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The invisible life of Addie LaRue / by Schwab, Victoria,author.;
France, 1714: in a moment of desperation, a young woman makes a Faustian bargain to live forever--and is cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets. Thus begins the extraordinary life of Addie LaRue, and a dazzling adventure that will play out across centuries and continents, across history and art, as a young woman learns how far she will go to leave her mark on the world. But everything changes when, after nearly 300 years, Addie stumbles across a young man in a hidden bookstore and he remembers her name.
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Historical fiction.; Memory; Immortalism;
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The story of painting : how art was made / by King, Ross,writer of foreword.; Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Inc.,publisher.;
"Covering a comprehensive array of topics, from the first pigments and frescos to linear perspective in Renaissance paintings, the influence of photography, Impressionism, and the birth of modern art, The Story of Painting follows each step in the evolution of painting over the last 25,000 years, from the first cave paintings to the abstract works of the last 150 years. Packed with lavish color reproductions of paintings and photographs of artists at work and the materials they used, it also focuses on key paintings from each period to analyze the techniques and secrets of the great masters in detail."--
Subjects: Art; Art movements.; Painting;
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Chinese of the Shang, Zhou, and Qin dynasties / [writer, Alan Wachtel]. -- by Wachtel, Alan,1968-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. [62]), Internet addresses and index."A discussion of early Chinese peoples of the Shang, Zhou, and Qin dynasties, including who they were, where they lived, the rise of civilization, social structure, religion, art and architecture, science and technology, daily life, entertainment and sports, and fall of civilization. Features include timelines, fact boxes, glossary, list of recommended reading and web sites"--Provided by publisher.LSC
© c2009., World Book,
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Trivial Pursuit [game] : Classic Edition. by Please return all components in the container. ;
"Gather your friends to play the trivia game that started it all! The Classic Edition of this Trivial Pursuit Game is the same gameplay you know and love, only with a 1980's retro appearance. Featuring classic gameplay and gameboard, this game contains 2,400 questions in 6 categories: Geography, Entertainment, History, Art and Literature, Science and Nature, and Sports and Leisure. Players move around the board answering questions. When a player lands on a category space, they'll earn the corresponding colored wedge if they answer the question correctly. The first player to collect 6 different colored wedges and answer a final question correctly wins" - from Amazon.Ages 16+.
Subjects: Board games.; Library of things.; Toys and instruments.;
© [2016]., Hasbro, Inc.,
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The invisible life of Addie LaRue [sound recording] / by Schwab, Victoria,author.; Whelan, Julia,1984-narrator.; Macmillan Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Julia Whelan.France, 1714: in a moment of desperation, a young woman makes a Faustian bargain to live forever--and is cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets. Thus begins the extraordinary life of Addie LaRue, and a dazzling adventure that will play out across centuries and continents, across history and art, as a young woman learns how far she will go to leave her mark on the world. But everything changes when, after nearly 300 years, Addie stumbles across a young man in a hidden bookstore and he remembers her name.
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Audiobooks.; Historical fiction.; Immortalism; Memory;
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The natural history of Canadian mammals / by Naughton, Donna.; Geraghty, Paul.; Csotonyi, Julius,1973-; Carter, Brenda.; Beaulieu-Bouchard, Micheline.; McDonald, Alanillustrator.; Banfield, A. W. F.(Alexander William Francis),1918-1996.Mammals of Canada.; Canadian Museum of Nature.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 728-779) and index.LSC
Subjects: Mammals; Natural history;
© c2012., Canadian Museum of Nature and University of Toronto Press,
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Visions of flesh and blood : a blood and ash/flesh and fire compendium as told by Miss Willa / by Armentrout, Jennifer L.,author.; Salvador, Rayvn,author.;
This "is a comprehensive companion guide for background, history, reader-favorite information, art, and reference materials. Combined with original short stories and scenes from some of the world's most beloved characters, as well as never-before-seen visual enticements, it's a treat for the senses. Told from the point of view of Miss Willa herself, the compendium acts like research material but reads like a journal and cache of personal notes, allowing the reader to revisit the characters and history they so love yet view things in a different way." --
Subjects: Werewolf fiction.; Vampire fiction.; Paranormal fiction.; Fantasy fiction.; Handbooks and manuals.; Short stories.; Armentrout, Jennifer L.; Armentrout, Jennifer L.; Armentrout, Jennifer L.; Armentrout, Jennifer L.; Characters and characteristics in literature; Demonology; Duty; Fate and fatalism; Good and evil; Imaginary wars and battles; Man-woman relationships; Vampires; Werewolves;
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Big history [videorecording] / by Arts and Entertainment Network.; History Channel (Television network); Lions Gate Entertainment (Firm);
The superpower of salt -- Horse power revolution -- Gold fever -- Below zero -- Megastructures -- Defeating gravity -- Brain boost -- World of weapons -- Mountain machines -- Pocket time machine -- Decoded -- Deadly meteors -- The sun -- Rise of the carnivores -- Silver supernova -- H2O -- The history of everything.Bryan Cranston, narrator.A collection that turns history on its head, breaks down the walls between history and science, and tells the story of the universe from the Big Bang through today. Crisscrossing through time and space, each episode reveals the transformative relationships between science and history that viewers many not have even kmown existed.E.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (1.85:1 aspect ratio); 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, 5.1 DTS-HD Digital surround.
Subjects: Big bang theory; Cosmology; Science television programs.;
© c2014., Lions Gate,
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The final act of Juliette Willoughby : a novel / by Lloyd, Ellery,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.Fifty years after runaway heiress artist Juliette Willoughby perished in an accidental studio fire in Paris, two Cambridge art history students stumble across proof that the fire was no accident, which threatens the very foundation of Juliette's aristocratic family and revives rumors of the infamous curse that has haunted them for generations.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Art students; Artists; Blessing and cursing; Family secrets; Fire; Murder; Secrecy; Women artists;
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The rough patch : marriage and the art of living together / by De Marneffe, Daphne,1959-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Marriage; Couples; Interpersonal relations.; Midlife crisis.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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