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A powerful, moving saga evoking the Celtic, Anglo-Saxon and Norse cultures of a thousand years ago from the acclaimed author of The Fionavar Tapestry.
“A historical fantasy of the highest order, the work of a man who may well be the reigning master of the form.”—The Washington Post Book World
Bern Thorkellson, punished for his father’s sins, denied his heritage and home, commits an act of vengeance...
“A historical fantasy of the highest order, the work of a man who may well be the reigning master of the form.”—The Washington Post Book World
Bern Thorkellson, punished for his father’s sins, denied his heritage and home, commits an act of vengeance...
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Klara Walldeen novels volume 1
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English
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"A deep-cover CIA agent races across Europe to save the daughter he never knew... In the end, you cannot hide who you are. Klara Walldéen was raised by her grandparents on a remote archipelago in the Baltic Sea, learning to fish and hunt and sail a boat through a storm. Now, as an EU Parliament aide in Brussels, she is learning how to navigate the treacherous currents of international politics: the lines between friend and enemy, truth and lies....
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Penguin history of Europe volume 8
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English
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"The Penguin History of Europe series reaches the twentieth century with ... Ian Kershaw's long-anticipated analysis of the pivotal years of World War I and World War II. The European catastrophe, the long continuous period from 1914 to 1949, was unprecedented in human history-- an extraordinarily dramatic, often traumatic, and endlessly fascinating period of upheaval and transformation. This new volume in the ... series offers comprehensive coverage...
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Sigma Force novels volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 20
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English
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In this electrifying thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author James Rollins, Sigma Force races to crack ultimate mystery of the origin of life—a quest that will save mankind . . . or destroy it
In Copenhagen, a suspicious bookstore fire propels Commander Gray Pierce on a relentless hunt across four continents – and into a terrifying mystery surrounding horrific experiments once performed in a now-abandoned
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Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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"A short collection of brilliant early essays that offers a fascinating context for the Milan Kundera's subsequent career and holds a mirror to much recent European history. It is also remarkably prescient with regard to Russia's current aggression in Ukraine and its threat to the rest of Europe."--Amazon.
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HarperPerennial
Pub. Date
1998.
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English
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"Here is a masterpiece of historical narrative that stretches from the Ice Age to the Atomic Age, as it tells the story of Europe, East and West. Norman Davies captures it all-the rise and fall of Rome, the sweeping invasions of Alaric and Atilla, the Norman Conquests, the Papal struggles for power, the Renaissance and the Reformation, the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars, Europe's rise to become the powerhouse of the world, and its eclipse...
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Rough Guides
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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"Discover Europe on a budget with this comprehensive and entertaining travel guide, packed with practical information and honest recommendations by our independent experts. Whether you plan to watch a thrilling flamenco spectacle in Spain, celebrate Saint Patrick's Day in Ireland or get your history fix in fascinating Berlin, The Rough Guide to Europe on a Budget will help you discover the best places to explore, eat, drink, shop and sleep along the...
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Eastern European crime series volume 1
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St. Martin's Minotaur
Pub. Date
2003
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English
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Let's Go
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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"Let's Go publishes the world's oldest budget travel guides, written by the world's youngest travel writers -- all Harvard students on their summer break. Armed with pens, notebooks, and dangerously few changes of underwear stuffed in their backpacks, our intrepid researchers go across continents, through time zones, and above expectations to seek out priceless travel experiences at less of a price. Let's Go has grown a lot in the 60 years since our...
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Earth's children volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 53
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English
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The Shelters of Stone opens as Ayla and Jondalar, along with their animal friends, Wolf, Whinney, and Racer, complete their epic journey across Europe and are greeted by Jondalar’s people: the Zelandonii. The people of the Ninth Cave of the Zelandonii fascinate Ayla. Their clothes, customs, artifacts, even their homes—formed in great cliffs of vertical limestone—are a source of wonder to her. And in the woman Zelandoni, the...
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Timber Press
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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Acres of white-blooming garden rooms on the island of Mallorca. A seven-tiered wonder of stone, plants, and water above Germany's Rhine River. The Garden of Cosmic Speculation in a quiet Scottish valley. These sumptuous landscapes are just three of the fifty destinations you'll visit on this exclusive tour of Europe's most beautiful private gardens. From Belgium to Ireland, Scandinavia to Wales, Carolyn Mullet is your guide through intimate retreats...
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