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1	Stranger more books like this by Albert Camus This handy guide places Albert Camus' The Stranger, one of the seminal texts of existentialism and twentieth-century literature in general, in the context of French and French-Algerian history and culture. In it, Patrick McCarthy examines the way the work undermines traditional concepts of fiction. In addition, he explores the parallels and the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.86! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Bourne Supremacy more books like this by Robert Ludlum Kowloon - in a smoky cabaret a murder is committed. In his own blood the Taipan writes 11 letters - and Jason Bourne announces his return. But who is Bourne now? The quiet professor trying to forget past heartbreak or the most proficient master of killing the world has ever known? see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.14! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Shock Wave more books like this by Clive Cussler A mysterious plague in the Antarctic... A diamond empire run by an evil genius... A devastating new technology that threatens to annihilate millions Tasman Sea, 1856. A British clipper ship bound for Australia's penal colony is crushed in a raging typhoon. A few pitiful survivors wash up on a deserted island. Among them are Betsy Fletcher and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.96! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Dragon more books like this by Clive Cussler A small group of extremist Japanese nationalists set out to neutralize and blackmail the United States with nuclear weapons strategically planted in the nation's major cities. It is up to Dirk Pitt to stop them. Other books by the author include "Raise the Titanic" and "Vixen 03". see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.30! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Deep Six more books like this by Clive Cussler For the President of the United States, the crisis point is approaching fast. With his new Soviet initiative entering its most crucial phase, he suddenly finds himself faced with a pollution disaster of potentially cataclysmic proportions. And then - incredibly - he vanishes into thin air, leaving his country poised on the brink of chaos. It's ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Pacific Vortex! more books like this by Clive Cussler Dirk Pitt's first, most terrific adventure! Dirk Pitt, death-defying adventurer and deep-sea expert, is out to the ultimate test as he plunges into the perilous waters of the Pacific Vortex -- a fog-shrouded sea zone where dozens of ships have vanished without a trace. The latest victim is the awesome superb Starbuck, America's deep-diving nuclear ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Point of Impact more books like this by Stephen Hunter Bob Lee Swagger is one of the best snipers in the world, but he is about to be set up. In 1963, RamDyne, the illegal sub-agency linked to the CIA, framed Lee Harvey Oswald for J.F. Kennedy's assassination. Now the FBI and RamDyne are after Bob as the potential assassin of the President. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.41! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	When the Lion Feeds more books like this by Wilbur Smith 'Francois, how many men up at the face?' 'Cave-in.' Francois's voice was now hysterically shrill. 'Cave-in.' He broke Sean's grip and raced away towards the lift station, the mud flying from his gumboots. His terror infected Sean and he ran a dozen paces after Francois before he stopped himself. For precious seconds he wavered with fear ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.93! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure more books like this by William Goldman Beautiful, flaxen-haired Buttercup has fallen for Westley, the farm boy, and when he departs to make his fortune, she vows never to love another. So when she hears that his ship has been captured by the Dread Pirate Roberts - who never leaves survivors - her heart is broken. But her charms draw the attention of the relentless Prince Humperdinck ... see all copies from $2.34! new only from $4.79! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Digital Fortress more books like this by Dan Brown Before the multi-million, runaway bestseller "The Da Vinci Code," Dan Brown set his razor-sharp research and storytelling skills on the most powerful intelligence organization on earth--the National Security Agency (NSA), an ultra-secret, multibillion-dollar agency many times more powerful than the CIA.When the NSA's invincible code-breaking ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.80! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Sound of Thunder more books like this by Smith 'Only once in his life had Sean met a man whose strength matched his own - and now again they were pitted against each other. He drove the heel of his right hand up under Jan Paulus's chin, forcing his head back against the encircling left arm. It should have broken Jan Paulus's neck. Instead he locked his arms around Sean's chest below the level ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.59! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah more books like this by Richard Bach Richard Bach pilots his biplane above the cornfields of Illinois and discovers ageless truths. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.59! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Rainbow Six more books like this by Tom Clancy, General Featuring John Clark, the ex-Navy SEAL known from several of Clancy's novels, this is Tom Clancy's new and most extraordinary novel. John Clark is the man who conducts the secret missions President Ryan can have no part of. Whether hunting warlords in Japan or Columbian druglords, Clark is efficient and deadly but even he has ghosts in his past, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Airframe more books like this by Michael Crichton The twin jet plane en route to Denver from Hong Kong is merely a green radar blip half an hour off the California coast when the call comes through to air traffic control: 'Socal Approach, this is TransPacific 545. We have an emergency.' The pilot requests priority clearance to land - then comes the bombshell - he needs Forty ambulances on the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Red Storm Rising more books like this by Tom Clancy, General Three Muslim terrorists striking a blow for freedom, destroy the Soviet Union's largest petrochemical plant. What they have done, unknowingly, is fire the first shots in World War III. NATO's forces develop Red Storm - a dazzling master plan of diplomatic subterfuge and intense rearmament. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Peter and the Secret of Rundoon more books like this by Dave Barry, Ridley Pearson, Jim Dale (Performed by) In the action-packed finale to the bestselling "Starcatchers" series by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, Peter and Molly find themselves in the dangerous land of Rundoon, ruled by an evil king who enjoys watching his pet snake consume those who displease him. But thats just the beginning of their problems, in this wild desert adventure that zooms ... see all copies from $3.25! new only from $3.25! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Flood Tide more books like this by Clive Cussler Following the runaway success of his first nonfiction book, "The Sea Hunters," Clive Cussler returns with his legendary fictional hero Dirk Pitt(R) -- in a masterfully crafted tale of villainy on the high seas and the Mississippi River that can only enhance his status as the grand master of adventure fiction. The coin of the realm for the wealthy ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.24! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Five on a Treasure Island more books like this by Enid Blyton The very first "Famous Five" adventure, featuring Julian, Dick, Anne, not forgetting tomboy George and her beloved dog, Timmy! There's a shipwreck off Kirrin Island! But where is the treasure? The Famous Five are on the trail - looking for clues - but they're not alone! Someone else has got the same idea. Time is running out for the Famous Five, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.46! \| first editions
19 view cover	Night probe more books like this by Clive Cussler In May 1914, both copies of a secret treaty between the USA and Great Britain are apparently lost forever - one in a shipwreck and the other in a train which fell into a river after the collapse of a bridge. The treaty promised a huge sum of money to Great Britain, to be paid during the First World War, in return for which Canada would be given up ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.57! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Tarzan of the Apes more books like this by Edgar Rice Burroughs When Tarzan is orphaned as a baby deep in the African jungle, he is saved from certain death when he is adopted by a she-ape. Raised as one of her own, Tarzan learns the way of the Kerchak-the tribe of great apes who rule the jungle. They teach him how to survive, to hunt, to swing through the trees, and to communicate with the other animals of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.05! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	The Reef more books like this by Nora Roberts Tate Beaumont, a beautiful student of marine archaeology, and Matthew Lassiter, a sea-scarred young man, share a dream of finding Angelique's Curse, the jewelled amulet surrounded by legend and said to be long lost at the bottom of the Caribbean. Forced into a reluctant partnership with Matthew and his uncle, Tate soon learns that her arrogant but ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Around the World in Eighty Days more books like this by Jules Verne Having assured the members of London's exclusive Reform Club that he will circumnavigate the world in 80 days, Fogg - stiff, repressed, English - starts by joining forces with an irrepressible Frenchman, Passepartout, and then with a ravishing Indian beauty, Aouda. Together they slice through jungles, over snowbound passes, even across an entire ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Cyclops more books like this by Clive Cussler Dirk Pitt battles a plot forged by U.S. business interests to install a colony on the moon. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Iceberg more books like this by Clive Cussler Frozen inside a million-ton mass of ice -- the charred remains of a long-missing luxury yacht, vanished en route to a secret White House rendezvous. The only clues to the ships priceless -- and missing -- cargo: nine ornately carved rings and the horribly burned bodies of its crew. DIRK PITT, intrepid hero of Clive Cussler's smash bestsellers ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Lost horizon more books like this by James Hilton In the last year and a half, James Hilton has been recognized by a few score of critics, by a few thousand discriminating American readers as one of the really important younger novelists. We believe that this new novel, Lost Horizon, is the finest thing Hilton has written. It has all the emotional, dramatic appeal of And Now Good-Bye, the rich ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.47! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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