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How to write a book proposal / by Rein, Jody.; Larsen, Michael,1941-; Larsen, Michael,1941-How to write a book proposal.;
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.LSC
Subjects: Book proposals.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The forbidden garden : the botanists of besieged Leningrad and their impossible choice / by Parkin, Simon,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."In the summer of 1941, German troops surrounded the Russian city of Leningrad-now St. Petersburg-and began the longest blockade in recorded history, one that would ultimately claim the lives of nearly three-quarters of a million people. At the center of the besieged city stood a converted palace that housed the world's largest collection of seeds-more than 250,000 samples hand-collected over two decades from all over the globe by world-famous explorer, geneticist, and dissident Nikolai Vavilov, who had recently been disappeared by the Soviet government. After attempts to evacuate the priceless collection failed and supplies dwindled amongst the three million starving citizens, the employes at the Plant Institute were left with a terrible choice. Should they save the collection? Or themselves? These were not just any seeds. The botanists believed they could be bred into heartier, disease-resistant, and more productive varieties suited for harsh climates, therefore changing the future of food production and preventing famines like those that had plagued their countrymen before. But protecting the seeds was no idle business. The scientists rescued potato samples under enemy fire, extinguished bombs landing on the seed bank's roof, and guarded the collection from scavengers, the bitter cold, and their own hunger. Then in the war's eleventh hour, Nazi plunderers presented a new threat to the collection ... Drawing from previously unseen sources, award-winning journalist Simon Parkin-who has "an inimitable capacity to find the human pulse in the underbelly of war" (The Spectator)-tells the incredible true story of the botanists who held their posts at the Plant Institute during the 872-day siege and the remarkable sacrifices they made in the name of science"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Brücher, Heinz, 1915-1991.; Ivanov, N. R. (Nikolaĭ Rodionovich); Vavilov, N. I. (Nikolaĭ Ivanovich), 1887-1943.; Vsesoi͡uznyĭ institut rastenievodstva (Soviet Union); Botanical specimens; Botanists; World War, 1939-1945;
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Shanghai. by Håfström, Mikael,film director.; Yun-Fat, Chow,actor.; Li, Gong,actor.; Dean Morgan, Jeffrey,actor.; Cusack, John,actor.; Watanabe, Ken,actor.; Kikuchi, Rinko,actor.; Lionsgate (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Chow Yun-Fat, Gong Li, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, John Cusack, Ken Watanabe, Rinko KikuchiOriginally produced by Lionsgate in 2010.John Cusack stars as an American intelligence official who returns to Shanghai in late 1941 to investigate the death of a friend -- leading him to both love and a much larger conspiracy.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; War films.; Horror films.; China.; Historical films.; World War, 1939-1945.; War.; Nineteen forties.; Film noir.; Thrillers (Motion pictures).;
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Magical mystery tours : my life with the Beatles / by Bramwell, Tony; Kingsland, Rosemary,1941-;
Subjects: Bramwell, Tony; Beatles; Rock musicians;
© c2005., Thomas Dunne Books/St Martin's Press,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Mrs. Roosevelt's confidante : a Maggie Hope mystery / by MacNeal, Susan Elia,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.PREVIOUS BOOK IN SERIES: THE PRIME MINISTER'S SECRET AGENT. December 1941. In this latest riveting mystery, England's most daring spy, Maggie Hope, travels across the pond to America, where a looming scandal poses a grave threat to the White House and the Allied cause.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962; Women spies; Cryptographers; World War, 1939-1945;
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Citizen Kane [videorecording (DVD)] by Welles, Orson,1915-198; Cotten, Joseph,1905; Comingore, Dorothy,1913-197; Collins, Ray,1889-196;
Director of photography, Gregg Toland ; art director, Van Nest Polglase ; editor, Robert Wise ; music, Bernard Herrmann.Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Dorothy Comingore, Ray Collins, George Coulouris, Agnes Moorehead.The story of an immensely wealthy newspaper publisher, as he is remembered by his friends and former wife after his death. Loosely based on the life of William Randolph Hearst. Frequently called the greatest film of all timeCHV rating: GMPAA rating: PGRegion 1, Dolby digital 2.0 mono
Subjects: Capitalists and financiers; Feature film; Video recordings for the hearing impaire;
© [2001], Warner Home Video,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The astronomy book / by Heyworth-Dunne, Victoria.; Parrish, Margaret.; Hughes, David W.(David Wolstenholme),1941-; Dinwiddie, Robert,1953-; Johnson, Penny,1960-; Jackson, Tom,1972-;
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Subjects: Astronomy; Astronomy.;
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The education of Augie Merasty : a residential school memoir / by Merasty, Joseph Auguste.; Carpenter, David,1941-;
The memoir of a man who endured terrible hardships as a child in a residential school in Canada.LSC
Subjects: Merasty, Joseph Auguste.; Native peoples; Native students;
© c2015., University of Regina Press,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Woodstock : three days that rocked the world / by Evans, Mike,1941 Oct. 30-; Kingsbury, Paul.; Museum at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 282) and index.Discography: p. 278-281.LSC
Subjects: Woodstock Festival.;
© c2009., Sterling,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Cayman Islands. by Fodor's Travel Publications, Inc.,publisher.;
Subjects: Guidebooks.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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