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Song of ice and fire volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 45
Language
English
Description
Few books have captivated the imagination and won the devotion and praise of readers and critics everywhere as has George R.R. Martin's monumental epic cycle of high fantasy. Now, in "A Feast for Crows", Martin delivers the long-awaited fourth book of his landmark series, as a kingdom torn asunder finds itself at last on the brink of peace ... only to be launched on an even more terrifying course of destruction. It seems too good to be true. After...
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English
Appears on list
Description
"Healthy boundaries. We all know we should have them--in order to achieve work/life balance, cope with toxic people, and enjoy rewarding relationships with partners, friends, and family. But what do "healthy boundaries" really mean--and how can we successfully express our needs, say "no," and be assertive without offending others?"--
Author
Publisher
Flowerpot Press, a division of Kamalu, LLC
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
This book celebrates the mindfulness that guides young readers through the day and features many ways children can experience peace. From finding peace in nature to finding peace in each other, readers will recognize the moments, things, and people that help them find their center.
7) Appaloosa
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Series
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English
Description
When Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch arrive in Appaloosa, they find a small, dusty town suffering at the hands of renegade rancher Randall Bragg, a man who has so little regard for the law that he has taken supplies, horses, and women for his own and left the city marshal and one of his deputies for dead. Cole and Hitch, itinerant lawmen, are used to cleaning up after opportunistic thieves, but in Bragg they find an unusually wily adversary-one who...
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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
The World's Most Prestigious Prize: The Inside Story of the Nobel Peace Prize is a fascinating, insider account of the Nobel peace prize. Drawing on unprecedented access to the Norwegian Nobel Institute's vast archive, it offers a gripping account of the founding of the prize, as well as its highs and lows, triumphs and disasters, over the last one-hundred-and-twenty years. But more than that, the book also draws on the author's unique insight during...
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Series
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English
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Everett Hitch and Virgil Cole track down Virgil's sweetheart Allie and the three head north to start over in the town of Brimstone. Given their reputations as guns for hire, Everett and Virgil are able to secure positions as the town's deputies. But a sanctimonious leader of a local church stirs up trouble at the local saloons, and as the violence escalates into murder, the two struggle to keep the peace.
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"A gift book of affirmations for today's troubled times, this book is a very short pick-me-up for readers looking for some reassurance about any number of challenging issues including boredom, hypochondria, irritability and rage, judging behaviors of neighbors, and uncertainty about leadership"--
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Publisher
HarperOne
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
The cacophony of modern life can be deafening, leaving us feeling frazzled and uneasy. In this book, Prem Rawat teaches us how to turn down the noise to "hear ourselves"--to listen to the subtle song of peace that sings inside each of us. Once we learn to truly "hear ourselves" and the voice of peace within, then we can hold on to that as we face all the noise of the world. If we allow ourselves to listen, what we hear is the extraordinary miracle...
Author
Publisher
Namaste Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"This book is for the reader who understands the concept of mindfulness but perhaps has had difficulty achieving it in their every day lives. This book is the HOW, the practical changes in thinking, the methods for accessing the body's wisdom through meditation, that will bring a reader from the "idea" of mindfulness to truly experiencing it."--
Author
Publisher
Wide Eyed Editions, an imprint of The Quarto Group
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Dreamers...Leaders...And fighters for our rights. The 40 most inspiring people of peace are here! Learn how these heroes from history changed the world in this book packed with hundreds of incredible facts. From Martin Luther King's dream to Gandhi's protest to Nelson Mandela's struggle, discover how each of these people dedicated their lives to making the world a better place in their own unique, and peaceful, way. Who will you choose as your hero?"--...
17) World pizza
Author
Publisher
Sterling Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Mama wished for world peace--and then a pizza fell from the sky and landed gently on her lap.
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