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The Warsaw orphan / by Rimmer, Kelly,author.;
In the spring of 1942, young Elzbieta Rabinek is aware of the swiftly growing discord just beyond the courtyard of her comfortable Warsaw home. But she has no idea what goes on behind the walls of the Jewish Ghetto nearby until she makes a discovery that propels her into a dangerous world of deception and heroism. Elzbieta comes face to face with the plight of the Gorka family who must give up their newborn daughter - or watch her starve. For Roman Gorka, this final injustice stirs in him a rebellion not even his newfound love for Elzbieta can suppress. His recklessness puts their families in harm's way until one violent act threatens to destroy their chance at freedom forever.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; War fiction.; Jews; World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Killing Jesus : a history / by O'Reilly, Bill.; Dugard, Martin.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Millions of readers have thrilled to author Bill O'Reilly and historian Martin Dugard's Killing Kennedy and Killing Lincoln, page-turning works of nonfiction that have changed the way we read history. Now the anchor of The O'Reilly Factor details the events leading up to the murder of the most influential man in history: Jesus of Nazareth. Nearly two thousand years after this beloved and controversial young revolutionary was brutally killed by Roman soldiers, more than 2.2 billion people attempt to follow his teachings and believe he is God. Killing Jesus will take readers inside Jesus's life, recounting the seismic political and historical events that made his death inevitable--and changed the world forever"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Jesus Christ;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Dinner with King Tut : how rogue archaeologists are re-creating the sights, sounds, smells, and tastes of lost civilizations / by Kean, Sam,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Whether it's the mighty pyramids of Egypt or the majestic temples of Mexico, we have a good idea of what the past looked like. But what about our other senses: The tang of Roman fish sauce and the springy crust of Egyptian sourdough? The boom of medieval cannons and the clash of Viking swords? The frenzied plays of an Aztec ballgame ... and the chilling reality that the losers might also lose their lives? History often neglects the tastes, textures, sounds, and smells that were an intimate part of our ancestors' lives, but a new generation of researchers is resurrecting those hidden details, pioneering an exciting new discipline called experimental archaeology. These are scientists gone rogue: They make human mummies. They investigate the unsolved murders of ancient bog bodies. They carve primitive spears and go hunting, then knap their own obsidian blades to skin the game. They build perilous boats and plunge out onto the open sea -- all in the name of experiencing history as it was, with all its dangers, disappointments, and unexpected delights. Beloved author Sam Kean joins these experimental archaeologists on their adventures across the globe, from the Andes to the South Seas. He fires medieval catapults, tries his hand at ancient surgery and tattooing, builds Roman-style roads -- and, in novelistic interludes, spins gripping tales about the lives of our ancestors with vivid imagination and his signature meticulous research"--
Subjects: Archaeology; Experimental archaeology.; Senses and sensation.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Mission Kandahar. by Roman, Ric,film director.; Fazal, Ali,actor.; Butler, Gerard,actor.; Negahban, Navid,actor.; Fimmel, Travis,actor.; VVS Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Ali Fazal, Gerard Butler, Navid Negahban, Travis FimmelOriginally produced by VVS Films in 2023.Tom Harris (Gerard Butler), an undercover CIA operative, is stuck deep in hostile territory in Afghanistan. After his mission is exposed, he must fight his way out, alongside his Afghan translator, to an extraction point in Kandahar, all whilst avoiding elite enemy forces and foreign spies tasked with hunting them down.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; War films.; Action and adventure films.;
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Trapped / by Läckberg, Camilla,1974-author.; Fexeus, Henrik,1971-author.; Giles, Ian(Translator),translator.; translation of:Läckberg, Camilla,1974-Box.English.;
"A shocking murder ... It's a case unlike anything detective Mina Dabiri has seen before. A woman trapped inside a magician's box, with swords pierced through. But this time, it's not a magic trick. It's murder. A case which twists and turns ... Knowing she has a terrifying killer on her hands, Mina enlists the help of celebrity mentalist, Vincent Walder. Only he can give her an insight into the secret world of magic and illusions. A ticking clock to stop a serial killer... Mina and Vincent soon discover that the murder victim has the roman numeral III engraved on her leg. The killer is counting down. There are going to be three more murders. And time is running out to stop them."--Publisher.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Novels.; Magicians; Murder; Police; Women detectives;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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The valiant / by Livingston, Lesley.;
Fallon is the daughter of a proud Celtic king and the younger sister of the legendary fighter Sorcha. When Fallon was just a child, Sorcha was killed by the armies of Julius Caesar. On the eve of her seventeenth birthday, Fallon is excited to follow in her sister's footsteps and earn her place in her father's war band. She never gets the chance. Fallon is captured and sold to an elite training school for female gladiators--owned by none other than Julius Caesar himself. In a cruel twist of fate, the man who destroyed Fallon's family might be her only hope of survival. Now, Fallon must overcome vicious rivalries, deadly fights in and out of the arena, and perhaps the most dangerous threat of all: her irresistible feelings for Cai, a young Roman soldier and her sworn enemy.LSC
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Teenage girls; Gladiators; Soldiers;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Tower of Nero / by Riordan, Rick.;
Will the Greek god Apollo, cast down to Earth in the pathetic mortal form of a teenager named Lester Papadopoulos, finally regain his place on Mount Olympus? Lester's demigod friends at Camp Jupiter just helped him survive attacks from bloodthirsty ghouls, an evil Roman king and his army of the undead, and the lethal emperors Caligula and Commodus. Now the former god and his demigod master Meg must follow a prophecy uncovered by Ella the harpy. Lester's final challenge will be at the Tower of Nero, back in New York. Will Meg have a last showdown with her father? Will this helpless form of Apollo have to face his arch-nemesis, Python? Who will be on hand at Camp Half-Blood to assist? These questions and more will be answered in this book that all demigods are eagerly awaiting. LSC
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Adventure fiction.; Apollo (Deity); Gods, Greek; Mythology, Greek; Prophecies;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Standing in the shadows / by Robinson, Peter,1950-2022,author.;
"In November 1980, Nick Hartley returns home from a university lecture to find his house crawling with police. His ex-girlfriend, Alice Poole, has been found murdered, and her new boyfriend Mark Woodcroft is missing. Nick is the prime suspect. The case quickly goes cold, but Nick cannot let it go. He embarks on a career in investigative journalism, determined to find Alice's murderer--but his obsession leads him down a dangerous path. Decades later, in November 2019, an archaeologist unearths a skeleton that turns out to be far more contemporary than the Roman remains she is seeking. Detective Superintendent Alan Banks and his team are called in to investigate, but there is little to be gleaned from the remains themselves. Left with few clues, Banks and his team must rely on their wits to hunt down a killer"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Novels.; Banks, Alan (Fictitious character); Cold cases (Criminal investigation); Missing persons; Murder; Police; Reporters and reporting;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Black and white. by Kusaka, Hidenori.; Yamamoto, Satoshi.;
Meet Pokémon Trainer Black! His entire life, Black has dreamed of winning the Pokémon League... Now Black embarks on a journey to explore the Unova region and fill a Pokédex for Professor Juniper. Time for Black's first Pokémon Trainer battle ever!Rated A for all ages.
Subjects: Graphic novels, Japanese.; Adventure comic books, strips, etc.; Fantasy comic books, strips, etc.; Graphic novels.; Pokémon (Fictitious characters); Pokémon (Game); Pokm̌on (Fictitious characters); Pokm̌on (Game); Children's literature;
© [2011]., VIZ Media,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The golden road : how ancient India transformed the world / by Dalrymple, William,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."For a millennium and a half, India was a confident exporter of its diverse civilization, creating around it a vast empire of ideas. Indian art, religions, technology, astronomy, music, dance, literature, mathematics and mythology blazed a trail across the world, along a Golden Road that stretched from the Red Sea to the Pacific. In The Golden Road, William Dalrymple draws from a lifetime of scholarship to highlight India's oft-forgotten position as the heart of ancient Eurasia. For the first time, he gives a name to this spread of Indian ideas that transformed the world. From the largest Hindu temple in the world at Angkor Wat to the Buddhism of China, from the trade that helped fund the Roman Empire to the creation of the numerals we use today (including zero), India transformed the culture and technology of its ancient world -- and our world today as we know it"--
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