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8401) A Book of Revelations
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English
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Life is all about risk. Sometimes you embrace it. Other times, fate forces your hand. A. C. Burch's powerful collection is all about the cliff-the tipping point-the instant we must roll the dice or succumb to the status quo.
Burch's unlikely heroes face life with courage and humor in a tenacious search for meaning and fulfillment. This memorable anthology spans not just distance, but the range of human emotion. From coming of age to confronting old...
8402) Death Takes a Lover
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English
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The year is 1888. Detective Sergeant John Billings has been sent to a remote house in the Yorkshire Moors to investigate the suspicious death of Roger Thornton, a young man who seemed to have everything to live for. He gets a frosty reception from the lady of the house and her rag-tag collection of domestic staff who try to put him off the scent, but as Billings delves deeper into their lives, he uncovers hidden passions, bitter rivalries and a truth...
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Deutsch
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Nichts bringt zwei Männer – oder einen Mann und einen alten Gott – so zusammen wie Rache.
Privatdetektiv Sloane hat seine Karriere bei der Polizei aufgegeben, um den Mörder seiner Eltern zu finden. Wie sie ist er ein Anhänger längst vergessener Götter, praktiziert ihre Magie und betet sie an ... nicht, dass er jemals eine Antwort erhalten hätte.
Bis jetzt.
Azaethoth, der Geringere, mag der Schutzpatron der Diebe und Betrüger...
8404) The Butterscotch Prince
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English
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The white marquee outside said Adult Films Only. Cord McGreevy, on the heels of a talkathon with his shrink, needed some reassurance of his "identity crisis". In the lobby of the Lyric, he found Ellison Greer: his physical twin, if a little smaller, and darker skin. Broad forehead, a blade nose, a chin that won the west; and a natural grace, light and bouncy, an aristocrat in a shadowed skin. Yes, it described both of them except for color: Ellison...
8405) Dagger of Deception
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English
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It is several months after the victorious Battle of the Zinchara (see The Invisible Chains - Part 3: Bonds of Blood) and daily life in Lorseth Castle has returned to normal.
The prince's pages have taken up their usual routine of exercise, study, service, raiding Lorseth's taverns, and bickering among themselves. Everything seems peaceful enough until a village girl accuses one of the pages-and a master of pages, no less-of having raped her, leaving...
8406) Gravemound
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English
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Grimm in spaaaaace!In this retelling of a classic fairy tale, Phineas Coleman is stranded on a planet far from home and must find a way to support himself in this new land. A selfish local man offers to help him with a livelihood if Phin will promise to protect him from a soul-reaper. Three nights alone while watching over a gravemound sounds like a terrifying chore-until Phin receives some unexpected assistance.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
600L
Language
English
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When the Twin Towers fall on September 11, 2001, blocks from her school, twelve-year-old Molly, unable to reach her dads or Gran, must find her seven-year-old sister, Adi, and get her safely home. Includes author's note, glossary, and discussion questions.
8408) Big Eden
Publisher
Wolfe Video
Pub. Date
c2002
Edition
Letterbox format.
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (117 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A successful but lonely New York artist returns to Montana after years away to care for his ailing grandfather and discovers new possibilities for friendship and romance.
8409) Second You Sin
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Kevin Connor mysteries volume 2
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English
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"Someone is killing New York City's hottest male prostitutes, and it's up to full-time call boy, part-time sleuth Kevin Connor to find out who. With his spectacular boy-next-door looks, quick wit, and ability to role-play even the most outrageous scenarios, Kevin is facing his most challenging position yet--to stop a ruthless killer. As Kevin begins his investigation, there's no shortage of possible suspects or motives. Could the killer be a sadistic...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 12
Lexile measure
HL 670L
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English
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It is summer in Phoenix, and seventeen-year-old Maximo offers to help a Jordan, a fellow student in high school, with the food truck that belonged to Jordan's deceased father, and which may be the only thing standing between homelessness for Jordan and his mom; the boys are strongly attracted to each other, but as their romance develops it is threatened by the secrets they are hiding--and by the racism and homophobia of those around them.
8411) Sage, Smoke & Fire
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Series
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English
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The world has fallen out of energetic balance. In the Deep South there is a remedy that is both powerful and dangerous-witches.
At the peak of summer, Nina is living a fast-paced life in New York City. But when the earth's gravitational pull activates a gene-making her and a few others capable of magic-she is called to duty in southern Louisiana to lead a coven of witches and restore balance to the world through magic. By autumn, witches are turning...
8412) Infected Heart
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English
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The population of Richmond, Virginia, has been infected with a virus that turns them into zombies. Former med student Rich Murdoch spends his days in Carytown searching for survivors, and his nights in a MCV laboratory searching for a cure. Some days, he feels like he's the only person left in the world, until he rescues plucky college co-ed Brandi from a zombie attack. He takes her back to the lab, where he's set up a safe house. But it isn't her...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 50 min., 22 sec.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Sense and sensation is a lavish exploration of the arts in eighteenth-century London. Written and presented by the eminent historian John Brewer, and drawn from his highly-acclaimed book 'The Pleasures of the Imagination', the film considers the world of commerce and celebrity in which Georgian culture was created. A world, Brewer argues, that has many parallels with today. John Brewer relates the remarkable stories of entrepreneur Jonathan Tyers,...
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"A moving, hopeful, and refreshingly candid memoir by the husband of former Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg about growing up gay in his small Midwestern town, his relationship with Pete, and his hope for America's future. Throughout the past year, teacher Chasten Glezman Buttigieg has emerged on the national stage, having left his classroom in South Bend, Indiana, to travel cross-country in support of his husband, former mayor Pete...
8415) Bonds of Contrition
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Series
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English
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In the Final installment of the Core Series, the Razznians are defeated yet no one feels like a winner. New Lassa is devastated, Azrom is in shambles and Planet Razzna itself has had its surface razed, forcing the population to flee. Which leaves a bad taste on everyone's palate. With so many secrets filled with animosity and shame now brought to light, both Azrom and New Lassa must face their own demons. Making matters worse, commerce from all three...
8416) Wolf Heart
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English
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Paramedic Con Albury loves nothing more than spending his time off either as a wolf or at night clubs. He's always looking for a good time, and he usually finds it. While he has aligned himself with the Outcast Pack for protection, he tells himself he prefers to be alone.
Zach Ellis has spent his life preparing to take over the pack just like everyone expects. Pack and family come first. But he needs more than duty and giving into temptation and falling...
8417) Wolf Mate
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English
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An injured witch determined to find his fated mate and a wolf shifter determined to avoid commitment, no matter how hot the attraction.
Brandon Wineford has sworn off relationships because dating humans is too hard-they can't be trusted with the truth-and finding a shifter he actually likes is impossible. But with his friends in the Outcast Pack finding love, he's feeling the bite of going home alone. When his best friend asks him to help out behind...
8418) Darkness Defined
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English
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Alexi is ecstatic when he receives an invitation to enroll in Arminius University, though he worries about what reception he'll receive from the other students. The premiere, secret supernatural school enrolls creatures of many kinds, but he'll be among the first Shadow Demons to be openly welcomed. Alexi's not looking for love, just the freedom to be himself.
Matt's been on his own for as long as he can remember. Abandoned at birth, freedom from...
8419) Silhouette
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English
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Mob boss Gael Pierce has recently taken over the territory of Xavier Trabeaux, better known as Mr. X. While cataloging his acquisitions, Gael stumbles upon a gem he didn't expect-Silhouette, the headliner for a burlesque club who gives even better performances in the back rooms. There's just one catch: he is completely untouchable, and Gael vows to get to the bottom of why and how he might change that.
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Five years before, Aeschylus dragged his battered body home after a lifetime of service in Aegina's navy. He'd hoped for a place to curl up and forget. Instead, he'd found himself the city guard's captain and in the middle of a political firefight with Aegina's rival and nearest neighbor, Athens.
Aeschylus had stopped the municipal kidnappings and made a berth for himself. A loveless and monotonous berth.
No one with any sense would join the guard....
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