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Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
When Clarence Smoyer is assigned to the gunner's seat of his Sherman tank, his crewmates discover that the gentle giant from Pennsylvania has a hidden talent: He's a natural-born shooter. At first, Clarence and his fellow crews in the legendary 3rd Armored Division--"Spearhead"--thought their tanks were invincible. Then they met the German Panther, with a gun so murderous it could shoot through one Sherman and into the next. Soon a pattern emerged:...
Author
Pub. Date
2017
Description
When Harriet Beecher marries Calvin Stowe on January 6, 1836, she is sure her future will be filled with romance, a family, and chances to develop as a writer -- Calvin has said she must be a literary woman, after all.Two months later, Harriet discovers she is pregnant just as Calvin prepares to leave for a European business trip. Alone, Hattie is overwhelmed -- being a wife has been harder than she thought and being an expectant mother feels like...
2903) Option to kill
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Series
Pub. Date
[2013]
Description
Nathan McBride leads a secretive life. The ex-CIA agent doesn't give out his phone number and never reveals his operative name. So how does a twelve-year-old girl whom he's never met know both? The girl's name is Lauren, and after she's been kidnapped, she sends a text for help to Nathan's cell phone. Nathan rescues her, but with the kidnappers hell-bent on reclaiming their prize, the ordeal has only just begun. As he tries to stay one step ahead...
Author
Series
Cat who volume 19
Pub. Date
p2003
Description
In this latest installment, prizewinning reporter Jim Qwilleran—along with his lovable Siamese cats Koko and Yum Yum—solve a mystery that arises when a local banker dies under suspicious circumstances, leaving behind a flashy young widow, an unfinished house-restoration project, and a trail of clues as elusive as a cat burglar in the night
Author
Series
Krewe of hunters volume 30
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
Special Agent Jon Dickson of the FBI's Krewe of Hunters is on the trail of a suspected serial killer based on the scantest of clues and unreliable witness testimony.
2909) Fascinating Walt Disney
Author
Pub. Date
p1998
Description
Tells the amazing tales behind virtually all of Walt's most famous creations and the real story of Disneyland. Fully orchestrated background music and sound effects enhance each story.
2910) Waiting for the monsoon
Author
Pub. Date
[2024]
Description
As a war correspondent in over 150 countries, Rod Nordland was no stranger to death. But after being diagnosed with a fatal brain tumor, he found himself confined to a hospital bed and faced with more personal conflicts. This is his own story about persevering even in the most difficult of times.
Author
Pub. Date
p2009
Description
For the first four months of 1942, U.S., Filipino, and Japanese soldiers fought what was America's first major land battle of World War II, the battle for the tiny Philippine peninsula of Bataan. It ended with the surrender of 76,000 Filipinos and Americans, the single largest defeat in American military history. The defeat, though, was only the beginning, as Michael and Elizabeth M. Norman make dramatically clear in this powerfully original book....
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Pub. Date
2021.
Description
The U.S. Civil Rights Trail offers a vivid glimpse into the story of Black America's fight for freedom and equality. From eye-opening landmarks to celebrations of triumph over adversity, experience a tangible piece of history with Moon U.S. Civil Rights Trail. Includes flexible itineraries, historic civil rights sites, the culture of the movement, expert insight, travel tools, and detailed coverage of Charleston, Atlanta, Selma to Montgomery, Birmingham,...
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