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A Modern Library chronicals book volume 17
Publisher
Recorded Books
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
From Darwin's essential trip to the Gal�apagos, to the most contemporary studies in sociobiology, this work takes listeners both into the field and laboratories of the world's greatest evolutionary scientists, and shows how the theory of evolution has itself evolved.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
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Upon waking up in a hospital bed in Baltimore with a major headache, recently retired teacher Liam Pennywell can't seem to remember how he got there. However, as he investigates the lapse in time, the outwardly miserable Liam is forced to come to terms with his life.
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Publisher
Macmillan Audio
Pub. Date
p2011
Language
English
Description
On March 30, 1981, President Reagan narrowly escaped death after he was cut down by a sniper's bullet. However, few really knew how close the president came to dying. Here, award-winning journalist Del Quentin Wilber chronicles the assassination attempt, retracing the footsteps of those who were responsible for saving President Reagan's life as well as those who were involved in the shooter's apprehension.
46) Sting
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English
Description
When Jordie Bennet and Shaw Kinnard lock eyes across a disreputable backwater bar, something definitely sparks. Shaw gives off a dangerous vibe that makes men wary and inspires women to sit up and take notice. None feel that undercurrent more strongly than savvy businesswoman Jordie, who doesn't belong in a seedy dive on the banks of a bayou. But here she is . . . and Shaw Kinnard is here to kill her. As Shaw and his partner take aim, Jordie is certain...
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Series
Rose Harbor novels volume 5
Language
English
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"The much-anticipated conclusion to Debbie Macomber's beloved Rose Harbor series, set in the picturesque town of Cedar Cove, Sweet Tomorrows is a vibrant and poignant novel of letting go of fear, following your heart, and embracing the future--come what may. Nine months ago, Mark Taylor abruptly left Cedar Cove on a perilous mission to right a wrong from his past. Though Mark finally confessed his love for her, innkeeper Jo Marie Rose is unsure if...
49) The night fire
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Series
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English
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Harry Bosch and LAPD Detective Renée Ballard come together again on the murder case that obsessed Bosch's mentor, the man who trained him---new from #1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Connelly. Back when Harry Bosch was just a rookie homicide detective, he had an inspiring mentor who taught him to take the work personally and light the fire of relentlessness for every case. Now that mentor, John Jack Thompson, is dead, but after his funeral...
50) Home front
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Language
English
Description
Struggling with a marital estrangement that is further complicated when one of them is deployed, military couple Michael and Joleen Zarkades are forced to confront their problems while protecting the security of their family.
"In this powerhouse of a novel, Kristin Hannah explores the intimate landscape of a troubled marriage with this provocative and timely portrait of a husband and wife, in love and at war. All marriages have a breaking point....
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Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
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Autumn 1944. World War II is nearly over in Europe but is escalating in the Pacific, where American soldiers face an opponent who will go to any length to avoid defeat. The Japanese army follows the samurai code of Bushido, stipulating that surrender is a form of dishonor. Killing the Rising Sun takes readers to the bloody tropical-island battlefields of Peleliu and Iwo Jima and to the embattled Philippines, where General Douglas MacArthur has made...
52) Ulysses
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 46
Language
English
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Presents a recording of the novel which describes the adventures and exploits of Leopold Bloom as he wanders through Dublin on a single day, June 16, 1904. Set within the context of Homer's Odyssey, Joyce uses stream of consciousness as a literary device to illuminate the internal thoughts of Bloom, his wife, Molly, and other assorted characters.
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English
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Beloved author Elizabeth Gilbert returns to fiction with a unique love story set in the New York City theater world during the 1940s. Told from the perspective of an older woman as she looks back on her youth with both pleasure and regret (but mostly pleasure), City of Girls explores themes of female sexuality and promiscuity, as well as the idiosyncrasies of true love. In 1940, nineteen-year-old Vivian Morris has just been kicked out of Vassar College,...
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English
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Demi Lovato wakes up each morning and affirms her commitment to herself, to her health, her happiness, her being. Those affirmations have grown into a powerful 365-day collection of Demi Lovato's most powerful, honest, and hopeful insights. Each day will provide the readers with a quote, a personal reflection and a goal.
56) Black like me
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Series
Language
English
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A white writer recounts his experiences in the American South following treatments that darkened his skin and shares his thoughts on the problems of prejudice and racial injustice.
57) Ghost
Author
Series
Track (Jason Reynolds) volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
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Life in Middle School
One World, Many Stories 6th - 8th
Read-Alikes for Angie Thomas
Summer Olympics for Children & Teens
One World, Many Stories 6th - 8th
Read-Alikes for Angie Thomas
Summer Olympics for Children & Teens
Description
"Ghost wants to be the fastest sprinter on his elite middle school track team, but his past is slowing him down in this first electrifying novel of a brand-new series from Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award-winning author Jason Reynolds. Ghost. Lu. Patina. Sunny. Four kids from wildly different backgrounds with personalities that are explosive when they clash. But they are also four kids chosen for an elite middle school track team-a team that...
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Publisher
Tantor Audio
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
At 78 million strong, baby-boomers have become America's largest demographic. Here, Judd debunks society's harmful myths about aging and finds more meaningful ways we can define ourselves so we can enjoy (rather than dread) getting older. She offers tips on finding simplicity, streamlining possessions, disengaging from "energy vampires," and discovering the most effective ways to support your life force and boost your energy. Naomi has a solution-oriented...
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