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1) Meridian
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A woman puts her own happiness aside in pursuit of justice as the civil rights movement sweeps through the South As she approaches the end of her teen years, Meridian Hill has already married, divorced, and given birth to a son. She's looking for a second chance, and at a small college outside Atlanta, Georgia, in the early 1960s, Meridian discovers the civil rights movement. So fully does the cause guide her life that she's willing to sacrifice...
2) Meridian
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"When Marina stumbled out of the Dark, she had no memory of how she survived the parasitic Fade who had demolished the world. No memory of where she came from or who her family was. Now she knows: she's one of the Fade, and she shouldn't even be human"--
3) Meridian
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Eight miles west of Idaho's capital city, Boise, the first settlers in what became Meridian found only arid land, sagebrush, and jackrabbits. The lone tree in the area was another 8 miles west in what became Nampa. Originally called Hunter, after a railroad superintendent, Meridian was initially a railway postal drop where workers tossed and hooked mailbags as the train passed through before the arrival of passenger service. By 1893, residents called...
4) Meridian
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Meridian (SparkNotes Literature Guide) by Alice Walker
Making the reading experience fun!
Created by Harvard students for students everywhere, SparkNotes is a new breed of study guide: smarter, better, faster. Geared to what today's students need to know, SparkNotes provide:
• Chapter-by-chapter analysis
• Explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols
• A review quiz and essay topics
Lively and accessible, these guides are perfect for...
5) Meridian
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Black Ice. It is a substance of magic mined from the earth, an Enhancement of the senses, and a diversion for the aristocracy who consume it. To Arythan Crow, "Dark Wizard of Cerborath," it is nothing more than a black crystal, and his role is to harvest and purify it. But when this crystal becomes the object of attacks, a kidnapping, and the near demise of the prince, he has to wonder what more is to be learned of this Enhancement.Arythan's investigation...
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Each morning before getting out of bed, Dr. Yang practices a series of movements he has combined based on decades of experience. Follow along and learn how a unique combination of simple yog stretches, qigong movements, and acupressure techniques can relieve energy stagnation (aiding those suffering from insomnia, back pain and low energy) and rejuvenate your entire body. All the exercises can be performed lying down or sitting, if preferred. Meridian...
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Meridian Township began as a collection of small pioneer communities. Pine Lake was the largest body of water in Ingham County, and Native tribes camped along its shores and cut a trail along the west side of the lake. White pioneers appeared in 1836 and began to turn the thick forests into viable farmland. In the late 19th century, James Haslett helped establish a community focused on the practices of spiritualism. The new Haslett Park community...
9) Meridian 144
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She is 50 feet underwater, scuba diving on an old sunken warship in the harbor of a Pacific island, which is about as far away as she can get from her unhappy divorce, a string of unfulfilling affairs and her persistent lack of conviction about her life. Kit Manning wonders if Tano Island will be for her a point of departure to somewhere better. Then everything turns a bright yellow, "the water like wrinkled amber foil." Her new beau, an air force...
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In the nineteenth century, Commodore David Porter built his mansion on a prominent hill sitting directly north of the White House, and the rest of Meridian Hill's history is indelibly tied to the fabric of Washington. John Quincy Adams once resided in Porter's mansion. Union troops used the estate and its lands during the Civil War. Later, part of the old estate was famously developed by Mary Henderson into a noted group of embassy mansions, and the...
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Ultimately, a new order will rise from the smouldering ashes of war, but not until Koos; an expat, and Tihosi; a game ranger, go head-to-head with the elements of darkness that invade South Africas Kruger National Park. When several tourists flee into the vast wilderness they soon learn that the key to survival lies within themselves, as they become pawns in an increasingly deadly tango with ferocious beasts, rebel soldiers, an international poaching...
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The meridian pathways of the human body were mapped out by gifted healers in China thousands of years ago. Working with the invisible energy (Qi) that flows through these pathways, they were able to heal illness. Perhaps more importantly, they were able to support vitality in ways that prevent illness and encourage wellness. Vitality is an expression of energy.
Meridian Massage is a hands-on modern application of this ancient wisdom to balance mind,...
13) The Meridian
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There is a saying, "you can't have your cake and eat it, too." Will this be an epitaph for Farryn and Ash? Newly engaged and forging bonds with her true parents, will they be able to endure the threat looming in their future? There will be difficult times ahead as Ash and Farryn join their friends and family as they face a common enemy. There will be losses and sorrow along with the surprises only living can provide. Continue on the journey with our...
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The first African American woman to win a Pulitzer Prize in 1983 for The Color Purple-which also won the National Book Award and was adapted into both an award–winning film starring Whoopi Goldberg and a Tony Award–winning Broadway musical-New York Times–bestselling author Alice Walker. Before her success with The Color Purple, Walked penned the two powerful and unforgettable novels collected here. Meridian: This is the story of Meridian Hill,...
15) Meridianas
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Tiempo, espacio y reflexión, entendida como propiedad física, son los elementos que amalgaman el contenido de Meridianas; Una foto fija, constreñida en un año completo de reflexiones filosóficas, literarias, existenciales, y hasta poéticas, ilustradas por el propio autor, y que conforman un libro atípico dentro del panorama literario en lengua castellana. Enfocado al disfrute de su lectura y hasta de su contemplación, Meridianas es en sí...
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25th ANNIVERSARY EDITION • From the bestselling author of The Passenger and the Pulitzer Prize–winning novel The Road: an epic novel of the violence and depravity that attended America's westward expansion, brilliantly subverting the conventions of the Western novel and the mythology of the Wild West.
One of The Atlantic’s Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years
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One of The Atlantic’s Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years
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"Sepich offers his insight and detailed research to the less knowledgeable reader. He crafts a book that will delight the McCarthy specialists." -Western American Literature
Blood Meridian (1985), Cormac McCarthy's epic tale of an otherwise nameless "kid" who in his teens joins a gang of licensed scalp hunters whose marauding adventures take place across Texas, Chihuahua, Sonora, Arizona, and California during 1849 and 1850, is widely considered...
19) Beyond Meridian
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Captain Rick Raine thinks he's just picking up a passenger and some cargo when he takes on Karl as a member of his crew. He didn't sign up for battling privateers, the United Planetary Alliance, and his own heart. But everyone has secrets in space, even a naive kid who knows more than he should. Karl is on a mission, deep in the heart of enemy space. Sam saved him from a life of servitude and now it's time to return the favor. For that he needs a...
20) Prime Meridian
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From the bestselling author of Mexican Gothic comes a novella about the price of dreams in a ravaged near-future.
"A subtle and powerful tale of Mars, movies, and Mexico City which stands amongst the best novellas of the past few years." -Jonathan Strahan, Locus
Amelia dreams of Mars. The Mars of the movies and the imagination, an endless bastion of opportunities for a colonist with some guts. But she's trapped in Mexico City, enduring the drudgery...