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Innovation / by Ackroyd, Peter,1949-author.; Ackroyd, Peter,1949-History of England.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Innovation, the sixth and final volume in Peter Ackroyd's magnificent History of England series, takes readers from the Boer War to the Millennium Dome almost a hundred years later. Innovation brings Peter Ackroyd's History of England to a triumphant close. In it, Ackroyd takes readers from the end of the Boer War and the accession of Edward VII to the end of the twentieth century, when his great-granddaughter Elizabeth II had been on the throne for almost five decades. A century of enormous change, encompassing two world wars, four monarchs (Edward VII, George V, George VI and the Queen), the decline of the aristocracy and the rise of the Labour Party, women's suffrage, the birth of the NHS, the march of suburbia and the clearance of the slums. It was a period that saw the work of the Bloomsbury Group and T.S. Eliot, of Kingsley Amis and Philip Larkin, of the end of the post-war slump to the technicolour explosion of the 1960s, to free love and punk rock and from Thatcher to Blair. A vividly readable, richly peopled tour de force, it is Peter Ackroyd writing at the height of his powers"--
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Field of lost shoes [videorecording] / by Arquette, David.; Benward, Luke.; David, Keith.; Holly, Lauren.; McNamara, Sean,1963-; ARC Entertainment (Firm);
Director of photography, Brad Shield ; edited by Jeff W. Canavan ; music by Frederik Wiedmann.David Arquette, Keith David, Lauren Holly, Luke Benward, Jason Isaacs, Tom Skerritt.Based on a true story of the American Civil War, culminating at the Battle of New Market, May 1864. A group of teenage cadets sheltered from war at the Virginia Military Institute must confront the horrors of an adult world when they are called upon to defend the Shenandoah Valley. Leaving behind their youth, these cadets must decide what they are fighting for.MPAA Rating: PG-13.DVD, widescreen 16x9 presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Virginia Military Institute; Feature films.; Historical films.; New Market, Battle of, New Market, Va., 1864; Shenandoah Valley Campaign, 1864 (May-August); Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; War films.;
© c2014., ARC Entertainment,
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The girl from the Channel Islands / by Lecoat, Jenny,author.; Lecoat, Jenny.Hedy's war.;
Inspired by true events, 'The Girl From the Channel Islands' is the riveting story of a young Jewish woman trapped on the occupied island of Jersey during WWII, the man who loves her, and the friends who risk everything to hide her. A Dewey Diva Pick.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Jewish women; Man-woman relationships; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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First order villains / by Siglain, Michael.; Saito, Diogo.; Aime, Luigi.;
Kindergarten-Grade 2.LSC
Subjects: Science fiction.; Star Wars fiction.; Radio and television novels.; Rey (Fictitious character); Jedi (Fictitious characters); Good and evil;
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Fallout : the Hiroshima cover-up and the reporter who revealed it to the world / by Blume, Lesley M. M.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."New York Times bestselling author Lesley M.M. Blume reveals how a courageous reporter uncovered one of greatest and deadliest cover-ups of the 20th century--the true effects of the atom bomb--potentially saving millions of lives"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Hersey, John, 1914-1993.; Hersey, John, 1914-1993.; Atomic bomb victims; Atomic bomb; Atomic bomb; Journalists; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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The secret Ministry of Ag. & Fish : my life in Churchill's school for spies / by Riols, Noreen,author.;
Subjects: Riols, Noreen.; Great Britain. Special Operations Executive; Intelligence officers; World War, 1939-1945;
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Slaughterhouse-five, or, The children's crusade : a duty-dance with death / by Vonnegut, Kurt,1922-2007;
Subjects: Classics; Literary; World War, 1939-1945; Satire;
© c1969., Dell Publishing,
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The emperor of any place / by Wynne-Jones, Tim.;
Fifteen days after his father passes away, Evan enters his father's home office only to find a mysterious letter, regarding a book about a Japanese soldier on a small Pacific island during the Second World War, that leads to the discover of some family secrets that had been buried for decades.LSC
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Mystery fiction.; Ghost stories.; Fathers; Fathers and sons; Grandfathers; Family secrets; World War, 1939-1945;
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World war C : lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic and how to prepare for the next one / by Gupta, Sanjay,1969-author.; Loberg, Kristin,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.In 'World War C', CNN chief medical correspondent Sanjay Gupta, MD, offers an accessible, data-packed answer to our biggest questions about Covid-19: What have we learned about this pandemic and how can we prepare for - or prevent - the next one? From the author of 'Keep Sharp'.
Subjects: Communicable diseases; COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-; Epidemics; COVID-19 (Disease);
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After the bloom / by Shimotakahara, Leslie,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."Rita Takemitsu is a newly single mother raising her daughter in 1980s Toronto. When her mother, Lily, goes missing, Rita sets out to find her. In the course of her quest, Rita uncovers a host of secrets surrounding her mother's internment at a camp in the California desert during the Second World War and the truth about her mysterious father."--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Mothers and daughters; Japanese Americans; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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