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The true story of how the keepers of the Warsaw Zoo saved hundreds of people from Nazi hands. When Germany invaded Poland, Stuka bombers devastated Warsaw--and the city's zoo along with it. With most of their animals dead, zookeepers Jan and Antonina �Zabi�nski began smuggling Jews into empty cages. Another dozen "guests" hid inside the �Zabi�nskis' villa, emerging after dark for dinner, socializing, and, during rare moments of calm, piano...
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Dirk Pitt adventures volume 14
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
c1997
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English
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PI Dirk Witt investigates smuggling of Chinese immigrants into the U.S. He discovers an underwater prison near Seattle full of dead Chinese, and a beautiful immigration officer whom he frees.
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Vampire chronicles volume 5
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English
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A vampire is offered work by both God and the Devil. He is Lestat, a man of action who just bumped off a billionaire for smuggling cocaine. The job interviews yield quite a bit of information on his prospective employers, including why God expelled the Devil from Paradise at the time of the Creation. It appears the Devil was against God's scheme to make suffering a regular part of life.