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Publisher:
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date:
©2024
Language:
English
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"From the bestselling author of Fight Club comes a dark, satirical parable about a string of mysterious high school disappearances, the seedy underbellies of billionaires, and the tough choices we make in the face of an uncertain future"--
Author:
Series:
Aurora Teagarden volume 8
Language:
English
Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
When her sister-in-law Poppy is found murdered, amateur sleuth Aurora Teagarden teams up with Poppy's boyfriend, a local police detective, to solve the case, in spite of complications caused by their own past relationship.
Publisher:
A360 Media, LLC
Language:
English
Description:
Notorious B.I.G.’s legacy always ties back to his music. He is considered by many experts to be the greatest rapper of all time, and in 2020 he joined Tupac as just the second solo rap artist to be inducted to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. His untimely death was both a shock and a loss—for the person he was to those who loved him and all the work that might have been. There was only one Biggie, and there hasn’t been anyone quite
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Pub. Date:
2013
Language:
English
Description:
Pat Summitt, the all-time winningest coach in NCAA basketball history and bestselling author of Reach for the Summitt and Raise The Roof, tells for the first time her remarkable story of victory and resilience as well as facing down her greatest challenge: early-onset Alzheimer's disease.
Pat Summitt was only 21 when she became head coach of the Tennessee Vols women's basketball team. For 38 years, she broke records, winning...
Pat Summitt was only 21 when she became head coach of the Tennessee Vols women's basketball team. For 38 years, she broke records, winning...
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Publisher:
Orca Book Publishers
Lexile measure:
HL: High-Low 540L
Language:
English
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"In this high-interest accessible novel for teen readers, 16-year-old Blake Pendleton is surprised to learn, after three years abroad, that things are very different at his school now."--
After three years abroad, sixteen-year-old Blake Pendleton returns to his old high school and is shocked to find that the world he knew has turned upside down. Everyone wears a military-style uniform now and Blake soon learns the hard way that independence in any...
Author:
Pub. Date:
2014
Language:
English
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Description:
From an early age, Bill Medley had a passion for music. School glee club and amateur singing contests soon gave way to the albums of Ray Charles and Little Richard. That raw R&B influence would profoundly shape Medley's musical future. As the pioneering 'blue-eyed soul" group the Righteous Brothers, Bill Medley and late partner Bobby Hatfield sang such huge hits as '(You're My) Soul and Inspiration," 'Unchained Melody," and 'You've Lost That Lovin'...
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Pub. Date:
2022
Language:
English
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"When the shy, sensitive Laura Stearns arrives at St. Dunstan's Academy in Maine, she dreams that life there will echo her favorite novel, All Before Them, the sole surviving piece of writing by Byronic "prep school prophet" (and St. Dunstan's alum) Sebastian Webster, who died at 19, fighting in the Spanish Civil War. She soon finds the intensity she is looking for among the insular, Webster-worshipping members of the school's cultic chapel choir:...
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Language:
English
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Shots Fired in Anger, first published in 1947, is a classic firsthand account of the U.S. Army on Guadalcanal in World War II, as well as one of the most thorough looks at the strengths and weaknesses of Japanese and American infantry weapons, training, and tactics used in the bitter jungle fighting. This is the story of the Guadalcanal campaign as only a rifleman can tell it. In Shots Fired in Anger, Lieutenant Colonel John B. George recounts his...
Author:
Publisher:
Barbara Devlin
Pub. Date:
2016
Language:
English
Description:
Lady Alexandra Seymour is going after her man. To make amends for a past deception, when she enlisted her connubial conquest's aid in a scheme of hearts, she tells newly inducted Nautionnier Knight Jason Collingwood, "I will do anything." But she ends up making his bed, instead of warming it. Still, Alex will not be discouraged, as she vows to meet and surpass his challenge, but will he meet hers?When Alex arrives in Plymouth, Jason tries to resist...
11. Blood
Author:
Publisher:
Amolibros
Pub. Date:
2012
Language:
English
Description:
Seven apprehensive thirteen-year-olds enter a famous Public School as members of Ansell's, the most prestigious House. The reader is inducted with them into claustrophobic, arcane, degenerated traditions which educate them intellectually, morally and sexually into ruined senior boys who precipitate the shocking tragedy and its shameful aftermath which still haunts the narrator.Frighteningly convincing, uncompromisingly explicit, this portrayal of...
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Series:
Publisher:
Dragonfly FM
Pub. Date:
2019
Language:
Chinese
Description:
Children, we are about to embark on a fantastic voyage to explore the Bermuda Triangle's elusive Ghost Ship. Dive into the sea floor to understand the magical bottom of the sea, cross the time tunnel of the Bermuda Triangle, and unveil mysteries. I believe you are ready. Take a Star Tram with the knowledgeable Dr. Sagan to explore the mysterious world. Value brought to Children: In children's eyes, nature is magical and mysterious. By exploring the...
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Series:
Publisher:
Dragonfly FM
Pub. Date:
2019
Language:
Chinese
Description:
Children, we are about to embark on a fantastic voyage to explore the strange stories of the Bermuda Triangle--the mystifying reappearance of soldiers, and the strange flying objects in the waters. Mysterious events appear in front of us one by one. I believe you are ready. Take a Star Tram with the knowledgeable Dr. Lamarck to explore the mysterious world. Value to Children: In children's eyes, nature is magical and mysterious. By exploring the magical...
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Series:
Publisher:
Dragonfly FM
Pub. Date:
2019
Language:
Chinese
Description:
Children, we are about to embark on a fantastic voyage, an adventure for the brave to explore the secrets of Bermuda's invisible killers and their resurrections from the dead. Dive into the sea floor to understand Bermuda's magical underwater bridge and other supernatural phenomena scene by scene. Let's scientifically unveil their mysterious together. I believe you are ready. Take a Star Tram with the knowledgeable Dr. Ramaker to explore the mysterious...
Author:
Publisher:
Don Harrison
Pub. Date:
2023
Language:
English
Description:
Harry had been admitted to the small group who know Atharrais' heavily-rationed secrets. A shocking meeting resulted in a life-changing induction to the innermost workings of the world around us. In the process he had discovered a true soulmate for the first time in his life, but despaired of them ever being together.However his life appeared to be falling apart since the great revelations of the last year.When everything seemed predestined and comfortable...
Author:
Publisher:
Titan Comics
Pub. Date:
2020
Language:
English
Description:
For fans of John Wick! Grace Rosa is a legendary assassin, about to go on a suicidal journey through a shadowy underworld to discover the fate of her missing father! Grace Rosa is an assassin, driven by a single thing: discovering the secret of her adoptive father's disappearance. He trained her to become a lethal killing machine, able to wield any weapon she can get her hands on, before inducting her into the ranks of the shadowy organisation known...
Author:
Publisher:
IRB
Pub. Date:
2022
Language:
English
Description:
Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 Howard's father suffered a nervous breakdown in 1928, and the family moved to Southern California. Howard attended Glendale High School, and he was a star player on the basketball team. He met his future wife, Ruth Hempel, while attending Walther League, the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod's youth Bible and social organization. #2 During the 1930s, the United States...
Author:
Publisher:
BookBaby
Pub. Date:
2012
Language:
English
Description:
Introducing the "WAR Portfolio" method to analyze the hidden standards of Hall of Fame admission, this book identifies tiers established by past inductions and into which tier current HOF candidates for both the BBWAA and Veterans Committee votes would fall. Also includes forecasts for many current MLB stars, as well as essays on various Hall of Fame-related topics including the Steroid Era, the HOF election process, and examples of some of the worst...
19. Fall
Author:
Publisher:
Amolibros
Pub. Date:
2012
Language:
English
Description:
Seven apprehensive thirteen-year-olds enter a famous Public School as members of Ansell's, the most prestigious House. The reader is inducted with them into claustrophobic, arcane, degenerated traditions which educate them intellectually, morally and sexually into ruined senior boys who precipitate the shocking tragedy and its shameful aftermath which still haunts the narrator.Frighteningly convincing, uncompromisingly explicit, this portrayal of...
Author:
Publisher:
brandylanepublishers
Pub. Date:
2011
Language:
English
Description:
By the summer of 1967, the nation's Selective Service System was fueling the largest military build-up since World War II. Hundreds of thousands of young men, many too young to legally drink and vote, were inducted to wage an ill-fated war in Vietnam. Written as a narrative history, this story is a lasting tribute to those who answered the call and paid the ultimate sacrifice in the face of improbable odds.Based on actual events, this book provides...