be a cable stretching from the Earth's equator to an anchoring satellite in geosynchronous orbit. First Morgan must deal with the monks who own the ideal real...
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Collects Avengers (1963) #1-10. Gathering together to face the evil Loki, Iron Man, the Incredible Hulk, Ant-Man, the Wasp, and the Mighty Thor formed the improbable core of the ever-changing super-team. And from the ice of the northern Atlantic, Captain America returned from the frozen depths that the Avengers truly took form. Illustrated by Jack Kirby and Don Heck, and written by Stan ""The Man"" Lee, you'll find the first appearances of Kang the...
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Avengers Masterworks volume 11
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Gathering together to face the evil Loki, Iron Man, the Incredible Hulk, Ant-Man, the Wasp, and the Mighty Thor formed the improbable core of the ever-changing super-team. Now, the epic story continues with appearances by by Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Spider-Man, and more!
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Collects Avengers (1963) #41-50, Avengers Annual #1. Prince of Power, Hercules goes mano-a-mano with the Dragon Man; Captain America mixes it up with the Russian Red Guardian for the Red, White and Blue; the entire dag-blamed Avengers battle the Super-Adaptoid; Goliath and the Wasp face a blast from their shrinkingpast as they fight the Whirlwind. And a hero redeems the role of the Black Knight only to have the Avengers lose their teammates, Quicksilver...
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Avengers Masterworks volume 31
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Avengers Assemble! Earth's Mightiest Heroes are back in another mighty Marvel Masterworks volume of topnotch Silver Age classics! So hold on tight as Captain America, Goliath, the Wasp, Hawkeye, Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch battle the villainous Sons of the Serpent, the Living Laser, Ultrana and no less than the scheming Sub-Mariner himself! With guest appearances by Iron Man, Black Widow, Hercules and Nick Fury, the first appearance of Giant-Man-to-be...
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Avengers Masterworks volume 1
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Gathering together to face the evil Loki, Iron Man, the Incredible Hulk, Ant-Man, the Wasp, and the Mighty Thor formed the improbable core of the ever-changing super-team. And from the ice of the northern Atlantic, Captain America returned from the frozen depths that the Avengers truly took form. Illustrated by Jack Kirby and Don Heck, and written by Stan "The Man" Lee, you'll find the first appearances of Kang the Conqueror, Wonder Man, the Space...
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Avengers Masterworks volume 21
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Giant-Man becomes Goliath! The Wasp returns! The team battles the Enchantress, Power Man, the Ringmaster, Kang, Doctor Doom, Attuma, the Collector, the Swordsman, and the Black Widow!
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Dazzler Masterworks volume 14
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Dazzler stormed to the top of the charts with her debut! Now she's back with more sights and sounds from the early '80s! The Women of Marvel join together as She-Hulk and Spider-Woman stand by the Dazzler's side to fight the good fight - but soon the X-Men's Angel flies into Dazzler's life, sweeping her off her feet and into the air. Can romance bloom between two of Marvel's most exciting mutants? But love will have to take a backseat when the Sisterhood...
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Collects X-Men (1963) #130-131, Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #203, Dazzler (1981) #1-13. Celebrating the women of Marvel, we present the debut of the one and only Dazzler! Leaping from the pages of X-MEN and AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, Alison Blaire, A.K.A. Dazzler, debuted in her own series - one of the direct market's first exclusive offerings - and put audiences on their feet. Equal parts pop star and super hero, Dazzler broke new ground and faced some of...
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"Daisy Miller" is one of Henry James's most popular tales, it is the story of a young American woman who while traveling in Europe is courted by Frederick Winterbourne. Originally published in The Cornhill Magazine in 1878, Daisy Miller is a novel that plays upon the contrast between American and European society, a theme common to James's work. The title character's youthful innocence is sharply contrasted with the sophistication of European society...
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Five-year-old Emil, who lives on a Swedish farm, is constantly in trouble.
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