Steve Jackson
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How Is Paper Recycled? is aligned to the Common Core State Standards for English/Language Arts, addressing Literacy.
RI.2.3 and Literacy.
L.2.4b. Full-page color photographs and narrative nonfiction text explain the paper recycling process. This book should be paired with "Recycling Paper" (9781477722749) from the InfoMax Common Core Readers Program to provide the alternative point of view on the same topic.
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A true crime classic of drugs and murder in Denver, Colorado by the bestselling author of Smooth Talker-with a new forward and epilogue.
Early one morning in May 1997, a young couple spotted a man dragging a body up a secluded trail in the mountains of Colorado. Then the man fled, leaving behind a bloody, dying woman. The resulting investigation lead from that idyllic spot to the criminal underbelly of Denver: a world of prostitution, drugs, and...
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One morning in July 1974, Anita Andrews, the owner and bartender at Fagiani's Cocktail Lounge in Napa, California, was found dead in her bar-raped, beaten, and stabbed to death in a bloody frenzy.
Meanwhile a month after Anita's murder, young Michele Wallace, was driving down a road in the mountains near Crested Butte, Colorado, when she gave two stranded motorists, including a man named Roy, a ride. She was never seen alive again.
Fourteen years...
4) The Mentor
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Spying, lying and dying. Fans of 'Spooks' will be swept away by Steve Jackson's explosive novel. They say lightning never strikes twice. They are wrong. London has been bombed for the second time in 2 years, but this time the enemy is a lot closer to home. Paul Aston, a young MI6 Agent, is sent to investigate. But nothing could have prepared him for the scenes of horror and devastation that he sees. Images that will stay with him for the rest of his...
5) Bogeyman
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Bogeyman describes in dramatic detail and with heartrending poignancy the efforts of tenacious Texas lawmen to solve the cold case murders of three little girls and hold serial child killer David Elliot Penton accountable for his horrific crimes.
From the book: "For years he'd stalked elementary schools and playground looking for young girls from low-income neighborhoods to abduct, rape and murder. He thought of them as 'throwaway kids'-hardly missed,...
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Three gripping true crime classics in one volume, from the New York Times—bestselling author.
From the acclaimed journalist and author, three chilling tales of depravity, death, and detective work including:
“No Angels”
Late one night in 1997, fourteen-year-old Brandy DuVall waited at a bus stop in the Denver area when, for reasons that are still a mystery, she got into a car with several young men. The consequence was an unimaginable nightmare...
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Here's What Happens When You Mess With Me! Originally released in 2011, New York Times bestselling author Steve Jackson has revised and updated this classic true crime about one of the most monstrous serial killers in American history. William Neal, who called himself "Wild Bill Cody," was seductive and skillful at separating love-struck women from their money, and ultimately, their lives. Apprehended by police, Neal, who proclaimed himself "better...
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WildBlue Press
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2020
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English
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New York Times–Bestselling Author: The true story of a teenager’s horrific murder by a vicious Denver gang—and the investigation and trials that followed.
A little before midnight on May 30, 1997, fourteen-year-old Brandy DuVall waited at a bus stop in the Denver area for a ride back to her grandparents’ home after spending the evening at a friend’s. She was wearing a bright-red Chicago...
A little before midnight on May 30, 1997, fourteen-year-old Brandy DuVall waited at a bus stop in the Denver area for a ride back to her grandparents’ home after spending the evening at a friend’s. She was wearing a bright-red Chicago...
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"Wonderful and dark... a journey into the minds of two men who together become one killer" from true crime author (Blaine L. Pardoe, author of A Special Kind of Evil).
In April 1997, pretty, 22-year-old Jacine Gielinski stopped her car at a red light in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She had no idea that the two young men looking at her from the car next to hers would in that moment decide she would be their target for unspeakable horrors.
George Woldt...
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Three true-crime books in one volume, featuring cases ranging from Texas to Georgia to Alaska, from New York Times authors.
Included in this three-in-one volume are:
Bogeyman by author Steve Jackson
For years he stalked elementary schools and playgrounds looking for young girls from low-income neighborhoods to abduct, rape and murder. They were "throwaway kids" to him, hardly missed, soon forgotten, except by those who loved them. He was every...
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Munchkin volume 1
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English
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There's nothing better than getting a ton of loot during the holidays, and we can always count on Spyke and Flower to make the Yuletide a little more interesting! What It Is: Charles Dickens is turning in his grave as Katie Cook (My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic) and Mike Luckas (Skull Kickers) put a Munchkin-sized spin on A Christmas Carol. Tour the Dungeons of Past, Present, and Future! No one learns anything, obviously, except to pillage, steal...
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THE ULTIMATE FIGHTING FANTASY GUIDEBOOK! No adventurer should be without this essential guide. TITAN contains everything you need to know, covering the turbulent history of the Fighting Fantasy world, Titan; from its creation and early civilisations – through the devastating War of the Wizards – to the present day wilderness and anarchy where the delicate balance between Good and Chaos could at any moment be overturned! Detailed descriptions of...
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Munchkin volume 22
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Everybody was kung-fu fighting! Specially Flower as she combats her way through ninjas on a quest to avenge her master. And we got a backup full of braiiiins! The zombie apocalypse has begun in the world of Munchkin. Cover and backup story illustrated by Munchkin Zombies artist Greg Hyland.
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Munchkin volume 23
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Spyke and Flower head down the rabbit hole for a Wonderland-themed adventure!
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Munchkin volume 21
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English
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Seeking fame and honor, Spyke enters a tournament of honorable knights. It doesn't end well.
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Munchkin volume 24
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English
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Love is in the air! Oh, wait. Oh, no. That's not love. THAT SMELLS AWFUL, WHO DID THAT? Snuggle up with this Valentine's-themed issue of Munchkin!
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Munchkin volume 25
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Spyke & Flower's Final Adventure! All good things come to an end, and so, Spyke and Flower ride off into the sunset to find their final bag of loot in the land of Munchkin. Final oversized issue!
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Munchkin volume 5
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THE FUTURE! Everyone lives underground now. The shadowy government decides to send someone back in time to rectify past mistakes. The time traveller runs into other time travellers, including a cyborg hunter sent to "terminate" a military leader, two high school kids on an Excellent Adventure, a crazy doctor and a young man who seem to be travelling back to the past/future, and Jeanne Claude Van Damme as TIMECOP from the movie TIMECOP. Turns out the...
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Munchkin volume 7
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Spyke and Flower are up to more shenanigans in a dungeon adventure! An exclusive Munchkin game card is included in every first printing copy.
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Munchkin volume 6
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English
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Spyke and Flower once again take center stage in a classic adventure of Munchkin proportions.