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"In the mid-1860s, exploration had reached a plateau. The seas and continents had been mapped, the globe circumnavigated. Yet one vexing puzzle remained unsolved: What was the source of the mighty Nile River? Aiming to settle the mystery once and for all, Great Britain called upon its legendary explorer, Dr. David Livingstone, who had spent years in Africa as a missionary. In March 1866, Livingstone steered a massive expedition into the heart of Africa....
6642) Spies: Noor Inayat Khan
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Publisher
Chooseco
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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"YOU are the world's first Spy Princess, Noor Inayat Khan ... World War II changed your life, but also showed the world you were one of the bravest women who ever lived. You left your easy life behind to spy for the Resistance as a British secret agent, and became the first female radio operator who entered Nazi-occupied France. Did the lessons of your life prepare you for the realities of war?"--
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Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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As a new era begins, Queen Elizabeth struggles to navigate her while preserving both the monarchy and her marriage. Beginning with soldiers in Her Majesty's Armed Forces fighting an illegal war in Egypt , and ending with the downfall of her third Prime Minister, Harold Macmillan after a devastating scandal, the second season bears witness to the end of the age of deference, and ushers in the revolutionary era of the 1960s. This drama follows the political...
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Algonquin Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2017]
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English
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High adventure from a master storyteller about one boy's attempt to fend for himself among cruel orphan masters, corrupt magistrates, and conniving thieves. In the seaside town of Melcombe Regis, England, 1724, Oliver Cromwell Pitts wakes to find his father missing and his house flooded by a recent storm. He's alone in his ruined home with no money and no food. Oliver's father has left behind a barely legible waterlogged note: he's gone to London,...
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Directory of Illustration volume Vol. 34
Publisher
Serbin Communication, Inc
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
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Directory of Illustration volume Vol. 33
Publisher
Serbin Communication, Inc
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
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Directory of Illustration volume Vol. 36
Publisher
Serbin Communication, Inc
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
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Directory of Illustration volume Vol. 35
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Serbin Communication, Inc
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
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Directory of Illustration volume Vol. 32
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Serbin Communication, Inc
Pub. Date
2015
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English
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Directory of Illustration volume Vol. 32
Publisher
Serbin Communication, Inc
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
6654) The devil's hunt
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Hugh Corbett mysteries volume 10
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
1998
Language
English
Description
In 14th century Oxford, someone is killing beggars and hanging their severed heads from trees. When this is followed by the murder of the university's regent, the king dispatches Sir Hugh Corbett. By the author of Satan's Fire.
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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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During the period between 1964 and 1977: the royal family mourns the passing of Winston Churchill; the United Kingdom ushers in a new prime minister, the Labour Party's Harold Wilson whom Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth hear might be a Soviet spy; survives the Aberfan disaster; observes the Apollo 11 moon landing; and plans for the Investiture of Prince Charles. While Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon visit the USA, the queen, at the bidding of...
6658) Surrender to the earl
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Avon
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
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Audrey Blake's plan to take ownership of property rightfully hers unravels quickly when Robert, the man she asks to help her, insists they pretend to be engaged. Duty may have brought Robert to Audrey's doorstep, but he yearns to convince her that they could both benefit from making it real.
6659) Clash of the titans
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Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
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When Hades, the god of the underworld, takes his family, Perseus embarks on a mission to defeat him before he can seize ultimate power and unleash hell on earth.
