Summary: Based on the vibrant true story of a young girl from the streets of rural Uganda whose world rapidly changes when she is introduced to the game of chess, and, as a result of the support she receives from her family and community, is instilled with the confidence and determination she needs to pursue her dream of becoming an international chess champion.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2017

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Mutesa

Contents: Have you ever loved a woman -- Mojo boogie -- You're the one -- Signals of love/TV mama -- That's all right -- Sweet home Chicago -- Key to the highway -- Rock me baby -- Hide away -- Woman across the river -- Going down -- Please accept my love.

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Fuel 2000 Records 1990

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Shiono, Etorouji

Summary: "Köinzell engages again with Glenn's knights, but their spells have critically weakened him. Just as capture seems imminent, Aht rejoins the fight! Despite her injuries, Aht is determined to prove to Köinzell that her devotion can be an asset and not a hindrance in battle, even if it costs her life. Meanwhile, the deeply paranoid Barestar sends an army against the city to kill the...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2015

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Shioda, Gz

Summary: Explains the principles, and basic postures and movements of aikido with special emphasis on key points to perfect one's technique, develop greater strength, and increase one's speed.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Kodansha International 1996

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Shiono, Etorouji

Summary: "Taking advantage of Marquis Glenn's absence, Marquis Lebellond moves into the territory of Jebr, whose warring factions had been kept in check only by Glenn's leadership. Using his special dispensation from the emperor to his advantage, Lebellond claims the land and demands that the tribes demonstrate their allegiance by delivering to him the hero-killing rebel from their midst. The air above...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2016

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Shiono, Etorouji

Summary: "Mad with rage after the death of his son, Marquis Lebellond has turned his armies against Marquis Glenn. And now, the remaining heros are forced to carefully consider their alliances as the terrible War of Heroes unfolds. However, even Lebellond's allies are not safe from his wrath, as he imprisons those who would help him and commits countless atrocities in his single-minded lust to defeat...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2016

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Miura, Shion

Summary: A charmingly warm and hopeful story of love, friendship, and the power of human connection. Award-winning Japanese author Shion Miura's novel is a reminder that a life dedicated to passion is a life well lived.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: AmazonCrossing 2017

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Miéville, China.

Summary: London awakes one morning to find itself besieged by a sky full of floating icebergs. Destroyed oil rigs, mysteriously reborn, clamber from the sea and onto the land, driven by an obscure but violent purpose. An anatomy student cuts open a cadaver to discover impossibly intricate designs carved into a corpse's bones—designs clearly present from birth, bearing mute testimony to . . . what? Of...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Del Rey 2015

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Phinn, Gervase.

Summary: After hatching out of his egg, a chameleon plods through the tall grass, meeting various jungle animals and asking an important question.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Andersen Press USA 2012

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Shiono, Etorouji

Summary: "Eleven heroes set out on a dangerous mission to save the empire, but only four remained faithful to their duty. For the memory of the countless men who died helping them, these four fought on, only to be betrayed by the seven who would let that sacrifice be in vain. This, then, is the root of Köinzell's rage: that the whole empire was deceived into placing its trust in seven cowards, that...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2016

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Shiono, Etorouji

Summary: "Köinzell's fight for revenge becomes a fight to save the empire! By attacking his own father, the emperor, the full extent of Glenn's betrayal is exposed - as is the monstrous truth behind his youthful form. In the name of bringing his own brand of "peace" to Szaalenden, Glenn has turned to Wischtechian magics to preserve his cause, conveniently ignoring the thousands of lives lost in the war...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2017

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Shiono, Etorouji

Summary: "Prepare yourselves, traitors!! Killing Glenn was no easy task, and this time, Köinzell must be sure his betrayer stays dead, Leaving the battle to his allies, Köinzell journeys into the mountains in search of fairytite, a powerful ore formed over eons by fallen fairies and guarded by godlike beasts. If Köinzell can obtain what he needs, he will be able to forge weapons capable of felling Glenn...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2018

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Patel, Shona

Summary: Despite being born under an unlucky star, things begin to change for Layla in the spring of 1943. Powerful changes sweep through India following the second World War, and Layla finds that her life in colonial India is rapidly disintegrating.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2013

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Shiono, Etorouji

Summary: "After decades of anticipation, Koinzell finally squares off against the first of his former, traitorous comrades, the 'hero' Schtemwolech. Without the moons to fuel his strength, though, is he up to the task of dispatching this formidable opponent? More importantly, should he prevail, is he prepared to face the wrath of an empire robbed of one of its beloved Knights of the Order of the Seven...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2015

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Shiono, Etorouji

Summary: "Lebellond continues to assert his military might over Jebr, sending his sons and daughters to subdue the scattered peoples of Glenn's former holding. Lebellond's youngest son, Guelld, eager to prove himself, has secured the help of the legendary "siege master" Betzegarm to lead his troops. However, when one legend meets another...namely the "Traitorous Lance" Ascheriit...the limits of...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2016

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Shiono, Etorouji

Summary: "Glenn has disbanded the order of the seven lances and established the order of heaven's spear in its place. This new band of super-powered knights sets forth to recruit the strongest fighters in the land, luring them to Glenn's cause by offering a share of the incredicble power they wield. As Glenn and his knights hunt down all those who have ever opposed him, the man at the very top of that...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2017

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Shiono, Etorouji

Summary: Hatred...envy...Koinzell's heart overflows with emotion as he moves singularly toward his revenge, blade in hand! But it only takes an instant for the situation to take an unexpected turn...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2015

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Shiono, Etorouji

Summary: "As the final battle between the Imperial Army and Glenn's forces intensifies, Köinzell and Ichfeis take advantage of the chaos to approach the floating fortress where Glenn awaits. The pair of past and present Blatt Meisters is prepared to cut down any who stand in their way, starting with Dragongrave Ischüdien! At last, Köinzell will confront his betrayer, the "hero" who has achieved...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2019

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Lutes, Jason

Summary: "The third and final act of Jason Lutes's historical fiction about the Weimar Republic begins with Hitler arriving in Berlin. With the National Socialist party now controlling Parliament, the citizenry becomes even more divided. Lutes steps back from the larger political upheaval, using the intertwining lives of a small group of Germans to zero in on the rise of fascism and how swiftly it can...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Drawn & Quarterly 2018

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Mieville, China.

Summary: Being chased by cults, a maniac, and the sorcerers of the Fundamentalist and Sect-Related Crime Unit, cephalopod specialist Billy Harrow inadvertently learns that he holds the key to finding a missing squid--a squid that just happens to be an embryonic god whose powers, properly harnessed, can destroy all that is, was, and ever shall be.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Del Rey/Ballantine Books 2010

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Miéville, China.

Summary: When a murdered woman is found in the city of Beszel, somewhere at the edge of Europe, it looks to be a routine case for Inspector Tyador Borlu of the Extreme Crime Squad. To investigate, Borlu must travel from the decaying Beszel to its equal, rival, and intimate neighbor, the vibrant city of Ul Qoma. But this is a border crossing like no other, a journey as psychic as it is physical, a seeing...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Del Rey Ballantine Books 2010

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Miéville, China.

Summary: "After his mother goes missing, a boy is left alone in a remote house on a hilltop with his increasingly deranged father. When an odd man knocks on his door, the boy senses that his days of isolation are over. But will this stranger at last trigger the doom the boy has feared or will he somehow save the boy from the worst?"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Del Rey 2016

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