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Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company, Inc
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
xv, 510 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"A thrilling history of the West's scramble for the riches of ancient Egypt by the foremost Egyptologist of our time. From the decipherment of hieroglyphics in 1822 to the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb by Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon a hundred years later, the uncovering of Egypt's ancient past took place in an atmosphere of grand adventure and international rivalry. In A World Beneath the Sands, the acclaimed Egyptologist Toby Wilkinson chronicles...
Author
Publisher
Dreamscape Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
2 MP3 discs (approximately 1315 min.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"The principles of the French Revolution remain the only possible basis for a just society -- even if, after more than two hundred years, they are more contested than ever before. In A New World Begins, Jeremy D. Popkin offers a riveting account of the revolution that puts the reader in the thick of the debates and the violence that led to the overthrow of the monarchy and the establishment of a new society. We meet Mirabeau, Robespierre, and Danton,...
Author
Publisher
Islandport Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First Islandport Press edition.
Physical Desc
xxii, 255 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Author Sam Brakeley sets out on Vermont's Catamount Trail in an attempt to settle a matter of the heart. While on this journey, he also reflects on Vermont's early history as presented in the 18th century letters of Henry Knox, an American Revolutionary War soldier and early traveler of the trail.
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
398 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Amitav Ghosh unravels the impact of the opium trade on global history and in his own family-the climax of a yearslong project"--
When Amitav Ghosh began the research for his monumental cycle of novels the Ibis Trilogy, he was startled to learn how the lives of the nineteenth-century sailors and soldiers he wrote about were dictated not only by the currents of the Indian Ocean but also by the precious commodity carried in enormous quantities on those...
Author
Publisher
Flatiron Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 353 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Sexually transmitted diseases have been hidden players in our lives for the whole of human history, with roles in everything from World War II to the growth of the internet to The Bachelor. But despite their prominence, STDs have been shrouded in mystery and taboo for centuries, which begs the question: why do we know so little about them? Enter Ida Park, MD, who has been pushing boundaries to empower and inform others about sexual health for decades....
Author
Series
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
284 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"During World War II, twelve-year old Miriam secretly spirits other Jewish people out of Nazi-occupied France after being separated from her family and forced into hiding"--
Author
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC ; Shonen Jump
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
Shonen jump edition.
Physical Desc
152 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
In Taisho-era Japan, Tanjiro Kamado is a kindhearted boy who makes a living selling charcoal until his peaceful life is shattered when a demon slaughters his family and turns his sister into another demon, forcing Tanjiro on a dangerous journey to destroy the demon and save his sister.
Author
Publisher
HarperWave, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2014].
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xviii, 617 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
The inspiring story of the prominent yet deeply modest leader who rebuilt a dwindling post-holocaust community into the most influential Jewish organization in the world, the late Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson.
Author
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First Aladdin hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
329 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
While helping her father empty her beloved grandmother's house, 13-year-old Liv finds an old chest that reveals Oma's involvement in the Dutch resistance during WWII and learns what it means to be brave and go above and beyond to offer someone else a life of dignity, happiness and freedom.
Author
Publisher
Yale University Press
Pub. Date
[2022].
Physical Desc
273 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Across seven decades, Bob Dylan has been the first singer of American song. As a writer and performer, he has rewritten the national songbook in a way that comes from his own vision and yet can feel as if it belongs to anyone who might listen.0 In Folk Music, Greil Marcus tells Dylan's story through seven of his most transformative songs. Marcus's point of departure is Dylan's ability to "see myself in others." Like Dylan's songs, this book is a...
Author
Publisher
Atria Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First Atria Books hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
401 pages : 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Edward Dickens, the tenth child of author Charles Dickens, has consistently let down his parents. Unable to apply himself at school and adrift in life, the teenaged boy is sent to Australia in the hopes that he can make something of himself - or at least fall out of the public eye. Determined to prove to his parents and more importantly, himself, that he can succeed in this vast and unfamiliar wilderness, Edward works hard at his new life amidst various...
Author
Publisher
Phaidon Press Inc
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
Combined, revised & expanded edition.
Physical Desc
192 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm.
Language
English
Description
Invites the reader to take a closer look at works of art while pointing out tiny details hidden in famous works, providing information about a work or an artist, or explaining the techniques used to create the piece.
Author
Series
Henry chapter books volume 2
Publisher
[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
[VOX edition].
Physical Desc
1 audio-enabled book (51 pages) : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"From the creators of A Friend for Henry and Henry, Like Always comes a delightful beginning chapter book about embracing new experiences, starring a sweet and sensitive child on the autism spectrum. It's Field Trip Day! Henry's class is excited to visit the museum, but Henry is not so sure. The museum means maybe seeing dinosaurs, Henry's favorite. But it also means a lot of things that are new: a noisy school bus ride, a building full of echoes...
16) Reversing Roe
Series
Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival volume 2019
Publisher
s.n
Pub. Date
2018?]
Edition
Blue-ray disc
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (blu-ray) ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A deep historical look at one of the most controversial issues of our time, highlighting the abortion debate from various points along the ideological spectrum in a winding story of abortion in America.
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