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The last sunrise / by Todd, Anna,author.;
When twenty-two-year-old Oriah (Ry) Pera learns that her mother's job is relocating them to Majorca, she knows this summer could be the start of her very own coming-of-age story. Between chronic health issues and her mother's overprotective tendencies, Ry feels like she's stuck waiting for her life to begin. In her first small act of rebellion, she heads off to the beach alone and meets an infuriatingly charming Spaniard. Julián makes Ry feel even more naive and inexperienced than she normally does, but she can't tamp down her growing attraction. As the summer continues, Julián pulls Ry out of her shell and into the adventures she's always craved. But with her return to America looming, Ry must decide if she's brave enough to finally follow her heart and live for herself.
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Novels.; First loves; Islands; Man-woman relationships; Parental overprotection; Secrecy; Young women;
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The magic school bus rides again. [videorecording] / by Baruchel, Jay,1982-voice actor.; Blake, Mikaela,voice actor.; Clarke, Gabby,voice actor.; Fillion, Nathan,1971-voice actor.; McKinnon, Kate,1984-voice actor.; O'Hara, Catherine,voice actor.; Pandya, Dirva,voice actor.; Short, Martin,1950-voice actor.; Tomlin, Lily,voice actor.; Weston, Richard,television director.; television adaptation of (work):Cole, Joanna.Magic school bus.; NCircle Entertainment,publisher.;
Kate McKinnon, Lily Tomlin, Mikaela Blake, Gabby Clarke, Dirva Pandya, Jay Baruchel, Nathan Fillion, Catherine O'Hara, Martin Short.Bus, do your stuff! Field trips with Ms. Frizzle are wilder than ever, into space, over to the Galapagos Islands, even a plunge into the depths of the Sun itself.G.DVD.
Subjects: Animated television programs.; Children's television programs.; Educational television programs.; Nonfiction television programs.; Frizzle, Ms. (Fictitious character); School buses.; School field trips.; Science.;
For private home use only.
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The Johnny Worricker trilogy. [videorecording] / by Hare, David,1947-; Nighy, Bill,1949-; Ryder, Winona,1971-; Walken, Christopher,1943-; Carnival Films (Great Britain); PBS Distribution (Firm);
Bill Nighy, Christopher Walken, Winona Ryder, Helena Bonham, Ralph Fiennes.Worricker after the director of MI5 dies. A conspiracy to turn control of MI5 over to the Prime Minister leads Worricker to the islands known as the Turks & Caicos, where he is persuaded by the CIA to deal with a group of ambiguous Americans attending a high-level conference. At the same time, an old girlfriend, Margot Tyrrell, is being asked to betray her boss in London in order to establish an illicit connection between the prime minister and dark goings-on in the war on terror.PG.DVD, region 1, NTSC, widescreen; stereo.
Subjects: Great Britain. MI5; Conspiracies; Made-for-TV movies.;
© 2014., PBS Distribution,
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The man made of smoke : a novel / by North, Alex,1976-author.;
"The latest gripping serial killer thriller from the New York Times bestselling author Alex North. Dan Garvie's life has been haunted by the crime he witnessed as a child ... narrowly escaping an encounter with a notorious serial killer. He has dedicated his life since to becoming a criminal profiler, eager to seek justice for innocent victims. So when his father passes away under suspicious circumstances, Dan revisits his small island community, determined to uncover the truth about his death. Is it possible that the monster he remembers from his childhood nightmares has returned after all these years? With his signature shock and suspense, Alex North brings us The Man Made of Smoke. In turn emotional, introspective, and utterly terrifying, this is a story of fathers and sons, shadows and secrets, and the fight we all face to escape the trauma of the past."--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Child witnesses; Criminal profilers; Fathers and sons; Islands; Serial murderers;
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Just beachy / by Wax, Wendy,author.;
"A former actress in need of a reset reunites with her grandmother, her first crush, and the ladies of Ten Beach Road in this escapist novel from USA Today bestselling author Wendy Wax. After losing her longtime acting gig on the hit show Murder 101, Sydney Ryan decides she needs a break from Hollywood politics. She heads to Treasure Island, Florida, where her grandmother has been visiting and now refuses to leave. Sydney's plan to lay low for a bit quickly goes awry, though, as she is swept up in her grandmother's now-flourishing social life-Grand not only bought a new house in Casas de Flores, she's also helping her neighbor Myra open a bookstore in Pass-a-Grille. But when someone breaks into Grand's house repeatedly, Sydney realizes her grandmother is keeping something from her. Determined to ferret out the truth and protect her grandmother, Sydney enlists the help of the Ten Beach Road ladies and Luke, a local police officer who was once her high school crush. While Sydney puts her television crime-solving skills to the test, she decides to act on the sizzling chemistry between herself and Luke. And as Sydney spends more sunsets toasting to true friends and new romance, she begins to wonder if the sun is setting on her time in Hollywood and if this town could be the dawn of a new chapter"--
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Chick lit.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Actresses; Grandmothers; Man-woman relationships; Secrecy;
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Moana's new friend / by Liberts, Jennifer,1970-; Francis, Suzanne(Children's fiction writer); Disney Storybook Artists.;
Preschool-Grade 1.LSC
Subjects: Movie novels.; Moana (Fictitious character); Sea turtles; Swine; Friendship;
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Lou Reed : the King of New York / by Hermes, Will,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The most complete and penetrating biography of the rock master Lou Reed, whose stature grows every year"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Reed, Lou.; Warhol, Andy, 1928-1987.; Velvet Underground (Musical group); Rock musicians;
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Why Taiwan matters : a short history of a small island that will dictate our future / by Brown, Kerry,1967-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Taiwan expert Kerry Brown sums up the history of Taiwan and the danger of a Chinese takeover in this succinct and authoritative book. When the bloody Chinese Civil War concluded in 1949, two Chinas were born. Mao's Communists won and took China's mainland; Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalists fled to Taiwan island. Since then, China and Taiwan have drifted into being separate political and cultural entities. Taiwan is now a flourishing democracy and an economic success story: just one of its companies produces over 90 per cent of the semiconductors that power the world's economy. It is a free and vibrant society. For the United States and the West, the island is a bastion of freedom against China's assertive presence in the region. And yet China, increasingly bellicose under Xi Jinping, insists Taiwan is part of its territory and must be returned to it. Should China blockade the island and mount an invasion, it would set off a chain reaction that would pitch it against the US -- escalating a regional war into a global one. Taiwan is thus a geopolitical powder keg. Why Taiwan Matters helps us understand how and why we've arrived at this dangerous moment in history. With unparalleled access to Taiwan's political leaders and a deep understanding of the island's history and culture, Professor Kerry Brown provides a new reading of Taiwan, its twenty-three million people, and how they navigate being caught in this frightening geopolitical standoff. Why Taiwan Matters is the essential book for understanding Taiwan's unique story told in an accessible, expert and urgent way"--
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Murdered Midas : a millionaire, his gold mine, and a strange death on an island paradise / by Gray, Charlotte,1948-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.On an island paradise in 1943, Sir Harry Oakes, gold mining tycoon, philanthropist and "richest man in the Empire," was murdered. The news of his death surged across the English-speaking world, from London, the Imperial centre, to the remote Canadian mining town of Kirkland Lake, in the Northern Ontario bush. The murder became celebrated as "the crime of the century." The layers of mystery deepened as the involvement of Oakes' son-in-law, Count Alfred de Marigny, came quickly to be questioned, as did the odd machinations of the Governor of the Bahamas, the former King Edward VIII. Despite a sensational trial, no murderer was ever convicted. Rumours were unrelenting about Oakes' missing fortune, and fascination with the Oakes story has persisted for decades. Award-winning biographer and popular historian Charlotte Gray explores, for the first time, the life of the man behind the scandal, a man who was both reviled and admired-- from his early, hardscrabble days of mining exploration, to his explosion of wealth, to his grandiose gestures of philanthropy. And Gray brings fresh eyes to the bungled investigation and shocking trial in the remote colonial island streets, proposing an overlooked suspect in this long cold case. Murdered Midas is the story of the man behind the newspaper headlines, who, despite his wealth and position, was never able to have justice.
Subjects: True crime stories.; Biographies.; Oakes, Harry, Sir, 1874-1943.; Marigny, Alfred de, 1910-1998.; Businessmen; Philanthropists; Gold mines and mining; Rich people; Murder; Trials (Murder);
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Ghostlight / by Oppel, Kenneth,1967-;
Includes bibliographical references.Gabe tells tourists on Toronto Island that Rebecca Strand, 16, and her lighthouse keeper father died tragically. Then again. Gabe is drawn into a dark world when his ghost tours awaken Rebecca's spirit. Rebecca reveals she and her father were connected to the Order, a secret society dedicated to protecting the world from "the wakeful and wicked dead" Now that the Order is gone, Viker is growing stronger and will stop at nothing to destroy the living.LSC
Subjects: Ghost stories.; Secret societies; Spirits; Good and evil;
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