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42) La libertad
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
268 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm
Description
"Aquí se reúnen un actor de cine, héroe de guerra destinado a substituir a Bogart, y que vivió bajo el odio a la pantalla y la culpa; un general soviético que cambió diez veces de nombre y estuvo en todas las revoluciones del siglo XX; un espía contra la Comuna de París que tenía 11 casas; Josef Stalin, rey del Photoshop; un general zarista que quiso ser Gengis Khan; un cuadro maravillosamente romántico y su autor; un tuerto mexicano...
45) The last tiger
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Description
"The tiger is the most fearless animal in the jungle, but when hunters take him to a cage in the city he discovers there is something much more valuable than strength or power"--
46) Freedom swimmer
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Description
"Ming survived the famine that killed his parents during China's "Great Leap Forward", and lives a hard but adequate life, working in the fields. When a group of city boys comes to the village as part of a Communist Party re-education program, Ming and his friends aren't sure what to make of the new arrivals...But despite his reservations, Ming befriends a charming city boy called Li. The two couldn't be more different, but slowly they form a bond...
47) Gone to Texas
Pub. Date
[2009], c1986
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 140 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The true-life story of Sam Houston, the frontier hero and statesman whose bravery and vision led to the creation of the Republic of Texas.
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm.
Description
Arlo is an armadillo who is always up for adventure. His grandfather, Augustin, loved adventure too. When Arlo was born, Augustin wrote travel journals about his favorite places for Arlo to use when he was old enough to go exploring on his own. When Arlo reads about New York and the mysterious Lady Liberty, he decides it's time for his next adventure. He travels to New York and, guided by Augustin's journal, discovers the joys of the city: gazing...
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On the Mississippi River, indentured servant Fanny Beck has been forced to sing for riverboat passengers since she was a girl. As her contract comes to an end, she discovers that the captain has no intention of releasing her. An impulse leads Fanny to a group of enslaved people who are on their own dangerous quest for liberty. When Fanny is presumed drowned, Sloan Kirkpatrick, the riverboat's captain, sets off to find her replacement. His journey...
52) Freedom bird
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm
Description
In the antebellum South, two siblings shelter a large, mysterious, wounded bird and eventually follow it west toward freedom.
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Description
"A revealing book about how government, law enforcement, and bureaucratic interests are seizing our property, our children, our savings, and our fundamental American rights-and how to fight back. Liberty and justice for all is the bedrock of American democracy, but has America betrayed our founders' vision for the nation? In When They Come For You, New York Times bestselling author David Kirby exposes federal, state, and local violations of basic...
57) Polaris
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
423 pages ; 22 cm.
Description
"Jeth Seagrave and his crew of mercenaries are pulled into one last high-stakes mission"--
58) Liberty falling
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Series
Description
While park ranger Anna Pigeon is visiting the Statue of Liberty, a teenage girl jumps to her death. Or was she pushed? Officially the girl was being chased by a guard who thought she was a pickpocket.
Pub. Date
[2013?]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (61 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Tells the story of a mother and former Communist Party member, Jennifer Zeng, who along with more than 70 Million Chinese were practicing a belief that combined Buddhism and Daoism until the Chinese Government outlawed it.The Internet police intercepted an email and Jennifer was imprisoned for her faith. Also exposes profound issues such as genocide and unfair trade practices with the West.
60) El dador
Author
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
267 pages ; 20 cm
Description
Diciembre es el mes en el que se celebra la Ceremonia anual, en la que los Doce reciben sus asignaciones vitalicias determinadas por el Comité de Ancianos. Pero Jonás, un niño que cumple doce años, ha sido elegido para algo muy especial.
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