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Pub. Date
[2024]
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English
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"The experts at Fodor's are here to help. We're bringing you the very best of Bermuda, including Hamilton, the famous pink beaches, the Railway Trail, and more. Our local experts vet every recommendation to ensure that you have all the essential information to plan a perfect trip and make the most of your time." --
Author
Series
Sixty-eight rooms adventures volume 4
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
In the Art Institute of Chicago's miniature Thorne Rooms, the Thorne Rooms key and a mysterious set of rings lead Ruthie and Jack to new historical eras and a woman who went missing as a young girl.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
This is the story of one woman's solo lap of the planet by bike.
"In 2018, amateur cyclist Jenny Graham left family and friends behind in Scotland to become the fastest woman to cycle around the world. Alone and unsupported, she crossed the finish line at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin four months later, smashing the female record by nearly three weeks. With infectious wit and honesty, Jenny brings readers into her remarkable Round the World adventure,...
Author
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"It's 1995, and Alex Dean has it all: a spot at Cambridge University next year, the love of an amazing woman named Holly and all the time in the world ahead of him. That is until a brutal encounter with a ghost from his past sees him beaten, battered and almost drowning in the Thames. He wakes the next day to find he's in a messy, derelict room he's never seen before, in grimy clothes he doesn't recognize, with no idea of how he got there. A glimpse...
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Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
A long time ago, Logan Maletis and Rosemary Hale used to be friends. They spent their childhood summers running through the woods, rebelling against their conservative small town, and dreaming of escaping. But then an incident the summer before high school turned them into bitter rivals. After graduation, they went ten years without speaking. Now in their thirties, Logan and Rosemary find they aren't quite living the lives of adventure they imagined...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Every angler, whatever their preferred form of fishing, has a bucket list: dream fish to seek out, the ones that got away, the once-glimpsed fishing nirvanas. With 500 wildly different fishing experiences from around the globe, this bucket list draws on the wisdom of a host of angling writers. Opening with essential advice for travel, permits, and hiring local help, the book is divided into sections by continent. Each entry is labeled by location,...
Author
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Give the one you care about a trip down memory lane with this book containing 38 images of airplanes. Large and beautiful pictures with a positive message. Completely without mentioning words like Alzheimer’s, dementia or other things that can cause discomfort or stress to a loved one. Also good for visually impaired readers since this book don’t contain any text.
10) Kilt trip
Author
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Ready or Scot... Globetrotter Addie Macrae always follows her wanderlust. As a travel consultant, she jet sets around the world - anywhere but Scotland. But when she's sent on assignment to help a struggling family-run tour company in the Highlands - and save her own job - Addie packs away her emotional baggage and turns on the professional charm. Rugged as the land he loves, Logan Sutherland's greatest joy is sharing the beauty of Scotland's hidden...
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Series
Austen adventures volume 2
Pub. Date
[2022].
Language
English
Description
Rose Wallace thought her time-travelling adventures were over. Jane Austen is about to prove her wrong. After becoming trapped in present-day Bath due to a mishap with her time-travelling charm, Jane Austen is safe and sound back in the 1800s thanks to Rose's help. Now, Rose is ready to focus on her fledgling romance with dreamy Dr Aiden Trevellyan. But when Jane reappears in the present, it looks like Rose and Aiden have no choice but to follow her...
13) Firewall
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Series
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"A thrilling prequel adventure based on the acclaimed TV series Star Picard ! Two years after the USS Voyager 's return from the Delta Quadrant, Seven of Nine finds herself rejected for a position in Starfleet...and instead finds a new home with the interstellar rogue law enforcement corps known as the Fenris Rangers. The Rangers seem like an ideal fit for Seven--but to embrace this new destiny, she must leave behind all she's ever known, and risk...
14) Eye level: poems
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Jenny Xie's award-winning debut, Eye Level, takes us far and near, to Phnom Penh, Corfu, Hanoi, New York, and elsewhere, as we travel closer and closer to the acutely felt solitude that centers this searching, moving collection. Animated by a restless inner questioning, these poems meditate on the forces that moor the self and set it in motion, from immigration to travel to estranging losses and departures. The sensual worlds here--colors, smells,...
16) The Icarus job
Author
Series
Icarus saga volume 3
Pub. Date
[2024].
Language
English
Description
"For years Gregory Roarke and his Kadolian partner Selene worked as crocketts, combing through the atmospheres of uninhabited worlds for places that might be colonized or hold valuable resources. Now, they work for the Icarus Group, a top-secret government organization hunting for portals created by a long-vanished alien race, portals that can teleport a person hundreds or thousands of light-years in the blink of an eye. Usually, those hunts are long...
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Beyond capturing the hearts and minds of photographers, geologists, and mountaineers, Iceland's glaciers are deeply rooted in the country's culture and history. First, look backward in time to learn how Iceland came to have so much, well, ice. Then, plunge into a world of ice tunnels, ice caves, and other extreme features.
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Before it was settled, around 65% of Iceland had vegetation. Now, only 0.5% of the country is forested. So, what happened to the forests? Get a closer look at the dangers of steep-slope erosion, as well as some of the natural difficulties currently challenging Iceland's century-long effort to reforest the country.
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Begin your adventure into a fascinating world of fire and ice with an introduction to what makes Iceland such an unparalleled place to visit and explore. Discover how Iceland's people have existed throughout its history and learn how they were inspired to explore the land in many ways, including through beautiful poetry and epic sagas.
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Start understanding Iceland's contemporary art and music by looking into its history of stone and wood carvings and oral poetry. Then, explore the prevalence of animals and landscapes in paintings, the country's vibrant street art and mural scene, the ways Icelandic folk music blends poetry and melody, and more.
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