Summary: Led by Captain Jack Harkness, the Torchwood team delves into the unknown and fights the impossible. From an underground base built on a rift in time and space, the team responds to any alien threat-- a meteorite crash landing, sightings of extra-terrestrial technology, an unusual autopsy report, the spread of a deadly alien virus. Everyone who works for Torchwood is under 35. Some day that's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Video 2008
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Summary: When DC Fiona Griffiths says 'yes' to her policeman boyfriend, it's an affirmation that she wants finally to put her psychological breakdown behind her. But she still can't resist the challenge of an undercover policing course, and finding it remarkably easy to assume a new identity, she comes top of the class. So when an ingenious payroll fraud starts to look like the tip of a huge criminal...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sheep Street Books 2015
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BINJames, Erica
Summary: Angel Sands is an old fashioned seaside resort of bed and breakfasts, cottages to let and teashops. And with the best views of the tiny beach is Paradise House, home to the Baxter girls. With their mother taking time out to find herself, it's down to them to maintain the smooth running of the family-owned bed and breakfast. Not an easy task given that their father -- now that his wife isn't...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.F. Howes 2003
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC JAMSummary: The adventures of a team of investigators, led by the enigmatic Captain Jack. Set in Cardiff, in the present day, the team uses scavenged alien technology in a very real world to solve crime both alien and human.
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Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Video 2008
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV TORCossins, Annie.
Summary: In October 1892, a one-month-old baby boy was found buried in the backyard of Sarah and John Makin, two wretchedly poor baby farmers in inner Sydney. In the weeks that followed, 12 more babies were found buried in the backyards of other houses in which the Makins had lived. This resulted in the most infamous trial in Australian legal history, and exposed a shocking underworld of desperate...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Allen & Unwin 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.1523 COSHamer, Marc
Summary: "For readers of Late Migrations and Vesper Flights From the acclaimed author of How to Catch a Mole, this meditative memoir explores the wisdom of plants, the joys of manual labor, and the natural cycle of growth and decay that runs through both the garden's life and our own. Marc Hamer has nurtured the same 12-acre garden in the Welsh countryside for over two decades. The garden is vast and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greystone Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HAMER, MARC HAMSummary: A year after his arrival, Dr. Sharma is faced with an outbreak of smallpox that threatens to bring catastrophe to the village, a visit from his mother-in-law who doesn't approve of him and a confrontation with an outspoken evangelical preacher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: [Publisher not identified] 2013
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV INDStart, Daniel
Summary: A new compendium of adventures, from the best-selling Wild Guide series (winner of travel guidebook of the year 2015). This guide to Wales and the Welsh Marches, one of Europe's fastest growing adventure holiday destinations, explores the hidden parts of its better known tourist areas, as well many more remote regions, rarely visited by tourists. Guiding you to over 800 wild swims, ancient...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Lonely Planet's Great Britain is our most comprehensive guide that extensively covers all the region has to offer, with recommendations for both popular and lesser-known experiences. Puzzle the mysteries of Stonehenge, sip whisky in Scotland, and hike the mountains of Wales; all with your trusted travel companion.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lonely Planet Global 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "The traditional stories of Ireland, Scotland, Brittany, and Wales transport us to the fantastical world of Celtic folklore. These timeless tales brim with wit and magic, and each one is brought to life with elegant silhouette art in this special illustrated edition." -- Page [4] cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 398.2 CELSummary: "All-American athlete, scholar, renowned baritone, stage actor, and social activist, Paul Robeson ... the son of an escaped slave, managed to become a top-billed movie star during the time of Jim Crow America ... his film legacy lives on and continues to speak eloquently of the long and difficult journey of a courageous and outspoken African-American."--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2007
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1 available in NEW Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD DRAMA PAUGrenville, Kate
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Publisher / Publication Date: Canongate 2006
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Summary: A horrific family tragedy sends sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of an old orphanage that was home to children who were more than just peculiar, but possibly dangerous--and who may still be alive. Illustrated with vintage found photographs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2012
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC RIGSuper Furry Animals (Musical group)
Contents: Drygioni -- Ymaelodi a'r ymylon -- Y gwyned iau -- Dacw hi -- Nythod cacwn -- Pan ddaw'r wawr -- Ysbeidiau heulog -- Y teimlad -- Sarn Helen -- Gwneiddiau dwfn/mawrth oer ar y blaned neifion --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beggars/XL Recordings 2005
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK SUPSummary: Rick Stevens is your perfect travel partner, guiding you through 60 hours of discoveries in his favorite European cities, villages, and off-the-beaten-path destinations. The complete DVD set brings you every one of Rick's half-hour TV shows- plus his highly acclaimed, hour-long TV specials.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 914 RICDavies, Peter Ho
Summary: At the height of World War II, a forbidden romance blossoms between seventeen-year-old Esther Evans, the daughter of a Welsh shepherd, and Karsten Simmering, a troubled young German POW, who questions what he has been fighting for.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 2007
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC DavMohamed, Nadifa
Summary: "Based on a true event, The Fortune Men tells the intimate, harrowing story of the last man in Britain to be sentenced to death. In Cardiff, Wales in 1952, Mahmood Mattan, a young Somali sailor, is accused of a crime he did not commit: the brutal killing of Violet Volacki, a shopkeeper from Tiger Bay. At first, Mahmood believes he can ignore the fingers pointing his way; he may be a gambler and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2021
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MOHNicholas, Thomas.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Genealogical Pub. Co. 1991
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: GEN 929.342 NichoTaliaferro, John
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Publisher / Publication Date: PublicAffairs 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 979.802 TALSummary: "For the millions who adored the People's Princess, this lavish book celebrates Diana Spencer's life in pictures. Page after page of inside photos from the legendary National Geographic archives document the royal's most memorable moments in the spotlight; a luminous, personal remembrance by Diana friend and biographer Tina Brown adds context and nuance to a poignant life twenty years after her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 DIANA, PRINCESS REMFox, Candice
Summary: Most homicide detective teams run on trust, loyalty, and the shared desire to put killers behind bars. Frank Bennett's partner, Eden Archer, thrives on darkness and danger. She has a rare talent for catching killers - but her idea of justice has little to do with courtrooms.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kensington Publishing Corp. 2015
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Publisher / Publication Date: Genealogical Pub. Co. 1991