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I survived the Black Death, 1348 / by Tarshis, Lauren.; Dawson, Scott.;
Includes bibliographical references.The deadliest disease in the history of the world... Elsie dreams of becoming a brave warrior like her father, who is an archer fighting in England's war against France. But life isn't fair in 1348 Europe. Peasant girls like Elsie can't be archers or knights or anything exciting. Then one day in the forest, Elsie and her best friend, Humphrey, discover a chest filled with stolen treasures -- and a dangerous secret. At last Elsie has a chance to prove that she's as brave as any knight. Little does she know that a deadly illness -- the Black Death -- has begun its attack on England. It's already killed millions around the world. And now it's come for Elsie.
Subjects: Black Death; Middle Ages;
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The life of a knight / by Eastwood, Kay;
Describes the duties and privileges of a medieval knight in warfare and in service to a lord, and explores aspects of daily life such as clothing, apprenticeship, heraldry, and obedience to the chivalric code.
Subjects: Knights and knighthood; Civilization, Medieval; Middle Ages;
© c2004., Crabtree Pub. Co.,
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Just when you're comfortable in your own skin, it starts to sag : rewriting the rules of midlife / by Nobile, Amy,author.; Ashworth, Trisha,author.;
Subjects: Middle age; Middle-aged women.; Self-esteem.; Self-realization.;
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The happiness curve : why life gets better after 50 / by Rauch, Jonathan,1960-author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-230) and index.Draws on cutting-edge scientific studies to discuss the U-shaped trajectory of happiness, which declines from the optimism of youth before surging upward again after age fifty, and offers ways to endure the slump during midlife.
Subjects: Middle age; Happiness.; Interpersonal relations.;
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Medieval life / by Langley, Andrew.; Brightling, Geoff.; Dann, Geoff.; Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Inc.;
An illustrated look at various aspects of life in medieval Europe, covering, amongst other things, everyday life, religion and royalty.
Subjects: Civilization, Medieval; Middle Ages;
© c2004., DK Pub.,
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It's a feudal, feudal world : a different medieval history / by Shapiro, Stephen,1983-; Kinnaird, Ross,1954-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 43), Internet address and index.Explores a different medieval history through words, pictures and charts.LSC
Subjects: Civilization, Medieval; Middle Ages;
© c2013., Annick Press,
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Lapvona / by Moshfegh, Ottessa,author.;
"In a village in a medieval fiefdom buffeted by natural disasters, a motherless shepherd boy finds himself the unlikely pivot of a power struggle that puts all manner of faith to a savage test, in a spellbinding novel that represents Ottessa Moshfegh's most exciting leap yet Little Marek, the abused and delusional son of the village shepherd, never knew his mother; his father told him she died in childbirth. One of life's few consolations for Marek is his enduring bond with the blind village midwife, Ina, who suckled him when he was a baby, as she did so many of the village's children. Ina's gifts extend beyond childcare: she possesses a unique ability to communicate with the natural world. Her gift often brings her the transmission of sacred knowledge on levels far beyond those available to other villagers, however religious they might be. For some people, Ina's home in the woods outside of the village is a place to fear and to avoid, a godless place. Among their number is Father Barnabas, the town priest and lackey for the depraved lord and governor, Villiam, whose hilltop manor contains a secret embarrassment of riches. The people's desperate need to believe that there are powers that be who have their best interests at heart is put to a cruel test by Villiam and the priest, especially in this year of record drought and famine. But when fate brings Marek into violent proximity to the lord's family, new and occult forces upset the old order. By year's end, the veil between blindness and sight, life and death, the natural world and the spirit world, will prove to be very thin indeed"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Fiefs; Middle Ages; Midwives; Shepherds;
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Class mom : a novel / by Gelman, Laurie,author.;
Jen Dixon is not your typical Kansas City kindergarten class mom--or mom in general. Jen already has two college-age daughters by two different (probably) musicians, and it's her second time around the class mom block with five-year-old Max--this time with a husband and father by her side. Though her best friend and PTA President sees her as the "wisest" candidate for the job (or oldest), not all of the other parents agree. From recording parents' response times to her emails about helping in the classroom, to requesting contributions of "special" brownies for curriculum night, not all of Jen's methods win approval from the other moms. Throw in an old flame from Jen's past, a hyper-sensitive "allergy mom," a surprisingly sexy kindergarten teacher, and an impossible-to-please Real Housewife-wannabe, causing problems at every turn, and the job really becomes much more than she signed up for.
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Middle-aged women; Middle-aged mothers; Schools;
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Atlas of medieval Europe / by Konstam, Angus; Kean, Roger.;
Subjects: Civilization, Medieval; Geography, Medieval; Middle Ages;
© c2000., Facts on File,
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Clover Hendry's day off / by Morrey, Beth,author.;
"A hilarious and empowering perimenopausal Ferris Bueller's Day Off, about Clover Hendry, 46, and the day she decides to stop keeping the plates spinning, say F@#! it all, and finally get hers"--
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Middle-aged women; Stress (Psychology);
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