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82) Three kings
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2000
Language
English
Description
Absurdly comic tale set after the end of the Gulf War, when three American soldiers looking to plunder stolen gold become involved in an uprising.
Author
Series
Publisher
Baen
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
It is the year 1636. The United States of Europe, the new nation formed by an alliance between the Swedish king Gustavus Adolphus and the West Virginians hurled back in time by a cosmic accident, is on the verge of civil war. His brain injured in the war with Poland, the USE's emperor Gustavus Adolphus is no longer in command. Enter Swedish chancellor Oxenstierna, a leader of aristocratic reaction against democracy. His goal: to assemble the forces...
84) Poster girl
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"What's right is right. Sonya Kantor knows this slogan -- she lived by it for most of her life. For decades, everyone in the Seattle-Portland megalopolis lived under it, as well as constant surveillance in the form of the Insight, an ocular implant that tracked every word and every action, rewarding or punishing by a rigid moral code set forth by the Delegation. Then there was a revolution. The Delegation fell. Its most valuable members were locked...
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Katniss realizes the stakes are no longer just for survival; they are for the future. With the nation of Panem in a full scale war, Katniss confronts President Snow in the final showdown. Teamed with a group of her closest friends; including Gale, Finnick and Peeta; Katniss goes off on a mission with the unit from District 13 as they risk their lives to liberate the citizens of Panem, and stage an assassination attempt on President Snow who has become...
Author
Publisher
Daraja Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
Swahili
Description
Kitabu hiki ni tafsiri ya Kiswahili ya Tishio la Ukombozi ambayo inarudi katika miaka ya machafuko ya Vita Baridi, wakati, sambamba na leo, madola ya kibeberu yalikuwa yanatafuta kuanzisha "mabadiliko ya serikali" na kuweka serikali zenye upendeleo. Kutumia picha za kupendeza, hati za Amerika na Uingereza zilizotangazwa, na mahojiano ya kina, Amrit Wilson anachunguza jukumu la Chama cha Umma cha Zanzibar na kiongozi wake, mwanamapinduzi wa maono wa...
Author
Series
Legacy of the mercenary king novels volume 2
Publisher
Saga Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Under the protection of the Orbis Mercenary company, Michael and his family and friends are deeply involved in the seemingly rival conspiracies that are tearing The Hollows apart. With the death of the King, both the Corrupt Prince and his sister Serena are vying for the throne, while the Rebel Emperor is spreading lies amongst the people, and all of them want Michael dead"--
Author
Publisher
Fantagraphics Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Boris, the round-headed child, reigns like a despot in the little house he lives in with his mother. His mother, Bulle, formerly known as Aglaia, was once the all-powerful queen of the country Marylene. Since Marylene's fall, residents have lived in peace thanks to a self-governing system they have adopted. But when Boris meets Sabine, a warrior French fry thirsty for revenge, nothing will ever be the same ...The third book in Anne Simon's "Tales...
Author
Publisher
Ocean Sur
Pub. Date
2007
Language
Español
Description
Essays and interviews discuss political, social, and intellectual developments in Latin America, including the rise of democratically elected leaders with socialist views, and consider the role of a revitalized Marxism in bringing change.
90) Councilor
Author
Series
The grand illusion volume 2
Publisher
Tor, a Tom Doherty Associates Book
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"L. E. Modesitt, Jr., bestselling author of Saga of Recluce and the Imager Portfolio, continues his brand new, gaslamp, political fantasy series with Councilor the thrilling sequel to Isolate. Continued poor harvests and steam-powered industrialization displace and impoverish thousands. Protests grow and gather followers. Against this rising tide of social unrest, Steffan Dekkard, newly appointed to the Council of Sixty-Six, is the first Councilor...
Author
Series
Beyonders volume 2
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 20
Language
English
Formats
Description
Jason returns to Lyrian to share life-saving information while Rachel and her companions encounter new enemies and struggle to recruit a vital ally.
Author
Series
Fables (Bill Willingham) volume 7
Publisher
Vertigo/DC Comics
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
"With the identity of the Adversary finally revealed to the citizens of Fabletown, its time to begin making preparations in earnest for the defense of their stronghold in the mundane world and that means forging new alliances with whoever remains unconquered by the Adversarys legions. But the arrival in Fabletown of a delegation from the Arabian Homelands show just how tricky this kind of coalition-building can be especially when one side is concealing...
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"A narrative history of the unlikely Maoist rebellion that terrorized Peru long after the fall of global communism. The tale of the Shining Path may be the most gripping saga in modern Latin American history, but its full story has never been told. Described by a U.S. State Department cable as 'cold-blooded and bestial, ' this band of Marxist-Leninist-Maoist revolutionaries mounted a guerrilla war in the 1980s that led to more than 60,000 deaths or...
Publisher
Columbia Tristar Home Video
Pub. Date
c1999
Language
English
Description
The final years of the Russian Tsar and Empress are chronicled in this epic which begins in 1904. Tsar Nicholas II is celebrating the birth of his only son, the heir to the Russian throne. But all is not well in Russia, for it is at war with the Japanese and there is a growing threat of internal revolution. Empress Alexandra, searching for answers to troubles of her own, seeks the advice from the charismatic monk, Rasputin, who, many believe, has...
Author
Series
Mercenary librarians volume 3
Publisher
TOR/Tom Doherty Associates
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"The Mercenary Librarians and the Silver Devils are back in the explosive conclusion to USA Today and New York Times bestselling author Kit Rocha's post-apocalyptic action/romance in Dance with the Devil. Tobias Richter, the fearsome VP of Security of TechCorp is dead. The puppetmaster is gone, and the organization is scrambling to maintain control by ruthlessly limiting access to resources to Atlanta, hoping to quell rebellion. Our band of mercenary...
Author
Series
Beyonders volume 1
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 19
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old Jason Walker is transported to a strange world called Lyrian, where he joins Rachel, who was also drawn there from our world, and a few rebels, to piece together the Word that can destroy the malicious wizard emperor, Surroth.
99) Furysong
Author
Series
Aurelian cycle volume 3
Publisher
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Annie and Lee are fighting for their lives -- and for each other -- as invading dragonfire threatens to burn their home to the ground"--
100) Coup de grâce
Author
Series
Publisher
Titan Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
The Sererity crew head to Yell City. Their job is to track down the killers of a local lawyer shot dead in the streets by local gang members. Their client is Annie Roberts, the eighteen-year-old daughter of the murdered man. Lucky for them, Annie is more than capable of handling herself, Unlucky for them, the job is a lot more complicated than they first think.
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