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15901) Jane Austen's Emma
Author
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Award-winning author Butler brings readers another Jane Austen classic. Joined with the beautiful illustrations, Butler brings to life Austen's most precocious heroine, Emma Woodhouse. Discover what has made this story so enduring, as it is retold in the Mighty Marvel manner.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English
Description
"Charles Darwin's scientific work transformed the way people think about life on Earth. From his childhood in England to his pivotal ocean voyages, he took every opportunity to study the natural world. And he helped shape a new understanding of how life forms change over time. This graphic biography highlights Darwin's youthful push to become a naturalist--against the wishes of his stern father. It also shares a look at his field research, collaborations,...
15903) Journeys of a lifetime
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
Embark on a journey most people only dream about. Africa's wildebeest migration, Kenya's wild savannah, and Victoria Falls; India's Nilgiris Mountains, a rare Bengal tiger encounter in Bajasthan; the Buddhist festival at Gasa Dzong; The Great Wall and Beijing in China. New Year's Eve in Paris; Lapland's stunning Northern Lights; carnival in Venice; Egypt's tombs; Easter morning in Jerusalem; the Lost City of Petra. The Great Barrier Reef in Australia;...
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
Unabridged.
Language
English
Description
From the Gilded Age until 1914, more than 100 American heiresses invaded Britannia and swapped dollars for titles; just like Cora Crawley, the first Downton Abbey character Julian Fellowes was inspired to create after reading the book. Filled with vivid personalities, gossipy anecdotes, grand houses, and a wealth of period details, plus photographs, illustrations, quotes, and the finer points of Victorian and Edwardian etiquette, it is social history...
15906) The coldest winter
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"After a string of botched assignments for MI6 in Berlin, David Perceval is being sent home. Even his final mission before leaving, the defection of a Soviet scientist, goes badly wrong, as the coldest winter for 30 years descends on Europe"--
15907) The coldest city
Author
Pub. Date
2012.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Set in the days immediately preceding the fall of the Berlin Wall, "The Coldest City" follows two British spies through the streets of West Berlin and across the border to the East as they attempt to recover an item of vital interest to national-- and international-- security.
Author
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Antimony Carver is a precocious and preternaturally self-possessed young girl starting her first year of school at gloomy Gunnerkrigg Court, a very British boarding school that has robots running around along side body-snatching demons, forest gods, and the odd mythical creature.
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"To save a boy she barely knows, teenage orphan Olivia Twist joins The Esthers, a rag-tag girl gang of thieves running free in a dangerous future. Olivia's life in this London of internment camps and strange technology gets even more complicated when she discovers that she has more power and wealth than she's ever dreamed of. But it comes with a great cost."--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Super Dweeb volume 3
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Andy has an awesome secret--his pencil can redraw reality! But when he creates a doodle duplicate to do his chores, things go badly wrong. Can Andy survive a battle with his own evil twin?"--Back cover.
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Language
English
Description
"A true daughter of the fearsome O'Malley clan, Grace spent her life wishing to join the fight to keep Henry VIII's armies from invading her homeland of Ireland -- only to be told again and again that the battlefield is no place for a woman. But after English conspirators brutally murder her husband, Grace can no longer stand idly by. Leading men into battle on the high seas, Grace O'Malley quickly gains a formidable reputation as the Pirate Queen...
15914) Moriarty the patriot: Vol. 3
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
Shonen Jump edition.
Language
English
Description
"The untold story of Sherlock Holmes' greatest rival, Moriarty! Before he was Sherlock's rival, Moriarty fought against the unfair class system in London by making sure corrupt nobility got their comeuppance. But even the most well-intentioned plans can spin out of control--will Moriarty's dream of a more just and equal world turn him into a hero... or a monster?.. Just as everything appears to be going his way, Sherlock finds himself arrested for...
Series
Da Vinci and mysteries of the Renaissance volume disc 6
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
"The Prince" examines the life and ideas of Niccolo Machiavelli and how they were reflected in the politics and government of Florence, Spain. and England. "The warior" examines the art, methods and morality of Renaissance warfare and how they differ from modern perceptions of armed conflict.
15917) Wired up wrong
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Hoping to better understand her own brain, award-winning comic-creator Rachael Smith set about documenting her experiences and struggles with anxiety and depression through comic strips. The resulting book, Wired Up Wrong, is both educating and entertaining, holding a mirror up to all the flattering and unflattering aspects of mental health. Featuring Rufus the cat, Barky, a giant black dog who lives inside her head, and two tiny, imaginary game-show...
15918) Moriarty the patriot: Vol. 9
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
Shonen Jump edition.
Language
English
Description
"Before he was Sherlock's rival, Moriarty fought against the unfair class caste system in London by making sure corrupt nobility got their comeuppance. But even the most well-intentioned plans can spin out of control--will Moriarty's dream of a more just and equal world turn him into a hero... or a monster? The true mastermind behind the Jack the Ripper murders is none other than Britain's media king, Charles Augustus Milverton. After that case comes...
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