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In a malarial outpost in the South American rain forest, two misplaced gringos converge and clash in this novel from the National Book Award-winning author. Martin Quarrier has come to convert the elusive Niaruna Indians to his brand of Christianity. Lewis Moon, a stateless mercenary who is himself part Indian, has come to kill them on the behalf of the local comandante. Out of this struggle Peter Matthiessen creates an electrifying moral thriller-adapted...
5) The predator
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From the outer reaches of space to the small-town streets of suburbia, the hunt comes home. Now, the universe's most lethal hunters are stronger, smarter, and deadlier than ever before, having genetically upgraded themselves with DNA from other species. When a young boy accidentally triggers their return to Earth, only a ragtag crew of ex-soldiers and a disgruntled science teacher can prevent the end of the human race.
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Retrospective tour of the world's top travel destinations. Follow travel journalist Doug Jones to over thirty countries on six continents, including journeys to the Taj Mahal, the Kamakura Buddha, the pyramids, the Eiffel Tower, Big Ben, the Berlin Wall, Iguazu Falls, Machu Picchu, Carnival in Rio, the Great Wall of China, Alaska's glaciers, and more.
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