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  • An Atlas of Extinct Countries

    by Gideon Defoe ...
    A funny, fascinating, beautifully illustrated, and timely history of countries that, for myriad and often ludicrous reasons, no longer exist—"Perfect for fans of Atlas Obscura " ( Publishers Weekly )."Defoe writes in revv-edup prose a bit like Hunter S. Thompson's, but more jokey and with an English accent. . . . I enjoy it immensely." —Michael Dirda, <stron... ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD

  • Elite Dangerous: Docking is Difficult

    by Gideon Defoe ...
    Series series Elite: Dangerous
    Set in the world of bestselling computer game ELITE, and launched to tie in with the latest version, ELITE: DANGEROUS - a game almost 20 years in the making. One of three very distinct - but subtly linked - novels written by major authors who are fans of the game, this novel will be a must-buy not only the 25,000+ people who funded the new game on kickstarter, but also for all of those fans of the ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • The Pirates! in an Adventure with the Romantics

    by Gideon Defoe ...
    Whilst visiting their bank manager on the shores of Lake Geneva, the Pirate Captain and his crew encounter no less than the literary giants of their age: the swaggering Lord Byron, the oddly shifty Percy Shelley - and his beautiful young fiancée, Mary.Together they embark upon a journey that leads them away from Switzerland into the bowels of Oxford, and finally to the forbidding heart of eastern ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

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    The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists

    by Gideon Defoe ...
    Narrated by John Lee ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 59 min

    Bloomsbury presents The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists by Gideon Defoe, read by John Lee.It is 1837, and for the luxuriantly bearded Pirate Captain and his rag-tag pirate crew, life on the high seas has gotten a little dull. With nothing to do but twiddle their hooks and lounge aimlessly on tropical beaches, the Captain decides it's time they had an adventure.A surprisingly successful ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

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  • The History of the USA Year by Year

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