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2016
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English
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From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson, the Mistborn series is a heist story of political intrigue and magical, martial-arts action.
Three hundred years after the events of the Mistborn trilogy, Scadrial is now on the verge of modernity, with railroads to supplement the canals, electric lighting in the streets and the homes of the wealthy, and the first steel-framed skyscrapers racing for the clouds.
The
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Mann shows how a new generation of researchers equipped with novel scientific techniques have come to previously unheard-of conclusions about the Americas before the arrival of the Europeans: In 1491 there were probably more people living in the Americas than in Europe. Certain cities--such as Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital--were greater in population than any European city. Tenochtitlan, unlike any capital in Europe at that time, had running water,...
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An exuberant, hands-on fly-on-the-wall account that combines the thrill of canyoneering and rock climbing with the intellectual sleuthing of archaeology to explore the Anasazi. David Roberts describes the culture of the Anasazi-the name means "enemy ancestors" in Navajo-who once inhabited the Colorado Plateau and whose modern descendants are the Hopi Indians of Arizona. Archaeologists, Roberts writes, have been puzzling over the Anasazi for more than...
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Gideon Crew volume 5
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English
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"Gideon Crew--brilliant scientist, master thief, intrepid adventurer--is shocked when his former employer, Eli Glinn, vanishes without a trace, and Glinn's high-tech lab Effective Engineering Solutions shuts down seemingly overnight."--
10) Acqua alta
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English
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The Venice commissioner, Guido Brunetti, investigates the murder of a museum director who was involved in the traffic of Chinese antiques. Suspicion falls on a wealthy collector.
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Guardians volume Book 3
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Bonneville Books, an imprint of Cedar Fort, Inc
Pub. Date
[2013]
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English
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Amber's and Trendon's summer vacation ends abruptly when a mysterious messenger summons them to Egypt, where Dorothy and her team have found an ancient artifact, the final Weapon of Might.
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HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 11
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English
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Twelve-year-old Theo uses arcane knowledge and her own special talent when she encounters two secret societies, one sworn to protect the world from ancient Egyptian magic and one planning to harness it to bring chaos to the world, both of which want a valuable artifact stolen from the London museum for which her parents work.
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Walnut Springs Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
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English
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"When Egyptologist April Tanner is asked to translate the hieroglyphs on an ancient ring, she is unwittingly drawn into a world of danger and intrigue. Her colleague, Dr. Peter Scherril, believes the glyphs will lead to a treasure hidden nearly two thousand years ago by an Egyptian named Remaliha. The problem is the glyphs don't make sense. A week after Peter is killed in a suspicious car crash, the ring shows up in April's mail. She vows to decipher...
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Recorded Books
Pub. Date
p2009
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English
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No ancient society has exerted greater influence on the development of Western culture than the ancient Greeks. Over two thousand years ago these people gave birth to the institution of democracy, to scientific investigation and philosophical dialogue, to poetry, both epic and personal, to historical narrative, and to comic and tragic theater. Their intensely creative spark also manifested itself in the arts: in architecture with the creation of temples...
17) The dark city
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Relic master volume 1
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
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Galen, a man of the old Order and a Keeper of relics, and his sixteen-year-old apprentice, Raffi, face many obstacles as they search for a powerful relic that has been hidden for centuries in an effort to stop the devastation that has hit their world.
19) The Margrave
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Relic master volume 4
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 9
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English
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Their quest to find a secret relic with great power leads Master Galen and his sixteen-year-old apprentice, Raffi, into the Pit of Maar, where the most evil thing waits, and the deep evil world at the heart of the Watch.
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University of Nebraska Press
Pub. Date
2010
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English
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An examination of the archaeology and restoration of the Mormon city of Nauvoo, Illinois, framed within the development of historical archaeology, which was growing and developing as a discipline during this time.
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