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The priest's madonna [playaway]
Amy Hassinger
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In 1896, the priest in a small village in southern France suddenly came into possession of immense wealth. This much is true. What no one knows for sure is where his money came from. The history of the region suggests that he may have stumbled upon clues to a hidden treasure of the Knights Templar. An even more tantalizing possibility is that he discovered ...
2007; ; isbn:9781602527782 More Information |
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Cheney [playaway] : [the untold story of America's most powerful and controversial vice president]
Stephen F. Hayes
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During a forty-year career in politics, Vice President Dick Cheney has been involved in some of the most consequential decisions in recent American history. Yet for all of his influence, the world knows very little about the most powerful vice president in U.S. history, among the most secretive and guarded of all public officials. Journalist Hayes draws ...
2007; ; isbn:9781602528253 More Information |
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Siddhartha [playaway] : a new translation
Hermann Hesse ; translated by Sherab Chödzin Kohn
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Siddhartha's life takes him on a journey toward enlightenment. Afire with youthful idealism, the Brahmin joins a group of ascetics, fasting and living without possessions. Meeting Gotama the Buddha, he comes to feel this is not the right path, though he also declines joining the Buddha's followers. He reenters the world, hoping to learn of his own nature, ...
2008; ; isbn:9781605148571 More Information |
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Swing [playaway] : a mystery
Rupert Holmes
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Jazz musician Ray Sherwood, touring with the Jack Donavan Orchestra in 1940, is haunted by a personal tragedy. But when Gail, a beautiful and talented Berkeley student, seeks his help in orchestrating an original composition slated to premiere at San Francisco's Golden Gate Exposition, Ray finds himself powerfully drawn to the beguiling coed. While ...
2007; ; isbn:9781605147529 More Information |
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Holy Bible. New Testament [playaway]
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2006; ; isbn:1598956663 More Information |
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Les misérables [playaway]
Victor Hugo
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Story of Jean-Valjean, a convict struggling to escape his past, that became a gospel for the poor and oppressed
2006; ; isbn:9781598956849 More Information |
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The abortionist's daughter [playaway] : a novel
Elisabeth Hyde
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Diana Duprey, a doctor in a small town who also performs abortions, is found murdered. She had many enemies, thus, many of the townspeople are implicated in the murder, including her husband and daughter
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The breakthrough [playaway] : politics and race in the age of Obama
Gwen Ifill
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Veteran journalist Gwen Ifill argues that the Black political structure formed during the Civil Rights movement is giving way to a generation of men and women who are the direct beneficiaries of the struggles of the 1960s. She offers incisive, detailed profiles of such prominent leaders as Newark Mayor Cory Booker, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, ...
2009; ; isbn:9781608125081 |
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Inglés [playaway] : el curso introductorio
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Presents a beginning language learning program designed to teach the listener English in progressive steps, without the use of reading materials
2009; ; isbn:9781436199452 |
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Inglês [playaway] : English for Brazilian Portuguese speakers
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Presents a beginning language learning program designed to teach the listener English in progressive steps, without the use of reading materials
2009; ; isbn:9781440700453 |
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Buried in the bitter waters [playaway] : the hidden history of racial cleansing in America
Elliot Jaspin
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Jaspin exposes a shocking history of racial cleansing in the United States, and one that, alarmingly, continues to effect the geography of race in America to this day
2007; ; isbn:9781602528246 More Information |
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The golden rule of schmoozing [playaway] : the authentic practice of treating others well
written by Aye Jaye
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Learn how to schmooze your boss, co-workers and customers, endear yourself using "chatch" and "schmick", schmooze for love, make your first impression a positive, lasting one, and to develop happier, healthier interpersonal relationships
2007; ; isbn:9781605146904 More Information |
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