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Zoe in Wonderland

By: Brenda Woods

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Coretta Scott King Honor winner Brenda Woods introduces introverted, daydream-prone Zoe, who’s afraid her real life will never be as exciting as her imaginary one. Zoe Reindeer considers herself “just Zoe”—never measuring up to her too-perfect older sister or her smarty-pants little brother. Truthfully, though, she’d rather just blend in with the plants at the family business, Doc Reindeer’s Exotic Plant Wonderland. She does have one friend, Q, and he’s the best one ever—but he’s moving away, leaving Zoe to fend for herself, and she doesn’t know what she’ll do without him. That is until a tall astronomer from Madagascar comes to the nursery looking for a Baobab tree. His visit starts a ball rolling that makes Zoe long for real adventures, not just imaginary ones—and shows her that perhaps her first real adventure is finally beginning.

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0425288919

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9780425288917

The Unsung Hero of Birdsong, USA

By: Brenda Woods

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The Unsung Hero of Birdsong, USA

By: Brenda Woods

The Coretta Scott King Honor-winning author tells the moving story of the friendship between a young white boy and a Black WWII veteran who has recently returned to the unwelcoming Jim Crow South. On Gabriel's twelfth birthday, he gets a new bike--and is so excited that he accidentally rides it right into the path of a car. Fortunately, a Black man named Meriwether pushes him out of the way just in time, and fixes his damaged bike. As a thank you, Gabriel gets him a job at his dad's auto shop. Gabriel's dad hires him with some hesitation, however, anticipating trouble with the other mechanic, who makes no secret of his racist opinions. Gabriel and Meriwether become friends, and Gabriel learns that Meriwether drove a tank in the Army's all-Black 761st Tank Battalion in WWII. Meriwether is proud of his service, but has to keep it a secret because talking about it could be dangerous. Sadly, danger finds Meriwether, anyway, when his family receives a frightening threat. The South being the way it is, there's no guarantee that the police will help--and Gabriel doesn't know what will happen if Meriwether feels forced to take the law into his own hands.

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1524737100

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9781524737108

When Winter Robeson Came

By: Brenda Woods

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When Winter Robeson Came

By: Brenda Woods

The whole world seems to transform during the summer of 1965, when Eden’s cousin from Mississippi comes to visit her in L.A. just as the Watts Riots erupt, in this stirring new novel by Coretta Scott King Honor winner Brenda Woods. When Eden’s cousin Winter comes for a visit, it turns out he’s not just there to sightsee. He wants to figure out what happened to his dad, who disappeared ten years earlier from the Watts area of L.A. So the cousins set out to investigate together, and what they discover brings them joy—and heartache. It also opens up a whole new understanding of their world, just as the area they’ve got their sights on explodes in a clash between the police and the Black residents. For six days Watts is like a war zone, and Eden and Winter become heroes in their own part of the drama. Eden hopes to be a composer someday, and the only way she can describe that summer is a song with an unexpected ending, full of changes in tempo and mood--totally unforgettable.

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1524741582

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9781524741587

The Blossoming Universe of Violet Diamond

By: Brenda Woods

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The Blossoming Universe of Violet Diamond

By: Brenda Woods

Coretta Scott King Honor winner Brenda Woods’ moving, uplifting story of a girl finally meeting the African American side of her family explores racism and how it feels to be biracial, and celebrates families of all kinds. Violet is biracial, but she lives with her white mother and sister, attends a mostly white school in a white town, and sometimes feels like a brown leaf on a pile of snow. Now that she’s eleven, she feels it’s time to learn about her African American heritage, so she seeks out her paternal grandmother. When Violet is invited to spend two weeks with her new Bibi (Swahili for "grandmother") and learns about her lost heritage, her confidence in herself grows and she discovers she’s not a shrinking Violet after all. From a Coretta Scott King Honor-winning author, this is a powerful story about a young girl finding her place in the world.

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0147514304

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9780147514301

Saint Louis Armstrong Beach

By: Brenda Woods

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Saint Louis Armstrong Beach

By: Brenda Woods

A boy, a dog, and New Orleans' most famous storm—Hurricane Katrina. Saint is a boy with confidence as big as his name is long. A budding musician, he earns money playing clarinet for the New Orleans tourists, and his best friend is a stray dog named Shadow. At first Saint is sure that Hurricane Katrina will be just like the last one--no big deal. But then the city is ordered to evacuate and Saint refuses to leave without Shadow. Saint and Shadow flee to his neighbor's attic--and soon enough it's up to Saint to save them all. "Woods takes us right into New Orleans, right into the eye of the storm and the heart of New Orleans' people." — Jacqueline Woodson, National Book Award-winnng author of Brown Girl Dreaming "Provides a vivid description of what life was like in pre-Katrina New Orleans, and how quickly peoples' lives were shattered. The characters are well-developed, and readers truly will care about their fates." — Library Media Connection, starred review "A small gem that sparkles with hope, resilience and the Crescent City's unique, jazz-infused spirit." — Kirkus Reviews, starred review

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0142421863

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9780142421864

Singapore Street Names (4th edition): A Study of Toponymics

By: Victor R. Savage,Brenda SA Yeoh

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Singapore Street Names (4th edition): A Study of Toponymics

By: Victor R. Savage,Brenda SA Yeoh

Place names tell us much about a country — its history, its landscape, its people, its aspirations, its self-image, The study of place names called toponymics unlocks the stories that are in every street name and landmark. In Singapore, the existence of various races, cultures and languages, as well as its history of colonization, immigration and nationalism has given rise to a complex history of place names. But how did these places get their names? This revised and expanded 4th edition of the book incorporates additional information, from archival research as well as interviews that have come to light since the last edition. Also included are many new entries that have presented themselves as Singapore’s built environment undergoes redevelopment. Expanded by over 100 pages.

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Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd

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9815009230

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9789815009231

Along Came A Soldier

By: Brenda Davies

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Along Came A Soldier

By: Brenda Davies

When murder stalks St. Merryn, no secrets are safe… A forbidden romance… Set in 1820 Cornwall, Charity Perrow lives a sheltered life in the village of St. Merryn. When she meets and falls for Jethro Ennor, they soon learn their families are bitter enemies, and Charity finds herself torn between remaining loyal to her family and giving into her growing desire for a man they hate. A village with hidden secrets… A battle-scarred redcoat is lurking In Greenoak Woods. Struggling to keep his grip on sanity, he’s come home to settle the score with those responsible for the heavy burden he’s been carrying all these years. An innocent man accused… When a villager is murdered, the suspicion falls on Jethro. Now Charity must risk everything, including being disowned by her family, to prove his innocence and save him from the gallows. But as Charity hunts for the truth, she begins to uncover secrets over a decade old—secrets that will change everything.

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1643970380

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9781643970387

A Lady At Last

By: Brenda Joyce

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A Lady At Last

By: Brenda Joyce

Raised as a pirate's daughter, Amanda Carre has not been tutored in the finer social graces. Alone in the world, she has never depended on anyone, until fate intervenes when Cliff de Warenne rescues her from a mob at her father's hanging. Now she must set sail for England to find the mother she never knew, and her chaperone is an infamous ladies' man…. The greatest gentleman privateer of his era, Cliff knows honor demands that he see this beautiful wild child to London and into her socialite mother's arms. He's aware that Amanda is utterly unprepared for a debut in London's ton, so his only recourse is to become her guardian and champion her transformation into a lady—and find her a suitable match. But with every passing moment it becomes harder to deny his jealousy and ire—until Amanda makes her stunning debut, a lady at last. And when his passion is finally released, their love can no longer be denied.

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HQN Books

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1552547221

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9781552547229

TimeWorm

By: Brenda Heller

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TimeWorm

By: Brenda Heller

Brenda Heller & Jimmy Adams 10605 A piercing scream stopped him in his tracks. By instinct he dropped to a squat. He caught his breath as he had ignored the flooding room and now felt the icy water press against his chest. The noise grew louder as it moved closer to where Theo squatted neck-deep in the frigid water. “Murphy!” Shards of the tile wall behind him flew in every direction as the bullet slammed into it, well above where Theo’s head had previously been. Seventeen-year-old Theo is caught up in a teenage world of driftboarding and HoloGames until his father’s friend and fellow scientist, Viktor Brack, destroys the laboratory, vowing to use a time machine to rewrite history. Trapped behind sealed doors, Theo promises himself to retrieve a book of secrets and prevent Brack’s evil plot. Theo and his robotic dog, Murphy, follow Brack over 100 years earlier to Nazi Germany. After his own escape from a pit of death, Theo is rescued until forces of evil and Hitler’s Youth attempt to kill him. He is found by sixteen-year-old Gracie, who understands the dangers of the streets. For both teens, the need to survive becomes a reality never touched by Theo’s false world of the HoloGame. Together, the teens take Murphy as they join an underground society, and begin a trek against the evil of Hitler’s regime. Dark alleys, tunnels, and creatures of repulsion force Theo and Gracie into a life-or-death fight to save both past and future. Jimmy Adams and Brenda Heller are teachers who met at the high school in Derby, Kansas. Jimmy lives in the city and was born in Pennsylvania. Brenda lives in the country and was born in Kansas. However, both enjoy running, the outdoors, and teaching teens. Each holds a degree in history, so when Jimmy had an idea to blend the truth of history with a flair of imagination, the series began. TimeWorm and the books to follow bring the events of yesterday as alive and daring as the moments in which they first occurred.

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1640278591

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9781640278592

Dark Rome

And Other Stories

By: Brenda Paske

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Dark Rome

And Other Stories

By: Brenda Paske

There is a sotto-passagio that starts at the top of the Via Veneto and twists and turns underground. It is lit with flattering pink lights in a long strip on the ceiling. The passage goes past the train connections and the Roman Sports Club. Ultimately it arrives at the bottom of the Spanish Steps, saving you the cautious walk down the slippery, uneven Steps themselves. And out you go, into a different, darker Rome. Dark Rome and Other Stories is a four-part collection of twenty-three fantastical stories takes you on journeys of unforeseen resolution. Dark Rome offers tales of an alternate Eternal City where an ancient serpent rules a crumbling palazzo and ones fate can be decided by a single misstep. The Day People is an unfinished novel set in the near future, where one woman forever changes the face of humanity and bold intentions end in devastating consequences. In Between shares stories of the present seen through a looking glass, where ordinary things have extraordinary qualities and the female obsession with handbags is revealed as a dark quest for power. Far Kingdoms tells tales of other lands, populated by mysterious insect-like beings who imagine themselves to be human.

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iUniverse

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1450252834

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9781450252836

Adventure into Freedom: Part 2

By: Brenda Koch

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Adventure into Freedom: Part 2

By: Brenda Koch

A year alone in the wild, hopes fading for rescue; The two boy's work as one to survive and learn how to depend on God and each other. Their beloved wood's challenge them, dangerous encounter's, a bear visit and snake attack, just some of the wilderness threat's faced. But the greatest threat of all to them is that the war is gathering strength and surrounding them; but a messenger is sent to guide them to their future's; and they will need all the divine intervention they can get to accomplish the Will of God.

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Covenant Books, Inc.

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1638145105

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9781638145103

Bleeding Darkness

A Stonechild and Rouleau Mystery

By: Brenda Chapman

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Bleeding Darkness

A Stonechild and Rouleau Mystery

By: Brenda Chapman

David McKenna lies on his deathbed, his children gathered to say goodbye amid the suspicion that years ago, one of them got away with murder. When one of the gathered family disappears, Stonechild and Rouleau are called in and must set aside troubles of their own. As buried betrayals resurface, the suspect list — and body count — are only growing.

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Dundurn

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145974005X

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9781459740051

On Robin Lane

By: Brenda Dodson

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On Robin Lane

By: Brenda Dodson

Loretta Lynn Davis grows up in Madison, Tennessee, a town known only for the fact that its Main Street divides Tennessee from Virginia. Rejected by her daddy from the day she was born, she never outgrows her craving for true love. On a summer day when they were both five, Loretta meets Crystal Brown and so begins a lifelong friendship that both women cherish, even though Loretta knew she can never measure up to her friend. As an adult, Loretta finds herself trapped by circumstances in a contrived marriage that only makes her want true love even more. The constant yearning takes its toll on her, and she does her best to hide her growing depression. She might be able to hide the truth from the world, but not from Crystal. Together, the women do their best to help each other in dark times. Crystal is concerned that the secret Loretta has protected for eighteen years may be her undoing. Crystal does her best to warn her friend, but in the end there may be nothing she can do to protect her oldest friend from the fallout. Even as an adult, Loretta's little brother Buddy the apple of their daddy's eye is not about to stop exploiting and abusing his sister. Loretta's family drags her into a collision with her past, and no one will emerge unscathed. In the face of discovery, Loretta wonders if it's all worth it but she must find the faith to accept the power of true love over death.

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1475996403

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9781475996401

Dead Silence

By: Brenda Novak

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Dead Silence

By: Brenda Novak

A body lies hidden in a small Mississippi town . . . First in the “compelling” romantic suspense series by the New York Times–bestselling author (Booklist). There’s a body buried behind a Mississippi farmhouse. Grace Montgomery knows who it is, and she knows why it happened. She was only thirteen the night it all went wrong. And now, like then, she has no choice but to keep her mouth shut. Grace left the town of Stillwater years ago, trying to forget, trying to make good. As an assistant D.A. in Jackson, she’s finally achieved the success that was supposed to change her life. But it hasn’t—so she’s come back to confront her own history. Which means returning to the farmhouse now owned by her brother and facing the people of Stillwater, a number of whom suspect the truth. Widower Kennedy Archer is one of those people. He’s running for mayor and needs to stay as far away from Grace as possible. And yet . . . she’s an enigma he can’t resist. Even though her enemies are close to finding out what really happened—and that could ruin them both. Praise for the Stillwater Trilogy “Strong characters bring the escalating suspense to life . . . a great read.” —Publishers Weekly “Novak expertly mixes her usual superior characterization with a chilling sense of evil.” —Booklist “Spine-tingling.” —Christine Feehan

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MIRA

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1460399757

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9781460399750

Song of the Shenandoah

By: Brenda George

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Song of the Shenandoah

By: Brenda George

Jed Buchanan is one of the Blue Ridge mountain people displaced by the formation of the Shenandoah National Park. Through a quirk of fate he is offered a job as a farm manager on one of the loveliest farms in the Shenandoah Valley. Though he loves the life, dire danger lurks in the form of a fanatical, old-style Ku Klux Klan klavern that has been operating in the rural areas of Northern Virginia. Jed falls in love with two very different women: the beautiful, sultry sophisticate, Virginia Chadwick, whom he saves from being savaged by a vicious dog. This leads to the humble hillbilly giving regular lectures to one of the most powerful groups in Washington DC., Then theres lovely, spunky Sage Kelly, who has left three men at the altar. However, Jed has good reason to suspect that she and her brother, Tom, are members of the Ku Klux Klan. Sequel to the widely acclaimed "Falling Leaves and Mountain Ashes", this compelling epic novel, set in the1940s and 1950s, displays once again what a master storyteller George is.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1483609073

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9781483609072

Adventure into Freedom

By: Brenda Koch

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Adventure into Freedom

By: Brenda Koch

Who could have known two born to such different circumstances could forge an unbreakable friendship that would demand that they work as one in order to endure a dying way of life and create a new future for themselves and America? The old tree's demise, struck by the finger of God, would be home for the two boys as they begin an odyssey into a war-torn America. Four long years separated from their families, struggling just to survive; relying on each other and their combined wits, their adventure tinged with gain, loss, danger, and love, where they will leave their homes, wander, and come back more American than ever.

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Covenant Books, Inc.

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1644689596

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9781644689592

Quick Pivot

By: Brenda Buchanan

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Quick Pivot

By: Brenda Buchanan

1968 A cunning thief skimmed a half a million dollars from the textile mill that was the beating heart of Riverside, Maine. Sharp-eyed accountant George Desmond discovered the discrepancy, but was killed before he could report it. After stashing the body, the thief-turned-killer manipulated evidence to make it appear Desmond skipped town with the stolen money, ruining his good name forever. Present Day Veteran journalist Joe Gale is covering a story for the Portland Daily Chronicle when a skeleton falls at his feet: Desmond's bones have been found in a basement crawl space at the long-shuttered mill. For Joe, digging into the past means retracing the steps his mentor Paulie Finnegan had taken years ago, when the case was still open. But the same people who bird-dogged Paulie four decades ago are watching Joe now. As he closes in on the truth, his every move is tracked…and the murderer proves more than willing to kill again. 87,000 words

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Carina Press

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1426899750

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9781426899751

Betwixt

The Mystery of Talon Mountain

By: Brenda C. Watson

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Betwixt

The Mystery of Talon Mountain

By: Brenda C. Watson

Gusper thought he was happy with his life in the woods of Umbria. He lived harmoniously by himself for years, with only occasional trips to Wist for supplies and the absolute necessity. Will this all change for him? After people start mysteriously disappearing from the small town of Wist, they find themselves fleeing into the dangerous woods of Umbria. Looking to Gusper for guidance, he is faced with a decision to take on human interaction in a big way, or stay to himself and continue his serene but lonely existence. In a moral dilemma of bravery against self-preservation, Gusper finds himself torn between right and wrong, as the town of Wist struggles with the decision to face or flee from an unseen enemy either way they will surely test their survival skills in the dark woods of Umbra. The one thing they all have in common is that they are Betwixt and must choose a path to pursue. New author Brenda C. Watson delivers an exciting tale full of excitement, heartbreak, and enchantment. Will Gusper help the town of Wist to safety? Will the town of Wist accept Gusper for who he truly is? Come along on the journey to find out!

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Tate Publishing

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1607996049

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9781607996040

The 7 Clans of the Anishinaabe

By: Brenda Antonich

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The 7 Clans of the Anishinaabe

By: Brenda Antonich

The 7 Clans of the Anishinaabe simply educates and informs people how the Anishinaabe, or First People, delegated jobs and ran the tribal community peacefully and smoothly. The clans were based on certain animals that each tribal member were born into. The 7 Clans childrens book takes an easy to understand approach to how the Ojibwe culture blended individual differences and strengths to live harmoniously and peacefully with each other.

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1483634205

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Wilkinshire

By: Brenda Hasse

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Wilkinshire

By: Brenda Hasse

Though few in the medieval kingdom of Wilkinshire have seen the legendary dragon known as Bogotah, many fear him. Stories passed down for generations tell of his capability to breathe fire, spread deadly disease, and consume livestock and people to appease his insatiable appetite. Even so, Bogotah upholds his duty to guard the kingdom and his treasured secret. After the assassination of their lord, the residents of Wilkinshire line the muddy street to meet their new rulers. Appointed to reconstruct the battered kingdom, Lord Philip and his wife, Lady Rachelle, are in disbelief at the magnitude of their undertaking as poverty-stricken citizens greet them with rotted teeth, filthy clothing, and pathetic living conditions. As the lord and lady settle into their new residence, Lord Philip is confronted with the peasants' belief that Bogotah is to blame for Wilkinshire's misfortunes. In order to put the citizen's superstitions to rest, he must discover who is responsible for the kingdom's bad luck. Meanwhile, Lord Thaddeus of Lancaster, an evil soul consumed by greed, waits for the opportune moment to claim Wilkinshire for himself. Spurred on by a voracious desire to obtain the legendary Treasure of Wilkinshire, he will stop at nothing to obtain it. Only time will reveal the fate of the kingdom and of the spectacular treasure hidden somewhere within its walls.

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0595534686

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9780595534685

Brenda Joyce Bundle

An Anthology

By: Brenda Joyce

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Brenda Joyce Bundle

An Anthology

By: Brenda Joyce

Six sexy historicals for one low price! Get six steamy novels by beloved author Brenda Joyce, in one easy download! Bundle includes The Prize, Deadly Illusions, The Masquerade, Deadly Kisses, The Stolen Bride, and A Lady at Last.

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HQN Books

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1426801661

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9781426801662

Stillwater Trilogy

Dead Silence\Dead Giveaway\Dead Right

By: Brenda Novak

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Stillwater Trilogy

Dead Silence\Dead Giveaway\Dead Right

By: Brenda Novak

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Brenda Novak brings you a trilogy that Publishers Weekly called "a great read." Every town has its secrets—and Stillwater, Mississippi, has more than most! Starting with a murder almost twenty years ago… DEAD SILENCE There's a body buried behind a farmhouse. Grace Montgomery knows who it is and why it happened. She's kept her mouth shut all this time. But now, after thirteen years away, she comes back to Stillwater to confront the past. Widower Kennedy Archer is from a prominent family and he's running for mayor. He needs to stay as far away from the lovely Grace with her toxic history. And yet…he can't. DEAD GIVEAWAY The Reverend Lee Barker went missing and is presumed dead. In fact, the townsfolk believe he was murdered by his stepson, Clay Montgomery, although they can't prove it. Meanwhile, Allie McCormick, a cold case detective from Chicago, comes home to Stillwater to start over. Her instincts tell her he didn't kill the reverend. But then she learns more about Barker and she has to wonder whether Clay took justice into his own hands! DEAD RIGHT Barker's car has just been found… And there's something in the trunk that proves he didn't just drive away. There're more to this case. So his daughter, Madeline, hires a private investigator—even if the cops don't like it. Even if her family doesn't like it. But then P.I. Hunter Solozano starts to uncover some shocking evidence…. Three compelling connected novels of suspense from award-winning writer Brenda Novak. DEAD SILENCE, DEAD GIVEAWAY and DEAD RIGHT. Bet you can't read just one!

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Harlequin

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1460345452

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9781460345450

Picturing Change

Curating visual culture at post-apartheid universities

By: Brenda Schmahmann

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Picturing Change

Curating visual culture at post-apartheid universities

By: Brenda Schmahmann

An in-depth look at the evolving ethos of curating and collecting art at South African universities. In Picturing Change, Brenda Schmahmann explores the implications of deploying the visual domain in the service of transformative agendas and unpacks the complexities, contradictions and slippages involved in this process. She shows that although most new commissions have been innovative, some universities have acquired works with potentially traditionalist - even backward-looking - implications. While the motives behind removing inherited imagery may be underpinned by a desire to unsettle white privilege, in some cases such actions can also serve to maintain the status quo. This book is unique in exploring the transformative ethos evident in the curation of visual culture at South African universities. It will be invaluable to readers interested in public art, the politics of curating and collecting, as well as to those involved in transforming tertiary and other public institutions into spaces that welcome diversity. Since South Africa's transition to democracy, many universities have acquired new works of art that convey messages about the advantages of cultural diversity, and engage critically with histories of racial intolerance and conflict. Given concerns about the influence of British imperialism or Afrikaner nationalism on aspects of their inherited visual culture, most tertiary institutions are also seeking new ways to manage their existing art collections, and to introduce memorials, insignia or regalia, which reflect the universities' newfound values and aspirations.

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NYU Press

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1776141202

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9781776141203

The Provincetown Players and the Culture of Modernity

By: Brenda Murphy

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The Provincetown Players and the Culture of Modernity

By: Brenda Murphy

A study of the most influential theatre group of the twentieth century, the Provincetown Players.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521838525

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9780521838528

Hiding in Hawk's Creek

A Jennifer Bannon Mystery

By: Brenda Chapman

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Hiding in Hawk's Creek

A Jennifer Bannon Mystery

By: Brenda Chapman

Fourteen-year-old Jennifer cannot face another boring summer at home. She convinces her mother to let her spend July at her grandmother's cottage in Hawk's Creek. But Hawk's Creek holds dark secrets, and Jennifer is soon drawn into the troubled world of Audrey Musquash, a Native girl accused of stealing.

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1459711742

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9781459711747

Understanding David Mamet

By: Brenda Murphy

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Understanding David Mamet

By: Brenda Murphy

Understanding David Mamet analyzes the broad range of David Mamet's plays and places them in the context of his career as a prolific writer of fiction and nonfiction prose as well as drama. Over the past three decades, Mamet has written more than thirty produced plays and garnered recognition as one of the most significant and influential American playwrights of the post-World War II generation. In addition to playwriting and directing for the theater, Mamet also writes, directs, and produces for film and television, and he writes essays, fiction, poetry, and even children's books. The author remains best known for depicting men in gritty, competitive work environments and for his vernacular dialogue (known in the theater as "Mametspeak"), which has raised the expletive to an art form. In this insightful survey of Mamet's body of work, Brenda Murphy explores the broad range of his writing for the theater and introduces readers to Mamet's major writing in other literary genres as well as some of his neglected pieces. Murphy centers her discussion around Mamet's most significant plays—Glengarry Glen Ross, Oleanna, American Buffalo, Speed-the-Plow, The Cryptogram, Sexual Perversity in Chicago, Edmond, The Woods, Lakeboat, Boston Marriage, and The Duck Variations—as well as his three novels—The Village, The Old Religion, and Wilson. Murphy also notes how Mamet's one-act and less known plays provide important context for the major plays and help to give a fuller sense of the scope of his art. A chapter on his numerous essays, including his most anthologized piece of writing, the autobiographical essay "The Rake," reflects Mamet's controversial and evolving ideas about the theater, film, politics, religion, and masculinity. Throughout her study Murphy incorporates references to Mamet's popular films as useful waypoints for contextualizing his literary works and understanding his continuing evolution as a writer for multiple mediums.

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1611172004

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Brenda Joyce The de Warenne Dynasty Series Books 4-7

An Anthology

By: Brenda Joyce

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Brenda Joyce The de Warenne Dynasty Series Books 4-7

An Anthology

By: Brenda Joyce

Recapture the adventure and romance of New York Times bestselling author Brenda Joyce's beloved de Warenne Dynasty THE PRIZE: Orphaned Virginia Hughes is determined to rebuild her beloved childhood home, Sweet Briar. That is, until she is kidnapped by infamous sea captain Devlin O'Neill and finds her plans thwarted by a passion that threatens to seal both their fates forever… THE MASQUERADE: Tyrell de Warenne is shocked when Elizabeth Anne Fitzgerald—a girl he remembers as shy and bookish—shows up on his doorstep with a child she claims is his. And although he knows it's impossible that he is the boy's father, Tyrell is curious and plays along. But he hasn't counted on the love that blossoms between him and Lizzie, a love too grand to be denied… THE STOLEN BRIDE: Eleanor de Warenne has all but given up on finding Sean O'Neill, the love of her life, who disappeared from his ancestral home years ago. But just days before her wedding to another man, Sean reappears, drastically changed from the man he once was. Eleanor must choose either her betrothal to a man of honor or the passion that Sean's return has rekindled. A LADY AT LAST: Raised as a pirate's daughter, Amanda Carre is alone in the world and has never been tutored in the finer social graces. Bound for England in search of her long-lost mother, she has only her chaperone, Cliff de Warenne, to instruct her in the ways of London society. But with every passing moment, it becomes harder to deny the explosive attraction between them… The de Warenne Dynasty, Volume Two, Books Four to Seven The Prize The Masquerade The Stolen Bride A Lady At Last

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1459291336

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9781459291331

Dead Giveaway

By: Brenda Novak

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Dead Giveaway

By: Brenda Novak

The Reverend Lee Barker went missing nineteen years ago… And the people of Stillwater, Mississippi, believe they know why. They're convinced he was murdered—by his stepson, Clay Montgomery. But only Clay—and his mother and sisters—can say for sure. They were the only ones there that fateful night, the only ones who know what really happened. And they're not talking. Allie McCormick is a cold-case detective from Chicago. After a particularly difficult divorce, she's returned to Stillwater with her six-year-old daughter to find the peace she once knew in her hometown, and to work for the local police force while she's starting over. But when Clay's powerful enemies join forces to put him behind bars, Allie feels duty bound to uncover the truth. Her instincts tell her he didn't murder the Reverend Lee Barker. Maybe Clay's a dark and brooding man with more than his share of secrets, but he was just sixteen at the time. And he's not a cold-blooded killer. At least, that's what Allie believes—until she finds proof that behind the preacher's pious demeanor lurked the heart of a monster. Then she has to ask herself whether justice has already been done.…

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