Emma James
1) Thor
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Captain Kira Winter has always been a risk-taker. Her natural tendency to never back down from a fight is what brought her up, quickly, through the ranks of the Terran Alliance Forces. A fighter pilot for one of the most sophisticated militaries in the Galaxy, Kira lives for the adrenaline-pumping encounters she so often finds herself in.
She has no way of knowing, however, that her fame for bending rules and always getting the job done, no matter...
Publisher
GKids
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
Nederlands
Description
In the late nineteenth century King Leopold II of Belgium proclaimed, 'I do not want to miss a good chance of getting us a slice of this magnificent African cake.' The subsequent occupation of the Congo would come to attract a contingent of servants, merchants, and miscellaneous bourgeois driven by everything from insatiable greed to existential fear. From the intimate stories of these characters, many of whom pass through a luxury hotel in the middle...
Author
Publisher
Little Bigfoot, an imprint of Sasquatch Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A fictionalized account about a real wolf with the scientific name OR7 (the 7th radio-collared wolf in Oregon) that traveled from eastern Oregon to northern California--the first known wolf in the Golden State in 90 years"--
11) Clean break
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
When a car dealer faces problems in both his personal and professional lives he makes a plan to fix his money problems while getting revenge on those who are making his life miserable.
12) Ulysses
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 46
Language
English
Description
[The Modern library of the world's best books]
Serialized first in the Little Review in 1918 and published first in Paris in 1922, although its censorship for obscenity in America and England were not lifted until the mid-1930sIn terms of its story it defies abridgement or explanation except that it all takes place on one day, 16 June 1904, or Bloomsday, which was the anniversary of Joyces first walk with his beloved Nora Barnacle. It (very) loosely...
Author
Publisher
Clarkson Potter/Publishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Take a raucous romp through the essential stages of fashioning cocktails and learn the hows and whys of bartending with acclaimed mixologist Toby Maloney and the team from The Violet Hour. When the pioneering cocktail bar opened in Chicago in 2007, it set a high standard with an innovative training program that teaches not just how to replicate classic cocktail recipes flawlessly, but how to embrace ingenuity, make smart decisions, and create original,...
Publisher
Rizzoli Electa
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Drawing on the V & A's collection of Beatrix Potter's artwork--the largest in the world--and little-seen material from international collections, this book explores her achievements as a naturalist, artist-storyteller and sheep farmer, and her legacy in preservation of the Lake District. Potter combined scientific observation with storytelling. Packed with characters such as Jemima Puddleduck and Squirrel Nutkin, alongside botanical drawings, picture...
15) Electrochemical capacities of commercially available structural carbon fibers, fabrics, and papers
Author
Series
ARL-TR volume 4574
Publisher
Army Research Laboratory
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"James Herriot's timeless, heartwarming, and perceptive stories about animals and people have charmed millions of readers around the world, and millions more have watched the popular PBS series All Creatures Great and Small, which is based on his four books. The Wonderful World of James Herriot excerpts the best of his stories to shape the larger tale of his life, his family, and his world, illustrated with evocative drawings and family photographs,...
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
A riveting portrayal of one of the most dramatic and turbulent times in English history. A story of love and lust, seduction and deception, betrayal and murder, it is uniquely told through the perspective of three different yet equally relentless women: Elizabeth Woodville, Margaret Beaufort, and Anne Neville. In their quest for power, they will scheme, manipulate, and seduce their way onto the English throne.
Author
Publisher
Marvel Worldwide, Inc
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Soldiers from Karolina's home planet arrive, demanding that she be handed over. Squabbling over the best course to take, the Runaways begin to fracture. Can they face the alien threat when they can't face one another? Meanwhile, a DJ creates a mystical song that transforms anyone with plastic surgery into an obedient zombie. In L.A., that's a lot of zombies! And when a mysterious airplane crash takes a Runaway's life, the team's mourning is cut short...