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Extinction : a novel / by Preston, Douglas J.,author.;
Colorado Bureau of Investigation Agent Frances Cash investigates after a billionaire's son and his new wife are kidnapped and murdered by a gang of eco-terrorists at a park where extinct animals are brought back through genetic manipulation.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation; Cloning; Extinct animals; Missing persons; Murder; Woolly mammoth;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Two steps onward / by Simsion, Graeme C.,author.; Buist, Anne,author.;
Three years after life got in the way of their long-distance relationship, Californian illustrator Zoe and English engineer Martin have an unexpected opportunity to reunite- a second chance to follow in the footsteps of pilgrims in Europe. This time, they won't be walking the famous Camino de Santiago to north-west Spain but the less travelled Chemin d'Assise and Via Francigena to Rome, the mountainous path down from rural France. And rather than each setting off solo, they will accompany Zoe's old friend Camille-who, despite her terminal illness, insists she will walk the whole sixteen hundred kilometres to seek an audience with the Pope-and her not-so-ex-husband, Gilbert, who sees the trip as a gourmet tour. Then Bernhard, Martin's young nemesis from the previous trek, shows up, along with Martin's daughter, Sarah, who is having a quarter-life crisis and doesn't exactly hit it off with Zoe.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages; Engineers; Hiking; Hiking; Interpersonal relations; Man-woman relationships; Terminally ill; Women artists;
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Extinction [sound recording] : a novel / by Preston, Douglas J.,author.; Baker, David Aaron,1963-narrator.; Macmillan Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by David Aaron Baker.Colorado Bureau of Investigation Agent Frances Cash investigates after a billionaire's son and his new wife are kidnapped and murdered by a gang of eco-terrorists at a park where extinct animals are brought back through genetic manipulation.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Novels.; Thrillers (Fiction); United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation; Cloning; Extinct animals; Missing persons; Murder; Woolly mammoth;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Code name Verity / by Wein, Elizabeth.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 341-343) and Internet addresses.Filmography: p. 341-342.In 1943, a British fighter plane crashes in Nazi-occupied France and the survivor tells a tale of friendship, war, espionage, and great courage as she relates what she must to survive while keeping secret all that she can.LSC
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Spy stories.; Women air pilots; Best friends; Female friendship; Nazis; World War, 1939-1945;
© c2012., Hyperion,
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The making of a lady [videorecording] / by Burnett, Frances Hodgson,1849-1924.Making of a marchioness.Videorecording.; Lumley, Joanna.; Roache, Linus,1964-; Wilson, Lydia,1984-; PBS Distribution (Firm);
Joanna Lumley, Linus Roache, Lydia Wilson.During her duties as a lady's companion, Emily meets her employer's nephew, Lord James Walderhurst. Accepting his marriage proposal, Emily finds solace in the company of Walderhurst's nephew and his glamorous wife, after Lord James leaves to rejoin his regiment. Emily, alone with the Osborns, increasingly comes under their control. She begins to fear for her life.PG.DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; stereo.
Subjects: Heirs; Made-for-TV movies.; Marriage; Social classes;
© c2014., PBS Distribution,
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The art of preserving / by Atwood, Lisa.; Courchesne, Rebecca.; Field, Rick.; Ruffenach, France.;
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Subjects: Canning and preserving.;
© c2010., WeldonOwen,
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Killer queens [videorecording] : five ruthless British queens / by Crick, Ed.; McGrath, Rory.; Anglia Television.; BFS Entertainment & Multimedia Ltd.; BFS Video (Firm); ITV (Firm); Imago Productions.; London Weekend Television, ltd.; Meridian Broadcasting.;
Boudicca pts. 1-2 -- Empress Matilda -- Isabella "She wolf of France" -- Bloody Mary -- Lady Mary Bankes.Original music, Robert Hartshorne.Presented by Rory McGrath.This series charts the lives of five notorious women who gained fame or repute for their willingness to fight, scheme, and even die for their principles. From Boudicca's vengeful rebellion against the Romans in 43 A.D. to Lady Mary Banks' courageous defense of Corfe Castle in 1643, explore the history and motivations of these determined Killer Queens.E.DVDs, Dolby digital stereo ; widescreen presentation.
Subjects: Boadicea, Queen, d.62.; Isabella, Queen, consort of Edward II, King of England, 1292-1358.; Mary I, Queen of England, 1516-1558.; Matilda, Consort of William, the Conqueror, d.1083.; Bankes, Mary, 1598-1661.; Biographical films.; Documentary films.; Queens;
© c2011., BFS Entertainment,
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The three lives of Alix St. Pierre / by Lester, Natasha,1973-author.;
"Alix St. Pierre. An unforgettable name for an unforgettable woman. She grew up surrounded by Hollywood glamor, but, as an orphan, never truly felt part of that world. In 1943, with WWII raging and men headed overseas to fight, she lands a publicity job to recruit women into the workforce. Her skills-persuasion, daring, quick-witted under pressure-catch the attention of the U.S. government and she finds herself with an even bigger assignment: sent to Switzerland as a spy. Soon Alix is on the precipice of something big, very big. But how far can she trust her German informant ... ? After an Allied victory that didn't come nearly soon enough, Alix moves to Paris, ready to immerse herself in a new position as director of publicity for the yet-to-be-launched House of Dior. In the glamorous halls of the French fashion house, she can nearly forget everything she lost and the dangerous secret she carries. But when a figure from the war reappears and threatens to destroy her future, Alix realizes that only she can right the wrongs of the past ... and finally find justice"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Christian Dior (Firm); Choice (Psychology); Justice; Public relations; Secrecy; Women in advertising; Women spies; World War, 1939-1945;
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A woman of no importance : the untold story of the American spy who helped win WWII / by Purnell, Sonia,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The never-before-told story of one woman's heroism that changed the course of the Second World War In 1942, the Gestapo sent out an urgent transmission: "She is the most dangerous of all Allied spies. We must find and destroy her." This spy was Virginia Hall, a young American woman--rejected from the foreign service because of her gender and her prosthetic leg--who talked her way into the spy organization dubbed Churchill's "ministry of ungentlemanly warfare," and, before the United States had even entered the war, became the first woman to deploy to occupied France. Virginia Hall was one of the greatest spies in American history, yet her story remains untold. Just as she did in Clementine, Sonia Purnell uncovers the captivating story of a powerful, influential, yet shockingly overlooked heroine of the Second World War. At a time when sending female secret agents into enemy territory was still strictly forbidden, Virginia Hall came to be known as the "Madonna of the Resistance," coordinating a network ofspies to blow up bridges, report on German troop movements, arrange equipment drops for Resistance agents, and recruit and train guerilla fighters. Even as her face covered WANTED posters throughout Europe, Virginia refused order after order to evacuate.She finally escaped with her life in a grueling hike over the Pyrenees into Spain, her cover blown, and her associates all imprisoned or executed. But, adamant that she had "more lives to save," she dove back in as soon as she could, organizing forces tosabotage enemy lines and back up Allied forces landing on Normandy beaches. Told with Purnell's signature insight and novelistic panache, A Woman of No Importance is the breathtaking story of how one woman's fierce persistence helped win the war"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Goillot, Virginia, 1906-1982.; Women spies; Spies; Intelligence officers; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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The last battle : when U.S. and German soldiers joined forces in the waning hours of World War II in Europe / by Harding, Stephen,1952-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-185) and index.LSC
Subjects: Daladier, Edouard, 1884-1970; Reynaud, Paul, 1878-1966; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; Prisoners of war; Prisoners of war;
© 2013., Da Capo Press,
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