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21) Natty Natty V1
Publisher
Europe Comics
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Rebellious Princess Natty of Orchidhali is a member of the floral caste and lives in a luxurious, sunshine-filled palace. But once she refuses her arranged marriage, she is forced to flee the palace. She ends up in the dark realm of the Untouchables, the very lowest caste of society, where a strange form of leprosy reigns as a result of the lack of sunlight. Natty meets an Untouchable named Sami, who is just as rebellious as she is, and together they...
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Language
English
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Description
Exploring the backstory that led to the writing of Graham Greene's beloved satirical spy novel, Our Man Down in Havana evokes this pivotal time and place in the author's life. When U.S. immigration authorities deported Graham Greene from Puerto Rico in 1954, the British author made an unplanned visit to Havana and discovered that "every vice was permissible and every trade possible" in a Caribbean fleshpot of mafia-run casinos and nude revues. The...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
"A revelatory account of how the loving marriage of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth saved the monarchy during World War II, and how they raised their daughter to become Queen Elizabeth II, based on exclusive access to the Royal Archives--from the bestselling author of Elizabeth the Queen and Prince Charles Granted special access by Queen Elizabeth II to her parents' letters and diaries and to the papers of their close friends and family, Sally...
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Series
American girl BeForever. Josefina, 1824 volume 1
American girl BeForever. Josefina 1824 volume 1
Josefina classic volume 1
American girl BeForever. Josefina 1824 volume 1
Josefina classic volume 1
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Josefina and her sisters are excited when energetic young Aunt Dolores arrives at the rancho, bringing new ideas, new fashions, and new challenges, but they worry the changes will make them forget Mam©Ł, especially as Christmas approaches.
27) Light and dark
Author
Publisher
Smart Apple Media/Black Rabbit Books
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Explains essential facts about light and dark, including natural and artificial light, color, and reflection. Includes experiments"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Science storybook volume 1
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Fox is hungry. She waits until dark, then emerges from her den to hunt for food. Follow her as she pads through the city streets and learns about sunlight, moonlight, and electric light. Shadows grow along alleys and reflections bounce off store windows as Fox moves through patches of light and dark. Using simple, clear language and beautiful illustrations, this gentle story is the perfect introduction to light and dark for budding scientists"--Publisher's...
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Language
English
Description
From photographing a dewdrop in spring to a beautiful frost in winter, you can now follow your hobby throughout the year with Digital Photography Through the Year. Whatever your level of expertise or type of camera, from the best digital SLRs on the market right down to camera phones, you’ll find tips and tricks to help you get the most out of your shot. Fully updated for this third edition with the latest developments in technology and equipment,...
Author
Publisher
Abrams
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
For forty years, Andy Goldsworthy has worked with an extraordinary range of natural materials, often at their source. On an almost daily basis, he makes works of art using the materials and conditions that he encounters wherever he is, be it the land around his Scottish home, the mountain regions of France or Spain, or the pavements of New York City, Glasgow, or Rio de Janeiro. Out of earth, rocks, leaves, ice, snow, rain, sunlight and shadow he makes...
Author
Publisher
Hatje Cantz
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
That incomparable melancholy in Edward Hopper?s pictures occasionally leads us to look at the details of his life. Where exactly did this master of loneliness live and work? What were his most important influences while he was working on his great paintings of America? In this wonderful, simply structured, A-to-Z book, Ulf Küster pursues these themes, which say a great deal about the painter and his interests, and yet he never loses sight of the...
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Los Angeles, 1950. Three cops battle police corruption, a call girl, a mysterious millionaire, a tabloid journalist and the Chief of Detectives fuel a labyrinthine plot rife with mystery, ambition, romance and humor.
Author
Publisher
Shadow Mountain
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Bob Inama is an American spy working undercover in East Germany during the 1960s when he is taken prisoner and tortured daily. He survives the ordeal by maintaining his hope in the face of despair, and by committing himself to return alive to the girl he loves, Luisa. Based on a true story"--
"Based on a true story. Inspired by real events. A riveting and emotionally-gripping novel of an American soldier working as a spy in Soviet-occupied East...
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
In the latest adventures, Luffy, Zoro and Sanji lose their shadows and must find them or face death by sunlight. Their skeleton friend Brook will share the secret to defeating a zombie army in exchange for help defeating a zombie samurai. Meanwhile, Nami is kidnapped by an undead scoundrel, and Usopp must try to survive his encounter with a gothic Lolita.