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[2009]
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During the Cold War, superpowers amassed nuclear arsenals containing the explosive power of one million Hiroshimas. The Soviet Union secretly plotted to create the "Dead Hand," a system designed to launch an automatic retaliatory nuclear strike on the United States, and developed a fearsome biological warfare machine. President Ronald Reagan, hoping to awe the Soviets into submission, pushed hard for the creation of space-based missile defenses. This,...
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Pub. Date
2010
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It's easy to think that meaning, fulfillment, and bliss are "out there," somewhere outside of our daily routine. But in this playful yet profound reflection on awareness, the compelling voice of a contemporary woman reveals the happiness at the bottom of the laundry basket, the love in the kitchen sink, and the peace possible in one's own backyard. Follow Karen Maezen Miller through youthful ambition and selfabsorption, beyond a broken marriage, and...
3) Cold hands
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Pub. Date
[1979]
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A relationship challenging the understanding of love and friendship between two male cousins. Set in and around Sag Harbor.
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[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
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In this collection of two graphic novels, Starfire signs the Teen Titans up for a popular reality show and Robin becomes obsessed with the idea of them all being on television; then Robin is encased in ice by Captain Cold, and comes down with a virus and the rest of the team sets out to find a cure.
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Pub. Date
[2008]
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Known as the Winningest Musher in the World, Jeff King remains one of the top mushers in the history of sled dog sports. Since his first race in 1979, King and his well-trained teams of Alaska huskies have racked up many thousands of training miles and trail hours. The result: win after win after win, crossing the finish line first in more than a dozen major races, including the two internationally known giants: the Iditarod and the Yukon Quest. In...