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Despite being hailed as one of the best guitarists of his era, George Harrison, particularly in his early decades, battled feelings of inferiority. He was often the butt of jokes from his bandmates owing to his lower-class background and, typically, was allowed to contribute only one or two songs per Beatles album out of the dozens he wrote. Now, acclaimed Beatles biographer Philip Norman examines Harrison through the lens of his numerous self-contradictions....
4) The women
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Women can be heroes. When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances "Frankie" McGrath hears these unexpected words, it is a revelation. Raised on idyllic Coronado Island and sheltered by her conservative parents, she has always prided herself on doing the right thing, being a good girl. But in 1965 the world is changing, and she suddenly imagines a different choice for her life. When her brother ships out to serve in Vietnam, she impulsively joins the...
7) Lux
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A Texas Reckoners Novel volume 1
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Brilliance: Audible Studios
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[2023]
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English
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A new team of Reckoners must infiltrate the flying city of Lux to take down the Epic Lifeforce.
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When you live at the edge of the no-go desert, you need to make your own fun. That's when you and your brothers get inventive and build a bike from scratch, using everyday items like an old milk pot (maybe Mum is using it, maybe not), a bent bucket seat, and bashed tin-can handles. The end result is a spectacular bike, perfect for going bumpetty bump over the sand hills, past your fed-up mum, and right through your mud-for-walls home.
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[Library Ideas, LLC]
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2020.
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English
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A boy describes the building, people, weather, games, and activities he can observe from his window in a favela, a neighborhood in Rio de Janiero. Includes notes about favelas and the author's experiences growing up in one.
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HarperCollins
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[2020]
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English
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Examining key traits of genius, from curiosity to creative maladjustment to obsession, Professor Craig Wright, creator of Yale's popular "Genius Course," explores what we can learn from brilliant minds that have changed the world.
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Blackstone Audiobooks
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p2007.
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Gibbon traces the history of more than 13 centuries and covers the great events as well as the general historical progression. This volume covers 395 A.D. to 1185 A.D., from the reign of Justinian in the East to the establishment of the German Empire in the West. It recounts the desperate attempts to hold off the barbarians, palace revolutions and assassinations, theological controversy, lecheries and betrayals, all in a setting of phenomenal magnificence....
12) Baby penguins
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[Library Ideas, LLC]
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[2017]
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English
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Inside this book, a huddle of penguin chicks will warm your heart as they warm their bodies. The babies need mom, dad, and one another to survive the frigid temperatures of their Antarctic homes. Delight in reading as you watch baby penguins waddle across the pages.
13) Sleep, bear!
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Findaway World, LLC
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2019.
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English
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A bear awakens from hibernation at the end of winter to eat different things during the spring and summer, only to return to sleep at the end of autumn.
14) If dogs run free
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[Library Ideas, LLC]
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2022.
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English
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Music icon Bob Dylan and acclaimed illustrator Scott Campbell team up in this delightful interpretation of Dylan's 1970 song, "If Dogs Run Free"! If dogs run free, Why not we? In this quirky, spirited interpretation of Bob Dylan's 1970 song, "If Dogs Run Free," illustrator Scott Campbell brings Dylan's lyrics to life as a celebration of the freedom and creativity of childhood. Children of all ages will delight in the message, "Just do your thing!"...
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[Library Ideas, LLC]
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2020.
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English
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A young girl explores the vibrant rainbow of items for sale in a southern Indian street market as she searches for a gift for her mother. Includes facts about the items mentioned and markets around the world, as well as photographs taken by the author in her hometown of Chennai, India.
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Geronimo Stilton volume 25 & 26
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Playaway Digital Audio
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[2012], ℗2011.
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English
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The search for sunken treasure: Geronimo and his friends set sail to the Ratlapagos Islands to search for a sunken treasure. He soon begins to suspect that they aren't the only ones looking for the treasure.
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[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
[2020]
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Español
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Children read aloud in various settings to celebrate of El día de los niños, or Children's Day, in this bilingual story. Includes facts about Mexico's annual celebration of children and the book fiestas that are often included.
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Candlewick Press
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2019.
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English
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Every year, I stay in the same cabin at the beach with my family, and every year Chicken Smith's here too, with his Dad and his dog, Jelly. But this year, something's different." As we hang on the words of the narrator, we learn of the legendary Chicken Smith and the beachside town that has been the backdrop to their school-holiday adventures for years. But will Chicken Smith turn up this year? Or will a friendship of a different kind blossom. A story...
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[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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Salvador raced home from school to share exciting news with his abuela: he made an A+ on his science test! But at home, he learns that his grandmother needs his help. She is going to the doctor and wants her grandson to interpret for her. Abuela is nervous because she has never been to a doctor in the United States. In El Salvador, she either saw a curandera or drank te de manzanilla when she felt sick. When he learns that none of the physicians speak...
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Findaway World, LLC
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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School's out, and Splat can't wait to visit the waterpark, but first he needs make some money-selling lemonade! Splat opens a lemonade stand to make enough money to buy a ticket to the Super Jump Water Park. But when Spike opens another lemonade stand right across the street, Splat is in for some friendly competition. He's going to have to think fast to beat his rival!
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