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Britannica Books
Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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Science FACTopia! is the sixth title in the bestselling FACTopia! series. Here you'll find an ingenious trail of 400 facts about space, animals, rocks and crystals, virtual reality, the body, coding, 3D printing, engineering, plants, fungi, math, and more, where each fact is connected to the next in hilarious and unexpected ways. You'll meet a parrot called Squawkzilla, find out about the fastest muscles in the body, discover gems that can change...
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Balthazar volume 5
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Français
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A father, mother, and son are executed at a roadside rest stop, but it turns out the victims were posing as a family to transport drugs-which are now gone. Following the trail back to the dealer, Balthazar and Camille wind up in a dangerous contest.
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Psychologist and police consultant Dr. Pepper Hunt, relocates to Wyoming after her husband is murdered. When her new patient disappears after a therapy session, joins the investigation. As she follows the trail of her patient's obsession to dangerous places, she must face her own haunted past or risk becoming the next victim in this gripping novel of psychological suspense.
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Notorious London A City Tour volume 10
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English
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Whitechapel had a reputation as a notorious district riddled with crime and poverty in the 19th century. While this characterization is not entirely accurate, the grisly murders of Jack the Ripper-and the sensationalist news coverage of them-cemented its dangerous status. Learn the real history of this East London neighborhood as you follow the trail of this infamous serial killer.
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Samuel Branch can see and wield the energy around him to devastating effect. He makes his way teaching online classes and trying to mind his own business. When a dangerous messenger arrives from the unimaginably powerful Lords and Ladies, he has no choice but to follow the trail of a rising darkness. When an old lover resurfaces, though, he may find a rising darkness is the least of his problems.Bonus: Includes preview chapters of the second Sam Branch...
7) D.O.G. One
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DOG One chronicles the action-packed adventures of the Divine Operation Groups as they follow the trail of an international terrorist organization. The team must try to clear their name while avoiding being caught. Meanwhile, they hunt the group responsible for their predicament. The book exposes government cover-ups, corruption, and with national-security breakdowns. An action-packed adventure from the beginning to the end that will leave you wanting...
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Mac Jones is a stay-at-home mom with a knack for solving mysteries. When her two gradeschool-aged boys are accused of stealing an ice cream truck, Mac is determined to follow the trail of sprinkled clues on a quest to uncover the cold, creamy truth. Navigating brain-freeze and melting leads, Mac won't stop until she cracks the case and justice is served--ice cold. Discover the inside scoop on a heist of chocolate and vanilla proportions. Mac Jones...
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With the sort of enemies that Fel has made, loose ends can be deadly.
After narrowly surviving their last adventure, the Masker family knows there are forces plotting against them. Worse, a precious artifact is unaccounted for, almost certainly in the hands of a dangerous foe. The only option is to head north to follow the trail of the thief. When the hunt leads them to a plague-ridden forest not far from Fel's sister, he has to make a choice....
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Titletown, USA turns into Ghost Town, USA with chilling tales of weird Wisconsin. Green Bay has always been a city with a fierce sense of tradition complemented by a friendly atmosphere. Those qualities seem to attract not only living visitors but also spirits of the dead. Tour the city's haunted past with Tim Freiss as he follows the trail of the tragic, the inexplicable and the just plain spooky. From the desecration of the father of Wisconsin's...
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Explore the chilling history behind some of southwestern Pennsylvania's most horrifying murders.
In 1907, a young girl was found dead in the Lyric Theatre, leaving behind an unwanted pregnancy and an abusive lover. On an otherwise quiet morning in 1891, a cartful of nitroglycerin exploded. The remains of the driver had to be gathered in a peck basket. The Cannonball Express lived up to its name in 1888, when an open switch caused it to shoot off...
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It's one thing to be interested in history-it's another to thing to make it Andrew Tillet is just looking out for a younger classmate when he gets pulled into a heroic scheme-a mission to return an abducted boy to his heartbroken mother. Andrew and his friend Christopher carry out their mission perfectly, but Andrew has curious mixed feelings about several details. The next day, he's still thinking things over when police arrive at school with...
13) Without Consent
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Anya Crichton thrillers volume 2
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English
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Forensic pathologist and physician, Dr. Anya Crichton does not just examine the dead. She also treats survivors of sexual assault, and the women she now sees compel her to follow the trail of a violent serial rapist-who is becoming more brutal with each attack. When two new victims are stabbed to death, suspicion immediately falls on Geoffrey Willard, recently released from twenty years in prison for the vicious rape and murder of a teenage girl.
As...
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She's a legend and a mystery One hundred years ago the pirate ship Crimson Lady terrorized the space lanes, then she disappeared without a trace, leaving behind nothing but tall tales and legends. Until Tara Wyndham finds an artefact from the lost ship Rys Kovas made a mistake when he left Fleet to take over his uncle's tourist business. He jumps at the chance to hire out his luxury yacht to go hunting for a ghost ship with the lovely Tara and her...
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Clarion Books/Harper Alley, imprints of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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"Twin siblings Elliot and Liza only have each other. Their parents are gone. Their home was taken, and to survive on their own, they're forced to scrounge up plastic and metal to trade for coin within an abandoned garbage heap. Desperate to escape the vagabond cycle that they're trapped in, the answer to their plight seemingly appears when they stumble upon a Raven Quest--magical tasks offered by mysterious message-carrying ravens that when successfully...
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From Mesoamerican mysteries to local legends, history waits to be unearthed on Colorado's western slope...
A crew of historians, archaeologists, and scientists, the Western Investigations Team uses ground-penetrating radar, electron microscopy, innovative metallurgic research, and newly discovered documents to re-examine fascinating historical questions and contribute new chapters to history.
This book offers stories of their fascinating work, accompanied...
17) Blood for Blood
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In the spring of 1812, the Luddites are on the march, Lord Byron is taking London drawing rooms by storm, and Penelope Wolfe, estranged wife of feckless artist Jeremy, is making her living as a lady's companion. When one of the household's footmen turns up in the garden with a knife in his heart, Penelope and Bow Street Runner John Chase become entangled in a web of family secrets and political conspiracy.
With the help of barrister Edward Buckler,...
18) A Touch of Death
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Dillon and Rouge are back for one of the strangest and deadliest cases to date.When Dillon's friend, Detective Garcia contacts him after a series of murders, Dillon and Rouge are thrusted into the middle of a bizarre puzzle. Bodies have been found in different parts of the city looking like mummified corpses, all the fluids drained from them. Dillon believes it has to be some sort of monster or alien-a type he is unaware of that resembles the stories...
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When Lydia Wood is left at the altar, she believes something beyond her groom's control has happened. Two years with no word have hardened her heart. She has to get away from her parents' constant urging her to choose an acceptable husband and wed. Becoming a Pinkerton agent suits her plans. Pinkerton Agent Jake Hunter has recovered from injuries that put him in a coma and a long convalescence. He realizes Lydia would have been injured had she been...
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Bernie's got nothing nice to say about her friend Angelica's ex-husband. In fact, Marty, is a good-for-nothing disgraziad. But who would go so far as to poison him - and then pin the murder on Angelica?
When Marty Alfano, Angelica's ex-husband, turns up dead inside the bakery, poisoned by the cookies she baked him, the bakery becomes a crime scene and Angelica the prime suspect.
As Bernie follows the trail of money and deadly cookies, she realizes...