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All the seas of the world / by Kay, Guy Gavriel,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."On a dark night along a lonely stretch of coast, a small ship sends two people ashore. Their purpose is assassination. They have been hired by two of the most dangerous men alive to alter the balance of power in the world. If they succeed, the consequences will affect the destinies of empires, and lives both great and small. One of those arriving at that beach is a woman abducted by corsairs as a child and sold into years of servitude. Having escaped, she is trying to chart her own course-and is bent upon revenge. Another is a seafaring merchant who still remembers being exiled as a child with his family from their home, for their faith, a moment that never leaves him. In what follows, through a story both intimate and epic, unforgettable characters are immersed in the fierce and deadly struggles that define their time. All the Seas of the World is a drama that also offers moving reflections on memory, fate, and the random events that can shape our lives-in the past, and today"--
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Novels.; Assassins; Fate and fatalism; Kidnapping victims; Memory; Merchants; Politics, Practical; Revenge;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The darkest evening / by Cleeves, Ann,author.;
"Driving home during a swirling blizzard, Vera Stanhope's only thought is to get there quickly. But the snow is so heavy, she becomes disoriented and loses her way. Ploughing on, she sees a car slewed off the road ahead of her. With the driver's door open, Vera assumes the driver has sought shelter but when she inspects the car she is shocked to find a young toddler strapped in the back seat. Afraid they will freeze, Vera takes the child and drives on, arriving at Brockburn, a run-down stately home she immediately recognizes as the house her father Hector grew up in. Inside Brockburn a party is in full swing, with music and laughter to herald the coming Christmas. But outside in the snow, a young woman lies dead and Vera knows immediately she has a new case. Could this woman be the child's mother and, if so, what happened to her?"--Jacket flap.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Stanhope, Vera; Women detectives; Murder; Blizzards; Family secrets;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Crypto confidential : winning and losing millions in the new frontier of finance / by Eliason, Nathaniel,author.;
"Nat Eliason had six months to make as much money as possible before his first child was born. So, he turned to where so many others did in 2021: Crypto. Within a year, he'd made millions writing code holding hundreds of millions of dollars of other people's money. He'd been hacked. He'd sold a picture of a monkey for two hundred grand. He'd become an influencer, speaking at conferences, and writing a weekly newsletter to tens of thousands of fans. Best of all, Nat had amassed a small fortune. But how much of this money was even real? And how many times can someone double down before they eventually lose everything? Crypto Confidential is Nat's unfiltered, insider's account of the hyperactive, hyper-speculative, hyper-addictive, nearly unregulated, completely insane world being built on the blockchain. A behind-the-scenes expose of the bull runs and breakdowns, revealing exactly how the crypto-sausage gets made. A story of getting rich, going broke, scamming and getting scammed -- and how we can all be more educated participants during the inevitable next bull run"--
Subjects: Cryptocurrencies.; Finance.; Speculation.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A traitor in Whitehall / by Kelly, Julia,1986-author.;
"1940, England: Evelyne Redfern, known as "The Parisian Orphan" as a child, is working on the line at a munitions factory in wartime London. When Mr. Fletcher, one of her father's old friends, spots Evelyne on a night out, Evelyne finds herself plunged into the world of Prime Minister Winston Churchill's cabinet war rooms. However, shortly after she settles into her new role as a secretary, one of the girls at work is murdered, and Evelyne must use all of her amateur sleuthing expertise to find the killer. But doing so puts her right in the path of David Poole, a cagey minister's aide who seems determined to thwart her investigations. That is, until Evelyne finds out David's real mission is to root out a mole selling government secrets to Britain's enemies, and the pair begrudgingly team up. With her quick wit, sharp eyes, and determination, will Evelyne be able to find out who's been selling England's secrets and catch a killer, all while battling her growing attraction to David?"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Man-woman relationships; Murder; Orphans; Private secretaries; Spies; World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4
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Murder on Union Square / by Thompson, Victoria(Victoria E.),author.;
"When a murder hits close to home, Frank finds himself in an unusual position--the prime suspect ... Frank and Sarah Malloy are enjoying married life and looking to make their family official by adopting Catherine, the child Sarah rescued and has been raising as her daughter. The newlyweds soon discover, Parnell Vaughn, an actor and Catherine's legal father, is looking to fatten his pockets by insisting on a financial settlement to relinquish his parental rights. Even though exchanging money for a child is illegal, Frank and Sarah's love for Catherine drives them to take a chance. When Frank returns with the money and finds Vaughn beaten to death, all evidence points to Frank as the culprit. A relatively unsuccessful actor with no money and little promise, Vaughn seems at first to be an unlikely candidate for murder--particularly such a violent crime of passion--but Frank soon uncovers backstage intrigue as dramatic as any that appears on stage. Sarah and Frank must use all of their resources to investigate Vaughn's death as Frank's own life hangs in the balance"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Brandt, Sarah (Fictitious character); Malloy, Frank (Fictitious character); Women detectives; Private investigators; Murder;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Inside the dyslexic mind : a resource for parents, teachers and dyslexics themselves / by King, Laughton,1949-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."In Laughton King's formulation, a dyslexic person is like a diesel vehicle. They run perfectly if you give them the right fuel, but if you put petrol in the tank (i.e. expect them to learn like every 'normal' child in our current education system) they break down. This book is designed to help dyslexic (diesel) thinkers make sense of their lives."--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; King, Laughton, 1949-; Dyslexia; Dyslexic children.; Dyslexics; Dyslexia;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Of mice and men / by Steinbeck, John,1902-1968,author.;
"They are an unlikely pair: George is "small and quick and dark of face"; Lennie, a man of tremendous size, has the mind of a young child. Yet they have formed a "family," clinging together in the face of loneliness and alienation. Laborers in California's dusty vegetable fields, they hustle work when they can, living a hand-to-mouth existence. For George and Lennie have a plan: to own an acre of land and a shack they can call their own. When they land jobs on a ranch in the Salinas Valley, the fulfillment of their dream seems to be within their grasp. But even George cannot guard Lennie from the provocations of a flirtatious woman, nor predict the consequences of Lennie's unswerving obedience to the things George taught him"--
Subjects: Fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Psychological fiction.; People with mental disabilities; Male friendship; Ranch life; Cowboys; FICTION; FICTION; FICTION; Cowboys.; Friendship.; Men.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The train / by Callaghan, Jodie,1984-; Lesley, Georgia.;
Author Jodie Callaghan worked as a journalist at the time of the Canadian government's apology for the residential school system. She took inspiration for this book from her conversations with survivors--including her own grandmother's experience at Indian day school, and memories shared with her by a man she interviewed by the train tracks that transported children to residential school in Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia. Jodie's story for The Train was first recognized as the winner of the Mi'gmaq Writer's Award in 2009, a contest organized by the Mi'gmawei Mawiomi Secretariat to encourage and develop Mi'gmaq storytellers.LSC
Subjects: Grandparent and child; Separation (Psychology); Off-reservation boarding schools; Indians of North America; Railroad trains;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Momma's going to march / by Maruno, Jennifer,1950-; Rosas, Vivian.;
"We're going to a peaceful protest because ... Momma's going to march! Momma's Going to March follows several children over time as they accompany their mothers to different peaceful protest marches, where they advocate for the environment, freedom, equality, peace, and clean water. They help make signs and banners, decorate wagons, carry flags, and beat drums. Momma shows them that advocacy can be fun ... and that they can do it, too! With accessible text and engaging artwork, Momma's Going to March will empower a generation of young activists. Includes an author's note, brief descriptions of a select number of historical marches, and further information on the use of signs, flags, banners, drums and more in peaceful protests."--
Subjects: Picture books.; Protest movements; Activism; Political participation; Mother and child;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The angel maker : a novel / by North, Alex,1976-author.;
"Growing up in a beautiful house in the English countryside, Katie Shaw lived a charmed life. At the cusp of graduation, she had big dreams, a devoted boyfriend, and a little brother she protected fiercely--until the day a violent stranger changed the fate of her family forever. Years later, still unable to live down the guilt surrounding what happened to her brother Chris, and now with a child of her own to protect, Katie struggles to separate the real threats from the imagined. Then she gets the phone call: Chris has gone missing and needs his big sister once more"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Horror fiction.; Novels.; Missing person; Murder; Serial murderers; Siblings;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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