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121) The ascent
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Kurt Argento is an ex-Detroit street cop who can't let injustice go and who has the fighting skills to back up his idealism. If he sees a young girl being dragged into an alley, he's going to rescue her and cause some damage. When he does just that in a small corrupt Missouri town, he's brutally beaten and thrown into a maximum-security prison. Julie Wakefield, a grad student who happens to be the governor's daughter, is about to take a tour of the...
122) Theras and his town
Author
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Young Theras, born an Athenian, is taken to Sparta by a relative when his father is lost at war. He is forced to live like a Spartan, a brutal life with no pity for those who are not physically perfect and totally obedient to Spartan control. After enduring rigorous training and repeated cruel incidents, he escapes with a Perioikoi boy and heads for his beloved Athens. This captures the authentic flavor of ancient Greek culture in a story of adventure...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"In April 1944, Rudolf Vrba became the first Jew to break out of Auschwitz--one of only four who ever pulled off that near-impossible feat. He did it to reveal the truth of the death camp to the world--and to warn the last Jews of Europe what fate awaited them at the end of the railway line. Against all odds, he and his fellow escapee, Fred Wetzler, climbed mountains, crossed rivers and narrowly missed German bullets until they had smuggled out the...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"In this volume, Fahama has been kidnapped by a mad scientist and his zombie assistant, and they are intent on stealing her brain! She'll need to learn about the brain as fast as possible in order to plan her escape! How did the brain evolve? How do our senses work in relation to the brain? How do we remember things? What makes you, YOU? Get an inside look at the human brain, the most advanced operating system in the world... if you have the nerve!"--...
Author
Series
Snow White with the red hair volume 1
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Unwilling to become the prince of Tanbarun's possession, beautiful red-haired herbalist Shirayuki seeks shelter in the woods of the neighboring kingdom, where she gains an unlikely ally--the prince of that kingdom."--Provided by publisher
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"If I'm being totally honest, getting reborn as a spider wasn't exactly what I was hoping for--but I've been making it work, okay! I've been learning more about this world and slowly building up my skills bit by bit. I even managed to evolve into a slightly bigger (tiny) spider! But just when I thought I'd gotten the hang of things, a snake chased me down into a deeper level of the Labyrinth! Everything is on hard mode down here--how is lil' old me...
128) Pitch black
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
A remote planet. The marooned passengers of their crash-landed ship soon learns that escaped convict Riddick isn't the only thing they have to fear. Deadly creatures lurk in the shadows, waiting to attack in the dark, and the planet is rapidly plunging into the utter blackness of a total eclipse. With the body count rising, the doomed survivors are forced to turn to Riddick to guide them through the darkness to safety. With time running out, there's...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Join Monkey D. Luffy and his swashbuckling crew in their search for the ultimate treasure, the One Piece.
"Luffy's brother, the infamous pirate Portgaz D. Ace, is being held at Impel Down prison ... and he's scheduled for the chopping block! While breaking into the daunting underwater dungeon to rescue his next of kin, Luffy encounters former enemy Buggy the Clown and the toxically terrible Warden Magellan. Before long, what started as a prison break...
130) Serenity
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English
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The crew of the Serenity is getting desperate. They are laying low in order to protect their doctor, Simon Tam, and his telepathic traumatized little sister, River. Simon and River are hiding from the Alliance. This has made getting jobs harder and now they are desperate. When they take River on a robbery during which the Reavers attack, Simon decides that it's time to leave the crew of the Serenity for his and River's safety. She mutters 'Miranda,...
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