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Gems from the life of one of the most influential figures in American music! Pete Seeger: The Storm King audio collection presents Pete Seeger's spoken words as he captivatingly recounts his most engaging stories, narratives, and poems-set to new music created by nearly 50 musicians from traditions as diverse as African Music, Blues, Bluegrass, Classical Guitar, Folk, Jazz, and Native American Music, Pete's wisdom and stories out to new audiences...
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"Analyzes the ways in which the Hudson River has become a key battleground in the emergence of modern environmentalism in the United States since Consolidated Edison announced plans to construct a pumped storage power plant at Storm King Mountain in 1962"--Provided by publisher.
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"The mysterious majestic Hudson River Highlands have long enchanted artists and hikers. They also launched revolutions of independence, and industry, conservation, and creativity. Every hill and hollow arcing fifty miles north of New York City holds a story. Some helped shape the nation. An icy giant slumbering between Storm King and Breakneck Ridge surprised the First Nation peoples. George Washington, fighting here for American Independence, saved...
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A clash of Light and Shadow. An act that cannot be undone.
Zowan has always lived his life under the shadow of his uncle, the Storm King. Now a fully trained Shadow mage, Zowan is on his way to study swordsmanship at the Light temple of Azurite.
He's not going to let his uncle's storm clouds--literal or figurative--get in his way.
But when they arrive with a delegation of mages, something is wrong inside the temple. When the Storm King is accused...
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FIRE IN THE HEART is a powerful memoir by a woman, once a shy, insecure schoolgirl, who reinvented herself as a professional wildland fire fighter. Determined to forge herself into a stronger, braver person, Mary climbs to new heights for a woman in the field in the 90s, eventually becoming a team commander of a Florida wildfire division. Filled with literal struggles for survival, tough choices and Mary's burning passion for what she does, Fire in...
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Osserian saga volume 1
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For a thousand years, there have been no great wizards in the world -- and even longer since a wizard-king reigned.
Now all must welcome and fear the coming of
The Amber Wizard
As Gerin Atreyano takes his place as the Crown Prince of Khedesh after his father ascends to the throne, a stranger appears and proclaims that Gerin may be the amber wizard foretold long ago. Now young Gerin's training, both as prince and wizard, must begin in earnest. But...
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House of secrets (Chris Columbus) volume 2
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IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 13
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Cordelia, Brendan, and Eleanor Walker, must rely on a mysterious book to face the Wind Witch the Storm King, who have kidnapped Dr. and Mrs. Walker and brought them to a strange world of magic.
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You better not pout, you better not cry… …You definitely better not steal his ride. With Christmas just around the corner, psychic medium Lena Alan and private detective Jesper MacMillian find themselves on their *wildest* case yet: the Storm King is in town, and someone has stolen his ride! If he doesn't get it back in time to lead the Wild Hunt, the ghosts of the old year will sow chaos in the year to come. Lena and MacMillian will have to make...
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Better Ways to See celebrates the author's unique perspectives through experiences with nature and art. He attributes his "better" ways of seeing to parents who wanted him and his sister to have more wonder-filled views of the world than they had because of their limited Great Depression era experiences. The chapbook includes a series of bird and nature poems linked to an outing with his father where they sought out the first post-DDT eagle to return...
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House of secrets (Chris Columbus) volume 2
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IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 13
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Cordelia, Brendan, and Eleanor Walker, aged fifteen to eight, must rely on a mysterious book to face the Wind Witch and her father, the Storm King, who have kidnapped Dr. and Mrs. Walker and brought them to a strange world of magic.
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Seven years after fleeing the collapse of their father's Lysian Empire, the surviving members of the Ehlrich family have each adjusted in their own unique ways to a new life in their mother's homeland of the Stormlands. The realm's war with foreign aggressors has drawn to a staunch close, and mother, brothers, and sisters will be reunited for the first time since their exodus from the High East. Amidst the void of purpose amongst an aging Storm King...
15) House of secrets
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House of secrets (Chris Columbus) volume 1
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IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 13
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Cordelia, Brendan, and Eleanor Walker, aged fifteen to eight, must rely on a mysterious book to face the Wind Witch and her father, the Storm King, who have kidnapped Dr. and Mrs. Walker and brought them to a strange world of magic.
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Summit Colorado mountains by hiking to the peaks!
Colorado is known for its high peaks and breathtaking views, but you needn't be a mountain climber to experience the adrenaline rush of making it to the top. In this inspiring guide, expert author James Dziezynski presents 55 of Colorado's very best summit hikes. His spirited descriptions of the peaks-which range from 8,144 to 14,433 feet in elevation-reveal why each trip is well worth taking.
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A treatise on the laws governing proportional form in both nature and the arts and sciences, this well-illustrated volume amply demonstrates how a design's geometrical construction can captivate both the eye and the mind. Flowers, shells, and other natural organisms appear here, along with artistic creations, in a mathematical study of the similarity of their constructive principles. These principles, in turn, are the fundamental elements by which...
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Here for your reading delectation are 25 outre tales of crime. Since history has proven that there is nothing unusual or unexpected about the human (or inhuman) drive to break the law, it should come as no surprise that the weird, the strange, the supernatural, and the just plain odd often, in fictional form, manifest themselves allayed to the criminal element. Included are:
THE WINDOW OF HORRORS, by H.L. Mencken
THE FOOTSTEPS ON THE STAIRS, by...
19) The Standoff
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At Tattersall Prison, a max-lock for the baddest of the bad, sleepless nights are the norm... until a fireball from the sky turns the night shift into a nightmare - trapping guards and cons on the inside, cops on the outside, and escapees in-between... all of them threatened by a hideous alien invader which needs nice, warm human bodies in which to incubate. From the outside, it looks like a replay of Waco, but from the inside, it's more like Dante's...
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A fragile peace governs the kingdoms of Wessex, East Anglia, under the rule of the late King Alfred's son, King Edward, and Mercia, under his daughter Aethelflaed. Uhtred, her formidable champion and greatest warrior, controls the northern parts from the strongly fortified city of Chester. But no one can prepare them for the storm that is about to descend. The Northmen, allied to the Irish, come in force under the cover of night, up the Mersey, perhaps...