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"I'd seen the Senator speak a few times before my life got caught up, however distantly, with his, but the first time I can remember paying real attention was when he delivered the speech announcing his run for the Presidency. When David first hears the Senator from Illinois speak, he feels deep ambivalence. Intrigued by the Senator's idealistic rhetoric, David also wonders how he'll balance the fervent belief and inevitable compromises it will take...
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Long before she became known as the Cactus Queen, Minerva Hamilton Hoyt found solace in the unexpected beauty of the Mojave Desert in California. She loved the jackrabbits and coyotes, the prickly cacti, and especially the weird, spiky Joshua trees. However, in the 1920s, hardly anyone else felt the same way. The desert was being thoughtlessly destroyed by anyone and everyone. Minerva knew she needed to bring attention to the problem. With the help...
85) Global babies
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Text and photographs introduce young children to their neighbors in Guatemala, Thailand, Greenland, Mali, the U.S., India, South Africa, Fiji, Peru, Afghanistan, Malawi, Spain, Iraq, Rwanda, and Bhutan.
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Path of the ranger volume 14
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The Royal Eagles must go on a mission in the east. It is a personal and dangerous commission from King Thoran. A mission on which the immediate future of Norghana is in risk. The mission in the far eastern lands will be complicated and full of dangers. Will our friends be able to solve all the situations and return with the objective accomplished? Meanwhile, rumors of an apocalypse and the end of the world continue to spread throughout Tremia. The...
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"The First Nations Version (FNV) is a retelling of the Creator's Story-the Scriptures-following the tradition of the storytellers of these oral cultures. While remaining faithful to the original language of the New Testament, the FNV is a dynamic equivalence translation that captures the simplicity, clarity, and beauty of Native storytellers in English." --
89) Métis like me
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"A picture book celebrating Metis culture. A group of children share and explore all the ways they celebrate and experience their heritage, from cooking bannock to creating bead art to dancing and performing traditional music. But for a child who has grown up disconnected from their heritage and history, where can they even begin?"--
Sharing all the ways they experience their Métis heritage, including enjoying traditional foods and sharing stories,...
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Silent Justice volume 1
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"Justice is a drifter with no fear and no memory, trailed by a violent past. Nora is a beautiful widow bravely raising her young son on an isolated New Mexican ranch. When a ruthless cattle baron pushes longhorns into the valley, Justice vows to protect Nora and her boy. But how can he succeed against thirty hired guns... including the four outlaws who left him for dead?"--
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Weird sisters volume 3
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"The town of Covenly's Fall Fair is in full swing, and when a prized show chicken goes missing, the Weird Sisters---Hildegurp, Yuckmina, and Glubbifer---along with their nine-year-old friend, Jessica Nibley, have a new mystery to solve. And to make matters more baffling, cat Graymalkin and an elegantly dressed frog have also vanished. Could it be fowl play? The four friends search for the hapless hen in a madcap hunt that includes a bewitched runaway...
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"Manga artist and popular YouTuber, Mina "MISTIQARTS" Petrovic, helps you bring your wildest manga fantasies to life. Let your creativity loose as you learn how to draw hair that glows like a rainbow, animals that take human form, strange and outrageous scenery, and so much more. Following a friendly, step-by-step approach, you'll learn how to achieve the sleek, beautifully simple look of manga with a fantasy twist in no time"--Back cover.
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"Got ghosts? Then you've come to right book! Hugo is a ghost expert, and he can tell you exactly how to boot out your boo. After all, he got rid of his ghost, no problem! He knows everything there is to know about ghosts, he has the proper ghost-hunting equipment, and he can offer five handy tips to remove your ghost forever. But has Hugo really gotten rid of his ghost? And are ghosts really that scary? Would it be so bad to keep a ghost around? They...
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"The Wolf of Investing teaches you when to buy, sell, hold, and cash out; how to make smarter (and safer) investments; and how to build significant wealth over both the short- and long-term. Unlike traditional investment books, each page of Jordan's lessons, colorful stories, and principles entertains you with the charismatic swagger portrayed so famously on the silver screen by Leonardo DiCaprio."--Publisher.
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Path of the ranger volume 15
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"The Panthers will have to face a mission they did not expect, one full of dangers and mysteries in a place they do not want to go. There they will discover a terrible threat and mysteries buried in the ice by the passage of time."--Back cover.
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Beyond the aristocracy volume 6
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When painfully shy Baron David Engleston receives an invitation to join a friend for a few days of playing cards and dancing at the Soho Club, he accepts. Given the incessant rain falling on all of England, he may as well spend some time in the capital. He can feel glum there just as well as in Kent---at least until the moment a young lady in a yellow gown appears from the room adjacent to his and asks, "Are you my betrothed?" Miss Marian Copper has...
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With Sci-Fi Fashion Art School you will learn to draw everything from scavenger-wear and exosuits to alien garb and space explorer uniforms. Starting with simple guidelines, you'll discover how to create distinct characters just by varying facial features, body mass and hair. Beyond the mechanics of drawing, you'll learn to make strategic creative choices by asking questions like: What drives your characters? Do they dress for survival or social status?...
99) Destitution
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Elijah Rable rides into Destitution looking for some fun but ends up with a badge on his chest, a price on his head, and two women vying for his heart.Destitution is just a miserable little frontier town in the middle of nowhere. So why is the air thick with fear and greed? And why are its most powerful citizens hiring gunslingers?Joined by a female sharpshooter with more grit than a sandstorm, Rable gets busy trying to solve the mystery. But he’d...
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The duo behind Delicious Poke Cakes and Delicious Dump Cakes is back with another book of quick and easy desserts. In Delicious Bundt Cakes, Roxanne Wyss and Kathy Moore unlock the secret of the bundt cake, which yields a scrumptious, impressive dessert with only a single pan. Whether you prefer geometric patterns or elegant swirls, there are an endless variety of bundt pans with dozens of new designs being produced, all of which yield picture perfect...
