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Seasparrow / by Cashore, Kristin.;
As Hava sails across the sea toward Monsea with the world's only copies of the formulas for the zilfium weapon, she makes an unexpected discovery about one of the ship's crew, but before she can unravel the mystery, storms drive their ship off course, wrecking them in the ice far north of the Royal Continent.LSC
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Queens; Ability; Voyages and travels; Shipwrecks; Weapons; Choice (Psychology);
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Catastrophe : Europe goes to war 1914 / by Hastings, Max.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.In 'Catastrophe', Max Hastings answers how World War I could ever have begun. Ranging across Europe, from Paris to St. Petersburg, from kings to corporals, he traces how tensions across the continent kindled into a blaze of battles; not the stalemates of later trench-warfare but battles of movement and dash where Napoleonic tactics met with weapons from a newly industrialised age.
Subjects: World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1914-1918.;
© 2013., William Collins,
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Hello from here / by Kennedy, Pamela,1946-; Haley, MacKenzie.;
"A series of scenarios show children that distance and separation can't stop you from sharing a special hello with those you love. This book explores the idea of connecting over distance, whether it's through a pane of glass or across a continent, and delivers its message in a lighthearted way. It will remind children that they are loved by those they can't always see"--Provided by publisher.LSC
Subjects: Long-distance relationships; Interpersonal communication;
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North America / by Kellaher, Karen.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Land and climate -- Plants and animals -- A peek at the past -- North America today."This book details the history, culture, and geography of North America"--Provided by publisher.LSC
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Atlas of dogs / by Evans, Frances(Children's author); Heaton, Kelsey.;
"Illustrated guide will take you on a woof-tastic journey around the world to meet over 150 weird and wonderful dog breeds. . . . Features large maps of each continent that show where each dog breed (both common and rare) is from. Follow-on pooch profiles then give the low-down on each one--their history, their physical characteristics and their personality traits"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Informational works.; Children's atlases.; Atlases.; Dogs; Dog breeds;
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Africa's great civilizations [videorecording] / by Bates, Mark(Director),producer,film director.; Gates, Henry Louis,Jr,host,narrator,on-screen presenter.; Quinn, Virginia,producer,film director.; PBS Distribution (Firm),distributor.;
Henry Louis Gates, Jr., host, narrator.Originally broadcast on television in 2017.Henry Louis Gates, Jr. takes a look at the history of Africa, from the birth of humankind to the dawn of the 20th century. This is a journey through two hundred thousand years of history, from the origins, on the African continent, of art, writing, and civilization itself, through the millennia in which Africa and Africans shaped not only their own rich civilizations, but also the wider world.E.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; stereo.
Subjects: Documentary television programs.; Historical television programs.; Nonfiction television programs.; Television mini-series.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
For private home use only.
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Gentleman Jack. [videorecording] / by Cavaliero, Rosie,actor.; Jones, Suranne,1978-actor.; Rundle, Sophie,actor.; Wainwright, Sally,1964-screenwriter,television director.; Whelan, Gemma,actor.; HBO Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.; Warner Home Video (Firm),distributor.;
Suranne Jones, Sophie Rundle, Rosie Cavaliero, Gemma Whelan, Gemma Jones, Timothy West.In 1832, after adventuring on the continent and seeing the woman she loved betrothed to a man, Anne Lister (Suranne Jones) returned to Halifax and the declining ancestral home of Shibden Hall. She'd turn her considerable energies and wiles into restoring and rebuilding the family's financial assets--as well as a romantic pursuit of heiress neighbor Ann Walker (Sophie Rundle).14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, 2.0.
Subjects: Fiction television programs.; Television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Lister, Anne, 1791-1840; Shibden Hall (Halifax, England); Industrial revolution; Female friendship; Lesbians;
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Diving into forever / by Greer, Laurel,author.;
"To complete his beloved late sister's bucket list, chef Kellan Murphy needs to triumph over his fear of deep water. Enter American dive instructor Sam Walker, as kind as he is electrifying to every fiber of Kell's being. Sam's soon nudging his way into the Irishman's heart. But with Kellan's dive certification comes an inheritance ... and the restaurant of his dreams a continent away. Is Kellan's future really on Oyster Island-with Sam?"--
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Novels.; Cooks; Diving; Gay men;
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Utah! / by Ross, Dana Fuller.; Copyright Paperback Collection (Library of Congress)DLC;
Raw determination carried them across steep mountain trails to the lawless territory of Utah. Here brawny work gangs and rugged engineers blasted out rock-walled tunnels and laid countless miles of shining rails to link a vast continent from coast to distant coast. But soon rampaging Indians with rifles blazing joined unscrupulous ranchers in trying to stop the iron wheels of progress from entering this virgin, untamed land.
Subjects: Epic fiction.; Historical fiction.; Central Pacific Railroad Company; Union Pacific Railroad Company; Martin, Rob (Fictitious character); Martin, Beth (Fictitious character); Holt, Clarissa (Fictitious character); Holt, Toby (Fictitious character);
© c1984, 2013., Kensington,
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Island queen : a novel / by Riley, Vanessa,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.A remarkable, sweeping historical novel based on the incredible true life story of Dorothy Kirwan Thomas. Born into slavery on the tiny Caribbean island of Monserrat, Doll bought her freedom--and that of her sister and her mother--from her Irish planter father and built a legacy of wealth and power as an entrepreneur, merchant, hotelier, and planter that extended from the marketplaces and sugar plantations of Dominica and Barbados to a glittering luxury hotel in Demerara on the South American continent.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Biographical fiction.; Slavery; Freedmen; Businesswomen; Man-woman relationships;
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