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McNeil and McCain document a time of glorious self-destruction and perverse innocence - possibly the last time so many will so much fun in the pursuit of excess

After answering a riddle set by a tricky mermaid the rascals dig for treasure by the old lighthouse

The Seven Storey Mountain

This special binding method--noticeable by a small space inside the spine--also increases durability

a 'temporary' safe haven created in the wake of revelations of the Holocaust and the shocking 1948 collapse of the fledgling state of Israel

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