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The World's Great Attack Aircraft

Date Published:1988

Great empires : An Illustrated Atlas

Hyslop, Stephen G. (Stephen Garrison), 1950-

The Ancient World 2600 B.C.-A.D. 500. The Ancient Middle East: tumultuous cradle of empires -- Egypt on the rise: lords of the Nile -- Mediterranean conquests: Greece, Carthage, and Rome -- Classical Asia: India and China -- The Middle Ages 500-1500. Byzantium and the Arab world: empires of faith -- Medieval Asia: the Khmer, Mongols, and Ming -- Medieval Europe and Africa: Christian and Muslim dynasties -- Native American empires: The Toltec, Aztec, and Inca -- Modern Empires 1500s-1900s. Western Europe and the Americas: colonization and rebellion -- Mediterranean and Africa: Ottoman Empire and Asante -- Greatness in the East: the Mughals, Qing, and Romanovs -- Epilogue : The collapse of modern empires.

Date Published:2011

U.S. Air Power

Yenne, Bill

Date Published:1989

A Patriot's History of the United States : From Columbus's Great Discovery to the War on Terror

Schweikart, Larry

Originally published: 2004. The city on the hill, 1492-1707 -- Colonial adolescence, 1707-63 -- Colonies no more, 1763-83 -- A nation of law, 1776-89 -- Small republic, big shoulders, 1789-1815 -- The first era of big central government, 1815-36 -- Red foxes and bear flags, 1836-48 -- The house dividing, 1848-60 -- The crisis of the Union, 1860-65 -- Ideals and realities of Reconstruction, 1865-76 -- Lighting out for the territories, 1861-90 -- Sinews of democracy, 1876-96 -- "Building best, building greatly," 1896-1912 -- War, Wilson, and internationalism, 1912-20 -- The Roaring Twenties and the Great Crash, 1920-32 -- Enlarging the public sector, 1932-40 : The New Deal : immediate goals, unintended results -- Democracy's finest hour, 1941-45 -- America's "happy days," 1946-59 -- The age of upheaval, 1960-74 -- Retreat and resurrection, 1974-88 -- The moral crossroads, 1989-2000 -- America, world leader, 2000 and beyond. "Is America's past a tale of racism, sexism, and bigotry? Is it the story of the conquest and rape of a continent? Is U.S. history the story of white slave owners who perverted the electoral process for their own interests? Did America start with Columbus's killing of all the Indians, leap to Jim Crow laws and Rockefeller crushing the workers, then finally save itself with Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal? The answers, of course are no, no, no, and NO."--Back cover.

Date Published:2004

Presidents of War

Beschloss, Michael R.

Torrent of passion -- Man of straw -- The most glorious war -- The country is almost ours -- A presidential war -- Fort Sumter -- Blood flowing all about me -- Maine blown up -- We must keep what we want -- The world is on fire -- Salvation of mankind -- How could this have happened? -- The survival war -- I am going to let them have it -- I didn't ask their permission -- We got slapped -- I don't see any way of winning. Beschloss provides a groundbreaking and often surprising saga of America's wartime chief executives. From James Madison and the War of 1812 to recent times, we see them struggling with Congress, the courts, the press, their own advisors and antiwar protesters; seeking comfort from their spouses, families and friends; and dropping to their knees in prayer. We come to understand how these Presidents were able to withstand the pressures of war-- both physically and emotionally-- or were broken by them.

Date Published:2018

Prodigal Summer

Kingsolver, Barbara

Wildlife biologist Deanna is caught off guard by an intrusive young hunter, while bookish city wife Lusa finds herself facing a difficult identity choice, and elderly neighbors find attraction at the height of a long-standing feud.

Date Published:2000

Sierra Six

Greaney, Mark

"It's been more than a decade since the Gray Man's first mission, but the trouble's just getting started in this latest entry in the #1 New York Times bestselling series. Before he was the Gray Man, Court Gentry was Sierra Six, the junior member of Zack Hightower's CIA Special Activities team, Golf Sierra, aka the Goon Squad. Court's skills were fearsome and undeniable. Too bad he wasn't also a team player. It took weeks of training and withering scrutiny to mold him into one, but the effort was worth it-on their first mission they took out a terrorist leader. The prize was invaluable; the cost was agonizing. Now, years have passed. The Gray Man is on a simple mission when he sees a ghost: the long-dead terrorist, though he's remarkably energetic for a dead man. A decade of time hasn't changed the Gray Man. Whatever the cost, he isn't one to leave a job unfinished or a blood debt unpaid"--

Date Published:2022

Landscape of a Marriage : Central Park Was Only the Beginning

Olmsted, Gail Ward,

New York, 1858: Mary, a young widow with three children, agrees to marry her brother-in-law Frederick Law Olmsted, who is acting on his late brother's deathbed plea to "not let Mary suffer." But she craves more than a marriage of convenience and sets out to win her husband's love. Beginning with Central Park in New York City, Mary joins Fred on his quest to create a 'beating green heart' in the center of every urban space. Over the next 40 years, Fred is inspired to create dozens of city parks, private estates and public spaces with Mary at his side. Based upon real people and true events, this is the story of Mary's journey and personal growth and the challenges inherent in loving a brilliant and ambitious man.

Date Published:2021

Still Life

Penny, Louise

Originally published: London : Headline, 2005. "Features stenciled edges, foil case stamp, four-color endpapers, fold-out map, a conversation between the author and Margaret Atwood about the Three Pines novels"--Provided by publisher. "In 2005, with Still Life, bestselling author Louise Penny introduced her iconic mystery series starring Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the SurÃªtÃ© du QuÃ©bec and his team of investigators as they are called into the scene of a suspicious death in a picturesque rural village somewhere south of Montreal, a village not found on any map, a village with three majestic pine trees presiding over the village green, a sign to weary travelers that they had reached a place of safety."--

Date Published:2025

After Paris

Taylor, Mary Ellen

"From the author of The Brighter the Light comes a haunting tale of hope that spans generations, intertwining the lives of three women who fight for survival in 1940s France and present-day Virginia. At twenty-five, Ruby Nevins has already endured more than most. But after two years of battling cancer, she's warily determined to move forward. Researching a new project about a French actress, she soon uncovers an old diary that will change her life forever... �?cile, the "it girl" of early 1940s French cinema, vanished from Nazi-occupied Paris in 1942. Sylvia Rousseau, �?cile's dressmaker and confidante, left that same year. Working to piece together the truth behind �?cile's disappearance and Sylvia's extraordinary life, Ruby recognizes the women as kindred spirits. They risked their hearts and lives to aid the Resistance, and each day was a struggle to survive. Ruby knows her cancer could come back, but she's learning to embrace the future rather than fear it. If �?cile and Sylvia could live their lives in the shadow of death, so can Ruby. Because she knows there's so much life -- and love -- to fight for." --

Date Published:2025

Dolly All the Time

Monaghan, Annabel

Includes discussion questions. Dolly Brick has never met a problem she couldn't solve. Not when her mom left when she was twelve, and not at thirty-nine when she moves with her son back to Whitfield, Rhode Island, for the summer to keep her dad and brother from losing the family home. So when she comes across Stewart Whitfield, annoyingly handsome scion of the Whitfield family, with a flat tire and at the wrong end of a very public, very humiliating breakup, it's in her nature to help. But Stewart's proposed arrangement ends up being more than either of them bargained for, because as public dinners and high society benefits turn into sunset boat rides and kisses which hit her bloodstream like a ghost pepper, Dolly starts to feel something more than helpful. She's never relied on anyone besides herself. Can she really start now?

Date Published:2026

History's Mysteries : Curious Clues, Cold Cases, and Puzzles From the Past. Freaky phenomena :

Jazynka, Kitson

Includes index. Creepy creatures -- Vanishing acts -- Unexplained occurrences -- Strange sites -- Unusual objects -- Curious curses -- Unnatural nature. "Curious kids itching for real-life Indiana Jones-like intrigue will get swept away with the next book in this spine-tingling series about solving puzzles of the past--from whole civilizations that have vanished to mystifying monuments and urban legends."--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2018

Renegades : The Broken City

Hunter, Erin

"Willow and Luna have always relied on each other to survive in the city. But when the sisters stumbled on a hidden world of magical animals and human witches, they realized they were no ordinary cats. They have magic themselves. Now, for the first time, they must forge their own paths. Willow is on the run with Violet, a witch girl with whom she shares a powerful bond. But Violet's parents, the Rousseaus, are determined to hunt them down and destroy Willow. Meanwhile Luna is reeling from a deadly attack by the same Rousseaus. She and her fellow Renegades are driven to join forces with the Truthtellers, a sinister coven of animals with secrets of their own. As tensions explode into magical conflict, Willow and Luna must grapple with the same question...What if your worst enemy is your own sister?"--

Date Published:2026

Dog Man : A Sprinkle in Time. 15, A sprinkle in time /

Pilkey, Dav

At head of title: Tree-house Comix proudly presents. "In the newest saga, our anti-hero, Grampa, alters the fabric of time and space. Is his evil the necessary soil for Dog Man and friends to grow and bloom? Can we all step up to be the change? It's the saga of the century -- Dog Man: A Sprinkle in Time"--Amazon.com.

Date Published:2026

The Baby Beebee Bird

Massie, Diane Redfield

The zoo animals find a way to keep the baby beebee bird awake during the day so that they can get some sleep at night.

Date Published:1963

Can You Solve the Murder : The Flowers of Elysium : An Interactive Crime Novel

Johnston, Antony,

"Step into the shoes of a detective and investigate the most mysterious crime of your career. There's been a murder at Elysium, a wellness retreat set in an English country manor. You arrive to find the body of a local businessman on the lawn - with a rose placed in his mouth. It appears he was stabbed with a gardening fork and fell to his death from the balcony above. But that balcony can only be accessed through a locked door, the key is missing, and everyone in Elysium is now a suspect... Gather the evidence and examine the clues. Choose who to interview next, and who to accuse as your prime suspect. But remember that every decision you make has consequences - and some of them will prove fatal... Do you have what it takes? Can YOU solve the murder?"--

Date Published:2025

The Appeal

Hallett, Janice

"Originally published in Great Britain in 2021 by VIPER, part of Serpent's Tail, an imprint of Profile Books Ltd" -- Title page verso. When the cast of a local theater group raises money for an experimental treatment for the director�??s granddaughter, who has a rare form of cancer, one member raises her concerns, creating tensions within the community, which leads to murder.

Date Published:2022

The True Meaning of Love

Steel, Danielle,

"February 24 is the eighteenth birthday of a Ukrainian ballet school student named Vlad. It also happens to be the day that the first bombs of the 2022 Russian attack land on his homeland. As life for every person in the country is turned upside down in a moment, Vlad is immediately called up to serve in the military. But as much as he wants to defend his country, he is desperate to get his girlfriend, Tatyanna, an orphan whose only home has been the ballet school, out of the country. With their home under siege, Tatyanna tries to make her way to safety in Poland. Also joining the refugees is Yulya, who is torn between getting her young children across the border and staying at the side of her husband, Symon, and her elderly parents, Petro and Oxana, who refuse to abandon their home. As millions flee, Vlad and Symon join a volunteer civilians' unit to fight. Even elderly citizens like Petro and Oxana are given AK-47s, though soon starvation becomes as much of a threat as the encroaching troops. Sasha, an obstetrician, and Anton, a surgeon, who are secretly lovers, stay behind to treat the never-ending waves of wounded. When the Russians bomb hospitals, the heroic couple find themselves delivering babies in bomb shelters. Through the stories of Vlad, Tatyanna, Yulya, Symon, Sasha, and Anton--each struggling to protect their loved ones and preserve their own humanity--Danielle Steel tells a gripping and deeply moving story of regular people surviving as war rages around them"--

Date Published:2026

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Rowling, J. K.

Harry Potter spent ten long years living with Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, an aunt and uncle whose outrageous favoritism of their perfectly awful son Dudley leads to some of the most inspired dark comedy since Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. But fortunately for Harry, he's about to be granted a scholarship to a unique boarding school called THE HOGWORTS SCHOOL OF WITCHCRAFT AND WIZARDRY, where he will become a school hero at the game of Quidditch (a kind of aerial soccer played high above the ground on broomsticks), he will make some wonderful friends, and, unfortunately, a few terrible enemies. For although he seems to be getting your run-of-the-mill boarding school experience (well, ok, even that's pretty darn out of the ordinary), Harry Potter has a destiny that he was born to fulfill. A destiny that others would kill to keep him from.

Date Published:1997

Discover Animals : Look and Find

"Travel the world and discover extraordinary animals! Search for hidden surprises in 8 scenes, then turn to the end of the book for even more Look and Find challenges."--Page 4 of cover.

Date Published:2026