David Barker
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VENGEANCE ALWAYS HAS A PRICE Agent Sim Atkins has returned home after surviving his last deadly mission, and all that he can think about is finding the criminals responsible for a heinous act. But, his fury and lust for revenge are put on hold when a nuclear warhead is stolen. Can Sim and his colleagues track down the terrorist cell and disarm the device in time? White Gold is the gripping finale in the compelling Gaia Trilogy of page-turning thrillers...
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The action-packed trilogy now in one volume-set in a water-starved world, where international agents fight to keep doomsday at bay...
This edition of the thrilling Gaia series includes:
Blue Gold
Climate change and geopolitical tension have given rise to a new international threat: a world war over water. This vital resource has become a precious commodity, and some will stop at nothing to control its flow. When a satellite disappears over Iceland,...
3) Blue Gold
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In a world gasping for water, who can you trust? Climate change and geopolitical tension have given rise to a new international threat - a world war over water. This vital resource has become a precious commodity, and some will stop at nothing to control its flow. When a satellite disappears over Iceland, Sim Atkins thinks he knows why. He is given the chance to join the Overseas Division and hunt for the terrorists responsible. But his new partner,...
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Convenient, entertaining, and provocative, talk radio today is unapologetically ideological. Focusing on Rush Limbaugh-the medium's most influential talk show-Rushed to Judgment systematically examines the politics of persuasion at play on our nation's radio airwaves and asks a series of important questions. Does listening to talk radio change the way people think about politics, or are listeners' attitudes a function of the self-selecting nature...
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How far would you go to protect the ones you love? In the aftermath of a world war over water, geopolitical tensions remain high, and terrorism is a daily fact of life. But a mining base on the moon offers a rare example of international co-operation and a possible solution to the world's energy problems. Yet not everyone on Earth is keen for this endeavour to succeed... Sim Atkins and his wife are desperate to start a family. But a shocking message...
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In a country beset by civil war, New London defends itself behind a giant wall. Inside the city, children are forced to work from an early age, except for the lucky few who train to be leaders in the re-purposed Palace of Westminster. 12-year-old orphaned Pax is brilliant at recycling old tech. He enjoys working on the verti-farms and just wants a bit of peace and quiet. But when that is taken away from him, his only hope is to pass a near-impossible...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Written in the narrative voice of a student researching soil, this book explains the properties of soil. Readers begin to understand how the process of forming and answering questions is a key to investigation and scientific communication.
8) E-Waste
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 3
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English
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Humanity's impact on the natural world can have disastrous effects. E-Waste shines a light on the ever-growing amount of e-waste and the lack of resources to safely recycle it. With abundant charts and diagrams and large-format photos, this title explores the science behind damages to human and environmental health, and considers actions people and governments can take to try to improve the situation. Features include a flow chart showing the disaster's...
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Have you and your family eaten organic foods? Maybe you've compared fruits and vegetables on the regular produce shelves to those in the organic food section at your local market. So what makes food organic, how is it different from the other foods at the grocery store, and why might you choose to eat organic?
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Save the Planet: Compost it applies the NCTE/IRA Standards to science and social studies content. Each book sends the reader on a fact-finding mission, posing an initial challenge and concluding with questions and answers. Through engaging, interactive scenarios, learners can experiment with text prediction, purpose-driven research, and creative problem solving all critical thinking skills while learning about ways to care for our planet.
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"Two decades ago, Adam Sharp had a passionate relationship with an actress who taught him for the first time what it meant to find--and then lose--love. Now she's back in touch and Adam must decide if having a second chance is worth the risk"--
On the cusp of turning fifty, Adam Sharp is happy with his partner Claire, excels in music trivia at quiz night at the local pub, looks after his mother, and does the occasional consulting job in IT. But he...
14) Shirley
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Neon
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[2020]
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English
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A famous horror writer finds inspiration for her next book after she and her husband take in a young couple.
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From the bestselling author of The Rosie Project comes a romantic novel about true love, second chances, and decades of great music.
Two decades ago, Adam Sharp's piano playing led him into a passionate relationship with Angelina Brown, an intelligent and strong-willed actress. They had a chance at something more-but Adam didn't take it.
Now, on the cusp of turning fifty, Adam likes his life. He's happy with his partner Claire, he excels in music...
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What Are Best Friends For? More than anything, Summer Patterson wants a baby. What she doesn't want is a husband. Thankfully, her best friend, Ryder McClain, makes the perfect sperm donor. Ryder is loyal, undeniably sexy and the one man she trusts - the only reason she agrees to conceive their baby naturally. When baby-making nights with Summer blaze like the West Texas sun, Ryder feels the heat. He never expected Summer to say yes to sharing his...
17) Pimped
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A disconnected woman, struggling with her own identity, is lured into a dangerous game of cat and mouse, where she is forced to confront her inner demons and unearth her hidden strength to battle a dangerous psychopath.
18) Gabe's Fortune
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Prospect Springs Shifters Series, #3
Shapeshifter Gabriel MacSweeny loves a challenge. When he's offered the chance to buy a traveling carnival, he knows it's a business decision he can't pass up. Doesn't hurt that the fortune teller is a beautiful, mysterious woman who has curves in all the right places and just so happens to be his mate.
19) The Reagan show
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Gravitas Ventures
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c2017.
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English
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It is an all-archival documentary about the original performer-president's role of a lifetime. Teasing apart the spectacle at the heart of finger-on-the-button global diplomacy, the film follows Ronald Reagan's rivalry with charismatic Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, tracing how the Communicator-in-Chief uses his public relations chops to overcome Soviet mistrust, the objections of a skeptical press corps and the looming threat of WW III.