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Jonathan livingston seagull : a story
Because he spends so much time perfecting his flying form instead of concentrating on getting food, a seagull is ostracized by the rest of the flock. This book tells the story of a bird determined to be more than ordinary. This is a story for people who want to follow their dreams and make their own rules and has inspired people for decades. Most gulls don't bother to learn more than the simple…
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- 9780006490340
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- 127 p. : ill. ; 17 cm.
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- SS F BAC j
The three musketeers
Overview: A young Gascon gentleman, D' Artagnan, arrives in Paris determined to join the infamous King's guards and is soon befriended by the band of musketeers, Athos, Porthos and Aramis famed for their impressive swordplay and fearless spirit. With the treacherous Cardinal Richelieu and his seductive spy, Milady, weaving a web of deceit and royal intrigue, the friends are soon drawn into an e…
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- 9781849907491
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- xvii, 730 p. ; 20 cm.
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- SS F DUM t
Football
The ultimate guide to football for today's internet generation. Just in time for FIFA World Cup 2014, the reissue of Eyewitness Football will help your child learn everything they want to know about 'the beautiful game'. Revised and updated with stats from the 2010 World Cup tournament, plus an exciting new cover
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- 9780241317686
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- 72 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. + 1 poster.
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- Eyewitness
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- SS 796.334 HOR f
Drawing for the absolute beginner : a clear & easy guide to successful drawing
This inspiring book makes drawing in a realistic style easier than you may think and more fun than you ever imagined! At the heart of this book, a series of fun, hands-on exercises help you practice and perfect your strokes --24 mini-demos lead up to 9 full step-by-step demos. Each exercise builds on the previous one as you develop your skills, increase your confidence, and enjoy yourself along…
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- 9781581807899
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- 128 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
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- SS 741.2 WIL d
The castle in the pyrenees
Two students, caught up in an intense love affair, have set out on a trip into the beautiful mountains of Norway. One day, driving home, their carefree holiday is brought to an abrupt end. They hit an elderly woman--and make the decision to drive on. Anxious, troubled, they endlessly go over the event while waiting for the police to catch up with them. Miraculously though, life goes on; yet the…
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- 9780753827697
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- 250 p. ; 20 cm.
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- SS F GAA c
The world according to anna
When fifteen-year-old Anna begins receiving messages from another time, her parents take her to the doctor. But he can find nothing wrong with Anna; in fact he believes there may be some truth to what she is seeing. Anna is haunted by visions of the desolate world of 2082. She sees her great-granddaughter, Nova, in a wasteland peopled by ragged survivors, after animals and plants have died out.…
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- 9781780229188
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- viii, 211 p. ; 20 cm.
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- SS F GAA w
The orange girl
At 15, Georg comes upon a letter written to him by his dying father, to be read when he is old enough. Their two voices make a fascinating dialogue as Georg gets to know the father he can barely remember and is challenged by him to answer some profound questions
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- 9780753819920
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- 151 p. ; 20 cm.
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- SS F GAA o
The hobbit: the enchanting prelude to the lord of the rings
The adventures of the well-to-do hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, who lived happily in his comfortable home until a wandering wizard granted his wish. Bilbo Baggins was a hobbit who wanted to be left alone in quiet comfort. But the wizard Gandalf came along with a band of homeless dwarves. Soon Bilbo was drawn into their quest, facing evil orcs, savage wolves, giant spiders, and worse unknown dangers. Fi…
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- 9780345339683
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- vii, 306 p. : maps ; 18 cm.
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- SS F TOL h
Number the stars
In 1943, during the German occupation of Denmark, ten-year-old Annemarie learns how to be brave and courageous when she helps shelter her Jewish friend from the Nazis
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- 9780547577098
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- 137 p. ; 22 cm.
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- SS F LOW n
Scientific revolution: a very short introduction
The sixteenth and seventeenth centuries witnessed such fervent investigations of the natural world that the period has been called the "Scientific Revolution." New ideas and discoveries not only redefined what human beings believed, knew, and could do, but also forced them to redefine themselves with respect to the strange new worlds revealed by ships and scalpels, telescopes and microscopes, e…
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- 9780199567416
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- xiv, 148 p. : ill. ; 18 cm
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- Very short introductions
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- SS 509 PRI s
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