Will
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2022.
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IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 7
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830L
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"Based on the amazing true story of "the world's most valuable dog," a fun adventure about a famous big-city poodle named Masterpiece who finds a new life alongside a small-town girl named Joanie. When Joanie first encounters Masterpiece, he's curled up in an alley and she mistakes him for (of all things!) a cat. Soon, though, she cleans him up and shows him home and discovers he is, in fact, a poodle. What Joanie doesn't know is that Masterpiece...
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"The Story of Philosophy: The Lives and Opinions of the Greater Philosophers" is a 1926 book by Will Durant, in which he profiles several prominent Western philosophers and their ideas, beginning with Socrates and Plato and on through Friedrich Nietzsche. Durant attempts to show the interconnection of their ideas and how one philosopher's ideas informed the next. There are nine chapters each focused on one philosopher, and two more chapters each...
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From the author of funny classics like "How to Tell Your Friends from the Apes" and "The Decline and Fall of Practically Everybody." Here in "How to Be a Hermit" are humorous essays and stories discussing house cleaning, cooking, sardines, spinach, clams, lettuce, cabbage, beans, coffee, budgets, entertaining, and the holidays. Will Cuppy (1884-1949) wrote extensively on his life as a hermit, the natural world, and just about anything else that proved...
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Author Will Millard and illustrator Rachel Qiuqi's In the Tide Pool: A Magic Flaps Book is an interactive first introduction to sea stars, anemone, and other ocean life features double-layer lift-the-flaps for fun and surprises.
Explore life in a tide pool with five interactive nature stories. Each simple "story" is set across a double-page spread and is revealed through double-layer lift-the-flaps. Watch an anemone hide from a seagull, a hermit...
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Author Will Millard and illustrator Rachel Qiuqi's In the Garden: A Magic Flaps Book is an interactive first introduction to bees, butterflies, and other garden life features double-layer lift-the-flaps for fun and surprises.
Explore life in a garden with five interactive nature stories. Each simple "story" is set across a double-page spread and is revealed through double-layer lift-the-flaps. Watch a butterfly drink nectar from a flower, a...
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Jamies Leben wird nie wieder dasselbe sein. Sein Vater tot, seine Mutter vermisst und er selbst von einem Hünen namens Frankenstein entführt - an einen Ort wie aus einem Science-Fiction-Film. Hier residiert die geheimste Organisation der britischen Regierung: das Department 19. Verantwortlich für die Bekämpfung des Übernatürlichen. Gegründet vor über einem Jahrhundert von niemand Geringerem als Abraham van Helsing, dem Erzfeind des Grafen...
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The Waffen SS were considered the elite of the German armed forces in the Second World War and were involved in almost continuous combat. From the sweeping tank battle of Kursk on the Russian front to the bitter fighting among the hedgerows of Normandy and the last great offensive in the Ardennes, forever immortalized in history as the Battle of the Bulge, these men and their tanks made history.
The Waffen SS were considered the elite of the German...
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Based on a true story, Gentle with Gertie follows the heartwarming tale of a new baby entering a household with an older dog. Ash, age 4, narrates his journey from a "beginner dog-petter" to an expert dog-lover. Along the way, Ash learns important lessons through kindness, patience, and practice.
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Will Patching's Short Shots: Killer Thriller Quick ReadsThree dark, twisted crime tales:JUSTICE A convict is tormented by his wife's memory - and his lack of one…OLD FLAME A twisted tale of lust, obsession and revenge.THE BUTCHER Meet Antony Harding, psychopath. He'll make your skin crawl...PLUS Bonus introductory notes from the author. Featuring exclusive insights into how these short-form tales relate to the psychopathic characters in 'The Remorseless...
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For centuries, philosophers and scholars have described human behaviour in terms of sex, power and money. In bestselling author Will Storr radically turns this thinking on its head by arguing that it is our irrepressible craving for that ultimately defines who we are. From the era of the hunter-gatherer to today, when we exist as workers in the globalised economy and citizens of online worlds, the need for status has always been wired into us. A wealth...
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Where does creativity come from? The answer is unique for each of us-our True North-and this book will help you find yours.
As artificial intelligence gains an increasing foothold in our work and our lives, the need to find and maintain our uniquely human creativity is growing more urgent. This guide will ensure that you stay on course as you navigate through the complexity of modern times. It will help you open new pathways to creativity and equip...
12) Die Wiederkehr
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Nach der grauenvollen Attacke auf den Ort Lindisfarne müssen Jamie und Larissa mit ihrem Schmerz zurechtkommen: Während Jamie den Tod seines Freundes Frankenstein betrauert, hadert Larissa mehr denn je mit ihrem Vampirdasein. Doch ihnen
bleibt kaum Zeit zum Ausruhen: Denn die Asche von Dracula ist wieder in Feindeshand. Die Vampire rotten sich zusammen. Und das Department hat nur 91 Tage Zeit, um den mächtigsten Vampir der Welt zu finden und zu...
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The Wisdom of the Ancients: Timeless Lessons From Ancient Philosophers
Introducing "The Wisdom of the Ancients: Timeless Lessons From Ancient Philosophers." Delve into the minds of the greatest philosophers of antiquity, and discover how their teachings continue to influence us today:
️ Timeless Wisdom: Traverse the teachings of Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, and other legendary figures, whose insights into ethics, politics, and human nature...
18) Broadcast
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Excerpt: "Joe Teagler's dream of years was realized. He had struck pay dirt in his claim high on the scarred side of Old Tiptop. A rich vein of gold quartz had been uncovered, shouldering far back into the mountain, how far could only be guessed. Another man would have been in ecstasy in contemplation of the fortune to be his. Teagler felt merely serene. He cast a glance over his shack of rough boards and logs, erected on the mountain side, to be...