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Series
Supernatural Society volume 1
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
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"Monsters have never been so much fun." –Stuart Gibbs, New York Times bestselling author of the Spy School series
"Frightening and fun!" –Neil Patrick Harris, New York Times bestselling author of The Magic Misfits
Readers will be scared silly in this spooky and hilarious middle grade series starter about a town chock-full of monsters and the kids who must unravel centuries of secrets to save it....
"Frightening and fun!" –Neil Patrick Harris, New York Times bestselling author of The Magic Misfits
Readers will be scared silly in this spooky and hilarious middle grade series starter about a town chock-full of monsters and the kids who must unravel centuries of secrets to save it....
Author
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
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Foreword by Steven Pinker
Blending the informed analysis of The Signal and the Noise with the instructive iconoclasm of Think Like a Freak, a fascinating, illuminating, and witty look at what the vast amounts of information now instantly available to us reveals about ourselves and our world—provided we ask the right questions.
By the end of an average day in the early twenty-first century,
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Publisher
Oasis Audio
Pub. Date
2017
Language
Español
Description
A children's classic now available in Spanish. Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny Alden are brothers and sisters-and they're orphans! The only way they can stay together is to make it on their own. One night, during a storm, the children find an old red boxcar that keeps them warm and safe. They decide to make it their home.
SPANISH DESCRIPTION
¡Henry, Jessie, Violet, y Benny Alden son hermanos y hermanas, y son huérfanos! La unica manera que puedan...
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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"An intimate, revisionist portrait of the early years of Fidel Castro, showing how an unlikely young Cuban led his country in revolution and transfixed the world. Castro got his toughness from a father who survived Spain's nasty class system and colonial wars to become one of the most successful independent plantation owners in Cuba. He grew up to be full of contradictions. in prison, he showed a passion for French literature, wrote flowery love letters,...
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Language
Español
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A children's classic now available in Spanish. The Boxcar Children have a home with their grandfather now-but their adventures are just beginning! Their first adventure is to spend the summer camping on their own private island. The island is full of surprises, including a kind stranger with a secret.
SPANISH DESCRIPTION
¡Los niños del vagon de carga, ahora tienen casa con su abuelo, peró sus adventuras están comenzando! La primera aventura...
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Language
English
Description
Best friends Isaac and Marco face various challenges in sixth grade, such as Isaac getting better grades, Marco winning a spot on the basketball team, and both seeing their efforts make a change in their respective family lives. They hope their friendship and support for one another will be enough to help them from falling short.
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Language
English
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A multigenerational history of the Cuban mob in the United States examines the role of South Florida's exile community in building a criminal empire as part of a plot to reclaim Cuba from the Castro regime.
"The fascinating, cinematic, multigenerational story of the Cuban Mob in the United States. In April of 1961, a group of boats quietly approached the southern coast of Cuba, manned in large part by Cuban exiles who had fled in the wake of Castro's...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
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Named one of the best true crime books of all time by Time
In the last six years, more than eighty thousand people have been killed in the Mexican drug war, and drug trafficking there is a multibillion-dollar business. In a country where the powerful are rarely scrutinized, noted Mexican American journalist Alfredo Corchado refuses to shrink from reporting on government corruption, murders in Juarez, or the ruthless drug cartels...
In the last six years, more than eighty thousand people have been killed in the Mexican drug war, and drug trafficking there is a multibillion-dollar business. In a country where the powerful are rarely scrutinized, noted Mexican American journalist Alfredo Corchado refuses to shrink from reporting on government corruption, murders in Juarez, or the ruthless drug cartels...
9) War Women
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Series
Publisher
Soho Press
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
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Description
Tasked with covering up a tabloid report about high-ranking officers, US Army CID Agents George Sueño and Ernie Bascom discover a dark web of systemic issues that have potentially fatal consequences.
South Korea, 1970s: Sergeant First Class Cecil B. Harvey, a senior NCO in charge of 8th Army’s classified documents, has long been a friend (willing or unwilling) to Sergeants George Sueño and Ernie Bascom....
South Korea, 1970s: Sergeant First Class Cecil B. Harvey, a senior NCO in charge of 8th Army’s classified documents, has long been a friend (willing or unwilling) to Sergeants George Sueño and Ernie Bascom....
Author
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
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Description
Being delivered and set free from sin and bondage does not mean that the enemy now considers you off limits. He will surely attempt-again and again-to wrap those old chains back around you.
Focusing on key biblical strategies, ex-satanic high priest and bestselling author John Ramirez teaches you how to shore up your defenses after winning a battle and how to put your life back in order. Insights from the author's own experiences reveal principles...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
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"Seth Stephens-Davidowitz is more than a data scientist. He is a prophet for how to use the data revolution to reimagine your life. Don't Trust Your Gut is a tour de force—an intoxicating blend of analysis, humor, and humanity." — Daniel H. Pink, #1 New York Times bestselling author of When, Drive, and To Sell Is Human
Big decisions are hard. We consult friends
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Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
When brothers Max and Jay help a classmate in trouble, they struggle with the consequences of their violent actions and worry they may be more like their abusive father than they thought, so the brothers turn to their Bribri roots to find their way forward.
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Language
English
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"With beauty, grace, and honesty, Castillo recounts his and his familys encounters with a system that treats them as criminals for seeking safe, ordinary lives. He writes of the Sunday afternoon when he opened the door to an ICE officer who had one hand on his holster, of the hours he spent making a fake social security card so that he could work to support his family, of his father's deportation and the decade that he spent waiting to return to his...
17) The sonic breach
Author
Series
Tom Swift Inventors' Academy volume 2
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
When someone steals an "app" that Amy wrote and profits from it, Tom and his friends use a robot to help catch the thief.
Author
Series
Tom Swift Inventors' Academy volume 1
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
Tom Swift and his friends at the Swift Institute work together to retrieve a drone that was taken by the custodian, Mr. Conway, who they believe is a notorious hacker.
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Language
English
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER
A powerful, in-depth look at the imprisonment of immigrants, addressing the intersection of immigration and the criminal justice system, with a new epilogue by the author
"Argues compellingly that immigrant advocates shouldn't content themselves with debates about how many thousands of immigrants to lock up, or other minor tweaks." —Gus Bova, Texas Observer
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Publisher
christianaudio.com
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
Are you a people pleaser? Are you addicted to approval from others, and would do just about anything to get that approval?
Biblical counselor Lou Priolo exposes all the prideful manifestations of this problem and, as always, offers solid, systematic Biblical solutions! Even those who feel that they do not have this problem should listen to this helpful book, because what you don't know can and will hurt you and others.