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Amiri Baraka, also known as LeRoi Jones, was known not only as a poet, playwright, and founder of the Black Arts movement, but also as one of the most provocative voices of the civil rights era and beyond. These pieces, which span the years from 1960 to 1965, cover subjects ranging from Cuba to Malcolm X to street protests and soul food, and are accompanied by the author's new introduction from 2009.
2) Black music
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"Discusses modern jazz movements and musicians, including Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Cecil Taylor, Eric Dolphy, Archie Shepp, and Sun-Ra." --
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Anne McCaffrey draws the reader back in time to an earlier Pern to tell the story of one of Pern’s great and true heroines.
An air of pleasant anticipation hung so thickly over the Halls, Holds and Weyrs of Pern that it had affected even the businesslike ways of Moreta, the Weyrwoman of Fort Weyr, where her dragon, Queen Orlith, would soon clutch.
Then without warning, a runnerbeast fell ill. Soon myriads of holders, craftsmen,...
An air of pleasant anticipation hung so thickly over the Halls, Holds and Weyrs of Pern that it had affected even the businesslike ways of Moreta, the Weyrwoman of Fort Weyr, where her dragon, Queen Orlith, would soon clutch.
Then without warning, a runnerbeast fell ill. Soon myriads of holders, craftsmen,...
4) Dragonsdawn
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Go back in time and visit Pern like it’s never been seen before in this thrilling prequel about the creation of dragons.
The beautiful planet Pern seemed a paradise to its new colonists—until unimaginable terror turned it into hell. Suddenly deadly spores were falling like silver threads from the sky, devouring everything—and everyone—on their path. It...
The beautiful planet Pern seemed a paradise to its new colonists—until unimaginable terror turned it into hell. Suddenly deadly spores were falling like silver threads from the sky, devouring everything—and everyone—on their path. It...
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“[McCaffrey is the] master of the well-told tale.”—Chicago Sun-Times
As long as the people of Pern could remember, the Holds had protected them from Thread, the deadly silver strands that fell from the sky. In exchange for sanctuary in the huge stone fortresses, the people tithed to their Lord Holders, who in turn supported the dragonriders, Pern’s greatest weapon against Thread. But not everyone on Pern was...
As long as the people of Pern could remember, the Holds had protected them from Thread, the deadly silver strands that fell from the sky. In exchange for sanctuary in the huge stone fortresses, the people tithed to their Lord Holders, who in turn supported the dragonriders, Pern’s greatest weapon against Thread. But not everyone on Pern was...
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“When McCaffrey's beloved dragons roar and their riders soar on the beasts' mighty backs . . . fans of Pern will likely be enthralled.”—Publishers Weekly
For generations, the dragonriders had dedicated their lives to fighting Thread, the dreaded spores that periodically rained from the sky to ravage the land. On the backs of their magnificent telepathic dragons they flew to flame the deadly stuff out of the air before...
For generations, the dragonriders had dedicated their lives to fighting Thread, the dreaded spores that periodically rained from the sky to ravage the land. On the backs of their magnificent telepathic dragons they flew to flame the deadly stuff out of the air before...
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Renegade ; 1
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Falsely accused of murdering a fellow officer, undercover cop Reno Raines becomes a fugitive bounty hunter searching for evidence that will clear his name.
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Renegade ; 10
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Reno and Bobby are taken prisoner by Jack Varnell, Reno's former partner, who has been corrupted by a vicious drug lord.
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Renegade ; 9
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Reno befriends a teenage girl as they both pursue a wanted killer and his gang of bank robbers.
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Renegade ; 3
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Hoping to learn the identity of the cop who incriminated him for murder, Reno trails a mad killer, Otto Heath, who in turn vengefully stalks a circuit court judge.
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Renegade ; 6
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Reno protects fugitive Lou Delgado to collect the bounty on him before a ruthless gangster can get to him.
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Renegade ; 5
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Reno joins a drug smuggling biker gang to find the murderer of a teenage mechanic.
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Renegade ; 2
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Reno Raines saves a tiny rural town from a sadistic tyrant.
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Renegade ; 4
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Reno pursues Enrique Vilas, a South American "death squad" fugitive.
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Renegade ; 7
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Reno and several innocent travelers are terrorized at a lonely desert cafe by four escaped convicts.
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Renegade ; 8
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Reno poses as a wrangler at a horse ranch owned by Jessica Patterson, seeking revenge against her ex-husband, a sadistic killer.
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Travel back to the earliest days of Pernese history in this first-ever Dragonriders of Pern short-story collection!
Join the original survey team as they explore Pern and decide to recommend it for colonization. Share the terror of the evacuation from the Southern Continent as a flotilla of ships, aided by intelligent, talking dolphins, braves the dreadful currents of the Pernest ocean. Learn how the famous Ruatha Hold was founded, and thrill...
Join the original survey team as they explore Pern and decide to recommend it for colonization. Share the terror of the evacuation from the Southern Continent as a flotilla of ships, aided by intelligent, talking dolphins, braves the dreadful currents of the Pernest ocean. Learn how the famous Ruatha Hold was founded, and thrill...
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Renegade ; 17
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When Reno and Bobby try to capture an insane murderer seeking revenge against them, Bobby is nearly killed.
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Renegade ; 21
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Reno discovers that his long-lost brother, Mitch, is a brainwashed professional gladiator under the control of a sadistic ex-Marine Corps commander.
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Renegade ; 20
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Reno, Bobby and Cheyenne rescue a prosecutor's daughter from vengeful kidnappers.
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