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Melville House
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
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Winner of the inaugural MIAMI BOOK FAIR/DE GROOT PRIZE for Best Novella
The fiction debut of a distinctive new American voice
Life is coming fast at twenty-something April. All the heavy stuff of adulthood—including the death of a loved one—seems to have happened to her all at once, leaving her reeling, and challenging her wit and grit in ways she never imagined. In...
The fiction debut of a distinctive new American voice
Life is coming fast at twenty-something April. All the heavy stuff of adulthood—including the death of a loved one—seems to have happened to her all at once, leaving her reeling, and challenging her wit and grit in ways she never imagined. In...
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Series
Publisher
Pinnacle Books
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
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Bloodthirsty hired guns are out to ruin a lawman's plans for progress in this action-packed Western from the award–winning author of Sharpshooter.
Born out of the grit, sweat, and drive of a cattle ranching empire, U.S. Marshal Chet Byrnes is turning the savage and lawless Arizona desert into a homeland. To some he's the hero that the West needs. To others, he's a moving target.Chet is spearheading a stage...
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Publisher
Pinnacle Books
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
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Johnstone Men on a Treacherous Trail. Riding Shotgun.
Settling the American West required true grit, fortitude, and when necessary, shedding blood. It also required men like Preacher and MacCallister to enforce peace in a land where the law was scarce—and justice was delivered from the barrel of a gun . . .
THE DEVIL'S CROSSING
Wagon trains carrying immigrants along the Oregon Trail are falling prey to outlaws....
Settling the American West required true grit, fortitude, and when necessary, shedding blood. It also required men like Preacher and MacCallister to enforce peace in a land where the law was scarce—and justice was delivered from the barrel of a gun . . .
THE DEVIL'S CROSSING
Wagon trains carrying immigrants along the Oregon Trail are falling prey to outlaws....
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Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
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The first definitive biography of Chicago Bears superstar Walter Payton.
At five feet ten inches tall, running back Walter Peyton was not the largest player in the NFL, but he developed a larger-than-life reputation for his strength, speed, and grit. Nicknamed "Sweetness" during his college football days, he became the NFL's all-time leader in rushing and all-purpose yards, capturing the hearts of fans in his adopted Chicago.
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Publisher
Running Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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From the author of Just Breathe, Mallika Chopra, daughter of Deepak Chopra, comes a full-color guide empowering kids ages 8-12 to problem solve, harness inner strength, and gain grit and emotional awareness. Featuring full-color illustrations, Just Feel is an engaging and easy-to-read guide that introduces kids to the building blocks of resilience and grit. The U.S. and other nations are quickly becoming aware of the importance of children's ability...
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English
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"A collection of fifteen stories, eleven of which have never been previously published, from the early career of bestselling American master Elmore Leonard [...] Marked by his unmistakable grit and humor, the stories in Charlie Martz and Other Stories, produced early in his career, when he was making his name particularly with westerns, reveal a writer in transition, exploring new voices and locations, from the bars of small-town New Mexico and Michigan...
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English
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"October 1942: it's been two years since Kate Rees was sent to Paris on a British Secret Service mission to assassinate Hitler. Since then, she has left spycraft behind to take a training job as a sharpshooting instructor in the Scottish Highlands. But her quiet life is violently disrupted when Colonel Stepney, her former handler, drags her back into the fray for a dangerous three-pronged mission in Paris. Each task is more dangerous than the next:...
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Berrybender narratives volume 1
Language
English
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"It is 1830, and the Berrybender family, rich, aristocratic, English, and fiercely out of place, is on its way up the Missouri River to see the American West as it begins to open up." "Accompanied by a large and varied collection of retainers, Lord and Lady Berrybender have abandoned their palatial home in England to explore the frontier and to broaden the horizons of their children, who include Tasmin, a budding young woman of grit, beauty, and determination,...
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Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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Esther Wojcicki“Woj” to her many friends and admirersis famous for three things: teaching a high school class that has changed the lives of thousands of kids, inspiring Silicon Valley legends like Steve Jobs, and raising three daughters who have each become famously successful. What do these three accomplishments have in common? Theyre the result of TRICK, Wojs secret to raising successful people: Trust, Respect, Independence, Collaboration, and...
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Publisher
Rizzoli
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Drawing on his experiences cooking around the world, a celebrated chef revisits his Southern cooking roots by reimagining iconic dishes of the American South with bold international flavors. Learn to cook favorite traditional Southern dishes, adding variety and spice through the use of different techniques and ingredients. Each of ten chapters offers an iconic Southern dish and then international variations, with, for example, Korean or Chinese or...
95) Sirens: a memoir
Author
Publisher
Two Dollar Radio
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"With vulnerability, grit, and hard-won humor, acclaimed novelist Joshua Mohr returns with his first book of non-fiction. A raw and big-hearted chronicle of substance abuse, relapse, and family compassion." --
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Publisher
Smithsonian Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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A celebration of African-American cooking focuses on locally sourced ingredients and includes modern adaptations of such traditional recipes as fried green tomatoes, grits, hush puppies, fried chicken, and gumbo.
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
The heroic firefighters and paramedics of Firehouse 51 put their lives on the line to protect the citizens of Chicago in Season Ten of the pulse-pounding drama from Emmyʼ-winning executive producer Dick Wolf and co-creator Derek Haas. Led by Capt. Matthew Casey and Lt. Kelly Severide, the firehouse family also includes Battalion Chief Wallace Boden, paramedic Sylvie Brett, veterans Christopher Herrmann and Randy "Mouch" McHolland, firefighters Stella...
Author
Publisher
Creston Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
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IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Dashrath Manjhi used a hammer and chisel, grit, determination, and twenty years to carve a path through the mountain separating his poor village from the nearby village with schools, markets, and a hospital. Manjhi Moves a Mountain shows how everyone can make a difference if their heart is big enough."--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher
Pinnacle Books
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
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From Western Writers of America Spur Award-winning author Dusty Richards comes a blistering new novel in his O'Malley saga, trailing one family's epic struggle to live out their dreams on the deadly battleground of the Texas Frontier . . .
Whip Station, a critical stop on the Butterfield stagecoach line, is dead smack in the middle of no-man's land. The lawless call it an easy target. Joe O'Malley calls it home. If anybody...
Whip Station, a critical stop on the Butterfield stagecoach line, is dead smack in the middle of no-man's land. The lawless call it an easy target. Joe O'Malley calls it home. If anybody...
Author
Publisher
Floris
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
"Based upon tales told by the Buddha 2500 years ago, Isabel Wyatt's enchanting retelling conjures up a rich world of eastern legend, ruled by courtly kings and wise men, and populated by brave princes, faithful elephants and cunning monkeys. The stories tell of great adventures and heroes, of danger and courage, and most importantly of how wisdom and thoughtfulness always triumph over selfishness and greed."--P. [4] of cover.
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