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1) Olivetti
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Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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Witty typewriter Olivetti and twelve-year-old introvert Ernest embark on a mission to find Ernest's missing mother that takes them across San Francisco.
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Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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"Bryce Quinlan never expected to see a world other than Midgard, but now that she has, all she wants is to get back. Everything she loves is in Midgard: her family, her friends, her mate. Stranded in a strange new world, she's going to need all her wits about her to get home again. And that's no easy feat when she has no idea who to trust. Hunt Athalar has found himself in some deep holes in his life, but this one might be the deepest of all. After...
3) Nightbane
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Series
Lightlark volume 2
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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After breaking ancient curses and becoming the leader of two realms, Isla Crown faces the aftermath of a devastating betrayal, but as old secrets unravel and her kingdom is threatened, Isla must confront her past as her future hurtles towards two possible fates.
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Français
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Depuis plusieurs décennies, dans presque tous les domaines du droit, le Canada et le Québec témoigne d'un passage d'une culture du litige vers une culture de l'entente. Une introduction à la théorie et à la pratique de la résolution des différends offre aux lecteurs et aux lectrices – particulièrement aux conseillers juridiques d'expression française – des compétences essentielles en vue de pouvoir choisir la meilleure façon d'aider...
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English
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"A sweeping, mystical, intergenerational novel about mothers, daughters, and unsettled pasts, Candelaria is a story of predetermined futures and love that eats us alive"--
Bianca, the brainy archaeologist, had to forfeit her life's work in Guatemala after her advisor seduced and deserted her. Paola, missing for over a decade, resurfaces in Boston as a brainwashed wellness cultist named Zoe. And Candy, the youngest, is a recovering addict who finds...
7) Absolution
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English
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American women - American wives - have been mostly minor characters in the literature of the Vietnam War, but in Absolution they take center stage. Tricia is a shy newlywed, married to a rising attorney on loan to navy intelligence. Charlene is a practiced corporate spouse and mother of three, a beauty and a bully. In Saigon in 1963, the two women form a wary alliance as they balance the era's mandate to be "helpmeets" to their ambitious husbands...
8) A shining
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Transit Books
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English
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"A man starts driving without knowing where he is going. He alternates between turning right and left, and ultimately finds himself stuck at the end of a forest road. It soon grows dark and begins to snow. But instead of searching for help, he ventures, foolishly, into the dark forest. Inevitably, the man gets lost, and as he grows cold and tired, he encounters a glowing being amid the obscurity. Strange, haunting and dreamlike, A Shining is the latest...
9) Tanzania
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Lonely Planet Limited
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Wildlife, beaches, Mt. Kilimanjaro, Zanzibar Archipelago--Tanzania has these and more wrapped up in one adventurous, welcoming package. Now fully updated, the #1 bestselling guide to Tanzania contains relevant information on what to see and do, as well as full-colour images and maps.
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Publisher
Grin Verlag Publishing GmbH
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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Tesis (Bachelor) del año 2019 en eltema Romanística - Español, literatura, cultura general, Materia: Spanische Philologie mit Lateinamerikanistik, Idioma: Español, Resumen: El tema y objetivo principal de este trabajo es revelar de qué procedimientos se sirve Federico García Lorca para tematizar, a través del yo lírico, la experiencia histórica homosexual en la España de principios del siglo XX. Pese a que en el plano jurídico no existiese...
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Clarkson Potter/Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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"Sharpen your knives and culinary instincts with Molly Baz's no-nonsense maximalist approach to making delicious food. In her debut cookbook, Cook This Book, Molly inspired home chefs to get comfortable with the essentials; and in More Is More, she offers an indispensable guide to encouraging cooks to take more risks and cook with abandon"--
Throughout, you'll encounter dozens of QR codes to step-by-step audio tutorials for a hands-free cook-along...
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English
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A detailed and graphic personal and family history within a national and international context. It mirrors and brings to life the modern and contemporary history of the Indian sub-continent and of India and Pakistan, and the dramatic birth-struggles of both major nation states dominating South Asia. And the complex racial, religious and ethnic mix was central to turbulent politics and Islamic identity is a factor in international politics. The overshadowing...
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Publisher
Tra Publishing
Pub. Date
[2024]
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English
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"Code Noir is a cookbook steeped in history. Not only because of its title, which refers to a seventeenth-century decree in which King Louis XIV outlined the rules about how enslaved Africans in the French colonies should be treated, but also because it sheds light on the food and people who suffered through the gruesome course of history and came together in the Caribbean, bringing ingredients from the Old and New World to one plate. Inside, chef...
14) India: A History
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English
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The first single-volume history of India since the 1950s, combining narrative pace and skill with social, economic and cultural analysis. Five millennia of the sub-continent's history are interpreted by one of our finest writers on India and the Far East. This edition does not include illustrations. Older, richer and more distinctive than almost any other, India's culture furnishes all that the historian could wish for in the way of continuity and...
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English
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Representation of the subordinated has always been a problematic issue in popular literature. Even though fiction provides ample freedom in this regard, it brings with it a share of its own problems. Indian Fiction is a wide field where various societies and cultures co-exist, making it a unique field of opportunities.
16) Akbar
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English
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I crave the indulgence of the reader whilst I explain as briefly as possible the plan upon which I have written this short life of the great sovereign who firmly established the Mughal dynasty in India.
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English
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In this fast-paced world, technology and engineering are advancing at an unprecedented rate, changing the way we live, work and interact with the world. From self-driving cars to artificial intelligence, from biotechnology to space exploration, the possibilities seem endless. But with such a rapid pace of change, it can be difficult to keep up with the latest developments and understand the impact they will have on our lives."The Future of Technology:...
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Publisher
Clarkson Potter
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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"In 1989, four-year-old Natasha Kravchuk and her family entered the United States as refugees from Ukraine. Her mother was an amazing cook and spoiled her family with delicious meals, so Natasha never learned how to cook until she got married and had her own family to nurture. In 2009, she began blogging about the joy she discovered in creating and sharing recipes. Her audience exploded, connecting with her warmth and willingness to share both her...
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Dorling Kindersley
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Leap into the fantastic world of philosophy and critical thinking with this friendly introduction. Find out why it is so important, who the great thinkers are, and how to become a philosopher! Get to know: Philosophy is filled with ideas and theories to get brains working. It explores big topics, such as the mind, politics, religion, and even the whole universe.
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