Harrison James
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English
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Charles Anderson Dana (August 8, 1819 – October 17, 1897) was an American journalist, author, and senior government official. He was a top aide to Horace Greeley as the managing editor of the powerful Republican newspaper New-York Tribune until 1862. During the American Civil War, he served as Assistant Secretary of War, playing especially the role of the liaison between the War Department and General Ulysses S. Grant. In 1868 he became the editor...
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English
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"Heroes of the Great Conflict, Life and Services of William Farrar" by James Harrison Wilson. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all...
5) Chiasma
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Series
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English
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Reality is fractal, spheres within spheres, yet each sentient species calls the inner surface of its own sphere 'infinity'...
On a minor planet of the vast Second Empire, a mysterious force awakens, evoking obscure legends and forgotten omens. But, the secretive Ethrakkien Monks know what it is: Muann Tshir, the ancient magical creation of the prophet Sialom. Few understand what Muann Tshir's return might mean, least of all the Empire's privileged...
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English
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The Practical Art of Spiritual Conversation is about the art of when, if, and how to engage in a spiritual conversation. The whens and the ifs inform the how. Christians can be so concerned with how to share the gospel that they often fail to consider where the person is spiritually and when, or even if, they should share the gospel. To be sure, the Scriptures are clear that followers of Christ must spread the good news. Yet there are times when sharing...
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Series
McAllister files volume 1
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English
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As "Mac" McAllister reports for duty with the Oregon State Police, he must face the grittiness of real life . . . and discover that no situation, no matter how dark, is too big for God.
8) Deadfall
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McAllister files volume 2
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English
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Mac is dealing with three difficult cases, two dead bodies . . . and a decision of the heart.
It's been just three months since Detective "Mac" McAllister solved his first homicide case with the Oregon State Police. Now he's working the search for a ski instructor who has mysteriously disappeared. The man's parents claim their son wouldn't have committed suicide, but they suspect his girlfriend of something sinister.
The case gets more complicated...
9) Terminal 9
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Series
McAllister files volume 3
Language
English
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"Book Three of the McAllister Files fiction series. Mac McAllister with new partner, Dana Bennett, investigate murder of an elderly retired railroad worker"--Provided by publisher.
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McAllister files volume 4
Language
English
Description
A senator's family has been threatened--and now one of them is missing. Can Mac and Dana find Sara before it's too late?
The senator had raised this niece as his own daughter. So when she doesn't return home and her abandoned car is found in a parking garage, it alarms not only the family but law enforcement agencies throughout the Northwest. The only clue: a set of menacing letters sent to the senator's office. Now it's up to Oregon state police...
12) Cheap Jeep
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Publisher
ARO Books
Pub. Date
c1998
Language
English
Description
A man decides that he can fix up his jeep instead of selling it.
13) Black Like Me
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 11
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English
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The Deep South of the late 1950's was another country: a land of lynchings, segregated lunch counters, whites-only restrooms, and a color line etched in blood across Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia. White journalist John Howard Griffin, working for the black-owned magazine Sepia, decided to cross that line. Using medication that darkened his skin to deep brown, he exchanged his privileged life as a southern white man for the disenfranchised...
14) Shadowmaker
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 7
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English
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When Katie and her mother move to a small Texas town, they never imagine that violence will interrupt their stay. Could the two bodies have anything to do with them? And what about the shadowy figure?
15) Childhood's End
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 12
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English
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From the Publisher: The Overlords appeared suddenly over every city-intellectually, technologically, and militarily superior to humankind. Benevolent, they made few demands: unify earth, eliminate poverty, and end war. With little rebellion, humankind agreed, and a golden age began. But at what cost? With the advent of peace, man ceases to strive for creative greatness, and a malaise settles over the human race. To those who resist, it becomes...
17) Space
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Series
Publisher
Kingfisher
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Explores space including planets, galaxies, the universe, stars, meteors and comets, and space exploration.
18) The comeback dog
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
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English
Description
She is wedged in a ditch, starving and nearly frozen. Daniel wraps her up in his parka and carries her home. But when she gets better, she starts to snarl at Daniel and runs away. Will she come back?
19) Just Friends
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 7
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English
Description
Everyone thinks of Isabel and Stuart as "just friends." But when another girl goes after Stuart, Isabel realizes that she cares about Stuart and wants him back, so she finds Gregory. But Gregory....
