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Every valley : the desperate lives and troubled times that made Handel's Messiah / by King, Charles,1967-author.;: Includes bibliographical references and index."The epic, dramatic story of the 18th century men and women behind the making of Handel's Messiah, one of the world's most beloved works of classical music, from a New York Times bestselling historian and National Book Critics Circle Award finalist. George Frideric Handel's Messiah is arguably the greatest piece of participatory art ever created. Adored by millions, it is performed each year by renowned choirs and orchestras as well as by fans singing along to the lyrics on their cell phones. But this work of triumphant joy was born in an age of anxiety. Britain in the early eighteenth century, the so-called age of Enlightenment, was a time of war, enslavement, political conspiracy, social polarization, and conflicts over everything from the legitimacy of government to the meaning of truth. Contrary to popular belief, the Messiah was not the product of a lone genius scribbling furiously on a musical staff. It came about because of a depressive political dissenter; an actress plagued by an abusive husband; an Atlantic sea captain and penniless philanthropist; an African Muslim man held captive in the American colonies; and Handel himself, once composer to kings but, at midlife, in ill health and straining to keep an audience's attention. Set amid royal intrigue and theatrical scandal, and exploring the rich ideas of its day, Every Valley is a cinematic drama of the entangled lives that shaped a masterpiece"--; Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759; Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759.; Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759.;; Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1; unAPI
Uncanny valley : a memoir / by Wiener, Anna,1987-author.;: "The story of Anna Wiener's time spent working in Silicon Valley as the tech industry went through monumental changes"--; Subjects: Autobiographies.; Wiener, Anna, 1987-; High technology industries;; Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1; unAPI
Miller's Valley : a novel / by Quindlen, Anna.;: Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Domestic fiction.; Farm life; Girls;; Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2; unAPI
The dark valley : a panorama of the 1930s / by Brendon, Piers;: Includes bibliographical references (p. [771]-773) and index.; Subjects: World politics; National socialism;; © 2000., Alfred Knopf,; Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1; unAPI
Hard cash valley / by Panowich, Brian,author.;: "Return to McFalls County and Bull Mountain in Hard Cash Valley, where Brian Panowich weaves another masterful tale of Southern Noir. Dane Kirby is a broken man and no stranger to tragedy. As a life-long resident and ex-arson investigator for McFalls County, Dane has lived his life in one of the most chaotic and crime-ridden regions of the south. When he gets called in to consult on a brutal murder in a Jacksonville, Florida, motel room, he and his FBI counterpart, Special Agent Roselita Velasquez, begin an investigation that leads them back to the criminal circles of his own backyard. Arnie Blackwell's murder in Jacksonville is only the beginning--and Dane and Roselita seem to be one step behind. For someone is hacking a bloody trail throughout the Southeast looking for Arnie's younger brother, a boy with Asperger's Syndrome who possesses an unusual skill with numbers that could make a lot of money and that has already gotten a lot of people killed--and has even more of the deadliest people alive willing to do anything it takes to exploit him. As Dane joins in the hunt to find the boy, it swiftly becomes a race against the clock that has Dane entangled in a web of secrets involving everyone from the Filipino Mafia to distrusting federal agents to some of hardest southern outlaws he's ever known"--; Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Murder; Asperger's syndrome; Ability; Exploitation; Outlaws; Organized crime;; Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1; unAPI
Valley of refuge : a novel / by Teschner, John,author.;: "What would you do if you ... were offered an obscene amount of money for your family's ancestral land? For Nalani and her mother, the money that could change their lives--at the sacrifice of everything they believe--is a double edged blade, and they're not sure they can trust the secretive tech billionaire holding it out to them as if it were an olive branch. But what happens when a man with unlimited wealth is given an answer he doesn't want to hear? ... woke up on a plane en route to a tiny Hawaiian island, with no memory of who you are or why you're there? Janice, whose only clues are the passport in her pocket, and a locked phone with increasingly alarming text alerts about a situation she may or may not be part of, barely knows where to start. Navigating an unfamiliar place, and her own unfamiliar mind, Janice seeks to discover who she is, and answer the question of why she is here, and exactly whose side is she on? As plans are set in motion that carry them down dangerous and unexpected paths, all involved must decide just how far they are willing to go to reach their goals, before turning back is no longer an option."--; Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Amnesia; Rich people;; Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1; unAPI

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