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1. The ancients
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Viking
Pub. Date:
©2024
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English
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"A richly imagined, sweeping novel set in the climate-changed world of our own descendants, by the acclaimed author of WHISKEY WHEN WE'RE DRY. A young boy and his older sisters find themselves suddenly and utterly alone, orphaned in an abandoned fishing village. Their food supplies dwindling, they set out across a breathtaking yet treacherous wilderness in search of the last of their people. Down the coast, raiders deliver the children's mother, along...
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Publisher:
TeMera Bell
Pub. Date:
2023
Language:
English
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The Ancients: Benjamin is a thrilling tale of love, loss, and sacrifice. The story follows Benjamin, a man who witnesses his wife's abduction before his very eyes. Devastated and determined to get her back, Benjamin embarks on a journey through time and dimensions, seeking to rescue her from the clutches of an ancient evil known as Erebus. Benjamin finds Terrence first, his ex-lover, who helps him to locate the Seers' journals. To rescue his wife,...
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Publisher:
FLYING CRANE PRESS
Pub. Date:
2020
Language:
English
Description:
Great Masters of Light - The Ancients - have called twin flames to reunion.Do Sarah and Kevin love enough to answer the call? These twin flames thought they had resolved their differences last summer in the luminous atmosphere of Éire. But that healing experience was only the beginning. For now they know that love can be lost-even when you have mystical powers, as they did in their lifetime as the first-century Irish druids, Alana and Ah-Lahn. Will...
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Publisher:
Adreanne Fessler
Pub. Date:
2024
Language:
English
Description:
Perhaps no work has influenced as many people as the classic book Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill. Published in 1937, this book has been sold millions of times worldwide and to this day remains on the list of bestsellers of the genre. With a life full of ups and downs and many times going broke and then becoming incredibly rich, Napoleon Hill's life and financial career alone are enough to become a work worth reading. What he wrote was not a...
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Publisher:
Allen & Unwin
Pub. Date:
2025
Language:
English
Description:
In The Ancients Andrew Darby goes on a journey to find the world's oldest surviving trees in wild Tasmania. He tells of their exploitation and loss to fire even as their true value was revealed, and of the people offering hope for their future. In wild Tasmania there are trees whose direct ancestors lived with dinosaurs. Many of those alive today are thousands of years old, and some have been growing for ten millennia or more. They are mostly hard...
6. Ancient Rome
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Lexile measure:
1070L
Language:
English
Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
"Step into the world of ancient Rome and meet its emperors, gods, soldiers, and gladiators. Who were Rome's most famous emperors? What was everyday life like for a soldier in the Roman army? How did the citizens of ancient Rome live? Did gladiators really fight to the death in the mighty Colosseum? Find out the answers to all these questions, and many more, in Eyewitness Ancient Rome. Photographs of real artefacts and detailed illustrations will help...
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Lexile measure:
1050L
Language:
English
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Readers can journey back in time to ancient Greece in this visually stunning introduction to one of the world's founding nations that features fascinating information, statistics and facts showing how the ancient Greeks transformed our world.
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Lexile measure:
1090L
Language:
English
Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
New Look! Relaunched with new jackets and 8 pages of new text! A detailed look at life in Egypt - from the pharaoh and his courtiers, through the mystical rites of the priests, to the world of the workers in the fields. Featuring stunning items from the tomb of Tutankhamun and jewelry from the royal palaces, Eyewitness Ancient Egypt shows how Egyptian palaces, Eyewitness Ancient Egypt shows how Egyptian nobles lived. Find out how they prepared for...
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Backstagers volume 2
Language:
English
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The Backstagers and friends pull together to fight off the backstage monsters who are trying to ruin their production of Tammy and to uncover the secrets of Jory's mysterious Designer's Notebook.
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Language:
English
Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
A prominent classicist explores ancient Rome and how its citizens adapted the notion of imperial rule, invented the concepts of citizenship and nation, and made laws about those traditionally overlooked in history, including women, slaves, and criminals.
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Language:
English
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This book is a guide to help you clear away the mystery of enlightenment that is very difficult to come by. Have you ever wondered what 'prana' is? Well Dr. Rampa will explain it in Supplement A, which consists of valuable breathing exercises that will help clear your mind. He elucidates on what the Kundalini is, the subconscious mind, the devil, Zen, love and so much more; all in easy to understand plain English. Reading Dr. Rampa's books is the...
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Lexile measure:
1230L
Language:
English
Average Rating:
4.3 stars
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The Tales of Beedle the Bard, a Wizarding classic, first came to Muggle readers' attention in the book known as Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Now, thanks to Hermione Granger's new translation from the ancient runes, we present this stunning edition with an introduction, notes, and illustrations by J. K. Rowling, and extensive commentary by Albus Dumbledore. Never before have Muggles been privy to these richly imaginative tales.
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Zombie Season volume 3
Publisher:
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date:
2024
Language:
English
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The thrilling conclusion to the innovative book and gaming experience Oliver, Regina, Joule, and Anton helped avert a catastrophic zombie surge, but the battle has only just begun. Nix has a dangerous secret-one that'll change everything the kids know about the and where their loyalties belong.
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Infinity Ring volume 4
Publisher:
Scholastic Inc
Lexile measure:
720L
Language:
English
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Fix the past. Save the future. What is the secret history connecting the SQ to the Ancient Maya?Book includes an all-new, full-color Hystorian's Guide - your key to unlocking the fourth episode of the action-packed Infinity Ring game. Praise for INFINITY RING #1: A MUTINY IN TIME:"Tight plotting, snappy dialogue . . . the story moves at a breathless pace." - Rick Riordan, NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW"A successful mix of action, adventure, and historical...
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Pub. Date:
2022
Language:
English
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Old ideas. New insights. Timeless relevance for the church. Studying the views and lifestyles of your forerunners in the faith can provide incredible guidance for how you live out your spiritual convictions today. In Wisdom from the Ancients, author and scholar Bryan Litfin paints a vivid portrait of the first five centuries of the Christian church, packed with fascinating history and applicable insights for modern believers. As you encounter the...
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English
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'This was the slaying of the Minotaur, which put an end forever to the shameful tribute of seven youths and seven maidens which was exacted from the Athenians every nine years.' The gods, heroes and legends of Greek mythology and their Roman interpretations are as fascinating as they are instructive. They include the almighty Zeus and his many wives; heroic Perseus, slayer of the snake-headed Medusa; Helen of Troy, whose beauty caused a great war;...
Publisher:
Bennett-Watt Entertainment, Inc
Pub. Date:
[2013]
Language:
English
Description:
Visit nine National Monuments (NM) and a National Historic Site (NHS). Sites: Navajo NM, Wupatke NM, Sunset Crater Volcano NM, Walnut Canyon NM, Montezuma Castle NM, Tuzigoot NM, Tonto NM, Casa Grande Ruins NM, Canyon de Chelly NM and Hubbell Trading Post NHS.
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Cicero volume 1
Language:
English
Description:
A tale inspired by the writings of Tiro, Cicero's confidential secretary, traces the life of the ancient Roman orator from his beginnings as a young lawyer through his competitions with Pompey, Caesar, and Crassus in the political arena.