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"Constance Haverhill is without prospects. Her mother has just passed away, her brother is newly married, and now that the Great War is over, she has been asked to give up managing the estate she helped to run when the men all joined the army. It is suggested to her that she become a governess. But first, she will act as caretaker to Mrs. Fog, an old family friend who is convalescing at a seaside resort. Constance is soon swept up in the social whirl...
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Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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"Woke up no light is a Black girl’s saunter turned to a woman’s defiant strut. These are the hymns of a new generation of poetry. Young, alive, yearning. A mouth swung open and ready to devour. A quest for home in a world that knows only wasteland and wanting. Moving in sections from “girlhood” to “neighborhood” to “falsehood” to, finally, “womanhood,” these poems reckon with themes of reparations, restitution, and desire. The...
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Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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"A landmark new history of the peasant experience, exploring a now neglected way of life that once encompassed most of humanity but is vanishing in our time. For over the past century and a half, and still more rapidly in the last seventy years, the world has become increasingly urban, and the peasant way of life-the dominant way of life for humanity since agriculture began well over 6,000 years ago-is disappearing. In this new history of peasantry,...
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Publisher
Pluto Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"This groundbreaking guide will take you through the city streets to uncover the scandalous, hilarious, and empowering events of London's queerstory. Follow in the footprints of veteran activists, such as those who marched in London's first Pride parade in 1972 or witnessed the 1999 bombing of the Admiral Duncan pub in Soho"--
6) Pakistan
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Publisher
Bellwether Media
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to Pakistan. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--
7) Juneteenth
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Series
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English
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"Early fluent readers will learn about the history of Juneteenth, including when, where, and who first celebrated Emancipation Day, its meaning, the traditions associated with it, and how African American people around the United States celebrate independence today"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher
Pegasus Crime
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"An award-winning journalist, who has interviewed more than 200 people, from veteran cops to strippers, follows in the tracks of a high-profile jewel thief dubbed "the King of Diamonds" and discovers beneath the glittering surface of the Swinging Sixties was a world of sex trafficking, illegal gambling and political graft."--
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Publisher
Forever
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Fleeing through the streets of London in a gown meant for her betrothal ball is not Lady Charlotte Lovett's finest decision. Seeking shelter at her estranged cousin's coffeeshop, however, turns out to be utterly inspired. Soon Charlotte has brewed up a plan to help create a secret backroom where women can sip coffee and debate on equal terms with men. It's also the perfect way to escape her arranged engagement. Not only will it provide income for...
11) Mexico
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Publisher
Bellwether Media
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to Mexico. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--
12) England
Author
Publisher
Bellwether Media
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to England. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--
13) Italy
Author
Publisher
Bellwether Media
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to Italy. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--
15) India
Author
Publisher
Bellwether Media
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to India. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--Provided by publisher.
16) Scottish stories
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Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"A beautiful hardcover Pocket Classics collection of stories by great Scottish writers from the past two centuries ranging from Sir Walter Scott, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to Muriel Spark, Ali Smith, Irvine Welsh, and Leila Aboulela, and many more. Scottish Stories is a treasury of great writing from an entrancingly literary land. Scotland is known for its centuries of colorful Celtic folklore and its long tradition of spine-tingling...
Publisher
Kino Lorber, Inc
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
Vietnamese
Description
After a car accident claims the life of his sister-in-law and leaves his 5-year-old nephew an orphan, a thirtysomething man named Thien leaves Saigon for a trip back to his rural hometown. During his meditative, wandering visit, Thien wrestles with his own agnosticism in the face of others' religious beliefs, summons memories of his long-disappeared brother, and reconnects with a former girlfriend who now lives as a nun at a Christian church and school,...
20) Japan
Author
Publisher
Bellwether Media
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Images match informative text in this introduction to Japan. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--
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