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Arena

Product Description: In the 1960's John Jakes, the best-selling author of The Kent Family Chronicles and The North and South Trilogy and who has been bestowed the title -the godfather of the historical novel,- wrote ARENA under the penname Jay Scotland...read more

By John Jakes

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9781587541179 | Olmstead Pr, December 1, 2001, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: In the 1960's John Jakes, the best-selling author of The Kent Family Chronicles and The North and South Trilogy and who has been bestowed the title -the godfather of the historical novel,- wrote ARENA under the penname Jay Scotland.

Brak: The Barbarian

Product Description: A warrior forced to battle the evil that thwarts his destiny, Brak must combat sorcery and plagues as he journeys south to Khurdisan. Before reaching this paradise city, he must hack his way through the obstacle after obstacle as he passes through unknown lands...read more

By John Jakes

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9780759226821, titled "Brak the Barbarian" | E-Rights/E-Reads Ltd, November 1, 2001, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: A warrior forced to battle the evil that thwarts his destiny, Brak must combat sorcery and plagues as he journeys south to Khurdisan.

9780505516503 | Dorchester Pub Co Inc, June 1, 1981, cover price $2.25 | also contains Arbeit, Migration Und Soziale Arbeit: Prozesse Der Marginalisierung in Modernen Arbeitsgesellschaften | About this edition: A warrior forced to battle the evil that thwarts his destiny, Brak must combat sorcery and plagues as he journeys south to Khurdisan.

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9781564311054, titled "Brak the Barbarian" | Unabridged edition (Sunset Productions, May 1, 1994), cover price $15.95 | About this edition: A warrior forced to battle the evil that thwarts his destiny, Brak must combat sorcery and plagues as he journeys south to Khurdisan.

The Bold Frontier

Updated with three new stories, a collection of Old West short stories features the tale of a sheriff facing a hardened killer, a resourceful woman who saves a rebel from a bitter life, and a ruthless gunman who meets his match in a three-year-old girl. Originally published as In the Big Country. Reprint.

By John Jakes

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9780451204196 | Signet, September 1, 2001, cover price $8.99 | About this edition: Updated with three new stories, a collection of Old West short stories features the tale of a sheriff facing a hardened killer, a resourceful woman who saves a rebel from a bitter life, and a ruthless gunman who meets his match in a three-year-old girl.

California Gold

In 1886, eighteen-year-old James Macklin Chance journeys from Pennsylvania to California to make a new life for himself, finding love, power, and fortune in Southern California. Reprint.

By John Jakes

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Hardcover:

9780394561066 | Random House Inc, September 1, 1989, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: In 1886, eighteen-year-old Mack Chance journeys from Pennsylvania to California to make a new life for himself, finding fortune, love, and power in Southern California, in a novel that spans from late-nineteenth-century San Francisco to 1921

Paperback:

9780451203977 | Reissue edition (Signet, August 1, 2001), cover price $7.99 | About this edition: In 1886, eighteen-year-old James Macklin Chance journeys from Pennsylvania to California to make a new life for himself, finding love, power, and fortune in Southern California.

9780345369437 | Ballantine Books, September 1, 1990, cover price $7.99 | About this edition: In 1886, eighteen-year-old Mack Chance journeys from Pennsylvania to California to make a new life for himself, finding love, power, and fortune in Southern California

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9780394577326 | Unabridged edition (Random House, September 1, 1989), cover price $16.00 | also contains The Guardians: The League of Nations and the Crisis of Empire

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9781417618248 | Turtleback Books, August 1, 2001, cover price $16.65 | About this edition: James Macklin Chase was a poor Pennsylvanian who dreamed of making it rich in California.

9780785773986 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $16.45 | About this edition: In 1886, eighteen-year-old Mack Chance journeys from Pennsylvania to California to make a new life for himself, finding love, power, and fortune in Southern California

Crime Time: Mystery and Suspense Stories

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By John Jakes

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9780786231577 | Five Star, July 1, 2001, cover price $24.95 | About this edition: Book by Jakes, John

A Century of Great Western Stories

Western writers old and new grace this sweeping collection, with stories by Owen Wister, Louis L'Amour, Zane Gray, Loren Estleman, Elmer Kelton, and other notable authors. Reprint. 20,000 first printing. (view table of contents)

By John Jakes (editor)

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9780312869861 | Forge, April 1, 2000, cover price $27.95 | About this edition: Presents western stories by both legendary and contemporary authors of the genre, such as Zane Grey, Louis L'Amour, Loren Estleman, Marcia Muller, and Bill Pronzini.

Paperback:

9780312869854 | Reprint edition (Forge, June 23, 2001), cover price $22.99 | About this edition: Western writers old and new grace this sweeping collection, with stories by Owen Wister, Louis L'Amour, Zane Gray, Loren Estleman, Elmer Kelton, and other notable authors.

On Secret Service

Product Description: Jakes, the author of over 60 books, including the eight-part KENT FAMILY CHRONICLES, THE NORTH AND SOUTH Trilogy and innumerable short stories of the American West, returns to the Civil War in the engrossing ON SECRET SERVICE. The story of a war within a war on various levels the North v...read more

By John Jakes

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Hardcover:

9781568959054 | Large print edition (Wheeler Pub Inc, August 1, 2000), cover price $31.95 | About this edition: A novel based around the exploits of various spies during the American Civil War.

Paperback:

9781568951775 | Large print edition (Wheeler Pub Inc, June 1, 2001), cover price $12.95 | About this edition: Jakes, the author of over 60 books, including the eight-part KENT FAMILY CHRONICLES, THE NORTH AND SOUTH Trilogy and innumerable short stories of the American West, returns to the Civil War in the engrossing ON SECRET SERVICE.

9780451204059 | Signet, April 1, 2001, cover price $8.99 | About this edition: Retraces the early years of the 'Secret Service,' from the Pinkertons to the assassination of Lincoln, following four main characters--a spy, a rebel, an actress, and an officer.

9780451409928 | Reissue edition (Onyx Books, January 1, 2001), cover price $7.99 | also contains Ultimate Dash Diet Smoothie Guide

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9780736649315 | Unabridged edition (Books on Tape, September 1, 2000), cover price $34.95 | About this edition: Jakes, the author of over 60 books, including the eight-part KENT FAMILY CHRONICLES, THE NORTH AND SOUTH Trilogy and innumerable short stories of the American West, returns to the Civil War in the engrossing ON SECRET SERVICE.

9780787125394 | Abridged edition (Dove Entertainment Inc, June 1, 2000), cover price $18.00 | About this edition: Jakes, the author of over 60 books, including the eight-part KENT FAMILY CHRONICLES, THE NORTH AND SOUTH Trilogy and innumerable short stories of the American West, returns to the Civil War in the engrossing ON SECRET SERVICE.

The Titans: The Kent Family Chronicles

By John Jakes and Bruce Watson (narrator)

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9781578151646 | Abridged edition (Media Books Llc, July 1, 2000), cover price $12.99

The Bastard: The Kent Family Chronicles

Product Description: Set against the colorful tumult of events that gave rise to our fledgling nation, this novel of romance and adventure introduces Phillipe Charboneau.The illegitimate son of an English nobleman, Phillipe flees Europe and, as Philip Kent, joins the men who set our course for freedom...read more

By John Jakes

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9781578151608 | Abridged edition (Media Books Llc, July 1, 2000), cover price $12.99 | About this edition: Set against the colorful tumult of events that gave rise to our fledgling nation, this novel of romance and adventure introduces Phillipe Charboneau.

Doctor, Doctor!

By John Jakes

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Paperback:

9781583420126 | Dramatic Pub Co, June 1, 2000, cover price $7.50

On Secret Service: A Novel

Retraces the early years of the 'Secret Service,' from the Pinkertons to the assassination of Lincoln, following four main characters--a spy, a rebel, an actress, and an officer.

By John Jakes

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Hardcover:

9780525945444 | E P Dutton, June 1, 2000, cover price $25.95 | About this edition: Retraces the early years of the 'Secret Service,' from the Pinkertons to the assassination of Lincoln, following four main characters--a spy, a rebel, an actress, and an officer

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9780787124830 | Unabridged edition (Dove Entertainment Inc, June 1, 2000), cover price $30.00 | About this edition: Retraces the early years of the 'Secret Service,' from the Pinkertons to the assassination of Lincoln, following four main characters--a spy, a rebel, an actress, and an officer.

Susanna of the Alamo

Susanna Dickenson is spared at the fall of the Alamo by General Santa Anna who hoped that her account would discourage resistance, but her story rallies the Texans

By Paul Bacon (illustrator) and John Jakes

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9780833563293 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $18.45 | About this edition: Relates the experiences of the Texas woman who, along with her baby, survived the 1836 massacre at the Alamo.

American Dreams

Follows the historical saga of the Crown family, German immigrants who settle in Chicago, as they participate in the events of the early twentieth century

By John Jakes

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Hardcover:

9780783803791 | Large print edition (G K Hall & Co, November 1, 1998), cover price $29.95 | About this edition: The author of the bestselling "Kent Family Chronicles" continues the fascinating story of the Crown family dynasty in Chicago.

9780525944379 | E P Dutton, July 1, 1998, cover price $24.95 | About this edition: Follows the historical saga of the Crown family, German immigrants who settle in Chicago, as they participate in the events of the early twentieth century

Paperback:

9780451197016 | Signet, July 1, 1999, cover price $7.99 | About this edition: Follows the historical saga of the Crown family, German immigrants who settle in Chicago, as they participate in the events of the early twentieth century

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9780787117337 | Abridged edition (Dove Entertainment Inc, July 1, 1998), cover price $30.00 | About this edition: Follows the historical saga of the Crown family, German immigrants who settle in Chicago, as they participate in the events of the early twentieth century.

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9780613163170 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $16.45 | About this edition: Follows the historical saga of the Crown family, German immigrants who settle in Chicago, as they participate in the events of the early twentieth century

Homeland

The lives and fortunes of the Crown family--Paul; his German-born uncle, Joseph; Joseph's wife, Ilsa; their rebellious son, Joe--are set against the turbulent backdrop of a momentous decade in world history, from 1890 to 1900

By John Jakes

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Hardcover:

9780517154847 | Random House Value Pub, July 1, 1995, cover price $4.99

9780385417242 | Doubleday, July 1, 1993, cover price $25.00 | About this edition: The lives and fortunes of the Crown family--Paul; his German-born uncle, Joseph; Joseph's wife, Ilsa; their rebellious son, Joe--are set against the turbulent backdrop of a momentous decade in world history, from 1890 to 1900

Paperback:

9780451198426 | Reissue edition (Signet, July 1, 1999), cover price $9.99 | About this edition: The lives and fortunes of the members of the Crown family--Paul; his German-born uncle, Joseph; Joseph's wife, Ilsa; and their rebellious son, Joe--are set against the turbulent backdrop of 1890s Chicago.

9780553564990 | Bantam Books, April 1, 1994, cover price $6.99 | About this edition: Living in the Chicago mansion of his brewery tycoon uncle, Pauli Kroner clashes with his proud guardian and, forced into life on the city's dark side, becomes Paul Crown, a man driven by power and ambition

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9780787117627 | Dove Entertainment Inc, November 1, 1998, cover price $25.00 | About this edition: The lives and fortunes of the Crown family--Paul; his German born uncle, Joseph; Joseph's wife, Ilsa; and their rebellious son Joe--are set against the turbulent backdrop of 1890s Chicago.

9780553471762 | Bantam Dell Pub Group, July 1, 1993, cover price $25.00 | About this edition: The lives and fortunes of the Crown family--Paul; his German born uncle, Joseph; Joseph's wife, Ilsa; and their rebellious son Joe--are set against the turbulent backdrop of 1890s Chicago.

Prebinding:

9780613163613 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $16.45

Hollywood Fantasies: 10 Surreal Visions of Tinsel Town

By Susan Anspach (narrator), David Birney (narrator), Robert Bloch, Harlan Ellison (narrator), Jamie Farr (narrator), Edward Gorman, John Jakes, David Morrell, Michael Reaves, David Schow, Robert Sheckley, Robert Silverberg and Henry Slesar

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9780787109462 | Dove Entertainment Inc, February 1, 1997, cover price $24.95

Miranda, the Man Who Collected Poe

Product Description: "Miranda" by John Jakes (1-56740-969-5 06A) "Man Who Collected Poe, The" (1-56740-969-5 06B) (See individual titles for more info)

By Robert Bloch and John Jakes

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9781567409697 | Abridged edition (Brilliance Audio, July 1, 1996), cover price $4.99 | About this edition: "Miranda" by John Jakes (1-56740-969-5 06A) "Man Who Collected Poe, The" (1-56740-969-5 06B) (See individual titles for more info)

The Woman at Apache Wells, Peace Officer, Sisters

By Brian Garfield, John Jakes and Marcia Muller

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9781567409710 | Abridged edition (Brilliance Audio, July 1, 1996), cover price $4.99

Great Stories of the American West II: Stories

An anthology of nineteen short works about the American West includes the writings of such popular authors as Louis L'Amour, John Jakes, Loren D. Estleman, Bill Pronzini, Evan Hunter, and Marcia Muller.

By Loren D. Estleman, Martin Harry Greenberg (editor), John Jakes, Louis L'Amour and Marcia Muller

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9781556114816 | Donald I Fine, February 1, 1996, cover price $22.95 | About this edition: An anthology of nineteen short works about the American West includes the writings of such popular authors as Louis L'Amour, John Jakes, Loren D.

New Trails: Twenty-Three Original Stories of the West from Western Writers of America

An collection of brand new stories by the members of the Western Writers of America includes such authors as Elmore Leonard, Loren D. Estleman, Elmer Kelton, and John Jakes, and captures the diversity and energy of the genre today. Reprint.

By Martin Harry Greenberg (editor) and John Jakes (editor)

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Hardcover:

9780783812489 | Large print edition (G K Hall & Co, May 1, 1995), cover price $23.95 | About this edition: Offers stories by Ed Gorman, Elmer Kelton, Elmore Leonard, Loren D.

9780385469906 | Doubleday, November 1, 1994, cover price $22.95 | About this edition: Previously unpublished stories from members of the Western Writers of America include Elmore Leonard's 'Hurrah for Captain Early,' John Jakes' 'Manitow and Ironhand,' and Judy Alter's 'Sweet Revenge'

Paperback:

9780553573169 | Reprint edition (Bantam Books, December 1, 1995), cover price $5.99 | About this edition: Offers stories by Ed Gorman, Elmer Kelton, Elmore Leonard, Loren D.

Wear a Fast Gun

Product Description: A western story.

By John Jakes

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9781564311108 | Sunset Productions, August 1, 1995, cover price $18.00 | About this edition: A western story.

Mark of the Demons

By John Jakes

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9781564311078 | Sunset Productions, July 1, 1994, cover price $15.95

Over My Dead Body: A Nero Wolfe Mystery

When a woman claiming to be Nero Wolfe's long-lost daughter gets into trouble over some missing diamonds, Wolfe, along with his sidekick, Archie, becomes involved in a world of international intrigue. Reissue.

By John Jakes (introduced by) and Rex Stout

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Paperback:

9780553231168 | Reprint edition (Bantam Books, January 1, 1994), cover price $7.99 | About this edition: Nero Wolfe refuses to accept a case concerning a girl accused of stealing diamonds, until he learns she claims to be his daughter

In the Big Country: The Best Western Stories of John Jakes

A collection of Old West short stories features the tale of a sheriff facing a hardened killer, a resourceful woman who saves a rebel from a bitter life, and a ruthless gunman who meets his match in a three-year-old girl

By Martin Harry Greenberg, John Jakes and Bill Pronzini

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9780816158126 | Large print edition (G K Hall & Co, August 1, 1993), cover price $21.95 | About this edition: A collection of Old West short stories features the tale of a sheriff facing a hardened killer, a resourceful woman who saves a rebel from a bitter life, and a ruthless gunman who meets his match in a three-year-old girl

The Rebels: Rebels

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By John Jakes

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Hardcover:

9780783811093 | G K Hall & Co, July 1, 1993, cover price $85.95 | About this edition: Book by Jakes, John

In the Big Country

By John Jakes

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9780553294859 | Reprint edition (Bantam Books, April 1, 1993), cover price $5.99 | also contains Stripes On the Go: 10 Knit or Crochet Patterns | About this edition: A collection of Old West short stories features the tale of a sheriff facing a hardened killer, a resourceful woman who saves a rebel from a bitter life, and a ruthless gunman who meets his match in a three-year-old girl.

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