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Double or nothing [text (large print)] / by Sherwood, Kim,1989-author.; Fleming, Ian,1908-1964,creator.; Ian Fleming Publications Limited.;
"The start of a brand-new trilogy following MI6's Double O agents with a license to kill, that blows the world of James Bond wide open! James Bond is missing ... 007 has been captured, perhaps even killed, by a sinister private military company. His whereabouts unknown. Meet the new generation of spies ... Johanna Harwood, 003. Joseph Dryden, 004. Sid Bashir, 009. They represent the very best and brightest of MI6. Supremely skilled, ruthless, with a license to kill, they will do anything to protect their country. The fate of the world rests in their hands ... Tech billionaire Sir Bertram Paradise claims he can reverse the climate crisis and save the planet. But can he really? The new spies must uncover the truth, because the future of humanity hangs in the balance. Time is running out."--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Large print books.; Spy fiction.; Novels.; Bond, James (Fictitious character); Great Britain. MI6; Missing persons; Secret service; Spies;
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World on fire. [videorecording] / by Bennette, Rachel,screenwriter.; Biedunkiewicz, Erik,actor.; Black, Amanda(Producer),television producer.; Bonnar, Mark,actor.; Bowker, Peter,1958-creator,screenwriter.; Brown, Julia(Actress),actor.; Casson, Drew,television director.; Chilton, Grace,actor.; Cokeliss, Barney,television director.; Daley-Ward, Yrsa,actor.; Daniell, Angie,television producer.; Derouand, Eugénie,actor.; Gaur, Meenu,television director.; Götting, Johanna,actor.; Harrison, Blake,1985?-actor.; Hauer-King, Jonah,1995-actor.; Jones, Matt,1968 August 5-screenwriter.; Manville, Lesley,actor.; Mir, Ahad Raza,actor.; Mitchell, Ewan(Actor),actor.; Sawyers, Parker,actor.; Schiweck, Miriam,actor.; Spellman, Ceallach,1995-actor.; Sulkin, Gregg,1992-actor.; Wichłacz, Zofia,actor.; Więcławek, Mateusz,actor.; ITV Studios,production company.; Mammoth Screen (Firm),production company.; PBS Distribution (Firm),publisher.;
Erik Biedunkiewicz, Mark Bonnar, Julia Brown, Grace Chilton, Yrsa Daley-Ward, Eugénie Derouand, Johanna Götting, Blake Harrison, Jonah Hauer-King, Ewan Mitchell, Ahad Raza Mir, Parker Sawyers, Miriam Schiweck, Cel Spellman, Gregg Sulkin, Zofia Wichłacz, Mateusz Więcławek, Lesley Manville.Originally broadcast as single episodes of a television program in 2023."October, 1940. Manchester, England. As valiant Jewish RAF pilot David defends the skies against the Luftwaffe, Harry and Kasia finally arrive home. How will Robina cope with another refugee under roof? When yet another house guest arrives -- Sir James, a civil servant on official business -- he looks set to beguile his host, but will Kasia be charmed as well? Meanwhile, in Berlin, teenager Marga is selected to mother a baby for the Führer, but can her best friend Gertha convince her to reconsider? In North Africa, Stan has found a new enemy in brutal desert conditions while meticulous Officer Rajib leads a team of Indian Sappers in the gravely dangerous task of clearing minefields. And in Paris, Henriette oversees the Resistance escape route" --Container.14A.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; 5.1 surround.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Fiction television programs.; Television programs.; Historical television programs.; War television programs.; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
For private home use only.
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Disturbing the dead / by Armstrong, Kelley,author.;
"Victorian Scotland is becoming less strange to modern-day homicide detective Mallory Atkinson. Though inhabiting someone else's body will always be unsettling, even if her employers know that she's not actually housemaid Catriona Mitchell, ever since the night both of them were attacked in the same dark alley 150 years apart. Mallory likes her job as assistant to undertaker/medical examiner Dr. Duncan Gray, and is developing true friends--and feelings--in this century. So, understanding the Victorian fascination with death, Mallory isn't that surprised when she and her friends are invited to a mummy unwrapping at the home of Sir Alastair Christie. When their host is missing when it comes time to unwrap the mummy, Gray and Mallory are asked to step in. And upon closer inspection, it's not a mummy they've unwrapped, but a much more modern body"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Time-travel fiction.; Novels.; Death; Forensic sciences; Mummies; Murder; Time travel; Undertakers and undertaking; Women detectives; Women household employees;
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The trials of empire / by Swan, Richard(Fiction writer),author.;
"The Empire of the Wolf is on its knees, but there's life in the great beast yet. To save it, Sir Konrad Vonvalt and Helena must look beyond its borders for allies - to the wolfmen of the southern plains, and the pagan clans in the north. But old grievances run deep, and both factions would benefit from the fall of Sova. Even these allies might not be enough. Their enemy, the zealot Bartholomew Claver, wields infernal powers bestowed on him by a mysterious demonic patron. If Vonvalt and Helena are to stand against him, they will need friends on both sides of the mortal plane-but such allegiances carry a heavy price. As the battlelines are drawn in both Sova and the afterlife, the final reckoning draws close. Here, at the beating heart of the Empire, the two-headed wolf will be reborn in a blaze of justice ... or crushed beneath the shadow of tyranny"--
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Novels.; Alliances; Demonology; Government investigators; Imaginary places; Imaginary wars and battles; Judges; Kings and rulers; Magic;
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The Iberian flame / by Stockwin, Julian,author.;
1808. With the Peninsula in turmoil, Napoleon Bonaparte signs a treaty to dismember Portugal and put his brother, Joseph, on the throne of Spain. Meanwhile, Nicholas Renzi, the Lord Farndon, undertakes a deadly mission to stir up partisan unrest to disrupt this Napoleonic alliance with Spain. Thrust into the crucible of the uprising, Captain Sir Thomas Kydd is dismayed to come up against an old foe from his past - now his superior and commander - who is determined to break him. Kydd will soon face the greatest decision of his professional career. Bonaparte, incensed by the reverses suffered to his honour, gathers together a crushing force and marches at speed into Spain. After several bloody encounters the greatly outnumbered British expedition have no option other than make a fighting retreat to the coast. Only the Navy can save them. But the flame of insurrection has been lit -- and the Peninsular War has begun.
Subjects: Action and adventure fiction.; Historical fiction.; Kydd, Thomas (Fictitious character); Peninsular War, 1807-1814; Seafaring life;
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The Tudors in love : passion and politics in the age of England's most famous dynasty / by Gristwood, Sarah,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Sarah Gristwood's The Tudors in Love offers a brilliant history of the Tudor dynasty, showing how the rules of romantic courtly love irrevocably shaped the politics and international diplomacy of the period. Why did Henry VIII marry six times? Why did Anne Boleyn have to die? Why did Elizabeth I's courtiers hail her as a goddess come to earth? The dramas of courtly love have captivated centuries of readers and dreamers. Yet too often they're dismissed as something existing only in books and song--those old legends of King Arthur and chivalric fantasy. Not so. In this ground-breaking history, Sarah Gristwood reveals the way courtly love made and marred the Tudor dynasty. From Henry VIII declaring himself as the 'loyal and most assured servant' of Anne Boleyn to the poems lavished on Elizabeth I by her suitors, the Tudors re-enacted the roles of the devoted lovers and capricious mistresses first laid out in the romances of medieval literature. The Tudors in Love dissects the codes of love, desire and power, unveiling romantic obsessions that have shaped the history of the world"--
Subjects: Tudor, House of.; Courtly love;
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Seven worlds, one planet : natural wonders from every continent / by Keeling, Jonny,author.; Alexander, Scott(Scott Campbell),author.; Attenborough, David,1926-writer of foreword.;
Long ago, our planet had only one gigantic land mass. Then something monumental happened. That supercontinent ruptured and seven different worlds were born. Each of those worlds - or continents - evolved, and continues to evolve, its own way of life. From the jungle of the Congo or the majestic Himalayas to the densely populated wilds of Europe or the comparatively isolated Australasia, Seven Worlds, One Planet explores the natural wonders that give each of our continents its distinct character. Following the animals that have made these iconic environments their home, it discovers spectacular wildlife stories that reveal what makes each of these seven worlds unique. With a foreword by Sir David Attenborough and over 250 breathtaking images, including stills from the BBC Natural History Unit's spectacular footage, Seven Worlds, One Planet is a stunning exploration of the planet, and the worlds within it, that we call home.
Subjects: Natural history.; Natural history; Animals.; Animals; Biogeography.; Biodiversity.; Paleogeography.; Continents.;
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Out of the shadows / by Henderson, Gordon,1950-author.; Bouchard, David,1952-author.;
Set during the dramatic Red River Resistance of 1869-1870 and the birth of Manitoba. The novel is told through the perspective of a young Irish-Canadian journalist, Conor O'Dea. Under mysterious circumstances, after working for the assassinated politician D'Arcy McGee, O'Dea is sent West, and to Sir John A. Macdonald's horror befriends Louis Riel. Macdonald never understood Louis Riel and never really tried to. The story also includes the little known Fenian attack in Manitoba. If Louis Riel had supported his fellow Catholics, it could have been what the lieutenant governor called a rough time of it. But he didn't. He supported Canada. Equal parts spy thriller and love triangle and, in a time of reconciliation, this poignant novel contributes to the complicated story of Canada. Henderson and Bouchard have managed the magnificent feat of starting a very important conversation about this great land for all of those who call it home.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Spy fiction.; Novels.; Macdonald, John A. (John Alexander), 1815-1891; Riel, Louis, 1844-1885; Journalists; Métis; Red River Resistance, Man., 1869-1870;
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Beating about the bush / by Beaton, M. C.,author.;
"New York Times bestseller M. C. Beaton's cranky, crafty Agatha Raisin-now the star of a hit T.V. show-is back on the case again. When private detective Agatha Raisin comes across a severed leg in a roadside hedge, it looks like she is about to become involved in a particularly gruesome murder. Looks, however, can be deceiving, as Agatha discovers when she is employed to investigate a case of industrial espionage at a factory where nothing is quite what it seems. The factory mystery soon turns to murder and a bad-tempered donkey turns Agatha into a national celebrity, before bringing her ridicule and shame. To add to her woes, Agatha finds herself grappling with growing feelings for her friend and occasional lover, Sir Charles Fraith. Then, as a possible solution to the factory murder unfolds, her own life is thrown into deadly peril. Will Agatha get her man at last? Or will the killer get her first?"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Raisin, Agatha (Fictitious character); Women private investigators; Murder; Business intelligence;
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Clanlands in New Zealand : kilts, kiwis, and an adventure down under / by Heughan, Sam,1980-author.; Jackson, Peter,1961-writer of foreword.; McTavish, Graham,author.; Reather, Charlotte,author.;
Buckle up, grab a dram, and get ready for another unforgettable wild ride. Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish, stars of 'Outlander', are no strangers to the rugged beauty of Scotland. But this time they're setting their sights on a new horizon: New Zealand. Setting out to explore a country that Graham calls home and Sam has longed to visit, these sturdy friends immerse themselves in all that New Zealand has to offer: stunning landscapes, rich history, world-class food and drink, and-much to Graham's mounting anxiety and Sam's deep delight-famously adrenaline-fuelled activities! So say goodbye to your inhibitions and kia ora to New Zealand like you've never seen it before.
Subjects: Biographies.; Travel writing.; Personal narratives.; Heughan, Sam, 1980-; McTavish, Graham;
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