for a mission more dangerous than the one he’s recovering from: to get a defecting chief of R&D—and the biochip he’s perfected—out intact

and Torquemada and the Spanish Inquisition (1913)

We tend to think of our twenties as a playground for life: A time for low-consequence experimentation and delaying big decisions

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Phyllis Perry's book will captivate fans of disaster literature as they read of the well-known (the Donner Party fiasco of 1846 and the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire) and the obscure (the wreck of the paddle ship Brother Jonathan in 1865 and the fire at the Argonaut Mine in 1922)

The Curious Lore of Precious Stones (Mystic Archives) Format:Hardcover for a mission more dangerousDiscover the magical and practical properties of gemstones with this classic work by America's first professional gemologist, George Frederick Kunz. Drawing on his wide ranging research into the occult and magical properties of gemstones, George Frederick Kunz produced a treasure trove of a book that covers ideas about precious and semi precious stones from around the world. With tables of correspondences and sections on scrying and astrological uses