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Butcher, Tim 1967- Travel Congo (Democratic Republic) Chicago (Ill.) Fiction Congo (Democratic Republic) Description and travel Congo (Democratic Republic) History Congo River Description and travel Dresden, Harry (Fictitious character) Fiction Fantasy Illinois Chicago Magic Fiction Wizards FictionButcher, Tim
Summary: Journalist Tim Butcher offers this mixture of travelogue and history based on his experiences trekking through Africa's dense Congo region.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.F. Howes 2008
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 916.751 BUTButcher, Tim
Summary: The author recounts his audacious and perilous quest through the Congo as he retraced the 1874 expedition of explorer H. M. Stanley to map the Congo River, traveling alone with an assortment of vehicles, including a motorbike and dugout canoe, and aided by characters ranging from U.N. aid workers to a pygmy-rights advocate.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grove Press 2008
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Summary: "On a summer morning in Sarajevo almost a hundred years ago, a teenager took a pistol out of his pocket and fired not just the opening rounds of the First World War but the starting gun for modern history. By killing Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the heir of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Gavrilo Princip, started a cycle of events that would leave 15 million dead from fighting between 1914 and 1918...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.311 BUTButcher, Tim.
Summary: Tim Butcher follows Graham Greene's footsteps into Liberia where he encounters masked sorcerers whose magical powers depend on cannabalism and long forgotten missionaries.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atlas Books 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 916.662 BUTDutcher, Jim
Summary: "From the world-famous couple who lived alongside a three-generation wolf pack, this book of inspiration, drawn from the wild, will fascinate animal and nature lovers alike. For six years Jim and Jamie Dutcher lived intimately with a pack of wolves, gaining their trust as no one has before. In this book the Dutchers reflect on the virtues they observed in wolf society and behavior. Each...
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 599 DUTButcher, Jim
Summary: "The fate of the Cinder Spires may be decided by crossed swords in the next exhilarating fantasy adventure from the author of the Dresden Files, in this New York Times bestselling series of noble families, swordplay, and airships. For centuries the Cinder Spires have safeguarded humanity, rising far above the deadly surface world. Within their halls, aristocratic houses rule, developing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ace
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1 available in Browsing Hot Titles, Call number: HOT TITLEButcher, Jim
Summary: Following his death by a mystery assailant, Harry Dresden, Winter Knight to Mab, the Queen of Air and Darkness, must gather his friends and allies, prevent the annihilation of countless innocents, and find a way out of his eternal subservience before his newfound powers claim the only thing he has left to call his own ... his soul.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roc 2012
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC BUT DF 14Butcher, Jim
Summary: Ranging from laugh-out-loud to deadly serious, these tales will satisfy longtime fans of Harry Dresden, Chicago's only professional wizard, and win him new devotees. Also included is a brand-new novella that picks up right where the novel Changes left off.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2010
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD Fiction Butcher 2010Butcher, Jim
Summary: Chicago wizard Harry Dresden must help a hated enemy, Nicodemus Archleone, break into a high security vault to steal something belonging to the Lord of the Underworld.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC BUT DF 15Butcher, Jim
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pocket Books 2009
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BUTButcher, Jim.
Summary: The precarious alliance between the people of Alera and the Furies is thrown into disarray by the death of the First Lord of Alera, and the fate of the Alerians lies in the hands of Tavi, an untried young man who must draw on his courage to save his world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ace Books 2005
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Summary: In the land of Alera, where people bond with the furies--elementals of earth, air, fire, water, and metal--young Tavi struggles to cope with his lack of magical talent, until his homeland erupts into conflct between rebels and loyalists and Tavi discovers that he holds the key to his realm's survival.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ace Books 2004
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Summary: While going undercover on the set of an adult film to investigate the mysterious deaths of several actresses, Chicago wizard Harry Dresden unexpectedly learns the shocking truth about his vampire friend Thomas.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roc 2010
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Summary: "The world of Harry Dresden, Chicago's only professional wizard, is rife with intrigue-and creatures of all supernatural stripes. And you'll make their intimate acquaintance as Harry delves into the dark side of truth, justice, and the American way in this must-have short story collection."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ace 2018
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Summary: The only professional wizard in Chicago, Harry Dresden finds himself cast in the role of savior when black magic and necromancy threaten the city.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roc 2005
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC BUT DF 7Butcher, Jim
Summary: The savage Vord are on the march, and Gaius Octavian, first lord of Alera, must lead his legions to the Calderon Valley to stand against them--using all of his intelligence, ingenuity, and furycraft to save their world from eternal darkness.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ace Books 2009
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Summary: "In his life, Harry's been shot, stabbed, sliced, beaten, burned, crushed, and tortured. And after someone puts a bullet through his chest and leaves him to die in the waters of Lake Michigan, things really start going downhill. But even trapped in the realm between life and death, Harry can't catch a break. He learns that three of his friends are destined to experience unbearable torment and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roc Hardcover 2011
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC BUT DF 13Butcher, Jim
Summary: Harry Dresden, a Chicago private investigator and wizard, heads to a small, isolated Missouri town terrorized by Nevernever monsters. The singularly unfortunate Talbot family has suffered a curse that has decimated their number for generations, and only our hero can save them... that is, if he can survive hostile lawmen, the dark secrets of townsfolk, an ancient guardian spirit, and two deadly...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dynamite Entertainment 2013
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Summary: Harry must uncover a traitor within the Wizards of the White Council, keep a less-than-agreeable Warden under wraps, and avoid coming under scrutiny himself. And a single mistake may cost someone his head--someone like Harry.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2009
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC BUTButcher, Jim.
Summary: Professional wizard Harry Dresden finds his life spiralling out of control when the Red Court of Vampires' champion sets out to kill him, professional hit men use him for target practice, the Shroud of Turin goes missing, he becomes involved in a murder investigation, and his ex-girlfriend returns.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roc 2003
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC BUT DF 5Butcher, Jim
Summary: Since time immemorial, the Spires have sheltered humanity, towering for miles over the mist-shrouded surface of the world. Within their halls, aristocratic houses have ruled for generations, developing scientific marvels, fostering trade alliances, and building fleets of airships to keep the peace. Captain Grimm commands the merchant ship, Predator. Fiercely loyal to Spire Albion, he has taken...
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Publisher / Publication Date: ROC 2015
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Summary: After years of war with the invading Canim, Tavi of Calderon, now Captain of the First Aleran Legion, uncovers information about an even greater threat, and must risk everything to forge a desperate alliance between the Aleran and Cane to take on their mutual enemy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ace Books 2007
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BUTButcher, Jim
Summary: Harry finds out he has a daughter and has to work with his former lover, Susan Rodriguez, to protect them both.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roc/New American Library 2010
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BUTButcher, Jim
Summary: The High Lord of Kalare launches a rebellion against the aging First Lord, Gaius Sextus, who must enlist the help of the High Lord of Aquitaine and Tavi of Calderon in order to defeat his enemies.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ace Books 2006