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After a particularly bad streak of luck in Vegas, Charlie has retreated to Venice, having vowed to give up a life of crime to write crime fiction full time. But inspiration has yet to strike. And to make matters worse, Charlie's agent Victoria shows up at his door just as his prized first edition of The Maltese Falcon flies out the window with a femme fatale burglar. Blackmailed into committing a dastardly crime in order to get his book
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Good thief's guide volume 5
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In Berlin, Charlie Howard, part-time writer, part-time thief, is called to duty on behalf of Her Majesty's Government to locate a sensitive stolen item and in the course of his "duty" witnesses a murder. And that's just for starters.
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Candy manufacturer Willy Wonka has a contest and hides five golden tickets in five of his scrumptious candy bars. All five ticket winners get a free tour of the mysterious Wonka factory, as well as a lifetime supply of Wonka candy. Four of the children are nasty brats who are punished by Willie Wonka with various diabolical, but funny, methods. Only Charlie, a likeable child, wins the heart of the manufacturer.
4) Pay or play
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Charlie Waldo novels volume 3
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"Paying a harsh self-imposed penance for a terrible misstep on a case, former LAPD superstar detective Charlie Waldo lives a life of punishing minimalism deep within the woods, making a near religion of his commitment to owning no more than One Hundred Things. At least, he's trying to. His PI girlfriend Lorena keeps drawing him back to civilization - even though every time he compromises on his principles, something goes wrong. And unfortunately for...
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Dark alibi: Chan must act quickly to stop the execution of an innocent Death Row inmate. Dangerous money: Number Two Son and Chattanooga Brown aim to help Chan investigate a murder on a cruise to Samoa. The trap: In Toler's last appearance as Chan, he investigates the killings of showgirls in Malibu. The Chinese ring: In Winters' debut as Chan, a Chinese princess is murdered in Chan's house.
6) Charlie Chan
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Dark alibi: Chan must act quickly to stop the execution of an innocent Death Row inmate.
Dangerous money: Number Two Son and Chattanooga Brown aim to help Chan investigate a murder on a cruise to Samoa.
The trap: In Toler's last appearance as Chan, he investigates the killings of showgirls in Malibu.
The Chinese ring: In Winters' debut as Chan, a Chinese princess is murdered in Chan's house.
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"It's a volume bookended by poignant tales of Peter Parker and his beloved Uncle Ben. In between, Spider-Man tries to get his life back in order, one day at a time, following Mary Jane's apparent death. What better way to raise his spirits than hanging out with his good pal, Johnny Storm? An old foe, Sandman, is also struggling to hold it all together, while a new menace spells disaster -Typeface! But when the Green Goblin returns, will Peter succumb...
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Willy Wonka & the chocolate factory - Candy manufacturer Willy Wonka has a contest and hides five golden tickets in five of his scrumptious candy bars. All five ticket winners get a free tour of the mysterious Wonka factory, as well as a lifetime supply of Wonka candy. Four of the children are nasty brats who are punished by Willie Wonka with various diabolical, but funny, methods. Only Charlie, a likeable child, wins the heart of the manufacturer.
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"Norman Osborn is mad, bad and very dangerous to know! And as the addled villain battles to strengthen his fragile grip on reality, he summons the will to again plague the life of Peter Parker - and the Green Goblin takes to the skies once more! The timing couldn't be worse for Spider-Man, as he grieves for a lost loved one, and Osborn has more on his mind than revenge - he wants Parker as his heir! And as if one of the greatest Goblin stories of...
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W.C. Fields is a true comedy legend and remains one of the most recognizable and beloved actors of all time. From his early days on stage in vaudeville and Broadway through his live appearances on radio, he created an iconic persona that has never been matched. The comic genius of W.C. Fields is best captured forever in his body of films that highlight his notoriously sarcastic quick wit and slapstick routines.
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Secret of the Andes: "A young girl who is always in trouble travels to Argentina with her archeologist father"--Container.
Hollywood safari: "An animal-training family loses their lion who is then blamed for the actions of a wild look-alike"--Container.
Lassie: the painted hills: "After Jonathan Harvey strikes gold, he goes with his new partner to sort out his findings and leaves his collie Shep to care for the orphaned son of his former partner"--Container.
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Willy Wonka and the chocolate factory: Candy manufacturer Willy Wonka has a contest and hides five golden tickets in five of his scrumptious candy bars. All five ticket winners get a free tour of the mysterious Wonka factory, as well as a lifetime supply of Wonka candy. Four of the children are nasty brats who are punished by Willie Wonka with various diabolical, but funny, methods. Only Charlie, a likeable child, wins the heart of the manufacturer.
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