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(0)Andrew Sachs
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Series
Language
English
Description
For four decades, Pierre Brossard has eluded capture as one of the most vicious SS officers in history. Condemned to death in absentia he's tenuously protected by an intricate web of Nazi collaborators and an extreme right-wing faction of the Catholic Church. With nothing more than a suitcase and a prayer, Brossard seeks refuge in a monastery outside Salon-de-Provence. He knows the Committee for Justice is closing in. With every reason to fear his...
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Series
Hercule Poirot mysteries volume 9
Language
English
Description
In Agatha Christie's classic, Three Act Tragedy, the normally unflappable Hercule Poirot faces his most baffling investigation: the seemingly motiveless murder of the thirteenth guest at dinner party, who choked to death on a cocktail containing not a trace of poison.
Sir Charles Cartwright should have known better than to allow thirteen guests to sit down for dinner. For at the end of the evening one of them is dead-choked by a cocktail that contained...
3) Planets
Publisher
Distributed by Schlessinger Media
Pub. Date
p2004
Language
English
Description
Journey through space and time, witnessing the birth of the sun and traveling to the outer limits of the solar system.
4) Dinosaur
Publisher
Distributed by Schlessinger Media
Pub. Date
p2004
Language
English
Description
Students will gain an understanding of the Jurassic and Mesozoic era through study of paleontology, dinosaur entomology, theories of extinction and dinosaur physiology.
6) Shark
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
Takes you down into the murky world of sharks and their relatives and reveals what motivates these fascinating creatures. Discover a shark that can fit in your hand and a shark that eats only plankton - and learn that not all sharks are killing machines.
7) Shark
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2009, c1994
Language
English
Description
Shark takes you down into the murky world of sharks and their relatives and reveals what motivates these fascinating creatures. Discover a shark that fit into your hand and a shark that eats only plankton-- and learn that not all sharks are killing machines. -- container.
9) Monster
Publisher
Distributed by Schlessinger Media
Pub. Date
p2004
Language
English
Description
A journey through fact and fantasy, putting viewers face to face with deadly spiders, scorpions, and ferocious crocodiles. Meet terrifying monsters and discover the real creatures who may have inspired these mythical beasts.
Author
Language
English
Description
Atmospheric travelogue based in 1950s Cyprus, depicts a memorable picture of village life, and is a social and historical document of a lost community.
Written during the gradual uprising of the Greek Cypriots who wanted union with Greece, Durrell observes the people's struggles on an intimate and personal level. This is not a political book, but simply a somewhat impressionistic study of the moods and atmospheres of Cyprus during the troubled years...
12) Human machine
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
A look at one of the world's most complex machines, capable of laughing, crying, and even reproducing itself.
13) Plant
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
c1994
Language
English
Description
Through the ages, man has depended on plants for everything from oxygen to food to building supplies. Gives a colorful tour of the world's most dazzling flora - from the most magical to the most bizarre. Watch buds burst, flowers bloom, and discover the myriad ways plants struggle to survive.
16) Candide
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
"If this is the best of possible worlds, what then are the others?" - CANDIDE
Candide is a French satire first published in 1759 by Voltaire, a philosopher of the Age of Enlightenment. It is the absurdly melodramatic story of a young man, Candide, living a sheltered life who clings desperately to "the best of all possible worlds," one which is abruptly interrupted by a series of painfully disillusioning events that set him off on a wide-ranging journey....
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Publisher
BBC Audio
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
Twelve classic Christie short stories are given a modern spin in these BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisations.
Agatha Christie is the acknowledged 'Queen of Crime', and these twelve short stories showcase her skilful plotting and talent for producing compelling mysteries. First broadcast in the early 2000s, the stories were adapted and brought up-to-date for a contemporary audience.
Among the star cast are Tom Hollander, Emilia Fox,