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|  | The Lost Temple of the Aztecs by Greg Ruhl, Shelley Tanaka
Description not available.Uses the discovery of the temple in Mexico City, what was the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan, to introduce the story of the Spanish conquest of Moctezuma and his empire in the sixteenth century. AUTHOR: Greg Ruhl, Shelley Tanaka
PUBLISHER: Disney Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General 
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 | Practical Paganism by Anthony Kemp, J. M. Sertori
Practical Paganism will answer questions most frequently asked as readers search for a spiritual dimension in their own daily lives. Paganism is a religion which, although rooted in the past, has adapted itself to suit the needs of today. A fusion of Celtic, Nordic, Druidic and Wiccan traditions, modern Paganism is a spiritual path being followed by those who are seeking to break out of the rigidity of mainstream religions. AUTHOR: Anthony Kemp, J. M. Sertori
PUBLISHER: Hale, Robert Limited
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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 | Bonfire of the Vanities by Michael Prichard, Tom Wolfe
Sherman McCoy is an icon for the superficial life of the wealthy in New York City in the 1980s. His world is shaken by a sudden encounter with unexpected fear and danger when he accidently drives his $50,000 Mercedes into the South Bronx. Wolfe`s novel touches on every rung of the social and economic ladder of the times, from inner-city communities, to scavenger-like New York reporters, to the daily grind at an Assistant D. A.`s office, to the highest rungs of the Wall Street bond market. First published in 1987, BONFIRE OF THE VANITIES is Tom Wolfe`s first novel. AUTHOR: Michael Prichard, Tom Wolfe
PUBLISHER: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, LLC
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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 | Leonie by Elizabeth A. Adler
Description not available.When Leonie, a half-Egyptian, half-French country girl, moves to Paris she captures the lascivious attentions of the Duc de Courmont, who manipulates circumstances in a desperate attempt to quench his obsession for her AUTHOR: Elizabeth A. Adler
PUBLISHER: Dell Publishing
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | Flashman & the Dragon by David Case, George MacDonald Fraser
The eighth of Fraser's books detailing the history and adventures of Harry Flashman, the bully of TOM BROWN'S SCHOOL DAYS who went on to become a soldier, an inadvertent hero, and an empire-builder. In this installment, Harry is dispatched to China to report on the Taiping Rebellion. Despite pausing numerous times to pursue involvements with several ladies and courtesans along the way, Harry manages once again to emerge a hero after the battle to reclaim Nanjing from the rebels. AUTHOR: David Case, George MacDonald Fraser
PUBLISHER: Dutton/Plume
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | Fear Itself by Jonathan Nasaw
Description not available.On his last day with the FBI, special agent E. L. Pender is drawn into the case of phobia disorder patient Dorie Bell, whose fellow attendees of a Las Vegas phobia convention have died in manners inconsistent with their fears. AUTHOR: Jonathan Nasaw
PUBLISHER: Atria Books
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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