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21602) Murphy's law
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Murphy's plans for semi-retirement with Sally, his newfound love, are put on hold with one call from his boss, William Burke, special assistant to the president. Counterfeit money turning up in banks all across the west could threaten the American economy and stock market. Leaving Sally at his Washington home, Murphy sets out to pick up the trail of the counterfeiter. Chasing his quarry across unforgiving mountains and deserts, Murphy is at his...
21604) The young desperados
Author
Series
Ivory and Albert volume 1
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Teenagers Albert Sand and Ivory Cade learn of an old friends murder and decide to earn the money for his burial when fate intervenes in the form of a wealthy banker whose wife was kidnapped by the outlaw killer One Eye Texas Jack Crowfoot and his gang. The boys see their opportunity to get the banker's reward, return his wife, and earn enough money to bury their old pal, Gus Monroe. To accomplish their goals, they must prove wile and wit while dealing...
21607) The dinner
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
It is a dark psychological thriller about a fierce showdown between two couples during the course of an ornately prepared meal at a fancy restaurant. When Stan Lohman, a popular congressman running for governor, invites his troubled younger brother Paul and his wife Claire to join him and his wife Katelyn for dinner at one of the town's most fashionable restaurants, the stage is set for a tense night.
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Mike Ritland saw a military working dog in action and instantly knew he'd found his true calling. Ritland started his own company training and supplying dogs for the SEAL teams, U.S. Government, and Department of Defense. He knew that fewer than one percent of all working dogs had what it takes to contribute to the success of our nation's elite combat units, and began searching the globe for animals who fit this specific profile. These specialized...
21609) Babar comes to America
Author
Series
Babar (Brunhoff) volume 16
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Babar pays an official visit to Washington, D.C., then travels around the United States, receiving an honorary degree from Harvard University, fishing in Lake Michaigan, and touring California with his family.
21610) Buffalo soldiers
Author
Series
Black sabre chronicles volume 1
Pub. Date
1997, c1996
Language
English
21611) Freddie vs. the family curse
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Freddie Ruiz is cursed. While other people may have bad days, Freddie and his family have had bad generations: from bird poop splatting on him during picture day to the many tumbles and trips that earned him the nickname Faceplant Freddie. He's learned to lay low and keep himself out of trouble--which means no fun, no friends, and definitely no risks. But when he discovers a family heirloom, a century-old amulet from the Philippines that's supposed...
21612) Lebanese Americans
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"This book explores the story of Lebanese Americans. Readers will learn about what prompted Lebanese to move to the United States. Entertaining text will explain what life is like for Lebanese American families and how they celebrate their culture"--Amazon.com.
21613) Mexican Americans
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"This book explores the story of Mexican Americans. Readers will learn about the movement between Mexico and the United States. Entertaining text will illustrate what life is like for Mexican American families and how they celebrate their culture. Features include a map, timeline, glossary, Making Connection questions and sidebars"--
Author
Pub. Date
p2010
Language
English
Description
In 1908, international tensions mount as the world plunges toward war. When a brilliant American battleship gun designer dies in an apparent suicide, the man's grief-stricken daughter turns to the legendary Van Dorn Detective Agency to clear her father's name. Van Dorn puts his chief investigator on the case, and Isaac Bell soon realizes that the clues point to murder not suicide. When more suspicious deaths occur, Bell realizes that a spy is killing...
21616) Marshal of Medicine Lodge
Author
Series
Merlin Fanshaw volume Bk. 4
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
21617) Stand by me
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
This film about friendship and the indelible experiences of growing up takes place in a small Oregon town as four boys set out on a two-day search for a missing teenager's body, a search that turns into an odyssey of self-discovery.
21618) Harriet Tubman
Pub. Date
c1996
Language
English
Description
This is the story of Harriet Tubman, who helped more than three hundred slaves escape to freedom in the North.
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"An icon of American artistic invention, the Chelsea Hotel has been, since its founding by a French socialist utopian in 1884, a cultural dynamo lodged in the very heart of uber-capitalist New York City. Sherill Tippins, author of the acclaimed February House, delivers a lively, masterly history of the Chelsea and of the successive generations of artists who have cohabited and created there, among them John Sloan, Edgar Lee Masters, Isabella Stewart...
21620) El Dorado
Series
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
A gunfighter comes to the aid of a cattle baron, but switches sides when he meets up with his old friend, the alcoholic sheriff. Includes commentary, featurettes, galleries, original theatrical trailer, and eight-page booklet.
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