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The silence of the girls / by Barker, Pat,1943-author.;
"From the Booker Prize-winning author of the Regeneration trilogy comes a monumental new masterpiece, set in the midst of literature's most famous war. Pat Barker turns her attention to the timeless legend of The Iliad, as experienced by the captured women living in the Greek camp in the final weeks of the Trojan War. The ancient city of Troy has withstood a decade under siege of the powerful Greek army, who continue to wage bloody war over a stolen woman--Helen. In the Greek camp, another woman watches and waits for the war's outcome: Briseis. She was queen of one of Troy's neighboring kingdoms, until Achilles, Greece's greatest warrior, sacked her city and murdered her husband and brothers. Briseis becomes Achilles's concubine, a prize of battle, and must adjust quickly in order to survive a radically different life, as one of the many conquered women who serve the Greek army. When Agamemnon, the brutal political leader of the Greek forces, demands Briseis for himself, she finds herself caught between the two most powerful of the Greeks. Achilles refuses to fight in protest, and the Greeks begin to lose ground to their Trojan opponents. Keenly observant and cooly unflinching about the daily horrors of war, Briseis finds herself in an unprecedented position to observe the two men driving the Greek forces in what will become their final confrontation, deciding the fate, not only of Briseis's people, but also of the ancient world at large. Briseis is just one among thousands of women living behind the scenes in this war--the slaves and prostitutes, the nurses, the women who lay out the dead--all of them erased by history. With breathtaking historical detail and luminous prose, Pat Barker brings the teeming world of the Greek camp to vivid life. She offers nuanced, complex portraits of characters and stories familiar from mythology, which, seen from Briseis's perspective, are rife with newfound revelations. Barker's latest builds on her decades-long study of war and its impact on individual lives--and it is nothing short of magnificent"--
Subjects: War fiction.; Historical fiction.; Trojan War;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The battle for Skandia / by Flanagan, John(John Anthony);
After Ranger's apprentice Will battles Temujai warriors to rescue Evanlyn, Will's kingdom of Araluen joins forces with rival kingdom Skandia to defeat a common enemy.
Subjects: Heroes; Knights and knighthood; War; Fantasy fiction.;
© 2009, c2006., Penguin Group,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A room of one's own ; by Woolf, Virginia,1882-1941.; Woolf, Virginia,1882-1941.Three guineas.;
Includes bibliographical references.LSC
Subjects: Classics; Literary; Women.; War.;
© 2001., Vintage,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The carnival of ash / by Beckerlegge, Tom,author.;
"Cadenza is the City of Words, a city run by poets, its skyline dominated by the steepled towers of its libraries ... Carlo Mazzoni, a young wordsmith, arrives at the city gates intent on making his name as the bells ring out with the news of the death of the city's poet-leader. Instead, he finds himself embroiled with the intrigues of a city in turmoil ... A war that threatens not only to destroy Cadenza but remove it from history altogether"--
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Novels.; Civil war; Imaginary places; Poets;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Top secret : a clandestine operations novel / by Griffin, W. E. B.; Butterworth, William E.(William Edmund);
"From the #1 New York Times-bestselling author, a brand-new series about the Cold War-and a different breed of warrior. In the first weeks after World War II, a squeaky-clean new second lieutenant named James D. Cronley Jr. is spotted and recruited for a new enterprise that will eventually be transformed into something called the CIA. One war may have ended, but another one has already begun, against an enemy that is bigger, smarter, and more vicious: the Soviet Union. The Soviets have hit the ground running, and Cronley's job is to help frustrate them, harass them, and spy on them any way he can. His recruiter thinks he has the potential to become an asset-though, of course, he could also screw up spectacularly. And in his first assignment, it looks like that's exactly what might happen. He's got seven days to extract a vital piece of information from a Soviet agent, but Cronley's managed to rile up his superior officers (he seems to have a talent for it), and if he fails, it could be one of the shortest intelligence careers in history. There are enemies everywhere-and, as Cronley is about to find out, some of them even wear the same uniform he does"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Spy stories.; Suspense fiction.; Cold War; Espionage; Intelligence officers;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Where they wait : a novel / by Carson, Scott,1982-author.;
"Recently laid-off from his newspaper and desperate for work, war correspondent Nick Bishop takes a humbling job: writing a profile of a new mindfulness app called Clarity. It's easy money, and a chance to return to his hometown for his first visit in years. The app itself seems like a retread of old ideas--relaxing white noise and guided meditations. But then there are the "Sleep Songs." A woman's hauntingly beautiful voice sings a ballad that is anything but soothing--it's disturbing, really, more of a warning than a relaxation--but it works. Deep, refreshing sleep follows. So do nightmares. Vivid and chilling, they feature a dead woman who calls Nick by name and whispers guidance--or are they threats? And soon her voice follows him long after the song is done. As the effects of the nightmares begin to permeate his waking life, Nick makes a terrifying discovery: no one involved with Clarity has any interest in his article. Their interest is in him"--
Subjects: Horror fiction.; Application software; Nightmares; War correspondents;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Tom Clancy Line of Demarcation [sound recording]. by Woodward, M. P.;
PREVIOUS BOOK IN SERIES: SHADOW STATE, ISBN 9780593865071. In 'Line of Demarcation', the discovery of an oil field off the coast of Guyana plunges Jack Ryan, Jr into a cauldron of lies.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Thrillers (Fiction); FICTION / Thrillers / Military; FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense; FICTION / War & Military;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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Tom Clancy Line of Demarcation [text (large print)]. by Woodward, M. P.;
PREVIOUS BOOK IN SERIES: SHADOW STATE, ISBN 9780593915332. In 'Line of Demarcation', the discovery of an oil field off the coast of Guyana plunges Jack Ryan, Jr into a cauldron of lies.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); FICTION / Thrillers / Military; FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense; FICTION / War & Military;
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Tom Clancy Line of Demarcation. by Woodward, M. P.;
PREVIOUS BOOK IN SERIES: SHADOW STATE, ISBN 9780593717943. In 'Line of Demarcation', the discovery of an oil field off the coast of Guyana plunges Jack Ryan, Jr into a cauldron of lies.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); FICTION / Thrillers / Military; FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense; FICTION / War & Military;
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The ship of brides : a novel / by Moyes, Jojo,1969-author.;
"From the New York Times bestselling author of Me Before You and One Plus One, in an earlier work available in the U.S. for the first time, a post-WWII story of the war brides who crossed the seas by the thousands to face their unknown futures. 1946. World War II has ended and all over the world, young women are beginning to fulfill the promises made to the men they wed in wartime. In Sydney, Australia, four women join 650 other war brides on an extraordinary voyage to England-aboard HMS Victoria, which still carries not just arms and aircraft but a thousand naval officers. Rules are strictly enforced, from the aircraft carrier's captain down to the lowliest young deckhand. But the men and the brides will find their lives intertwined despite the Navy's ironclad sanctions. And for Frances Mackenzie, the complicated young woman whose past comes back to haunt her far from home, the journey will change her life in ways she never could have predicted -- forever"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Historical fiction.; War fiction.; War brides; World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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