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In this concluding saga, Detective Nadine McAfee has now partnered with Sam Rockland in two investigations: the kidnapping of a US senator’s daughter by a right-wing militia group, and the tragic results that unfold when both a minor league baseball player and a city official are connected with a strip club.

In this collection of five suspenseful stories, Detective Nadine McAfee investigates the murder of a boy who died in a deliberately set fire, confronts the resentment of locals toward a rich philanthropist who ends up being murdered, solves the murders of a college student and a washed-up screenwriter, uncovers the truth about a heinous crime from forty years ago, and works with a private security expert to safeguard the life of a woman targeted for assassination. Katahdin provides another journey into the darkest corners of humanity.

No discussion of the 19th Century is complete without Napoleon. We begin with Charles Phillips’ eulogy, summarizing the strangeness and contradiction of the most influential man of his time. Followed by 7 brief speeches by Napoleon himself.

This collection of three novellas chronicles the dramatic events from the founding of the first Martian colony in the middle of the 21st century to the first election of the Martian Republic in the 22nd century. Together the three novellas are a sweeping, cautionary tale of a grand social and economic experiment on Mars.

Cadillac Mountain is book two of the Maine Murder Mysteries series. In this collection of six exciting stories, Detective Nadine McAfee solves the murders of a wealthy musician and a former major league baseball star. McAfee also revisits a 30-year-old double murder after severed limbs are discovered in Acadia National Park.

William Graham's poems celebrate the invigorating pastoral beauty of Vermont in his characteristic lyrical style. His work is for everyone who loves to drink nature's elixir. This volume contains a wide variety of poems about the people and places of Vermont.

Set in the mysterious and other-worldly landscape of Chile's Atacama Desert, this fast-paced and captivating mystery novel revolves around Pablo Nelson - an American by birth but with Chilean roots - who has resigned from being a detective in a small town in Vermont to open a hotel in San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. But soon after starting his new life, he finds himself drawn in to helping a Chilean detective solve a series of gruesome murders occurring in a remote desert village.

Ten-year-old Jackson Rockwell loves to sail, and dreams of living on an island just for kids off of the coast of Maine. With the help of some friends his dream comes true, but running Kid Island is harder than he had thought. Follow his adventures as he tries to keep the island out the hands of the nasty Samuel Snarly. Will the children of Kid Island prevail? Only those who listen will find out!

In Belle Valley, little league baseball is the biggest sport in town. For years, Benny Warren dreamed of pitching on a little league team and striking out the school bully Mitch. One summer, he finally gets his chance when he plays for a new team called the Tigers, who are coached in an unorthodox manner by Benny's musician father Harry. Follow Benny and his teammates as they learn about baseball, friendship and winning. And Benny becomes known as the boy with the golden arm.

Sumner's popular essays were to give him a wider audience to distribute his anti-imperialism, his advocacy of free markets and the gold standard. He also had a long term influence over modern American conservatism. This is the final collection of his essays and is edited by Albert Galloway Keller. It concludes with The Forgotten Man where Sumner argued that, in his day, politics was being subverted by those proposing a "measure of relief for the evils which have caught public attention. (Summary by Michele Eaton )

Detective Ace Sloan ( The Red Planet Murders) returns in this exciting and compelling murder mystery from author William Graham. Set in the Martian colonies in the 22nd century, Detective Sloan must solve the murders of two immigrant women found buried in the Martian dunes and of a famous college professor. What is the connection between the murders? Sloan and his rookie colleague Detective Kate Hammer uncover a secret political conspiracy as they try to solve the crimes.

Ten-year-old Rolf Arneson from Minnesota visits Iceland. During his stay he meets an Icelandic girl named Frida who introduces him to a world of magic, folklore, glaciers and erupting volcanoes. Learn how they work together to save a small town about to be destroyed by a volcanic eruption.

Set in the future, this audiobook chronicles the struggles of James, Helena, and their family. After a climate disaster, society is now run by a group of corporate leaders called the Titans, who live in gleaming cities while ordinary workers, like James and Helena, are forced to live on reservations. Residents of the reservation struggle to survive. James and Helena decide they must break away. They leave on a trek to the district of Greenfields, where they can start their lives over again.

Fourteen-year-old Olivia Turner faces the greatest challenge of her life in the Amazon rain forest. After becoming separated from her classmates on a school trip to Ecuador, Olivia finds herself lost in the jungle. She has to combat ants, mosquitoes, snakes, and dangerous native tribes as she tries to escape. Olivia shows her relentless spirit and determination to survive in this tale that sizzles with heart-pounding action and adventure.

In this fourth and final installment of the Detective Ace Sloan series, Sloan must solve the murders of multiple members of a prominent Martian family and a distinguished poet all while cultivating a relationship with a new lover and dealing with a sudden serious health issue. More than ever, he must lean on Detective Kate Hammer to assist him in solving the crimes.

In this continuation of the story line of The Red Planet Trilogy, author William Graham weaves a compelling tale of political intrigue as Dr. Jane Starling, the first president of the newly formed Martian Republic, takes office. Her political foes at the corporations, which founded the colonies on Mars, are aligned against her and devise ways to sabotage her political agenda. Against this highly charged political drama, the common citizens of Mars must make decisions about their own lives.

This is a selection of poetry for grade school children aimed at increasing their knowledge of world geography. It contains short poems about interesting places on all of the world's continents - all of which have been visited by world traveler William Graham.

Danny Boyle and his sister Melinda are caught in the middle of a battle between the good and evil ghosts that haunt Ireland.

Three children find adventure in a lost underground world, where an evil woman turns children into thieves, and underground armies engage in battles for dominance.

There is a special bond between people and their pets. This charming novella reminds dog lovers of all ages of the lesson that no pet lives forever, so you must cherish and love the pet while you can. The story is about a dog named Maddie, who must endure many difficult events in her life as she moves among a series of owners.