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Mercury Hale volume 1
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"Mercury Hale is not a hero. Not in his mind. He's happy spending his late nights slicing his way through monstrous astral fiends, using a weapon imbued with a mysterious power, at the behest of the secretive Procyon Foundation. It's a strange way to earn a paycheck, but hey, he's good at it. The problem is, things are getting worse. More attacks. More public exposure. None of which Procyon wants. When he tries to get to the bottom of the mess, Mercury...
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER • NAMED ONE OF TIME’S TEN BEST NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE DECADE
“Inspiring . . . extraordinary . . . [Katherine Boo] shows us how people in the most desperate circumstances can find the resilience to hang on to their humanity. Just as important, she makes us care.”—People
“A tour de force of...
“Inspiring . . . extraordinary . . . [Katherine Boo] shows us how people in the most desperate circumstances can find the resilience to hang on to their humanity. Just as important, she makes us care.”—People
“A tour de force of...
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"What would you do if you found an alligator in your garage? Or if you spotted a mountain lion downtown? In cities and suburbs around the world, wild creatures are showing up where we least expect them. Not all of them arrive by accident, and some are here to stay. As the human population tops seven billion, animals are running out of space. Their natural habitats are surrounded - and sometimes even replaced - by highways, shopping centers, office...
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Family business novel volume 11
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Heir to the Duncan and Zuniga crime family fortunes, Nevada Duncan must attend the world's most elite school for the children of underworld figures where he learns the importance of friendship as an enemy who wants what Nevada has lurks in the shadows.
8) Fire
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Presents a collection of articles exploring dangerous places, occupations, and situations.
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No yard? No problem. With more than 80 percent of the American population living in urban areas, Urban Pantry author Amy Pennington details how to start your own garden in the heart of the city. Whether you're a veteran gardener or a novice getting your hands dirty for the first time, this book provides hands-on advice to start using urban space in a sustainable, efficient, and inexpensive manner. Learn how to creatively grow squash on windowsills,...
11) DIY hydroponic gardens: how to design and build an inexpensive system for growing plants in water
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No soil? No sunlight? No problem. A hydroponic growing system gives you the power to grow plants anywhere. Simply suspend your essential nutrients in a water-based solution and circulate them to the plant roots in a contained network of vessels and tubes. Sound easy? In a way, it is. But it also requires plenty of solid information to succeed, which is why you need DIY Hydroponic Gardens. With practical information aimed at home do-it-youselfers,...
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"In 1991, Heather Cole and her friends were members of the Dead Girls Club. Obsessed with the macabre, the girls exchanged stories about serial killers and imaginary monsters, like the Red Lady, the spirit of a vengeful witch killed centuries before. Heather knew the stories were just that, until her best friend Becca began insisting the Red Lady was real - and she could prove it. That belief got Becca killed. It's been nearly thirty years, but Heather...
14) Mercury for hire
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Mercury Hale volume 2
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"Mercury Hale is out of a job. That's not stopping him from fighting crime in San Camillo--for a fee, of course. His much simpler yet financially unstable situation is interrupted when Procyon Foundation comes to him with a problem: one of their top Tracking specialists is missing. The good news? Mercury may have found a way to get back into his employer's good graces. The bad news? A new breed of monster is terrorizing his city. Couple that challenge...
15) Mercury at risk
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Mercury Hale volume 3
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"Mercury Hale is on the warpath. His nemesis Alexander Arkwright has stolen an artifact of immeasurable power, one that threatens Earth and every world connected to the Interstice. Even when Mercury rescues his friends from torture, he's left scrambling to prevent San Camillo from shaking to pieces. But Arkwright isn't alone. He has forces both open and secret around Syndax Multinational, massed against Procyon, ready to take down the organization...
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “An impassioned book, laced with anger and indignation, about how our public education system scorns so many of our children.”—The New York Times Book Review
In 1988, Jonathan Kozol set off to spend time with children in the American public education system. For two years, he visited schools in neighborhoods across the country, from Illinois to Washington, D.C.,...
In 1988, Jonathan Kozol set off to spend time with children in the American public education system. For two years, he visited schools in neighborhoods across the country, from Illinois to Washington, D.C.,...
17) Mercury out cold
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Mercury Hale volume 5
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"Worst. Party. Ever. Mercury Hale's dull day is interrupted by Dominic Zein and the rest of the Procyon heroes -- the guys, that is. They take him across the world for a bachelor evening to relax after recent conflicts. But an enemy reappears in a European nightclub, wielding a powerful weapon thought lost, one that can summon an ancient force capable of bringing the teammates to their knees. Or turning them against each other. Mercury must uncover...
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Mercury Hale volume 6
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"Hold your breath. Mercury Hale is hunting Syndax, the evil soldiers bent on summoning astral fiends, when he finds himself reliving the trauma of his battle against the Hedron of Orbits. Suddenly his bravado, his boldness, and his abilities are called into question. Meanwhile, Homeland Security dogs his steps as he and Loredana trace a mysterious mutated creature across the country, from the American heartland to the Floridan coast. Forces converge...
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"Johannes, a free dog, lives in a park hemmed in on three sides by dense human neighborhoods, and on one side by the ocean. His job is to be the Eyes--to see everything that happens within the park and report to the park's elders, three ancient bison whoensure the Equilibrium. His friends--a stalwart seagull, a mordant raccoon, a one-eyed squirrel, and a pelican who can read--work with him as the Assistant Eyes, observing the humans and other animals...
20) Black buck
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Twenty-two-year-old Darren lives in Bedford-Stuyvesant with him mother, who wants him to live up to his potential as the valedictorian of Bronx Science. Darren is content working at a Starbucks in Midtown Manhattan, hanging out with his girlfriend and eating his mother's home-cooked meals. An encounter with Rhett Daniels, the CEO of NYC's hottest tech startup, results in an invitation for Darren to join an elite sales team. Darren, the only black...