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  Magic Tree House: Book 45

  A Crazy Day with Cobras

  by Mary Pope Osborne

  The New York Times bestselling Magic Tree House series is back! But with the magic tree house comes terrible news: Merlin’s beloved penguin, Penny, has been put under a spell! Jack and Annie must find four things to break the spell. The first is a rare and precious emerald. When the magic tree house whisks them back to India over four hundred years ago to search for the jewel, they discover an amazing and... (more)
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  Rikki-Tikki-Tavi

  by Rudyard Kipling

  Rikki-Tikki-Tavi is a short story in The Jungle Book (1894) by Rudyard Kipling about the adventures of a valiant young mongoose. The story is a favourite of Kipling fans and is notable for its frightening and serious tone. Some epic features (heightened prosaic style, songs to the hero) add to the standard typology of hero defeating villain. It has often been anthologised and has also been published more than... (more)
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  Bottled for Business: The Less Gassy Guide to Entrepreneurship

  by Karan Bilimoria

  "Every bit as good as the beer itself." —SIR RICHARD BRANSON, Founder and Chairman, Virgin Group So what does it take to be a successful entrepreneur? There are many different answers, but according to Karan Bilimoria, founder of Cobra Beer, do the following and you won't go far wrong: be creative, go the extra mile, have confidence in yourself and your team, get lucky, be disciplined, take the... (more)
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  Sandeagozu

  by Janann V. Jenner

  A 30-ft. python named Sherahi is at the center of this urban Jungle Book. Captured in Burma in 1921, despite her formidable mental powers, Sherahi spends years as a living prop in a burlesque routine before being sold to Leftrack's Pet Emporium in New York City. There she meets the other "culls" (sick and unsalable animals) who tell her of the paradisial Sandeagozu (i.e. The San Diego Zoo) where it is always warm... (more)
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  Cobra War: Book 1

  Cobra Alliance

  by Timothy Zahn

  When the colony worlds Adirondack and Silvern fell to the Troft forces almost without a struggle. Outnumbered and on the defensive, Earth made a desperate decision. It would attack the aliens not from space, but on the ground—with forces the Trofts did not even suspect. Thus were created the Cobras, a guerilla force whose weapons were surgically implanted, invisible to the unsuspecting eye, yet undeniably deadly.... (more)
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  The Complete Book of Shelby Automobiles: Cobras, Mustangs, and Super Snakes (Complete Book Series)

  by Colin Comer

  Shelby American gained almost instant recognition from the moment the first Cobra hit the street. The entire original Cobra/Ford GT/Shelby Mustang period spanned just over eight years, eight years filled with countless racing accomplishments, the World Manufacturer's Championship, a 1-2-3 finish at LeMans, you name it and Shelby won it. The underdog did it, and to this day we are still rooting for him. And... (more)
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  The Elephant Whisperer

  Learning about life, loyalty and freedom from a remarkable herd of elephants

  by Lawrence Anthony

  When South African conservationist Lawrence Anthony was asked to accept a herd of 'rogue' elephants on his reserve at Thula Thula, his commonsense told him to refuse. But he was the herd's last chance of survival - notorious escape artists, they would all be killed if Lawrence wouldn't take them. He agreed, but before arrangements for the move could be completed the animals broke out again and the matriarch and... (more)