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1) Poor things
Pub. Date
[2024]
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English
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The tale and fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter, a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter. Under Baxter's protection, Bella is eager to learn. Hungry for the worldliness she is lacking, Bella runs off with Duncan Wedderburn, a slick and debauched lawyer, on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, Bella grows steadfast in her purpose to stand for equality...
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From one of the leading historians of our time comes a brilliant and incisive work of history that examines the politics of religion and the religion of politics, from the catastrophe of the First World War to the modern-day War on Terror. Beginning with the chaotic post-World War I landscape, in which religious belief was one way of reordering a world knocked off its axis, Sacred Causes is a penetrating critique of how religion has often been camouflaged...
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"British-occupied Palestine, 1946: Unconvinced by reports that his scientist brother, Raphael, died in a concentration camp, elderly writer Elias Lind persuades a contact in the Jewish resistance to send someone to search for him. Lilya joined the resistance to help form a new state, not to waste time on a fruitless chase at the request of a frail, likely delusional, old man. As her comrades prepare for a major operation, a bitter Lilya accepts her...
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"Anthony Grafton explores the art and influence of an opaque historical figure: the magus, or learned magician. A distinctive intellectual type in Renaissance Europe, magi contributed to the humanistic currents of the time and had a transformative impact on public life, influencing advances in sculpture, painting, engineering, and other fields."--
6) All is fair
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 11
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710L
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English
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"It's 1918, and war is raging across Europe. When Lady Mina Tretheway receives a telegram at boarding school, she doesn't want to read it--telegrams never bring good news. The message is written in a cryptic code, and Mina is soon pulled out of school and into a secret wartime mission with a dashing American spy" --
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When pastor Jordan Rau accepted a position with a European missions agency, his decision was based on money, not on an opportunity to serve God. However, shortly after his family's arrival in Germany, Jordan's priorities dramatically change - his young son, Chase, has been murdered. Abandoning his faith in God, Jordan becomes obsessed with finding Chase's killers and delivering justice. He sets out on a course of action that will destroy not only...
8) Bratislava
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Español
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Bratislava es una bella e histórica ciudad que despertó del socialismo y, casi sin tiempo a reaccionar, se vio convertida en capital de un joven país, Eslovaquia. Dinámica y emprendedora, la ciudad vive un momento crucial que hace que se construya y se reconstruya constantemente. Aún así, conserva un centro histórico pleno de encanto, pequeño y recogido, con calles de adoquines y viejas casonas que testimonian un pasado de esplendor. En la...
9) An emancipation of the mind: radical philosophy, the war over slavery, and the refounding of America
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"This is a story about a dangerous idea--one which ignited revolutions in America, France, and Haiti; burst across Europe in the revolutions of 1848; and returned to inflame a new generation of intellectuals to lead the abolition movement--the idea that all men are created equal. In their struggle against the slaveholding oligarchy of their time, America's antislavery leaders found their way back to the rationalist, secularist, and essentially atheist...
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In this book, George Huppert introduces the reader to a group of talented young men, some of them teenagers, who were the talk of the town in Renaissance Paris. They called themselves philosophes, they wrote poetry, they studied Greek and mathematics-and they entertained subversive notions concerning religion and politics. Classically trained, they wrote, nevertheless, in French, so as to reach the widest possible audience. These young radicals fostered...
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Der außergewöhnliche Stadtführer für einen besonderen Tag in Sevilla!
Der Geist von Carmen, jenem berühmten Zigeunermädchen, wandelt noch immer durch die verwinkelten Gassen von Sevilla. 170 Jahre nachdem sie dort gelebt und geliebt hat, schickt sie sich nun endlich an, ihre Geschichte einmal selbst zu erzählen!
„Mit Carmen durch Sevilla" erleben wir diese Stadt wie noch nie. Carmen nimmt uns mit in die südspanische Metropole und zeigt...
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Get the Summary of Giles Tremlett's Espana in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Espana" by Giles Tremlett offers a comprehensive exploration of Spain's rich and tumultuous history. It begins with the mythological origins tied to Hercules and the deep history of human habitation evidenced by the Atapuerca archaeological site. The narrative progresses through the cultural influences of the Phoenicians and Greeks, the...
14) Mit dem Fahrrad vom Atlantik bis ans Schwarze Meer: Auf Glückssuche zwischen Frankreich und Rumänien
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Mady Host will verschiedene Sprachen hören, neue Kulturen erleben, lebendigen Geschichtsunterricht erfahren, die Frage nach dem Glück der Menschen stellen und ihre eigene Geografiestunde konzipieren. Diesen Wunsch erfüllt sie sich auf dem EuroVelo 6, auch bekannt als Flussroute. Den ersten Teil der Reise legt die Autorin allein zurück, ab Österreich hat sie Begleitung. Mit Freundin und Kamerafrau Cornelia geht es schließlich in doppelter Frauenpower...
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Wenn Kaiserin Elisabeth heute noch einmal nach Wien zurückkehren könnte, welche Orte würde sie wohl wiedersehen wollen? Wie erginge es ihr bei einem Besuch der Kapuzinergruft? Wie sähe ein Treffen zwischen ihr und John Lennon im Hotel Sacher aus? Wie versöhnlich wäre sie beim Anblick der Hofburg? Und worüber würde sie mit Hans Moser im Schweizerhaus plaudern? Kommen Sie doch mit, entdecken Sie die prachtvolle Donaumetropole und finden Sie...
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John Lukacs, distinguished historian and native of Budapest, offers in Budapest 1900 a rich and eloquent portrait of one of the great European cities at the height of its powers. Budapest, like Paris and Vienna, experienced a remarkable exfoliation at the end of the nineteenth century. In terms of population growth, material expansion, and cultural exuberance, it was among the foremost metropolitan centers of the world, the cradle of such talents...
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Richard III, the most notorious and most discussed of English kings, was also unusual among his contemporaries in regularly signing his books. This characteristic, among others, has enabled Anne Sutton and Livia Visser-Fuchs to reconstruct his library, and link it to the culture and reading habits of his generation.
The books of Richard III are typical of what was available to and popular with the medieval reader - religion, chivalry, history, genealogy,...
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Get the Summary of Kermit Lynch's Adventures on the Wine Route in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Adventures on the Wine Route" by Kermit Lynch chronicles his explorations and discoveries in the French wine industry. Lynch's journey begins in the Loire Valley, where he develops a fondness for the region's red wines, particularly Cabernet Franc from Chinon and Bourgueil. He is surprised by a Sancerre rouge and impressed...
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Man traut sich kaum, es zu schreiben: Dass es im Herzen Europas, an der Ostsee, drei Länder gibt, die noch nicht überlaufen sind. Wo man mit dem Camper unter Kiefern am Meer stehen und über dem Lagerfeuer kochen kann – ganz legal, versteht sich. Wo jeder Reisende seinen eigenen Lieblingssee zum Paddeln finden kann. Wo kreativ gestaltete Museen auf Besucher und herzhafte Nationalgerichte auf Testesser warten. Wo die Wälder voller Pilze und Beeren...
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Georg wächst in der Nähe von Rothenburg ob der Tauber auf einem Bauernhof auf. Seine beiden Brüder sind im Krieg gefallen. Endlich, im April 1944, darf Georg von den Pimpfen in die Hitlerjugend wechseln. Jetzt, so denkt er, kann er selbst etwas tun, um das Vaterland zu retten. So kommt er 1945 in das Wehrertüchtigungslager Gebsattel, von dort nach Hausen am Bach, und zusammen mit drei weiteren Hitlerjungen soll Georg mit einer Panzerfaust bewaffnet...
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