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Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
[2012]
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English
Description
"Late one evening at a party at an East Texas ranch house, five orphans gather to hear a story about a quest for a terrible weapon. Before them lies a long black box with five latches. As the owner of the box settles into a curious tale of revenge, the children grow more and more captivated, even as we grow more and more afraid that a new crime may await them all, especially as clocks in Upshur County approach midnight"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Language
English
Description
"Drawing on confidential sources in Mossad--Israel's equivalent to our CIA--Bob and Evyatar, reporters for The Jerusalem Post, tell the ... story behind the most stunning development in the Middle East in recent years: the Abraham Accords, that normalized relations between Israel and the UAE, Bahrain, Morocco, and Sudan. They show how Israel used sabotage, assassination, cyberwar--and diplomacy--to forge a new Middle East, uniting Israel with Sunni...
Author
Publisher
Emily Bestler Books/Atria
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First Emily Bestler Books/Atria Books hardcover edition.
Language
English
Description
"A Denied Access Area spy for the CIA, Kane journeys to the borders of Pakistan, Iran, and Afghanistan, where violence is the only way to survive, to exfiltrate a man with vital information, but instead meets an adversary who will take the world to the brink of extinction"--
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English
Description
This is the story of the five years Paul Bacon spent living and teaching in the Far East. It starts with one year in rural Korea and moves onto four years in China. In the first part of the book Paul enjoys a sauna with a group of naked Koreans, explores the DMZ, eats dog, eats live octopus. In the second he witnesses the amazing changes going in China. He backpacks around the country enjoying some hairy journeys and strange adventures before working...
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English
Description
Undoubtedly, reading the entire book is invaluable for anyone interested in Mount Kailash, its surrounding regions, and the spiritual and cultural significance it holds. Whether you plan to embark on a journey to Mount Kailash, seek to gain a deeper understanding of this sacred place, or simply wish to enjoy a vicarious travel experience, this book offers a comprehensive and immersive narrative.From the moment you land in Kathmandu, the book takes...
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English
Description
Are you looking forward to a trip to Japan? Is it a country that you have always wanted to visit? Do you need some advice before going?
Japan is a country with an ancient culture, wrapped around a modern and technologically advanced infrastructure. It is a land that is packed with symbolic meaning and huge sprawling cities that are teeming with people. Japanese people are polite, well-mannered and welcoming, but a failure to heed to some of their...
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Language
English
Description
Things I Wish I Knew Before Going to Japan
Get ready for a wild ride filled with belly-aching laughter, heart-pumping thrills, and off-the-charts unexpected adventures! Our hero sets out to conquer Japan with a list of things he wishes he knew before coming. But little does he know, that list is about to become obsolete, real fast.
Join him as he stumbles through the chaotic streets of Tokyo, accidentally joins a Kendo group, and realizes the beauty...
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Español
Description
¿Un paseo futurista en Tokio?
¿Quiere coquetear con la capital japonesa y sentir la pulsación de los miles de japoneses que recorren las calles todos los días?
¿Quiere descubrir sus parques imperiales, sus templos sagrados, toda esta cultura estricta pero rica?
También nos lo preguntamos, y nuestra curiosidad nos empujó a vivir esta experiencia. Tokio y Yokohama le permitirán ponerse rápidamente en contacto con los hábitos japoneses, confrontarse...
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Series
Language
Français
Description
Une balade futuriste à Tokyo?
Vous voulez flirter avec la capitale nippone et ressentir la pulsation des milliers des Japonais qui arpentent tous les jours ses rues? Vous voulez découvrir ses parcs impériaux, ses temples sacrés, cette culture stricte et riche?
C'est aussi ce que nous nous sommes demandés, et notre curiosité nous a poussés à vivre cette expérience. Tokyo et Yokohama vous permettront d'entrer rapidement en contact avec les...
Publisher
Harper Large Print an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
Large print edition.
Language
English
Description
Set in a Lower East Side tenement in the early days of the COVID-19 lockdowns, Fourteen Days is a surprising and irresistibly propulsive novel with an unusual twist: each character in this diverse, eccentric cast of New York neighbors has been secretly written by a different, major literary voice-from Margaret Atwood and Douglas Preston to Tommy Orange and Celeste Ng.One week into the COVID-19 shutdown, tenants of a Lower East Side apartment building...
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Being a child prodigy in East Texas can be challenging, but it can also make you the most popular student on your college campus. When thirteen-year-old undergrad Sheldon Cooper creates a database, his professors clamor for a partnership, but this puts him at odds with the university. Meanwhile, the relationship between his parents, George Sr. and Mary, hits a rough patch, causing his twin sister, Missy, to take off in their dads truck. Big brother...
14) The hoop con
Author
Series
Play the game volume 01
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Raam Patel is eager to prove himself ever since he didn't make the middle school's basketball team. So, when Hoop Con comes to town he is determined to be there and take his shot. His big moment proves to be unforgettable but not in the way he'd hoped. Raam gets schooled by the camp's golden boy right in front of his NBA idol. To make matters even worse, this fail goes viral. Raam is used to being the underdog, but becoming the newest meme might be...
Author
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"In light of Russia's aggressive 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Goodbye, Eastern Europe is a crucial, elucidative read, a sweeping epic chronicling a thousand years of strife, war, and bloodshed--from pre-Christianity to the fall of Communism--illuminating the remarkable cultural significance and richness of a place perpetually lost to the margins of history. Eastern Europe, the moniker, has gone out of fashion since the fall of the Soviet Union. Ask someone...
17) The Substitutes
Publisher
Lightbeam
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
More than a quarter of a million Syrian refugee children live in Istanbul, Turkey. Not all of them have access to education. Two sisters decide to bring school to the street.
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English
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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview:
#1 The first part of our investigation into the world of the ancient Persians is focused on narrative history. We will cover the origins of the Persians in Central Asia and their subsequent migration into the Iranian plateau. We will look at the rise to power of Cyrus the Great and his methods of conquest and settlement.
#2 The Proto-Iranians were a nomadic tribe that...
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English
Description
As the first Gulf city to experience oil urbanization, Kuwait City's transformation in the mid-twentieth century inaugurated a now-familiar regional narrative: a small traditional town of mudbrick courtyard houses and plentiful foot traffic transformed into a modern city with marble-fronted buildings, vast suburbs, and wide highways. In Kuwait Transformed, Farah Al-Nakib connects the city's past and present, from its settlement in 1716 to the twenty-first...
20) Into Africa
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English
Description
Why does mankind so often fail to learn from disaster? In June 1994 a fire in a Tanzanian school killed forty-three children and a request was made to the British government that a senior fire officer be sent out to investigate the cause of the blaze and the lessons which could be learned. To Colin Mardell's disgust his report was shelved and nothing ever changed as a consequence of his work. Such fires continue unnecessarily to kill children and...
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