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1) Battleborn
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Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
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Arcing from the sweeping and sublime to the minute and personal, from Gold Rush to ghost town to desert to brothel, the collection echoes not only in its title but also in its fierce, undefeated spirit the motto of her home state.
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Pub. Date
2013.
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English
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Environmental conservancy advocate Shaye and big city cop Tanner join forces to uncover the truth behind Tanner's uncle's death. When Shaye becomes a killer's target, Tanner realizes he'd give up anything to protect her, including his life.
3) Kilrone
Author
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
[[1971-] 1966]
Language
English
Description
While in the army in Paris, Major Frank Paddock and Barnes Kilrone fought over women, but now they fight a common enemy as Paddock tries to kill the Bannock war party before they get to Kilrone and the fort full of women and children Kilrone is protecting.
4) Tahoe heat
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Series
Owen McKenna mystery thrillers volume 8
Language
English
Description
A piano tuning code, a wild Mustang, and a kidnapping are connected to the murder of a rising star in Silicon Valley, sending Owen McKenna on a deadly chase that leads to a high-altitude lab above lake Tahoe.
5) My Antonia
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 14
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English
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My Ántonia, first published 1918, is one of Willa Cather's greatest works. It is the last novel in the Prairie trilogy, preceded by O Pioneers! and The Song of the Lark. My Ántonia tells the stories of several immigrant families who move out to rural Nebraska to start new lives in America, with a particular focus on a Bohemian family, the Shimerdas, whose eldest daughter is named Ántonia. The book's narrator,
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Guernica Editions
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English
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"The “Starlight Hotel-Casino” is the story of a troubled family business doomed to fail and the stressful dynamics among its members and key employees during the collapse. It describes the inner workings of the casino business and the demise of Reno as a major player in the industry; unable, as it was, to meet the triple threat of Las Vegas, Indian gaming, and the legalization of gambling throughout the United States and abroad."--
8) The chase
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Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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"The Chase is a modern The Fugitive with characters only #1 New York Times and Globe and Mail bestselling author Candice Fox can write. "Are you listening, Warden?" "What do you want?" "I want you to let them out." "Which inmates are we talking about?" "All of them." When 650 of the world's most violent human beings pour out of the Pronghorn Correctional Facility into the Nevada Desert, the biggest manhunt in US history begins. For John Kradle, this...
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Series
Basque series volume 1
Publisher
University of Nevada Press
Pub. Date
[1989]
Language
English
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Mags and Baxter mysteries volume 2
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Nevada newcomer Mags and her wire-haired dachshund, Baxter, team up with German shepherd, King, and police officer Pete to confront an ambitious politician and a corrupt power company on behalf of a homeless community.
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Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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"From "the most captivating voice to come out of the West since Annie Proulx" (Vogue), the furious, hilarious, soul-rending story of one woman's reckoning with marriage, work, sex, and motherhood. Since my baby was born, I have been able to laugh and see the funny side of things. a) As much as I ever did. b) Not quite as much now. c) Not so much now. d) Not at all. Leaving behind her husband, Theo, and their young daughter, Claire, a writer, gets...
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Publisher
University of Nevada Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
In this edgy and dramatic adventure story, modern-day wildlands firefighters and cattle rustlers struggle for both physical and emotional survival in a changing Western landscape. Braiding the stories of firefighters and a grandmother laundromat custodian-turned cattle rustler, this is a fiery ride through small towns of Nevada and Montana.
"This Here Is Devil's Work: A Novel trails wildland firefighters and cattle rustlers from small towns in Nevada...
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