Start, Daniel
Summary: "This compendium of adventures features the best wild places to visit in Devon, Cornwall, Somerset and Dorset, with luscious places to eat and stay and ideas for weekend itineraries. The best secret beaches and wild swimming locations Amazing ancient woodlands and wildlife spectacles Top picnic places and wild flower meadows Lost ruins, hidden castles and sacred stones Caverns, caves, grottoes...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wild Things 2013
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Summary: "Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks offer the ultimate in natural and geothermal wonders. Don't miss the area's backcountry lakes, panoramic summits, glacier-carved canyons, steaming geyser basins, and vast meadows teeming with wildlife. This is your guide to 46 of the parks' must-do hiking trips featuring everything from Old Faithful to Jackson Hole."--Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wilderness Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.87 NYSRyan, W. C. (William Charles)
Summary: Winter 1917. As the First World War enters its most brutal phase, back home in England, everyone is seeking answers to the darkness that has seeped into their lives. At Blackwater Abbey, on an island off the Devon coast, armaments manufacturer Lord Highmount has arranged a spiritualist gathering to contact his two sons, both of whom died at the front. Among the guests, two have been secretly...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Adult, Call number: LP FIC RYASummary: Details the gritty rural lives and loves of Tommo and Charlie -- two young brothers -- and their poor Devonshire family from 1909 until 1916, when the outbreak of war destroys their country idyll. Both join up (one under age) leaving behind the beautiful Molly who is the love of both their lives. The young men survive gas attacks, shelling, German troops and the appalling deaths of their close...
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Publisher / Publication Date: BBC 2015
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV PRIKnight, Bernard.
Summary: Renovations of a school in 12th-century Exeter are disrupted by the shocking discovery of a partially mummified corpse hidden in the rafters, and the county coroner Sir John de Wolfe is called in to investigate. Richard de Revelle, Sir John's brother-in-law and founder of the school, immediately blames Nicholas de Arundell, a young outlawed knight. As Sir John discovers, Nicholas has good...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.F. Howes 2008
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Summary: Historic towns and cities and natural wonders of northern New England.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stewart, Tabori & Chang 1989
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.4 NEW ENGLAND MUSSummary: Based on the novel by R.F. Delderfield, this follows the fortunes of Paul Craddock, a former soldier who purchases a run-down Devon estate. Set between the Boer War and the outbreak of World War I, the miniseries depicts the end of an era, as England moves into the modern age.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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Summary: Christopher Rowe is shipwrecked in Devonshire, where children are disappearing and a ghost is suspected, but even Tom and Sally's arrival may not cure his amnesia in time to help.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC SANWillett, Marcia
Summary: "Some memories can be forgotten... Others won't ever go away. For renowned actor Sir Mungo, his quiet home village in Devon provides the perfect retreat. Close by are his brother and his wife, and the rural location makes his home the ideal getaway for his old friends in London. Among those is Kit, who comes to stay for the summer, bringing with her a letter from her first and only love, Jake,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2017
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC WILMiller, Carolyn
Summary: When the daughter of Viscount Aynsley encounters a fossil-hunting scientist and his sister, her assumptions about what is right are shaken. Will the trust they've withheld from each other end up tearing three lives apart?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company 2019
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC MILCleeves, Ann
Summary: "North Devon is enjoying a rare hot summer with tourists flocking to its coastline. Detective Matthew Venn is called out to a rural crime scene at the home of a group of artists. What he finds is an elaborately staged murder--Dr. Nigel Yeo has been fatally stabbed with a shard of one of his glassblower daughter's broken vases. Dr. Yeo is a good man, a public servant, beloved by his daughter....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company 2021
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP M CLECleeves, Ann
Summary: "Fierce winds, dark secrets, deadly intentions. When Jem Rosco-sailor, adventurer, and legend-blows into town in the middle of an autumn gale, the residents of Greystone, Devon, are delighted to have a celebrity in their midst. But just as abruptly as he arrived, Rosco disappears again, and soon his lifeless body is discovered in a dinghy, anchored off Scully Cove, a place with legends of its...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Minotaur Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: M CLESummary: It follows DI Humphrey Goodman and his fiancée Martha as they leave London to navigate a new life together on the beautiful Devon coast. Our heroes are thrown in at the deep end as Martha pursues her dream of running her own restaurant and Humphrey takes up the vacant position of Detective Inspector at Shipton Abbott police station, an outpost of the Devon & Cornwall Police district. Quickly...
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Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Studios 2023
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TV BEYCambridge, Colleen
Summary: " A murder will occur tonight at Beecham House . . . Who could resist such a compelling invitation? Of course, the murder in question purports to be a party game, and Phyllida looks forward to using some of the deductive skills she has acquired thanks to her employer, Mrs. Agatha, who is unable to attend in person. The hosts, Mr. and Mrs. Wokesley, are new to the area, and Phyllida gladly...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2023
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1 available in Adult, Call number: LP FIC CAMCleeves, Ann
Summary: "Ann Cleeves-New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of the Vera and Shetland series, both of which are hit TV shows-returns with the extraordinary follow-up to The Long Call, in the Two Rivers series, soon to be a major TV series too. North Devon is enjoying a rare hot summer with tourists flocking to its coastline. Detective Matthew Venn is called out to a rural crime scene at the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Minotaur Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: M CLECleeves, Ann
Summary: "When Jem Rosco--sailor, adventurer, and legend--blows into town in the middle of an autumn gale, the residents of Greystone, Devon, are delighted to have a celebrity in their midst. But just as abruptly as he arrived, Rosco disappears again, and soon his body is discovered in a dinghy anchored off Scully Cove. This is an uncomfortable case for Detective Inspector Matthew Venn. Greystone is a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company 2023
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Summary: "Fodor's Compass Guides offer highlights of major destinations in a compact package that includes detailed maps that you can bring along with you to help you navigate when cell service is not available."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fodor's Travel 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.875 YELBowen, Rhys
Summary: "From the bestselling author of The Tuscan Child comes a beautiful and heart-rending novel of a woman's love and sacrifice during the First World War"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2019
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC BOWGorton, Wendy
Summary: The latest entry into the bestselling 50 Hikes with Kids series highlights the most kid-friendly trails in New England. It offers all the basics--maps, length of hike, things to see along the trail--plus fun extras that will foster a curiosity about the region's flora, fauna, and geology.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Timber Press, Incorporated 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.51 GORCambridge, Colleen
Summary: ""A murder will occur tonight at Beecham House . . ." Who could resist such a compelling invitation? Of course, the murder in question purports to be a party game, and Phyllida looks forward to using some of the deductive skills she has acquired thanks to her employer, Mrs. Agatha, who is unable to attend in person. The hosts, Mr. and Mrs. Wokesley, are new to the area, and Phyllida gladly...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kensington Publishing Corp. 2023
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Publisher / Publication Date: HiddenSpring 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.44 RIEWiencek, Henry.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stewart, Tabori & Chang 1989
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.4 WIEWelsch, Jeff
Summary: "A complete guide for an explorer's next visit to the Yellowstone and Grand Teton area, this book includes detailed tips for exploring the region's geothermal features, watching the charismatic critters, and showcasing the best dining options in and around the park and the authors' favorite lodging places." Includes historical facts and backstories, maps and photographs--Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Countryman Press, a division of W.W. Norton & Company 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.87 WELSobel, David
Summary: "From Connecticut to Maine, 30 bike routes offer miles of New England charm and landscape views. The Northeast provides some of the most exciting cycling in the United States: sweeping vistas, seaside towns, fall colors, and more. With this comprehensive guide, New Hampshire local David Sobel offers up rides in Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine. No...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Countryman Press 2023