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1) Ian Rutledge
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Series
Language
English
Description
The New York Times—bestselling author discusses the creation of their beloved English police inspector and his long-running mystery series.
Scotland Yard's Insp. Ian Rutledge made his debut in 1996 with Charles Todd's historical police procedural “A Test of Wills”. Many years and cases later, the shell-shocked World War I veteran has won over readers far and wide. But how did such a troubled yet wise character come to be?
Writing together...
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Language
English
Description
Sensual Native American RomanceWhich will be the victor: hatred or love?Mid-18th century North America is a hotbed of unrest between many Native American tribes, who are feuding over territory. By this time, most of the Kiowa bands have been pushed west by the Lakota, who are on the move southward from the Great Lakes region. These invaders from the north want the game-rich, lush pasture lands of the territory for themselves.However, one small Kiowa...
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
When Dr. Meridian captures Megatron and Dot Malto, Megatron is put to the test. Will he keep his oath and stay loyal to Optimus Prime and help save Robby and Mo's mom, or will he go back to his old ways and side with Meridian?
Author
Publisher
Barefoot Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Yelena and Papa take care of their traditional Filipino dwelling a" their nipa hut a" and it takes care of them. But when a typhoon roars towards the Philippines, their preparation will be put to the test. Gripping narrative will keep young readers glued to the pages as Yelena, Papa and the nipa hut work together as a family to withstand the storm.
Series
Publisher
National Learning Corporation
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"The Advanced Clerical and Secretarial Positions Passbook® prepares you for your test by allowing you to take practice exams in the subjects you need to study. It provides hundreds of questions and answers in the areas that will likely be covered on your upcoming exam, including but not limited to: office procedures and practices; spelling; punctuation and capitalization; grammar; proofreading; arithmetic computation; office management and planning;...
Author
Publisher
Apress Media LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Take advantage of PHP 8's powerful features to create basic web applications, solve code tests (required for most job interviews nowadays), and begin moving towards more advanced PHP concepts. This book provides an introduction to PHP 8, including modules, attributes, JIT compiler, and union types, as well as related frameworks such as Symfony. You will explore fundamental PHP concepts through both practical and hands-on examples. You'll not only...
7) Luminous
Publisher
Deskpop Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
LUMINOUS tells the story of the first astronomer in history to publicly predict the near-future explosion of a star--will he be right? Others in the astronomical community are skeptical, and professional reputations hang in the balance. In production for five years, LUMINOUS, a feature documentary by award-winning filmmaker Sam Smartt (Wagonmasters), follows Larry Molnar's journey to test an unprecedented prediction, knowing that its success or failure...
8) Love changes
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Publisher
Urban Books
Pub. Date
©2008
Language
English
Description
"Toni and Beatrice have faced many challenges together since their childhood friendship began. That friendship is put to the test, however, when one's disloyalty to the other is revealed. Beatrice is searching for a rich man who will continue to lavish her in the high-maintenance lifestyle to which she's accustomed. The perfect world she envisions is destroyed when Toni inadvertently finds the love she has been longing for. Down-to-earth Toni believes...
9) Henry Henry
Author
Publisher
The Unnamed Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"It's London, 2014, and Hal Lancaster, son and heir of Henry, Duke of Lancaster, is in a holding pattern: his mother is dead, his father is dying or remarrying or both, his siblings are fighting, his internship is pointless, and nobody will leave him alone. Everything is as it should be and yet nothing is right. Over the course of a year of partying, drinking, and flirting to dubious consequence, Hal is tested by brutal family legacies, Catholic...
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Publisher
Highlights Press
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
"What did the dad say when his son said, "I'm hungry"? "Hi, Hungry, I'm Dad!" This laugh-out-loud humor collection contains over 900 kid-friendly dad jokes that will leave kids groaning and giggling. Looking for a joke that's so corny, only a dad could tell it? This book is filled with 256 pages of jokes by, about, and for dads (and their humorous kids)! With hilarious black-and-white cartoons and the cheesiest jokes around, readers young and old...
Author
Publisher
Workman Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"This definitive cookbook from two James Beard Cookbook Award-winning authors teaches readers how to combine dozens of super-powered pantry items from around the globe-from aji amarillo to gochujang, Banyuls vinegar to za'atar-with proven test-kitchen techniques to build maximum flavor with minimal effort. The product of this alchemical marriage is kitchen gold-promising the savoriest chicken (thanks to Coca-Cola, shichimi togarashi, Worcestershire,...
Author
Publisher
John F. Blair, Publisher
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"In 1950s New Orleans, a young woman steps into her white tulle gown and glides down the long hallway of her parents' house into the front garden. Her father, a respected surgeon, drives her downtown, where she will make her debut into Negro society. Though mesmerized by the rituals, Sybil Haydel, 17, cannot help but note their irony in a world where she daily faces the barriers and insults of Jim Crow. Thirteen years later, Sybil lies sleepless in...
Author
Publisher
Harvest, an imprint of William Morrow
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Raising healthy, happy kids shouldn't be so hard. Yet, despite living in what should be a golden age of medicine, our children are sicker than ever. At least 1 in 5 kids has eczema, and 1 in 10 has asthma, ADHD, or anxiety-and sometimes they have all of the above. Many parents are at a loss for who to turn to for trusted advice-advice that takes a root-cause, holistic approach to whole child resilience, but doesn't dismiss the value of conventional...