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 \n# The Circle\n\nA HoLogram for the KingWhat Is the WhatHow We Are HungryYou Shall Know Our Velocity!  \nMEMOIR  \n# A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius\n\nNONFICTION  \nThe Monk of MokhaUnderstanding the SkyZeitoun  \nAS EDITOR  \nSurviving Justice:America's Wrongfully Convicted and  \nExonerated(with Dr.Lola Vollen)The Voice of Witness Reader:Ten Years of Amplifying Unheard  \n# Voices\n\nFOR YOUNG READERS  \nThe Wild Things  \nThis Bridge Will Not Be Gray  \nHer Right Foot  \nTomorrow Most Likely  \nMost of the Better Natural Things in the World  \nThe Lifters  \n# THE\n\nCAPTAINAND THEGLORY  \nan entertainment  \nDAVE EGGERS  \nHAMISH HAMILTON  \nan imprint of  \nPENGUIN BOOKS  \nUK|USA|Canada|Ireland|AustraliaIndia|New Zealand|South Africa  \nHamish Hamilton is part ofthe Penguin Random House group of companieswhose addresses can be found at global.penguinrandomhouse.com.  \nPenguin  \n# Random HouseUK\n\nFirst published in the United States of America by Alfred A.Knopf 2019First published in Great Britain by Hamish Hamilton 2019  \n001  \nCopyright ◎Dave Eggers,2019  \nIllustrations by Nathaniel Russell  \nThe moral right of the author has been asserted  \nThis is a work of fction.Names,characters,places and incidents eicher are the productof the author's imagination or are used fictitiously.Any resemblance to nefarious public officialsresponsible for the suffering of countless innocents is entirely metaphorical.  \nPrinted and bound in Great Britain by Clays Ltd,Elcograf S.p.A.  \nA CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library  \nISBN:978-0-241-44595-2  \nwww.greenpenguin.couk  \nPenguin Random House is committed to asustainable future for our business,our readersand our planet.This book is made from ForestStewardship Council\"certihed paper.","cbCaitvUAwjrLz4h","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaitvUAwjrLz4h","pdf",4137526,136,"English","# Overview\n## A new captain takes command\n## The Upskirt Boys and passenger chaos\n## The arrival of a feared pirate","[{\"question\":\"Why does the old captain step down on the Glory?\",\"answer\":\"The old skipper decides to step down, prompting a new leader to take over. 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