Jarman, Cat

Summary: An acclaimed bioarchaeologist traces the path of an ancient piece of jewelry found in a Viking grave in England back to eighth-century Baghdad and India, explaining that the Vikings' route may have been far more varied than previously known.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2022

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 948.022 JAR

Wood, Tat.

Summary: Written by Lawrence Miles ("Faction Paradox") and long-time sci-fi commentator Tat Wood, "About Time" focuses on the continuity of "Doctor Who" (its characters, alien races and the like), but also examines the show as a work of social commentary. In particular, Miles and Wood dissect the politics and social issues that shaped the show during its unprecedented 26-year run (from 1963 to 1989),...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Mad Norwegian Press 2006

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 791.45 DOC

Gunderson, Jessica

Summary: In the early 1940s, during World War II, Germany's Nazi regime expanded into neighboring European countries. In France, groups of anti-Nazi citizens, known as the French Resistance, fought to stop Germany's reign of terror. A brave woman named Nancy Wake became one of the movement's greatest assets as a spy. In her role, Wake often transported Jews to safe locations and rode her bicycle through...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 WAK

Andersen, Christopher P.

Summary: "Since the day Charles Philip Arthur George was born, he has been groomed to be King. After more than seventy years of waiting, he finally ascends the throne. The King examines the private life of this historically important and controversial figure, set against the grand, thousand-year sweep of the British monarchy. This richly detailed biography covers it all, from his military training to...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Gallery Books 2022

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CHARLES III AND

Brower, Kate Andersen

Summary: "No celebrity rivals Elizabeth Taylor's glamour and guts or her level of fame. She was the last major star to come out of the old Hollywood studio system and she is a legend known for her beauty and her magnetic screen presence in a career that spanned most of the twentieth century and nearly sixty films. But her private life was even more compelling than her Oscar-winning on-screen...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 TAYLOR, ELIZABETH BRO

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Miles, Lawrence.

Summary: Written by Lawrence Miles ("Faction Paradox") and long-time sci-fi commentator Tat Wood, "About Time" focuses on the continuity of "Doctor Who" (its characters, alien races and the like), but also examines the show as a work of social commentary. In particular, Miles and Wood dissect the politics and social issues that shaped the show during its unprecedented 26-year run (from 1963 to 1989),...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Mad Norwegian Press 2004

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 791.45 DOC

Kushins, C.M.

Summary: Beast: John Bonham and the Rise of Led Zeppelin is the first-ever biography of the iconic John Bonham, considered by many to be one of the greatest (if not THE greatest) rock drummer of all time. Bonham first learned to play the drums at the age of five, and despite never taking formal lessons, began drumming for local bands immediately upon graduating from secondary school. By the late 1960s,...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2021

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BONHAM, JOHN KUS