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Author
Series
Kings of sin ; 4
Publisher
Sourcebooks Inc
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Billionaire Xavier Castillo, when a tragedy forces him to work closely with his publicist Sloane Kensington, he must grapple with the uncertainty of his future—and the realization that Sloane, who’s immune to his charms, is the only one he wants.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Salman Rushdie is celebrated as a storyteller of the highest order, illuminating deep truths about our society and culture through his gorgeous, often searing, prose. Now, in his latest collection of nonfiction, he brings together insightful and inspiring essays, criticism, and speeches that focus on his relationship with the written word, and solidify his place as one of the most original thinkers of our time. Gathering pieces written between 2003...
5) Wildlife
Publisher
Playaway View
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Visit some of the world's most exotic and interesting animals in this Wildlife series. Featuring far-out creatures like the Sloth, Ocelot and Iceland Puffin, scary crocodiles and mysterious Gila Monsters, and beautiful Monarch Butterflies, this series is sure to show children the variety of animals that call Earth home.
Author
Publisher
Eos
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old Georgie and Bug, a year older, have been pulled apart by the demands of their newfound fame and fortune, but join forces again when a punk, vampires, a giant sloth, and other creatures come after them on the streets of a New York City of the future.
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
An investigation of the Pleistocene's dual character, as a geologic time, and as a cultural idea. The Pleistocene is the epoch of geologic time closest to our own, a time of ice ages, global migrations, and mass extinctions--of woolly rhinos, mammoths, giant ground sloths, and not least, early species of Homo. It's the world that created ours. But outside that environmental story there exists a parallel narrative that describes how our ideas about...
Series
Publisher
World Book, a Scott Fetzer Company
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"This illustrated volume is an introduction to the animal life of the tropics and particularly the tropical rain forest. Detailed captions describe each animal, while inset maps show where the animals can be found around the world. Features include a glossary, maps, photographs, and an index." --
Author
Publisher
Quercus
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"In 1954, David Attenborough, a young television presenter, was offered the opportunity of a lifetime--to travel the world finding rare and elusive animals for the London Zoo's collection, and to film the expedition for the BBC for a new show called Zoo Quest. This is the story of those voyages. Staying with local tribes while trekking in search of giant anteaters in Guyana, Komodo dragons in Indonesia, and armadillos in Paraguay, he and the rest...
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