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  The Gilded Age A Tale of Today

  Mark Twain, Charles Dudley Warner

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  Arguably the first major American novel to satirize the political milieu of Washington, D.C. and the wild speculation schemes that exploded across the nation in the years that followed the Civil War, The Gilded Age gave this remarkable era its name. Co-written by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner, this rollicking novel is rife with unscrupulous politicians, colorful plutocrats, and blindly optimistic speculators caught up in a frenzy of romance, murder, and surefire deals gone bust. First published in 1873 and filled with unforgettable characters such as the vainglorious Colonel Sellers and the ruthless Senator Dilsworthy, The Gilded Age is a hilarious and instructive lesson in American history. the story is told using the first-person narrative voice of Huck Finn.

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  Wood's Bones - Action and...

  Steven Becker

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  When Mac Travis witnesses a poacher working lobster traps in the backcountry of the Florida Keys—too near his island home to ignore—he takes action. The traps belong to a friend who enlists Mac to search for the poachers—but along the way, Mac makes a discovery that changes everything. 
  A story that highlights the beauty of the Keys while exposing their undesirable underbelly, Wood’s Bones features the unique character of the island chain. Filled with boating, diving, and fishing, with plenty of action, unique characters, and stunning locations, escape on a tropical adventure in the latest in the bestselling Mac Travis Adventures.

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  Hook Line & Sinister - Mysteries...

  T. Jefferson Parker

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  Sixteen of America's favorite author-anglers spin tales of mystery and fishing in this collection. From the tragic to the comic with many stops in between, these stories reflect the authors' passions for both making stories and catching fish. Michael Connelly, Ridley Pearson, John Lescroart, Don Winslow, Melodie Johnson Howe, Victoria Houston, and others all share a mysterious affection for things piscatorial when not busy writing bestselling books. This collection of all-original short stories will entertain even the most discriminating mystery reader. This collection includes the following stories:—"River Tears," by Ridley Pearson—"Cutthroat," by Mark T. Sullivan—"Blue on Black," by Michael Connelly—"Unsnaggable," by John Lescroart—"Darmstadt," by Andrew Winer—"Cherchez La Femme," by Dana Stabenow—"Sandy Brook," by Don Winslow—"The Nymph," by Melodie Johnson Howe—"Tight Lines," by James W. Hall—"Every Day Is a Good Day on the River," by C. J. Box—"Death by Honey Hole," by Victoria Houston—"The Blood-Dimmed Tide," by Will Beall—"Dead Drift," by Spring Warren—"Granite Hat," by Brian M. Wiprud—"Mr. Brody's Trout," by William G. Tapply—"Luck," by T. Jefferson Parker

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  A Touch of Realism

  Saki Saki

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  Lady Blonze is hosting a Christmas party and wants to try a new idea to make it original. Her guest Blanche Boveal suggests a game where each guest has to act as a specific character consistently throughout the visit. At the end, everyone tries to guess each other's characters, and the best actor wins a prize. 
  The story satirizes the upper-class society's attempts to create novel entertainment and their obliviousness to the potential consequences of their games. Saki's signature wit and dark humor are evident in the absurd situations the characters find themselves in while trying to act out their roles.

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  My Enemy and Myself

  Vincent O'Sullivan

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  Vincent O'Sullivan (1868-1940), born in New York to an Irish-American family, moved as a child to London. As a young man, he soon became well recognised as the master of decadent and macabre fiction. "My Enemy and Myself" is a superbly sinister and gory tale of insanity, a love triangle, revenge, murder and supernatural retribution.

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  The Lost Phoebe

  Theodore Dreiser

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  Tormented to distraction by the death of his true love, an old man embarks on a quixotic quest to find her. A tale that is tragic yet tender, Theodore Dreiser demonstrates the power of a love that bridges the gap between life and death.

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