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The saboteur / by Gross, Andrew,1952-author.;
Kurt Nordstrum, an engineer in Oslo, puts his life aside to take up arms against the Germans as part of the Norwegian resistance. After the loss of his fiancée, his outfit whittled to shreds, he commandeers a coastal steamer and escapes to England to transmit secret evidence of the Nazis's progress towards an atomic bomb at an isolated factory in Norway. There, he joins a team of dedicated Norwegians in training in the Scottish Highlands for a mission to disrupt the Nazis' plans before they advance any further. Parachuted onto the most unforgiving terrain in Europe, braving the fiercest of mountain storms, Nordstrum and his team attempt the most daring raid of the war, targeting the heavily-guarded factory built on a shelf of rock thought to be impregnable, a mission even they know they likely will not survive. Months later, Nordstrum is called upon again to do the impossible, opposed by both elite Nazi soldiers and a long-standing enemy who is now a local collaborator--one man against overwhelming odds, with the fate of the war in the balance, but the choice to act means putting the one person he has a chance to love in peril.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Historical fiction.; War fiction.; World War, 1939-1945; Special operations (Military science);

The chrysalids : [a play] / by Harrower, David.; Wyndham, John,1903-1969;
Subjects: Telepathy; Mutation (Biology); Science fiction plays.;
© c2001., Faber and Faber,

A discovery of witches [sound recording] / by Harkness, Deborah E.,1965-; Ikeda, Jennifer.;
Read by Jennifer Ikeda.
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Love stories.; Alchemy; Audiobooks.; Science and magic; Vampires; Witches;
© p2011., Penguin Audio,

The Passengers [electronic resource] : by Marrs, John.aut; CloudLibrary;
You’re riding in your self-driving car when suddenly the doors lock, the route changes and you have lost all control. Then, a mysterious voice tells you, “You are going to die.”   Just as self-driving cars become the trusted, safer norm, eight people find themselves in this terrifying situation, including a faded TV star, a pregnant young woman, an abused wife fleeing her husband, an undocumented immigrant, a husband and wife, and a suicidal man.   From cameras hidden in their cars, their panic is broadcast to millions of people around the world. But the public will show their true colors when they are asked, "Which of these people should we save?...And who should we kill first?"
Subjects: Electronic books.; Action & Adventure; Suspense; Technological;
© 2019., Penguin Publishing Group,

The Secret Art of Human Flight. by Mendoza, H.P.,film director.; Rosenmeyer, Grant,actor.; DeVito, Lucy,actor.; Grace, Maggie,actor.; Robinson, Nican,actor.; Raci, Paul,actor.; Ramamurthy, Sendhil,actor.; Level 33 Entertainment (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Grant Rosenmeyer, Lucy DeVito, Maggie Grace, Nican Robinson, Paul Raci, Sendhil RamamurthyOriginally produced by Level 33 Entertainment in 2023.After the death of his wife, Ben Grady (Grant Rosenmeyer) stumbles upon a self-help book by an enigmatic guru named “Mealworm” (Paul Raci), who claims to have harnessed the power to fly. The book arrives…and so does Mealworm, forcing Ben to navigate his family life, accusations of foul play, and the bizarre rituals laid before him in the hopes of healing and, just maybe, achieving flight.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Comedy films.; Science fiction.; Fantasy films.;

Dead Like Me. by Blue, Callum,actor.; Stevenson, Cynthia,actor.; Muth, Ellen,actor.; Guy, Jasmine,actor.; Harris, Laura,actor.; Patinkin, Mandy,actor.; MGM (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Callum Blue, Cynthia Stevenson, Ellen Muth, Jasmine Guy, Laura Harris, Mandy PatinkinOriginally produced by MGM in 2003.You're about to be collected. This groundbreaking, original series delivers you into a realm of shockingly funny characters and twisted narratives you'll find addictive! When a toilet seat from the falling Mir space station puts an abrupt end to her life, George (Ellen Muth) discovers that death is nothing like she thought it would be. Recruited to collect the souls of others as they die, she suddenly finds herself an unwilling participant in a line of work she never knew existed: Grim Reaping!Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.; Science fiction.; Television comedies.;

The demon crown / by Rollins, James,1961-author.;
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Special operations (Military science); Introduced organisms; Wasps;

The demon crown [sound recording] / by Rollins, James,1961-author.; Baskous, Christian,narrator.; Harper Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Christian Baskous.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Audiobooks.; Special operations (Military science); Introduced organisms; Wasps;

King of the ice / by Lyons, Kelly Starling.; Spencer, Wayne,1980-;
"Miles Lewis loves science and sports. But when his teacher announces a class field trip to an ice skating rink to learn about physics, he isn't so excited. He's never ice skated before, and his friend RJ won't let him forget it. RJ even challenges him to a bet: If Miles skates without falling, RJ will put a "Miles is the man" sign on his backpack. But if Miles falls, he has to put one on his that says the same about RJ. Miles can barely focus on the bet, though, because he suspects his beloved Nana has plans to move out of his family's house - and that's just too much to bear. Can he keep his cool with all the pressure from RJ while finding a way to make his grandma stay?"--From publisher.Ages 6-8.Grades 1-3.LSC
Subjects: Skating; Science; Competition (Psychology); African Americans;

The dolphin house / by Schulman, Audrey,1963-author.;
Includes bibliographical references.Based on the true story of the 1965 "dolphin house" experiment, this spellbinding novel captures the tenor of the social experiments of the 1960's in award-winning author Audrey Schulman's tightly paced and evocative style. It is 1965, and Cora, a young, hearing impaired woman, buys a one-way ticket to the island of St. Thomas, where she discovers four dolphins held in captivity as part of an experiment led by the obsessive Dr. Blum. Drawn by a strong connection to the dolphins, Cora falls in with the scientists and discovers her need to protect the animals. Recognizing Cora's knack for communication, Blum uses her for what will turn into one of the most fascinating experiments in modern science: an attempt to teach the dolphins human language by creating a home in which she and a dolphin can live together. As the experiment progresses, Cora forges a remarkable bond with the creatures, until her hard-won knowledge clashes with the male-dominated world of science. As a terrible scandal threatens to engulf the experiment, Cora's fight to save the dolphins becomes a battle to save herself.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Animals; Deaf; Dolphins; Human-animal communication; Nineteen sixties; Science; Women;

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