Computer genius GiGi is paired with Parrot, an expert linguist, on a secret mission to South America, trying to keep a legendary piece of pottery from falling into the wrong hands.
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Now reissued--one of the most beloved novels by the "New York Times" bestselling author in which dedicated, if somewhat demented, environmentalists battle sleazy real estate developers in the Florida