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Author
Series
Nightwing volume 1
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
"Nightwing is back-and his drive to keep Blüdhaven safe has never been stronger! But his adoptive city has elected a new mayor with the last name Zucco. When Nightwing enlists Batgirl's help in investigating the politician bearing the same name as the man who murdered his parents, she unearths details that will shock and fundamentally change the hero. Dick Grayson's big heart has protected those persecuted by bullies in his youth, combated evil alongside...
462) The cut out girl
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
"The extraordinary true story of a young Jewish girl in Holland under Nazi occupation who finds refuge in the homes of an underground network of foster families, one of them the author's grandparents Bart van Es left Holland for England many years ago, but one story from his Dutch childhood never left him. It was a mystery of sorts: a young Jewish girl named Lientje had been taken in during the war by relatives and hidden from the Nazis, handed over...
463) Vengeance Valley
Series
Pub. Date
[2003]
Description
Owen's desire to repay the kindness and generosity of his adopted family breeds rage and envy within their real son, Lee. Lee's jealousy and anger erupts when he fathers an illegitimate child and frames Owen for the shameful deed. Cast out of his home in disgrace, Owen is targeted by a greater menace-- the outraged kin of the baby's mother.
464) Mr. Hockey: my story
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Description
The NHL may never see anyone like Gordie Howe again. Known as Mr. Hockey, he led the Detroit Red Wings to four Stanley Cups and is the only player to have competed in the league in five different decades. Yet, the man widely recognized as the greatest all-around player the sport has ever known has never told his story in full until now. Twenty consecutive seasons among the top five scorers in the NHL. One hundred points after the age of forty. Playing...
465) The meddler
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
With a new iPhone, and apartment near the grove, and a comfortable bank account left to her by her beloved late husband, Marnie Minervini has happily relocated from New Jersey to Los Angeles to be near her daughter Lori and smother her with motherly love. When the dozens of texts, unexpected visits, and conversations dominated by unsolicited advice force Lori to draw strict personal boundaries, Marnie finds ways to channel her eternal optimism and...
466) The great famine
Pub. Date
c2011
Description
When a devastating famine descended on Soviet Russia in 1921, Americans responded with a massive two-year relief campaign, championed by a new Secretary of Commerce, 'The Great Humanitarian' Herbert Hoover, an operation hailed for its efficiency, grit, and generosity.
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