McGarvey, Declan.
Summary: This cultured and sophisticated South American capital never bores. Buenos Aires boasts historic cafés, glamorous bars, a world-class opera house, elegant neighborhoods, a hospitable people eager to show visitors around, and so much more. True to its name, this Top 10 guidebook covers all major sights and attractions in easy-to-use "top 10" lists that help you plan the vacation that's right for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2015
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 910 TRAVEL BUENOS AIRESFrance, Miranda
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco Press 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 982.11 FRAEnriquez, Mariana
Summary: El mundo de Mariana Enriquez no tiene por qué ser el nuestro, y, sin embargo, lo termina siendo. Bastan pocas frases para pisarlo, respirarlo y no olvidarlo gracias a una viveza emocional insólita. Con la cotidianidad hecha pesadilla, el lector se despierta abatido, perturbado por historias e imágenes que jamás conseguirá sacarse de la cabeza. Las autodenominadas "mujeres ardientes," que...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage Español, una división de Penguin Random House LLC 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 468.4 FIC ENRPalmer, Marina
Summary: Approaching her dreaded thirtieth birthday--without a husband, a fabulous apartment, or children--Marina Palmer suddenly found herself adrift in anxiety. She was successful but bored. Lasting love was elusive and her visits to the therapist multiplied. Then, on a vacation to South America, she discovered the passion that her life was missing. Leaving behind her fast-track career and her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W. Morrow 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 793.33 PALArandojo, Diego
Summary: When night falls in Buenos Aires, the city comes alive. Artists flock to cafes and dives to exchange ideas, listen to music, watch outré performance art, pen poetry, fall in love. In these raucous, smoke filled rooms, the bohemian heart and soul of this vibrant city, a conflagration of creative energy burns. With the improvisational pacing of a jazz performance, Beatnik Buenos Aires follows the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fantagraphics Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 ARAWalsh, Rodolfo J.
Contents: Part I. The people -- Carranza -- Garibotti -- Don Horacio -- Giunta -- Díaz: two snapshots -- Lizaso -- Warnings and premonitions -- Gavino -- Explanations in an embassy -- Mario -- "The executed man who lives" -- "I'm going to work..." -- The unknowns-- Part II. The events -- Where is Tanco? -- Valle's rebellion -- "Watch out, they could execute you..." -- "Cheer up" -- Calm and confident --...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seven Stories Press 2013
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Summary: "The second-largest country in South America, Argentina has been through great changes in recent years. Its journey from dictatorship to democracy has left many scars, but these are largely eclipsed by the pride and resilience of the Argentinian people, who have developed a style, a language, and a joie de vivre that are all their own. Embracing much more than gaucho, tango, and soccer,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kuperard 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 918.2 ARGCrouch, Gregory
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 918.27 CROO'Connor, George
Summary: "The myth continues in the tenth year of the fabled Trojan War where two infamous gods of war go to battle. The spotlight is thrown on Ares, god of war, and primarily focuses on his battle with the clever and powerful Athena. As the battle culminates and the gods try to one-up each other to win, the human death toll mounts. Who will win this epic clash of power? And how many will have to die...
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Second 2015
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1 available in JT Fiction, Call number: JT Series O'ConnorAgosín, Marjorie.
Summary: A collection of poems by Marjorie Agosin that give voice to the victims of the corrupt dictatorships that existed in Latin America during the late twentieth century.
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Publisher / Publication Date: White Pine Press 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 468.4 AGORotondi, Jessica Pearce.
Summary: After years of being misled by the US government, Jessica Pearce Rotondi travels to Laos with the hope of finding answers for her family, but instead finds a country still reeling from a secret war.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Unnamed Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 959.704 ROTCollins, Ailynn
Summary: "The date is April 18, 1906. The city of San Francisco has just been rocked and shaken by a huge earthquake. Even worse, the quake causes huge fires to break out across the city. Can you escape your damaged home before it collapses? Will you join the firefighters as they try to save the city from the devastating fires? Will you be accused of looting after helping a boy escape from some rubble?...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint 2022
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Summary: El campo ha cambiado frente a nuestros ojos sin que nadie se diera cuenta. Y quizá no se trata solo de sequías y herbicidas, quizá se trate del hilo vital y filoso que nos ata a nuestros hijos, y del veneno que echamos sobre ellos. Nada es un cliché cuando finalmente sucede. "Distancia de rescate" sigue esta vertiginosa fatalidad haciéndose siempre las mismas preguntas: ¿hay acaso algún...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Literatura Random House 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 468.4 FIC SCHSummary: Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce star in their most widely recognised roles of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. After the film versions of The Hound of the Baskervilles and The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes were released in 1939, Rathbone and Bruce reprised their film roles in a radio series, The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes , which began in October 1939. This collection includes 30...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Audiobook on MP3 CD, Call number: MP3CD FIC SHESummary: "Olivia is throwing a kite party. By the time she makes her kite, the wind is gone. How do you fly a kite without wind? Olivia will find a way!"--P. [4] of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2012
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Summary: "In early March 2020 in New Rochelle, New York, teenager Geth Montego is fumbling with the present and uncertain about her future. She only has three friends: her best friend Tovah, who's been acting weird ever since they started applying to college; Diego, who she wants to ask to prom; and the K-pop band BTS, because the group always seems to be there for her when she needs them (at least in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Black Sheep, an imprint of Akashic Books 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC FARFridolfs, Derek
Summary: Discovering that someone intends to rig the science fair at their school, Clark, Diana, and Bruce try to find out who it is and prevent the crime.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 FRICopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J GRAPHIC SECFriedman, Becky
Summary: "Daniel and his friends are playing circus at the playground! But when Daniel performs his tiger-tastic juggling act, Mom and Dad are too busy with his baby sister Margaret to watch. Mom teaches Daniel that when a baby makes things different, he can find a way to make things fun. Will Daniel find a way to include Margaret in his circus act?"--Amazon.com
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2015
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Summary: "When Lieutenant Jo Riskin investigates the brutal murder of the pastor of New Life Church, she discovers that the beloved pastor may not be the man his congregation believes he is. The deeper Jo dives into his life,the longer the suspect list grows, including members of his congregation and even his own family."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Red Adept Publishing 0000
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1 available in Michigan Collection, Call number: MI Fiction TenbrinkGriffin, W. E. B.
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2005
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC GRIButler, Dori Hillestad
Summary: Kayla needs to return her library books, but she can't find one of them. Can King and Jillian help solve the crime?
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD FIC BUTTravis, Lisa
Summary: Jess is on holiday with her family in Thailand, when she breaks a family treasure of Nong May - a secret that could change things forever. Together, the girls brave disappointments, jungles and snakes, in an attempt to put things right. Includes a travel section about Thailand.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J Series Pack-n-go Travis 2014Hunter, Stephen
Summary: "In City of Meat, Charles Swagger is on the hunt for notorious bank robber Baby Face Nelson when he traces a tip to the Chicago stock yards. While there, he's brutally assaulted and discovers that the madman who attacked him is involved in a nearby narcotics ring with plans to spread its new drug to the residents of the disenfranchised 7th District of Chicago. Will Charles be able to stop the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2024