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A heart-rending narrative that moves from the Himalayas to the Middle East to Houston and culminates in an epic court battle, this is a story of death and life - of the war in Iraq, the killings of the twelve Nepalese, a journalist determined to uncover the truth, and a trio of human rights lawyers dedicated to finding justice. At its heart is one unforgettable young woman, Kamala Magar, who found the courage to face the influential men who sent her...
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An eccentric schoolteacher takes her class on wonderous educational field trips with the help of a magical schoolbus.
In the city (topic: city critters): Tim thinks the zoo is the only place in the city wild animals can survive. To test this theory Ms. Frizzle turns the class into critters!
Cracks a yolk (topic: eggs): The principal goes away for a few days and leaves his chicken, Giblets, in Dorothy Ann's care. The Friz shows the class how eggs...
405) 1872
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"In the Battleworld zone of 1872, Sheriff Steve Rogers faces corruption and fear in the boom town of Timely. Can Anthony Stark pull Rogers' fat from the fire? Probably not, since the only thing he seems capable of pulling is the cork from a bottle. Things in Timely are bad, and getting worse--and when a stranger named Red Wolf is brought into town, Timely will be changed forever...for anyone left standing when the dust clears, that is! Can justice...
406) Un día de nieve
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"Es un día de nieve y Pedro sale a explorar. Mientras pasea entre montones de nieve apilada y observa a los niños grandes jugar a tirarse bolas gigantes--descubre los surcos que dejan sus pies en la nieve espesa y lo divertido que es hacer figuras de ángeles en la nieve."--
The adventures of a little boy in the city on a very snowy day.
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Providing tips for drawing everything from simple road signs to iconic city skylines, the creator of the popular blog Urban Sketching World teaches you how to use the art form’s loose, colorful and spontaneous method to create sentimental impressions of the places where you live and travel.
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Scope and content: Brochures, booklets, and a variety of other material concerning various aspects of the state of Tennessee. Subjects include overviews of various aspects of the state in general, state government, history, state symbols, and tourism. Many items are heavily illustrated, often with color photographs. The vast majority of materials are from the late twentieth or early twenty-first centuries. Quantity of materials on a subject ranges...
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Scope and content: Items documenting Nashville's relationships with international Sister Cities. Most material is related to tourism and partnership efforts, and primarily concerns the city abroad, more than Nashville, Tenn.
Sister Cities documented in this collection include: Belfast, Northern Ireland; Caen, France; and Magdeburg, Germany. The bulk of the holdings concern Magdeburg, Germany, with heavy emphasis on the Puppentheater der Stadt Magdeburg....
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"While Aang grapples with a life-changing decision that only he can make as the Avatar, Toph and Katara implore him--from opposite sides--to choose a path. Meanwhile, Ru and Yaling concoct a fiery ploy to get their mother back. The bender vs. non-bender conflict finally reaches a powerful boiling point, and for better or for worse, Cranefish Town will never be the same!"--Page [4] of cover.
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Scope and Content: Approximately 30 pages of materials, mostly newsclippings, concerning the organization of and activities of the Hadley's Bend Historical Association. Items include initial organizational and incorporation documents, by-laws (1986), articles about meetings and activities of the organization as well as more general articles of a historical nature, especially concerning Old Hickory and the DuPont powder plant. News articles mention...
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Scope and content: Records of the Donelson Progressive Club, and its predecessor, the Men's Progressive Club (of Donelson) include membership rolls (1925-1927) and meeting minutes (1925-1939), along with a few cancelled checks issued by Donelson Bank and Trust Company (1934).
Subjects detailed in the minutes include: support for various activities relating to Donelson High School and the Donelson grammar school; school athletics; fundraising and...
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In the all-white Missouri town of "Calico Springs, Willie's life has been defined by two powerful forces: God and the river. The 'miracle boy' died for five minutes as a young child, and ever since, Willie is certain he survived for a reason, but that purpose didn't become clear until he found the Game. The Game is called Manifest Atlas, and the concept is simple: enter an intention and the Game provides a target--a blinking blue dot on the map. Willie's...
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Abstract: Includes a wide variety of material relating to residences, including named homes, apartments, condominiums, and adaptive reuse of historic buildings as residences. Includes some neighborhood or area guides and directories to real estate, rentals, historic homes, and related resources.
Scope and content: Materials include sales, rental, or promotional brochures, some with floor plans; tourist or historically oriented brochures and booklets...
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Scope and content: Twenty-two prints of pen-and-ink drawings of historical buildings, residences, the Nashville skyline, and military subjects. Most of the historic buildings are of structures in Nashville, Tenn., although a few prints are of buildings from Franklin, Tenn. The majority of the prints show structures in their historical context, rather than being renderings of their modern surroundings. Prints are a variety of sizes, the smallest being...
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Scope and content: Oral history interview with Nashville businessman and civic leader Nelson Andrews, conducted 25 Aug. 2006 by Cabot Pyle as part of The Turner Interviews series of the Nashville Public Library's Nashville Business Leaders Oral History Project. During the 1 hour and 46 minute interview, Andrews discusses such topics as Nashville during the 1940s when he first came to town as a child; leadership; attending Vanderbilt; the advantages...
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Scope and Content: Four audio interviews (with transcripts) conducted in 2012 by the Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, in partnership with the Metro Arts Commission and Metro Parks. Each interviewee discusses the positive impact they believe the 28th Connector Project will have on their community. They discuss the separation of North Nashville from the rest of Nashville following the construction of Interstate 40 between...
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