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2141) The Templar salvation
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Constantinople, 1203: As the rapacious armies of the Fourth Crusade lay siege to the city, a secretive band of Templars infiltrate the imperial library. Their target: a cache of documents that must not be allowed to fall into the hands of the Doge of Venice. They escape with three heavy chests, filled with explosive secrets that these men will not live long enough to learn... Vatican City, present day: FBI agent Sean Reilly infiltrates the Pope's...
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Crispin volume 1
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Falsely accused of theft and murder, an orphaned peasant boy in fourteenth-century England flees his village and meets a larger-than-life juggler who holds a dangerous secret.
2143) A Venetian affair
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In the waning days of Venice’s glory in the mid-1700s, Andrea Memmo was scion to one the city’s oldest patrician families. At the age of twenty-four he fell passionately in love with sixteen-year-old Giustiniana Wynne, the beautiful, illegitimate daughter of a Venetian mother and British father. Because of their dramatically different positions in society, they could not marry. And Giustiniana’s mother, afraid that an affair would ruin her daughter’s...
2144) Unnatural causes
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Adam Dalgliesh mysteries volume 3
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The peaceful village of Monksmere had been Superintendent Adam Dalgliesh's retreat from the daily routine of Scotland Yard. Now a man has been murdered and the village reveals its concealed lies and hatreds.
2145) A mind to murder
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Adam Dalgliesh mysteries volume 2
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Adam Dalgluish was called to the elegant Steen Psychiatric Clinic to investigate why the body of Enid Bolan was found with a chisel through her heart.
2146) Essential Dickinson
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c2006
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1 sound disc (50 min. 30 sec.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
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Julie Harris reading selected poems of Emily Dickinson.
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2013.
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xvi, 106 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm + 1 audio disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)
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Mindfulness--the quality of attention that combines full awareness with acceptance of each moment, just as it is--is gaining broad acceptance among mental health professionals as an adjunct to treatment. This little book is a very appealing introduction to mindfulness meditation for children and their parents. In a simple and accessible way, it describes what mindfulness is and how mindfulness-based practices can help children calm down, become more...
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Dogs have been mankind's faithful companions for tens of thousands of years, yet today they are regularly treated as either pack-following wolves or furry humans. The truth is, dogs are neither-and our misunderstanding has put them in serious crisis. What dogs really need is a spokesperson, someone who will assert their specific needs. Renowned anthrozoologist Dr. John Bradshaw has made a career of studying human-animal interactions, and in Dog Sense...
2149) The King's speech
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Presents the life of the Australian speech therapist who helped the English king, George VI, overcome a lifelong speech disorder and become an eloquent leader of his people during the difficult days of World War II.
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Hitchhiker series volume 1
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One night in 1995, author Douglas Adams kidnapped an audience and held them hostage for 70 minutes at London's Almeida Theatre. The audience members were subjected to Adams's dramatic solo performances of excerpts and scenes from his wildly funny, wildly popular books The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, and Life, the Universe and Everything. LEARN how to fly! HEAR about Arthur and the Irrational Sofa! GROAN...
2151) The two minute rule
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Max Holman knew the two minute rule: Get in, get the cash, and get out. But in one moment of weakness he botched a bank job and went away for a decade. Now released from federal prison, Max wants to reconcile with his estranged son, an L.A. cop. Instead he receives the devastating news that his son’s been gunned down in cold blood. To uncover the truth about the killing, Max aligns with Katherine Pollard, the ex–FBI agent who put him away, in...
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p2002
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8 sound discs (ca. 7.5 hrs.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
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From #1 New York Times bestselling author Stephen King, the iconic, spine-tingling story collection that includes winners of an O. Henry Prize and other awards, and “Riding the Bullet,” which attracted over half a million online readers and became the most famous short story of the decade, as well as stories first published in The New Yorker, “1408,” made into a movie starring John Cusack. “Riding the Bullet” is the story of Alan Parker,...
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Guns, Germs, and Steel is a brilliant work answering the question of why the peoples of certain continents succeeded in invading other continents and conquering or displacing their peoples. This edition includes a new chapter on Japan and all-new illustrations drawn from the television series. Until around 11,000 BC, all peoples were still Stone Age hunter/gatherers. At that point, a great divide occurred in the rates that human societies evolved....
2155) Kiss and tell
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p2009
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5 sound discs (5 hr., 30 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
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When Leila Hunt is swept off her feet by a ninja at a New Year's Eve costume party, she has no idea who the masked man is--but after he disappears into the night, she's determined to find him.
2157) A few quick ones
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p2004
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6 sound discs (6 hr., 5 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
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"In 'A Few Quick Ones' P.G. Wodehouse brings together some of his oldest friends for a party. Jeeves is there, of course, ministering as ever to Bertie Wooster's creature comforts. So is Mr Mulliner, and the Oldest Member, straight from his seat overlooking the ninth green from which he is accustomed to dispense advice on any subject from topped tee-shots to the wooing and winning of scratch lady-golfers by men of twenty-four handicap. And, of course,...
2159) Redwall: the wall
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p1997
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9 sound discs (ca. 10 hr., 43 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
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When the peaceful life of ancient Redwall Abbey is shattered by the arrival of the evil rat Cluny and his villainous hordes, Matthias, a young mouse, determines to find the legendary sword of Martin the Warrior which, he is convinced, will help Redwall's inhabitants destroy the enemy.
2160) Quick & simple Italian
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p2000
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4 sound discs (ca. 240 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
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With the proven Pimsleur method, listeners will learn the basics of Italian in an enjoyable audio program that does away with time-consuming drills. Organized for rapid learning, this language program includes instruction on vocabulary, grammar, and simple conversation.
A self-instructional course teaching essential conversational Italian.
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