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22) The jump
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster BFYR
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
The stress of an oil refinery being built in their backyard, threatening their families' livelihood, prompts four working-class teens to join a dangerous scavenger hunt where the reward of power could change their families' fates and save the city they love so much.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Before Paul Atreides became Muad'Dib, the dynamic leader who unified the wild Fremen on the desert planet known as Dune...Before the evil Baron Harkonnen overthrew House Atreides and sent Paul and his mother, Jessica, fleeing into the deadly wasteland of sand...Before the secrets of the spice and the sandworms were discovered...There was another story...The tale of young Leto Atreides learning to become a ruler in the shadow of his great father. The...
24) Fevered star
Author
Series
Between earth and sky volume 2
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The great city of Tova is shattered. The sun is held within the smothering grip of the Crow God's eclipse, but a comet that marks the death of a ruler and heralds the rise of a new order is imminent. The Meridian: a land where magic has been codified and the worship of gods suppressed. How do you live when legends come to life, and the faith you had is rewarded? As sea captain Xiala is swept up in the chaos and currents of change, she finds an unexpected...
Author
Publisher
Distributed by W.W. Norton
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
From Matilda of Flanders, William the Conqueror's queen, to Elizabeth of York, the first Tudor consort, England's queens fashioned the nature of monarchy and influenced the direction of the state. Occupying a unique position in the mercurial, often violent world of medieval politics, these queens had to negotiate a role that combined tremendous influence with terrifying vulnerability. Lisa Hilton's illuminating new book explores the lives of the twenty...
30) Lipstick jungle
Author
Publisher
Hyperion
Language
English
Description
Three powerful and sexy women who have found success in their chosen fields confront personal turmoil and professional challenges as they face lifechanging choices.
Author
Publisher
Crown Publishers
Pub. Date
�2012
Language
English
Description
Analyzes scandals in high-profile institutions, from Wall Street and the Catholic Church to Major League Baseball, while evaluating how an elite American meritocracy rose throughout the past half-century before succumbing to corruption and failure.
