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A360 Media, LLC
Language
English
Description
You can learn a lot about AC/DC just by looking at their song titles. For instance, 23 tracks in their extensive catalog contain the same word: “rock.” Were they any other band, you might put this repetition down to lexical laziness. But when it comes to AC/DC, it reflects nothing less than their reverence for the original brand of rock ’n’ roll created by giants like Chuck Berry and Little Richard. In 1979 Highway to Hell made
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English
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The steamy summer streets of Washington are no match for the phone lines of Fantasy, Inc., where every man's dreams come true. The "hotline" works perfectly for its anonymous clients and the teachers and housewives who moonlight as call girls... until a brilliant madman plugs in with twisted passion. Superstar mystery novelist Grace McCabe comes home to find her sister dead, strangled with the cord of her "special" phone. Suddenly Grace's life turns...
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Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
"The Penguin purchases Gotham's largest media company. Meanwhile, a crime wave hits the city. Batman soon learns that these events are related. After the Dark Knight stops a crime, the Penguin's TV news channel edit the security tapes and police reports to make Batman look like a criminal. People begin to fear the Dark Knight. If he can't prove his innocence, the hero will end up in prison, and the Penguin will fly free"--P. [4] of cover.
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Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
"Batman has been kidnapped by the Riddler! The crook has left behind one of his infamous riddles, addressed to Robin. If Robin can solve the puzzle, he will locate the Caped Crusader, but that first riddle leads to another. Then the Riddler turns off all the lights in Gotham City. What, Robin wonders, is the point? When will the riddles end? If the Boy Wonder cannot find his partner by the next sunrise, Batman will be gone forever"--P. [4] of cover....
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Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
The distant planet Krypton faces total destruction. Before it explodes, the scientist Jor-El and his wife Lara send their only son into outer space. Later, the child's rocket crashes into a Kansas cornfield where a farmer and his wife discover the boy and his strange powers.
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Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
"Daily Planet reporters Clark Kent and Lois Lane are covering the opening of the new Metropolis Museum when, suddenly, a gigantic skeleton of a blue whale comes to life. With lightning-speed, Superman catches the colossal creature, but the magical mischief is far from over. The impish Mr. Mxyzptlk has returned from the Fifth Dimension with dozens of troublesome tricks. Even the Man of Steel is helpless against his power of magic"--P. [4] of cover....
9) Sacred Sins
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English
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Originally, Dr. Tess Court, a psychiatrist, does not want to become involved in the case to capture a serial killer. She changes her mind when legendary ladies' man Detective Ben Paris joins the case.
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Series
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
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Several restaurant workers are murdered by a robber, whose brother is killed by police during the chaotic event. As everyone struggles to heal after the incident, the gunman is determined to kill everyone involved in his brother's death.
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Series
Publisher
DC Comics
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Originally published in 1971, this story turned The Man of Steel's status quo on its head. When an explosion Superman's only true weakness, Kryptonite, Superman seems unstoppable. But Superman begins to lose his powers creature with the form of Superman but composed of sand is born. When the true nature of Sand Supermans it is discovered that any contact between the two super beigns would result in the destruction of Earth.
12) Toys of terror
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Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
"Christmas dreams become nightmares when toys turn deadly. Tiny helicopters attack holiday shoppers. Cannons shoot out rubber duckies. Even a bouncing soccer ball is transformed into a deadly weapon. Superman must save Lois Lane and a group of children trapped on a runaway holiday parade float. But when the float moves inside a giant tunnel made of lead, even Superman's super-vision cannot find the victims. Only one person can be behind all the mayhem--the...
13) Arctic attack
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Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
"While researching the Arctic for a school project, Robin discovers that something is heating the glaciers--and it's not just global warming. With Batman's help, Robin discovers that the evil Rā's al Ghūl is behind the environmental disruption. The Dynamic Duo head to the Arctic to stop his evil plan and prevent an ecological disaster"-Unedited summary from book.
14) Bizarro is born!
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Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Daily Planet reporter Lois Lane discovers that the evil Lex Luthor has created his own super hero--Bizarro Superman! The confused creature captures Lois and sets out on a path of destruction. The real Superman must save Lois and stop Bizarro before the monster destroys Metropolis in a warped pursuit of truth, justice, and the American way.
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Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
When riots erupt in downtown Washington, D.C., only Wonder Woman can stop them, but as she controls the crazy crowd, the super hero is caught off guard by an even bigger problem--Devestation, the shape-shifting super-villain, who is out to destroy Wonder Woman once and for all.
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Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
When astronauts crash on Pluto, only one man can save them-- Superman! Faster than a speeding bullet, the Man of Steel soars toward the dwarf planet, towing a high-tech rescue vehicle. Soon, he discovers an unexpected passenger aboard the spacecraft. Jimmy Olsen, the Daily Planet's young photographer, has hitched a ride, but that's not Superman's biggest problem. When the evil Kanjar Ro attacks, the Man of Steel finds himself weakened by deep-space...
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Publisher
DC Comics
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
"Keep your heads down and your eyes open-- In Dong Xoai, Vietnam 1965, legendary author and artist Joe Kubert tells an incredible tale of bravery and camaraderie under fire-- a searing look at the true cost of freedom and the horrors of war. Based on actual events, this is the inside story of a team of Special Forces soldiers who were on what was to be a simple assistance and observation mission in the village of Dong Xoai that suddenly turned deadly....
19) Meteor of doom
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Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
"Evil genius Lex Luthor is out to capture a deep space probe, which has gathered a large kryptonite meteor! But Superman has been kept busy protecting the city from a rash of crazy crimes. Can the super hero prevent Luthor from getting his hands on the deadly rock?"--Unedited summary from book.
20) Monster magic
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Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
On remote island, scientists discover an exotic plant, which they hope will lead to a medical breakthrough. Instead, when they return to Washington, D.C., the rare fauna brings on a monstrous breakout. The sinister sorceress, Circe, attacks the city with her magical malice. Even Wonder Woman, the princess of the Amazons, can't escape her cruel charms, and if the Lasso of Truth won't set her free, the capital city will soon become Circe's domain.
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