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Crown
Pub. Date:
©2021
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English
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"The heartbreaking and ultimately hopeful story of an abandoned polar bear cub named Nora and the humans working tirelessly to save her and her species, whose uncertain future in the accelerating climate crisis is closely tied to our own. Six days after giving birth, a polar bear named Aurora got up and walked away from her den at the Columbus Zoo, leaving her tiny squealing cub to fend for herself. Hours later, Aurora still hadn't returned. The cub...
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Publisher:
Turtle Point Press
Pub. Date:
2017
Language:
English
Description:
Joseph Keckler's signatures are his magnificent three-plus-octave operatic voice and the mesmerizing stories he tells. Combining original pieces with material from his acclaimed performances, Keckler confirms his storytelling mastery, revealing still more of himself on the page. In these tales, one can't easily draw a line between reality, embellishment, and fantasy. Odd jobs and odder employers: what is it like to work for a blind man who runs an...
Author:
Publisher:
Turtle Point Press
Pub. Date:
2017
Language:
English
Description:
"Joseph Keckler's signatures are his magnificent three-plus-octave operatic voice and the mesmerizing stories he tells. Combining new work with material from his acclaimed performances, Keckler confirms his storytelling mastery, revealing still more of himself on the page. In these tales, one can't easily draw a line between reality, embellishment, and fantasy. What is it like to work for a blind man who runs an art gallery? Or for an aging club kid...
Publisher:
Wiley
Pub. Date:
2020
Language:
English
Description:
A timely and academically-significant contribution to scholarship on community, identity, and globalization in the Roman and Hellenistic worlds Community and Identity at the Edges of the Classical World examines the construction of personal and communal identities in the ancient world, exploring how globalism, multi-culturalism, and other macro events influenced micro identities throughout the Hellenistic and Roman empires. This innovative volume...
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Publisher:
Tantor Media, Inc
Pub. Date:
2024
Language:
English
Description:
Alexandra Tashen is a brilliant student, adoring daughter, merry wit, and exuberant prankster. After a blissful childhood on a Texas ranch, she learns the truth: She is a refusé, an illegal refugee smuggled into the Allied Nations as an infant. Everyone from her birth region carries a harmless but detectable bit of viral DNA from a flu vaccine. If detected by the rapid genetic testing at security screens, Alex will be returned to the Federation and...
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Publisher:
Harriman House
Pub. Date:
2025
Language:
English
Description:
Why just be contrarian when you can bet against consensus and be right? Through a meta-analysis of what moves markets and what drives human behavior, New York Times bestselling author and founder of Verdad Advisers, Daniel Rasmussen cuts through the 60/40 portfolio, exposing where empirical evidence shows the best opportunities-and where projections, models, and experts often fail-to create an asset allocation that can withstand the tests of time....
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Publisher:
Quill Publications
Pub. Date:
2024
Language:
English
Description:
Some tattered papers discovered in the ruins of a cabin in the Adirondack Mountains reveal the life story of an old Native American woman, Sky Flower, written in the form of a diary. And what a story she has to tell! With quill in hand, the Mohawk writer records her life from her early memories as a spoiled child in her tribe. Through unusual circumstances, tragedies, and her own fierce spirit, she experiences life in a Dutch colony (Fort Orange at...
12. The White Ship
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Work of H. P. Lovecraft volume 8
Language:
English
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The White Ship is a short story written by H.P. Lovecraft. It was first published in The United Amateur (Volume 19) #2, November 1919. A lighthouse keeper named Basil Elton engages upon a peculiar fantasy in which a bearded man piloting a mystical white ship is found sailing upon a bridge of moonlight. Elton joins the bearded man on this ship, and together they explore a mystical chain of islands unlike anything that can be found on Earth.
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Publisher:
Tin House
Pub. Date:
2023
Language:
English
Description:
"As a young girl, Hannah Stowe was raised at the tide's edge on the Pembrokeshire coast of Wales, falling asleep to the sweep of the lighthouse beam. Now in her midtwenties, working as a marine biologist and sailor, Stowe draws on her professional experiences sailing tens of thousands of miles in the North Sea, North Atlantic, Mediterranean, Celtic Sea, and the Caribbean to explore the human relationship with wild waters. Why is it, she asks, that...
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Publisher:
Nimbus
Language:
English
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This was the line between here and there. No landwash, no vague intertidal zone, no undecided. She stood at the edge, a mass of instincts and yearnings and despair, while the dawn painted itself in around her, shade by delicate shade.The kids call her Lighthouse: no lights on up there. In a small town, everyone knows when you can't read. But Cathy is just distracted by the light and lines and artistry of everyday life. She is a talented artist growing...
15. Silver Surfer
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Publisher:
Marvel Entertainment
Language:
English
Description:
The Surfer and Dawn are back in space - and back in trouble! At the universe's slickest space casino, Norrin Radd is going all in - and the stakes have never been this cosmic! When our heroes are accidentally swallowed by Jumbonox the Giganormous, their only hope is a society of sentient macro-microorganisms - who, through no fault of their own, might just be the deadliest disease in the universe! And on the hauntingly beautiful world of Inkandesha,...
Author:
Publisher:
David J Cooper
Pub. Date:
2024
Language:
English
Description:
Beneath the Crumbling Beacon Lies a Darkness UnseenIn a remote corner of the world, perched high upon a jagged cliff, stands the Old Lighthouse - its weather-beaten exterior and darkened lantern room whispering tales of solitude and mystery. Once a beacon for lost ships navigating treacherous seas, it now stands as a solitary sentinel, guarding secrets buried deep within its walls.Ella Parker, a passionate historian with a keen interest in maritime...
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Publisher:
Progressive Rising Phoenix Press, LLC
Pub. Date:
2024
Language:
English
Description:
Virginia Davies Clark and her friend Natalie North are heading for a relaxing quilt retreat in upstate New Y or so they thought. The retreat is being held in a rustic Inn built before the Revolutionary War, set in the forests and hills above the deep waters of Lake Ontario. Next door to the Inn, on the edge of a Seneca Indian reservation, stands an old dilapidated stone where a treasure of gold coins was stolen in the 1920s. When Virginia reads the...
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Publisher:
Independently Published
Pub. Date:
2025
Language:
English
Description:
Delve into the intricate depths of your inner world, navigating the murkiness of anxiety and the traps of societal expectations. In this captivating read, traverse the challenging terrains of self-doubt and emerge with a renewed sense of self-worth and determination. Nicole, with her heartfelt stories, serves as your compass. She offers not just glimpses of her own battles and victories, but also a map of enlightening lessons that will guide your...
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Publisher:
National Geographic
Pub. Date:
[2019]
Language:
English
Description:
Explore 100 breathtaking scuba diving sites around the world--from the cenotes of Mexico to the best wreck in Micronesia--through stunning National Geographic photography, expert tips, and cutting-edge travel advice. Filled with more than 350 images from National Geographic, 100 Dives of a Lifetime provides the ultimate bucket list for ardent scuba divers and aspirational travelers alike. From diving with manta rays at night in Kona, Hawaii, and swimming...
Author:
Series:
Legacy volume 14
Publisher:
Findaway Voices
Pub. Date:
2020
Language:
English
Description:
Oregon Coast, 1915 Adam and Geoffrey Swenson have finally come to the end of their journey. They have collected as many shifter myths as they could possibly gather in the midst of this new age filled with technological advancements. For werewolves, their world is growing ever smaller. But their circle is expanding. They have taken lodging with a much older werewolf, Tor, who operates an isolated lighthouse on the Oregon coast. There, they intend to...