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Series
Julian Kestrel mysteries volume 1
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Julian Kestrel is the walking definition of a Regency-era dandy. He cares about little beyond the perfection of his tailoring, he lives for the bon mot, and his life has the specific gravity and the fleeting charm of a soap-bubble. At least that's what he'd like you to think. In fact, it rather suits Kestrel to be perpetually underestimated, particularly when as in this instance his weekend at a glamorous country estate is spoiled by a dead girl's...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Marking the debut of Detective Chief Inspector Barnaby with his irresistibly dry sense of humor and keen insight into what makes people tick, The Killings at Badger's Drift is set in an apparently picture-perfect English village. Yet when a local spinster dies unexpectedly, the Inspector and his deputy uncover a swamp of ugly scandals and long-suppressed resentments.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
When the leader of a New Age commune, the Lodge of the Golden Windhorse, is murdered, the local rumor-mill goes into overdrive. In trying to solve the murder, Chief Inspector Barnaby learns that the residents of the Windhorse commune are all concealing complicated pasts.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"A white child sees a news report of a white police officer shooting and killing a person with brown skin who had their hands up. "We don't see color," the child's mother says, but the child senses a deeper truth. An afternoon in the library uncovers the reality of white supremacy in America. The child connects to the opportunity and their responsibility to dismantle white supremacy-for the sake of their own liberation out of ignorance and injustice"--Provided...
Author
Series
Sisters volume 2
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
A follow-up to Just Like Family finds sibling rivals Wendy and Marine continuing their sisterly shenanigans while trying to remember that they actually love one another.
112128) The devil's only friend
Author
Series
John Cleaver novels volume 4
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
John doesn't want the life he's stuck with. He doesn't want the FBI bossing him around, he doesn't want his only friend imprisoned in a mental ward, and he doesn't want to face the terrifying cannibal who calls himself The Hunter. John doesn't want to kill people. But as the song says, you can't always get what you want. John has learned that the hard way; his clothes have the stains to prove it. When John again faces evil, he'll know what he has...
112130) Battle bugs of outer space
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
"The evil Sinestro Bug Corps have invaded a baseball game on Earth. Thankfully, the Green Lantern Bug Corps are out to stop them! If they don't, America's favorite pastime might become the world's worst pest crime"--P. [4] of cover.
112131) The legend of Brightblade
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Prince Alto dreams of being a hero like his mother, the Lady Brightblade. Her well-known legend was woven into stories by the magical bard who fought by her side...He has been learning the bard's magic, and has grown restless with royal life. Determined to have an adventure of his own, Alto runs away from the palace. On his journey, he finds himself making new friends and encountering new and exciting magic...[but] discovers that there are dangers...
112132) Someone like me
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
In this semi-autobiographical picture book, author Patricia MacLachlan relates what it might take to grow up to become a writer.
112133) Just like Dora!
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
Dora leads her friends on an expedition that ends at an ice cream party.
Author
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Formats
Description
You don't have to live overwhelmed by stuff—you can get rid of clutter for good! Decluttering expert Dana White identifies the emotional challenges that make it difficult to declutter and provides workable solutions to break through and make progress.
While the world seems to be in love with the idea of tiny houses and minimalism, many of us simply can't purge it all and start from nothing. Yet a home with too much
...112136) Have a New You by Friday: How to Accept Yourself, Boost Your Confidence & Change Your Life in 5 Days
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Formats
Description
How many times have we tried to change our own habits, only to find that changing ourselves is even harder than trying to change someone else? Now, what the bestselling Have a New Kid by Friday has done for families and Have a New Husband by Friday has done for couples, Have a New You by Friday will do for individuals. With his signature wit and commonsense psychology, Dr. Kevin Leman will walk readers through their own personal five-day action plan....
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"In March 1945 Hitler ordered his last propaganda command: send all 15 and 16-year old boys to defend the fatherland. 47 DAYS tells the true story of Günter and Helmut, best friends, who dared to defy and disobey. Without knowing how long the war might continue, they spent 47 harrowing days as fugitives on the run. Being caught meant certain execution. 47 DAYS is an excerpt from the novel, SURVIVING THE FATHERLAND--A True Coming-of-age Love Story...
112138) A fighting chance
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Formats
Description
A chronicle of the Massachusetts senator's two-decade career in Washington describes her childhood pursuit of an education, early exposure to the dysfunctional political process, high-risk advocacy of better bankruptcy laws and competitive run for public office.
112139) Wrath of the Weather Wizard
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
"On a hot summer day, the doors of IRON HEIGHTS PENITENTIARY open, and the WEATHER WIZARD walks out a free man. After years in prison, the super-villain takes a deep breath and looks to the heavens. Suddenly, a giant thundercloud erupts on the horizon! Across town, the FLASH streaks toward the storm and spots an F5 tornado threatening downtown CENTRAL CITY! The FASTEST MAN ALIVE must save the city's residents and identify the cause of the deadly twister....
112140) Silent days, silent dreams
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
A fictionalized biography of James Castle, a deaf, autistic artist whose drawings hang in major museums throughout the world.
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