Millard, Candice
Summary: For millennia the location of the Nile River's headwaters was shrouded in mystery. Expeditions to find it were stymied by a giant labyrinthine swamp. In the 19th century Richard Burton and John Hanning Speke were sent by the Royal Geographical Society to claim the prize for England. From the start the two men clashed. They would endure tremendous hardships, illness, and constant setbacks. Two...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Large Print 2022
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2010
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 636.7 CHAKerasote, Ted.
Summary: Describes how the author adopted a dog living on its own in the wild and his decision to install a dog door in his house so that the dog could live both inside and outside, in a study of the human-dog partnership and animal consciousness and behavior.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2007
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 636.7092 KERJobb, Dean
Summary: "I the span of fifteen years, Dr. Thomas Neill Cream murdered as many as ten people in the United States, Britain, and Canada. Poison was his weapon of choice. Structured around the doctor's London murder trial in 1892, The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream exposes the blind trust given to the medical practitioners, as well as the flawed detection methods, bungled investigations, corrupt...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company 2022
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1 available in Adult, Call number: LP FIC JOBDorris, Michael.
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.K. Hall & Co. 1990
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 362.292 DorriBenedict, Jeff
Summary: "Drawing on more than four hundred interviews with people from every corner of Woods's life Benedict and Keteyian construct a psychological profile of an African-American child programmed by an attention-grabbing father and the original Tiger Mom to change not just the game of golf, but the world as well"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2018
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 921 WOODS, TIGER BENBoggs, Johnny D.
Summary: "Tom Candy Ponting was no ordinary trail boss. He didn't smoke, chew, cuss, or even carry a gun. Unlike his competitors, he learned how to herd cows on a farm back in England - and how to handle cowboys in bareknuckle prizefights. But his skills and know-how were really put to the test when he accepted a bet he might live to regret: lead a cattle drive from Texas to New York City. Not one to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2023
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2 available in New Large Print, Call number: LP FIC BOGMcCullough, David G.
Summary: As part of the Treaty of Paris, in which Great Britain recognized the new United States of America, Britain ceded the land that comprised the immense Northwest Territory, a wilderness empire northwest of the Ohio River containing the future states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin. A Massachusetts minister named Manasseh Cutler was instrumental in opening this vast territory...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press Large Print 2019
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 977 MCCSchooler, Lynn.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2005
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 973.757 SCHBailey, Elisabeth Tova.
Summary: While an illness keeps her bedridden, Elisabeth Tova Bailey watches a wild snail that has taken up residence on her nightstand. As a result, she discovers the solace and sense of wonder that this mysterious creature brings and comes to a greater understanding of her own confined place in the world. Intrigued by the snail's anatomy, cryptic defenses, clear decision making, hydraulic locomotion,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Pub. 2011
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 594.38 BAICunningham, Chet.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2005
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 940.545 CUNRisen, Alexandra
Summary: "In this moving memoir, a woman digs into a garden and into the past and finds secrets, beauty, and acceptance"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2016
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 921 RISEN, ALEXANDRA RISYoung, Rosamond McPherson.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beeler Large Print 2003