Paul Riley
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The book begins in a small town setting where aviation has earned a bad name because of an avoidable fatal crash. It is autobiographical only in the sense of the author's progression from non-interest to intense involvement in all aspects of flying. The title "Near Misses" describes close calls as well as choices that determined final outcomes. The highlights of an aspiring Naval Aviator's struggle to become a fighter pilot are revealed. Along the...
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Pippi Longstocking volume 3
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English
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Two city slickers decide they want to buy Villa Villekulla.
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Pippi Longstocking volume 6
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English
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When the Hoptoad docks on an exotic island, Pippi, Tommy and Annika are left in charge of the Island pearls.
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Pippi Longstocking volume 4
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English
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Pippi finds a hot air balloon in the attic and decides to try it out with Annika and Tommy.
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Pippi Longstocking volume 1
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English
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Pippi Longstocking arrives in a small Swedish town to take up residence in her Villa.
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Pippi Longstocking volume 8
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English
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It is winter in the village and all the town is involved in winter sports. Each year there is a ski race between neighboring villages.
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Pippi Longstocking volume 17
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English
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Pippi and her friends join Captain Longstocking on a journey to a remote Northern Community to deliver supplies.
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Pippi Longstocking volume 2
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English
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When local crooks catch sight of Pippi's chest of gold, they are determined to get a share for themselves.
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Pippi Longstocking volume 23
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English
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Pippi sends a request to her father for some unusual flower seeds so she may enter the town's annual flower show.
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Pippi Longstocking volume 13
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English
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Annika and Tommy introduce Pippi to a local custom, the annual town fair.
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Pippi Longstocking volume 11
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English
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Tommy and Annika are intrigued and their curiosity peaked by Pippi's tales of personal encounters with shipwrecks.
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Pippi Longstocking volume 26
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English
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Kling and Klang have been assigned to escort two tough criminals on a train ride to a new maximum security jail.
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Pippi Longstocking volume 16
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English
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Pippi discovers that she is missing out on certain holidays because she doesn't go to school, so there is nothing to take a holiday from.
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Pippi Longstocking volume 19
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English
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Pippi's friends are entering their report on the field trip up North in a competition for one of the special school prizes.
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Pippi Longstocking volume 21
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English
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A mysterious woman arrives in the village just as a ghost is sighted at the old castle.
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Pippi Longstocking volume 22
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English
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The whole town is in an uproar at the discovery of a giant footprint in the snow, presumed to be that of a mythological creature.
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Pippi Longstocking volume 9
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English
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The local horse show attracts the very finest horses. Pippi decides to enter Horse.
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