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63) Roo'd
Author
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
A novel in the too-near future about a boy born forced to use the underground to rescue his brother, his friends, and - most importantly - his work.
Quote: "Fed was 18 when Tony got roo'd. He'd been prepping for early college admission with late-night com-classes, goggled in and finger-cramped over nasty circa-2009 C++ code examples while longing to toss it in for time to scan some flashy Java virii. Tony had been gone from his life for at...
Quote: "Fed was 18 when Tony got roo'd. He'd been prepping for early college admission with late-night com-classes, goggled in and finger-cramped over nasty circa-2009 C++ code examples while longing to toss it in for time to scan some flashy Java virii. Tony had been gone from his life for at...
64) Feudal America
Author
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Do Americans live in a liberal capitalist society, or a society in which big money, private security, and personal relations determine key social outcomes? Shlapentokh and Woods argue that the answer to these questions cannot be found among the conventional models. Offering a new analytical tool, the authors present a provocative explanation of the nature of contemporary society by comparing its essential characteristics to those of medieval European...
Author
Series
Ben Packard volume 2
Publisher
Poisoned Pen Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"One of the best new voices in the mystery genre." -William Kent Krueger, New York Times bestselling author
"Observant and authentic (and funny, too)...the literary descendant of Fargo and Mare of Easttown." -Adam White, bestselling author of The Midcoast
A small town's dark secrets turn deadly…
When an early morning call brings Deputy Ben Packard to the scene of a home invasion, he finds Bill Sandersen shot in his bed. Bill was a well-liked...
66) Faceless
Author
Series
Publisher
City Owl Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
A wizard-for-hire goes on a magical spirit journey to search for his missing fiancé in this " dynamic urban fantasy series " ( Publishers Weekly ). Colin Fisher, personal wizard to a powerful CEO, has battled ice monsters, magical gamblers, and career criminals -- not to mention his own inner demons. But he still doesn't know what happened to his fiancée on the night he gained his magic. To solve that mystery, he will have to take on his riskiest...
Author
Publisher
TAN Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"How to Read (and Write) Like a Catholic is a sweeping survey of some of the finest literary works ever written by our fallen and yet redeemed race. Joshua Hren takes readers on a tour that spans centuries and explores our broken path to salvation, passing through stories known to many but perhaps understood by few, and others that merit a broader readership. With appeals to staples of the Catholic literary tradition such as Flannery O'Connor and...
Author
Series
Publisher
Poisoned Pen Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"When misguided teenagers Jesse Crawford and Jenny Wheeler are forced to rob Emmett Brown to escape impossible circumstances, what starts as a home invasion quickly turns into a nightmare for the teens. What Jesse and Jenny don't know is that although Emmett is now old, severely obese, and in chronic pain, Emmett was responsible for the kidnapping and deaths of two young women almost twenty years ago, crimes that have never been solved. So Emmett...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
New York Times Bestseller
The epic true story of Dunkirk-now a major motion picture, written and directed by Christopher Nolan, and starring Kenneth Branagh, Tom Hardy, and Mark Rylance
In 1940, the Allies had been beaten back by the Nazis across France to the northern port of Dunkirk. In the ultimate race against time, more than 300,000 Allied soldiers were daringly evacuated across the Channel. This moment of German aggression was used by Winston...
70) Pieces of Me
Author
Publisher
Austin Macauley Publishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
This rare collection of poetry comes straight from the mind of one that has encountered many ups and downs, and has experienced all kinds of trials and tribulations. Straight from his mind to the pages of this book.
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Reports on the Supreme Court's most divisive case, Roe v. Wade, and the unknown lives at its heart.
"Despite her famous pseudonym, "Jane Roe," no one knows the truth about Norma McCorvey (1947-2017), whose unwanted pregnancy in 1969 opened a great fracture in American life. Journalist Joshua Prager spent hundreds of hours with Norma, discovered her personal papers--a previously unseen trove--and witnessed her final moments. The Family Roe presents...
Author
Series
Publisher
Nomad Press / Bookmasters
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
How do we heat our homes, light our rooms, and power our cars? With energy! In 2014, the United States relied on fossil fuels for about 67 percent of its power. However, as the fossil fuel supply dwindles and climate change becomes an increasingly urgent issue, individuals, businesses, and governments are expanding their sources of renewable energy, including solar, wind, biofuel, hydro, and geothermal. In Renewable Energy: Discover the Fuel of the...
76) Spare Parts
Author
Publisher
Macmillan
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Formats
Description
Joshua Davis's Spare Parts--now a major motion picture--is a story about overcoming insurmountable odds and the young men who proved they were among the most patriotic and talented Americans in this country—even as the country tried to kick them out. Four undocumented Mexican American students, two great teachers, one robot-building contest . . . In 2004, four Latino teenagers arrived at the Marine Advanced Technology Education Robotics Competition...
Author
Publisher
Microcosm Publishing LLC
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
When you don't wanna go down to the pizzeria, whip up these vegan pizzas. Automne Zingg--mastermind behind Comfort Eating with Nick Cave, Defensive Eating with Morrissey, and Enter Sandwich--has illustrated pizza-themed boys-from-Queens homages, as they eat pizza, sneer at pepperoni, and play pizza guitars. Joshua Ploeg's recipes wittily incorporate vaguely familiar lyrics and humor. Pizzas range from traditional marinara with vegetables and veggie...
Author
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Do you feel like you've settled for a life less than you once desired? The good news: it's not over! It's Not Over is a book for anyone who has ever felt discouraged, detoured, or disappointed by the path of their life and who longs to dream big again.
"Whether you are overcoming a disappointment or simply dreaming big, this book will build your faith and inspire you to do more than you thought possible." - Craig Groeschel, pastor of Life.Church...
Author
Series
Guild of Specialists volume 3
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Siblings Becca and Doug discover important clues to their missing parents' expedition route and the location of Ur-Can, the fabled Storm City, and they embark on a perilous journey to the Takla Makan desert, racing against their Guild enemies by steam train, riverboat, and airship across the Himalayas, trying to save not only their parents, but the entire planet.
Author
Publisher
WND Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Liberty's Secrets exposes readers to the Founding Fathers as never before. Charles has cataloged all of the Founding Father's writings and in Liberty's Secrets provides an exposé of their profound yet glossed-over writings, delving into the subjects most important to maintaining a free society at a time when we most need to recover them. Liberty's Secrets equips those who already respect the Founders, as well as to destroy many of the cultural myths...