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Series
A history of US volume 8
Language
English
Description
Award-winning series about the birth and development of the United States. Master storyteller and lifelong student of American history, Joy Hakim, takes readers from 9 to 99 on a breathtaking journey through time, from the Ice Age to the 21st century.
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Kane chronicles volume 3
Language
English
Description
When Apophis, the chaos snake, threatens to plunge the world into eternal darkness, siblings Carter and Sade Kane plan to use an ancient spell to destroy the snake, but first must rely on the murderous ghost of a powerful magician.
6) Dune
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Series
Language
English
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Description
Follows the adventures of Paul Atreides, the son of a betrayed duke given up for dead on a treacherous desert planet and adopted by its fierce, nomadic people, who help him unravel his most unexpected destiny.
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Julie of the wolves trilogy volume 1
Language
English
Description
While running away from home and an unwanted marriage, a thirteen-year-old Eskimo girl becomes lost on the North Slope of Alaska and is befriended by a wolf pack.
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BBC Audiobooks
Pub. Date
2008, 1988.
Physical Desc
2 CDs (2 hrs., 32 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The sixth baby in Madeleine Mouse's litter is so huge that the other babies don't stand a chance. Magnus's obsessive quest for more grub leads his family out of their warm cottage and into a pigsty, where, fattened on patent Porker Pills, Magnus just grows and grows - and so do his problems.
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Language
English
Description
The best-selling author of Blink identifies the qualities of successful people, posing theories about the cultural, family, and idiosyncratic factors that shape high achievers, in a resource that covers such topics as the secrets of software billionaires, why certain cultures are associated with better academic performance, and why the Beatles earned their fame.
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Language
English
Description
How do we think without thinking, seem to make choices in an instant--in the blink of an eye--that actually aren't as simple as they seem? Why are some people brilliant decision makers, while others are consistently inept? Why do some people follow their instincts and win, while others end up stumbling into error? And why are the best decisions often those that are impossible to explain to others? Drawing on cutting-edge neuroscience and psychology,...
12) Glubbslyme
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Publisher
BBC Audiobooks
Pub. Date
2008.
Physical Desc
2 CDs (2 hrs., 25 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
13) Hunky Dory
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Publisher
Chivers Audio Books
Pub. Date
[2008]
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3 CDs (3 hr., 16 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"My name is Dorian and what follows is the official autobiography of my life so far. That includes my school, my family, my friends, my hobbies and - unfortunately - lots of girls! They get together in groups and lurk about, waiting for boys to giggle at. But why pick on me???"--Container.
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English
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At least one-third of the people we know are introverts. They are the ones who prefer listening to speaking, reading to partying; who invent and create but prefer not to pitch their own ideas; who favor working on their own over brainstorming in teams. Although they are often labeled "quiet, " it is to introverts we owe many of the great contributions to society--from Van Gogh's sunflowers to the invention of the personal computer. Passionately argued,...
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Publisher
BBC Audiobooks
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
2 CDs (2 hrs., 21 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When Ibby is sent to stay with her aunt, she discovers her two troublesome boy cousins, Francis and Alex, playing with an old box of magic tricks they found in the attic. Ibby is sure that magic isn't real - until she sees Francis sitting at the bottom of the biscuit tin, magically miniaturized by Alex. After that, nothing is what it seems.
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Chronicles of Narnia volume 1
Language
English
Description
When Digory and Polly try to return the wicked witch Jadis to her own world, the magic gets mixed up and they all land in Narnia where they witness Aslan blessing the animals with human speech.
19) The mum mystery
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Publisher
BBC Audiobooks
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
4 CDs (4 hrs., 40 min.) : digital., stereo ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
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Lord of the rings volume 1
Language
English
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Begin your journey into Middle-earth...
The inspiration for the upcoming original series on Prime Video, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.
The Fellowship of the Ring is the first part of J.R.R. Tolkien's epic adventure The Lord of the Rings.
One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.
Sauron, the Dark
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