Steve Stone
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When legendary Chicago Cubs' broadcaster Harry Caray passed away in February of 1998, thousands of baseball fans mourned the loss. In “Where's Harry?”, Steve Stone pays tribute to one of baseball's biggest legends never to take the field, remembering the unique baseball commentator who was also the game's biggest fan.
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Las fuerzas especiales son unidades militares entrenadas para realizar misiones no convencionales. Los regimientos de este tipo surgieron a principios del siglo XX y experimentaron un crecimiento significativo durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, con la creación de unidades de fuerzas especiales como el SAS británico y los Navy SEALS de los EE. UU. Esta selección de apasionantes historias acerca de las fuerzas especiales de todo el mundo cubre cuatro...
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Français
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Avenger Wrath est l'histoire d'un Hog Driver et de sa chevauchée pendant la guerre en Afghanistan, opérant depuis la base aérienne de Bagram avec la magnifique chaîne de montagnes afghane, bien que mortelle, en toile de fond. L'A-10 a été utilisé presque constamment en Afghanistan, se révélant une fois de plus comme une plate-forme d'armes formidable et capable. Cette version révisée et mise à jour du livre est devenue plus poignante car...
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English
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This collection holds all the works inspired by Loretta during the time that I knew her.
The collection is divided into the following:
* In the Beginning - works composed during the seductive phase
* While in Arizona - poems and prose written while she was several states away
* Postclimactic - words after findings, when 'twas clear that she did not plan to leave the unfaithful
* Whimsical Wonders Under Whiskey - one evening of free-flowing...
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Español
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Afganistán: Al Calor de la Batalla es una historia de ritmo vertiginoso acerca de diversas operaciones del Servicio Aéreo Especial Británico (SAS) que nos lleva a un viaje a través de los campos de batalla en Afganistán. El libro describe operaciones individuales en las que las Fuerzas Especiales, la Fuerza Aérea y las últimas tecnologías de vigilancia se fusionan para capturar figuras clave o simplemente eliminar un bastión enemigo.
Los...
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We have always enjoyed being scared. Tall tales of horror that pass down through the ages. We take comfort in the knowledge they are only stories. Except the urban legend has a history. No one knows where they come from or why they persist. Maybe it's because they are true? 13 Urban Legends old & new will be told in "Urban Legends". They're only stories… aren't they?
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Meet the mamas and papas of the insect world in this fresh and funny nonfiction look at how bugs are like us from popular science author and teacher Heather Montgomery. Most insects don't take care of their young, but some do--in surprising ways. Some bugs clean up after their messy little ones, cater to their picky eaters, and yes--hug their baby bugs. A fun and clever look at parenting in the insect world, perfect for backyard scientists and their...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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The baker gets a huge shock when the giant pancake he is making leaps off the frying pan and rolls off into town! The butcher and the candlestick maker help give chase. But when a giant sniffs out the tasty pancake, he chases them all! The only escape is on the river, but how can they stay afloat?
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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King Colin is naughty, lazy, silly, and grumpy. But he is king, so he'll do what he wants! But he'll discover that even a king can't get away with everything . . . Charmingly illustrated with carefully leveled text, this story about a cranky king helps young children learn to read.
