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61) Chenoo: a novel
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Jacob Neptune, a wise-cracking, two-fisted Penacook private investigator with a checkered past, lives in upstate New York--four hundred miles from his tribal community on Abenaki Island. Then one night the phone rings. "We. got. trouble," Neptune's cousin Dennis says from the other end. And trouble is where it all starts in this brilliant, often hilarious novel by acclaimed Abenaki storyteller Joseph Bruchac. Attacked by bikers before he can even...
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First Scribner hardcover edition.
Language
English
Description
"Does power corrupt, or are corrupt people drawn to power? Are entrepreneurs who embezzle and cops who kill the result of poorly designed systems or are they just bad people? Are tyrants made or born? If you were suddenly thrust into a position of power,would you be able to resist the temptation to line your pockets or seek revenge against your enemies? To answer these questions, Corruptible draws on over 500 interviews with some of the world's top...
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Beginning with prehistoric cave drawings and Greek statues; continuing through the Gothic, Byzantine, Baroque, and the Renaissance movements; and concluding with the Impressionist work of Monet and Picasso, Annie Labatt asks readers to consider each work and think about the artist who created it and what they wanted us to see. She frames our understanding of the piece's historical and social context as well as the artist's background and, in many...
64) A time to kill
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Canton, Mississippi. Carl Lee Hailey's 10-year-old daughter, Tonya, is viciously brutalized and raped by two white racist rednecks. The two are found at a roadside bar, bragging about what they did to Tonya. Carl Lee remembers a case where four white men raped a black girl in a nearby town and were acquitted. Carl Lee is determined to not let that happen again. While a deputy is escorting the men up to the court room, Carl emerges with an assault...
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
"Hold up, wait a minute! The honeymoon's over but the laugh's still wit' it as Martin returns for a hilarious fourth season! Martin and Gina have exchanged vows and are ready to start their new life together, but the craziness just keeps on coming for our happy couple and their friends, Tommy, Pam, and Cole! Sheneneh, Mama Payne, Jerome, they're all on-hand for the wildest, wackiest and wazzupiest season of Martin yet!"--Container.
66) Home to Texas
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
Center Point Large Print edition.
Language
English
Description
Once mortal enemies because of their opposing views on the Union and the Confederacy, Frank and Patrick Fenn join forces to protect their family from the Union Army that has taken all they have on the bloody Missouri-Kansas border. Following the path of Confederate guerrilla William Quantrill and his outlaw raiders, the brothers seek sanctuary in Texas. Carrying all their possession in a stolen military ambulance wagon, the Fenn brothers set out with...
Author
Series
American vampire (Graphic novel) volume 4
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
"Southern New Mexico Territory, 1871. Before he became the Wild West's most wanted man, before he became a whole new breed of American vampire, Skinner Sweet was a soldier in the U.S. Army. But he's still as dangerous and deadly as the monster he became. Skinner's willing to win the war with the local tribes by any means necessary. But so are they. And the long-buried horror they're preparing to unleash could change the course of human and vampire...
Series
Pub. Date
©2005
Language
English
Description
The night of the following day: Professional criminals successfully kidnap a young girl from her wealthy family, but their plans become undone as they realize there is no trust between them.
The ugly American: As a compassionate American Ambassador to the strife-torn Southeast Asian nation of Sarkhan, Brando tries to keep Communists in the North from overrunning the weakened democracy in the South by making sure a vital road into the country's inaccessible...
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Our story opens in Bay City in 1931 in the midst of the Great Depression. Big Sam sees himself as a righteous, truth-seeking patriot, defending the American way, as his Irish immigrant father would have wanted, against a rising tide of left-wing unionism, strikes, and disruption that plague his home town. At the same time he makes monthly, secret overnight trips on behalf of Cousin Joseph, a mysterious man on the phone he has never laid eyes on, to...
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"Charmed: The Complete Series contains all eight seasons of suspenseful drama, crafty humor and spellbinding effects plus brand-new special features ... Meet the beautiful and bewitching Halliwell sisters-- the vulnerable Pru (Shannen Doherty), who can magically move objects; the shy Piper (Holly Marie Combs), who is able to freeze time; and the uninhibited Phoebe (Alyssa Milano), who can see the future. These modern-day witches are strong individually,...
Language
English
Description
Heroes and superheroes provides insight into more than 150 of the most popular and studied graphic novels. These essays look beyond the pop culture aspects of the medium to show the wide range of literary themes and artistic styles used to convey beliefs and conflicts, some harking back to ancient times. They challenge the researcher to see beyond the panels of a comic book, and show readers how the themes of ancient literary tradition are still alive...
Pub. Date
2003.
Edition
American edition, first [American] edition.
Language
English
Description
An anthology of five hundred poems by poets from around the world explores themes of passion, spirituality, death, and friendship, in a collection that includes contributions by such writers as Mary Oliver, W.H. Auden, Charles Simic.
Pub. Date
©℗2010.
Language
English
Description
Anthology of the Vietnam War's musical legacy. Presented on 13 CDs with a 304-page book illustrated with numerous archival photographs, this collection examines the war in a powerful and unprecedented way. Over 330 music and spoken word tracks take the listener through a guided tour of this epochal period of modern history. The heavily illustrated, full-color 304-page book (edited by Bill Geerhart) that accompanies the music includes information on...
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