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  The Uplift Saga: Book 2

  Startide Rising (The Uplift Saga, Book 2)

  by David Brin

  David Brin's Uplift novels are among the most thrilling and extraordinary science fiction ever written. Sundiver, Startide Rising, and The Uplift War --a New York Times bestseller--together make up one of the most beloved sagas of all time. Brin's tales are set in a future universe in which no species can reach sentience without being "uplifted" by a patron race. But the greatest mystery of all remains... (more)
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  The Uplift Saga: Book 1

  Sundiver

  by David Brin

  No species has ever reached for the stars without the guidance of a patron--except perhaps mankind. Did some mysterious race begin the uplift of humanity aeons ago? Circling the sun, under the caverns of Mercury, Expedition Sundiver prepares for the most momentous voyage in history--a journey into the boiling inferno of the sun. Reissue.
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  The Uplift Saga: Book 4

  Brightness Reef

  by David Brin

  David Brin's Uplift novels-- Sundiver, Hugo award winner The Uplift War, and Hugo and Nebula winner Startide Rising --are among the most thrilling and extraordinary science fiction tales ever written. Now David Brin returns to this future universe for a new Uplift trilogy, packed with adventure, passion and wit. The planet Jijo is forbidden to settlers, its ecology protected by guardians of the Five Galaxies.... (more)
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  The Uplift Saga: Book 3

  The Uplift War (The Uplift Saga, Book 3)

  by David Brin

  David Brin's Uplift novels are among the most thrilling and extraordinary science fiction ever written. Sundiver, Startide Rising, and The Uplift War --a New York Times bestseller--together make up one of the most beloved sagas of all time. Brin's tales are set in a future universe in which no species can reach sentience without being "uplifted" by a patron race. But the greatest mystery of all remains... (more)
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  The Uplift Saga: Book 5

  Infinity's Shore

  by David Brin

  Continuing the story begun in "Brightness Reef", Brin returns to the planet Jijo where six bands of sapient beings, formerly deadly enemies, now coexist. But when their alliance is tested, venerable laws topple. Now many feel free to plunder, or carry out grudges--including genocide for one of Jijo's races and possibly death for all.
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  The Uplift Saga: Book 6

  Heaven's Reach

  by David Brin

  Winner of the Nebula and Hugo Awards, David Brin brings his bestselling Uplift series to a magnificent conclusion with his most imaginative and powerful novel to date--the shattering epic of a universe poised on the brink of revelation...or annihilation. The brutal enemy that has relentlessly pursued them for centuries has arrived. Now the fugitive settlers of Jijo--both human and alien--brace for a final... (more)
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  Contacting Aliens

  An Illustrated Guide to David Brin's Uplift Universe

  by David Brin, Kevin Lenagh

  The award-winning Uplift novel s comprise one of the greatest achievements in science fiction history. Dramatic, thought-provoking, and inventive, these books describe a fully realized world rich in character, detail, and ideas. Now Uplift author David Brin collaborates with acclaimed artist Kevin Lenagh to compile the definitive guide to the species, societies, and technology of one of the greatest feats of... (more)
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  Earthclan: The Uplift War / Startide Rising

  by David Brin

  Combined edition of two novels, each originally published separately: Startide Rising (winner, 1983 Nebula Award, 1984 Hugo Award, 1984 Locus Poll Award) and The Uplift War (winner, 1988 Hugo, 1988 Locus Poll Award). Second and third novels in series, preceded by Sundiver, and followed by Brightness Reef, Infinity's Shore, and Heaven's Reach.
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  Where's Charlie?: Memories from a Time of War, 1965-68

  by Tim Soyars

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  Wake Up! To All You Are

  “Wake Up To All You Are” is a child's conversation with God. She wonders about the questions we all ask at some time, and they are answered simply by the Divine. As we begin our eavesdropping, she asks, Who Am I? She learns she is much more than the tiny body she thinks she is. The much larger part of her is part of the same Spirit that created her, so she is as vast as the Universe and just as amazing!... (more)