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42) Bad company
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CIA agents Oakes and Pope are trying to purchase a suitcase-sized nuclear bomb from a Russian black marketer. Just as the partners discover that another bidder exists, they are ambushed and Pope is killed trying to protect Oakes. Now Oakes needs to recruit Pope's long lost twin brother, Jake, so that the deal can commence in ten days time. Offered a sizable payday, Jake agrees to undergo the vigorous training to impersonate his brother and helps Oakes...
44) Don't tempt me
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Georgian volume 4
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Simon has nothing more than his expertise as a lover and mercenary to recommend him. Lysette can seduce or betray with equal skill-- and will do anything to reclaim the twin sister who doesn't remember her.
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Bound gods volume 1
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"A breathtaking talent makes her debut with this first book in a dark epic fantasy trilogy, in which a mismatched band of mortals, led by violent, secretive man, must stand against a pair of resentful gods to save their world"--
46) Twins
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A boy who plays everything from leap frog to piano duets with his twin brother loves being a twin, even when they disagree.
48) Shadowheart
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Something is awakening underneath Southmarch Castle, something powerful and terrible that the world has not seen for thousands of years. Can its young defenders Barrick and Briony, along with a tiny handful of allies, ordinary and extraordinary, find a way to save their world and prevent the rise of a terrible new age--an age of unending darkness?
49) Blood lies
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Ben Dafoe, a young emergency-room doctor and part-time crime-scene consultant for the Seattle Police Department, is haunted by addiction. Two years earlier, a cocaine and crystal-meth habit claimed the life of his identical twin, Aaron. Now Ben walks onto the scene of a savage stabbing to find that the victim is his former fiancée, Emily Kenmore-another loved one who fell prey to drugs. Part of the carnage in Emily's bedroom is a single streak of...
50) Shadowmarch
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Shadowmarch volume 1
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Shadowmarch has lately fallen on hard times. Its king has been captured by a rival kingdom, the regent has been mysteriously slain, and the new regents are callow fifteen-year-olds. Moody, crippled Prince Barrick is uninterested in their responsibilities and haunted by eerie dreams. His twin, Princess Briony, takes their new duties seriously, but is hot-tempered and headstrong. How can they defeat the greatest threats in Shadowmarch history?
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On a diving expedition, Briana Devon surfaces to find that her twin sister and their boat have vanished. Faced with exhaustion and a fast-approaching storm, Briana swims to a nearby barrier island, where she is revived by Cole De Roca, who had also taken shelter on the island. Bound to Cole by the harrowing experience, Briana turns to him as she struggles to understand what happened to her sister, her twin, whom she thought she knew.
53) Twin to Twin
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A rhyming description of the characteristics and activities of twin toddlers.
56) Into the Grey
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Set in Ireland in the early 1970s, this story stars twin brothers Patrick and Dom Finnerty, who have their world turned upside down when their house and all they possess is burned to the ground. Displaced, the family moves into their summer seaside cottage. Now in the middle of winter, the cottage seems dull, bleak, and quite eerie. Suffering from horrible nightmares, the boys' bond of brotherly love is put to the test when they discover that the...
57) Silver springs
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Meadowlark trilogy volume 2
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Though Alexis and Angelica Brady are identical twins, they are complete opposites. Angelica is strong-willed and stubborn where Alexis is meek and easily intimidated, the bond between them is unbreakable. So when Alexis begs for her sister's help in avoiding an arranged marriage, Angelica reluctantly agrees to switch places, and drive the unwanted suitor away.
58) The parent trap
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An updated version of the 1961 Disney classic about separated identical twins. Hallie and Annie meet accidentally at camp and decide to reunite their divorced parents. Bonus features: a gag reel, the making of the movie, visual effects, and commentary.
59) Tourist trap
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Edgar and Ellen volume 2
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Devious twins Edgar and Ellen scheme to thwart the mayor's tourism initiative, which, if successful, would destroy the town junkyard--the twins' favorite playground, foraging spot, and home to their beloved carniverous plant, Berenice.
60) Troll Fell
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Forced to live with his evil identical-twin uncles after his father's death, twelve-year-old Peer tries to find a way to stop their plan to sell the neighbor's children to the trolls.