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Author
Series
Century trilogy volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
Continues the stories of five interrelated families who struggle with social, political, and economic turmoil in the mid-twentieth century, during which they witness the rise of Nazi Germany, the Spanish Civil War, and the horrors of World War II.
Author
Publisher
Plaza & Janés
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Español
Description
La fascinante aventura de una mujer silenciada por la historia oficial -- hasta ahora. Cuando a la directora teatral Noelia Cid le encargan estrenar Sortilegio, la obra perdida del reputado dramaturgo Gregorio Martínez Sierra, decide informarse sobre ella a través de los documentos que conservó su mujer, María Lejárraga. Sin embargo, a través de su investigación Noelia no sólo se sumerge en la compleja relación amorosa entre María y Gregorio...
Author
Publisher
Running Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
March 20, 2019 marked the end of an era -- Disney took ownership of the movie empire that was Fox. For almost a century before that historic date, Twentieth Century-Fox was one of the preeminent producers of films, stars, and filmmakers. Its unique identity in the industry and place in movie history is unparalleled -- and one of the greatest stories to come out of Hollywood. One man, a legendary producer named Darryl F. Zanuck, is the heart of the...
Author
Series
Paper magician volume 3
Publisher
47North
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Throughout her studies, Ceony Twill has harbored a secret, one she's kept from even her mentor, Emery Thane. She's discovered how to practice forms of magic other than her own--an ability long thought impossible. While all seems set for Ceony to complete her apprenticeship and pass her upcoming final magician's exam, life quickly becomes complicated. To avoid favoritism, Emery sends her to another paper magician for testing, a Folder who despises...
13) Fall of giants
Author
Series
Century trilogy volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 52
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old Billy Williams enters a man's world in the Welsh mining pits. Gus Dewar finds a surprising new career in Woodrow Wilson's White House. Brothers Grigori and Lev Peshkov embark on radically different paths when their plan to immigrate to America falls afoul. Billy's sister Ethel, a housekeeper for the aristocratic Fitzherberts, takes a fateful step above her station, while Lady Fitzherbert falls in love with Walter von Ulrich, a spy...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"From the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of the W. E. B. Griffin novels comes a rollicking story of love, war, and adventure. As the author of the electrifying W. E. B. Griffin novels of the military, police, spies, and counterspies, William E. Butterworth III has been delighting readers for decades-but he has a special treat for them now. At the tender age of sixteen, Philip W. Williams III is expelled from boarding school for committing a...
Publisher
Time Books
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
"Arranged chronologically, the book offers a fascinating journey through the history of photography as well as a powerful visual chronicle of a changing world. We see the camera evolve from a novelty created by amateur inventors into an invaluable device for documenting historic events. Soon photographers are not only recording history but also shaping it, as they illuminate society's ills and drive political reform"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Recorded Books, LLC
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Intrepid chief investigator Isaac Bell thwarts German spies seeking to abduct two scientists aboard the ocean liner Mauretania--but he's sure the thugs will try again. With war on the horizon, Bell knows his ability to keep these scientists safe may affect the fate of the world.
Author
Series
Century trilogy volume 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
East German teacher Rebecca Hoffman discovers she's been spied on by the Stasi for years and commits an impulsive act that will affect her family for the rest of their lives. George Jakes, the child of a mixed-race couple, bypasses a corporate law career to join Robert F. Kennedy's Justice Department, and finds himself in the middle not only of the seminal events of the civil rights battle, but a much more personal battle of his own. Cameron Dewar,...
18) Julio's day
Author
Publisher
Fantagraphics
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Beginning in the year 1900 with the scream of a newborn, and ending 100 pages later, in the year 2000, with the death rattle of that newborn as a 100-year-old man, the book traces one century in a human life.
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