The Return Of The Discontinued Man

Author : Mark Hodder
Publisher : Jabberwocky Literary Agency, Inc.
Page : 446 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2018-06-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781625673701

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The Return of the Discontinued Man by Mark Hodder Pdf

Philip K. Dick Award-winning author Mark Hodder continues his Burton & Swinburne Adventures in an electrifying tale in which the future and the past collide―and the world itself may be altered forever... Years ago, a madman from the future assassinated the beloved Queen Victoria―which inadvertently sparked the explosion of scientific and industrial advancement that thrust England into a technological age beyond anything ever imagined. And the effects of that event are about to be felt more than ever. When a renowned scientist attempts to experiment on the assassin’s time-travelling suit, he unleashes a wave of chaos and conflicting timelines, resulting in blood red snow falling from the sky, and the adventurer Sir Richard Burton being tormented by jarring visions of alternate realities that are somehow both unavoidable and yet changeable. Time and reality may have just reached their breaking point. But most disturbing of all, the legendary Spring Heeled Jack has returned―in several different places at the same time! These numerous “Jacks” are all very confused, very irritable, and very dangerous... And they are all looking for Sir Richard Burton.

Author : Mark Hodder
Publisher : Pyr
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2011-03-22
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781616143602

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The Curious Case of the Clockwork Man by Mark Hodder Pdf

Mark Hodder's second Burton & Swinburne steampunk adventure, following the acclaimed The Strange Affair of Spring Heeled Jack, is filled with eccentric steam-driven technology, grotesque characters, and a deepening mystery. When a clockwork-powered man of brass is found abandoned in Trafalgar Square, Burton and his assistant, the wayward poet Algernon Swinburne, find themselves on the trail of the stolen Garnier Collection--black diamonds rumored to be fragments of the Lemurian Eye of Naga, a meteorite that fell to Earth in prehistoric times. From a haunted mansion to the Bedlam madhouse, from South America to Australia, from séances to a secret labyrinth, Burton struggles with shadowy opponents and his own inner demons. Can the king's agent expose a plot that threatens to rip the British Empire apart, leading to an international conflict the like of which the world has never seen? And what part does the clockwork man have to play? From the Trade Paperback edition.

Author : Mark Hodder
Publisher : Jabberwocky Literary Agency, Inc.
Page : 521 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2018-06-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781625673695

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The Secret of Abdu El-Yezdi by Mark Hodder Pdf

Philip K. Dick Award-winning author Mark Hodder continues his Burton & Swinburne Adventures with a steampunk adventure set in an alternate England teetering on the edge of annihilation... After barely surviving his discovery of the source of the Nile, explorer Sir Richard Burton returns home to fame, glory, and a knighthood from his highness King George V. But he also receives another title―King’s Agent...for Burton may be the only man who can save England from doom. Once he is brought into the king’s service, Sir Richard is trusted with a shocking truth: ever since the assassination of Queen Victoria, those in power have been guided and advised by a spirit―Abdu El Yezdi―whose wisdom has brought about incredible progress and prosperity. Unfortunately, the voice of El Yezdi has fallen silent just as a controversial alliance is about to be formed with the Central German Confederation. More suspicious still are the disappearances of a number of England’s most brilliant thinkers and builders, with no clue as to who is responsible. Now, aided by his own circle of unlikely and unconventional allies—including the devilishly lewd poet Algernon Swinburne—Sir Richard must delve into the darkest reaches of both the mystical and machine worlds if England is to survive a coming storm unlike anything ever imagined...

Author : Mark Hodder
Publisher : Pyr
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2010-09-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781616142902

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The Strange Affair of Spring Heeled Jack by Mark Hodder Pdf

London, 1861. Sir Richard Francis Burton - explorer, linguist, scholar, and swordsman; his reputation tarnished; his career in tatters; his former partner missing and probably dead. Algernon Charles Swinburne - unsuccessful poet and follower of de Sade, for whom pain is pleasure, and brandy is ruin! Their investigations lead them to one of the defining events of the age, and the terrifying possibility that the world they inhabit shouldn't exist at all!

Author : Mark Hodder
Publisher : Pyr
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2012-01-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781616145361

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Expedition to the Mountains of the Moon by Mark Hodder Pdf

It is 1863, but not the one it should be. Time has veered wildly off course, and now the first moves are being made that will lead to a devastating world war and the fall of the British Empire. Caught in a tangled web of cause, effect, and inevitability, little does Burton realize that the stakes are far higher than even he suspects. A final confrontation comes in the mist-shrouded Mountains of the Moon, in war- torn Africa of 1914, and in Green Park, London, where, in the year 1840, Burton must face the man responsible for altering time: Spring Heeled Jack! Burton and Swinburne's third adventure is filled with eccentric steam-driven technology, grotesque characters, and bizarre events, completing the three-volume story arc begun in The Strange Affair of Spring Heeled Jack and The Curious Case of the Clockwork Man. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Author : Mark Hodder
Publisher : Jabberwocky Literary Agency, Inc.
Page : 465 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2018-06-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781625673718

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The Rise of the Automated Aristocrats by Mark Hodder Pdf

Time is twisted, worlds are changed, and fates are intertwined in this thrilling final chapter of the Burton & Swinburne Adventures from Philip K. Dick Award-winning author Mark Hodder. In 1890 the renowned adventurer and explorer Sir Richard Burton could sense his impending death... Until he was suddenly alive, young and strong in the year 1864—a past that he remembers well, but which is definitely different from what he previously lived through. Burton’s amazement is heightened when he is reunited with his loyal friend, the eccentric poet Algernon Swinburne, who is equally nonplussed at being somehow transported into his former self at the moment of death. Before long, Burton and Swinburne—joined by many of their brave compatriots—find themselves once again being pulled to and fro by the streams of time in an adventure that may decide the fate of humanity. For while Burton, Swinburne and company have employed time travel to save the empire and her subjects, that technology has now fallen into the wrong hands. England’s ruling class are transforming Burton and Swinburne’s beloved England into a nightmare where those in power—along with their merciless clockwork enforcers—oppress and enslave the masses. And now, Burton and his friends will have to find a way to heal the damage time travel has done to the world if they are ever going to save it...

Author : Joseph Bonanno
Publisher : St. Martin's Paperbacks
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2013-06-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781466847170

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A Man of Honor by Joseph Bonanno Pdf

"Friendships, connections, family ties, trust, loyalty, obedience-this was the 'glue' that held us together." These were the principles that the greatest Mafia "Boss of Bosses," Joseph Bonnano, lived by. Born in Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily, Bonnano found his future amid the whiskey-running, riotous streets of Prohibition America in 1924, when he illegally entered the United States to pursue his dreams. By the age of only twenty-six, Bonnano became a Don. He would eventually take over the New York underworld, igniting the "Castellammarese War," one of the bloodiest Family battles ever to hit New York City... Now, in this candid and stunning memoir, Joe Bonanno-likely a model for Don Corleone in the blockbuster movie The Godfather-takes readers inside the world of the real Mafia. He reveals the inner workings of New York's Five Families-Bonanno, Gambino, Profaci, Lucchese, and Genovese-and uncovers how the Mafia not only dominated local businesses, but also influenced national politics. A fascinating glimpse into the world of crime, A Man of Honor is an unforgettable account of one of the most powerful crime figures in America's history.

Author : Missouri. Dept. of Labor and Industrial Inspection
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1881
Category : Missouri
ISBN : UOM:39015067972318

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Annual Report by Missouri. Dept. of Labor and Industrial Inspection Pdf

Author : Missouri. Labor and Industrial Inspection Dept
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1881
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UCAL:B3011720

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Annual Report by Missouri. Labor and Industrial Inspection Dept Pdf

Author : Missouri. Dept. of Labor and Industrial Inspection,Missouri. Division of Industrial Inspection
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1881
Category : Labor
ISBN : UIUC:30112061843865

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Annual Report of the Labor and Industrial Inspection Department and the Missouri State Employment Service by Missouri. Dept. of Labor and Industrial Inspection,Missouri. Division of Industrial Inspection Pdf

Author : Brian J. Turpen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Country music
ISBN : IND:30000124274972

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Ramblin' Man by Brian J. Turpen Pdf

Collection of articles about country music legend Hank Williams.

Author : Mark Hodder
Publisher : Prometheus Books
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2015-08-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781633880535

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The Rise of the Automated Aristocrats by Mark Hodder Pdf

Sir Richard Francis Burton’s expedition has returned from the future, bringing with it knowledge of technologies that must remain secret if history is to proceed as it should. However, when one of his colleagues turns rogue, the secret falls into the hands of the very people most likely to misuse it. Betrayed, Burton and Swinburne watch in horror as the Empire’s elite employ the technology to secure their positions of privilege. When London's parks are transformed into concentration camps, artists and philosophers are declared enemies of the State, and propaganda proliferates, the king’s agent finds himself on the wrong side of—the king! Can Burton and his band of hunted revolutionaries overthrow an apparently indestructible and immortal autocrat ... and if so, at what personal cost? The Spring Heeled Jack saga reaches its explosive conclusion!

Author : Tasha Kavanagh
Publisher : MIRA
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2017-01-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781460396391

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Things We Have in Common by Tasha Kavanagh Pdf

“[A] perfectly orchestrated girl-who-cried-wolf thriller.”—The New York Times Book Review A dark, utterly compulsive novel about what happens when the warped imagination of a teenage girl turns into reality… When fifteen-year-old Yasmin—obese, obsessive and deemed a freak by her peers—sees a sinister man watching Alice Taylor from the school fence, she becomes convinced he’s planning to take her. After all, who wouldn’t want the popular and perfect Alice? Then Yasmin realizes if she can find out who he is before he acts, she’ll be the only one who can tell the police, save Alice and become Alice’s heroine. But as Yasmin discovers more about this man, her affections begin to shift. Perhaps she was wrong about him. Perhaps she doesn’t need Alice after all… And then Alice vanishes.

Author : Grey Owl
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2016-09-29
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781446547250

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The Men of the Last Frontier by Grey Owl Pdf

“The Men of the Last Frontier” is a 1922 work by Grey Owl. Part memoir, part chronicle of the vanishing Canadian wilderness, and part collection First Nations lore and stories. His first book, “The Men of the Last Frontier” is an impassioned cry for the conservation of the natural world that is as poignent now as when first published. Archibald Stansfeld Belaney (1888–1938), also known as Grey Owl, was a British-born Canadian fur trapper, conservationist, and writer. In life, he pretended to be a First Nations person, but it was later discovered that he was in fact not Indigenous—revelations that greatly tarnished his reputation. Other notable works by this author include: “The Men of the Last Frontier”, “Pilgrims of the Wild”, and “Tales of an Empty Cabin”. This classic work is being republished now in a new edition with specially curated introductory material.

Author : Yvon Chouinard
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2006-09-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781101201220

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Let My People Go Surfing by Yvon Chouinard Pdf

Yvon Chouinard-legendary climber, businessman, environmentalist, and founder of Patagonia, Inc.-shares the persistence and courage that have gone into being head of one of the most respected and environmentally responsible companies on earth. From his youth as the son of a French Canadian blacksmith to the thrilling, ambitious climbing expeditions that inspired his innovative designs for the sport's equipment, Let My People Go Surfing is the story of a man who brought doing good and having grand adventures into the heart of his business life-a book that will deeply affect entrepreneurs and outdoor enthusiasts alike. A newly revised edition of Let My People Go Surfing is available now. From the Trade Paperback edition.