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(0)Michael Scott
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English
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Studying ancient sites on a backwater planet, Archaeologist Nosuma Okande finds more of them than The Institute has on record.On her first day, she digs up an odd statuette. After receiving death threats, the Institute sends Nosuma to another excavation site. Later the same night, she stumbles upon a strange ceremony in the village square.Undeterred, Nosuma decides to unearth the mysteries the planet holds. But can she untangle the enigmatic past...
62) One of the Many
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English
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Who among us have not passed a beggar in the street? Or who among us has not looked upon the disheveled shell of another human and thought, "How could a person allow themselves to come to such a condition of utter worthlessness?" We invite you into a world that exists just below the surface of our everyday life. Come travel the roadways of the disenfranchised and the marginalized within our society. If you dare, turn these pages and read fact, not...
63) Cube Rube
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English
Description
After salvager Jack Carson arrives to the capital of the long-dead Circian Empire, he finds a ghost cube that tells him he's been chosen to become the next Emperor. Even though he finds this ludicrous, Jack teams up with an orphan girl who claims to be the Princess of Circia. Troubled by divorces, bankruptcies and his constant search for smoke-induced oblivion, Jack tries to figure out what's going on while avoiding debt collection agents sent by...
64) Doorport
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English
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Engineer Janet Thompson steps through a Doorport to San Diego, but lands in San Francisco instead. Trying to fix the portal system, she realizes that years of use have begun to have an effect on our world. As the space-time permutations become increasingly numerous and pervasive, Janet must save our dimension from complete collapse. The worldwide Doorport network had operated without a glitch for decades. What could possibly be going wrong?
65) Inoculated
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English
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Orphaned on a backward planet, Lydia observes with inoculated indifference as the nearby Gaean Empire plans to crown its new Empress. But on coronation day, someone tries to stop the ceremony. His investigation shows that Lydia is far more than just an ambassador's daughter. Her life goes haywire. Pursued across the galaxy, Lydia tries to discover why her fellow humans have taken a sudden dislike to her, and why her adopters are going to such lengths...
66) Organo-Topia
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English
Description
Murderous nanobots are on the loose, and detective Maris Peterson is going to find out why. After a young woman plunges to her death from a penthouse and the vicious bots eat another victim from the soles up, surly city detective Maris gets on the case. Digging deep into the steamy world of reproduction, he discovers the dark secrets of mega-companies whose donors are less than willing, and factories that are growing something that they shouldn't....
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Pub. Date
[2021]
Lexile measure
810L
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English
Description
An anthology of 11 fairy tales inspired by Irish mythology includes the stories of a midnight dance that steals children, a fairy island that appears once every seven years, and a silver horse that emerges from a lake.
In re-writing Irish fairy tales, Scott has created a story collection that brings the timeless tales to life. Readers of his Nicholas Flamel series, or Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson series, are sure to be enthralled with these stories...
Author
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
While working at pleasant but mundane summer jobs in San Francisco, fifteen-year-old twins, Sophie and Josh, suddenly find themselves caught up in the deadly, centuries-old struggle between rival alchemists, Nicholas Flamel and John Dee, over the possession of an ancient and powerful book holding the secret formulas for alchemy and everlasting life.
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Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
The legend: Nicholas Flamel lives. But only because he has been making the elixir of life for centuries. The secret of eternal life is hidden within the book he protects-the "Book of Abraham the Mage". It's the most powerful book that has ever existed. In the wrong hands, it will destroy the world.
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Series
Problem-oriented guides for police volume guide no. 2
Problem-oriented guides for police. Problem-specific guides volume no. 2
Problem-oriented guides for police. Problem-specific guides volume no. 2
Language
English
77) Panhandling
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Problem-oriented guides for police. Problem-specific guides volume no. 13
Problem-oriented guides for police volume guide no. 13
Problem-oriented guides for police volume guide no. 13
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English
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Series
Problem-oriented guides for police. Problem-specific guides volume no. 1
Problem-oriented guides for police volume guide no. 1
Problem-oriented guides for police volume guide no. 1
Language
English
79) Loud car stereos
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Series
Problem-oriented guides for police volume guide no. 7
Language
English
Author
Series
Problem-oriented guides for police volume guide no. 6
Problem-oriented guides for police. Problem-specific guides volume no. 6
Problem-oriented guides for police. Problem-specific guides volume no. 6
Language
English
