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"In the lawless, drought-ridden lands of the Arizona Territory in 1893, two extraordinary lives collide. Nora is an unflinching frontiers woman, alone in a house abandoned by the men in her life--her husband, who has gone in search of water for the parched household, and her two older sons, who have gone in search of their father after his return is delayed. Nora is biding her time with her youngest son, a boy with a bad eye who is convinced that...
2. Inland
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And Other Stories
Pub. Date:
2024
Language:
English
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"Inland is a work which gathers in emotional power as it moves across the grasslands of its narrator's imagination--from Szolnok County on the great plains of Hungary where a man writes in the library of his manor house, to the Institute of Prairie Studies in Tripp County, South Dakota, where the editor of the journal Hinterland receives his writing, to the narrator's own native district in Melbourne County, between Moonee Ponds and the Merri, where...
3. Inland
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Steven Long
Pub. Date:
2024
Language:
English
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Welcome to the gripping narrative of Inland, Kate Risse's first novel. Set in the year 2026, Inland transports readers into the near future, where the forces of climate change irrevocably alter the Earth's landscape. It is not just a journey across the flooded ruins of America but a deep dive into the resilience of the human spirit in the face of overwhelming odds. Inland challenges readers to consider the future we are creating, emphasizing not just...
10. Inland Taipans
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Bellwether Media
Pub. Date:
2015
Lexile measure:
530L
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English
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Also known as the "fierce snake," the inland taipan is one to watch out for. Said to have the strongest venom of any snake in the world, it kills with just one bite! Growing readers will slither through this title about a powerful snake that thrives under the brutal Australian sun.
11. Inland Passage
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Open Road Media
Pub. Date:
2013
Language:
English
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The stories in this remarkable collection by Jane Rule explore the relationships among men and women, women and women, and families-both conventional and unconventional From traditional families to relationships that break new ground, this anthology runs the gamut of human emotions. The eponymous heroine "Dulce" is a self-proclaimed muse, witch, whore, "preying lesbian," and "devouring mother" who has a profound effect on the lives of the women and...
12. Inland Empire
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Arcadia Publishing Inc
Pub. Date:
2008
Language:
English
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Southern California's vast Inland Empire is one of the fastest growing regions of the United States. It is a wonderland of old-growth vineyards, citrus groves, hot-water resorts, Wild West landmarks, and Native American territories. America's fabled Mother Road, Route 66, runs right through it. Its fertile valleys are encircled by mountains with famous resort areas such as Idyllwild, Big Bear Lake, and Lake Arrowhead. Those mountains are surrounded...
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BPS Books
Pub. Date:
2018
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English
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Growing up in Toronto, Ontario, and North Hatley, Quebec, Anne Coleman was a combination of pre-feminist independent girl and literary dreamer. With literature as her source of information about life she married Frank, a handsome, brilliant Slovenian whose family had lost their famous Grand Hotel Toplice in Bled, northern Yugoslavia, to the Nazis and then to the Communists. He was just the type of man-with-a-troubled-past her reading had demanded...
14. Inland: poems
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University of Iowa Press
Pub. Date:
[1997]
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English
16. Inland Sea
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Kazuhiro Sôda
Pub. Date:
2019
Language:
Japanese
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Forsaken by the era of modernization of post-war Japan, Ushimado is rapidly aging and declining. Portrayed in black and white photography, this observational documentary by Soda poetically depicts the twilight days of a village and its people by the dreamlike Inland Sea.
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Connecticut Arboretum Bulletin volume no. 19
Publisher:
Connecticut Arboretum
Pub. Date:
1973
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English
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English
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If fresh water is to be treasured, the Great Lakes are the mother lode. No bodies of water can compare to them. One of them, Superior, is the largest lake on earth, and the five lakes together contain a fifth of the world's supply of standing fresh water. Their surface area of 95,000 square miles is greater than New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island combined. They are so vast that they dominate...
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Columbia University Press
Pub. Date:
2024
Language:
English
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Conventional narratives of empires and globalization focus on oceans and coasts, supposing that global connections are seaborne and that historical change proceeds inward from port cities into continental expanses. This book offers a new perspective, examining key inland areas around the world to show how interior regions have shaped global history. Inlands brings together an interdisciplinary group of experts to explore the modern histories of inland...