Wanda McCaddon
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Tantor
Pub. Date
p2008
Physical Desc
13 sound discs (15.5 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The remarkable love story of Dorothy Osborne and Sir William Temple describes a unique intellectual and passionate partnership that survived political chaos, the plague, the Great Fire of London, and the deaths of their nine children.
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English
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In their very first adventure, Tommy and Tuppence uncover an audacious plot to destroy Great Britain In postwar London, childhood friends Tommy Beresford and Prudence "Tuppence" Cowley are having a grand old time-except for the fact that they can barely afford a pot of tea between them. With no jobs to be had and no rich relations to bankroll them, they decide to form a joint venture: Young Adventurers, Ltd. They're willing to go anywhere and do anything...
6) Meditations
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English
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One of the world's most famous and influential books, Meditations, by the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius (A.D. 121–180), incorporates the stoic precepts he used to cope with his life as a warrior and administrator of an empire. Ascending to the imperial throne in A.D. 161, Aurelius found his reign beset by natural disasters and war. In the wake of these challenges, he set down a series of private reflections, outlining a philosophy
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Agatha Raisin is persuaded by the vicar to help publicize the church fete and she agrees, especially because the fair's organizer, George Selby, is a gorgeous widower. Several of the offerings in the jam-tasting booth turn out to be poisoned, and the festive event becomes the scene of two murders. Along with her young and pretty sidekick, Toni, Agatha must uncover the truth behind the jam tampering, keep the church funds safe from theft, and expose...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.4 - AR Pts: 22
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English
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SENSE AND SENSIBILITY has more twists to its plot than should be allowed, and is far too complex for reconstruction here. Suffice it to say that in Elinor and Marianne Dashwood we are presented with contrasting qualities of character, the one practical and conventional, the other emotional and sentimental. The outcome turns on these young women mastering their primary characteristics and finding true happiness when in the one sense gives way to sensibility,...
10) Taliesin
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Series
Pendragon cycle volume 1
Language
English
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A retelling of an Arthurian legend about the bard Taliesin and his love for Charis, the princess of Atlantis.
12) The Seamstress
Author
Publisher
Tantor Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
Growing up, Sara (Seren) Tuvel was the smartest, most ambitious girl in her Romanian mountain village. When she won and accepted a scholarship to a Gentiles-only Gymnasium, she was forced to make a decision that would change her path forever. At thirteen, faced with a teacher's anti-Semitism, Seren walked out of her classroom and into a new existence. She became the apprentice to a seamstress, and her skill with needle and thread enabled her again...