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After being chased into the icebergs far south of the Tierra del Fuego by a rival whaler, the Leviathan and her crew find themselves stuck in freezing seas and unbearably harsh conditions. Unable to go any further on his beloved ship, the captain decides that their only chance of survival is to get all the crew into rowing boats and brave the treacherous seas. It's tough going, but they're tough men...
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The holidays are always funif you discount nosy relatives, stressful family gatherings, and the inevitable question Were you naughty or nice this year? Well, most people would say they were nice, but John Lustigs Last Kiss shines a light on the absurdity of such a question. Using art from the classic 50s- and 60s-era comic strip First Kiss, Lustig adds his own witty observations on the futility of family functions, and the hilarity that comes along...
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Survival Street is a unrepentant action satire tearing through a dystopia packed with economic and humanistic cautionary tales. After an unbridled wave of corporations take over America, the country is left completely deregulated and effectively carved up into feudal states where billionaires and businesses make their own laws. Among the wreckage, mass privatization shuts down public broadcasting forcing all the beloved edu-tainers out on the down...
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Baby Blues transcends the comic page by fusing the award-winning imaginations of Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott with familiar family life.Kirkman and Scott intuitively balance the humorous with the poignant through relatable and sometimes all-too-familiar parenting scenes. This latest collection includes a year's worth of strips, many with commentary by Jerry and Rick.
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Some say it's like seeing Bill Gates turn into Che Guevara... But it ain't that simple. Let me explain how it all began...-- Sam Timel. PUBLICATION IN 3 VOLUMES - COMPLETED SERIES. He would become one of the world's wealthiest men, dedicated to fighting for the oppressed, the ones lacking voice or power. But his tactics would prove far different from that of the charities and other humanitarian organizations of his time. He was to wage a ruthless...
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Survival of the Filthiest takes Bucky the cat and Satchel the pooch back to their animal origins, not that theyve ever strayed too far from their nonpedigrees. Constantly testing the patience of their amateur treat boy Rob, Bucky and Satchel pull off daily antics in the Get Fuzzy household that are routinely smelly, messy, and, yes, even filthy. In Survival of the Filthiest, Bucky decides to secede from the United States and declare the state of...
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Refugees and food shortages, bull monsters and threats from the church...could anyone make it through all that? Ag and the Cetia the witch got off to a rocky start, but a promise to restore the village has brought them closer. Yet the growing influx of refugees, dwindling food stocks coupled, and ruthless agents of the Church on the march mean that making good on that promise wont be easy...
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Agredios, the son of a local landowner, arrives home from a long hunt...only to find his village silent and devoid of its usual laughter and commotion. What he discovers is an unimaginable agony that sparks a desire to avenge his fallen people by slaying the witch of the forbidden woods. But is the witch truly as vile as rumors say" A new quest begins: to discover the truth, save lives, and survive.
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During Adolf Hitlers rule over Germany, there were over 40,000 Nazi concentration, labor, and death camps built with the intent of erasing an entire population of Jews, Sinti, and Roma, as well as other examples of impure races. Bluma Tishgarten and Felix Goldberg were both young Polish Jews caught up in the Holocaust, Hitlers rise to power, the rise of antisemitism, and more. Yet they survived. Bluma and Felixs miraculous story of survival, combined...
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Mariela is the last alchemist alive after waking from a deep sleep that lasted two hundred years. As the sole alchemist in town, she could make a killing by brewing and selling potionsbut after two hundred years of suspended animation, all she wants to do is relax, take things easy, and live at her own pace!
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A twohundredyearlong nap has left Mariela the only alchemist in townexcept thats a secret she definitely wont be sharing. In order to hide her true origins, shes going undercover as a chemist in the hopes of staying off the radar. While preparing to obtain her guild license and eventually open her own apothecary, Mariela begins to connect with residents of the Labyrinth City. Slowly but steadily, it starts to feel more like homeIs her dream of a quiet...
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When a stampeding horde of monsters threatened to destroy the world, Mariela the Alchemist would go on to survive. At the advice of her master, she placed herself in a state of suspended animation and awoke unaged and unharmedtwo hundred years in the future! Alchemy is now a lost art, and potions have become scarce. As the last remaining alchemist, Mariela just wants a quiet life. But while she and her newfound allies work to carve out a slice of...
15) Island endurance
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Valerie's father owns a famous resort in the Florida Keys. Merissa works at the resort to fund her education. Valerie is a bit self-centered and does not treat the resort's employees with much respect. Then an unexpected storm strands Valerie and Merissa on a deserted island. Can they survive?
16) Forest fortitude
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Jason's totally wired. An online gamer, he's always on his phone and posts everything to social media. When he arrives at Camp Elphick, he lets everyone know he's not interested in nature. But then he and his safety partner Ezra fall in a river attempting to take a selfie, then end up lost in the woods. Can they survive?
17) Winter willpower
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Terence and David are competitive snowboarders. David is more laid back, he wants to have fun! But Terence won't be happy until he wins the gold. They head to an abandoned ski resort for some secret practice. Terence refuses to quit until he nails his trick, and the motion causes an avalanche. Can they survive?