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Author
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
"A family memoir that traces the myths, legends, and secrets of seven generations of remarkable women. All families have their myths and legends. For many years Juliet Nicolson accepted hers--the dangerous beauty of her flamenco dancing great-great-grandmother Pepita, the flirty manipulation of her great-grandmother Victoria, the infamous eccentricity of her grandmother Vita Sackville-West, her mother's Tory-conventional background. But then Juliet,...
382) Chariots of fire
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
The story, told in flashback, of two young British sprinters competing for fame in the 1924 Olympics. Eric, a devout Scottish missionary runs because he knows it must please God. Harold, the son of a newly rich Jew runs to prove his place in Cambridge society. In a warmup 100 meter race, Eric defeats Harold, who hires a pro trainer to prepare him. Eric, whose qualifying heat is scheduled for a Sunday, refuses to run despite pressure from the Olympic...
383) Cruel mercy
Author
Series
Publisher
Blue Rider Press
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
"The latest installment in David Mark's internationally acclaimed Detective Sergeant McAvoy series, Cruel Mercy is McAvoy's first adventure on American soil. In the New York Police Department's 7th Precinct on the Lower East Side, Detective Ronny Alto is investigating a crime that's left one man dead and the other in a medically induced coma after surviving a shot to the head. One hope is that Brishen Ayres, a boxing coach and legend in the gypsy...
384) La hija del relojero
Author
Publisher
Suma de Letras
Pub. Date
2018
Language
Español
Description
"Narrada por varias voces a lo largo del tiempo, La hija del relojero es la historia de un asesinato, un misterio y un robo, una reflexión sobre el arte, la verdad y la belleza, el amor y las pérdidas. Por sus páginas fluye como un río la voz de una mujer ya libre de las ataduras del tiempo y cuyo nombre ha caído en el olvido: Birdie Bell, la hija del relojero, la única persona que vio todo lo sucedido"--
Author
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"The Heartstopper Yearbook is packed full of exclusive content from the Heartstopper universe: never-before-seen illustrations, an exclusive minicomic, character profiles, trivia, and insight into Alice Oseman's creative process, narrated by a cartoon version of Alice herself. In full-color for the first time, this companion book is perfect for fans of Heartstopper!"-- Amazon.com.
387) The King's speech
Author
Publisher
Sterling Pub. Co
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Presents the life of the Australian speech therapist who helped the English king, George VI, overcome a lifelong speech disorder and become an eloquent leader of his people during the difficult days of World War II.
Author
Series
Publisher
Moody Publishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Lewis was an extraordinarily gifted man who believed that his sharp mind and rich imagination should be accompanied by a sense of responsibility to the wider world. If he were alive today, he'd see the trends he warned against. Lewis's life demonstrates the hope that endures, even in these shadowlands."--
Publisher
Binge Box
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Black Widow: Natasha Romanoff--aka Black Widow--confronts the darker parts of her ledger when a dangerous conspiracy with ties to her past arises. Pursued by a force that will stop at nothing to bring her down, Natasha must deal with her history as a spy and the broken relationships left in her wake long before she became an Avenger.
Fighting with my family: The family that fights together, stays together. Headed by reformed gangster Ricky, his wife...
Author
Publisher
Andrews McMeel Publishing
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Presenting a parody spin on the characters from the hit show "Downton Abbey," this story is told through the eyes of the downstairs staff--especially one valet, who turns out to be an undercover spy for Her Royal Majesty's British Secret Intelligence Agency (the SIS).
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Emily Dickinson was a keen observer of the natural world, but less well known is the fact that she was also an avid gardener--sending fresh bouquets to friends, including pressed flowers in her letters, and studying botany at Amherst Academy and Mount Holyoke. At her family home, she tended both a small glass conservatory and a flower garden. In Emily Dickinson's Gardening Life, award-winning author Marta McDowell explores Dickinson's deep passion...
395) Unwrap the classics
Publisher
[Midwest Tape]
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
A collection of DVDs all gathered into one "binge box" for a spectacular movie night.
A Christmas story (PG) (1983) (approximately 93 min.): In the 1940s, a young boy named Ralphie attempts to convince his parents, his teacher, and Santa that a Red Ryder BB gun really is the perfect Christmas gift.
Home alone (PG) (1990) (approximately 103 min.): Accidentally left behind when his parents rush off on their Christmas vacation, eight-year-old Kevin...
Author
Publisher
Liveright Publishing Corporation, A Division of W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
In the tradition of Laurel Thatcher Ulrich's classic, "A Midwife's Tale," comes this groundbreaking narrative by one of America's most promising colonial historians. The lines between slavery and freedom were blurred as families across the social spectrum fought to survive.
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